Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-01

The condition of the crops of the State
in 1883, with the average yield of the prin.
cipai cereals, from data in the office of E.
F. Smith, Secretary of the State Agricult.
ural Society, with an explanation of the
method of collecting the information, and
suggestions regarding continuance of the
system under State authority.
An extended paper on the City of Sacra.
mento, reviewing its commercial history,
its advantages as trade center, its char.
acteristics, and sketching its trade for
1888, showing that during the year just
passed the advance of business in the city
has been fully twelve per cent, and that
its progress indicates steady augmentation
and an expansion of its trade area.
The enemies of fruit are treated in an
exhaustive paper prepared by Matthew
Cooke, the well-known entomologist, with
some consideration of the progress of the
warfare against insect pests in California,
together with description of the latest
discovered species of insects injurious to
fruit, accompanied by list of the RENE.
dies that have been recently successfully
applied to their determination. The paper
is illustrated by nineteen cuts showing the
more recently discovered enemies of grow.
ing fruit, and which have not heretofore
been described to the public. These illus.
trations are drawn from a work by Mr..
Cooke now being issued.
A paper from the pen of Robert William.
son, a prominent fruit culturist, prepared
for this number and devoted to fruit grow
ing in California, with recital of early ex-
periences, the methods of preparing the
ground, selecting tree varieties, setting out
orchards, ETC.; a paper that will be found
full OF practical information and interest
upon the subject.
The work of the Immigration Association
of California, showing it's method of dis
seminating information regarding our re.
sources, and giving the amount and loca-
ton of available public land in California
prepared for the RECORD UNION by the
President of the Association, Arthur R.
Briggs.
a paper from the pen of State Superin.
tendent of Public Instruction William T.
Welcker on school teachers, the special
qualifications required, and the relation be-
tween the demand for and the supply of
instructors.
Apaper on the statistical exhibits of edu.
cational work in the city, county, State
and nation-an article laboriously com.
piled especially for this issue from the
most authentic sources.
a paper of much interes. and informa.
ton, prepared for the REcoRD-UNIoN by
Sergeant James a. Barwick, of the United
States Signal Service Corps, on meteoro-
logy, explaining the cause of the
curvature of the isothermal lines ;
the causes of natural phenomena,
such as rain, fog, snow, red snow,
clouds, sleet, storms, dew, frost, ETC.; ex-
planning the causes for differences in TEN.
perature; equalization of temperature, aud
treating also of predictions of weather.
a paper on Entomology, with an address
by Professor Dwinelle, of the Faculty of
the State University, pointing out the ne
cessity for the study of general and econ
omic entomology for the conservation of
our horticultural interests, together with
the action taken on the subject by the re-
cent State Convention of Fruit-Growers.
An interesting historical paper on Pho
neer Journalism, and replete with reminis.
cences, from the pen of Hon. James J.
Ayers, written specially for the RECORD.
UNION.
Sericulture, and its Importance to this
State as an industry of the widest promise,
with the reasons for encouraging the rails
ing of the silk.worm in California also a
sketch of the history of the development
of silk culture and the special advantages
therefor in this climate; prepared for the
RECORD UNION by President C. A. Buck
/ bee, of the State Board of Silk Culture.
a paper of much interest and value.
The recent paper of Professor f. W.
Hilgard on grape growing in California
ard the wine industry. A very interest.
ing and reliable paper, prepared for the
RECORD UNION by C. f. Grunsky, Assist
ant State Engineer, on Artesian Wells in
the San Joaquin Valley and other local.
ties, and the capacity of such wells fol
water supply.
A paper prepared for the RECORD
UNION from data in the office of State En-
gineer ". Ham Hall, on Irrigation il
California, giving something of it's pres
ent extent and prospective Importance, and
treating of the water supply, biographies
features of the State, the valleys of Cali
ifornia and her rivers, watersheds, etc
1t is paper of State Importance and pro-
found interest.
An absorbing romance from q recent
source, translated from the German es
pecially for the RECORD. UNION by Miss
Minnie Sweeny. 1.-THE Death Message. u
an original sketch local to California, by a
writer who prefers non, de plume. Tabu.
lated statements showing the condition Of
the State, county and city finances at the
close of the year. Health and mortality
statistics of the State, from the records Of
the State Board OF Health, as kept by DR..
F. W. Hatch.
An article on the production OF -four in
California and thu economical methods Of
converting wheat into -four. The gold and
silver coinage at the United States Mint at