The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-28

calling for from SO SO 10 So 80 per box. This
shaving is made from the standpoint that The
owner of the orchard gives no personal atten-
lion to the care OF his ranch, but has hired all
his work done.
Dairying is another industry of notable
advantages in California. Her animals
come TO profitable maturity sooner than in
regions with severe winter; they enjoy
an open-air life the year round and are
healthier than cattle held for months in
stables.
1t has been found here as elsewhere that
the most perfect machinery and buildings,
the most scientific system in manufacture
ing and the most humane treatment of
animals are all profitable to the daryman
but the Californian, having genial eli
mate TO work under, can secure the most
favorable conditions with less difficulty
and expenditure than are required in the
older dairy regions. His buildings do not
require to be made tight enough to exclude
| freezing cold nor strong enough to sustain
heavy snOwfalls. His water pipes never
freeze and his milk and cheese rooms sell
dom need any artificial heat The pasture
conditions are good and the interval be-
tween the spring and fall seasons Of green
feed is easily filled.
An extract from the same report by T..
/ w. Maslin seems to go directly to the
/ heart of the question, what can be done
/ in California;"
After pointing out that tile Fastener
would see opportunities which people here
do not notice, and enumerating the large
quantities of food products annually i'm
ported into this State Including livestock
/ n irn nOHlerU 1Ol0
tons, meats and packing house products
10000 tons, butter 1000 tons. cheese 1900
/ tons, hay 1900 tons. potatoes 5000 tons.
! flour 300 tons. starch 1900 tons and 10000,
900 eggs. MIR. Maslin proceeds with other
valuable suggestions:
Berries are always sa,aDle and can be grown
between the trees in an orchard While waiting
for them TO bear The profits are from $500 to
$1,000 per acre.
Peanuts produced in rich sandy loan and
are planted in May after the orchard plowng
Is over. In one case the yield from five sepa
rate fields was from 1000 10 2666 pounds per
acre, which sold for six cents per pound.
Vegetables can be grown between the trees
for at least three years. We do not raise
enough to supply the demand, and attention
might be turned during the first years of al
orchard 10 truck farming.
Seed-groWing offers a field which would EN-
ploy women and children. II involves light ant
pleasant labor We import into the United
States about S50.000,000 worth of flower seed
1t has been declared that California VIII be til
great seed ana bulb growing country of In
world; that it has the exact conditions of eli
mate for such culture.
Bee-culture IS another prominent industry il
the State. Altogether we produce 100000
pounds Each hive yields an average of %
pounds annually.
There are a hundred small things TO b
done oil the farm which will suggest themS eye
TO The thrifty Eastern farmer and which Will b
profitable. Labor is in demand during fIutlE
season. The prices paid, with board, az
about 81 % to 81 so per day. In picking SCI
son Tie women and children find occupation
In school vacation The pupils find woIk in lib
orchards ana vineyards.
We do not advise any man without means I
come 10 California. but for the man with fe'
thousand dollars there is DO place in the know
worlG where the investment OF his capital an
labor Will meet with surer reward.
1t has been often urged that the price OF lam
| is too high, but the term ''value" is a purel
! relative one. The value of land is to be con
sdered from the standpoint Of income. a gen
tleman who had famed in Iowa and in Cali
fornia once presented this statement to me:
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