New-York tribune., 1895-02-10

~. good koepcrs and fine Favored but small orange
Will rule at 81 40 a box. Naveis IN past year. nave
sometimes sold In southern california al " '" "'''
s. n box on the tree. There Is money IN any of"'"'
AT 81 20 a box. Many man out here VINO h'S ""'
a sad case y blucs a. the depression ~ orange
growing for two or more years b. feJoic"d beSoh'
expresson az the way his crop .s sought after no"
at highly profitable prices In tho Pomona N"H'S
and In Riverside numerous growers WHO nav
crops which the present inh'hrt p''''' ''
oranges Will bring the growers about WV Il" "''
Some Of the more careful. experienced and Indus
trlous orange grower will. NJ doubt y'' ~ ""'"
As 500 an acre ''Tnc Los Angeles Times names
several orange growers in this region "ho nave
crrs which viii sell the rate Of even NN an acre
in the next few weeks. uness there sho"ii p' ''
unexpected fall In the Eastern fruii market 10 me
farmer IN the Eastern States who grows wh''' anu
barley that sells at the OF go or $40 an acre
more often 500 acre-thcs" figures may be "iS
counted coming from typical 'hhorh'" 'N-
aggerator: bat they Ar" exact. ana nave pe''
made by men OF character who have deat OK
cluslvely In oranges for a decade or two
Orange.growlng in Southern California IL an indus
,ry fifteen years old In 1870 ana 1915 there wcf" To-
orange groves IN Los Angeles and near the historic
old Franciscan Mission OF san Gabriel These
groves bore altogether abou, 300 boxes OF soc ling
oranges each year. This fruit was eagerly bought
al large prices by the San Francisco people ana
never was sen, East account OF the hcaVS H"ls"'
rstes When the Southern Pacific Railway was
built through southern California from San Fran
cisco to New Orleans and freight rates were ch'ip-
ened orange growing had n good Impetus bu' "heh
the Atchson. Topeka and Santa re Railroad sys-
tenn was extended into this region. ana shipping
rates were cut Ia two The growing OF oranges mao
n wonderful boom.
THE Pomona Progress" the horticultural Journal
OF this region estimates that there IL now invested
In orange growing In southern California over
s33 OoGO There are In bearing about 10000 acres Of
planted. The present crop Is estimated by the rail-
road companies and horticultural officials AZ GND
carloads An average carload consists OF 300 boxes
and It's valuation Is $3.50
Wholesale orange buyers VINO cone annually 10
Southern California soon the orange seaso" Is
over In Florida say that the California and flof!da
orange crops nave never yet In n;orfcrcl with each
other The California fruit Is rarely ready Tor
shipment before February By this time each year
Florida oranges are practically consumed and the
market clear. The Californian rejoces IN the TACT
that his oranges not ripe until late In the win
ter saying tha, human nature Graves an acid when
a long winter IL and spring comes on. and f1I
that reason Eastern consumers will pay much more
for oranges I'm March, April May ihsn at any
otber season. II Is n fact that Southern caHfor'
mans generally get much better prices FOR ther
oranges than do tie Florida growers.
The orange trees not stripped OF their fruit
a, one time as are the Eastern apple. peach OF
near trees but are picked different times In the
course OF the month. the picker knowing whether
the fruit Is ready for picking by Its color and form
IIe picks all the fruit that Is ripe the trees at
one time and repeats the process again week OF
/ two later The nrst picking is made about the mid