am; not irrigated.

George Lightfoot, South Pasadena--Lemons, 2 acres produced 500
boxes; sold for $720; cost of production, $20; net profit,
$700. Soil, rich sandy loam; not irrigated. Trees 10 years old.

W. A. Spalding, Azusa--Nectarines, 96 trees produced 19,378
pounds; sold for $242.22; cost of production, $35; net profit,
$207.22. Soil, sandy loam.

F. D. Smith, Azusa--Nectarines, 1-2/5 acres produced 36,350
pounds; sold for $363.50; cost of production, $35; net profit,
$318.50. Soil, deep dark sandy loam; irrigated once in spring.
Trees 5 and 6 years old.

C. D. Ambrose (4 miles north of Pomona)--Pears, 3 acres
produced 33,422 pounds; sold green for $1092.66; cost of
production, $57; net profit, $1035.66. Soil, foot-hill loam;
partly irrigated.

N. Hayden--Statement of amount of fruit taken from 4 acres for
one season at Vernon District: 985 boxes oranges, 15 boxes
lemons, 8000 pounds apricots, 2200 pounds peaches, 200 pounds
loquats, 2500 pounds nectarines, 4000 pounds apples, 1000
pounds plums, 1000 pounds prunes, 1000 pounds figs, 150 pounds
walnuts, 500 pounds pears. Proceeds, $1650. A family of five
were supplied with all the fruit they wanted besides the above.

POTATOES.

O. Bullis, Compton--28-3/4 acres produced 3000 sacks; sold for
$3000; cost of production, $500; net profit, $2500. Soil, peat;
not irrigated. This land has been in potatoes 3 years, and will
be sown to cabbages, thus producing two crops this year.

P. F. Cogswell, El Monte--25 acres produced 150 tons; sold for
$3400; cost of production, $450; net profit, $2950. Soil,
sediment; not irrigated.

M. Metcalf, El Monte--8 acres produced 64 tons; sold for $900;
cost of production, $50; net profit, $850. Soil, sandy loam;
not irrigated.

Jacob Vernon (1-1/2 miles from Covina)--3 acres produced 400
sacks; sold for $405.88; cost of production, $5; net profit,
$400.88. Soil, sandy loam; irrigated one acre. Two-thirds of
crop was volunteer.

H. Hood, Downey--Sweet potatoes, 1 acre produced 300 sacks;
sold for $300; cost of production, $30; net profit, $270. Soil,
sandy loam; not irrigated.

C. C. Stub, Savannah (1 mile from depot)--10 acres produced
1000 sacks; sold for $2000; cost of production, $100; net
profit, $1900. Soil