SEMI- TROPIC a A tlFORNJA, 
SEM I -TROPIC 
CALIFOR 
! ing into onr valley may, by such proper, 
i methods, be indefinitely increased. 
raotnt lour through th* country 
Southern California is more profitable, 
when undertaken under the right condi¬ 
tions, than stock raising. 
Tim I me men have been disappointed 
MONTHLY 
IgHentot", //<*' 
4 th • /A - r 
Trrmm $1.00 p*r .« >ih«hi, III Atttnnrr. 
Omit, Knows St * Id, Bxksh Bujtk 
CKO. KICK, Isa An*vl«*. c*l. 
Addrrto, - 
6E0RGE RICE, - EmroR t 
s Pi, 
OFFICIAL PAPER 
Nnuthrv »« California M«ilOiillurnl Sov'u. 
OFt'ICE, ROOM No. S, tlAKEU BLOCK 
. . Prasldi hi 
..V ice X'lrSliIrm 
.. ...rrowam 
.Secretory 
« i • ■ -ilia rmo men n*vu oven 
' I by incpiiripB among the farmers, and through S0V rrnl times during the past six years and 
I reports from oar exchanges, wo arc able to Junk a little dubious this season, notvvitli- 
; present rim following notes concerning the j standing the present rather hopeful outlook. 
| There has not as yet been much honey 
Cr T?, 8, e made in thia county—for other Dountiea wp 
I The fruit yield, unlrw some unfor«eon l c(|m)ii , k rim wt ,itc w,|l bn.mm 
j accident oucurs, will generally Im good. N^juiie, mnl i( there arc tro lint desnioating 
■ Th* orange tires every win-re are loaded j windy, may yield a full supply of the pure 
: with young fiUit, and thr lemons and limes article. 
i -ter ..•«*» n. „,i ..5|k”»Z'™"1CXT.’,XI 
I gum disease have done antim damage mj torv T , le lnin j I(p interests m this county 
: certain localities, but llm crop will not hei, rB ' being gradually developed, and the 
’ damaged to any mat* rial extent. Apply, long negli etvd mines of Pan Bernardino 
I.- I. *.’d anricut trees me not ao 1 San Diegu OOuOlies are about to tv 
1 perienco a “boom” which will cause their 
ly and, we trust, satisfactory develop- 
i. Hu b 
BlrcrliiM. 
J. F. Crank, A. B Cmiik, 
I H. Shields, II K W Bbkt 
C, E. Tbdm. . 1. Ds. Hjkth Sum 
T C. 8*VKtt4RCK. 
SEIO-TROPIO OALIFORHIA FOR MAY, 
Owing to the serious ilb.eas of Mr. f.ico. 
Rice, the editor ami publisher of this mag¬ 
azine, ira management has this month been 
entrusted to another. Our render* on this 
ground will excuse any uiacfluraeii *> or 
failure to bring the reading matter up to 
its usual standpoint. We are glad to say 
that Mr. Rice* health is gradually improv¬ 
ing, and before another ititinlh he will re - 
twine the editorial chair. 
THE OUTLOOK FOB SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
It is generally admitted by all who ha ve 
carefully examined the crap* und prospec 
live markets of Southt/o Otltifitenia, this 
season, that the prospect has « ( |don, been 
more encouraging than at present, t ine </ 
the plamutaat features of the pr* 
turn of good times is, that th 
I overloaded ns last Jeur. The fruit prom it 
j to be of rather better quality. . 
r "", ir s“ k ry f * sri? 
f.V.r, U. „f A,,nl M. ..1,1.1, ..II *'"•> NyS-l"* 
apply t„ .11 portion, of iho count]: J g;" 1 ‘ ,ml r"’“' bl -' our own v.lioy will, llm 
j There i< rajnrrinn in the hind. The •i iwnn uf | Altogether, as our cotcmporary, the 
r t .n.rV„,J. .,,„.u.,n ... 
hnrr.-m nmlm.r m iili.tmd.le in any of the •"»' llv be unproved upon, mid all we need 
vinryaril*; tlm rut worm iMioi Di-srlj so iii.im r-1 rtow is caroful legislation and an increase 
mm «b ii v „. lust year. I ,k n altogwlinr. llicsm population to make Southern California 
!| «•••* •» "■« 
us lu I lie result ill I lie gTspe lisrvi -,1 llit-ir coil it 
mu' mil,d rut h wi«v sayings 
, I world. 
