Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

miles from Downey-4O acres, pro-
duced $50 tons; sold for $500; cost of
production, 1890; net profit, t2800.
Soil, sandy loan.
w. Y. Earle, 21s miles from Axusa--
Strawberries, ~ acres, produced IL, 600
boxes; sold for $3.50; cost of production,
1926; net profit, $625. Soil, sandy loan;
irrigated. Shipped 5000 boxes to Ogden,
Utah, and 5000 boxes to Albuquerque
and FL Paso.
Benz. Norris, Pomona-Bl Blackberries,
d acre, produced $500 pounds; cold for
500; cost of production, IS: net profit.
sos. Soil, light sandy; irrigated.
s. II. Eye, Covina- -Rsspberries, SO
of an acre, produced 1900 pounds; sold
for 1896; cost OF production, $85; net
profit, $ll0. Soil, sandy loan; irri-
gated.
]. O. Houser, Blackberries,
II acre, produced GAS pounds; sold for
$7l.2S; cost of production, $18; net
profit, $53.28. Soil, sandy loan; irri-
gated. First years crop.
APRICOTs.
7. d. Leslie, one mile from Pomona
1 acre, produced 10 tons; sold for $3.50;
cost of production, $50; net profit, $3.50.
Soil, loose gravelly; irrigated; inch to
10 acres. First crop.
Geo. Lightfoot, South Pasadena--2
acres, produced II tons; sold for $3.50;
cost Of production, 500; net profit, $24O.
Soil, sandy loan; not irrigated.
t. D. Smith, Azusa-1 acre, produced
1855 pounds; sold for $l69. "A; cost of
production, $25; net profit, $144.44.
Soil, sandy loan; irrigated once. Trees
years old.
w. Y. Earle, 21s miles from Azusa--6
acres, produced tons; sold for $3.50;
cost of production, $25; net profit, 1926.
Soil, sandy loan; not.irrgated. Trees3
years old.
W. A. Spalding, Azuea-335 trees, pro-
duced 15,478 pounds; sold for $647.43;
cost OF production, $50; net profit,
Mrs. Winkler, Pomona-90 trees; pro-
duct sold for $751; cost of production,
$28.40; net profit, $352.60. Soil, sandy
loan.
MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS.
E. A. Bonine, Lamanda Park-Apri-
cots, nectarines, prunes, peaches and
lemons, so acres, produced 100 tons sold /.
for $4,000; cost of production, $500; net
profit, $65O0. No irrigation.
j. z. Fleming, one and one-half miles
from Rivera, Walnuts, 40 acres, pro-
,duced 121s tons; sold for $212O; cost OF
production, $120; net profit, $4,000. Soil,
sandy loan; not irrigated.
George Lightfoot, South Pasadena
Lemons, acres; produced 500 boxes;
sold for 1920; cost of production, $40;
net profit, 500. Soil, richssandy loan;
not irrigated; trees 10 years old.
W. A. Spalding, Azusa-Nectarines
96 trees, produced 1888 pounds; sold
for $242.22; cost of production, $35; net
profit, $207. %. Soil, sandy loan.
F. ID. Smith, Azusa-Nectarines, 2-5
acres, produced $3.50 pounds; sold for
$363.50 cost Of production, $35; net
profit, $3lS.50. Soil, deep dark sandy
loan; irrigated once in spring. Trees
ands6 years old.
G. d. Ambrose, four miles north OF
Pomona-Pears, 3 acres produced So, 442
pounds; sold green for $l09266; cost of
production, $57; net profit, $1036.66.
Soil, foothill loan; partly irrigated.
N. Hayden-Statement of amount of
fruit taken from acres for one season
1 at Vernon district: 9S5 boxes oranges,
! Is boxes lemons, 5000 pounds apricots,
2200 pounds peaches. 200 pounds loquats,
2500 pounds nectarines, 1000 pounds ap-
pies, 1000 pounds plums, 1000 pounds
prunes, 1000 pounds figs, $50 pounds
! walnuts, 500 pounds pears. Proceeds,
1850. A family Of five were supplied
with all fruit they wanted besides the
| above.
POTATOES.
O. Bulls, Compton-2SA acres, pro-
duced 5000 sacks sold for $1,000; cost of
production, $500; net profit, $500. Soil,
peat; not irrigated. This land has been
in potatoes three years, and will be sown
to cabbages, thus producing two crops
this year.
P. f. Cogswell, Ell Monte-25 acres,
produced $50 tons; sold for $34OO; cost
of production, $3.50; net profit, $2950.
Soil, sediment; not irrigated.
M. Metcalf, Ell Monte--S acres, pro-
duced "a tons; sold for 5000; cost OF pro-
duction, $50; net profit, $3.50. Soil,
sandy loan; not irrigated.
Jacob Vernon, l n miles from Covina
3 acres, produced 400 sacks; sold for
$405.SS; cost of production, S.; net
profit, $40O.88. Soil, sandy loan; irri-
gated ! acre; two-thirds of crop was
volunteer.
Ii. Hood, Downey-Sweet potatoes,
acre, produced 300 sacks; sold for $500;
cost Of production, $50; net profit, 1870.
Soil, sandy loan not irrigated.
G. G. Stub, Savannah, / mile from
depot-10 acres, produced 1000 sacks;
sold for $4,000; cost of production, 800;
net profit, $1,000. Soil, sandy loan; ir-
rigated. A grain crop was raised on the
same land this year.
ONIONS.
+. A. Atwater and G. p. Eldridpe,
Clearwater acre. produced 2l1 sacks;
sold for $211; cost Of production, 500;
net profit, Sill. Soil, sandy loan; no
irrigation. At present prices the onions
would have brought $633.
Charles LAUDER, Downey-1 acre, pro-
duced 113 sacks; sold for $642; cost of
production, $50; net profit, 1902. No
attention was paid to the cultivation of
this crop. Soil, sandy loan; not irri-
gated. At present prices the same on
ions would have brought $603.
MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES.
Eugene Lassene, University-Pump-
kins, acres, produced $50 loads; sold
for "a per load cost of production, So
per acre; net profit, $585. Soil, sandy
loan. A crop of barley was raised from
the same land this year.
p. X. Wood. Observation-Disclosures. 3
acres, produced 5000 pounds; sold for
$3.50; cost of production, $40 net profit,