Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-05
Matched chickens are best for layers, but
late summer is quite as good for broiiers

Matched chickens are best Tor layers put
late summer is quite as good for broaiers.
Professor Dabney, the State Chemist OF
North Carolina, says, regarding what crops
take out of the soil, " that 100 bushels OF
wheat contain 46 pounds of phosPhorle
acid. 30 pounds of potash, and 70 pounds
of nitrogen 100 bushels of corn contain IS
mounds of phosphoric acid, - POUNDS on
potash. 06 pounds of nitrogen; ,Uo pouhas
of tobacco contain pounds OF phos Ioa ndC
acid, 81 pounds Of potash. the 4ooVeo,oo
bushels of wheat produced III Ihls country
in 1850 contained 100000 tons of phos-
,,boTic arid 10000 tons of potash, 2,S00,
60O tons OF nitrogen, these quantities being
ten times as great as those contained in all
the manures used on all the crops In the
United States in that year.
A number of heavy wheat-growers from
all parts of Northern Dakota witnessed at
Fargo. recently, an experiment in blowing
bv steam, and express themselves pleased
with the result. A traction engine drew
eight plows, turIlinga sod four inches thick
as evenly and as well as could be done by
horsepower, and at the rate of over twenty
five acres Il day This will mark new era
in whcat-growing, us it viii enable farmers
to pillow at cost of not more than 81 the
acre.
The French pink is said to have been in
trOduced in the Willamette valley as 4 gar
den flower, but it is far more now. In
many farms up the valley it has almost
taken possession of some of the most
choice lands. 1t is said that the weed will
lie dormant in the ground for years and
then come up Nothing eats it, and when
once started it is very hard TO extermlnate.
Farmers Gazette.
To prevent hay stacks from firing scatter
3 few handiuls of common salt between
each layer The salt, by absorbing the hu-
mildly of the hay, not only prevents its
fermentation and consequent heating but
it also adds a salty taste to this forage
which all cattle like; besides, 1t stimulates
the appetite and assists their digestion, and
so preserves them from any disease Elk
change.
California seems to be destined to an
oYerrun of grasshoppers this season. The
reports show that they are fast spreading IN
all directions, and their advent Is suth-
GENTLY early to make their visitation pro
lOnged and very destructive one. we gave
in the REcoRp-UNIoN last week the best
methods at present known for dealing with
this pest.
The publication OF the Wool Gro.orr, a
trade journal UefOtcu exclusively 10 TIC III
terest of wool-growers wooi-dealerS and
manufactures, was commenCed at Chicago
a few days ago by the Aithorp Publishing
Company, So Wabash avenue. 1t is Q large
quarto of eight pages, published weekly at
fifty ceLtS per annum.
As showing what can be done with sheep
the following is published A Kansas man
had nine heads Of sheep. TO see what they
would bring in he used none of The income
from them, but put the money from wool
and mutton sold into more sheep. AT the
end of nine years he had LOO sheep, worth
S, 900.
Il may not appear profitable TO purchase
a fertilizer only to have its cost returned in
the crop but its direct benefits to the soil
are great, as many elements are left in
soluble condition for . succeeding crop
cleveland Leader.
The cherry crop in General Bidweips or
chards was very large this year, and OF the
finest quality.
Mrs. II. NJ. Crider, of York, Pa, has pub
lished q pamphlet entitled How to Crow
Fine Celery"