Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
IT'S ALL HERE.
Everything Told Of Southern
California.
One Hundred Questions Which
Cover the Ground.
InterrOgatiOns Which Won the Cham
Der of Commerce Prize.
Questions and Their Answers Which
Leave Little Untold About This
County, It's Products and
Its Features.

Il0nS ana answers aDOuC SOuGnern Call-
fornia, which received the prize offered
by the chamber of commerce for the
best list submitted before September
LIST. In their report rendered at the
meeting of the chamber Friday evening,
September 11th, the committee OF award
stated that the list given below, while
not perfect one, was the most deserv-
ing of those submitted for the reason
that its mistakes are few in number, its
arrangement and selection of material
fairly good, and the authors method Of
expressing himself very satisfactory. No
attempt has been made to revise or i'm
prove the list, but it is submitted to the
public just as it was given to the COM
mittee:
First-As to climate, it's character and
effects upon people and productions.
L. What is the climate? Semi-trop-
ical, with little frost and moderate rains
in the winter.
2. What is the summer temperature?
In July, August and September it ranges
from rs to 100 degrees, with very rare
extremes of 103 to 10 degrees.
8. How are the nights in summer?
Always cool and refreshing.
4. Are un.strokes frequent? They
are unknown.
5. How does the same degree of heat
affect one in Southern California as COM
pared with other states? A temperature
of 80 degrees at Chicago, Cincinnati,
New York or other eastern locality has
an effect far more prostrating and dan
gerous to comfort and life than Ito de-
Orees in Southern California.
6. What is the cause OF this differ
ence? The dryness of the atmosphere
and the ocean breezes always found in
the latter region.
Z. Is the warm climate enervating?
It is the reverse, having an energizing
and tonic effect upon the system.
s. How are lung and throat troubles
affected? Favorably. They are alleviated
in the worst cases, and cured in many
others.
9. What is the effect upon incur
bles? To relieve pain and render in
validism far more endurable than under
other climatic conditions.
10. To what productions is the eli
mate adapted? To all those of every
eastern and northern state besides many
of those of tropical countries.
Second-As to soil:
IL. What are the principal character
istics OF the soil? Alluvial deposits in
low lands, granite in the higher lands,
with numerous variations and combina-
tions.
12. Is it durable? AS nearly mex
haustible as any soil known.
Third-As to productions:
IS. What grain crops are successfully
grown? All those grown in other states,
including corn, which here equals that
grown in the Mississippi valley.
IA. What hay crops are raised? Tim
othy and clover do well, though barley
and oats are more largely grown for hay
and cut while the grain is in the milk.
is. What is the leading and best hay
producer? Alfalfa.
16. What is it's yield per acre? With
proper irrigation, it is cut five to eight
times during the season-April to No
vember-yielding six to ten tons OF su-
perior hay.
II. What is the value of such hay? :?
In the principal markets-as at Los An
geles-it is worth from $12 to $14 per
ton.
is. What vegetables are grown? All
those grown in every section of the
United States, including the sweet po-
tato, sugar beet, etc.
10. Are any of these grown for ex-
port to other states? Yes, green peas,
string beans, tomatoes, ETC., are shipped
to leading eastern markets from Decem-
Der to March, and the trade gives
promise OF rapid and profitable develop
ment.
20. Is the sugar beet grown for man
ufacture into sugar? At Chino is located
the largest sugar beet mandatory in
the world, and its success will induce a
large and immediate expansion of the
business.
81. What are the profits per acre to
the grower? Under the liberal condi-
tions and assistance offered by. the lac
tory, the proceeds per acre are from $50
to $85-one seasons crop in some cases
paying for the land.
g. How long is the growing season
for vegetables? The entire year with
many; eight to ten months with all
kinds.
%. Is protection of vegetables from
freezing difficult? With no hard freez-
ing, and only occasional light frosts,
most vegetable products require no pro-
lection, and none but the very lightest
and most inexpensive.
"a. What is the harvest season for
vegetables? The entire year.
rs. Is there any special advantage IN
this fact? Yes; as the best prices ano
profits are realized in the winter and
early spring months.
26. What are the principal fruits
First, citrus; second, deciduous.
27. What are citrus fruits? The
citron, lemon, lime, orange and kindred
fruits.
2S. What are deciduous fruits? Ap'
pie, pear, peach, plum, apricot, nectar
inc oharrv flo and other lnaf-aheddlDg
fruits.
What is the leading market fruit
The orange.
80. What was the orange crop har
vested in 1891? About 1000 car loads
100000 boxes.
81. Is the acreage devoted to the
orange culture being enlarged? 1t is
and very RAPIDLY.
80. Is there not danger of over-pro
duction? The orange crop OF 1901