Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-23

Or 1,591 acres set this season to
oranges, reckoning 10S trees to the acre,
fully 800 acres OF it being to the Wash
ington navel variety.
These figures do not include three
things-the stock sold by Pomona valley
dealers to 90 out of the valley; the stock
shipped in, except so far as specified
(Waiker, Azusa and White, the latter
stock coming from Hermosa), and some
stock grown and set by private parties
and not reached by the information OBJ
tanned. As matter of fact, easily one
resident in every ten in and around Po-
mona, outside the few blocks comprising
the business center, is more or less IN
the home propagation OF orange
trees. Reckoning 100 trees to the
acre (it is los eXacD, the number
of acres known to be now being
put into orange orchards alone, in
the Pomona valley, is l,591, and the
season is but half over. That there will
be as much more set is not true, how
ever, for one reason, If no other-the
trees cannot be had anywhere. The
home stock is practically exhausted
trees are being set now which are so
small they would not have been con-
sidered month ago. Mr. 0. M. Morris
is authority for the statement that there
are not 1 900 tirst-class orange and lemon
trees to be had in San Bernardino county
and the Florida stock is well nisfl ex-
hausted. One nursery firm at POMONA
has orders for %, 600 trees which 1t can
moi fill. a state OF things due principally
to the unlocked for destruction OF It's
Florida stock byfrost.
Among those who are setting orange
orchards in Pomona and vicinity are
Seth Richsfds, of San Francisco, who
has 1SO acres set last year and is putting
ont 12O more this season, the lSO acres
already being the largest orange orchard
in california, if not the world; ellison
Rres.. IA acres; G. A. Steffa, 20; w. IL.
paws. 10; J. f. Packard, 100; j. A..
I Packard, 35; G. A. Lorbeer, of the
PROGRESS, 10; L. Brosseau, 10; j. Beck
EFT. 40; William OConnor, 25; c. E.
White. 40; F. P. frey, 20; - Wright,
100.
Pomona people who have set oranges
have one thing, if no more, to be thank
full for-the price OF orange trees has
been way down. The low price was due
to the action of w. R. Strong & Co., who
at the beginning of the season put the
price down from 81 and $3.50, to 40, 80
and 60 cents per tree. Had it not been
for this pubiic-spirited as Wen as far
sighted business action, the price would
undoubtedly have remained at the Old
foures and thousands of dollars been
taken out of the county or put into Jew
hands. which now remain in the hands
of producers for the making OF improve
ments. and besides that the higher price
would have greatly restricted improve
ment.
There is among the people at Pomona
a feeling of confidence and determination
and almost every one is looking forward
to the setting next year of larger acre
age to orchard than this year. Some
idea of this belief, and of the preparation
being made for it, may be gathered
from the following partial statement OF
seeding trees disposed OF this year, no,
any of them for orchard setting, bu1
simply for further propagation in rows
The list. it should be understood, is moi
complete, the gathering OF it not having
been part of the original purpose; Sold
SOLOMON Gates, 5000; Smith Bros
& Hibbard 100000; j. S. Calkins
$4,000; Chas. Bailey, $4,000; Rober
Cathcart, $4,000; total, 665, 900. Add tt
this at least as many more or little pol
seedlings, and the total is somethln:
immense, and still inside the most con
servatiye truth. Smith Bros. & Hibbart
are preparing to plant next year 2o
acres at San Bernardino into orchard
on shares. The number of lemons Sc
in orchard this year will be abou
10000.
OF deciduous fruits fourof the nursery
! men have sold this year for orchard set
ting: Figs, 11,250; prunes, ll,0oo
peaches, 5000; besides 1000 walnu