Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-11
THE FARM.
yAREOUS SUBJECTS OF GENERAL
INTEREST.
The Cottony Cushion Scale-EnSlish
View OF California-Law on Self
ing Live stock-Notes, Etc.

The true nature Of the dangerous pest
known as the cottony cushion scale seems
to be now appreciated in the southern part
of the State, although ii was allowed 10 re-
main undisturbed and spread, until it
appears to have got entirely beyond con
troll. The editor of the Riverside Press
realizing the inevitable situation, gives the
following very cfiectual remedy for its
determination
After finding a tree on which the cot
tony cushion scale has found Judgment,
take some dry straw and scatter it on
the ground under the tree to a depth of
SIX inches; then spray the tree with pure
kerosene until it IS thoroughly wet down;
then set fire to the straw and the blaze will
soon shoot up through the tree N an effect
i've manner After the fire has died down
there Will be no live scale left on the tree.
Cut the tree down, burn it up and dig up
the roots and make room for another tree.
This Is effective work, and nothing short Of
such heroic treatment will accomplish the
end desired. If this plan could be pursued
faithfully throughout Southern California,
this end OF the State would be much
Weather in consequence"
THIS same cottony cushion scale as the
RECORD UNION some time since stated, has
secured ioothold in Sacramento, many
trees in the northwestern part of the city
being seriously affected by it. When at
tention was called 10 this fact, the state
ment was also made upon the authority
of Matthew Cooke that the pest could now
he successfully disposed OF. and the pre-
vention of It's spread and existence here
be soon effected, provided proper move
mcnt on the part of fruit-grOWerS and
citizens was entered upon for that purpose.
But, what is eyerybody's business is
nobody ), and hence the enemy will be
allowed to continue aud rapidly extend its
dominion until all fruit and shade trees in
the Capital city (for it lives upon shade
trees as well as fruit have become SO
infested and injured that we shall be ready
10 adopt the remedy proposed in the River
side Press. and burn or cut all our trees
down as less evil than TO endure their
disgraceul appearance.
Major Horace Bell who owns an orchard
of 2eO trees III the southwestern suburbs Of
Los Angeles, says the Californian, and
whose place was somewhat infested with
this scale did not wait for general or official
action 10 rid him of the pests. His plan
has been 70 make up a detection Of whale
oil soap 20 poundsl and kerosene = gal
iOnS), which he mixes together thoroughly;
with the wash gives bis trees a thorough
spraying. Some of the tender shoots at
the top, which are the most infested, lie
cuts oil ana burns. After the tree has been
cleansed lie wraps newspaper about the
trunk and on the paper makes a girdle of
coal tar 1t will not do to put the tar on
the bark directly, as it is apt to kill the
tree. This girdle is sort of magic circle to
keep the cottony cushion witches from
again climbing the tree. Those that lodge
upon the ground will ascend the trunk III
countless numbers unless prevented in
some such manner. Major Bell thinks
that when trees are once well renovated
they may be kept clean by spraying yigor-
ously with clear water once every three
months.
BETTER BLOOD FOR BUTTER.
The advantage of having a thoroughbred
sire Of high butter-produclng blood,
whether Of Jersey Or some other blood. 70
cross on common COWS, must be apparent
when II Is remembered that the sire NAV
reasonably be expected to exert as much
influence upon his offspring IS the dam.
A heiter calf from COW making 20 pounds
OF butter year, out of u sire from Il family
habltual!y making 100 pounds yearly. may
fairly be expected TO become a COW that
will make 300 pounds year. This may
not be true in every instance. but il will
generally be closely approached Ii is
claimed by breeders that in such crosses
the sire affects more especially the quality,
and the dam the ouqntitv of tha mi L tin
progeny will urodiIcr If 81 thor nio,bt
be sDetfal advantage gained bv seIecf;ne5
sire from ii family of very rich mixers IN
cross on a dam giving 4 LARGE nII,ntitv
with reasonable hone Of deyeIonine, 4 COW
superior 20 her ancestry on both sides.
The owner of . ,iIir,, hard that will 6ot
produce YEARLY over mo mounds of huttar
per COW ought not 10 rest satisfied with IFS
performance. He muet carry foo r,,qn,.
animals and .i1Dnort too n,nrh live ,,-.i,,ht
for the small refIro jIr ougbt nj ono.
to set about improyiDr if in some way
either by selling off Ills noores+ animals
and REPLACING them with better ones bv
purchase. or raisju, its canacifv hv hrend
ing UNDERSTANDING, stock The latter
IS believed In he The srIrast and cbeanesr
mefhCd. cspaciaI,v when Sire, Of s1Iperior
merit can be bollsht nj fair rates. Houn,,
Jersey bulls. of butter families have be
come plenty enough 70 lower the price
from thousands and hundreds to Sl0o. and
even in some cases to so or less At such
figure. il would pay any one having COM
mon stock pi only average capacity to IN
vest IN 3oil o. that Rl!d; not Waiiihg Tor
OK - nc u TON1 ~ -'''' 9 =.
auV''ii,a5e "Ncs tie 'elSe5s on "cco:illt o'
superior SIZE Wilich are sIes'dIiy col!'Iu5 10
the 'front.' ana may al no very INSTANT teI1ou
oYefSIad9W me NIUE Jerseys
y otecl NAlch Won! run more UNIFORM
lhan me Jerseys Is oeleFed 70 DC quIte
possloie, oa'' however promising o'heE Va
Hetles OF c..'''e may ne' mere IS as Het no
other plenty ehouSn 20 UIlilS prices Gown
10 the views Oh pracJlcal men OF VICE preIu
enough IO' Gt,lefai use Jerseys are CON
mehded' lheIeiore' because Jus. nov taS
most aVdiianie OF any holcd butter pIeeq'
Me'.n"h.ie IL WoGio certainly nuI DC 40
visible ior one VINO mas OCCASION - M
prove ms Ae-'. III Iit airetlioh oi pI''ei-
making To .et ship chance 81 getting i9r .
reasonable consideration an American lie5,
stain, Guernsey or even 9hortn2fn pun
with good an'eceient7. lie would make
good progress w'ih either. SUI, the
chances for finding sire 81 good butter