The union Democrat., 1869-01-02
Cybs Haion gsmutrat.
Plant Trees.

the. Morett mulberry the white, the black
and California walnuts, the black locust, the
olive. the Mission pear, the sycamore and
the black willow. The mulberry sbould be
preferred to all others. 1t starts readily from
cuttings. it grows rapidly, its wood is good
for furniture, and its leaves are palatahle and
nutritious to cattle. so that in time Of drought
a mulberry plantation might be n substitute
for pasture The black mulberry yields de-
jicious fruit But the greatest profit of the
mulberry is in its yield of leaves for silk
worms which will in a few years be among
the chief productions of California and null
berry leaves will have o reader sale and
commend higher price from San Diego to
Shasta than hay does now.
The walnut trees are valuable for their
nuts aad wood. The locust grows rapidly,
its timber is hard and strung. The ol-
i've starts RAPIDLY from a cutting and grows
fast. The Mission pear grows to be large,
handsome tree and bears n fruit. which.
though inferior to the varieties generally sold
in the market, is still palatable- The syca-
more and the black willow arc worth little
except for shade. but where water is abun /
ant they will grow thick enough for hedge.
and most of the fences at Los Angeles and
Anaheim are made of them. There are also
several varieties of maple which grow TO be
hardy poplar and ailanthus are far inferior
TO the trees named above.
The State has authorized the several ccun-
ties to. pay q reward of one dollar for every
tree planted along the highroads. This re-
ward cannot be paid. however. until the ST.
pervisors pass n resolution specifying the kind
of trees, and designating the distance from
the roads, nor until the trees are four years
old. We have not heard that the Supervisors
OF any county have exercised their power un-
der this bill but the farmers should not
wait Tor it. Especially in such wealthy and
populous counties rs Sonoma, Napa, Solano,
Contra Costa. Alameda, and Santa Clara.
they should line every road with shade trees,
without waiting for reward from the pub
lie treasury.
CoRNs.--A CoMrosIrIoN.- -Corns are Of two
knds--yegetabls and animal. Vegetable
corn grows in rows, and animal corn grows
on toes. There are several kinds of corn
there is unicorn, capricorn. corn dodgers,
field corn and toe corn, which latter is the
one vou feel most 1t is said. believe, that
gophers do not like to go far If they can help
it, Z Corn has kernels. aud some colonels have
corns egetable corn grows on ears, but
animal corn grows on the feet at the other
end of the body. Another kind of corn is
acorn those gov ON oaks, but there is
hoax about the corn. The acorn is a corn
with an indefinite article, but the corn Is
very definite article indeed Try il, and see.
Many a man when he has corn wishes It was
an acorn. Folks that have corns scmetmes
send for doctor; and if the doctor himself
il corned he won't probably do SO we'll as II
he isn't Doctors say corns are prduced hy
tight boots or shoes. which is probably the
reason why when man II tight they say he
is cornel. II farmer manages we'll he can
ret good deal If corn on one acre. but
know farmer that has one that makes the
biggest acher on his farm. TIE bigger crop
ef vegetable corn man raises the better he
likes III hut the bigger crop Of auimal corn
he raises the better he does not like n. An
other kind of c5rn is corn-dcAger. The WAY
it Is made is very sample. and Is as follows
thar is. it vou want "a know: You go along
street and meet q man you know has n corn,
and il a rough character then You step on
the toe that has eorn on It, and see II you
don't have occasion "a dodge. In that way
You will find out what eorn-dodger is.
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A Coon TAKE-oFr. The Stockton H6fpei,-
dent gets off a local item about an aged ca
nary bird The Ga<efte. not to he outdohe.
gets eff the following concerning ian aged
Muscovv Duck:
Mr.. lI,hnsweggle, n resident of French
Camp in very early days, writes from Blk
ulia ALASKA Teri,orv( ~ his friend, Mr..
nobhs, agent for the New Zealand Insurance
Company Mt Cherokee Lane, and mentions
the remarkable fact of a MuScovv duck that
attained the age of twenty one years, having
Just reached it's maj ajority. lie SAYS; My
wonderful quacking bird Jake is no more
lie pegged out by reason of old age and yellow
iaundice on the morning Of November 9th,
One of my sons traded for him while passing
through Stockton en- route TO French Camp.
in October. lS49. He (tbe duck not the hoyl
was two years old at the time, consequently
Mis- age at the time he shuffled of was
little os er twenty-nne years. He has travel
ed with Us through North and South Ameri-
ca, and portions Of Oceanica, and with the
execution Of slight attack of the measles,
has eniycd religion and good health up to
the Fall of 1865. In October last he took
violent cold, caused by falling into the water.
This gave him fits and the jaundice, which.
combined with old age set hlm into gradual
decline, eliminating in his death as above
mentioned. Twas not aware that ducks lived
to such an advanced age. He now lies en-
toned in the vault of the Hohnswoggle fam
lily, near the walls of old Fortress Gulla Gulia
near the Grecian Bend of the kwichpak river,
Alaska Territory. And of sueh-my tears
blind me, can't 90 on,
Arr or .IorRxAtlsN.- editor of the
San Jose Mt7Varp who understands his ousi-
ness. SAYS: Journalism is becomlrg more
and more profession. Ifnot an exact SCI
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