The record-union., 1899-11-26
They are not grown successfully in this

county for certain reasons, which I do
not know. On one section near Selma
a good crop is raised nearly every year,
and that's about the extent of the gen.
eral cultivation of them in this county.
1T seems to me as though it would
pay ranchers to grow them If they have
the right kind Of soil lit must be heavy
and sandy and will use proper care in
the cultivation. But, like all crops,
everything depends on those two points
and, unless they intend to comply with
these requirements, 1 would advise
ranchers to let them alone But it Is
evident that some one is making money
out of beans this year.
CATTLE PRICES.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: One big
cattle buyer says prices have reached
top-notch because the advance in price
of meats to consumers will choke off
the demand. Another practical cattle
buyer, however, with a broad opportu
nifty for taking in all of the various con-
ditions of the country says the general
business is 50 very good and all of the
meat eaters are so well employed that
the meat is going to find good demand
even at high prices. However, there
must be a. limit, and there is no doubt
that cattle are now realizing very good
prices for feeders and there is no doubt
that high meats will check the consum-
ing demand.
CITRUS BUTTE.
Oroville Mercury: The citrus belt of
Butte County, with it's wonderful cli-
mate, fertile soil and abundance of wa
ter, could soon have steady stream
Of investigators, investors and locators
if it's resources were properly and ex-
tensively advertised. Our people should
wake up and tell the world what we
have.
RAIN AND PROSPERITY.
San Jose Mercury: The recent rain
storm, coming gently. extending
throughout the State, and followed by
warmth and sunshine, has increased
the confidence of the farmers, the fruit
growers and the business men of Cali
fornia that the coming year will be
one of prosperity for every industry in
the State. California demonstrated in
1898 that even in year of drouth she
is capable of making a highly creditable
showing of soil products, and although
there was again a deficiency of rain
fall last winter the present year has
been one of generous crops, remunera-
tive prices and greater prosperity than
has been experienced in California for
several years. But the drOuth last
year was fatal to cereal and herbage
crops and the deficiency in the winter
of 1S9S-99 was overcome only by the
fortuitous circumstances of a consider
able rainfall in March, at a time when
the moisture was most needed and
could best be utilized by growing crops
of every kind. Had the main storm of
the season, which occurred in March,
taken place in December or January,
and the later rains been insignificant,
California's cereal crops would have
again failed to mature and the loss of
orchard trees planted in light soils
would have been serious
PARIS EXPOSITION.
w. A. Taylor, assistant chief of the
division of pomology in the Department
of Agriculture, says a continuous show
ing Of American fruits is to be made
at the exposition in Paris next year,
particularly those for which it is de-
sired to create a demand or to expand
the European market. At Paris there
will be 250 barrels of choice American
apples in cold storage, small lots being
taken from the supply from time to
time as needed to keep up a continuous
fresh fruit exhibit. Oranges will be
treated in the same manner. The more
perishable fresh fruit will be shipped
regularly. California, for instance, has
arranged to send over every week a
supply Of fresh perishable fruit
THE DAIRY.
William Vanderbilt, agent and Secre-
tary of the State Dairy Bureau, has re-
ceived a great number of reports from
creameries, individuals and dairjes dur
ing the past few weeks. His conclusion
is that the returns will very closely
correspond with the returns for the
year ending October /, 1897. The ex-
act total for 1897 was ST., 1863. In
that year the butter produced in the
State amounted to the very large total
Of 2S,61S,439 pounds, estimated to be
worth So,573617, and the cheese was
worth S569, 9,566. the amount in pounds
being 6,399, ,625. At the same time the
milk and cream consumed was worth
"a, 669, ,4SO.
A Likely Story From London.
A rat was caught alive on hoard a