The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
OUT WITH The CREAM WAGON
TRIP AMONG THE RiNCHFN ~
SAY JOiQTIN iLLEI.
a California Region u small Farms and
Prosperity AlkaIl Replaced h, ~.
faifa Newcomers mo Have Made
Good the Ruling short cut HabH

falfa Newcomers mo Have Made
Good the RuIlnE short cut HaBH
you really want 90 take a trip IN ih'
cream wagon
The rancher's tone politely expressed
he Incredibly Why the Eastern guest
should elect 20 travel ~ the cream wagon
Vas a puzzle % him. but the vaRaries ~
Fasteners are many and odd
This particular cream wagon was a
big spring box carr drawn by a paIr Of
stout mules. It, mission was 10 visit the
ranChss bon dairy district e the San
joaquin Valley 10 California, gather the
sepa atcd cream and carry 3, 10 the lat0n
creamery
The fastener climbed % the high seat
beside the driver. "a commanding position
backed by hattah0ns II Tin cans of q
hundred pounds capacity each. The cans
uttled gayly At the start. bat their music
vas gradually drowned IN cream
u was early April and the grass covered
plains were gay with spring flowers The
blossoms were falling from reach and
almond tre,-. bat Che roses were in thu
very height II their beauty.
'You'h be burnt a. red a. a turkey
gobble- was the C0nsoiing good-hy u
the ranch lady
The cream wagon ratified down the
mile lane from the ranch house 10 the
nearest high road llrss rose out u the
grass carolling n spring. Wild doves
cooed No tho cottonwoods and butcher
bird spread his wings and sided along the
wire feucr IN frenzy ~ delight
Look what hos got stuck on tho
harhcd Wire,- The driver indicated with
his whip several bretIe- and a struggling
lizard lmnaled by tho butcher
His sunbrowned face Enlightened NJ
his scat mate shook out a fancy parasol.
4 gIess. ma'lm. that YOU won't find
this much II pleasure trip he SAID
You 500 I TAX" az the OF u tho way
ranches. hike through bitches. and cross
the LagIna lands. where ! have eleven
gates 10 open
That nag, Of the FUN insisted the
fastener
The driver lifted b.. brows and held
kis peace
Isn't that prettyj- observed the hdy
That alksli shines Ike snow through
the salt grass
'lt's pretty moaG.' as-su'od the driver
"though white slkali isn't half 40 lad az
+. the black kind Look 40 that black alkal
slough there. nov what Whoa. hush
He stopped abruptly 10 direct the Fast
4. fH#.HU
gray birds that ro-" IN fight. their lung
legs trailing like -treamrrs behind
'SanJhiIl cranes' Great rri-. nov amt
they h. commented There's fine
sho0tin on this ranch IN the fall. Wild
duck and geese by the hundred We get
the greatest game bird 10 the United
sultss in .he San joaquin. the wild swan
they're getting mighty scarce and the
Government Is protecting them now
There fine ~ S25 Tor shooting one
do you SEQ that board on the fence.
No shooting Tho owners Of these biz
ranches always advertise them They
say that shooting soarrs the cattle. but
7 Vness the cltrlc's nerves would stand
y. but the hunters 10 shoot a steer now
and again
-Alkal is % great proposition. aud the
driver harked hack 10 the original Sub
jet. The rauchers in this part Of the
San Joaquin are putting up q hard Sight
against o. To" Ju.''d states Government
too has loou king experiments with
the nlkIi! aud fu rT.s region
IN" uunuc~, .nge- up tho land and
then food 10 aad f1a a.kli comes TO the
topand rs drained on Tney keep on wat-
ting u until the aikaIi Is drained oui and
M land u IN condition 20 COW aIfalf.