Guide for relocating to California 1908

Heading: (California)
Author:
Title: California for the Home Maker: Some facts of interest to men who work for themselves
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company
Date Published: 1908
Description:

16 pp. including self-wrappers. Illustrations from photographs; double-page map of western U.S. showing railway lines. 22.7x20.7 cm (9x8"), folding vertically as issued.

Promotion of agricultural lands in Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Sacramento and Imperial Valleys. Information includes the cost of land suitable for growing different crops (walnuts were most expensive at 100 to 200 dollars per acre; oranges at $75 to $250); the value of crop yields; cost of housing, farm implements, livestock, food, etc. Everything one might want to know when deciding whether to relocate to the Golden State. OCLC lists three copies, at the University of California Berkeley, the University of California San Diego, and Southern Methodist University.
Condition Report: Minor soiling and wear, very good.