Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03

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Mr.. Stewart has devoted many years ol
his busy life to the study and culture oi
his favorite fruit-fgs. Indeed, he Is
known by everybody az Zig" Stewart
This fruit in it's many different forms
and methods OF preparation has made
him famous on the Atlantic coast, and
in this section he is considered an
authority. He has produced new vari-
eties, one of which recently caused con-
siderable inquiry. 1t is known as the
Plymouth Rock.
James Root, the proprietor of the
Semi-Tropic nursery at Rivera, has
twenty acres; seventeen acres in or.
anges, years old; one acre in 1S.year'
old ORANGES, and two acres in S. S. wal.
nuts and fruits. This place is bringing
| in a handsome income.
1t must not be believed that Rivera
merely produces oranges and walnute,
with only little corn between the
rows.
| ID. Appleton owns forty acres, all in
alfalfa. full bearing, years old from the
seed. He cuts this field eight times
each season, yielding 2ls tons each
season to the acre, and brings in the
field $S per ton, making $3.50 per acre.
Appleton says alfalfa pays at Rivera.
! o. p. Parsons has 100 acres, of which
| IA acres is in walnuts, 21-years-old-
hard shells of course. Then 40 acres are
| in 12.year-old walnuts and the balance
| is in young walnuts and oranges. Mr..
Parsons is one of the oldest settlers in
this section, having purchased the ranch
thirtysix years ago, and he lived in the
old house until last year when he built
a fine one. and his trees have averaged
him for the past ten years $500 to $400
net per acre.
VIM. Moss's home place has 20 acres,
acre in old oranges and 10 in young
oranges. From the one acre of old
trees he sold the crop for 5000. Across
the street he has 40 acres, all in walnuts,
Just bearing, from which he sold the
crop last year for $22S0. Up to this year
he has raised 80 to 20 bushels of corn
per acre between the rows.
L. L. Gooch has eighty acres fine soil.
OF this ten acres is in oranges, one acre
being 12-yearold navels. The first wal
nut crop sold for 1884. This years
crop, from present appearances, will net
this noble Democrat several thousand
dollars, and in few years he will have
kings ransom for pocket money each
year.
J.J. Mcclellan has forty acres, thirty
nine acres in walnuts and one acre in
Seeding oranges. The first crop of wal
nuts sold last year for $666.71. The
proportion OF walnuts to oranges is GER
tainly an unusual one, even for Rivera.
Some ten years ago he had ten acres OF
oranges that were then 6 years old,
and had brought in no income, as they
were seedlings. Getting discouraged, ne
decided to have them dug up, and gave
them away to his neighbors, all but
one acre. Last year this acre of oranges
brought in more dollars than all the
rest of the thirty-nine acres.
p. A. Johnson has twenty acres. Ten
acres are in walnuts and ten acres in
oranges, of which three and half acres
are in 16.year old oranges which cleared
him 1920, while six and half acres are
in young oranges. When the twenty
acres are in full bearing the income will
surpass that of any of Mr.. Johnson's
brother divines.
G. V. Maxon has fine ten-acre or
ange grove. From three and half
acres he picked and marketed the crop
for $2225. These trees are 16 years old.
The balance of the place is in young
oranges and walnuts.
A. III. Dunlap has seventy acres
two miles northeast of Rivera. Of this
thirty acres are in soft shell walnuts elk
and eight years old. The trees are now
loaded and give promise of heavy
yield this year. He has seven acres of
oranges 16 years old from which the
crop netted him $4400. Mr.. Dunlap has
built magnificent residence near Whit
tier.
A. J. Duffle of West Adams street has
30 acres in oranges and walnuts two
miles northeast of Rivera, which he
purchased of F. D. English abouta year
ago for $33, 900, and is now considered by
all big bargain. Seventeen acres are
in oranges, which yielded $11 1000 the
year before his purchase; 80 acresar in
walnuts 5 to years old.
j. F. Isbell's 40-acre ranch is in fine
shape and one of the best in the state.
He has 100 1S.year-old orange trees,
from which he sold the crop for $1,000;
about 25 acres in to 20.year-old wall
nuts, acres in budded lemons, acres
in 18-year old oranges, and acres in
6-year-old budded oranges. He has
splendid residence, pretty grounds, and
everything looks tipt top.
f. D. English of Redondo has so
acres, three miles east of Rivera, in 8.
year-old walnuts. Last year he got 80
bushels OF corn and 80 tons OF pump
kins to the acre. raised between the tree
rows. The corn and pumpkins were
irrigated but once.
Captain Abbott has fine 10-acre
ranch one and half miles northeast of
Rivera; of this acres are 16 years old,
the crop of which brought him in the
magnificent sum of $1,000, or $1,000 per
acre. How much is such place
worth2
There are of course many other places
equally as fine, as productive and desir-
able in every way, but space will not
permit mention OF them in detail now.
In this favored locality the orange,
lemon, apple, peach, pear, prune, april
cot and fig, in fact, all fruits, vegetables
or flowers OF Southern California are
produced to perfection, and corn, beans,
potatoes and vegetables are grown be-
tween tree rows, paying all the expenses
OF caring for the trees. and leaving a
handsome margin in addition. The soil
is rich, deep sediment, sandy loan on
the eurface, with water eighteen to
twenty feet from the surface. No fer
tilizer is used in this section. as the soil
never will wear out. Water is conveyed
from the San Gabriel river in large
bitches or zanjas, eight in number, COW
ering every acre in this valley.
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