The Placer herald., 1870-12-24
HOUSE AND FARM.


art whiclrhas heretofore received bat liale
attention in this couatry. Recent experiments
in this State have demonstrated the fact that
by careful cultivation many plants, trees and
shrubs heretofore considered as unchangably
tropical and impossible of being Injured to the
frosty climate ofthe temperate zone, may be
acclimated or hardened to withstand the snow
and frost and winds of the foot-hs of the
Sierras, eyen up to an altitude of two thous-
and feet. The cultivation of number Of
tropical plants has BY degrees been extended
northward to regions to which they could not
have been successfully transplanted IN one
season; but the plants become Injured to a
colder climate by being gradually Subjected
to it. Thus the cultivation of tobacco plant
peculiarly sensitive to frost and indigenous to
the tropics, has been gradually extended
northward until now it IL cultivated in the
New England and Lake States, and in these
States the crop is less frequently ruined by
frosts than in Virginia The auclimation Of
this plant to cold climate changes its quality,
making it coarser and stronger; and, in fact,
the acclimation in the temperate zone of all
tropical plants affects the quality of their
substance or fruit, some times improving,
but oftener detoriorating it.
We have aceilnated to the cold frosts of
the foothills and plains, and 10 the cold winds
from the snow clad peaks Of the Sierras, the
fig, orange, almond. and more astonishing
stl, the lime, besides variety of tropical
plants aud shrubs. The acclimatization Of
the fig, lime almond and orange, seems to
be possible to any climate where the ground
does not freeze to a depth reaching down to
the sustaining roots of the tree. If the roots
are not killed by the frost, although the stem
may be cut down, it will sprout again and
again, with each succeeding Spring, gradually
becoming harder until it becomes sufficiently
acclimated to withstand the frosts and cold
winds. We know personally of ano instance
of this process of acclimatization which illus
trates our theory. \ gentleman Of the foot
hills planted ig tree, the stem Of which
was killed BY frost DE fiat year. The root,
however, still retained & germ OF life, and in
the succeeding Spring again sent up a stem
which was again cut down by the frost Of
the following wmter. This alternate process
of sprouting' and diving continued for fonr
years the stem becoming each year Injured
to the climate and attaining a greater size
and height, until in the last year it had
become sufficiently accmated to be unattect-
ed by the weather and continued TO grow,
and it is now one of the largest fig trees that
we know of in the Stale. Iarrr-..
1t is now demonstrated by actual expert
mcnt that the orange and almond'v'il thrive
throughout the Sacramento valley, and in she
valleys and on the hlsides of the Serras
below an altitude of two thousand feet. Near
Browns Valley in Yuba county, in a Locality
where ice forms to the thickness Of an inch,
is one OF the largest almond orchards IN the
State, the bearing capacity Of which improves
every year. Lemons and lines are grown
at Los Angeles, and there is no doubt but
that the cultivation Of these might be extend
ed northward, even to the upper SACRAMENTO
valley. AT first these tropical trees, after
the bearing period has arrived, Yield but lit
tie fruit The buds putting forth too soon
are killed by the frosts OF sudden changes OF
the weather; but as the trees become accliml-
ted nature suspends the germination Of buds
until the season is propitious All arborcult-
urists are aware Of the manner IN which trees
accommodate their birth Of buds TO the cond-
1ion of the weather, but it is only lately that
they are beginning to learn the extent to
which, by care in transplanting and protection
in the beginning, the plants and trees in the
tropics may be acclimated to the moderately
cold regions of the temperate 2one.-E'r-
dm5ner.
KEEPING OFF THE BoBEn. Clark Kimball
Osceola, Pa, says "Slaked lime and coal
tar, ground together, say one pint of the tar
to fourq quarts of the lime, so as TO make a
brown powder, is efficient to keep off the
borer; make the powder ike wllitewash,
with tobacco juice, and put it on with brush,
spring and fall, and feel sure that the borers
and mischievious pests will skedaddlo. "
PorAroEs FOR Mix Recent experiments
by dairymen in England, seem TO show that
potatoes fed to mich cows are equal TO
turnps, carrots or beets, for milk production.
We do not know but this viii prove to be
the cause, but we have serious doubts about
it. Let some of our readers Try the expert
ment -Rural Netc Yorker.
DYspEcnc's B1scUrr. Take Graham -four
(wheat coarsey ground, without boting),
two quarts; corn meal sifted, one quart; but
ter half cup; sour milk to wet it up,
and saleratus as for biscuit Roll out and
cut with a tea-cup and bake as other biscuit,
and when cold they are Just the thing for
dyspeptics And if the flour was sifted,
none would refuse to eat them.
To CURE DYspErsn raw clans
and broth or. the uncooked broth alone, from
a gill to half pint, on an empty stomach,
before breakfast, for month if necessary,
or even longer. This is in reply to SdrdS'tS
inquiry, and in my case, have found it OF
great benefit 6t-Au9usl. Cor. Rardl Ne~-
YORKER.
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