Il l count 
AD VICE TO NEW-OOMERS. 
a flip 'twixt the dip snd the lip," I'r 
your chicken* before they'Tg bate lint •• 
. T p r°'“ !u n ' 
untie of the vitityaidisu with whom m : lim t < on lit' Eastern States are now in Los Angrier 
vi-rscd anticipate any diauxter tu tin crop Iconnty seeking homes, and it is possible 
■l’ht: inK'if, »l»o gives a list of sixty fruit iJtat a few hints, which we Imve garnered 
";"i-;Mi™hf."i "f A...M1.,. L;,„ c.lif„r- 
who have put out this Henson, in the ag- . , 
gregale, 40J,W'U new vine*. Th * „I. U C» | m "Y be of aomo service to them, 
that the people in that conrervativ r settlr I J hiring the years 18'U, IMJ l, J8?A and 
Hunt have- an abiding Imt.i in the future of I L8 • '• there was a very large immigration to 
viticulture. Alimmd tr.-.■» ha»* aurprisi-d Up c(ll , llt ,. Manv of the newcomers had 
•heir owners this season by bearing vnrv ' . 
freely l-lnjrllf.lt prniin,. ,.,,11 T|,'„ 1 «»"l''r»lil« rMIginp. perl,op., from 
smaller fruits, os usual, will bear pmfuaclv | W' 1 lo •SO/XIO CAOh, Times were, at 
uml supply the market to the fullest extent. I thst inns, very prosperous, land was high, 
n.n f.nm r. Ill,, lm„ found « Hood „„| „.t p.titto ng,„,l^ . Iig„ m i„ 
market for all tho poUtOO* lhev can raise . ' , , 6 . 
..n.l I,... pl.„t,..l » Lrp,' .... in Thii »« r * »* Ho .l.r. ol llm .ky in innllllnrlo 
barley crop will bo short in some localities; sRudsuf the seashore, innnnivr- 
in others the outlook was never better. Wit *fch\ 
have seen during tee nasi month fields 
the barley handed out, three or lour 
.dies 
tidies 
, _ . .. from the ground, and other* right 
is tin pre* I adjoining vvhioli ship In nr me condition, 
mnf a real estate siteoulative * " 1 "L*!. ® k alifornia sgrii-ul- 
■ l.inK ■niiol.i i., t 1 tur«. J here will iirnbably lm a fair or* n 
" *j ' " Cl * a am- Wl ,j i|, e best market for it we have had for 
ii those vilio uiuv lm molincd to, many years. Tb 
., iiamiu 
^ wheat fields at San For- 
buy. We trust that there will be no oxag- tundp are in excellent oundition. K...... 
gerated statA-iumite oicoulated about our portions rd the county wo have cou 
wetion, for we are oouvlh'wd tWliH,,! j hi J statetnenta, Santa iWlysra, Vfn 
lUkcd falsehood* bare dor a , nu „i k j tura and San I.uia Obispo report full crops. 
. . , ”“ 0 hoa"n in 1 be hay yield will bo Urge ond ol cxiinllanl 
'id our people are heartily Jig-1 quality. 
Plain facta and official I TJ, ia is a good 'Vi 
nib 
•Iihj laiiuipr.iion «|„ ob |, p„,„. | lop ' (> |, , h , n „ tk ,. 
ss year, i 
llngly Ttici 
among slock, 
Our Eastern friends were pleased 
i<* country and concluded tu remain 
•ml Inveal. By bo doing they acted wisely, 
snd all might have been well bad their 
subset] uwnt uourstt been iia jmlicions. 
Alice thv'y hud purchased tlmir binds a fuw 
w«r eontent with inudcit Cottages and 
plkin li.iug, Thoy did pot buy every 
“« n, "l thing" that came along, but i.b 
tained only these articles which were ab 
solutcly neeeasary, planted their orange 
tri e*, deciduous tree and vit.eyards and 
waited- The romainder bought about ten 
liim-H a. much land as they could cultivate 
properly, put up #6,0011 or #10,000 houses, 
• . ..... , . .w,v,HOU9CS, 
! have »ot enough to j and by tlm time they were f.nislind lound 
Nu occtipstiou iu J their mutiny exhausted. Jju they orna- 
