Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-16
Short-Horned Notes.

The Los Angeles Times says that the
Southern California Orange Company, Or
ganized last year in that city for the pur-
pose of specializing in oranges, finds that
! the matter has resulted disastrously. The
accounts show that their losses foot up to
nearly $4,000.
A Florida paper says Italy has 100000
lemon trees, which produce ,2OO,0OO,OOO
| lemons per annum, whilst this country has
not reached the alb abs of orange culture
and virtually has not touched lemon grow
| ing; yet we hear no complaint that Italy
has ever reached the alarming" point OF
| over production.
The Santa Barbara Press, speaking of the
success of fruit raising upon the high sage
| brush lands near the GOleta ranch in that
section, says that a twig from a Prince Al
| bert plum tree only eighteen inches long,
contained twenty-siX plums, nearly all
| measuring six inches III circumference and
Of delicious flavor.
A writer says in the Kansas City Lire
| Stock Record. In my opinion the best way
to market wool is toput itup in good shape,
and keep it in your hands until you know
| TO q certainty what you are going to get for
| ii. This thing of being charged up with
| freight, storage, tare drayagc commission,
| insurance, and the Lord only knows how
much risk, is what wears the life out Of the
otherwise peaceful shepherd.
| 4 prize of $40 is offered by the R,ual
| Nc,c Yorker for the largest potato without
| prongs, delivered, postage or expressage
| prepaid. at the Office of that journal, before
| November LIST. The name of the sender
and the variety, and manner Of cultivation
should be stated by postal card If potato
| growers in California choose to compete for
the proffcrod prize it will insure return
! flow of gold, TO the amount of SO, TO the
! Golden State.
Those who have tried the following say it
is an ciIcctual preventive for injury from
rabbits Take of whale oil soap, 10 pounds;
whiting, pounds; glue, 3 pounds; bitter
| alue5, pound put all into Il tiye-gallon
can. adding water enough to fill the can.
| Let all simmer slowly for two days on the
| stove, and then To two quarts Of the mix
ture add five gallons of water. Spray the
| leaves with this once in two weeks and the
rabbits will hunt some more reliable food.
That Santa Barbara, rs n butter produc-
| ing county, says the Press is fast taking
! rank second to none in the State, is a we'll
| known fact The tide of immigration that
! Is pouring in upon Us is composed of an
| industrious class, a class accustomed TO the
| hard knocks of the Old World, and they
take hold of their new departure with a
will and a determination to win. The
Santa Maria Times of recent date says
We are reliably informed that five Swiss
| residents of Guadalupe, namely, G. Bon
netti. A. Pezzoni, T.. Morganti, +. PerinOni
and ?. Pezzoni, have purchased 100000
worth OF the Guadalupe rancho,
The Pomona editor preseribes this method
| for flavoring watermelons: Select from
your patch a melon not quite ripe, and
with small, sharp blade of IA pocket knife
slit the stem near the melon. Into this
punctuIe insert one end of 8 flannel string
about six or eight inches in length. and
place the other end of the rag into a cup
containing extract OF vanilla. lemon, or
other hayoring extract, and leave a few
days before pulling. The melon will alb
sorb the fayoring extract through the
string. and will improve greatly thereby"
BY timely rubbing off needless shoots
from young frIit trees and grapeyines, the
necessity for heavy pruning may be entirely
obviated, and there will be none of the
loss of wood which has already grown,
and no check be given by large amputa-
tons. Examine grapevines as soon as the
growth has pushed an inch or two, and
select and retain those shoots which will
give an evenly distributed growth, with
sufficient space between them. The same
care with young fruit trees. as soon rs they
have fairly started, will give handsome and
symmetrical heads.-IPre and Horticult-
lifist.