Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11

There were about twenty pears on the
tree and these made an aggregate weight
of twenty-one pounds. The trees upon
which they grow are only three years Old,
and now have upon them second and third
crors now growing, with promise OF still
auother-in blossom at present upon the
trees"
neighbor of ours whose hens, to our
evaporation, kept laying on when eggs
were forty-ive cents dozen, while ours
persistently Laid off during the same seal
son. on being questioned revealed the fact
that his had pail of skinned, perhaps
clabbered, milk each day, and no other
drink. On comparing notes we each found
that our management of fowls was almost
exactly alike, with this single difference
difference that put many a dollar to the
credit side of his ledger, while our own
was left blank during the same period; and
this thing had been going on for years
with the result always in favor of a milk
Diet Tribune.
If bones are really as valuable as they
are claimed to be by some fer grapevines,
every one has the means at hand for slim
ulating his vines TO wonderful vigor. 1t
is said that if bone is placed in the earth
near the root of the grape, the vine will
send out a leading root directly to the
bone In its passage it will throw out
no iibers, but when it reaches the bone
the root will entirely cover it with the
most delicate fibers, like lace, each one
seeking pore of the bone. On this bone
the vine will continue to feed as long as
nutriment remains to lie extracted
Farmer and Tribune.
Cotton-picking is now in progress at
Bakersfield The Cp{Jornion says The
Weld will be better than in former years.
If the contemplating machine, worked
with pair of horses which move it along
che rows, of which we see favorable notices
in the Southern press, proves TO be sue
cessfu as is anticipated, cotton-growing
will become great and profitable indus
try here.
In choosing eggs, apply the tongue to the
large end of the egg, says poultry iancler,
and if it feels warm it may be relied on as
being fresh. Another mode of ascertaining
the freshness of eggs is to hold them before
lighted candle or to the light, and if the
egg looks clear it viii be tolerably good !;
thick, it is stale; and if there is Il black
spot attached to the shell it is worthless.
Take care and remove sprouts and suck
ers that start out near where scions are set
in engrafted trees whether the stocks be
old or Young. Do this soon after they
start, when they can be removed by thumb
and finger; otherwise the sap is drawn
away from the scions needed for their
growth Prairie Farmer.
Sorghum is successfully raised, says the
Inyo Independent, at Bishop creek in that
county. From something less than a half
acre of ground Mr. McCrosley obtained
this season forty-seven gallons of very fine
syrup. f. A. Clark, it is said, has raised
sorghum there for several years and al
ways with success.
Sheep Will eat beans unground, which is
not the case with other stock Except occa-
sioualiy), and when ground and fed they
are among the most nutritious foods
known, but in the ground or whole state
beans are fed with better results when
cooked.
Pure horse manure is of itself of very
little value, and becomes more worthless
when kept under cover. 1t is too dry and
not, anu III Il SIoiJ tilHt bcCOllcS WOIll HO
more than the ashes of it. If it is mixed
with four times its bulk of swamp muck it
makes a valuable compost.
A solution made of tablespoonful Of
saltpeter to four quarts OF water is one of
the best antidotes for the rose-bug and
ctlrrant-worm It is also death to the
cabbagc-worm. Apply with force pump
or Garden SYRINGE
4 writer says: 1t is not right to milk
slowly 1t exhausts the patience both of
the animal and milIzer Quiclness of
milking and patience in stripping will
give the most milk and the most satislac-
ton TO the COW.
Henry Runclle, says the Placer Times,
has Just harvested bale Of hops raised on
his mountain ranch here III Dutch Flat
These hops are of wonderfully fine
quality.
Onions are known to be ripe when a
large share Of the tops fall over. Pull,
dry thoroughly, cut of the tops, and sell,
or store in dry, cool place, spreading
thinly.
Bands of carpet, bagging, or other fabric
fastened around the trunks Of apple trees
with single long tack, will catch many
apple-wormE Examine weekly and kill.
1t has been officially ascertained by the
French Government that every suggestion
for the cure of vines infested by phylloxera
has proved to be abortive.