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1921 · 59511 — Los Angeles: California Orchard Company 1921. Very good. Mimeographed on nine sheets of 8 ½" x 11" paper with the company letterhead at the top of the first leaf. Annual report to the stockholders of the California Orchard Company of Los Angeles at the time owner of "1900 acres of California's finest fruit lands." Begins with a two-page summary by C. Thorpe Manager in which he notes "While the past year has been a season of light rainfall it has given us an opportunity of thoroughly testing out our pumping plants and irrigation systems. Ample water for irrigation is an invaluable asset to any California orchard property." Thorpe's overview is followed by a profit and loss statement. The remaining pages feature a total of six tipped-in photographs of the company's apricot almond pear apple and walnut orchards accompanied by brief comments about plantings and yields. The first of the mimeographed leaves is printed on California Orchard Company letterhead. Bound together with a paperclip at the top left corner. Housed in the original mailing envelope which is addressed to J.M. Quint of Los Angeles. Mild toning and creasing with a bit of edgewear to the envelope; otherwise very good. Scarce no copies in OCLC. California Orchard Company unknown books