Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-22

causes or merely accelerates the disaster to
the crop, is a question to be settled by flu
ture observation.
The Pomona Times says that in that
flourishing settlement during the past year
there have been planted in fruit trees
1,345 acres, S2S acres of grapevines, be-
sides IL, 900 eucalyptus, cypress and other
ornamental trees. Also it appears that
1850 acres of wild land were brought
under cultivation in and around that place.
That would indicate, at rs trees to the
acre for fruit trees, the setting out of
100000 trees, or $4,000 of fruit, forest
and ornamental trees and 100000 vines
In April. 1888, Napoleon Viau planted
some grape cuttings in his Fresno vine
yard. Last Wednesday he brought us
samples of raisins raised on these vines,
that, for size and flavor, cannot be excelled
The growth of these vines has certainly
been phenomenal, and if any of our viii
culturists know of parallel case, we
should be glad to hear from them Dixon
Tribune.
For those farmers who grow beans and
have no sheep, it may be important to
know. that after little use of them, COWS
become very fond of bean-stalks, and will
eat them in preference to good hay. Ref
use beans may be boiled and fed to fatten-
ing hogs, mixing at first with other grains
until the animals become used TO the new
diet.
Rocky forest land had better be kept in
woods until the rest of the farm is in the
highest possible state of cultivation. There
are millions of acres of poor land partly
cultivated that ought never to have been
cleared off But when farmers have such
land, sheep will make it valuable if any
thing can.
The fine dust from much-traveled roads
has considerable manuring properties.
Some farmers have used it as a divisor to
more evenly distribute phosphate in drill
ing grain. 1t is excellent to cover hen
droppings, as it absorbs the ammonia which
would otherwise escape.
Whenever farmer gets labor-saving
implement for himself, let him think il
something to save his wife from kitchen
labor cannot also be secured. If so, he
might not only postpone the day of his
widowhood, but also increase the JOY of his
married life.
The Cucamonga Vineyard Company has
161 acres planted mostly to the Mission
grape. Last season the net profit for this
vineyard was $4,000, and the company has
refused $500, 600 for the vineyard, but they
hold it to be worth $500, 1000 Rural Cali
fornia.
We were shown very nice potato, The
largest we ever saw. 1t weighed three
pounds, of the variety known as Queen O
the Valley Out of four pounds of seec
sown, ten bushels were realized on the
ranch of George Smith, Yreka Journal
Dry earth thrown into the hog pen
privy vaults, or any other place from which
| foul odors emanate, is an excellent disin
fectant, as well as valuable absorbent o
all liquids, and makes an excellent fer
tilizer
OF the $4,000 acres supplied with water
by the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Com
pany, it is estimated that at least 5000
acres are covered with orchards and 5000
with vineyards.
Now is the time to deepen and clear
open bitches. The grass and weeds tina
grow on their sides should be all removed
so as to leave free course of water.
One of the hardest of all crops to 'raise,
in the financial sense, is a mortgage, bu
it is easy to plant. The less one plants o
mortgages the better.
The farmer who lets everything go t.
waste about him will generally be one who
complains that farming don't pay"