A start in life. A journey across America. Fruit farming in California. C. F. Dowsett

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066228873

      Table of Contents

       A Start in Life.

       THE SPECIAL ADVANTAGES

       COMPARISON AND WARNING.

       CAPITAL REQUIRED.

       A Start in Life.

       WITHIN A FORTNIGHT OF LONDON.

       Across America.

       LONDON TO CHICAGO.

       CHICAGO TO SAN FRANCISCO.

       SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW ORLEANS.

       NEW ORLEANS TO LONDON.

       California.

       FRUIT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA.

       CURRENCY.

       MERCED.

       THE LANDS FOR SALE.

       PRICE OF THE LAND.

       AMERICAN SURVEYS.

       SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF FRUIT CULTURE.

       CANNED FRUITS.

       ESTIMATES.

       How to start with a capital of 20,000 dols.

       How to start with a capital of 10,000 dols., i.e., say £2,000.

       How to start with a capital of 8,000 dols., i.e., say £1,600.

       How to start with, a capital of 5,000 dols., i.e., say £1,000.

       What some people have started with, and come out all right.

       PROFESSOR EISEN'S OPINION.

       PRICE OF FRUIT TREES.

       WHEN FRUIT TREES PAY.

       POSITION OF A SETTLER.

       COST OF BOARD AND LODGING.

       RAISIN CULTURE.

       IRRIGATION.

       OLIVE CULTURE.

       SPECIAL OPENINGS.

       POTATO GROWING.

       COST OF GOODS, &c., AT MERCED.

       THE LAND JOURNEY FROM NEW YORK TO MERCED, CALIFORNIA.

       ANALYSIS OF MERCED SOILS.

       TO OWNERS OF LANDS AND HOUSES.

       REQUIRED TO PURCHASE.

       LANDS AND RESIDENCES FOR SALE.