Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-26

cannot get RID wholly OF THIS sour Htin,
when it is so intimately closed in the par
les of butter. If the churning. Is
stopped when the butter Is IN small grams,
and before the butter is in compact mass
and the buttermilk then drawn OF from
the churn, and water poured IN and
changed until it is no longer colored by
the buttermilk, and the butter is then
sailed and mixed, so as to get rid OF all
excess of water above that which Is needed
to keep it moist enough to dissolve the
salt. which is about 10 to II per cent. of
the weight of the butter, there will be no
cheesy taste Mixing milk is injurious to
the Weld of butter This is well known
to milkmen and butter-makers. If milk
which has been set for some time, and on
which the cream has partly risen, is
stirred, the cream never rises again fully,
and there is considerable loss OF butter
Orange Judd Farmer.
HOW TO GROW SUGAR BEETs.
The following instructions are by Henry
T. Oxnard, who made the growth of sugar
beets study in Europe:
The sugar beet requires good soil,
worked to the depth of twelve or fifteen
inches. Generally speaking, good garden
soil will grow sugar beets. Care must be
taken to have the soil free from all sub
stances that would tend to make beet
branch out into several roots, as expert
ence shows that such beets contain very
little sugar. The richer the soil, the closer
must the beets be planted. If this is not
observed, in rich soil the beets grow too
large-grow out of the ground, do not
ripen, and contain very little sugar.
Plant the seed, after allowing them to
soak over night, about one inch deep, at a
| distance of fifteen inches between the
| rows and five or six inches between the
plants.
As soon as the plants have sprouted, it
is necessary to hoe deep between the rows,
to allow the sun and air to act on the subs
soil. When the young plants have six
leaves they must be separated, leaving one
| plant every five or six inches in the rows,
wedding out where more than one plant
has come up, and transplanting to where
some seeds have failed to terminate. 1t is
very important to have full rows; it is of
the greatest Importance to keep the soil
well hoed and entirely free from weeds
and it is impossible to give too much at
tention to this part of the cultivation,
which is the most important factor in the
growth of sugar beets.
| FARM NOTES.
Stock should be fed according to age
and condition. A young and growing an
| imal requires a different ration from a
mature fat one.
If the heavy rains have hardened the
surface Of the recently plowed ground go
over the field with cultivator, and follow
with the harrow before laying off the corn
rows.
If the plow cannot get sufficiently close to
the trunks of trees to turn over the sod
chop around the trees with the hoe. The
orchard land should be clean, if insects are
to be avoided.
A row of raspberries along the line OF a
field, or as a dividing line, instead of a
fence will give plentiful supply, and can
be easily cultivated, but such a fence will
not turn stock.
The value of the corn crop does not de-
pend upon its grain only. The leaves and
stalks are valuable, and no portion of the
crop need be lost. As fodder-producing
plant corn has no equal.
Hard. lumpy poultry manure will not
easily dissolve, there being a large proper
ton of silicate of lime in the Jumps The
best mode of keeping poultry manure is tc
add it to the mauure-heap in the barn,
yard.
One element only may be required tc
form complete fertilizer in the soil. The
soil may contain all that it requires, with
the exception of some substance that may
be supplied at a small cost, and which may
enable it to produce large crops.
J The brood SOW that has weaned her pigs
; will do we'll on grass alone If compelled
to work for her food she will be in better
condition for breeding purposes than wher
} heavily fed and made fat. Too much fat
, is detrimental to all breeding stock.
1t is hard to make the soil for asparagus
rhubarb, onions or cabbage too rich. They
will stand more strong, fresh manure thar
almost any other crops, either in the gar
den or truck patch, and the yield will gen
orally be in proportion to the fertility O
the soil.
Much is gained by planting beet seec
very early. 1t is a crop that require
plenty OF time to become well established
before warm weather and drought come
, Though requiring attention at first, tn,
beet crop is easily cultivated after it get
well under way.
t Early varieties will not produce earl,
crops unless the ground is rich. Every
thing that can be done to force the growth
should be considered, and as soon as thu
early crops are harvested the grount
should be spaded and something els
planted for later supply.
The Dorset sheep bear lambs twice ;
year, and twins are frequent. They ar,
the most prolific of all breeds, Whethe
they are the equals OF some OF the othe
breeds so far as mutton and wool are con
cerned, is to be determined. Breeders ar,
giving them their attention, however.
Grow roots for your stock. Beets, car
rots and turnips are highly relished by al
animals in the winter as an agreeabl,
change from the dry food. Put in YOU
beets and carrots early. Turnips can g
in later in the season, but the manure ma,
be spread on the plot at any time durin.
, fthe spring.
1t has been demonstrated that the dis
ease known as yellows in peach trees i
not prevented by the use of fertilizers
though trees not properly attended to ar
more subject TO the disease than others. II
many cases failure is ascribed to the vel
lows, when the real cause of lack of thrift
may be traced to the borer.
Mealy bug, which does so much damage
to house plants, and especially to coleus
may be prevented or removed by washin.
the plants once week with soapsuds, add
ing twenty drops of carbolic acid to hal
pint of the soapsuds. The thorough
washing of all house plants will benefi
them, as dust sometimes accumulates o.
. the plants and causes injury.
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