The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-11

Ten acres Of land 50, 500
Preparing the ground - 30
One thousand trees 800
PLANTING - 30
Water first wear 30
Care Of orchard first year----- 200
Incidentals- --.---- ~
3,4OO
Interest two years, s per cent 554
Total cost after three years - So, 1854
BY the above figures it will be seen
that the expense of starting q grove is
considerable, so it behooVes one in
tending to go into the business to be
careful where he locates. Orange trees
are grown from San Diego to Fresno,
but to grow oranges at profit is an
other matter. and the localities where
this NAV be done are confined to very
small portion Of southern California
and there are thousands of acres now
growing oranges that were never in
tended for that purpose and in time
they VIII give way to alfalfa or walnuts.
The different localities of the state are
very jealous of one another and each
individual thinks, or at least, will con-
tend that he is in the only location
worth living in. One must be careful
in expressing his opinion as against
any particular section. have given
the matter a great deal of attention,
and from what I have seen and heard
from the sides of the grower and the
buyer, believe that Redlands will be
growing oranges at profit when or
chards in some of the other colonies are
neglected and abandoned. There are
other choice localities, notably at Riv-
ersde, Ontario, Azusa and MonroVia,
but Redlands is the choicest of all.
Mr.. Woodwork, to whom / have re-
ferred, has a fine ten acre piece at
Azusa and he sold his crop on the
trees for 81, $50 cash while | was there.
In this connection / will reproduce
reports from individual orange growers
Of thia section, showing what may be
done 5il d small acreage when properly
cared for. 1t should be stated, how
ever, that these figures are above the
average, and therefore are not safe
basis to calculate from:
j. O. Houser, Covina-Ten acres OF
oranges; produced 318 boxes; sold for
1861. 70; cost of production, $40; net
profit, $8l975. Trees 4 years old.
Soil, sandy loan; irrigated Estimated
return this year, $4,000.
Thomas Millsap, Vernon Six acres
OF oranges; produced l 200 boxes; sold
for 81, 800; raised between orange trees
nine tons of peaches, which sold for
$500, paying all the expenses of the
orchard.
w. G. Earle, Azusa One acre OF
oranges; produced 30 boxes; sold for
$3.50; cost of production, $15; net
profit, $247. Soil, sandy loan; irri-
gated four times.
j. A. Mackenzie, Vernondale -Four
acres of oranges; produced 800 boxes;
sold for $500; cost of production, $50;
net profit, 5000. Soil, dark loan; irri-
gated twice. Estimate this year, 900
boxes.
George Lightfoot Pasadena, Los
Angeles county-53 acres of oranges;
produced 700 boxes; sold for ST., LOO;
cost of production, $50; net profit
81 900. Soil, sandy loan; irrigated
once.
f. D. Smith, Azusa 81 acres Of
oranges; produced 600 boxes, sold for
81 200; cost of production, $l30; net
profit, $1,070. Trees, 4 years old. Soil,
sandy loan: irrigated ,lree times. Mr.
Smith has sold his ranch for 500, 900;
has had it two years, put $4,000 in i'm
provements; original cost, SO, 1000.
Bailey & Johnson, Duarte, Los An
geles county Six acres of oranges
produced 800 boxes: sold for $1,000
Soil, sandy loan; irrigated.
George Hanna, Vernon Five acres
Of oranges; 12-year-old trees; product
sold net on the trees for 81, 600; cost Of
production, 500; net profit, 5000 Soil
sandy loan; irrigated. Apples and
peaches between the rows sold for $500
net.
David Turner, Glendora, Los An-
geles county, acre 17-year-old seed
/ ling oranges; produced 784 boxes; net
| profit, 1874.
R. j. Pollard, Azusa, Los Angeles
county, acres of oranges; produced
800 boxes; sold for 1000; net profit,
$3.50
G. p. Yoakum, Vernon acres OF
oranges; produced 1000 boxes; sold
for $1,000; cost of production, $40;
net profit. $3.50. Trees, Z years old
Soil, sandy loan; irrigated.
| r. Meserve, Pomona, Los Angeles
county,, $40 orange trees, II years
old, produced 5,469 boxes; sold for
$14, 9OOO.1O; net profit, 1886 per acre.
Soil, sandy loan; irrigated.
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