Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-24

that of the horse. Without the latter,
patience, no man can hope for success in
handling horses. The man VINO can pa
tiently develop the good traits of an ami
NAL and discourage the vicious ones has il
within his power to change the horse of
bad habits into one that will be yalu-
able.
ovERweRK.
You overwork occasionally, do you not ?
Perhape you do it habitually, but whether
occasionally or constantly, you know that
overwork debilitates and opens the way to
the attacks of disease. Thousands of men
die because Of oyerwork. Well, what is
true of men in this respect is true of the
horse. We cannot oyerwork it without
danger. The number of horses that are
killed by hard work is very large. Out
side of humane considerations, altogether,
it may be said that man who kills his
horse, or Injuries it, usually does very
foolish thing. The excuse for overwork-
ing our horses is that the work must be
done. There is no must" about it. If
man kill hundred-dollar horse in doing a
hundred dollars worth of work, he has
made nothing-not a red cent If he kills
such horse in doing fifty dollars worth
Of work, he is fifty dollars out of pocket.
If we would be little more particular in
estimating the results of such sacrifices, We
would less often make them Western
RigGl
CALIFORNIA ALMONDS.
The almond tree thrives in nearly all
portions of California, and bears abundant
crops of this favored nut, which, when
properly bleached and graded, returns the
grower good prices. The California soft
shell almond, though not as large, is a
much finer nut than the imported Tara
COMA, is possessed Of softer and finer
shell, therefore the most profitable nut for
consumers to purchase. The Eastern
wholesale trade have begun to recognize
the real worth of the California soft-shell
almond, AMI now purchase the bulk of our
crop each year.
PEACH CURL.
A writer to the London Garden still
holds the opinion that the curl in the leaf
of the peach arises from the work of the
aphrides, for which he recommends tobacco
dust as a remedy, which he says discon-
certs the aphrides and makes them wiggle
and tumble. No doubt he has seen the
aphrides, and doubtless he has made them
tumble, but they are not the cause of the
curl. More than thirty years ago the
present writer discovered, by using a good
achromatic microscope, that the curl came
from an internal fungus in the leaf, which
was visible in the young leaves before they
had opened, and while yet less than a
tenth Of an inch in breadth. The only eff
icient remedy was good cultivation, Civ
ing vigorous growth to the trees, so that
they were hut slightly affected by the
curl.
SUMMER FALLOw.
There has been much waste in summer
following up to the present. very I'M
necessary waste. The land is allowed to
lie idle all summer, and nothing but weeds
grcwn on it. Now this is all unnecessary.
as is proved by Mr.. John Finnell, Mr..
Jewett and Others in this part Of the coun-
try. When they plowed the land they
sowed on it Egyptian corn. The corn has
done well, it has kept the weeds from
growing, and is now fine pasture or cut
ting. Before the time arrives for sowing
wheat, Mr.. FinnelPs crop will be cut and
thrashed, and afterward the wheat har-
rowed in. No doubt all farmers will fo!-
low this wise example, and land will not
be allowed to lie idle whole year-Cor-
ming Observer.
GRATING TREES.
When large, vigorous apple trees are to
be grated it is always best, if possible, to
graft the center of the tree as low down as
the center will admit. Fully one-half of
the center of the top should be cut out
and set to gratis, leaving the outside
branches 70 remain. The second year
graft all that failed to take and ope-half
the ungrafted remainder. The third year
complete the grating The outside
branches the first year protect the inside
gratis from injury by being blown off, par
TALLY so the Gecond year and the third
year the older gratis, in return, save the
younger ones from injury. The trees are
thus gradually changed into new kinds
without injury to the health of the tree
Orchard and Farm.
MUST THE COW GO?
The Chicago and Milwaukee butter quo
tations of the past week have revealed a
fact which should cause every dairyman
in the West to blush, if not for himself,
for his acknowledgment. 1t has indeed
come to pass that oleomargarine and but
terine are quoted higher to-day in the
cities than dairy butter. They are in
better demand and consequently find read
Ter sale. Read the market reports "Oleo-
margarine and butterine, y to 14c; mar
ket firm, demand good; best dairy butter,
10 to 13c; fair, to lie; common to fair,
6 to &c; stock, &c; grease, SC; market
weak, demand unsteady" -Orchard and
Farm
FARM NOTES.
Charcoal is wonderfully useful article
to feed to poultry. 1t acts on the blood
and tones it up, the results of which are
readily noticeable in the bright color of
the comb and wattles and activity dis
played by the chicken itself
The american Sheep Breeder states that
'if few dry COWS or heifers are kept in
the field with sheep the dogs viii seldom
modest them. We have found sheep in the
morning huddled so close around and
under a friendly old COW that she could
not get away from them; she had saved
their lives"
The wisdom of planting willows has
been justified during the recent floods.
The Government engineer in charge of the
Potomac river Improvements states that
where willows were planted the land was
protected from washing, and practically no
damage was done, while in the improved
lands not so protected there was great loss.
To keep bugs away from melons, frost
from tender plants, the sun from cauli-
flower, etc, cut barrel hoops into pieces
sixteen inches long, crossing them in the