The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-11

are available for the production OF the
sugar beet. The ranch now contains
about $50 farmers, many OF whom have
purchase their huldings,o or part OF them,
an area sggregating about 1000 acres. At
the present time the territory is selling
yery rapidly and almost all sales are
made to former tenants who have dccu
mulated the purchase price from the prof.
its made as renters. In one week recent
ly more than $500 worth of lands were
sold. while applications were received by
the com pany from prospective renters for
about 1000 acres more. Sales now pending
and which will b closed b.fore January
!, 1896, will aggregate about 5000. 600.
The treatment accorded to the sugar
bsst raisers by the compan IS not only
Just, but generous. Men that show dis
position to do right by themselves and
right by the company may here begin the
accumulation of an independent fortune
without dollar in money. II. after
becoming engaged in the industry, ad-
versity overtakes them, they are treated
with great consideration. Payments are
frequently allowed to pass one season by
reason OF tbs death of a horse, COW or
other unavoidable accident. 1t is the policy
of the company to people Chino ranch
v it'll the best class of farmers possible. to
the end that the investments made at
Chino may be continuous and uninter-
rupted. The company does not undertake
to put brains iltO empty heads nor to
support the walking de egate in idleness,
but it does undertake TO furnish every
weIl-intending man who becomes resi-
dent there with the means of making an
indie pendence, if not a fortune. That
this policy has met with success Is 0em-
onstrated by tie large number OF thrifty
and contented farmers to be found upon
the ranch today.
The character of the Chino ranch lands
t. &c k~ok
ture cannot be obtained the first year.
Lands which after the third year will
produce twenty-five to twenty-six tons to
the acre of beets, strong in saccharine
matter, will produce for the irst year not
more than seven tons to the acre OF a low
saccharins percentage. The owner of
Chino ranch contracts swith the Chino
VALLEY Beet surar company 10 furnish
beets for it use laid down at the factory,
and with the farmers and lessees of its
lands to purchase their crops OF them. 10
lessees the lands are let for one-fuurth OF
the crop laid 1own at the factory. About
5000 acres were planted to beets during
10000 acres Will be put out for the year
1896. The crop is planted about FeDIu.
airy 18th, and the harvest begins June
18th. AS ths product is delivered at the
factory it is carefully weighed ahd tested
by representatives of both the factory
and of the farmers together. Upon the
18th of each month the farmers are paid
in cash for ell oeets delivered during the
month ending with the 9Th OF the same
month.
While it is now too early to make an
estimate upon what the portable returns
to the farmers will be for the present
year, it may bs stated that the average
yield will be about fifteen tons per acre.
and that the average saccharine per
centage will be about 10. Chino factory
has capacity of about 1000 tons of beets
per twenty four hours. 1t turns out a
train load of sugar every day. 1t utliizes
upwards of 3, 900, 900 gallons OF water and
600 barrels Of fuel oil per day, besides 100
tons Of limestone. Several thousand head
Of cattle are fed from the discharge of
beet pulp from the factory, while enough
acres of land. Two lines OF railway reach
the factory doors. From list of thirty
four\ tanners upon the ranch this year,
the maximum return"per acre was $1l0.50
and The minimum $50.
The growth OF the sugar beet Industry
upon Cnino ranch may BIO understood
from tho following figures: The tonnage
for 1892 %, 900 tons for 1893. 12.000 tons !;
for 1894, with only seven inches of rain
fall. A., 600 tons, and for 1885, 80, 600 tons.
Tn acreage will be increased to about
10000 for 1896 and a probable crop will
follow. aggregating 175, 900 tons.
Tn conversation with representative
farmer of the ranch, Mr.. W. Shaeffer
by name, that gentleman stated that ne
went to Chino live years sgi and rented
lands. He was in debt $50 at the time
and had only "a pair of bones'' for
horse, without in iplements of any kind.
In 1893 he had money enough, besides a
good outfit, to buy sixty acr IS of land and
pay $500 down. His land cost him $1,000
or $l25 per acre. After drawing his pay
for the present crJp he will own only
$2250 on the whole deal. besides having
saved complete equipment of farm ma
chinery. He could take 5000 per acre for
his land today without it's i'm prove
What has been done by Mr.. Shaeffer has
been and can be done by any HARD work
ing, frugal farmer, So he says.