New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02

HANDSOME PROFITS REALIZED FROM THE
ORCHARDS.
Az INTERESTING DESERT r1Axr-rHE SOUTH
ERN CALFOENIA INDIANS.


$1,000 an acre. afterwari had this assertion amply
corrobored. but found that these tremendous profit,
"cIe made twenty five and thirty years ago, when
or'hafus were few. and when Los Angeles was
rendezvous of gold hunters and immigrant, coming
INTO the state overland by the Southern trail There
i ~ present general acceptance of the idea that an
orange orchard Is something like mint in the way
IN which money flow, from il. While the thousand
dollar example j., rarely duplicated APP
preached. ~ not 70 be worthy of the attention Of
lhPWIcs. the returns are. in fact 80 large a. fully
to explain the reason why land In Southern Cali
iorn'a adapted to ctru, fruit culture is valued
highly %, IL is,
Recently some trustworthy statistics have been OBJ
talned by the Board of Directors of the Twenty eighth
District Agricultural Association, state organization
which embraces san Bcrnardino County. where are all
the best grange producing portions Of southern Cali
ioriiia The director, sent circulars of Inquiry t.
the most reputable orange growers regarding the crop
OF l--" from the answer, received the net returns
shown to be from 300 per up TO the phenomenal
thousand dollar mark, ! append few Of these re-
plic>, which viii be found OF interest The majority
are from Riverside a. that place aud Rcdands the
great orange centres,
y. T.. Combs, OF Riverside. heads the list with
turns 0 1901 per acre. III, report is a, fOllow-
Four acres containing iTJ ,ceilu. trees. 90 Australian
Navel trcc-. 80 Washington Naycl tr"'- - Large II
Mchacl, 40 Mediterranean sweet. an twelve years
cost Of caring for the orchard Va 80 am acre. The
crop sold for i.O%7. the net income being f"6i per
acre. The trees not yet u fun bearing.
u. ". Mcleod. of Riverside, reports ON nine acres.
eight Of Washington Navel, and OF secilin--. all
nine years old Irrigated i've times. In 1--3 sheep
and harvard manure Wa used a, fertilizer. In 10
bono meal, 10 I--- sheep manure. The crop Melted
$4,000 -'1l per acre outside ol the cost OF caItNa-
ton. which was go pcr 1.rc.
Eo-wen Hart. of Riverside Twelve acres Of Wash
u-tou Nate orange uiu" years old Irrigated three
times. '-.- 1000 pounds Of commercial fertilizers
each Year 10 the acre. THIS seasons crop not all
-oii. sixty boNc- -od 10 local taic AT - per box.
$50 boxes at - per box, Loo boxes stl
Ola thc frees. IlI. season. crop estimated
90 % uct profit 81 from 5000 to $4,000. or SO to
5000 Icr acre Returns from crop Of lass ~, 800
from .rop OF l--7-'--. $780, orchard ONLY beginning
20 b,lr. lrit-.uc three times per aunum. plough
deep 20. pos-ll. semi annually rc-ardlc-, Of roots.
Have sold oranges at 80 aud - per box the first Of
june.
30. saunders. Of Riverside. reports on eight acN',
Z Seeding orr-r-. eighteen years old. from the
.r,-! thirteen year, BOO orchard. SO fertilizer used.
sold crop on the trees for $3.50. $500 per acre.
Cost q cultivation and irrigation about 80 pcr acre
uei p.Yft. -i.aIo. OF $40 per ACRE
T. u. N,Nub 90 Riverside. rcgort- on seven and one
half acres u which one third planted 20 Mcdtcr
riu,uu sweets. one third 10 ~ocdlus-. and the r..
mnludrr 20 Washington Nayci- and II Nichael- Trees
tcu ,,.r, od one ton Il home manufactured bono
pho. pil'e. D., u-ed 10 the ecrc semi annually. The
cost 81 caring Dor me orchard is 80 acre yearly
So, psoat o this year, crop 800 per acre. orchard
not iu fun bearing
,,lr.c Frost. Of Riverside reports on ten acre, ot
orange tr- ten scar. old. nine year. and
I've acre, c.sit years old. The crop was sold at
from II 80 to - - per boa. II cost go an acre
NYr cult..at ou i.rtlhlcr~ and ar CATION. The net
profit Was Sol 30 per acre.
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frees ARE Ions ed ana t"'I we" H''e"S'> "'''
their axe.
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los'' ard botanical di.rV'r'- i.''e Do l'" com
t.,-t. tl.. ,f.t,,c and The Colorado and ~ Lower
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,.Ir and q the Deuartr.cuf Il Agriculture tbc cN
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economic value. Inc p''''' WIN '' ,...
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ha- published 10 clinical ana 'N'''",'Nc 90 W
,li ,,,l,- rf,at winch i. wonderful example q ihr
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and hct, from one O." u"iN i"ei'"' 49,, tI.
blossoms. ir -'P't1 ,,l.t,,r, or,lt -l "a,
bulb. which D. '1ihr H'Fl '"i''''s 49,, ,,-,.. iu
relieve thirst b. found from 'iA &" '-i''H i'"' o."
3D., ,t almost invariably resting 0u gravel ~ 'IhF
-uf,-1lI u ihutc- only lu tl' dF'' eI'''" .d
under thc mos unia'ofHhlc 'oh u',''"' Oh ',."c-t
climate boo winter subjected % INC 49,
cold aud lu summer {" iI' Iu",', . .,,,
heat and the major part ~ tnt t"' G'P."vt o., f,ur
inches in diameter. "th r7mid' urn I,,,, -, .,,i,
cutt SAY That "hr i I p,rl,I ~ f,...i pleasant 20
q very fa-udl'nr ptlAI'' NE i,'''' r,,,rr and Fc,
the Ia 'ili. ''' - ., ,,, ,..crt h, and h>
mary lat, VIM ''ViP'' ~, ID. ,..,r,te. tried thl,
party, finding li'i'c4' 'l''' p :. and .o fufr.
hulb ana i'NH ID ~ ,.. -, +,e,I Mr. circuit is
uou? tha' ii'N '>,n tier ,.r..rs thr desert need
~ 10" OPINION l''t 49,. r1 ,iir.t n they know this
never suhcr ir'n huhs,' anu ~, - ON. about May