Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-08

top. linen put small incubator (tln) }
coal-oil lamp in the bottom, using tin
chimney. Fasten, with wire, a little shelf
near the top of the can, cutting out a
large hole, and set your grating wax on
his shelf. Then take the top Of coat
oil can and hinge it to your can in front
of your lamp and this makes your door
to keep the wind from blowing out your
lamp. Use brush to apply wax. Heat
it, but not too hot. cut my scions by
holding the limb in one hand and cut
ting from me. When grating a large
tree cut my scions first and put them
in my tomato can, then saw off my
limbs, pare them smooth, split and in
sert my scion, and then wax. If the
wax is not smooth enough to suit, mois-
ten with your finger Ito keep the wax
from sticking), and smooth it to suit.
Apples, pears and prunes, are easily
grated; peach and apricot scions are
harder to get to unite. have had the
best success in late grating, after the
tree is in full bloom, or even past that
time, and will say have seen more
failures here from early grating, the
scion drying out before the flowing of the
sap, than from any other cause. Some
varieties do not unite well. Almonds
will not do we'll on apricots. They grow
year or two and blow off.
Apricot is the worst root I know of
for prunes, yet if you have large apricot
trees you can graft them to prunes.
They unite well and will bear all right.
have had some odd experiences in
grating, but this article is too long, 30
will leave other suggestions for my next.
---
Growing Coffee in AIessandro.
Within the last fortnight Alessandro
has received thorough examination
from s. T. Benjamin OF Retalhu!en,
Guatemala, with view of learning
what opportunities the country afforded
for the establishment of coffee planta-
ton. He has examined the soil and
climate carefully, and gives it as his
opinion, based on an experience of sew
eral years in coffee growing countries,
that it would be great success. He
suggests the formation of COM
pany to push the scheme. On
a plantation of forty acres he
would have a nursery OF two, which
would yield $4,000 sprouts per year,
worth 25 cents piece, while the re-
naming thirty-eight acres should be set
to plants. Some 80, 400 plants would be
NS4~~AASH AOA 0AAAo PuA PO6Os AhO AolNS az
the expiration of three years, would be
about 81, 200 pounds, valued at 20 cents
per pound, or $18,240. The gross in
come for the fourth year should be
about $24, $40. This estimate is based
on yield of four pounds to the plant,
while in the fifth year it should be about
| $42,560.
The expenses Of the enterprise would
he ahout "a follows.
Land, $4,000; buildings, $500; stock
and tools, $500; water, $3.50; labor,
5000; salary of superintendent, $3OOO
Total expense for first year, $l1 ,O8O; fol
for second year, $3.50, third year,
$3.50; fourth year, $3.50; fifth year,
$6580. Grand total, $50, 400. Net profit
in five years, $9160.
This makes quite showing, and the
prospects that are possible in this busi-
ness should certainly be alluring enough
to drag forth capital enough to begin on
this work at once.
The soil and climate and water facili.
ties are all right in this line, and why
should they not be utilized ?-[Orange
Belt.