The Placer herald., 1871-05-13
HOUSE AND FAR NJ.

CU8uRc, SAYS tuS kOdu luIiCiSSO tUfVUttc,
specimens of rye and barley, grown on unir-
risated land by VIM. Il. Olden, of Stearns'
Rancho, Anaheim, Los Angeles county,
which show the advantages of deep plowing
In sandy loan, where the moisture at the
moderate depth below the surface. All the
samples are four months from the seed Rye
On land scratched three inches deep p feet
high; plowed six inches deep, feet bigh
plowed twelve inches deep full head and
heavy), S feet high; plowed and sub-soiled
two feet deep full head and heavy 81 feet
high; barley on land plowed twelve inches
deep full head and heavy, feet high. In
. letter to Edward F. Northam, accompany
ing the samples, Mr. Olden says
The result has completely vindicatcd the
good effects of deep and thorough culture,
and has furnished the most convincing proof
that by cultivation alone good crop can be
raised upon the nine-tenths of the land com
posing the plain surrounding the town Of An
ahiem, and which is covered by the Stearns
ranches. This and the past season has fur
nisbed most favorable opportunity to test
the value of this system of culture. With
the same deficiency of rain any other part Of
this State would have been a desert; but
here all deep-rooted plants had grown with
their usual luxuriance, the moisture is
abundant at moderate depth below the sur
face. 1t was the knowledge of this fact that
made me confidently pursue my system of
culture, the results of which are as certain
% those Of mathematical problem. All
that is required is to pulverize the crust that
overlays this moist subsoil, and the upward
flow of moisture is steady and abundant. In
proof of this, my grain came up promptly,
and has grown steadily, and has apparently
been entirely unaffected by the very unfA-
vorable weather of the past Winter and
Spring. Three times it has been prostrated
by the furious gales that devastated the
whole State, but in two days it was erect,
and growing as vigorously as ever. Neither
sun nor wind can dry out my subsoiled land
any more than they can my well; both are
supplied from an unfailing source. The
specimen that send to you will fully Illus
is from ground plowed and subsoed two
feet deep; the next best from twelve inch
blowing; the third six inch plowng, ard the
worst from three inch scarrifying, according
to the most approved method of our G9ri-
scrdtchural community. As these speci
mems are taken from contiguous spots, and
from precisely the same kind of soil, it is
sufficiently evident that the flilure of the
crop is not owing either to he eoiI or climate
but simply to the insuficiency of cultivation.
can force the soil of this valley to yield
. crop without one drop Of rain and without
irrigation My crop is the best have seen
in this county, irrigated or otherwise and
the best of It'll as good as have seen in the
best of seasons. With steam plow could
have had crop of 500 instead of so acres,
equal to my best, which | think will yield
40 sacks per acre.
How TO ACT IN CASE OF PoIsoN1NG The
Journal Of Health says:
Whatever is done must be done
quickly. The instant person is known to
have swallowed poison by design or accident
give water to drink, cold or warm, as fast
as possible, a gallon Or more at time, and
as fast as vomited drink more; tep;d water
is best, as it opens the pores Of the skin and
promotes vomiting, and thus gives the speed
lest cure to the poisonous article. If pai S
begin to be felt in the bowels, it shows at
least that part of the poison had passed
downward; then large and repeated inec-
tons Of tepid water should be given, the OBJ
ject in both cases being to dilute the poison
as quickly and as largel y as possible Do
not wait for watcr-take that which is near
est at hand, cold or warm, for every Sec
ond of time saved is Of immense Importance; !;
at the same time send instantly for physic-
ian, and as soon as he comes turn the case
into his hands, telling him what You have
done. This simple fact cannot be too wide
ly published; it is not meant to say that
drinking a gallon or two of simple water will
cure every case of poisoning; but II will cure
many, and benefits all by its rapid diIuing
quality.
CURE FOR CANcER.-A piece of sticking
plaster was placed around the cancer Ca little
larger than the canccr), so that the cancer
and small circular rim of healthy skin next
to it was exposed; then plaster made Of
of chloride of zinc, blood root and wheat -four
and water was spread on pie Of muslin
the size of this circular opening, and applied
to the cancer for twenty-tour hours. On re-
moving it the cancer will be found to be
burned into, and appear Of the color and
uaTuucsS Vi all Oiu SIlOc SUIT. dIti tHt C!lCu-
lar rim outside of it will loo!, white and plr-
boiled, as if scalded by hot steam. The
wound is now dressed and the outsid rim
soon separates, and the cancer comes ont in
a hard lump, and the place heals up. The
plaster kills the cancer and it sloughs out
like dead flesh, and never grows again. This
remedy has been carefully tested and prov
cd successful.
LENN1Gs' WHITE STRAWBERRY. writer
in the March Horiiculturist says: "lf there
be Seckel or Delaware among strawber
ries, this is it. have seen it often eompr-
ed with dozen of the leading varieties, bat
never heard but one opinion, viz, This, for
exquisite flavor, is unsurpassed 1t is a
moderate sized berry, not remarkably even
in growth, nor a very productive bearer 1t
is, however, not poor bearer nor by any