The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-09

there the latter part of last week. The
frost was extremely heavy, and great
damage was done to the prunes and
peaches, which prior to the frost gave
indication of a large crop. The word
from there also states that the pota-
toes, corn and vegetables have been
bitten, and a light crop will follow.
All along Dry Greek the frost seems
to have ragged with similar disastrous
results. 1t is very unfortunate, when
the outlook was so promising short
time ago for large crops.
HOW TO SAVE EGGS.
Scientific American: Having selected
perfectly fresh eggs put them, a dozen
or more at time, into a small willow
basket and immense this for five sec
onds in boiling water containing about
five pounds of common brown sugar
per gallon of water Immediately after
place the eggs on trays to dry The
scalding water causes the formation of
thin skin of hard albumen next the
inner surface of the shell, the sugar
effectually closing all the pores Of the
latter. The cool eggs are then packed
small end down, in an intimate mixture
of one measure of good charcoal, finely
y
Eggs thus stored have been found per-
fectly fresh and unaltered after six
months
A French authority gives the follow
ing: Melt four ounces of clear beeswaX
IN porcelain dish over a gentle fire,
and stir in eight ounces of olive OIL
Let the resulting solution of wax and
oil cool somewhat, then dip the fresh
n11a NV
every part of the shell. A momentary
dip is sufficient, all excess Of the mix
ture being wiped off with a cotton
cloth. The oil, if absorbed in the she'll
the wax Theoretically closes all the
pores. 1t is claimed that eggs thus
treated and packed away in powdered
charcoal in cool place have been
found after two years as fresh and
palatable as when newly laid. Par
affine, which melts to a thin liquid at
a temperature below the boiling of
water, has the advantage of being odor-
less, tasteless, harmless and cheap,
and can be advantageously substituted
for wax and oil, and used in a similar
manner. In storing eggs in charcoal
the latter should be perfectly dry If
the eggs are not stored when perfectly
fresh they will not keep under any
circumstances. A broken egg stored
with sound ones will sometimes en-
danger the whole lot. In packing, the
small end of the eggs should be placed
downward; if in charcoal or other pow
der they must be packed so that the
shell of one egg does not touch that
of another. Under all circumstances
stored eggs should be kept in as cool
a place as possible. Frequent changes
of temperature must also be avoided
This method is based upon the de-
crease in the density of eggs as they
grow old. Dissolve two ounces of salt
in pint of water. When a fresh laid
egg is placed in the solution it will
descend to the bottom of the vessel,
while one that has been laid on the
day previous will not quite reach the
bottom. If the egg is three days old
it will swim in the liquid, and if it
| is more than three days old it will
float on the surface and project above
the latter more and more in proportion
as it is older.
MEXICAN CATTLE
Winnemucca Silver State: Charles
C1aybourne, an extensive cattle buyer.
located at FL Paso, Texas, recently re-
turned from Eastern Sonora, old Mexi-
CO, and gave the following statement of
his trip:
My object in visiting Sonora was to
/ investigate the chances of fattening
cattle there. Of late years 1 have
bought a good many range cattle in
Arizona and Texas, and then shipped
them north to be fattened But it eats
up the profits, and 1 want to arrange to
have a ranch near where I buy the cat
tie, and from which they can bel shipped
in good condition Stockmen in Arizona
and Texas are asking too high prices
| for their cattle now, and all the best
ranges have been taken up but mag
nificent ranches can be bought in Sono-
ra at low figure, and range cattle is
very cheap there. and my plan is to
have an especially good range in re-
serve for cattle intended for market
The result of my investigation con-
vinces me that cattle can be readily fat
tened in Sonora. and the shrinkage
! from shipment Of good stock will be
comparatively small"
HAVING COMMENCES.
! Corning Observer: Many Of the farm
ers of this part of the county have COM
menced to cut their hay, and already
/ quite a Let is on the ground Most of
the hay now being cut is that grown
on poor land or where it is very short.
Owing to the cool weather and south
winds, that which made a good start is
still growing rapidly. 1t will be week
or so before the hay-cutting season will
be in full blast.
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
I Tx no rrJ
I be few districts in which the isolation
which has so frequently been a draw
! back to the life of a farmer need no
longer exist. Even where better roads
nave not brought the farms nearerto the
populated centers, the running of tele-
! phone lines has been much .simplified
In many States the entire farming class
can now communicate with each other
without being Influenced by the condi-
ton of the roads or press of work. In
one section of New York State ten