New Ulm review., 1922-07-26
HAD
FROSTY WINTER |; | ! !.
H. W.. BIERAUGEL WRITES.
THAT HE NAY RETURN
TO MINNESOTA. I
SENDS $ CLIPPING N s ! FROM ;. y !; SANTA =: Y
I ANA NEWSPAPER yP1A1;l ON ON
ORANGE COSTS.

California is too cold to suit II. w.
Bieraugel, that is if last winter is a
good sample Of California weather,
according to a letter to the Review.
If MI. Bieraugel had been here that
very hot Friday, we'll wager our win
ter overcoat that he would have no
reason to complain of the cold in
this particular section of Minnesota.
Mr.. Bieraugel writes very enter.
tainingly Of conditions in California
as follows: z
- Orange, Calf.
New Ulm Review,
Dear Editor. i. s-.s.,s
I am sending you a clipping from
The Santa Ana paper regarding prices
on Southern California orange groves,
which I believe will be of great interest
to the folks back east as it gives a
good idea of prices also what it costs
per acre to raise crop.
We have had real nice weather here
now since the rainy season is over. We
had the last rain about months
ago and they don't expect any more.
rain until about Thanksgiving. We
had an awful cold winter; nearly all
the lemon crop froze and about half
the oranges too. I sure was disgusted
with the winter. If ! don't like the
summer better than the winter, old
Minnesota can soon be expecting me
back again.
have seen lots of things of great
interest during the eight months I've
been. out here. Among the things
I've seen are: Burning gas wells,
oil gushers that covered hundreds Of
acres with, crude oil, the southern Cali
fornia Valencia, orange show at San
Bernardino, the first Valencia orange.
tree in California planted by Theodore
Roosevelt, the Pacific battleship feet
in Los Angeles harbor and felt the,
shock Of an earthquake which was only.
slight one and no damage resulted.
. .. Sincerely yours, Il
>-.. ~.,..- ..s.,.. H. ". Bieraugel.
152 S. Cambridge
Orange, Calf.
Following is the clipping referred
to in the letter:
ga few days ago a group of Santa
Anans were the guests Of a man who
owns very fine valencia orange grove
in, another part Of Southern Califor-
MIA. The group was composed of men
representing several different trades,
business and professions. Most Of
them own, OF have owned, orange
groves, and all Of them have had many
years OF opportunity for observing
the development of. the orange indus
try. 2. '.''.s.: s.. :. u istse.l Il
The talk turned to the question Of
the market value Of their hosts grove,
which is far above the average in
acreage, with ideal water and climate
conditions and is and ever has been
ssustfeis nee ilom itgss uanase =, anu
been fumigateds : or sprayed, and is
as clean as hounds tooth.
N Crop Sold in Bulk.
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