The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-08

fruit trees or nuts can be made tempo
rarily profitable by raising vegetables
between the trees-a common custom In
Southern California. The Pacific Land
the entire tract to a Welsh colony, or
reliable representatives, for $3.50 per
acre. the offer to hold good for three
months only from Nov. 8th. This Is
magnificent opportunity Of securing q
superb tract Of land for one-tbird the
price Of sub-divided lands surrounding
the rancho. The terms are one-fourth
cash, balance annual payments drawing
per cent interest For further partic-
ulars address Pacific Land company,
San Luis Obispo, Cal
CLIMATE
The climate of San Luis Obispo county
and north Santa Barbara county nat
urally varies in SO great an expanse.
and where the Typographical conditions
coast the summer tradN winds blow
with more or less regularity and drift
in heavy fogs. the delight of the dairy
men and farmers, who inhabit that Sec
ton and who depend thereon for their
luscious grasses and crops Of corn. beans
ern boundary Of this section is reached
while eastward from the coast lover
successive ranges Of hills) winds and
fogs are intercepted more and more until
in tn interior the ocean breeze never
penetrates, making the summers warm
er and the winters colder. Heavy frosts,
however, are very rare in this section,
and oppressively hot weather Is almost
equally unknown. Nowhere in the cen
trail coast region of the state can be had
more bright and beautiful days than
here, and the robust appearance Of the
people In different parts Of these coun-
ties visited by the writer attests the
healthful nature Of the climate.
A MENNONITE COLONY.
The advance guard of large Mennon-
lite colony from Nebraska arrived in San
Luis Obispo county few days ago. They
are Russian "Quakers," and q very de-
sirable class of settlers. There were
twenty-five In the party and they
brought with them three carloads of
household goods; also chickens, geese,
turkeys, hogs. ETC.. and even corn for
feed and seed purposes. They settled
on the Godfrey and Estrella ranches,
land purchased from the Pacific Land
company.
OBJECT LESSONS.
The writer spent week in San Luis
Obispo county and the northern part of
Santa Barbara county looking over the
country for the purpose of presenting
to readers of The Herald some observa-
tons on the character Of the soil, its pro-
ducts and water facilities.
The Ell Chorro Homestead tract. six
miles northwest Of the city of San Luis
Obispo, was onIof the many large ranch
Us visited, and It Is a fair sample OF the
many splendid ranches to be found in
this section. The soil is sandy loan of
great depth and fertility. Water abounds
in streams and creeks all over the rancho
and even oozes out Of small gullies on
the sides of the many hills. All grains,
grasses and vegetables thrive on this
rancho and a large acreage Of fax "a
coming great product of this section) is
grown at a good profit every year. Dairy
enterprises will doubtless predominant
eventually on this, like many other
ranches of these two counties, for Dame
Nature has ordained 1t to be SO.
The San Luis Obispo county creamery.
situated just beyond the rancho. is an
other object lesson, for immense guam
titles Of fresh and firkin butter are made
here, and the writer was amazed to
learn that all the fresh butter is shipped
at present to Los Angeles.
Arroyo Grande and Los Berros well
represent the fruit and vegetable inter-
ests of this section. Such apples! De-
lightfully sweet. and the trees actually
propped up in many orchards to pre-
vent the limbs from breaking down I'M
der the immense load of fruit. The
pumpkins, melons and squashes were
sight to behold; also the onions and
many other small vegetables/