22 Fruit Farming for Profit in California. 



Straw .... ICO Straw sells $4 to 



$6 per ton baled. 

 Yield will be 300 

 tons minimum on 

 350 acres. 



Pasturage on stubble . 200 

 Increase on value of stock 225 

 Increase on stock numbers 250 

 Stallion - service outside 



Eanche ... 300 

 Miscellaneous sales . . 100 

 Nursery stock . . . 300 

 Sales, wood ... 50 

 Poultry, eggs, and turkey 700 

 Hogs .... 250 

 Eent of house, Mr. Keating 300 



$20,275 = gross earnings. 

 Allow 20 per cent, off for 

 working expenses and 

 depreciation of dead 

 capital, viz. houses, 

 fences, implements, 

 &c 4055 



$16,220 = net earnings. 



The above figures on fruit represent value on trees. 

 From 40 to 70 per cent., according to personal success 

 and markets, may be added to these figures by drying 

 fruit on Eanche. 



For future profits after 1894 we call your attention 

 to what others have made on prunes to be seen amongst 

 the newspaper clippings. 



