EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                              

We  hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in  the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration  Statement
on  Form S-3 of our report dated February 13, 1998 appearing
on  page  28 of Cadiz Land Company, Inc.'s Annual Report  on
Form  10-K  for the year ended December 31, 1997.   We  also
consent  to the reference to us under the heading  "Experts"
in such Prospectus.


/s/  Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Los Angeles, California
May 15, 1998