Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
BANNER WEEK
AT BEAUMONT
CHERRY AND APPLE LAND
SALES TOTAL $9575
FAVORABLE CROP REPORTS sTlM-
uLATE BUYING
Cherry Shipments of 15o Tons Show
Acre Yield Close to $275--Nearby
Market Saves Freight
Charges

Despite the lethargy of midsummer.
the actual sales for the week of Beau
mont apple and cherry lands are re-
ported TO have reached S9575, while
options were granted on $500 more
making the banner week for June. All
sales but two were in the Apple Valley
tract and the buyers we're in greater
part practical fruit growers from Red
lands and San Bernardino orange sec
tions, who intend to plant apples, pears
and cherries.
Otto D. F. Krull, son pioneer
orange grower of Redlands, took lot z,
block 4, and lot 2. block 8, Apple Valley,
ten acres, for $1,000. He will build
residence on the ground and plant
pears and cherries this fall.
H. Ebeling, one of the foremen in
the Santa Fe shops. bought lot 7, block
2, and lot 2, block 6. Apple Valley. ten
acres. for $780, The land Will be
plowed In advance of fall rains, and
then set to apples and other fruits.
q. T. Senften of Alabama purchased
the south 5la acres of lot l, block 3,
Edgar Vineyard tract, for $1375. This
was planted to pears and apples last
February and the price paid includes
a years care of the trees. as the buyer
lives at a distance. Later Mr.. Senften
expects to move on the property and
make Beaumont his home.
II. >. OSpOTn anu a. L. JeHhlIS Oh
Beaumont purchased ten acres each
on the corner OF High and Jonathan
streets. Apple Valley tract. for total
of $3.50. They bought with view OF
actively farming their holdings and
viii bring the land to high state of
cultivation
Ten Acres for $500
Charles A. Rouse of san Bernardino
acquired lot | and the north half OF
lot 4, block II. Cherry Valley, ten
acres, for $500.
Acreage buying has been greatly
stimulated by the favorable reports of
the Beaumont cherry crop showing
shipments of $50 tons and an acre yield
close to $215. Eighty per cent of the
cherry crop has been marketed in Red
lands. Riverside and San Bernardino,
and deliveries made by wagon, thus
saving freight and express charges.
Prices have ranged from to s cents
a pound. Shipment of peaches and
pears will follow the cherry harvest
and crops of both fruits are said to be
up to the average.
Estimates on the Beaumont grain
and hay crop show that about 5000
acres planted and an average yield of
ten TO fifteen sacks an acre on oats
and barley, while hay will run III to
1A tons to the acre. The yield Is a
trifie lower. but prices are higher than
last season.
An augmented force of men is rap
idly completing the laying of water
power line of the electric light plant
in Edgar canyon and thrty-five ditch
diggers are running the trenches for
steel water mains through Apple val
ley. Cool weather at Beaumont Is
proving to be very advantageous in
pushing these works.
The three Beaumont nursery COM
panies are hiring large forces of men inf
anticipation of fall tree planting and
are placing large orders for cherry.
pear and apple trees with local and
eastern tree growers. Beaumont Is
rapidly attaining as great a reputa-
ton for cherries and pears as for ap-
Piles and the planting this fall will be
about equally divided among these
three fruits.