California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



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EDITORIAL NOTES. 



An industrial exhibition will be held under 

 the auspices of the Mechanics' Institute, in 

 the city of San Francisco, to be opened on 

 Tuesday, the 17th of August, 1875, at II a.m. 

 and to continue open at least one mouth 

 thereafter. 



Our compliments are due to Mr. Boots, of 

 Alviso, for a box of mammoth aparagus. His 

 lociility, near the buy, can beat the world on 

 asjiaragus. Some of the stalks measured 4% 

 inches in circuniferance, and many exceeded 

 four inches, and Mr. Boots said thtit he (hd 

 not bring us the biggest either. 



Great anxiety is felt and expressed on 

 every hand as to what shtiU we do with the 

 many immigrants who have come and are 

 coming here this dry season, who have not 

 the means to purchase homes and business. 

 The qticstion is simjily answered to the point: 

 Encourage families to find cheap lands tind 

 settle upon them; aid individuals in finding 

 employment, or give it them if possible ; in- 

 stead of hiring Chinamen because they work 

 cheap, open your Christian hearts and give 

 work to your own countrymen and women, 

 who come here to live, and who need your 

 aid, and are able with faithful work to rcttnn 

 your^consideratiim. The country is largo 

 enough for millions of industrious people. 

 Let us all tncourago the immigrants that are 

 coming, and let John go to the Cclestiitl King- 

 dom where all his interest and his bones must 

 lie. Another thing. There are many tracts of 

 land now held in large bodies that may bo 

 bought up and divided into small farms and 

 sold (in easy trrins. Here is a chance for the 

 wealthy to show their philantliropy hy invest- 

 ing safely and wisely and well. 



We call attention to the article from Dr. 

 Scott on "Carbolic Acid." Stock-raisers, 

 sheep-herders and poultry-keepers, many of 

 them, already know the value of carbolic soap 

 as a destroyer of lice, scab, etc. It is only a 

 few years since its efficacy was known. But 

 few scientific authorities, and those only the 

 latest, contain the information which every- 

 body desires. We have'often been requested 

 to publish something late and reliable upon 

 this subject, and how to use carbolic acid in 

 destroying animal and vegetable parasites, 

 etc. Dr. Scott is your man. What he has 

 not explained on any point to your satisfac- 

 faction he will endeavor to do through our 

 columns, if requested by those desiring it. 



Give the Children a Chance.— We sec- 

 ond the hints here given by a lady in an ex- 

 change: "I would give every boy and girl 

 something to raise, which they might enjoy 

 the profits of; the girl could have fruit trees, 

 strawberry beds, bees, poultry; the boys, colts, 

 calves, sheep and farm crojis. It should be 

 understood that this must not interfere with 

 regular school or family duties. It should be 

 play-work to earn the wherewithal for greater 

 pleasure. I would treat my children in these 

 matters In the most scrupulous and exacting 

 business way, without any indulgence — leav- 

 ing them to get the lessons of their mistakes, 

 just as they will have to do in the outside 



world." 



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CONDITION OF THE FRUIT CROP. 



All over the State the April frosts were se- 

 vere. We have intelligence from Los Ange- 

 les that etirly potatoes were killed and much 

 fruit injured. When they have such frosts 

 there, the rest of the Sttite must suffer worse. 

 Much fruit at Marysville has been destroyed. 

 AH over the Sttito apricots and almonds are 

 cut short, almost without exception, and 

 peaches will be searce. We notice favorable 

 reports from Santa Barbara only. In some 

 localities even apples and pears are killed — not 

 the trees, but the fruits. About San Jose we 

 have taken pains to ascertain definitely the 

 condition of the fruit crop. 



Mr. C. T. Settle, manager of the Alden 

 drying factory, says his apricots and almonds 

 are all killed. The French prune — Petit Prune 

 de Agen — is nearly aU killed. The Hungarian 

 prune — Gross Prune de Agen — is half de- 

 stroyed. The Ickworth's Imperatrice plum, 

 a valuable sort, is not injured. The Black 

 Tartarian cherry is badly cut off; not half a 

 crop. Other varieties a full crop. There 

 will be two-thirds of a crop of pears; tho 

 Seokleand other early v.arieties suffered most; 

 late pears all right. Apples will show little 

 injury; the Bed Astrachau and White Winter 

 I'earmsiiu are killed tho worst. Blackberries 

 and grapes were not advanced enough to be 

 hurt. 



