The herald., 1893-12-03
fixed condition. based upon the actual
earning capacity of the soil.

fixed condition, based upon the actual
earning capacity of the soil.
| propose to take up one important
farming section of Southern California
for the evening, and nave prepared
series OF stereopticon slides made from
photographs taken on the property, aud
propose to illustrate in practical way
the process OF beet planting and growing
and sugar making from the beet.
About 80 miles to the east of Los An
geles city on the main line of the South
ern Pacific railroad are two important
towns, Pomona and Ontario. The South
ern Pacific railroad passes through these
important town, making detour to the
south of about four miles, to the town
OF Chino, being the center of the large
holding of land belonging to Mr.. Rich
ard Gird. comprising about AZ, 900 acres.
For number Of years past Mr.. Gird has
occupied himself in the development OF
this important property.
He commenced with general farming
and grain growing, and has entered very
largely into cattle raising, including
horned cattle for the local markets, and
other livestock, especially fine stable
OF thoroughbred horses, which has been
developed with each season until it has
become business in itself.
About five years ago Mr.. Gird COM
menced to experiment with the sugar
beet; planted different portions of the
property, made an analysis of the pro.
ductions for different portions of the
ranch, and demonstrated that large
area of land was eminently suitable to
beet growing, producing large per cent
of saccharine matter and capable of
growing large tonnage per acre. With
experiments 30 successful, he began to
lay his information before sugar xperts,
and as result of his work the Oxnard
brothers were finally induced to erect
the present factory in the center of the
property, and today it ia one OF the moet
important enterprises of its kind in the
world.
Sugar is necessity in every house
hold, and is staff of life, almost, for
the great masses of people throughout
the country. The United States con-
sumes annually 10000 tons, or nearly
400, 100000 pounds of sugsr. which at 5
cents per pound will cost 500, 900, 900.
Only small proportion of this is now
manufactured in the United States, and
the remainder ia purchased from for
eign countries, and is a very strong fea-
ture against the balance of trade in this
country.
There are but six beet sugar factories
in the United States, three being in
California, and one of these in Southern
California. The products of all these
factoriea in 1891 was 5000 tons and in
1892, 1880 tons.
During the past season the delivery of
beets at the Chino factory amounted to
5l,3l1 tons; sugar marketed, 100000
pounds, or 755 standard carloadH OF
sugar. These gratifying results OBJ.
tanned after a period of only three years
demonstrates conclusively the success
of the sugar industry in California and
itH future prosperity.
One OF the chief peculiarities of the
beet sugar industry, and one not gener-
ally considered, but which will be of
vast Importance, is the fact that while
the erection OF a sugar factory calls for
large expenditure of money, the cul-
ture OF the sugar beet only calls for
small holdings and limited outlay, and
is essentially the industry for the man
OF moderate means.
A strong proposition which has been
fairly demonstrated at Chino is the fact
tnat no Chinamen are employed on the
ranch or in the factory. Intelligent
iaborers do all the work, and as result
there are AGO school children at Chino,