Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-24
armer should commence keeping strict

During the year ending June 80, 1889,
65, $50 gallons of cotton seed oil were sent
to Italy for the presumed purpose of adul-
terating the olive oil, which was exported
to US in fancy-labeled bottles.
Whitewash should be used in order to
render the stable cheerful. A light stable
is more comfortable than dark one, and,
as the lime partially serves to dislnfect the
building, its application should be fire.
quent.
Work between the rows of the strawber-
ries, keep the weeds down and the soil
loose. Plant raspberries early, so as to
give them good start. If the canes are
to make good growth, give them manure
in the hill.
Rules may be made for governing the
dairy work, but there can be no rule made
for feeding the cows in regard to quantity
and quality Of food Each COW will have
her special demands, and they must be
complied with.
Mulch around the young trees as soon
as the ground is frozen. This will pre-
vent the ground from thawing too early
in the spring, thus delaying the flow Of
sap, thereby lessening the liability of in
jury from late frosts.
A correspondent of the Massachusetts
Po1cmdR says that quart of vinegar in
half pail of water, if thoroughly sprinkled
over the interior of a hen-house, will free
it from lice, when whitewashing and other
remedies have failed.
Every bull on the farm should be broken
to the yoke when he is young and be made
to work. There is nothing so eficacious
as work for tempering savage disposition.
The bull is dangerous because he is idle
and has nothing to do.
When milk is unfit for the farmer to
drink, it is also unfit for the young calf.
Scours frequently result from the calf not
receiving milk that is fresh and sweet.
The natural conditions in feeding young
calves should be observed as closely as
possible.
The farmer should endeavor to learn
something of the classification of insects
and their habits. Many of them are aids
to the farmer, though majority of them
enemies. Parasites kill more injurious
insects than other known cause. Some
insects live by preying upon other kinds.
1t is not economical TO attempt to fatten
very lean hogs by feeding them corn ex-
clusively. They will not thrive on such a
diet, and will fatten only slowly. But if
corn is fed with skim milk, buttermilk,
cooked turnips and scalded or steamed cut
hay, the hogs will increase rapidly and at
less cost than on corn alone.
Never make an expenditure on the farm
without having an object in view and a
knowledge of what may be the result. All
experiments should be made on a small
plot, and the cost noted carefully. While
some are successful in producing extra
large crops, yet they failed to secure
profits because of expenditures injudicious-
ly made.
Wagons should be kept well creased.
Grease is cheaper than hersefesh, and as
the roads in the winter season do not al
ways permit of the use of light wagons the
draught on the horses should be kept at the
minimum point, and greaslng the axles
Will largely contribute to lessen the wear
and tear of the wagons as well as the labor
of the horses.
Manure will not cause the plants to
grow until 1t is reduced to the condition
necessary for that purpose vixen applied to
the SOL. The rain will extract the soluble
matter, but the solids must Undergo a
complete chemical process before they will
become soluble. Hence, to secure the best
results from the manure it should be well
decomposed in the manure heap.
All field crops should be so planted as
to allow plenty OF room for cultivation
between the rows. Some crops do not re-
ceive proper cultivation late in the season
because the horses cannot pass between the
rows after the plants are well grown, the
consequence being that grass gets posses
sion and lessons the yield Cultivation is
necessary for some crops until they begin
to seed.
Sailed almonds are at this time one of
the favorite delicacies To prepare them
first shell the nuts and blanch the
almonds. Put them in baking-pan with
2 teaspoonful Of butter to each pound of
almonds. Bake the nuts until thoroughly
dry and of a light brown color. Stir fire.
quently until every almond is oiled with
the butter. Take them from the oven
and dust thickly with salt. Turn them
out on to cold dish and place in cool,
dry place until they are wanted.