Subscription Price, 

 $1.50 a year. 



SAN JOSE, CAL., OCTOBER, 1875. 



Single Copies, 

 15 cents. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PageaiR, Letter from Woodland. Kditorialt 



•' 310, E:<litorlal Notes. Etc. 



•* J530, Po*ftry. — Give me the Hand that is 

 Friendly Forever. Sowing and Reapint;. 

 Good Farmer James. A Rainy Day. Going 

 After the Oowa. 



«* 23t, K<1itorial.— Some Effects of the Exclu- 

 sive One-Crop System. The Use of Dry Earth. 

 An Endorsement. A Little More Granger, 

 too. 



'* 233, Ediorial (continued) .—Warningto Immi- 

 grant Land i'lirchast-rs. Of What Advantafje 

 is it? Starviu}^ Stock and Burning Straw. 

 Farm Labor in California. Etc. 



** 33.'I, Correspondence. —Letter from a Lady 

 Canvasser. Educational. — Going to 

 SchooL Educational Notes. Etc. 



" /J'34, Educational (continued). — Stock 

 Ureeder. — The Charm of New or Foreign 

 Breeds. Economy of Live Stock. Breeding. 



** 33.>, Household Reading:. — Chats T ith 



Farmers* Wives and Daughters, (by Jewell) 

 Grandfather's Talks— Something About Mar- 

 ried Life A Contrast. 

 " 236, Honseliold Reading- (continued). 

 Domestic — Domestic Comfort. A Few 

 Little Things, Mismanaged Work in the 

 Kitchen. 



'* 237, Domestic (continued) . — Recij^es from 

 "Jewell." Uoya and Girls. — Four and 

 Twenty Different Birds Baked in a pie. Let- 

 ters From the Young Folks. Little Folks' 

 Dictionary. 



'• 238, Hygienic. — Two Ways of Dressing our 

 Babies. Mothers, save your Children 1 by 

 Nell Van. How the Eye is swept and washed. 

 Removal of Tadeworm. 



'• 23S>, Hygienic, (continued). — Tli»9 Emi- 

 nent Physicians. Food as Medicii.e. Decay 

 of the Teeth. The Dairy.— Kind Treat- 

 ment Pays. The Holstein Cow. Alderneys 

 and Jerseys. 



«* 3:J0, The Dairy (continued),— Butter Prod 

 net of a Short-Horn Heifer. The Horse,— 

 Something About Draft Horses. Colors and 

 Qualitieis, What to Do with a Dead Horse, 

 Etc. 



•• 231, Apiary.— Thou Cheerful Bee. Bee- 

 Keeping in Southern California. Preparation 

 of Wax. Bees, Wasps and Grapes. 



** 331, Preservation of Wood. Poultry Yard 

 Futteuing Chickeus. Hens Eating Eggs- 

 Cure. Vermin on Fowls. How to Feed FowIb 

 Etc. 



'* 233. Horticulture.— Plant Olive Trees- 

 Tamarind, Oranges and Lemons. Mush 

 rooms. Pisciculture. — Fish Culture. Fis 

 Interchange. Very Smgular. 



** 234, Pisciculture (continued). — How to 

 Ft^ed Young Fish. Fish at the Centennial 

 Women.— Duties and Privileges of Women, 

 Woman the Equal of Man, 



•• 23.'3, W^^inen (Continued). An Oft-Forgotten 

 Fact. Miscellany .—United States L and 

 Patents. How a Settler was Outraged Tiy. 

 Law. Short Weight Cheats. Etc. 



*• 23G, Eqchauge Noticos. Some HintB Abou 

 RtiSiU Making. . Ehc. 



CEO. 8. HOLIES, 



. (Foninrh/ Xeedliain i(- Co,.) 



imnmm of pictues nmii 



Slumber 438 First Street. 



Opposite STew Vork Bakery. 



|N STOEE FROM THE EAST, A LARGE LOT OF READY-MADE SQUARE AND OVAL 

 I Walmit Frames, bought at a low price. Chromos mounted. Picture Fnimes of all siz.es 

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

 at auction. 



]jow Rent and Iiour Prices. Satisfaction CS-naranteed. 



LOUIS CHOPARD, 



JEWELLER 



And Dealer in 



SPECTACLES AND CUTLERY, 



At Low Figiires. 



B^WntcheB and Jewelry Carefully Repaired. 



FARiVaS FOR SALE. 



441 ^cres — 8 miles southwest of the 

 4:ity. with House, Bam, Well- Tank and Mill; WeU 

 fenced, plputy uf Timber; A No. 1 Grain Farm at 

 $.)'i per acre. 



198 1-2 iLcreS near 18-mile Station on 

 Gilruv Uoad— A yonn Fann; All Valley Land; Cheap 

 at $s,Hoo. 



1.800 iSlcres in San Joaqnin Connty — 

 Nearlyall VulkyLand: 1^ niilesfrom ElIiB Station; 

 U. S. Patent; ^ood Grain Land at $12 per acre; Will 

 Bell in Small Tracts if Desired. 



120 ^crcs uear Lawrence Station, at 

 $'.'0 per acre, Well Improved. 



34 ^cres near Archer's Homestead at 



fHXl per acre. 



6 lUotS ftom 8 to 14 Acres Each in Quiun's 

 Orchard Tract near the City, on ReaBouable Terms. 



Many other Farms not advertised. The title in all 

 cases to be good or no sale. 



[isro^E^^ to Lo^^isr 



JAMES A. CIiAV^ffOSr, 



Bep Real Estate Agent, 290 Santa Clara Street 



FOR SALE! 



HALF -INTEREST IN THE 



CALIFORNIA A&RIGULTURIST AND LIYE 

 STOCK JOURNAL. 



Inquire at the Office, 



A. O. HOOKEII. 



Late Guuekt.1 .^ Hnnicer 



L. FncuJAN. 

 Latf of Marys\-ille. 



mni&AN,!j5;9; 



' I I' I •si SI, 



DENTISTS. s,in J.w. 



BJ^ROA-Ij^n S! 



Oct. l:t. 1.S75. 



L. HOURIET &, Co., 



WHOLESALE and EETAIL 



ix-alers in 



Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, 

 SILVER-PLATED WAES, 



JEWELRY AXD SrECTACLES 



On and After tJiis Date all Goods vnllbe 

 sold at Retail at IVf.olesale Prices. 



Having the advantage of oiur manufactory, and deal- 

 ing ill our goods by Wholesale, we feel confident that 

 we can oflVr special inducements to the public. Wo 

 iu\1te everybody to call and examlhe. Prompt atten- 

 tion shown to all. . 



Fine Watch and Jewelry repairing done promptly, 

 324 Santa Clara St., San Jose. 



■^ •^^ j C^j 



