The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-07-06
AaRHCuLTURAL.

1HE N1NE.--SayS WRITER IN the OnlO |
Crisis: Totally different from that of any
of the plants to which we have referred,
is the pruning of the vine. It produces
its fruit on wood OF the same seasons
growth, and its vigor is therefore to be
encouraged. As the size aud quality of
the bunch aud berry are influenced con-
siderably by the strength of the cane, it
is evident that, for constant fFuitfulness,
q succession of young wood must be Sc
cured. Almost as many methods Of train
ing the vine have been recommended as
men who grow it, each having advantages,
yet all being similar in the epdeQYor to
keep the trellis covered with bearing
wood. When the vine is planted, it
should be cut down so as to leave one eye
to grow Some accident might destroy
this, however, and two or three should,
therefore be leftat the fall pruning, when
those which are superfuous should be de-
stroyed. The first season this bud should
throw a straight shoot of several feet
During November it should be cut back
to FIVE eyes; If it is delayed until spring,
the wound will bleed, weakening the
vine, and causing tho shoots to start with
less vigOr. This stump will show FIVE
branches, which are spread out on the
trellis like fan. At the next fall prun-
ing these arms arc shortened, leaving two
eyes upon each, and the next summer the
vine possesses ten arms. The vine has
now attained its stature. At the next
fall pruning, beginning at the bottom, the
fruit limb is cut within two eyes, so as to
secure one, and the next to nine, and so
on alternately two eyes aud nine. The
next summer the FIVE arms which have
nine buds will fruit from each, aud the
lateral should be pinehed within two
Joints of the bunch of fruit; the other
five limbs throw FIVE strong shoots for
fruiting the following season. At the
next fall pruning the bearing arm or
branch should be cut back to grow, while
the other is left With nine eyes to fruit
thus each arm fruits on alternate years,
PICKLE FOR BEEF AND HAMs.-Take
six gallons of water, nine pounds OF salt.
three pounds of coarse brown sugar, one
quart of molasses, thTee OUNCES of salt
petre, and one ounce of pearlash; /; mix
and boil the whole well, taking care to
skim off all the impurities which rise to
the surface. This constitutes the pickle.
When the meat is cut it should be slight
IL rubbed with fine salt, and suffered to
lay day or two, that the salt may cx-
tract the blood; it may then be packed
tight in the cask, and the pickle, having
become cold, may be turned upon aud
should cover the meat. A cover TO TT
L = AZ kf. L.,
laid on and a weight put upon it, in order
to keep the meat at all times Coz cred
with pickle. The sugar may be omitted
without material detriment. In the spring
the pickle must be turned of, boiled with
some additional salt and mQ,asses, skimm-
ed. and when cold returned to the cask.
For domestic use, beef and pork hams
should not be salted the day the animals
are killed, but kept until its fibre has be-
come short and tender, as these changes
do not take place after it has been acted
upon by the salt.
VALUE OF FRUIFs.-The San Fran
cisco Times shows that next to the grape
the apple yields the largest receipts in
this State. Last year the apple crop of
California realized some 100000 of
which San Francisco consumed Sl20, 900.
Next to the apple comes the peach, the
total production of which reaches within
the neighborhood of 100000. The con-
sumption Of San Francisco is about S2,.
600 boxes, which bring an average price
of 81 % per box of forty pounds making
the value of the quantity consumed
S102, 500. The Plum production reaches
100000, Of which $40, 900 is consumed
in San Francisco. Cherries yield about
100000, of which San Francisco con-
sumes $50, ,000. ApFicots yield $50, 900,
San Francisco consuming some $50. 900.
Pears amount amount in the aggregate
production to $4,000, of which San
francisco consumes SIS, 300 1t will be
seen that according to these estimates,
San Francisco consumes nearly one-third
Of the fruit sold In the State.
FLAx-The Santa Cruz Sentinel says
on this subject; By experience it has
been ascertained that fax can be success
fully cultivated In this county, especially
on the rich lands gently sloping to the
bay between Sequel and Aptos. Last
year considerable crop was raised, which
proved profitable, not only for the fibre,
which was superior for length, strength,
whiteness, and having silken-like text.
lie, but for the seed, which was abundant
and of very fine quality. This seed was
readily sold at six cents per pound, giving
return per acre, aside from the fax
fibre, more. valuable than any other crop.
A little coal oil, it is said, applied tc
seed, enough to give the grain the scent
of the oil, viii efeetually preserve it from
all sorts OF marauders, such as birds
squirrels and gophers. No animal vii
touch the grain after it has contracted
the odor of the oil. Even the hog refus
es it.
ELOQUENT PASSAGE finest thin;
George D. Prentice ever wrote is this in