Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27

grand central purpose of fair, as an edu
Gator. and have tried to make it place O
gain, by selling the privilege to debauch
the public for price.
The time is not distant when such fair;
must reform. or, like the Louisiana Lot
terry, be outlawed. So long as County and
State Agricultural Societies are fostered
by the State, it is clear that all fair assoei-
ations having received aid from the State
shall so conduct the fairs as to educate the
people in lines which tend directly and
constantly to the advancement and devel-
opment of interests which are unquestion
ably for the general good of society.
SOWING CLOVER.
With nearly all farmers the custom is to
SOW the clover seed in the spring, and SO
long has this rule been adhered to that il
is rare Is find one who sows his clover seed
in the fall, yet,it is doubtful if the spring
sowing is the proper one. When the seed
IS sown in the spring it is done very early,
sometimes before the snow has melted, and
with the exposure of the seeds, the loss
from the seeds eaten by the birds, and the
lack of covering Of earth, the farmer
often fails to secure good stand of clover,
as it is sometimes too late to repair the
damage done.
The sowing of grain in the fall neeessi-
tates the sowing OF the clover seed in the
spring, but the clover seed falls on hard
ground, and the young plants do not have
that opportunity of making rapid growth
before overtaken by the warm days and
searching sun. That there is, to certain
extent, saving of time by sowing grain,
to be followed by clover in the spring,
cannot be denied, but the result is often a
grain crop and very poor catch of clover,
the loss of time and hay being quite waltz
able, and in some cases more than the
grain from the grain crop, the grain crop
not always being preferred to the hay.
Whatever may be urged in favor of
spring sowing, fall sowing is at least a sub
stitute for failure made in securing stand
of clover in the spring, and as fall sowing
seldom fails to bring good results, there is
no better time to put in the seed than dur
ing September. The ground can now be
well prepared and made mellow for the re-
ception of the seed, the seed may be lightly
brushed in and the risk from the sun
avoided, shading the plants with growing
grain being unnecessary. The clover will
secure a good start now, and push ahead in
the spring, at which time any bare places
(which are very few in fall seeding) may
be reseeded, the result being a uniform
field of clover that will be in condition
to endure drought and yield hay of the best
quality.
No heavy manuring is necessary, and no
seeds of weeds will be carried to the field
thereby, the best fertilizer being wood
ashes, which are cheap, and which give
good results on clover, an application of
plaster in the spring being all that need be
applied at that season. All unoccupied
land can be seeded down to clover this
month, and thus save work and expense in
the spring.-PhiiddelphiG Record.
EGGS AND PRICES.
No matter how fresh the eggs may be
that you send to market, the reliable mer-
chant, if you are unknown to him, will
"candle" them; that is, he will test them
by looking through the eggs in dark
place, at strong light, and should he
find only one egg that is stale, your whole
lot will be graded accordingly. Nothing
is so affected by suspicion as an egg, and
the only way to secure the highest prices
is TO disarm ali suspicion by shipping no
eggs to market except such as are krolen
by you to be strictly fresh. Once let the
merchant discover that he can depend OF
you, and you will have no difficulty in
securing even more than the regular price,
for strictly fresh eggs are salable at all
times, and at special prices for choice lots.
FARM NOTES.
The poultry departments are gradually
becoming the leading features at some
State fairs.
1t is a mistake to suppose that sheep
can be deprived of water for much
longer time than other animals. They
thrive best when they have ready access
TO water.
The farmer who can afford to grow a
crop of weeds can afford to grow something
better, as land that will produce dense
growth of weeds will usually produce a
good crop of any kind.
Experiments show that Paris green is
preferable to London purple as an insecti-
eide on peach trees. One part of Paris
green to 800 hundred parts of water is the
proportion used. The London purple,
though efficacious, Injuries the leaves of the
trees.
Teach the boy to do his farm work so
that it will be admired, and you give him
something to think about that adds rest to
his work. Teach him to be as neat and
tasteful in his work as in dress, and you
develop valuable qualities, such as may
hold him to the farm.
Professor Bailey suggests as a remedy
for the curculio that carbolized plaster be
applied profusely to the tree when the dew
is on. To make this powder, stir one
pint of crude carbolic acid into fifty pounds
of land plaster, or quick lime may be
Stacked with the acid.
September is considered the most favor
able month for having the fall pigs far
rowed. Such pigs are used for producing
large hogs next season. Unless extra large
hogs are desired it is preferable to have
the pigs farrowed in the spring, thereby
avoiding the keeping of them over winter.
snakes, such as the garter-snake or the
black snake. They serve valuable pur-
pose in reducing the number of rodents
and some kinds of reptiles. The black
snake is an inveterate enemy of the rattle
snake, and kills the latter wherever it is
found.
In Europe the donkey is in use by those
who prefer an animal that entails but a
small expense to keep, and, as they are
well broken, children find much enjoyment
with them. There is no reason why the
donkey should not be used in this country
for many purposes to which it is we'll
adapted.
A teaspoonful of tincture of iron in the
drinking water (about gallon of water
will be all that is necessary to invigorate
the hens that are shedding their feathers,
but such hens must be fed on nutritious
food. The hens that are moulting now
will make the winter layers, and should re-
celYe extra care