Mr. Patterson, who litis the finest prune 

 orchard in the country, says his crop is nearly 

 (dl killed. The only prune that escaped is 

 tho Follenburgh. His testimony generally 

 agrees with Mr. Settle's. Ho adds tho Brad- 

 shaw plum to tho list littlo injured, and says 

 the Winter NuUis sutl'ered worst of any pear. 

 Mr. Patterson's place is on low, moist soil, 

 and he seems to suB'cr a greater loss from 



frost than any other one, ■which is unfortu- 

 nate. 



Judge Archer and Mr. Sweigart, who are 

 largely engaged in cherry orcharding on high- 

 er soil, report the almost entire loss of Black 

 Tartarian cherries. The Gov. Wood and 

 Napoleon Bigarreau have escaped injury; 

 other varieties not much destroyed. 



Mr. Tarleton, who is an extensive orchard- 

 ist, reports but little injury to his fruit crop. 

 Early strawberries generally were badly killed, 

 but the late crop will be enough greater to 

 make it up. 



LANDS FOR IMMIGRANTS. 



If immigrants who come to this State with- 

 out means to purchase farms in settled dis- 

 tricts will strike out for outside pubUc lands, 

 they will stand a chance for homes and for- 

 tunes in a few years. But they must be 

 brave and venturesome and enterprising to 

 succeed. We point out a _few places. The 

 Call says: 



We can state, on the authority of the Lake- 

 port Bfc, published in Lake county, that 

 Deputy United States Surveyor Perrin has 

 just completed the survey and subdivision of 

 townships 10, 11 and 12 north, range 13 west, 

 and of township 12 north, range 12, in that 

 county, which tracts are now open to home- 

 stead and pre-emption entry. The See says 

 that these lands are good for farming pur- 

 poses. They contain timber in abundance 

 and are well stipplied with streams of running 

 water. Liike isoue of the most healthlul and 

 beautiful of our cotiuties. It contains numer- 

 ous patches of grazing lauds, and is among 

 the first butter and cheese locaUties of the 

 State. The Bee invites poptilation, and there 

 is not, pcrhtips, any region where the induce- 

 ments are greater fof settlement. 



SHASTA DISTKICT. 



We are informed by the United States Reg- 

 ister of the Shasta District that there are 

 hundreds of thousands of acres in his district 

 of unoccupied land — some good farming, ex- 

 cellent grazing, and fine timber land. "This 

 is one of the largest districts in the State. It 

 extends from the town of Tehama to the Ore- 

 gon line, and ninety miles wide. 



One of the most remarkable of the natural 

 features of our State is the existence of two 

 great mountain ranges, running northwest 

 and southeast, viz., the Sierra Nevada and 

 Coast Range of mountains. Near the north- 

 ern boundiiry of the State they are connected 

 by means of a hititudinal range, in which 

 stands the grand and majestic Mount Shasta. 

 Mount Shasta txinoug the monnttiins of this 

 section of the country is like Saul among the 

 thousands of Israel. It is one of the grand- 

 est mountains that we ever gaxcd upon. The 

 contrast between the living emerald and tho 

 fairy-like garment of i)ure white is splendid 

 beyond description. For eight thousand feet 

 or more the mighty giant is clothed with vari- 

 otis trees of evergreen, but (ho upper portion 

 is robed in a garment of virgin purity. 



Who would not like to own a fine farm un- 

 der tho wing of this sublime Mount Shasta? 



The Sacramento Aijricnllurht thus speaks of 

 Lodi: 



The little town of Lodi — formerly known as 

 Moki'luiuuo Station — is one of the must de- 

 lightful nn-id retreats in tho great San Joa- 

 quin valley. As an objective point for immi- 

 grants, it jiossesses many advantages worthy 

 of favorable consideration. 



Tho statistics of the Governniont show that 

 tobacco costs tho nation many millions more 

 than its broad does. 



