The Placer herald., 1871-01-28
HOUSE AND FA II N.

TTNas. "A Abiding to the manner of propaga-
ting cuttings, the Ne,c England Farmer says
that it has been ascertained that cutting
will develop roots much sooner in moist sands
that in rich soil. But the sand cannot MAIN
tain its growth for any length of time. To
prepare pots for raising cuttings, they should
Be filled nearly to the brim with rich garden
loan, dark and porous, not clayed and sogy;
then pour in one inch in depth of securing
sand; sea sand will do as well as the yellow
sand Wet this thoroughly, and place the
cuttings, from which all but three or four up
per leaves have been removed, close to the
side of the pot; the contact of the ware against
the steam of the cuttings promotes its growth.
Press the wet sand firmly around the tiny
stem. A great deal of your chance for sue
cess in raising slips or cuttings depends upon
this.
Plant as many cuttings as the pot will hold,
from six to dozen according to the size of
your pot; when they are firmly set in sand,
two or three can be inserted in the middle of
the pot. Set them away in a dark, warm
place for twenty-six or thirty-six hours.
Thus cuttings will grow quickly in hot bed,
because the temperature is not dry. Their
growth depends great deal upon the light,
heat and moisture.
If bud is close at the base Of cutting
il will strike root more easily--s not so apt
to decay. The roots shoot from a bud and
the lower down it is the surer your success.
When the leaves drop the plant is commenc-
ing to grow: if they wither on the stem, it
has begun to decay. BY following these
directions no one can fail to grow house plants.
Roses and all the rarest flowers of the green
houses are propagated in this manner.
ORANGE CULTuRE.-It is an established
fact that the best method Of cultvating
oranges is from seedlings, and hence it is
important to nuserymen to obtain the best
quality of orange seed. We have noticed
the miserable quality of many of the oranges
marketed in this city, and this fact is astonish-
ing when we consider that it is easier to grow
good than bad quality, as the better
quality of the tree is more vigorous, natures
sooner and attains in a larger size than the
inferior trees which yield poor fruit. Our
object in referring to this subject is to inform
persons engaged in the business of orange
culture that at the town of Cosala, within | 20
miles of the city of Mazatlan, Mexico, there
is a large grove of the largest orange trees
we ever saw. The grove is known as
"Chuchipira, and the quality of the fruit
ityields IN so superb that Chuchipird oranges
have been packed on mules as far as the
City of Mexico-1 900 miles distant As
there is regular line of steamers running
from this city to Mazatlan, these oranges
can be readily procured, wherefore we sug-
bo Of in
Producing in this State this particular species
OF orange.
Orange trees will grow and bear in the
granite range along the foothills in this coun-
".
VARIETY OF FooD FOR Hoes. ALI domes-
tic animals thrive better on a variety of food =,
and this fact is better seen in the hog than in
any other description of farm stock. An
experiment detailed in Deitz's Farm Journal
where hogs were fed on cooked potatoes and
oats by the iodine test, the eXcrement shove
that large portion of starch was passing off
undigested BY the addition Of n small
amount of peas to the feed, the iodine test
show that all the starch was appropriated to
the animal economy. When hogs are fed
for any length of time on the same food they
single article of food to what they have
beena ccustomed to, shows marked improve
ment Ifthey are fed on corn they should
have pumpkins or potatoes. Access to grass
should be allowed them when they do not
have variety of food.
TOBACCO Tobacco is the one best remedy
for all stings of insects. Wet it so that the
juice shall start, and place it on the place
stung, and in one moment you are all right
again. Last season a little grandchild walk
ing on the grass near a bank fell upon nest
of hornets, and the hornets fell upon her
She was badly stung in some eight or ten
places. Her screams brought the nurse.
She too screamed. Everybody ran out of
the house. ''What's the matter % and
What's the natter" sounded from half a
score of frightened mouths Tobacco was
at hand Little wads of it were wetted
bound on the spot stung, and in ten minutes
the girl was playing again, nimble as a cicket
Il Henry Ward Beecher
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES Science has
made discovery of new method of bleach
ing white goods. 1t is as simple as it is
said to he effcacious, and is vouched for by
German chemists. 1t consists in dissolvng
one part of oil and turpentine in three parts
of strong alcohol, and placing tablespoon
full of the mixture in the water for the last
rnsing. The clothes are to be immersed in
this, well wrung out and placed in the open
air to dry, not in a room. The bleaching
action of the oil Of turpentine consists in its
changing oxygen into ozone when exposed
to the light and in this process the turpen-
tine disappears, leaving no trace behind. 1t
is so simple as to warrant one or more trials.
How TO CURE A CoLD.-The Herald Of
Health says: Upon the first indication that
YOU have taken a cold stnn eating until the