shed to the Chamber of Commerce
in Los Angeles, and are entirely trustworthy. Nearly all of them bear
date August 1st. This is a fair sample from all Southern California:

PEACHES.

Ernest Dewey, Pomona--Golden Cling Peaches, 10 acres, 7 years
old, produced 47 tons green; sold dried for $4800; cost of
production, $243.70; net profit, $4556.30. Soil, sandy loam;
not irrigated. Amount of rain, 28 inches, winter of 1889-90.

H. H. Rose, Santa Anita Township (3/4 of a mile from Lamanda
Park)--2-6/7 acres; produced 47,543 pounds; sold for $863.46;
cost of production, $104; net profit, $759.46. Soil, light
sandy loam; not irrigated. Produced in 1889 12,000 pounds,
which sold at $1.70 per 100 pounds.

E. R. Thompson, Azusa (2 miles south of depot)--2-1/6 acres,
233 trees, produced 57,655 pounds; sold for $864.82-1/2; cost
of production, $140; net profit, $724.82-1/2. Soil, sandy loam;
irrigated three times in summer, 1 inch to 7 acres. Trees 7
years old, not more than two-thirds grown.

P. O'Connor, Downey--20 trees produced 4000 pounds; sold for
$60; cost of production $5; net profit, $55. Soil, sandy loam;
not irrigated. Crop sold on the ground.

H. Hood, Downey City (1/4 of a mile from depot)--1/4 of an acre
produced 7-1/2 tons; sold for $150; cost of production, $10;
net profit, $140. Damp sandy soil; not irrigated.

F. D. Smith (between Azusa and Glendora, 1-1/4 miles from
depot)--1 acre produced 14,361 pounds; sold for $252.51; cost
of production, $20; net profit, $232.51. Dark sandy loam;
irrigated once. Trees 5 and 6 years old.

P. O. Johnson, Ranchito--17 trees, 10 years old, produced 4-3/4
tons; sold 4-1/4 tons for $120; cost of production, $10; net
profit, $110; very little irrigation. Sales were 1/2c. per
pound under market rate.

PRUNES.

E. P. Naylor (3 miles from Pomona)--15 acres produced 149 tons;
sold for $7450; cost of production, $527; net profit, $6923.
Soil, loam, with some sand; irrigated, 1 inch per 10 acres.

W. H. Baker, Downey (1/2 a mile from depot)--1-1/2 acres
produced 12,529 pounds; sold for $551.90; cost of production,
$50; net profit, $501.90. Soil, sandy loam; not irrigated.

Howe Bros. (2 miles from Lordsburg)--800 trees, which had
received no care for 2 years, produced 28 tons; sold for $