The San Francisco call., 1910-08-13
LAND MUST YIELD
GREATER RETURNS
Crying Need of Nation Will Be
Supplied by CalifOrnia's
Irrigated Farms

William c. Brown. president of the
New York Central railroad. in an ad-
dress delivered recently at the annual
banquet Of the chamber of commerce,
Rochester. n 7, made the statement
that unless the United States greatly
increased production per acre by the
use OF more intelligent farming meth
DDS the country would face the sftua-
tion OF not producing food enough for
necessities.
Statistics show that unless produc-
ton can be radically and powerfully
stimulated during the next five years
consumption Of foodstuffs in this coun-
try WIZ overtake production said
Brown. and this great agricultural ma
ton, like the nations of the old world
viii be looking with anxious eyes for
a place to purchase the necessities of
life. The day of the settler or home
steader is past; increased consumption
can no longer be supplied by multiply
ing acres; there is no alternative but
TO increase production per acre by more
lnteilig gent methods
PROSPECT OF DEVELOPMENT
There are few men in the United
States who manifest q deeper interest
IN this question than Brown and no one
is helping TO solve the problem in
more practical manner. He is not an
slarmist, but man of large affairs,
who has studied the present agricultu-
raj situation thoroughly
IN discussing the subject J. Z. Green,
manager Of the country land depart
ment Of Baldwin & Howell, agreed that
the product of the farms was not keep
ing pace with the increase of popula-
tion. but he was under the impression
that the developments in hand all over
1,c f1-Orr1E the 0FOhlRn1
rapidly as necessity demanded.
1T is estimated that the population
Of the United States is increasing at the
rate Of 100000 a year. This figures an
annual increase of 2 per cent" said
Green. IF half Of the plans that are
now being seriously considered regard
ing farm land development and irriga-
tion projects are carried out we will
within five years increase the products
of our farms at least 20 per cent, which
is more than ample for the estimated
increase Of population. In 1907 the
commissioner Of agriculture estimated
the total value Of farm products in the
United States TO be s7,412, 100000. In
1909 estimates from various sources
range from $3.50, 100000 TO $3.50 ,000,-
600, which figures from per cent 10 8
per cent increase, against per cent
increase in population.
EFFECT OF IRRIGATION
There are hundreds OF properties
now under process of development in
addition 10 those now ready for occu-
pancv. Much work is being done in
the Sacramento valley, around Sacra-
r1ento, Marysville, Oroville. Chico, Will
lows Orland and Red Bluff Irri-
cation bitches are making 10 acres
produce more than 100 acres produced
before. and small farmers are getting
wealthy of holdings that the old type
of farmer would have called a city lot.
"A good example of this may be
found at Los Molinos, adjacent to Red
Bluff, where 10 and 90 acre farms, in
Guiding perpetual water rights, can be
had for sl25 10 $3.50 an acre. We are
selling these farms for 20 per cent
down and the balance in four annual
payments with interest at 6 per cent.
Already about so families have been
located and we expect to double this
number in another year. This land
figures TO net from 800 10 $500 an acre
from fruit and from $50 TO Si2o an
acre z season from alfalfa. Five crops
2 year are regularly cut and many
yields OF II tons to the acre are Of
record
Green said that Baldwin & Howell
we're having a great many calls for
these Los Molinos properties. The
Southern Pacific is building q two story
Messenger depot on the property, and
The Northern Electric company is pre-
parine TO extend its line from Chico
70 Red Bluff. Seven miles of this line
is already graded upon the Los Molinos
land company's property.