The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-06

The Phoenix Herald says that the army
worm made its appearance in that part of
the country and cut some alfalfa and other
crops, but the sun got too hot on it and
cooked its destructive qualities in short
order.
Indications for splendid grape crop in
Orange County were never better than at
the present time, so the grape-growers re-
port The vines this year seem exception
ally strong, vigorous and healthy.-Santa
Ana Herald.
Santa Clara County fruitmen have Or
ganiZed an agency to control the selling of
dried fruit and spectators are now shut
out. The fruitmen have determined to
establish agencies in all the important
marketing points.
Experiments show that sheep of to 10
months old can be made to gain II pounds
for every 100 pounds of digestible materials
consumed, while those of Is months will
make gain of but 5 pounds. 1t is not
easy To get profit from feeding old sheep.
4 lemon tree in the Sweetwater Valley,
San Diego County, has just yielded thirty
one and half boxes of markets Die lemons.
At So per box this yield would represent
$94 80 for a single tree, and eighty trees to
the acre, at this rate would produce $3.50.
Los Angeles Times.
That bugbear known as the Fair holding
of wheat is no longer menace to the Cali
fornia farmer The 100000 tons will soon
be on the way to Liverpool. 1t is to be
hoped that the lesson afforded by the late
Senator Fairs losing scheme to corner the
wheat market will deter future specula-
tors from attempts of the kind that re-
suit not only in big loss to themselves, but
III disaster to the agriculturist and inter-
ests depending on him.
The Stockton Record observes that in
the grape-grow;ng section of the San
Joaquin Valley the hog has proven a very
remunerative crop, feeding on the late
grapes. These late grapes ripening in the
rainy season are often left to rot on the
vines, and in case they are gathered do
not make profit for the grower. Put
them on the inside of hog and they will
pay handsomely on the investment.
pig at its birth should weigh about
three pounds. AT the end of the first
month the weight should have increased
to fifteen, and it should continue to grow
until al the tenth month it las attained
weight of 800 pounds. That is, if it is kept
that long, but the most profitable hog is
the one marketed when seven or eight
months old. The cost of pork is so per
cent greater II made II the tenth month
than III the fifth month in the food con-
sumed. Quick returns and quick profits
should be the aim OF the. swine breeder.
On the subject of hops, the Santa Rosa
Republican says: Miller and Purrington's
yards produced 100 tons last season. This
year the hops are coming up slowly, hav-
ing been attacked by new variety of
bug. Mr.. burlington, after number of
unsuccessful experiments, has discovered
way to eradicate the pest. He takes two
bricks, one of which he places fat side
down on the ground. Then he finds a
bug. This he places on the first brick,
gently lays the other brick upon it, and
stands on it forty seconds. This is infalli-
bic.
Anent the claim made through the press
that Arizona was first in the market with
a shipment of apricots, about the middle
of May, and the boast of Territorial papers
of their land of early fruit" the Vaca-
vile Reporter rises to remark that ship
ments of apricots were made from Winters
as early as April 80, and that the shipper
on that date was G. w. Hinckley of Sky
High Ranch in Vacaville Township. Sky
High Ranch is famous for its fruits, and
has enjoyed for years the reputation of
furnishing the earliest fruits in Cali
fornia.