Volume 6. 



ITumlDer 9 



Subscription Price, 

 $1.50 a year. 



SEPTEMBER, 1875. 



Single Copies, 

 15 c«niB. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



•* 104-, Kflitorial.— Cnnsistont nnd InooneiBtoiit 

 Irrifiatiou of Orchards. Sometbiug About 

 Orcharding. 



•* 105, Editorial Notes. Etc. 



•' 19G, Poetry,— Bettor than Gold. A rVoice to 

 Young Men, Go Ahead. The Bachelor's Ad- 

 vice. A Woman's Answer to a Man's Ques- 

 tion. The Sower. 



** 19T, Kditorlal.— Science In Cultivation. 

 Sheep and Goats. — More Facts and Fig- 

 ureR About the Angora Goat. 



*' 198, Sheep and Goats (continued) .— Cor, 

 respondence. — Lompoc Temperance Col- 

 ony, Santa Barbara County. 



** 199, Coi-respondence (continued). — Liquor 

 in the Temperance Colony. A Tiji-top Letter 

 from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Etc, 



" 200, Domestic. — Chats V itli Farmers' Wives 

 and Daughters, (by Jewell) . 



*• 301, Domestic (continued) .—Familia Talks. 

 Boys and Girls.— Minnie Tries to be a 

 Lady, by Nell Van. 



** /303, Boys and Girls (continued).— Letters 

 From the Young Folks. Stock Breeder. — 

 The Lea4.Ung Breeds of Cattle. 

 «• 203, Stork Breeder (continued). — Live 



Stock at the Centennial. 



** 30-1, Porcine.— Hog-Raising. About Adver' 

 tising Swiue. Etc. 



** 205, The Daii-y.- The Quality of Butter. 

 Setting Milk. Watericg the Milk to ge 

 Cream. Etc. 

 '' 3 01;, The Hors e.— More System Wanted In. 



Brcediua Horses. 

 Horses. 



The Poor Mule. • Care o. 



** 30y, Apiary.— The Slaughter of the Bees. 

 Bee-Farming in Lua AugeluH County. About 

 Bees — for Children. Facts and Fancies, Etc 



*• 308, Hygienic— Tired Nature's Sweet Ro- 

 Btorer. Location of Houses. Eatiug. Fresh 

 Air and Pure Water. Healthfuluess of Lorn 

 ous. Remedies for Coughs. Etc. 



" 309, Educational.- WhatiB a Good Educa 

 tinu? lltiiHou and unipulso. Be Faithful 

 Etc. Correspondence (continued),- So- 

 liloquy of a School-Teacher. 



** 310, Women. — Something About Woman's 

 Lph.*ro and Wort. A Lady's opinion upon 

 Pulitical Questions. A New College for Wo- 



•* 311, \Voinen (continued) .—A Response from 

 Jewoll.-Proper Wheat. Stick to the Farm. 

 Etc. 



312, Aliscellaneons. 



NO . ins 



FIRST Street. 



CEORCES.HOLIV3ES, 



( Fonnatiij Xeidham d' /'<%. ) 



OppOHitf 



NowYurk B;ik(Ty 



MiiuriiCTiiEER OF picTUEE nmi 



IN STORE FROM THE EAST, A LARGE LOT OF READY-MADE SQUARE AND OVAL 

 • Walunt Frames, bougbt at a low price. Chromos mouuted. Picture Frames of all sizes 

 MADE TO ORDER at the very lowest prices. A choice lot of Chromos and Engravings bought 

 at auction. 



Iiow Rent and Low Prices. Satisfaction G-uaranteed. 



SWORN 



Mnilo to the owut-rw of Sewing Machine Patentp.fur 

 the ypiirs 1S7'2, 1H73 and 1H74, also giviUf,' the increuye 

 and decrease of the dittereut Companies; 



1H72. 1873. 1874. 

 Sinjfer 9Ianii- 



fiicturiiisr Co. .219,758 232,414 241,679— Inc. 21,921 



Wheeler & Wlson.I74,0«S 119,190 92.S27— de.81,2r.l 



Gruverfc Baker... 52,(110 30,177 es.20,0(Xl— '• 32,010 



Domestic 49.554 40,114 22,700— " 20,854 



Weed 42,444 21,709 20,59,5— " 21,949 



Wilcox & Gibbs... 33.039 15,881 13,710— " 19,929 



Wikon 22,006 21,247 17,525—" 6,141 



.\nioricanB. H.... 18,930 14,182 13,.529— " 6,401 



Gold Medal 18,897 10,431 15,214— " 3.0.S3 



ri..r.-nce 15,793 8,700 5,517— " 10,276 



Howe OS.35.000 



Victor 11.901 7,440 6,292—" 6,609 



Davis 11.376 8.861 



niecs 6.053 3,458 



KeminBtou Empire 4.982 9,183 17,608— In. 12,626 



Brunsdorf & Co... 4.202 8,081 1,806— de. 2,396 



Keystone 2,066 217 37—" 2,028 



lini-tram & Fanton. l,l»IO 1,000 2.W— " 750 



Secor 311 3,430 4,541— In. 4;230 



A. C. PERKINS, 



an Agent for Santa Clara County. 



CALirOENIA GLOVE Ikmil 



SAN JOSE. 



WILCOX & WILLIAMS, 



MunufacturcB and deaU-rs in 



GLOVES AND GAUNTLETS 



Of all DecBcriptions. 



Heavy Bacfc Gloves for Teamsiers' ami Par. 

 mel-H* Heavy anil Lji|rHt Gauntlets for I-ad- 

 les and Gentlemen, Heavy and I.i>;lit Ituck- 

 sbins for Gentlemen and Fine Kids for 

 Liailies. 



B5"The very best materials are used in our Factory, 

 and skilled workmanship is gnaranteed. 



Store and F.ac«ory: Santa Clara St., opposite the 

 Auzerais House. 



FOR SALE! 



HALF -INTEREST IN THE 



CALL-ORNIM GRICULTDRIST AND LIVE 

 STOCK JOURNAL. 



Inquire at the Office, 



FAR 



FOR SALE. 



537 ^cres — A Good Grain Farm, 9 miles 



F<'utli''aet <if San Jose, in tho low hills; two rid&II 

 Houses and Barnfi: well fenced in four fitrlds; Keverul 

 Good Springs and Riinnin!^ Water; will luake two 

 good farms. 'Will sell half if desired. Price, $30 

 per acre. 



27 iLcres — 15 acres First^CIass Foreign 



Grapes, in full bfarini^; good IIoupp and Improve- 

 ments; 5 miles from City. $8,000* 



35 iLcreS — 15 acres in Grapes: near Isaac 



Braubam'b Place; 5>rt miles o«t. $5,000« 



158 Acres — Valley Land; Good Honao 



anil fair inii)rovenients; 8 miles out; near AUuadeu 

 lload. Price, $6,250. 



]SION^EY to LO^A^IST 



At Lowest Rates, and Insurance effected 



IN SIX LEADING COMPANIES. 

 JAMES A. CIiAITTOSr, 



m Real Estate Agent, 290 Santa Clara Street. 



A. O. IIOOKEB, 



Late Gunckel & Hooker. 



