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Irrigation Profits in Southern California Lands Promise Rapid Rise
A land promoter touts La Salle County plots near Los Angeles offered at 20 to 30 dollars per acre. He claims scientific gravity irrigation can yield 6 to 7 tons of alfalfa per acre and large corn cabbage and citrus harvests, with prices soaring to 250 300 dollars per acre in months. He cites favorable rainfall, soil, and drainage, plus wells supplying water year round to irrigate extensive tracts.
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