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The cultivation of a barren piece of land into thriving orchards and vineyards can rightfully be called a factor in the development of the county's resources, and Olof Hanson is numbered among the successful fruit and raisin growers of Fresno County, who have thus added to its development and have proven substantial and worthy citizens of the commonwealth. A native of Sweden, he was born at Soderham, August 20, 1859. Mr. Hanson is the son of John and Kare Hanson, both natives of that country, whose family consisted of eight children. In 1881 they and their offspring immigrated to the United States, locating, after their arrival in the new country, in Kansas. There Olof remained for nine years, working at home with his father on his farm.

Olof Hanson and two brothers made a trip to California in 1890, but Olof was the only one to stay here, and in the following spring he purchased his present home place, a ranch of eighty acres in the Wahtoke district, Fresno County. The land at that time was mostly in a state of wilderness — hog-wallow and grain fields. He now has a fertile, well cultivated fruit ranch, yielding large returns to the owner. Mr. Hanson cultivates and raises figs, prunes, peaches, and grapes, specializing in the Thompson Seedless, Muscats, and Sultana varieties. An experienced and intelligent rancher, he has met with success in his chosen vocation, and commands the respect and confidence of the community in which he has made his home for so many years. He has been a stanch advocate of cooperation among fruit growers and is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company and the California Peach Growers, Inc.