The morning call., 1893-11-19

her lovely, happy home is a center for
every progressive movement and there
she entertains most of the distingus ned
people who visit Ventura from time to
time. She is a vegetarian. much inter-
ested in theosophy. nation aIism and de-
voted advocate of woman suffrage.
Mrs. Lucy Underwood Mccain, widow
of the late Judge Mccain of Santa Cruz.
is woman who combines fruit-growing,
literary pursuits and social duties into an
harmonious, useful life. Mrs. McCann's
specially is small fruits, raspberries, straw
berries, ETC.. in which there are large re-
turns. This work is especially adapted for
women, and has, moreover, the advantage,
IN community OF any size, of always find
ing ready market close at hand. Mrs.
Mccain sells nearly all her fruit right In
Santa Cruz, where it commands the first
prices. She is well known as contributor
to Eastern periodicals and is a member OF
the Pacific Coast Women's Press Associa-
ton.
Another woman of literary and artistic
tastes anC abilities. who is also a success
ful orchardist, is Mrs. Freda o. Bunting
of CentreVille, In Alameda County. Mrs.
Bunting comes of farming stock, her
father, Howard Overacker, ben G pioneer
fruitgrOwer in the pioneer fruit-growing
section of California. While over all the
rest of the State the people had gone mad
in the search for gold, which they were
ers In the southern part of Alameda
County were picking their gold from trees
and vines, in the form of peaches and
aprcots. prunes. Dlums, oranges, berries
and grapes. With these antecedents it
was only to be expected that when Mrs.
Bunting assumed charge OF her fine
orchard farm OF forty acres. mile from
Centervllle. she would make success of
it, and she has. The entire work of the
place is done under her intelligent super
vision.
During the fruit season she is constantly
IN the COMMUNICATING. directing, attend
Ing TO the shipping of fruit. and keeping
close watch on the work. Telegranhic
communication directly between her Office
and the city keeps her constantly informed
as to the markets, aud her practical knowl-
edge Of the preparation and packing of
fruits. together with good shipping facli-
ties, makes it possible for her to take ad.
vantage of every rise or fall in prices.
Beside. heing successful orchardisr
Mrs. Bunting is social leader in the de-
llghtful section where her ranch is located,
and her home is one of the most popular
gathering-piaces in the countryside. She
finds time to paint and write, read, make
frequent trips to the city and keep in touch
with the leading thought of the day; is
first and foremost in every good work in
the neighbOrhOod. and yet conducts the
ranch" as successfully as any of her mas
culine neighbors manage their places.
In fact the name is legion Of successful
women ranchers in California. There is
Mrs. Emily Robeson. the olive-grower Of
Auburn, Mrs. Kate Warfeld of Glen Ellen.
Mrs. Brooks of Palm Springs, Riverside
County, who resides in Oakland. and
brings down from her place fresh figs, the
earliest 10 reach this market, and that sell
here at IS cents pound. Mrs. Brooks
shipped grapes from her place, near Red
lands. this fall To ChiPapo whera thev old
al the rate of S1S5 per ton-a paying in.
vestment that. Mrs. Brooks. however,
ranches for fun" with ample capital and
experience. the pick OF soil at her COM
mand. Her success though is not UNIQUE.
With energy, willingness to work, knowl-
edge OF the work and nearness to shipping
points. she says she does not see why any
woman should not succeed in California.
Mrs. Eliza Hood is a successful wine-
grower in Sonoma County. Mrs. Stanton
of Santa Cruz and Mrs. E. Ramel of Los
Gatos are both doing well as orchardists
Mrs. Barroilhet of San Mateo cultivates
and sells flowers and makes it pay. Her
place, near San Mate0. some hundred and
forty acres, is nearly all in flowers. There
are acres upon acres of vlolets. field after
field OF roses. lilies, chrysanthemums :;
thousands of ornamental trees, all finding
a ready market among seekers after these
fragrant messengers from Mother Nature
TO her children. Mrs. Whittell has a sue
cessful rose ranch near Los Gatos, and the
list could be indefinitely prolonged of
women, both north and south in this won
derful State, who are finding health, wealth.
wisdom and happiness in caitivating the
soil. They do not need to burn their crops
for fuel. They make money enough to
buy coal and many another luxury, to
enjoy sitting beside the glow of the winter
IRE. PENELOPE PowELLsoN.