The herald., 1898-01-06
LEMONS AND THEIR CULTURE
APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED FOR
FOREST PROTECTION
Subjects Discussed by Delegates at the
Farmers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment of the Session

in Music hall, with an invocation by Rev
A. c. Smither.
The first business of the session was
the opening of the question box, after
which the convention was addressed by
Max Meyberg on the subject Of establish
ing produce exchange. Prof. A. R.
Sprague, Messrs. N. w. Blanchard and
Chamblin were appointed a committee
to inquire further into the proposition.
The first paper of the morning was by
Prof. McClatchie on Handling Milk"
He called attention to the Importance of
affording cows protection from the
weather. A sudden change of feed pro-
duces decided change in the milk and
the falling off of butter fat, but it will re-
sumo it's former characteristics in a
short time. The cow is a sensitive
creature, affected by any change, and
intervals should be the same between
millxings. Experiments in Denmark ex-
tending over two years on 1000 cowssshow
that feed has little to do with the char
acter of milk Each COW has it's charac-
teristics; otherwise they would all be
alike. Every dairyman should have a
Babcock tester and a lactometer to test
the value Of milk. A lively discussion on
the subject ensued, in which many i'm
portant points were brought out.
George E. Plat of the Dairymen's as
ISOLATION followed, on the Better Dairy
Cows" His first suggestion was the
choice of breed. With many dairymen it
Is not possible to secure more than two
or three thoroughbred animals. and one
of these should be sire of splendid dairy
type. He advised better care OF calves
and feeding them on milk-producing
food. They should have the run Of the
pasture. Many cows are imported into
this country, and the calves are ruined
by overlooking. A discussion also fol-
lowed this paper, in which native Of
Ayrshire described the method of caring
for cows in that farfamed dairy coun-
try.
James r. Boal, a dairyman, followed,
ON 1.-THE Silo." The first silo was built in
this country about twenty years ago;
now there are $4,000 in the United States.
By its use farmers can always have
green. succulent feed, and any kind of
cattle will eat ensilage. 1t can be stored in
the least space of any feed, and the corn
crop can all be saved and used in this
way to the best advantage. Corn makes
the best ensilage and is the cheapest
feed that can be obtained. A round silo
Of sixty tons capacity can be built for
81 per ton, and will last from ten to
twenty years. Just these little odds and
ends that are wasted keep the farmer
at the mercy Of the money lender.
The last paper Of the morning was
The Cereals of Southern California" by
DIN L. Livesry of Antelope valley. The
speaker gave valuable hi. its on the vari-
ous kinds Of blowing for cereal crops,
soils, seed and methods of cultivation.
No cast-iron rules were laid down; each
farmer must Judge Of his own conditions
20 produce the best results.
Afternoon Session
The meeting of the afternoon was
opened by an instrumental quartet,
'Nocturne' (Doppler), rendered by
Misses Polk and Jordan, Messrs. C. w.
Stevens and w. H. Mead. They respond
ID to an encore with second selection.
A question read from the box was, |
What shall be done with the Los An
3SASS RaAaoy otiOt6dh A1CuQp WIZ
,ur fields and kills the owls and meadow
arks 2" Voice from the Audience:
Shoot them with SALT"
Prof. A. r. Sprague, chairman Of the |
committee appointed on the formation
# produce exchange, reported favor
IDLY on the proposed movement, and |
recommended that permanent commit
zee be appointed to confer with the Mer-
,hants and Manufacturers association |
egarding the development Of the organ
cation.
Hon. Abbot Kinney read letter from |
he Pathological society in Washington |
oncerning the recent report sent out |
the fact that special one
or California will soon be published. A |
'ote of approval was requested and car
led unanimously.
N. w. Blanchard read the first paper
f the session, Lemons on the Coast"
Ar. Blanchard gave valuable statistics
rom different parts Of the state con-
erning the yield of fruit at various sea-
ons of the year. The writer's experience
asst year shows that there is no profit In
marketing lemons in the winter. He ad-
'ises keeping the fruit until the market |
demands it in the summer. Lemons
packed will keep for from ten
0 twelve months. He does not antici-
ate any increase of acreage in lemon.
lanting, and unless there is some relief
0 growers in transportation, there will
q great turning away from lemon
ulture. Fl. c. Dillon spoke more hope
ully of the outlook for the lemon pro-
ucer, and had much that was commend