The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

! OF gas is thought to be the best in the State.
IL would not be a bad plan to pipe the gas TO
Hanford for use as fuel. There is no doubt but
gas might be found in this vicinity by boring
not TO exceed $500 feet"
The Biggs Argus reports the extensive plant
ing OF new crop in Butte County: "William
Grant manager of the Bslfour, Guthrie
hancho, has experimental in growing the
"lnsor bean. called also the horse bean, with
gooo success. He has just received ton OF
the seed with which he will plant 100 acres
this spring. This bean makes a good growth
In Butte County soil, yields bountifully, and
not only brings good price in the market,
put besides Its popularity for table use 1t
makes valuable food for horses and cattle.
Horses aud cattle like 1t seemingly as well as
corn, oats or barley, and, 1t is Claimed, the
mich COWS fed on this food produce more and
richer milk than when fed on cereals Unlike
the ordinary bean the Winsor variety grows
on stright stalk to a height of from two to
three teet. The beans mature in pods, which
spring forth from the stalk, and often as many
as elght beans are produced in one pod. Mr..
Grant Will probably have several hundred
tons yield of this crop for the next market"
Berkeley has come to the front a candi-
date for the bay terminus of the Valley road.
Inc Herald OF the university town eXpat1ates
on the matter thus: SIS there any reason why
this town should not get the first benefits to
come from the building OF the Valley road TO
the bay OF San Francisco?
"The portion of Berkeley on the bay is such
that great city can be built here without
reference to Oakland, or even to San Fran
cisco. We are situated some five miles from
Oakland and have some three miles of water
front that can be made available for COM
merce.
"Tne certainty of the extension of that road
should move every property-owner to take
steps TO prepare for the event.
"Tnere Will be a meeting called of the
larger property-owners OF the town at very
early date to formulate some proposition that
can be presented to the directors of the Val
ley road. 1t is believed that Berkeley can
easily furnish all of the rights of way and ter
mlnal facilities free OF cost TO the road,
besides raising at least 100000 bonus in
cash"
The Watsonville Pajdronidn, in its last is
sues, imparts the following information of in
terest To norticulturists: Last fall the Belle
heur apples from some sections OF this valley
showed red spots, and tnis discoloration af-
tected their sale. Packers and orchardists
claimed that the spot was due to heavy fogs
followed by warm weather-that the spots
were blisters. When Professor Wickson was
here on the 9th inst. he was shown apples
with these spots, and on his return 10 Berke-
ley he examined them closeley. He reports as
follows: The apples with red spots are af-
iecIed with fungus like the shot-hole fungus
OF the apricot, but not the same species proba-
bly,. 1t can be prevented by spraying with cop
per carbonate solution as per our bulletin lis.
This should be used when the fruit is nearly
ripe, just before the time when the spots begin
to develop. 1t is used in preference to Bor-
deau1 mixture, because it viii not stain the
truit. The scale on the apples sent is not San
Jose scale, but OF a closely allied species. The
lime, salt aud sulphur wash is as good for this
as for San Jose scaIe.' Now that our fruit
growers are informed as to the cause and rem
edy for the red spot they can do much toward
removing ii. The scale referred to is what was
charged to be San Jose scale, and appeared in
old orchards. The wash recommended is said
to be a sure shot,