Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-07
AGRICULTURAL.
MATTER PREPARED SPECIALLY Fea
TEE RECORD UNION"
An Autumn Spring and It's Co1seq aeuces
Farm Scrap Books a Good
Year for the Dairy-stc.

The early and heavy rains of the present
season are not wholly unprecedented, and are
not without significance While thew have
injured dry feed, they have done much more.
The surface of the sill has besn SO thoroughly
wet that all grain and all grass ssed now on
the soil will terminate, and if warm weather
follows, as will probably be the case, in few
days the folds will put on the green Of
spring, and new feed will more than compen-
safe for the loss of the dry feed lost. Vege-
tAtion will come forward as rapidly and prob
ably In IRE rapidly than in the spring, 50 that
sock will really bs tue gamers for the early
rains. Had thess early rains been only light,
the old dry feed would have been iojared
and we should have had no fresh feed to take
its place. The prospect now is that we shall
have our genuine Indian summer in October
andNovember, and shall experisrc one Of those
delightful seasons that In California some
times occurs in the fall of the year, and may
well tie termed al autumn spring. We sol
dom have such & season here except that it is
succeeded by an open, dry winter, with scant
.rsias in the spring. While farmers may be
IL u PRETTY OF en- I6eu IN the Iall,
they should not forget that they ara most
sure to be pinched in the coming spring and
RUNNER for grass and feed for their stock
IEey should improve the opportunity that
good weather may Low afford them to save
all the hay and all the straw they pJs ibiy
eau. A vegy large amount # hay and straw
has been injured and almost ruined, but it is
al stall worth saving, in anticipation Of
sh Jrt crop next year. Straw that lays spread
out over the grouad rs iefG by the n scaiIe
may be wet plumb ihrOu n to the ground, and
iJ may taks some time for il to dsy our, bat |
1t should not be alb ,ndoned Let it be stirred
Up and turned over, and as soon suffi :isutly
cry, let II be gathered up and put into
stacks. Ii a LITTLE damp, that it does
not actually heat and mold, it is not
ibjured for cattle. Ga the contrary, the
dampness will sof en IL up, and cattle will
<as it ali the better. Large amounts Of
alfalfa seed will doubtless DO ruined and lost
IN consequence the heavy rains. Very lit
tie has been thrashe6, and most of it now
stands in opeu or fiAs stacks. These etacks
have wet down from six to ten feet, generally
from top to bottom. The seed, wLeG go wet,
sprouts very quick. sad it will be impossible
70 dry il out rapidly enou "a to save 1t. Seed
10 this condition will hardly pay for thrashing
and attempting Go save it. TIE loss Of clover
seed must BE- very heavy, ald seed will prob
ABLY rue very high foE next spyiug's sowing
heaviest losers. l. was usually .ts this
s2ason Before graoss were rips enough to be |
picked for raisip- making, and large crops 1
were probably sill unpicked in part.
Ihs season bad bsen slow one
fer sun-Grying, and very large |
portion Of the raisins w5re but idss |
commencing TO cure. Those who had |
Crying hous IS doubtless got few Of their !
part.y-dried raisias iato those houses before |
Shg rslns commenced. Slt there was So liz |
tie warning or threatening before the rain |
actually began to fall, that it Is most likely |
that The pro portion housed j. very small. The |
h5If-dr.ei rai,ius could Re utilized for wine |
making If shore wsr5 plenty OF Wia, Ties in |
the country 20 york them up, buk such is not |
the case. The season is - Late that il vii |
keep ali th1 wiGeTie' IN .ha Sac TG21iUg 20 |
work up the green or fresh grapes, aud they
Will bo 10th 20 undertake to work up the half-
Gu ed raisins 50 long rs there are fresh gra1e3
5i01 them 20 keep busy On. These e ,Tly raias,
unless fol!o Gyed by f,osts, viii bring out the
late potatoes finely, Cd that large crop OF
very fine Il e potatoes may be anticipated.
ThUee farmers who have already narrowed or
cultivated their wheat ssub2ies may conf
IDENTIFY anticipate good volunteer crops if the
season gives rain enough to make any crop at
all Eexf year. These fsids viii seclre the
early fall growth, and the strength and depth
Of tina roots will give them such start that
they will NEST likely get ont of the way Of
almost any possible drought in the coming
spring and summsr Tho. e who have suc'-
me.fallowsd lands sti.i unBown should lose
no lime in getting tbs Sesi in, TO that il may |
have all the advantage Of heavy iAll growth |
ard an early ripeling ia tao spring Now is
q goJd time to soy turnips, lettuce and rad.
ishes for winter use. We may anticipate the
pleasure OF enjoying plenty Of fresh vege-
tables during the coming winter, and may |
thank the carly rains for their quart!ties ard |
improved qualities. Wolfe we regret the |
losses that must follow to farmers thst were |
caug at uaprepared. va can see no little good |
that may tel y. The old saying t'.st {" is = !
poor wind that hlows no enc any good" wil |
continue true 10 til, Csc.