SEMl-TUnl'IC CA/.irolfM I. 
root CHOPS 
in 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
] , Soul hern California is wind would properly 
^ V Lli\MOTH is aware Hint, hoi] amb bo culled " I nit torn luml,’ iliia in tlm niont 
i climate bnvo combined in Californio important fur general f inning. Among-t 
*" "imI." it the bent, frml XI ..A ii.^ Stab in this butl.uin Iim.l l.nicls urn round nr l-.r ’-nr 
,l "’ 1 '"■"I As II groin- 1 roduoing State „ r nmullnr diiui nsfon*. rouudO'ilv known 
California bn*, but ftw egunl*; blit iti» in lls '■ Alkali land," whiob will prn.hm.. 
tlm production of root nop* in which she hardly anything, cximpt beds nu«l prolm 
mean land of Southern ('.ilifornia can nil j may lx* removed ami n- In a '■ ifili/. r for 
bo brought under cultivation, ami will j the <**lmnr.bd nil. fliux i» not only thn 
stand unrivaled in tlm world, | much crooned lan l restored, toil mn-h 
ILit, us t lm larger part of nil land hi j land which i» at pre-ent constd*r»"I worth¬ 
less no account of tlo* #?(»■>« of alkali will 
become the moat valuable of all land in 
etomh pm eminent in the Tinted Stutes. 
When* irrijsnIi<«n i* resorted l>>, on the 
niC'ii lands find foothills, mot crojin run 
lily turnips Bruts on this kind of bind 
grow of an immotiic si/c, and have been 
placed <>n •• vliiliilfon Weighing two hnn 
be cultivated every mouth iu the tear, and Jdrfcd and fifty pounds, filling, not onlv nn 
\mII, therefore, yield two nr tinrm crops I [m |iiuirv it,nil Inmel, but allowing more 
nnnnallv on the same field. If not hur tlinu half above them. Tb . ls weighing 
vi ■ at nil when ripe, tlm generally Uontinne ft„ai I', T| v tonne hundred pound mo not 
to grow, iih iiu winter wtinlher diocli* (licii nt ull looked upon with wonder, and are 
growth, which is tliecmi.*- that they reach U ot considered eitMurdimirv 
i*ouir t.iriies a most wonderful *.i«* The pe¬ 
culiarity of the clinmf* 1 undoubtedly hits a 
great infiueni'n on the growth of root crops 
and vegetable* generally, tin regularly 
‘ llhboro 
The result of this year a *ng.ir-l net 
farming, in hw Vngilr* county, i* 
Watched by our farmer-* with th« ,’r* utest 
Interest, and a* flier* is no difficulty m 
ninnvifiictnring sugar from agar-Ivei -.the 
solution **f tho *pr< stioti of a le i ne supply 
of sugar In s in the production of tbe raw 
material tin angnr-biul; ami i*» this, (ike 
in every other root crop California is far 
alien. I of any other locality in Amcrn i. 
Hut not onlv has the south* rti part of 
California the gicnt advantage ,i* • d and 
cliru/ttv for tin* production of tins valuable 
anil unicli needed root, Hie peculiarity in 
which tho country ia Bet tie* 1 .ire- i*. an¬ 
other gnat ndvnntngc to introduce the 
In no other State run lx* 
*01 e.| uiinug the *' 0 (d iiiyhts. (crop nl niont every -lav in tho year, not where farming U ramed on fu* 
uoot ernpM are cultivated *m ulriio&t efen- being undor the necessity to provide root very interne, -call. Throng I 
aim in Southern Culifornm, nud yield an .elhiru, and stort* tlirni for winter me ns ^'oiiutv of J,*,* Vrigobv no f 
itunaiiHf* Imi veal in every kind of ml. Tie im| l6 case in 0 «u*, purta of Hip United who vfoubts that root- run bo r 
No attention lins liron given to crop* 
which grow what might be called r*pon- 
bwioruihly. The cat t lo beat in left to 
. thutiiBclvM. the seed when put in tltaj augur Industry. . ... 
