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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



pear, plums, etc., with the prospect that more will 'be added the com- 

 ing spring thus gradually increasing the plant to its fullest capacity. 



The assortment of roses and ornamental shrubbery has kept pace 

 with the growth of a place of this size and there are but few days 

 during the year that the fragrant roses, orange blossoms, honey- 

 suckles, etc., are not filling the air with their delicate perfumes. 



Several other orchards were started about the same time as La 

 Virginia, and are doing well, viz., those of Taylor & Lawrence, Ber- 

 langa Huos., W. A. Davidson, T. J. Goff, W. B. Butcher, J. Ingram 

 and Richard Mitchel. 



The oranges here begin to ripen about Oct. 1st and is fully ripe 

 for November and December and by Jan. 1st are all shipped. 



LA. VIRGINIA-ORANGE TREE IN BLOOM. 



This is truly a land of manana and anyone coming to Mexico to 

 settle should bring a large supply of patience and expect to do things 

 in a slower and easier way than at home and to leave his "rush" be- 

 hind as it will only bring him vexation and trouble here. The people 

 have been doing business in their way for many generations and 

 there is nib use to try to change them in a day or week. The laborers 

 here let each day take care of itself and take the future as it comes. 

 If a man can live by one day's labor per week, that is all the work he 

 will do in that week. He also prefers to work by daily tasks, even 

 should they be larger than he would do in a steady all day's work, for 



