Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-03

stock to bloat. He further says that it has /
| a rank growth in the dryest, roekiest places, |
and that its spread is very rapid and that |
| he believes that it will soon be the mount |
ain feed. because it springs up both from |
! the root and seed. ALI kinds of stock seek |
after it and thrive ON it when it is appar- F,
emily dead.
CORNER on RAsPBERRIEs.
The average Chinaman is up to snuff"
and Grass Valley has quite a number of
average Celestials. Two or three days ago
one could buy from fifteen TO seventeen
boxes of red raspberries from the China
men for one dollar, but they have ''pooled
their issues" and now demand dollar for
twelve boxes of the berries. If you don't
want EN- you needn't buy 'em, as they
have made arrangements to ship the fruit
thew cannot sell to San Francisco, get it put
M in cans, and have il to dispose of in the
winter. All of the fruit peddlers have
signed an agreement not to sell below the
regulation price, and those who did not buy
berries to can while they were cheap will
either have to pay the price named, or go
without. "Chinaman heap smart. Grass
| Valley G7i1on.
| RED CLOVER AND MESQUITE GRASS.
The Tulare Times, speaking of valuable
| forage plants, says: Mesquite grass and red
clover are excellent forage plants, and they
have been successfully grown in this coun-
ty. H. C. Moore, of the Rancho de Koweah,
who has been experimenting largely in
growing grasses, was in town lately and lett
at the Times Office q sample bunch of each
of the above-named grasses. Hesowed ten
pounds of the mesquite grass q year ago
! last March 1t grew to be about two feet
! high during the season, and died, appa
rently, without going TO seed, which caused
| Mr.. Moore to believe that 1t was not
adapted to the soil in this valley. In April
| last however he discovered it growing iii
| the field again, and it has since attained a
growth of four feet four inches and has
| headed out nicely. 1t has also scattered
over the ranch somewhat, Mr.. Moore hay
| ing found il in places over half mile dis
tant from where it was sown by him. He
says that it will cut q ton and half to the
acre and is a fine fodder, especially for
! horses. The sample bunch of red clover is
three feet in hight. II was first sown on
| this ranch about three years ago, and
| thrives well on the moist land along the
| Kaweah river.
WHEAT AND CORN STATISTICS.
| The Acting Commissioner of Agriculture
| at Washington, in reply to a resolution OF
| the House making inquiries concerning
| the SlOChS Vi GOII NIGdb III ILLS anu
other countries, the demands of consump-
ton and the prospect reproduction through
out the world, has submitted an exhaustive
compilation of statistics by Professor
| Dodge, Statistician of Department of Agri-
culture. The tables show that the worlds
product of wheat in 1885 was 3.l10,000,000
| bushels, and the requirements of consump-
ton 3,l65 600 600 bushels, presenting de-
| ficiency of %, 900 bushels drawn from
the previous years surplus of 125,000,000
| bushels He finds the product of Europe
a medium one. as well as those of India
and Australia, and heavy increase in the
United States. For the supply of the COM
ing years the crops of Australia, India and
South America are already harvested, and
are probably about 100000 bushels less
than those Of last year, while those of the
United States promise only 10000, 900 more
than the harvest of 1885. Wheat in the
United States on May LIST last was 1040 00,-
600 bushels, against 152,OOO0O0 bushels III
1855 OF the commercial stock of wheat
New York held T. 1873, 0S5; Buffalo, 249, III;
Chicago, 1,177,104; Milwaukee, 1886, $50;
Minneapolis, 470, 7s9; and Duluth, $685.
74S. The crop of corn in 1856 was 161,-
700, 900 bushels, the stock 5S7 ,000,0 900 BUSH
els and the expectation 42,00e.0 900 bushels.
The estimated acreage of winter wheat now
, growing is 24,727,067 spring wheat, 49,
900.
GENERAL NOTES.
E One ounce of sulphuric acid in a gallon
a of water sprinkled about the yard and
; feeding places of fowls, is recommended to
t kill the germs of hen cholera.
= TRY the experiment this year of scatter
ing hay or straw over the strawberry bed
and burning it over as soon as the bearing
season is over, says the Fruit Recorder,
as old beds can be made as good as new
in this way"
! The eleventh annual exhibition of the
. Washington Territory Agricultural and
r Mechanical Association will be held at
Walla Walla, commencing September 9Th,
and closing on the 18th. The racing pro-
gramme only has been received.
The Riverside Press intimates that the
e item going the rounds about the production
of the blood orange by grating an orange
4 scion into pomegranate, and after two
. years grating back again from the growth
OF this scion, is 'prematurely off"
An experienced horticulturist thus de-
scribes his mode of planting fruit trees He
makes holes eighteen inches deep and three
> feet in diameter, fills in four inches of
strong, short horse manure, then two or
, three inches of street dirt, sets the trees
! and fills in with earth.
Fl We learn from an exchange that VIM
! Dunphy recently imported from Australia
thirtyahead of cows and calves and one
f BULL for his ranch below Soledad, Cal, at a
i cost of $4,000. The following statement
is also made: "These Australian stock
: are gregarious, and are of a kind hitherto
! unknown in this country. "-RuraI Press.
Following is the method of making Gov
: eminent harness dressing: Mix well to-
: gether, with a gentle heat neat's-foot oil,
h one gallon ayberry tallow, two pounds !;
s beesWax, two pounds; beef tallow, two
: pounds; castor oil, two quarts; lampblack,
/ one ounce. Strain, while hot, through a
D fine cloth, and allow to cool. This is said
a to be superior dressing
e This season so far shows that the Pales-
tine bee has come to stay in California.
) With us they were the first to swarm by
: six days, and as honey-gatherers they are
\ | equal, if not superior. TO the best of any
! other sorts. The drones are beauties, and
. are both ornamental and useful, appearing
before any other sorts of drones by at least
a week.-RnTdl Californian.
!. Morrison the great tariff tinker, wants
4 | to have the duty on wool wiped out Alto
: gether-a move which would utterly de-
. stroy the American wool industry through
q out the country. The lowering of the
a tariff duties in 1888 has caused three times
as much wool to be imported in March last
as came in during the previous March
There is not much chance for a change by
# this Congress. Press.
e Professor Cook says the following mix
}, ture will not only vanquish the apple tree
. bark louise but keep off the borers as well.
: 1t is to heat to the boiling point one quart
y of soft soap in two gallons of water and
!. while still hot thoroughly stir into the
y mixture one pint of crude carbolie acid.
! He thinks the best way to apply it is to rub
I it on thoroughly with heavy cloth, using
! the hands also during the operation.
An Ohio amateur gooseberry grower sue
ceeds in growing very fine fruit, both in
II size and quality, on cool, clay soil, keep
Il ing the plants open in the center by prun-
: ing. When they start into growth in the
. = spring he Immediately disbuds to prevent
. them from becoming too dense, and thus
: admits a free circulation of air. He
!, mulches heavily during the summer.
With this treatment he is little troubled
: with mildew.
e Repeated experiments have proved that
J. fruit trees may be fully protected from in
!. Jury by rabbits by very simple remedy.
Several parties at and near independence
have tried it, and find that it affords COM
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