Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-05
viii be very beneficial TO the herd and to
the cattle interests of the whole country.

lllOoe VINO utDeilu OH OtncIS IOr q large
number of the tools and implements that
| they use, TO say nothing OF grain bags,
| seeds, etc, many times never returned.
| The good book says, g The borrower is ser
| want to the lender" but in this case. the
| lender, If he be of an accommodating
| spirit, is the servant When tools are
| needed for use he will find that another has
| them, and if returned are broken and out
| of repair. In time they are worn out and
| must be replaced at the expense of the
| owner. In general it would be blessing
| to this class of borrowers If lending was
refused them As long as they can borrow
| they never buy or provide themselves with
| these necessary articles, and the habit in
duces kind of shiftlessness which should
not be encouraged.-[Exchange.
GENERAL NOTES.
| The role of wind in fertilizing the
| ground is remarkably illustrated by the
very fertile valley of Limagne, in Au-
yergne. The prevalent winds there are
west and southwest, and traverse the
chain of the Domes, where are vast de-
| posts of volcanic ashes. Much of this
dust is carried to Iimagne valley, and set
ties there of itself, or is carried down by
| rain or snow. AS it contains a large
| amount Of phOsphoric acid, potash and
| lime, it is highly fertilizing, and its very
fine state favors rapid assimilation. As a
result, Limagne is by far the most fertile
valley in Europe.
The phylloxera first appeared in France
in 1865, in the Department of the Gard
! The ephemeral train has well toiled on
| since it has laid deSclate the whole south
| of France where there was but comfort
and prosperity. The Government expends
| 100000 francs yearly to combat the bugs
| In 1894 thara | 0lA Of, r5r,,
yards destroyed by the scourge in France
out of a total of 5, 10000 acres. In 1874
the country produced nearly 14,000,000
| gallons of wine; now not more than half
| this quantity. She exports annually 550,-
600 gallons.
Thomas Taylor, NJ. D., microscopic ofthe
| Department of Agriculture, gives the fol-
| lowing test for butter: If few drops OF
sulphuric acid be combined with small
| quantity of pure butter, the butter will as
| sumo first an Opaque whitish-yellow color,
and after the lapse of about ten minutes il
will change to brick-red. Oleomargarine
made OF beef fat, when treated in the same
manner, changes at first to clear amber,
and after lapse of about twenty minutes
10 deep crimson.
A writer in the Prairie Farmer says
| Ward c. White, the most successful
! apohorism that has gone over the whole
world : always speak to a COW as | do to
| lady When asked him to tell me the
answer to the whole dairy problem in one
| word, he replied Well, my boy, | should
| spell it comfort. Remember that milk
giving is maternal function, and no man
should abuse a mother
Grapes have had boom since crushing
| commenced. The leading varieties are
bringing good stiff price with an upward
tendency. The cause of this is the light
ness of the crop as compared with last sea-
son, and while we have less grapes now
than we had then, it is a satisfaction to
know that much better quality of wine
viii be manufactured and q higher price
commanded.-[St Helena Times.
Ants can easily be exterminated by put
ting about two ounces OF lard oil in a small
tin can without top and burying the can
about half way in the earth near the ants
nest. Leave it until the next day, and, if
any ants are seen outside of the can, pour a
little more oil into it, stir it with a stick
and let 1t stand a little longer, when the
last ant within travelling distance will be
drowned in the OIL
The largest butter record in the world
was made by Princess II, with the Their
mOmeter below zero, making 81 pounds of
butter day from 81 gallons of milk. The
COW giving the richest milk, however, is
Lancaster Fanny, owned in Middle Tennes-
see, making pounds of butter from gal
Ions OF milk American Farmer.
Pure fred stock costs a little more at the
start, but when once fully established on a
place they are an everlasting benefit, for all
OF their offspring are, as the parent stock,
Tar superior TO the mongrels, and the little
nv fro ~ 81.
start with is amply paid for by the supe-
riority of those they produce.
Save all pieces of boards and bits of
tough timber and put them away in the
barn or woodshed. How many times in q
year does a farmer want strip of board,
handle for a maui or stick for pin. and
if not at haid, whole board or fence rail
must be cut, or perhaps half day lost
going TO q wagon shop.
All species of fowls are warmly clad, and
it should be borne in mind that this very
matter of clothing while of great value as
a protection against cold, becomes an ele-
ment of danger when the fowl is subjected
to the heat of summer. To guard against
this it is necessary 10 provide good shade
during the day.
A veteran sheep breeder in western Mas
sachusetts thinks the remedy for the disease
in sheep known as grub in the head is
plenty OF grub in the stomach. He thinks
healthy sheep have maggot in the head,
and when not properly cared for the grub
gets the better OF them, and the result is
death.
The Wisconsin Legislature has appropri-
ated the sum OF 5000 to the State Uni
yersity, to be used in holding farmers in
stitutes in various places for the instruc-
ton of the people in agriculture. during the
months OF November, December, January,
February, March and April.
4 farmer in Herkimer county, New
York, raises his best potatoes on a soil con-
sisting of pure sand. He enriches it with
plenty Of barn-yard manure, and plants
six or eight inches deep. His crops are
sure and excellent.
An Eastern exchange says Mr.. Vail, the
cattle king" of Nevada, began business
twenty years ago with capital of $500.
He paid the 500 for a Durham cow, and
from tiiiass COW has sold 900 worth of
high-bred calves.
1t is said that quart of charcoal given
to a brood SOW that has taken too much
feed by accident or otherwise viii speedily
relieve her. a little charcoal is good for
hogs, and it should be given them occa-
sionally.
The editor of the Farm, Field and Stock
MAJ, was told that q teaspOonful of coal oil
poured into the wounds made by peach
borers would kill the insects. He tried it,
and found ii killed the tree as well as the
borers.
Seventy-iye years ago the first tomatoes
grown in this country were cultivated as 8
strange and snowy horticultural curiosity
in garden in Salem. Mass. About As years
ago they began to be used IS table vegeta-
bic.
In 1858 Ray found that there were rs
varieties of apples. In 1866 the collection
OF the Royal Horticultural Society EN-
braced 1900 varieties, many of them not
worth c11ftivs+iop