warm dm m ari iiivftinilily loltowol by cool, i ground will grow naturally; ns soon as found *. tll.iu«oL* n in K***ithrri* • *lif*-r 
if nut cold, nights; in In esc nights the j aortic* beets uMi large eniiugh to be fed to niu. Tho** places or roltuo* - when fr-t 
I’ ' , tt PP c,u ’* *’» gam in bulk, while dur- ratlin, they are pulled anil liuve to make seen by tin- stranger, pu//!* him -r* illy 
mg the wiirin, batuiy iluy** the plmits(level- phiee for tho smaller ones to grow more how to classify; neither the name of 
ope, in fort, they do appear to .ligesl in j rapid, and in this very primitive but very faraiH, villages or towns i- npjdn-uldi to 
day time the iiouri *hinu|il they Lave ab- nut oral way, Um farmer lnuvests his loot. I tliem; Huy urc a conglorm r.iti *n *>f i ilL.vs, 
soi O'J dunug the cool nights. * iop ulnioat every day iti the year, not win re farming is earned on on a stnall. Imt 
Through the whole 
farmer m**iU 
. ... parts of Hip United who doubt* that ro*it» nan be raised **n tho 
rnexa or table land, as well us the fuolliillfi, I Slates, where runt crops are grown for! largest acnle with i miuiniiim of l*t«*r, 
ms, im u g'lteinl til In, a soil thouglicxtrcine- | entile feed. The facility with which tlipfic atnl that the new sugar-works will ha** •» 
lyrinttlc more or IcsMn.ix.d with gravel ninl root, emus be produced in tSoutlurn l*ug*- aujijil} of raw umt.nal If Tor* * 
irrigation is i* muted to, ami Onlifmiint has uniurttlly attracted the at- phirn for one such c»falili»hnn*iil, uiduring 
"! 1 H b'ooil Mii[iplv of wutci during the feution of man who ar* engaged m nuiiiii-, our iu*>«t natural farmm_ - rop, tier, is 
w ei •* year, evuy liitmer lia-s the ucaaoii in faeluring Migur from Imefs. place fur twentv -five nud more in Lou 
los own hand and can eononan.l it at will. |„ Rurope, where tlm inar.iifaeture „f Angeles county alum.*. 
" ‘ v,,, i Wilhout urtilieial irrigiiiuui, one augftr from hec*U ia cfliricil ou on an im- It* * In i.iisi it on a «i.i .1 -*< ul»* oiili. « hen* 
‘‘"I'" ' eg* laid*‘s m loots can be obtained Hurlixe hcaIc, the growing id sugar bm*t>* “II Hu w>u k is don* I". Imud, is In lb t 
iniuig any ordinary w t season on most j H cnimidered one of the must profitable fair i tit**rioti for a proli 1 dde crop I urn 
all* . evi.pi 11*0 iiuinl aaiidy, | brunches id funning, and huge Lriietnuf land Work, of vvhat*v*-r natui* . m mostly dom¬ 
ic method eiuploycd by farmer to| ur( . irstpcrcially’ put* into cuinlitioli for thixlbj imuhiiu-i v, and it i * iu Hu-that \m.u 
./•..'■*. crop. Tho land often sells for from two ''infantum .*ve« Is; ro-t otlUTutem ought 
t<* four hundred ilullarM pur acre, ami not lu be no **v'* pt ion to thi*. ti I **uly whin 
Hcldmii oro one hiliulred dollars more ux- Hie whole work t.i lm pi rfnrrn *1 in ptvdu*- 
peinle-l by tile draining ami manuring to iUfi r,, ot oPopa will b* *lone by ma> binary, 
. ."•• •• the ni re, to bring it, into good condition *be ndmnt i r and prufit m tlu -*i crops 
Ln\\ 8,l "*n In .^ Hi'i whulu for Iirmlucug root crop*, CNpimially■ sugar 'will b«- apparent. 
