The Placer herald., 1870-01-29
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HOUSE AND FARM.


the attention Of our readers 10 the following
summary facts, as indicative OF the progress
being m xde in the introduction Of diversified
products into the grea. agricultural Industry
Of this State:
An experimental crop Of Louisiana sugar
cane will he planted the coming spring al
Tw,tcbsi's Island, in the Sacramento river,
near the junction OF the San Joaquin. II
IT'S growth can he made practical, a sugar
manufsctuty will be established there.
Parties in Solsno county have raised
during the past season. large quantities OF
canary seed. From eight TO Twelve nun
drsd pounds ., this seed can be raised TO
. the acre, and il br:ngs from five 10 ten cents
per pound in this market.
Olher parties, also in this county. have
raised about fifv tons of corisnder seed, the
Ii is extensively used in the manufacture
If bitters, cordials, etc. and the price Ian-
yes from four to ten CENTS per pound.
We have already noticed the fact thai
parties IN Monterey and San Jose counties
have been experimenting 10 the culture
of the sorghum or the Chinese sugar cane,
with gratifying results.
Large numbers Of ramie plauts will be
raised N the neie hborbood OF San francisco
bay the coming season. Fifly thousand
roots have been ordered from New Orleans,
portions Of which will be sold To parties who
NAV desire 10 enter into this branch Of cul-
ture. Arrangements have bssn made ~ub
an English house to take all that may be
produced in the State.
The same parties who ordered the rame
from New Orleans. have also ordered, tom
France, a large quantity Of madden seed
We presume, IL is their des,gr to sell to such
parties as are desirous TO undertake ITS cul-
lure. They have also set out 10000 cut
iiugs Of yellow osiers.
Some successful experiments in tobacco
culture have been made the past season in
San Diego county, which will no doubt be
repeai. d on a larger scale next season. The
tobacco crop Of Indiana. the past season,
was abou, Twelve lbousand hogshsads. There
is no reason Why that culture should not
succeed better bers than there.
A Los Angeles gentleman has been ex-
perimeniing with cotton the past season,
and the result has convinced him that II
may be successfully grown In that county
without irrigation. The bolls gathered were
Of good size, finely opened aud the staple
pronounced "remai kably fine" We do not
regard the experiments hitherto undertaken
on this coast for the culture Of cotton, and
pronounced failures, as by any means con
elusive that we may not be able 10 produce
our own cotton in California.
The culture of fax ought aud might be
IN far
Va have been allie to learn, it has been
universally proftby crop here (mucb more
profitable than whraD, when The location
vas chosen With judgment. There is coed
demand for the seed. The oil mill in this
city h as been obliged to import 25O tons
the frst year, more than halt ts entire sup
The castor oil bean should also be more
generally cultivated. The culture Of broom
corn might also be proftably extended. The
same might be said Of chcory. The gather
inc Of Wild mustard, or its cultivation as a
special crop, might undo .bledly be made
a protil able business. Probably one OF the
most profitable manufactures which might
be undertaken in this State, that would
properly come under an enumeration OF this
kind. is opium. We are DOT aware that
the culture OF the poppy has ever been at.
tempted here. An interesting and most
successful experiment has been made in Yer
mont. the particulars OF which we will en-
deavor next week What our State most
ueeda is a diversified and improved system
of agriculture, and = more general applica-
ton Of capital and intelligence 10 this branch
of industry. When our energies are proper
10 exercised in this direction, this State will
grow and thrive as it has never yet done
since the first ten years Of the gold excite
mept.- Scientific Press.
The WORM ExTERMiNAroR The Ento-
uo[ogist 10 giving the venders OF patent IN
sect exterminators some home thrust, in the
wav Of sbo wing up the imposition pract'sed
1t is passing strange that people will sub.
mt to be humbugge by strangers Of whom
thew know nothing. But it is true that people
will patronize every itineraut vender Of DOS
truIns who may perambulats the rural dis
tri,ts Of any State in the Union. We have
before us number Of circulars received
from parties who otfsr a fruit tree invigora-
tor and insect destroyer. five dollars for the
riebt to use said nosrum.
This circular claims that scientific and
practical cutiva!ors have used and endorse
The said invigorator, all Of which We believe
to be untrue
We happen to know that several emiueu,
fcriss aud fruit-growers live in the imme-
diate neighborhood Of the man who offers
this humbug mixture. but their names do
not appear in the circular-and why not 7
Simply because these men are experienced
horIicuturaIists, and canuot be caught with
such chat.
Our advice is. never patronizs stranger
unless YOU know the value of the article Of
tered for sale.
CURING A HARD MILKING Cow-A wri-
ter 10 the Canada Farmer for December
states that retired merchant becoming the