Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-12-16
Agriculture in California.

A resident in California writes that &C the
wealth of The country lies buried in the earth,
and it requires dilgent hands to bring it out. :"
This is not only true OF the mineral but the
vegetable kingdom. California is as rich in
agriculture as in gold. 1t is said no country
in the universe can boast of more prolific soil,
or a climate and topography more perfectly
adapted to the wishes of the husbandman.
1t would appear from the following extracts
from an address delivered before an agricultu-
raj society at Sacramento city, by DR.. ]. F.
Morse, that diligence in the cultivation of the
soil in California pays guile as well or better
than digging deep in the earth for the yellow
metal. From the instances of profit cited, we
should think many of our young men in that
far off State had better turn their attention to
the plough. We have no doubt California is
richer in agricultural producliveness than in
gold mines. Aud far greater reliance can be
placed on the former inslrumenlaity to build
up populous and furnishing and happy COM
munity and State, than the latter. Dr. NURSE
says
FIRST, we refer you TO Maj. Bennett, an
enterprIsIhg farmer upon the American river.
This gentleman cultIvat-s one hundred acres
OF land, thirty acres devoted To garden veg
etahles. and sixty acres devoted 10 grains.-
He employs ten men as Iahorer<, and from
his garden alone sends one load OF vegeta.
bles daily to this city. aud from two 10 three
loads per week 10 The mines That sent TO
10 this city yields him $25 per load; that
sent to the mines, $40 per load-iotaI re-
ceipls from the garden alone, 1896 per week.
This gentleman has contributed 10 the fair
II squash weighing l0S 2 pounds, and from
one vine lie has gathered IN weight OF squash
es l,3l9 pounds. Maj. Bennett urges the
necessity Of deep ploushing.
Mlessrs. Smith and Barber, a couple of
energetic farmers upon the American river,
cultivate fifty acres; thirty acres devoted 10
garden vegetables; employ ten inch, and
bring to our city, from this source alone,
Two loads per day, averaging $50 per load.
These gentlemen also srrenuousy urge the
use of tie sub-soil pluughs.
MIR. Southwirk, gentleman who has
paid most commendabe attention to ;he
dairy business, gives US the following re-
port; He keeps one hundred and Iweniy-f
COWS. emplys eight men, at cost Of $500
per month IN The aggregate he sells per day
one hundred and seventy-five gallons of
milk, at 81 per gallon. yielding HIM a
monthly income of $3.50. or annual revenue
from this source alone of $4,000.
Next we would like 10 direct your atten-
ton TO the magnificent results of agriculture
under the energetic patronage Of our worthy
mayor, General Hutchinson. Late in the
season he commenced the cultivation of eight
hundred acres of land on Putah creek
From this area he raised an average oil
| ffty-Ihree bushels Of barley 10 the acre, the
average weight per bushel being fifiy-two
pounds. Total yield in bushels AZ, 400; to-
al yield in weight, 22e9,600. The value
Of this immense crop, at four cents per pound,
would amount to an aggregate of $9l ,584.
| Mr.. J. C. Davis, who maniirsts an ex.
hnlsiless interest n the general advance.
ment OF agriculture, has ranch, or farm, Of
onehalf league six hundred acres of this
are under fence. He has TWO thousand head
of stock raised the last season two ihous-
and bushels of grain and one hundred IONS
ufhny.
Next allow me to call your attention to
he agricultural efforts of J. NJ. Homer. Esq.
II San Jose valley. Mr.. Horner, on TWO
hundred acres, raised 900 bushels Of bar