1400;
cost of production, $200; net profit, $1200. Soil, gravelly
loam, red; partially irrigated. Messrs. Howe state that they
came into possession of this place in March, 1890. The weeds
were as high as the trees and the ground was very hard. Only
about 500 of the trees had a fair crop on them.

W. A. Spalding, Azusa--1/3 of an acre produced 10,404 pounds;
sold for $156.06; cost of production, $10; net profit, $146.06.
Soil, sandy loam.

E. A. Hubbard, Pomona (1-1/2 miles from depot)--4-1/2 acres
produced 24 tons; sold green for $1080; cost of production,
$280; net profit, $800. Soil, dark sandy loam; irrigated. This
entire ranch of 9 acres was bought in 1884 for $1575.

F. M. Smith (1-1/4 miles east of Azusa)--3/5 of an acre
produced 17,174 pounds; sold for $315.84; cost of production,
$25; net profit, $290. Soil, deep, dark sandy loam; irrigated
once in the spring. Trees 5 years old.

George Rhorer (1/2 of a mile east of North Pomona)--13 acres
produced 88 tons; sold for $4400 on the trees; cost of
production, $260; net profit, $4140. Soil, gravelly loam;
irrigated, 1 inch to 8 acres. Trees planted 5 years ago last
spring.

J. S. Flory (between the Big and Little Tejunga rivers)--1-1/3
acres or 135 trees 20 feet apart each way; 100 of the trees 4
years old, the balance of the trees 5 years old; produced 5230
pounds dried; sold for $523; cost of production, $18; net
profit, $505. Soil, light loam, with some sand; not irrigated.

W. Caruthers (2 miles north of Downey)--3/4 of an acre produced
5 tons; sold for $222; cost of production, $7.50; net profit,
$215. Soil, sandy loam; not irrigated. Trees 4 years old.

James Loney, Pomona--2 acres; product sold for $1150; cost of
production, $50; net profit, $1100. Soil, sandy loam.

I. W. Lord, Eswena--5 acres produced 40 tons; sold for $2000;
cost of production, $300; net profit, $1700. Soil, sandy loam.

M. B. Moulton, Pomona--3 acres; sold for $1873; cost of
production, $215; net profit, $1658. Soil, deep sandy loam.
Trees 9 years old.

Ernest Dewey, Pomona--6 acres produced 38 tons green; dried, at
10 cents a pound, $3147; cost of production, $403; profit,
$2734. Soil, sandy loam; irrigated one inch to 10 acres. Sixty
per cent. increase over former year.