The Placer herald., 1874-09-05
HOUSE AND FARM.
''~'~ The following items Of interest on agri-
eu1tural matters, we obtain FROM the San

ms SUBJECT has received very little atten-
stion at the hands of The press in this State.
When our Summer fruits are nearly gone
we receive large shipments of apples fiom
Oregon, which bring a much higher price in
our markets than our California apples.
They have peculiar flavor which the ap-
pies raised IN our warm climate do not at
tain: The further South we 20 the less the
apples are favored But the mountain dis
tricts OF our own State are in every way
equal to the fruit-producing districts Of Ore
gon. At the last State Fair a comparison
of the apples raised in Placer county with
those produced in Sacramento coNnty proved
the one almost insipid as compared directly
with the other.
Another great advantage which the noun
tain counties have in this regard is the fact
that the fruit ripens month or so later than
the fruit raised in the valley. BY this means
1t can be brought into market after other
fruit is gone, and, being more compact, will
keep till March without trouble This latter
fact is one Of immense value to our State as
"a frnit-growing country, and will in time les
sen the demand for Oregon apples. The
only discernabe difference is that our noun
tain apples are not quite so highly colored
as those raised in Oregon; but on the other
hand, they are larger and their flavor is
equally as fine. Within the last few years
fruit-growers generally have come to the
conclusion that Winter apples pay better
than early ones, because they arc not 80
perishable and The price is not so Auctnating
as for Summer fruit.
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CAss1pY's FRUrT DRYER.-Of this new
invention the Petaluma argus says The
new fruit dryer, invented by j. W. Cassidy,
of thisscity, was put in operation last Mon
day. 1t is a decided success, fully meeting
the expectations of the inventor, and of all
the parties interested in the success of the
enterprise. The heat generated for the pur-
pose of drying The fruit is better utilized,
cost of operating the machinery less than by
any other process. Experiments have been
made with apples peaches, plums and pears
with the most gratifying success, and there
is not the least particle Of doubt that all
kinds of fruits and vegetables which are
preserved by drying can be successfully
cured by the Cassidy dryer. The fruit
dried by this means ia incstimably superior
to, and brings much better price, than
that which is dried in the old-fashoned way,
and from the time it is placed in the dryer
till it is ready for market, the time is about
eight hours
Our CANNED FRUIT EAST. .-Conversing,
few days ago, with gentleman just from
Boston, we alluded to the subject of Cali
fornia dried and canned fruits East. He |
remarked that our canned fruits were con
sidered a rarity in Boston, and that he had |
paid seventy-fve cents can for quart cans.
And with this knowledge before us, that we
can find an anxious market for every can of
fruit we send East, we continue to sell for
little or nothing, cash in hand on delivery
rather than to put up our fruit, and wait a
few months for returns. that will show three
times the retail price received here. We
shall be glad when the day comes that Cali
fornia fruit it-growers will have awakened to
their true interests in this matter.
RAMIE AND Jure.-1iavng made this
matter of some study, we have labored to
further the enterprise along There are a
number of farmers in this State wlo are
experimenting with these textiles the present
year, with view TO settling the question of
raising our own sacks. VIII some Of these
gentlemen give Us the result of their expert
cnce in this matter for the benefit of Others
who may wish to embark in the enterprise
another year. There are many men well
posted, theoretically, on this matter, but one
column of actual experience on our soil is of
more value than pages of theory.
BOILED FIANK-To EAT CoLD. Take
piece of beef flank six or eight inches wide,
and as long as you can get it. Sprinkle
salt on it, if fresh: prepare stuning as for
fowls, and spread over it roll up very tight
and tie with strings TO keep in place, as the
beat will curl it. Then tie or sew it up in
cloth and drop into rapidly boiling water
Cook several hours; the larger the piece the
longer it will take. Try with a fork.
When done, lay between boards and put
weight on it, keeping the cloth on it still
When cold it will slice beautifully.
CALIFohNIA FRurr IN THE EAST. -Messrs.
Davis q Sutton, produce commission mer-
chants, New York, make the following re-
turns on the first arload of California fruit
sold in that market this season: The price
realized was $2,S24 So the highest price
ever obtained there for like quantity from
this State. The shipment consisted of Bart
lett pears and some fifty boxes of Washing
ton plums. They say that if the latter had
been in good condition the car would have
brought 50 900 easily. The car was from
7. b. Crane, of Marysvie.
If a little lime is dissolved in the water
applied to the soil, nearly every species Of
worm that is found viii be killed, and the
plants not injured. Tobacco will also de-
stroy most kinds of worms; but lime is pref
cradle, because it aids in dissolving the
pant-food in the soil. thereby stimulating