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IRRIGATION INVESTIGATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. 



Value of Produce. 



The olive crop is either made into oil or pickled. In a fair year olives will pay 

 about 1200 per acre if made into oil. If the olives are pickled they will pay about 

 fSOO, one acre producing about 1,600 gallons, which will bring 75 cents per gallon. 

 The cost of pickling is about 21 cents, in addition to the cost of caring for the orchards 

 and gathering. 



Cost of Raising Peaches. 



The cost depends on the locality of the orchard, 

 cost of several estimates are given below: 



Cost of raising peaches per acre. 



The maximum and minimum 



Operation. 



FIRST YEAR. 



Plowing and cross plowing 



Harrowing and cross harrowing. 



Digging holes 



Trees 



Planting and setting trees 



Cultivation and cross cultivation 



Water,at rate of $45 per miner's inch. 



Preparation of land for irrigation 



Hand cultivation and pruning 



Labor of irrigation 



SECOND YEAR. 



Plowing and harrowing 



Water 



Preparation of land for irrigation . 



Labor of irrigation 



Pruning 



Spraying 



Cultivation 



THIRD YEAR. 



Plowing and harrowing 



Water 



Preparation of land for irrigation . 



Labor of irrigation 



Pruning 



Spraying 



Cultivation 



FOURTH YEAR. 



Plowing and harrowing . 

 Water 



Preparation of ground . 



Labor of irrigation 



Pruning 



Spraying 



Cultivation 



Cost. 



Maximum Minimum. 



Jl.OO 



2.00 



a 10. 80 



16.20 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 .75 

 3.00 



68.75 



4.00 

 6.00 

 .50 

 3.10 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 5.00 



24.10 



4.00 

 6.00 

 .50 

 3.10 

 2.60 

 2.50 

 6.00 



23.60 



4.00 

 6.00 

 .50 

 3.10 

 8.60 

 2.50 

 5.00 



24.60 



$4.00 

 "1.00 

 1.00 

 16.20 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 4.50 

 2.50 

 .50 

 2.60 



37.20 



3.00 



4.60 

 .60 



2.60 

 .50 

 .50 



2.00 



13.60 



3.00 

 4.60 

 .50 

 2.60 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 2.00 



14.60 



3.00 

 4.50 

 .50 

 2.50 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



16. .50 



a Soil very shallow; the holes have to be blasted in the bed rock. 



