Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
HOW IT PAYS.
The Results of Southern California
Fruit Culture.
A Number Of Well-Authenticated State
ments from Fruit Growers In Differ
ent Parts of the County.

There have been an endless number OF
statements published relative to the
profits OF fruit culture in Southern Cali
fornia. The Los Angeles chamber OF
commerce has in a bulletin" published
November l, 1890, given number Of
authentic statements OF profits from
various branches OF fruit culture, which
can be relied upon. The bulletin" very
properly states that attention should be
called to the fact that large amount of
the land mentioned produces two differ
ent crops year, and some of it three.
The statements are as follows:
PEACHES.
Ernest Dewey, Pomona-Golden cling
peaches, 10 acres, years old, produced
AZ tons green; sold dried for $4SOO cost
Of production, $243.7O; net profit,
$4556.30. Soil, sandy loam; not irrigat-
ed. Amount OF rain, % inches, winter
of 1SS9.90.
H. H. Rose, Santa Anita Township,
three-quarters of mile from Lamanda
Park 81 acres; produced 47,543
pounds; sold for $S63.48; cost OF pro-
duction, $lO4; net profit, $759.46. Soil,
light sandy loan; not irrigated. Pro-
duced in 1889 $4,000 pounds, which sold
at $1.70 per 100 pounds.
+. II. thompson, Azusa, two miles
south of depot-2 1-6 acres, 233 trees,
produced 57,655 pounds; sold for
$S64.S21a; cost of production, $140; net
profit, .$724.S2la. Soil, sandy loan; ir-
rigated three times in summer, ! inch
to acres. Trees z years old, not more
than two-thirds grown.
p. O'Connor, Downey-20 trees, pro-
duced 1000 pounds; sold for 500; cost of
production, So; net profit, sos. Soil,
sandy loan; not irrigated. Crop sold on
the ground.
H. Hood, Downey City, d mile from
depot--A acre produced ~ tons; sold
for $3.50; cost OF production, $40; net
profit, .$l4o. Damp sandy soil; not ir-
rigated.
F. d. Smith, between Azusa and
Glendoraa, l. q miles from depot acre
produced 14,361 pounds; sold ior
profit, $232.5l. Dark sandy loan irri-
gated once. Trees 5 and 6 years old.
p. 0. johnson, Ranchito-17 trees 10
"A tons for $12O; cost OF production,
$40; net profit, $1l0; very little irri-
CATION. Sales were &c per pound un-
der market rate.
Z. P. Naylor, miles from Pomona
Is acres, produced l49 tons; sold for
$7450 cost of production, $527; net
profit, $6923. Soil, loan, with some
sand; irrigated, inch per 10 acres.
w. II. Baker, Downey, = mile from
depot-11s acres. produced 12,529
pounds sold for s55l.9O cost of pro-
duction. $50: net profit, S5O1.9O. Soil,
sandy loan not irrigated.
Howe Bros, 2 miles from Lordsburg-
800 trees, which had received no care
for years, produced 2S tons; sold for
$140U; cost of production, 5000; net
profit, $1,000. Soil, gravelly loan, red
partially irrigated. Messrs. Howe state
that they came in possession of this
place in March, 1890. The weeds were
as high as the trees and the ground was
very hard. Only about 500 OF the trees
had fair crop on them.
w. A. Spaulding. Azusa-L acre pro-
duced 10, ,4O4 pounds; sold for $l56.O6;
cost of production, $40; net profit,
$146.06. Soil, sandy loan.
E. A. Hubbard, Pomona, IL mile
from depot-4H acres, produced "a tons
sold green for $1080; cost of production
$3.50; net profit, $500. Soil, dark sandy
loan irrigated. This eneire ranch OF
acres was bought in 1884 for $1575.
f. M. Smith, Ia miles east of Azusa
-3-5 of an acre, produced II. .174 pounds
sold for $3l5.8 cost of production, $25
net profit, $500. Soil, deep dark sandy
loan; irrigated once in the spring. Trees
years old.
George Rhorer, one-half mile east
Of North Pomona-13 acres, pro.
dnced SS tons; sold for $4,000 on the
trees; cost of production, $3.50; net
profit, $4140. Soil, gravelly loan; irri-
gated, inch to s acres. Trees planted
nve years ago last spring.
j. S. Flory, between the big
and little Tejunga rivers-115 acres
or 1856 trees 20 feet apart each way; 10(
of the trees four years old, the balance
of the trees five years old; produced
$3.50 pounds dried; sold for 1923; cost
of production, $18; net profit, $505.
Soil, light loan, with some sand; not
irrigated.
w. Caruthers, miles north of Dow
ney-24 acres, produced tons; sold fol
$222; cost of production, $3.50; net
profit, $2l5. Soil, sandy loan; not irri
gated. Trees years old.
James Loney, Pomona-2 acres; prod
uct sold for $1150; cost of production
500; net profit, $l100. Soil, sandy loan
| I.W. Lord, Eswena-5 acres, produced
AZ tons; sold for $1,000; cost of produc
ton. $500; net profit, $1,000. Soil, sandy
| loan.
| Joachim +. Jarchow. San Gabriel
2 1aacres product sold for $165O; cost o
production, 800, including cultivation
OF TX acres not in bearing; net profit
$3.50.
F. D. Smith, Azusa-61a acres, pro
duced 600 boxes, sold for $1,000; cost O
production, $3.50; net profit, 5000
Soil, dark sandy loan; irrigated three
times. Trees years old.
George Lightfoot, South Pasadena
81 acres, produced 700 boxes; sold fol
$1lOO; cost of production, $50; net profit
$1,000. Soil, rich sandy loan; irrigated
once a year.
II. Hood, Downey-h acre, produced
275 boxes; sold for $275; cost OF produc
! ton, $25; net profit. $3.50. Soil, damp
sandy; not irrigated.
w. &. Earle, Azusa-1 acre, produced
| OH bovao. sold for 1000 coot ~ vroduo