I ,,,ur " K«n«mlly followed | K , etK ' | On* tract of vugar-ls’* Is is n<"* ludng 
"nigh, is lo wnrl for the first i iiill | u |l,o lluiloil Ktnbis, wber* blurt sugar plant* t uf or i . Irtil *d um Lbn-e hu* 4 
lo come winch will sprout all the weed | f H etori.-» have be n erected, limy faded fur drr.l acr*«. tin viuil* **u tlo* tlm t will Im 
rj" ' " l l " n 1 1 plowed, and “Il want of raw material caused i'V tllO m-il dull* bv m.i. him n with tin -i* **»• • p- 
uewaous lire .drove I at once, and Hi. un ,i nlimale not, bung nnt.iially'favombh 'u... *f thinning He m b* -inml so, ;;.* 
non oTreceiv'!! 0 * 1 H ' M ' ,-U T fl ' r root crops. ",o I ,„*l n *t .« « *•«!» 
I|„. n( . J? , 1 •"» nial*'*. being pill into a fit. < undHioti fm the pvo wb** .••.mud. 
•OliiLral elv ! , . , '* K r k "" ■' Mf C “ J ‘" . duello ,1 of II.line by the * ip. nd.lni. of .>!•' •*« *H. should *m.l 
..*/ ‘ ■' 1 l ' ,w y larger stltUH of imoici than will buv Hu hnii'cd , da on th< u t**r*i 
1 1! i r "!'" 1,1 "" 1,1 ' 1 . . ,1If pur,,-c i„ Ho Ullii ■ n 
'"■> of I'hoilmg is on lulg. s, placing, ( n |tf, lt ,„a. 
TbrntrililTr,' fur.ow | II is a well known pm.. *., pie that Hu 
.1... I ,, I I .T " Vl1 " "1 l.'.d alkali plant, ■ •,i l will mil .,»w 
•on 't t l ,lu " U V*' win in (hi. Iligli diatlt is lackie* in lh. 
«2 i„ k T V | V ” , ": r, r ul ' ■ -^«* The daniur linn .. . w ,n 1,1 
t ie i rfucl drv w dnh ’ '7,' ?'7 uf " ' “ wll,lu "V remote, ilmuhl Lh.* 
vantage ,.f puivnntmg evai**. ration, of nr. *- alkali in can a. „„,t „ f u , ,|,p, 
conaiilated five *.f aikolt, by euntimnni 
*■ flipping of loiits. hecau-ii* (no much ■** 
hanstad of Hint mgr "dll'el. Ilu lop -ill 
from laud at pre-ant r <*liiild*u> d foi» sir.. r;. 
alkali lillllosl lo produce ue\ kind elf <1 op 
raise IheMe cropa varies aioru in (.'aliforniu 
Ilian iu any Htate in Amorim. Afl.-r the 
land is plowed during tlm fall of tin* 
year, and the seed aimed, it will remain iu 
the ground till the first rain comes, when 
ihi-rnsflves pro- 
« trial on a 
in order to 
lltlj of tbe Is- t. 
to feed to any 
H, 
pruvontirig evaporation, of pre 
venting wumU to grow, and not baking m 
• aking Ihe surface soil, and forming eniatr* 
I ruga, ion w ill hijou Ire moi e jicrfccted to 
pn •* nl. Ilu* bog. waste of un(. i; llm* om*j* 
ai'coiuplivlii d, lie. lonlhills i,ml (able III 
Asi erluiir Uu* sugwr *j 
aiel us d la (lie lx- 1 cr -li hr If 
kind of st-ick and ha» at V.vst burl. I 
fip'lilig v id IK* of an* \itlm luud of t>* *ts, 
tin \ .hould try f.*r thrm-i lvt*s. Ill Older to 
Im prepared another year for H e no .1 
profit ride root crop which can Is r*u-- I in 
Sou I hoi u t'abfotruu, enpev idly in I , s 
\ ng« l*« county 
V -or imu uumbi i of Hi* 1 Hr*si I* • *«- 
1 '.VMIou-l* Will be -iid lo inv ad In '■ **tll»- 
plled by i*m rea<b *a ill s -" t r • llv y «dl 
null make Ibis r* iiunvl iu * a-* » whs re 
sill'll Bpiaum ns will ! bk* I) t.i ilu good. 
