The herald., 1894-03-13
cAHUENGA VALLEY.

Nome Popular Drfves-ImproVeme nts.
Lemon Culture, Eto.
CoLEGRovE, March IL. - Though a
good soaking rain would not come RmisB
about this time, still nothing is suffer
ing for moisture, and if we should have
no rain for aaysral weeks to come our
creps VIII E5Su. s'sxses
The weather is delightful nowadays,
and greatly enjoyed by the many
strangers who VISIT the valley every day.
Yesterday was especially balmy and
hundreds of carriages were out from
Los Angeles. Owing to it's excellent
roads and charming scenery, it is but
natural that Cahuenga should become
the favorite suburban drive OF the Los
Angeles people.
New houaes in various stages of con.
Btruction. from the foundation up, are
to be seen throughout the valley, and
hardly day passes but one hears that
somebody "has bought and is going TO
build"
Mr.. J. P. Haskins, an enterprising
Chicago capitalist, last week bought of
Judge GottechRik. late United States
consul to Stuttgart, fine 10.acre lot at
Colegrove crossing. 1t is evident that
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climate if ne can help it, as he has his
improvements, including a fine two
story house, we'll under way. His we'll
is dug and his land nearly plowed, and
he will soon have his lemon orchard
planted. Those Chicago people ce.-
tainly do move. MY. Haskins has also
purchased the adjoining five acres, upon
which another residence will shortly be
built by member of his family.
The handsome church building OF the
Christian sect ia nearly completed. This
makes five churches in our little valley,
besides those whose services are held in
the school houses. 1t begins to look RH
If we were in the religious belt, as we'll
as in the frostless belt. Perhaps there
is an analogy between the two; though
we are taught to believe that religion is
an unknown quantity in that great FROST
less belt whose pave is good intentions.
The plans for the large new Pass
school house are completed, and the
contracts will be let in few days. It
will be handsome structure, contain
ing three large school rooms, and well
appointed in every respect.
Everybody is going to plant lemons.
Other fruits, as olives, figs, wslnuts,
prunes, apricots, oranges, etc., may pay
we'll enough, but they can be grown in
many other places, while it has been
demonstrated. to the satisfaction of all
who have looked into the matter, that
lemons will do in Cahuenga val
ley what they have done in no other
place in the world, so far az heard from,
and that is to produce 26 crops in year,
and every crop good one. BY actual
test it has been learned that il takes
four months for the fruit to grow from
the blossom to the pickable size. The
trees keep on blussoming every day in
the year, and the fruit keeps on grow
ing, 80 it is absolutely necessary to pick
the sizsble fruit every two weeks, or 1t
would become too ripe for proper curing.
The recent cold snap, which so badly
injured citrus trees in some localities,
had no effect whatever upon the lemon
orchards here. The blossoming, the
growing and the picking have gone on.
just the same 90 during the summer
months.
The only possible objection to the
lemon industry here is that the grower
must keen busy the year through, there
being no season Of rest for man or tree.
However, when trees less than four years
old yield from $50 to $l00 worth of fruit
per acre every two weeks, the grower
can stand it for some time with consid-
erable equanimity. II he tires of it
there are others who would gladly take
hia place.