California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



FINE MEKINOS FINE POULTRY- 

 ETC. 



We have visited tbe Watkins farm, Santa 

 Clara, to look at the fine sheep which our 

 readers will notice advertised in this issue. 

 Mr. Watkins is better known as a fruit-raiser 

 than a fine stock man, having for many years 

 been engaged ia growing a fine orchard and 

 vineyard and producing excellent fruit. His 

 farm adjoins the large and noted Gould or- 

 chard, and also the fine park belonging to 

 Mr. Pierce, which everyone who has visited 

 Santa Clara will be likely to remember. 



There are few finer places in the State than 

 Mr. Watkins' farm, and probably no better 

 sheep than the thoroughbred Merinos he is 

 breeding. We examined the fleeces of many 

 of his rams, and finer wool cannot be found. 

 The sheep are all remarkably fine, healthy, 

 strong and Lively, but docile and good na- 

 tured. It is wonderful how select breeding 

 will cover the entire limbs and body with su- 

 perior wool. Some of these sheep have heavy 

 wool from the very tips of the feet to the ends 

 of their noses. The pastures and yards and 

 sheds are all conveniently and well arranged 

 for the business of breeding sheep, and Mr. 

 W. we found to be an enthusiast in his favor- 

 ite employment. The prices of breeding 

 rams range from §30 to $60 each; owes about 

 the same price. The pedigrees of these sheep 

 are excellent, as can be seen by the statement 

 made in the advertisement. 



We are pleased to observe a growing inter- 

 est manifested by our farmers generally in all 

 sorts of fine stock. But as much as we were 

 entertained by Mr. W. and with his magnifi- 

 cent herds, he could not monopolize our en- 

 tire attention while Sirs. W. was anxious to 

 have us take a look at her 



FANCY FOWLS. 



As we walked with her from yard to yard 

 and noticed how much interested she was in 

 the chickens, old and yonng, how well she 

 understood their natures and wants, and how 

 kind and almost motherly she was to her pets, 

 we wished that those persons who know this 

 Udy-like woman only as a leading "woman's 

 Tighter," and who imagine her to be "un- 

 sexed, " as the term is usually applied, could 

 but observe her at home, that they might form 

 a truer estimation of her womanly character 

 and disposition. It is not for us to criticize 

 or make remarks about any one, but we will 

 say, on general principles, in vindication 

 against common prejudice towards ladies who 

 favor giving the franchise to their sex, that 

 we have almost invariably found them in their 

 domestic relations to be refined, intelligent, 

 and the most womanly of women, with 

 enough of good sense to be able to manage a 

 kitchen, rear a family of children, and make 

 home attractive outside and in. 



Mrs. W. has silver spangled Hamburgs, the 

 prettiest chicks to our notion in the world, 

 and hardy breeders and good layers. Also 

 White Leghorns and Brown Leghorns, said 

 to be the best layers in the world. They are 

 active birds, and do best where they can have 

 a wide range. Two Leghorn hens, by them- 

 selyes, have laid since February 12 to May 21 

 eight dozen and ten eggs, or about an egg a 

 day on the average. This breed is non-sit- 



ting. They will cluck a few days after laying 

 a litter, but do not offer to sit, and soon com- 

 mence laying again. Two Brahma hens, in 

 tbe same time laid five dozen and eight eggs, 

 or only about five-eights as many as the Leg- 

 horns. Here we saw the smallest Bantams 

 that we ever noticed. They are good layers, 

 producing eggs about half the size of common 

 hen's eggs. They are a very pretty fancy 

 fowl, and stand upon their belligerent dignity 

 till other fowls let them alone. We will not 

 forget to mention the Aylesbury ducks, pure 

 white, which are remarkable for laying and 

 growing. They will average one egg a day 

 eight months in the year, with plentiful feed- 

 ing. The young get their growth in four 

 months. Mrs. Watkins believes in and prac- 

 tices full feeding for all her fowls, keeps the 

 yards, roosts and coops clean, gives clean 

 water, and keeps the choicest birds of each 

 sort separate for tggs for pure breeding. The 

 rest are allowed to run together and the eggs 

 are sold os ordinary market eggs. Her prices 

 for the finest fowls are $10 a pair. 



Mrs. W. keeps a record of all eggs laid, and 

 expenses as well as income, and thinks that 

 she can demonstrate that it pays to keep good 

 fowls and to keep them well. 



ECLIPSE WIND-MILL. 



