. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . re may be found beautifulrural homes, whose owners are within touchof social life, and enjoy the best features ofthe city and country combined. There is a great variety of soil, as well as ofclimate, in Los Angeles county, varying fromlight sandy loam to heavy adobe. The priceof land also varies greatly, ranging from $30to $100 per acre for lands adapted to grain,hay and deciduous fruits, without irrigation,up to $250 or $300 per acre for first-classcitrus land, with an ample water right. Landmay be purchased in Los Angeles county o
. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . re may be found beautifulrural homes, whose owners are within touchof social life, and enjoy the best features ofthe city and country combined. There is a great variety of soil, as well as ofclimate, in Los Angeles county, varying fromlight sandy loam to heavy adobe. The priceof land also varies greatly, ranging from $30to $100 per acre for lands adapted to grain,hay and deciduous fruits, without irrigation,up to $250 or $300 per acre for first-classcitrus land, with an ample water right. Landmay be purchased in Los Angeles county oneasy terms. A great many improved places,with bearing orchards and comfortable houses;are always in the market, there being, here, aselsewhere, a considerable number of citi/enswho are never content to stay very Ion--in oneplace, even though that place be as near per-il as can be E(>und on earth. For 111 ■ isewho have the means, it is often more advisableto purchase one of these improved places thanli 1 bll) raw land and improve it. VUC< \ IN BLOOM. CALIFORNIA IN WINTER The subject of irrigation is one that troubles many Easternpeople, who thing of coming to settle in California, to judge fromthe inquiries that are received. A mistaken idea prevails to someextent in the East, that farming is only carried on in Los Angelescounty by means of irrigation, and that without it crops would bea failure. For all grains and winter crops irrigation is not em-ployed. Corn is irrigated in some localities, being a summer crop,but is successfully grown in many places without irrigation. Uponsome lands, after a crop raised without irrigation has been har-vested, another is raised by means of irrigation. On irrigated landtwo or three crops a year are frequently raised. The advantages ofirrigation are so manifest as not to need discussion. With an arti-ficial supply of water the farmer is rendered independent of theseasons rain, while the product of his lands is enormously increased. On
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