In 1899 the total area devoted to cereals was 3,984,036 acres; in 1889 it was 3,812,751 acres; and in 1879, 2,561,800 acres. ORCHARD TREES AND FRUITS-1890 AND 1900. 7,835 10,388 22,307 21,928 1,477,093 4,972,356 524,451 36,534,407 40,869,337 29,017,707 26,275 16,676,702 76,887 510,708 1,043,006 52,140 12,236 ....... The total number of semi-tropical fruit trees increased from 1,809,161 in 1890 to 8,996,459 in 1900. In 1899 the value of animal products was $36,324,894, or 30.7 per cent of the gross farm income. figures 43,4 per cent represent the value of animals sold and animals slaughtered on farms; 33.4 per cent, that of dairy produce; 17.5 per cent, that of poultry and eggs; 4.8 per cent, that of wool, mohair and goat hair; and 0.9 per cent, that of honey and wax. IRRIGATION IN CALIFORNIA-NUMBER OF IRRIGATED FARMS COMPARED WITH TOTAL NUMBER OF FARMS, AND IRRIGATED ACREAGE COMPARED WITH TOTAL IMPROVED ACREAGE, Number of farms. Total acreage. 13,196 1,945,423 4,635 985,507 8,370 3,012,949 5,329 3,685,027 4,753 18,091,660 The following cities are governed by charters drawn by elected boards of freeholders, adopted by vote of the citizens and ratified by the Legislature, in accordance with Article XI, Sections 8 and 8% of the Constitution: 1 Glenn organized from part of Colusa in 1892. The reutrns for 1850 for Contra Costa and Santa Clara were lost, and those for San Francisco were destroyed by fire. Part given to Siskiyou between 1880 and 1890. Madera organized from part of Fresno in 1893. Riverside organized from parts of San Bernardino and San Diego in 1893. Part of Klamath annexed in 1874 and part of Del Norte annexed between 1880 and 1890. Klamath given to Humboldt and Siskiyou in 1874. Population of Incorporated Cities and Cowns in California. 635 Azusa, city. 863 Placerville, city. Bakersfield, city. 4,836 2,626 Pleasanton. town.. 1,100 POPULATION OF INCORPORATED CITIES AND TOWNS IN CALIFORNIA-CONTINUED. Fort Bragg, city. San Leandro, town.. 2,253 San Luis Obispo, city. Fresno, city.. 12,470 10,818 San Mateo, city.. 1,832 Gilroy, city.. San Pedro, city. Grass Valley, city. 4,719 San Rafael, city. 3,879 8,290 Hanford, city.. Santa Ana, city. Hayward, town. Healdsburg, city. 1,869 1,485 Santa Clara, town.. 3,650 2,891 Santa Cruz, city. Hornitos, town. 205 276 Santa Monica, city. 3,057 1,580 Kelseyville, town.. Santa Rosa, city. Kern, city. Sausalito, town.. Lakeport, town. 1,150 Sonoma, town.. 652 757 Livermore, town.. 1,493 1,441 1,015 Long Beach, city. 2,252 50,395 Los Gatos, city. 1,915 Martinez, town. 1,380 1,600 Ukiah, city. 1,850 1,627 Marysville, city. Vacaville, town. 6,343 Ventura, city. 2,470 2,320 3,085 2,885 Monterey, city. 1,748 1,662 Watsonville, city. 3,528 2,149 4,395 Wheatland, town. 1,086 3,250 815 66,960 Oceanside, city. 330 1,254 1,100 Since 1900 the exports to Hawaii do not appear in the customs returns, Hawaii being domestic territory, cutting off about $6,000,000 from the normal figures of exports and about $10,000,000 from imports. |