The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-14
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that much more will be put upon this
market next fall.
Every dweller in this land of prolific
soil and delightful climate who, own
ing bit OF ground, hss not taken some
steps to beau,i6y it by the culture OF
trees and flowers, is defrauding himself
and the country.
Try making compost heap this
year. Use the refuge vegetable matter
and whatever will decay. Pile it in
heap. soak it so as to assist fernienta-
sion. and the result will be valuable
lot of tertilizing ma terial.
The Relns de Nice grape easily
burns by heat in midsummer. Expert
ments have heretofore been tried 10
counteract that influence by pushing its
growth forward by early irrigation,
forming plenty of wood and creating
thick foliage as protector.
Fruit-growers find they cannot pFune
too often for their advantage. They
often pass over four times during the
season to make trees perfect in growth
to shape them, often thumb prune thin
the frIit to make what you raise per-
feet in form and shape.
The farmers of Los Nictos Valley,
Los Angeles County, California, are en-
tsring into tho culture OF the castor-oil
bean, having made contracts for the
coming crop. II is believed that all
who are engaged in producing this
article will make a handsome profit
this season.
Any of our readers who may. be ex-
perimenting with bisulphide of carbon
for the destruction of ground pests
will be interested in pew adoption by
the Australian rabbit killers. Live
rabbits have been secured, the fur OF
one is wetted with the bisulphide, and
the zuimal is turned into burrow.
On digging out the burrow the occu-
pants are all found clustered together
and dead.
Considerable stock is being poisoned
near RoReburg by what is supposed to
be wild parsnip, says the Pl0indedte''.
Several farmers lave lost some valuable
milch COWS, mainly from their not
knowing how to treat cases of poison of
this kind. We furnish an effec-
tive remedy, which is simply this :
Feed the poisoned animal few quarts
OF -four or shorts mixed with water it
islkuown to be good remedy,
The apiary or honey producing bust
ness has become an extensive industry
in the southern part of California, and
is giving rise to a novel and tough legal
question. The bee men rent or purchase
q few acres to plant their stands on,
and when the grapes begin to ripen the
beee enter the vineyards, puncture the
richest and ripest grapes, and make
scores of tons of honey annually for
their owners from other peoples
orchards.
The Nevada City Transcript says
There is found growing in the noun
famous regions of this county peculiar
grass, the valuable qualities of which
are just becaning known to the gener.
ri public. The blades grow to q
length Of four feet, and are evergreen
For several years past the "show-grass u
g it is called, has been gathered by
some of thespeople living in the neigh
borhOod, and used as filling tor loun
gD, mattresses, etc.
Says the Poultry Ne,cs: The frs
requisite for poultry is a warm, comfort
able house, aud the next is cleanliness
Do not neglect to sweep out the hous
every morning, and put everything il
good form for the day. The next AM
most essential matter is feeding. ",
practice is this: In the morning feed
give fine, soft food, all the refuse iron
the table, such as meat scraps, boilet
potatoes, and wheat bran mixed, give
TO them hot on cold mornings.
Do not imagine that hand ling egg
during incubation will prevent hatch
ing. With care the eggs may
handled everE day, and not she slight
est harm result therefrom. Should an
pftbe eggs get broken il the nes
wash the remaining eggs in warm wste
and clean ont the nest, for an egg tbs
Is daubed with the contents OF aDothe
egg viii not hatch. During the lal
week Of incubation til eggs should b
eprinkled every other lay with war;
water.