Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-05
FARM AND FRUIT.
FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF
INTEREST AND VALUE.
Prosperity Following the Cessation
OF Siickens FiOw-OVerconing
The Phyolloxera-NOtes.

the S,,tter County Farmer says: Perhaps, as
class, the farmers of Suffer county have
more reason to feel satisfied with their con
dition than the people Of any other section
of the State. Not longer than five years
ago farming in the greater and most fertile
portion of Suffer county was IN anything
but a PROSPEROUS condition farmers, as q
class, had lost their grip; iarm-hou9es'
fencin- and improvements generally nGI-
Gated ANYTHING but thrifty state OF affairs.
with our best lands begging for market
at from ten to twenty dollars per acre with
our mortgage Indebtedness footing up 81
$50 900: with great ayalance OF mud and
sand wear by year, like the lava from some
gigantic volcano, slowly but surely engulf-
ing the finest agricultural lands Of the
county; with a tax levy Of seven and one
half per cent, that made many q farmer
wonder if it were possible 10 get q second
nlortage on his already oycrburdcned and
deprecated property; with hope for j bet
Ter condition OF things almost fed, We have
The condition of our farming interests five
years ago. But few were left who had
not lost their grip. The fight had already
commenced in the defense of our agricult-
aral interests; they met their first Bull
Run when the Supreme Court decided the
celebrated Keyes Ease. but defeat only in
spired them with greater determination to
conquer. or leave the land Of their choice,
bankrupt The battle has been fought and
won. confidence has been restored, large
crops of grain are at hand improv cement IS
The order Of the day, the air smells of paint
and new lumber splendid farm houses are
being built. warehouses to hold our surplus
grain are springing APP along the rivers and
railroad, land from sixty to one hundred
dollars per acre, farms freed from mort
gogcS, farmers with money in the bank, all
indicative that the people have faith in our
prospects, and mean to stay. And to the
farmers let us say, don't growl because
little of your grain has been cast down by
Che late rain. You have better reasons for
rejoicing.
in tate number OF Monitc'g Y;ncoh, P.
JoigncauN communicates, with provisional
Endorsement, the details of new means Of
combating phylloXera which has been dis
covered bv the Curate Of St GenSOuX lie
National. IT is not claimed that the pro
cess Will exteyminatc the arCh-cnemy of
the vineyard, bat that it will render the
vine indifferent TO the attacks. The system
consists chiefly in creating healthy branch
irg roots. To attain this end the Able
puts the vines reversed into the ground, the
branches iniO the soil, and the root in the
air. His conviction is that each branch OF
vine can become Il root and assume the
functions Of root 1t must be admitted
tha5 the roots Of tree are qualified as sub
t.rranean Branches, and the branches Of
Ehe tree are aerian rOot3. 1t may appear
strange, bat not unlikely. The Duke OF
Fsagusa in his memoirs states that he saw
ia Germany an avenue of Linden trees
which had been planted branches into the
ground and roots into the air. Near Gouen
The branches OF pear tree had been con
Quoted head down over . wall and finished
10 root in the soil Why should nos the
vine operate similarly provided the limbs
and roots are bcalthy2 When the roots are
Sound in the attacked vineyards Of st.
GergouX, the limbs Ofthe vine are inferred
and the uusouud Or dead roots are cut of,
only the healthy part OF them being left
above the ground. Before planting the
branches into the soil they are deliCateiy
inciscd in order to Obt1in rOOtlets. The
roots are covered over with molten tall0w
by tender brush, and they are extended
on moss moistened with pheAic water.
The plant-hOle Is filled up with earth and
manure Vegetation is quickly resumed,
and modification takes place soon from
branch-roOts of three or four years. The
system of Able Laborier implies long
pruning, and he has 1870 vines for each
ares IS centares. 600 ares are equal 10
247f acres.) The matter is taken up seri-
Ously, whatever difficulties there seem to
be in the theory, and in replying to the
questions Of Yegetative physiology doubt
less we shall read more about it Wine
and Spirit Review.
According to the Canada Farmer. the agri-
cuiturists Of Canada met in Convention and
adopted for themselves the following creed
We believe in small farms and thorough
cultivation; we believe that the soil lives
10 cat. as well as its owner, and ought
therefore to be well MANFRED we believe
IN going 10 the bottom Of things, and there
fore deep blowing and enough ofit-all the
htt er if it be a subsOil pillow; we believe
in large crops which leave the land better
than they found it, making both the farm
a-d the farmer rich at once; we believe
Chat every farm should own good farmer;
We believe that the fertilizer of any soil is
spirit Of industry, enterprise and intelE-
gcnCC-With0ut these lime, gypsum and
auano would be of little use; we believe in
good fences, good farm houses, gOod or
Chards and good children enough 10 gather
the fruit we believe in a clean kitchen,
neat wife in it, a clean cupboard, clean
dairy and a clean conscience; We believe 70
ask q mans advice is not stopping, but of
much benefit We believe that q place for
everything and everything in its place saves
many a step, and is pretty sure TO lead to
good tools and to keeping them in good
order we believe that kindness 10 stock,
like good shelter, is saving Of fodder; we
believe that it is a good thing to keep an eye
on experiments, and note all, good and bad;
we believe that it is q good rule to sell grain
when il is ready; we believe in producing
Tire best butter and cheese, and marketing
IL when Is ready
4 ST. Helena yiucgyower, who has been
troubled considerable by the devastation
wrought among his vines by jack rabbits,
furnishes the following About the mid
die of May noticed that Mr Rabbit had
begun 10 uib0'c ,he tender leaves on piece
OF Two acres hat had been Teplarted this
year having last year been bodily destroyed
by rabbits I procured q pound Of aloes
Tor 30 cents, and dissolved II in five gallons
OF water. Then taking a WisG-brOOm md
= bucket. I had % Ch.naman sprinkle lit
iie on each vine over the whole piece. and
then awaited the results AZ the md OF
seek I went over and examined the cut
jiugs and while the ground was full Of
-1 J0lt .a. re was no sign OF The vines
having been nibbled. But ON a piece adj
Joining there were several igcs eaten and
/ Immediately applied the solution 20 the
entire vineyard, young and old, at cost of
81 cents per acre Tor aloes and labor. at
this date not vine has been touched since
the treatment, although large new growth
has been made, UgEtacroSs af5urjccn-
foot turn row between me and my neigh
Dor they are vigorously at work ! shall
make another application soon, and this
time shall add q !iltlc.-LNapa Journal
Speaking Of chickeE-rajsiug the Am9io1n
Agric1tuis' for Jelly saws Do not be in q
hurry TO invest in iHcuhators, if you are 3
Ilrmcr. and have anything else 20 DO be-
sides looking after the poultry yard. The
wooden ncGhJtors are well enough for
men who have plenty Of money and make
The raising Of errsand chickens q specially.
A good many things about incubators are