Several of these mills have been erected in 

 San Jose, and are proving to be just the 

 thing. They are probably as perfect self- 

 regulators as were ever invented, and have 

 stood the test for many years. Mr. I. A. 

 Hatch, the agent here, has engaged a good 

 many mills. We went with him out to Mr. 

 G. W. Tarleton's orchard to see a fine mill 

 erected on his place. It was doing splendid 

 work, and Mr. Tarleton, who is himself a 

 natural mechanic and knows what ia and 

 what is not practical, is much pleased with 

 it, and requested us to recommend this as the 

 very best self-regulator made. Mr. Chas. P. 

 Hoag, Nos. 18 and 20 Fremont street, San 

 Francisco, is the general agent for this State, 

 and Mr. Hatch, of San Jose, for Santa Clara 

 county. They attend to tbe erection and 

 fully warrant the mills and their own work. 

 Nearly every farmer needs a good wiud-mUl, 

 and now this dry season is the time to get a 



good one. 



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GOODENOUGH. 



There is one institution lately started in 

 San Jose that every one of the farmers and 

 horse owners in this valley should hail with 

 gratification. It is the Goodenough shoeing 

 shop, on Santa Clara street, between First 

 and Second streets, where horses are shod 

 without spoiling the feet — where, in fact, a 

 perfect shoe in every respect is put upon the 

 foot of a horse in a perfect manner. Every 

 horse owner knows that hundreds of good 

 horses are every year nearly ruined by care- 

 less or ignorant shoers, and that many of the 

 "crack shoers" are more conceited than wise. 

 It is a mercy to a horse to have his feet cor- 

 rectly shod, as it is cruelty aggravated to 

 cramp and ruin his feet by the old, imperfect 

 method. Although called new, the Good- 

 enough method has been thoroughly tested, 



approved and adopted by every society for 

 the prevention of cruelty to animals that has 

 investigated the subject, also by the United 

 States army, and whoever has once tried 

 shoeing by this method will never again go 

 back to the old way, for it is not only in ac- 

 cordance with the anatomy of the horse's 

 foot and true principle, but in practice has 

 been found to be the best, and the only per- 

 fect shoe and system of shoeing ever invented. 



Good Daiey Stock.— Mr. W. A. Z. Edwards 

 of San Jose, who is a lover of fine cattle, has 

 a small herd of choice Jerseys, one fine four- 

 year-old bull and several cows. While speak- 

 ing on the subject of keeping a good class of 

 milch cows, he had occasion to refer to the 

 notes of his farm book. One item we asked 

 the privilege of copying, in substance, to wit; 

 The amount realized in one year from the 

 sales of butter from seven cows, after supply- 

 ing the wants of the family, was $634 23, and 

 from the sale of seven calves the same year, 

 $3o3, making $987 23 as the product of seven 

 cows in one year. Who can beat that? — Cor. 

 liural Press. 



PELTON'S 



S£X-FOZ.D 



HORSE-POWER 



HAVING MADE NEW ARRANGEMENTS 

 with MR. McKESZIE, I am prepared to Bupply 

 my Powers to all persons favoring me with their or- 

 ders. All Powers hereafter manufactured can only be 

 obtained of me or my Agents. In future they will be 

 made under my directions and specifications, and 

 nothing but a prime quality of Machinery Iron will 

 be used in their manufacture. 



I have • reatly improved the application and bracing 

 of my Levers, which will give them ample strength. 



All Powers fully warranted. 



For further information send for circulars and price 

 list to 



S. PBIiTOM', Patentee. 



ap San Jose, California. 



LOUIS CHOPARD, 



mmmi 



J K W E L I^ E R , 



And dealer in 



SPECTACLES AND CUTLERY, 



&1 Low Figures. 



na. TVatches and Jewelry carefully repaired. 



Boom 



next to 



WRIUHT'S 



Photograph 



Gallery, 



Santa Clara 



Street 



Dr. IT. Klein, Suigeon Dentist 



A. O. HOOKEB. 



W. F. GCSCKEI.. 



,(}UNcmuoQm,';i';i 



DENTISTS. 



10. Q. T.— GRANGER LODGE, No. 295, meets 

 • eveay MONDAY evening, at 8 o'clock, in their 

 Hall. No 284 Santa Clara street, over the S. J. Savings 

 Bank. Members of sister Lodges and sojoiuming 

 members in good standing are invited to attend. 



S. B. CALDWELL, W. C. T. 

 JoHX B. Steveks, W. Sec'y. 



