Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17


ground. harvested ninety tons Of fine
grain hay, worth $1O80.
The following graphic and condensed
sketch from Diversified Farming should
be studded and committed to memory by
every man who purchases land in South
ern California. 1t emphasizes the fact
that God nor man have any use for
lazy farmer:
But it must be remembered that more
depends upon the man than upon the
ground. California is not a lazy mans
country. The instances of good results
enumerated above would not have been
possible had not the man worked intelli-
gently, persistently and to the best adj
vantage all the time.
There ara frequent instances in Cali
fornia where a man has been fortunate
enough to acquire piece of ground with
improvements at a cost which made 1t q
bargain because the original owner of the
place failed in the requisites which could
have made the place a success. The new
owner has started with a good place, and
has made living and laid by a good
sum each year on the same place where
the other man ran into debt An instance
of this sort recently occurred in one of
the foothill valleys. A man purchased
forty acres of land lying partly OH the
hill and partly on bottom. A stream ran
through the bottom land, and on the hill
were two fine springs. He built house,
of nine rooms at the foot of the hill,
piped and plumbed, with water from one
of the springs The outbuildings were
good and substantial, and the place was
| put in good order. the improvements alone
costing S2500. But the owner, while
good man as men generally run, wanted
| to live without working very hard, and
| he put his bottom land in five acres of
alfalfa and sixteen acres of rye grass
| for pasture. His hill land was left In
timber with the exception of about one
acre in orcharu and vineyard of table
grapes. He kept two cows. few chick
ems and turkeys, half dozen Angora
goats, and sat down to wait for living
| income to grow 1t did not grow to any
appreciable extent and debt began to ac-
cumulate.
| The place changed hands, the new own
| er paying $3500 cash for it. He expended
$1,000 more in changing conditions, and put
$500 in COWS and chickens, making the
place stand him $5000 He then had ten
good grade COWS. valued at $40 each, 100
young laying hens, ten turkeys and two
gobblers, four horses, ten hogs. He In
creased his alfalfa patch to eight acres
and put thirteen acres into berries, fruits
and vegetables. This took in the twenty
one acres of bottom land. On the nineteen
acres Of hill land he increased his or
chard to five acres and his vineyard to
five acres. His house grounds, with the
stable, corrals and poultry yards, covered
three acres more. leaving six acres on the
hill surrounding the spring In timber, from
which he got his flrewood. The 40-acre
place which ran one man into debt
brought the new owner. who worked with
| his brains and hands, over $4,000 year,
and 1t was not an exceptional year either.
| In 1899 the federal census takers found
415Sh acres of bearing grapes in San Joa-
uuin county and reported gross product
of Is, 900, 900 pounds. This year the experts
of Geo. West & Son found 1885 acres Of
bearing vines, and the output will be over
5000 tons. The grape industry has
yielded such handsome profits during the
past three years-from 800 to $400 per acre
annually-from well cared for and mature
vineyards that many have been stimulat-
ed to plant grapes. There are now 35,4O0
acres Of vines in the county, and doubt
less 10000 acres will be planted the pres
ent season.
Diversified Farming
| Diversified farming on small scale Is
attracting many newcomers from the
lcng, cold winters of the east, and the
| fact that unprecedented immigration
| widens the local market assures a pay
| ing return for poultry and dairy products
end live stock Water is now available,
and with small capital and judicious buy
ing a man may insure a competence for
his age off the yield of ten acres Of ir-
rigated land.
Feed with Beet Pulp
i Beet pulp in California, like cotton seed
in the southern states, is destined to be
| factor in financial returns. What the
mash has been to big distilleries all over
| the east the beet pulp will be to the
sugar men of California. A herd of 1900
| cattle is maintained on the output of the
| sugar factory at Hamilton, in Glenn
| county, and the herds at all beet sugar
factories are being increased. The pulp
| Is found to be O rapid fattener.
| So
The leaven OF breeding for pure stock Is
working in Southern California, and is
evident in horses, cattle and poultry.
Whether for dairy purposes or for beef
production cattle are one of the best of
| investments. The local fresh meat
market is Offering the very highest prices
| for good beef cattle, while dealers in
dairy products are reaping a bountiful
harvest of money. AS a good producer
on either or both lines Of revenue the
shorthorn is gaining a high preference,
and ranchers are investing in select breed
| ing stock of that strain. The small
holder could do we'll by beginning In
small way with pure stock. A good steer
| costs no more than a poor one to raise
and brings In double in returns.