^  Orange  growing  has  given

°  to  Pomona  Valley  a  class  of
S  gentleman  farmers.  With  the
5  majority  of  ranches  not  more
^  than  ten  acres  in  area,  thus
2  forming  a  thickly  settled  coun-
j  try,  and  the  process  of  tillage
u  much  different  and  easier  than
X  on  an  Eastern  farm,  the  hor-
^  ticulturisl  combines  city  life
2  with  country  pleasure  and  his
§  occupation  is  one  requiring
'""  rather  more  of  brains  than  of
hard  labor.
The  city  of  Pomona  is  di-
vided through  its  center  by
two  railroads,  the  main  lines
of  the  Southern  Pacific  and  of
the  new  San  Pedro,  Los  An-
geles &  Salt  Lake,  north  of
which,  comprising  the  higher
land  of  the  valley,  the  orange
greatly  predominates ;  indeed,
deducting  about  15  per  cent,
for  the  lemon  production,  it
might  almost  be  said  that  the
arable  land  is  entirely  given
\'P  to  orange  culture — the  ideal
home  of  this  fruit  that  has  be-
come a  necessity  instead  of  a
luxury  and  has  acquired  a  sta-
ble market  value  because  of  the  care  bestowed  on  its  propagation.
