The Placer herald., 1874-10-03
HOUSE AVID FARM.

action among classes of men identified in
their aims and interests, are strikingly illus
'traied in the Granger movement. The
Grangers are now in recognized power, not
only in California, but throughout the coun-
try. III twenty-iou counties of this State
their influence is already strongly and bene-
ticially felt. Considering the comparatively
short time that has elapsed since the organi-
zation began its work in California, it is a
matter Of wonder aud con ngratulation that so
much has been accomplished. and SO many
things undertaken, with fair prospect .of
being speedily accomplished. Besides the
loading Of ships, at various, points, by diff
ferent Oranges, the "Grangers' Bank Of
California" and several local farmers banks
have beeB established The Wool Agency,
the Dairy Agency, the Fruit Growers A $50
citation and their drying establishments have
been put in working. order, with highly sat
isfactory results The Purchasing Agency
promises to prove very useful, and is al
ready success. Among other things which
must be credited to the Grangers, or to
Granger influence, are the narrow-gange
railroads, from Salinas to Monterey, dis
tance of 1Sb miles, the substantial, capa-
cious and well filed Grangers' warehouses
along our railroad lines and rivers, the nu-
merous two-story Grange halls, with large
store-rooms below. All this has been done
in very short time. BY and 10y will come
other enterprises for the benefit of the ag-
rcultural population. There will be more
narrow gauge railroads, more warehouses,
and more Changers balls for social purposes.
The general tendency of the Grenge move
ment is clearly good tendency. The dan
gers that its influential leaders should most
vgantly guard against, are, first, the dan.
ger of being used by the politicians, and
second. that of a narrow clannishness. Men
who are not farmers, and who have no di-
rect interest in agriculture, are not necessa-
rilv bad men. Men who are farmers and
Grapgers do not constitute an arstocray.
Thus far, the work done and helped to be
done by the Grangers, both in California
and elsewhere, has been, in the main, good
work. But, just in proportion to the IN
crease of the influence and power OF the or
ganization, will be the increased strength OF
the temptation to abuse it, by trying TO ex-
ercise it outside of its legitimate sphere.
Coon FRUIT ALWAYS SELLS. The far
mcrs have had, on the whole, prosperous
wear. Common fruit has been abundant
and cheap. Fruit of the best quality has
not been remarkably cheap, and it has been
quick of sale. Thus, there has been de-
mand for more Bartlett pears than all the or
chardists have produced In fact the East
ern demand for this fruit has been SO great
that the local markets have generally had
but small supply, which could be sold at
stiff prices. There has always been de-
mand for two or three sorts OF apples IN ex-
cess of the supply. Thus, the yellow bell
nower---the best apple, take 1t all IN all,
ever produced in the Statc-always finds
ready sale at good prices. The best fruit
never over-stocks the market. Poor vare-
ties are always in excess of the demand.
The same facts have been noted for years,
in the markets of New York and Ph'adel-
phia. Thousands of tous in those markets,
every year, decay from lack of sales. AT
the same time, the fruit farmers who under
stood their business, made money steadily,
and were not at all disturbed by the fact
that poor fruit found an unremuneratve
market. Bulletin.
JELLIED FRuTs. Pare smoothly twelve
or fourteen virgalieu pears, leaving the
stems on; cook in fair water until transpa-
rent, but not broken; soak III half pint of
cold water half an ounce Of red gelatne,
and add the juice and grated rind OF lem
on and one pound of sugar; make very hot
the water in which the pears were boiled,
and add boiling water, if necessary, to make
one quart, and pour upon the geatine
When thoroughly melted, strain. Pour a
little in the bottom of two deep jey-moulds
and let it COOL keeping the rest hot; then
put in each mould, stems downward, as the
mould is inverted, six or seven pears, and
scatter among them bits Of chopped pine
apple preserves. When arranged pour in
the rest of the Jelly, and set in IA cold, but
not freezing place until wanted, when DIP
the mould for an instant in hot water, place
the ielly-stand on the bottom Of the mould,
turn it suddenly right-side up, and remove
the mould. These jellies may be made of
different fruits using red gelatine where the
fruits are of light color, and white gelatlne
where the fruits are dark.
In California, the first experiments in silk
culture were made some four years since,
but a thorough trial has only been given in
the past two years; and the result in various
parts of the State have been thoroughly
successful. There were some failures at
first, which were due to impatience, want OF
care and lack of experience. The climate
of the interior resembles that of Southern
Italy. and is more favorable for the growth
of both mulberry trees and cocoons than
Japan, China or the Eastern States. In
Placer, Dl Dorado, Nevada, Calaveras,
Sonoma, Santa Clara and other counties, a
few enterprisng persons are engaged in the
business to some extent, and all concur in