California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



nto the ground through two or three 

 loles. The substnnce was applied iu 

 he eud of April aud early part of May, 

 )uly oue appUcatiou beiug made, aud iu 

 ivery instance to plants that were evi- 

 lently sufl'ering from the disease. The 

 ■esult has been, on the vines so treated 

 ,he insect has almost entirely disappear- 

 >.d, whilst on the vines that were in the 

 lame condition last year as those to 

 vhioh the bisulphide had been applied, 

 )Ut which were not ti'eated, the roots 

 iwarm with the insect, so that none of 

 hem are likely to survive this season, 

 it least of those that were most affected. 

 The bisulphide of carbon can be ob- 

 ,ained now in a comparatively pure state 

 it about 50 cents per pound; and I am 

 •onfldent it can be produced in a form 

 juite suitable for use in the vineyard at 

 I third of the price, so that the cost of 

 ;he material for each vine would not es- 

 ;eed two or three cents. The refuse 

 limo from the gas works will kill the in- 

 sect for some distance beneath the sur- 

 face when it has been applied round the 

 roots, and from what we know of the 

 latural history of the insect it is almost 

 :ertain that it will shortly die out in any 

 ^eat dejith, when it cannot be renewed 

 jy fresh nymphs developed from thewin- 

 er ova. During the winter, and as late a.s 

 josssible before the cessation of the rains 

 ipply three or four pounds of the lime 

 efuse round the stem, drawing the earth 

 iway from the stem to the depth of two 

 )r three inches, at the same time brush- 

 ng the stem for six or eight inches 

 ibove the ground with train oil. Then 

 ibout the middle of April to the first 

 week iu May use the bisulphide of car- 

 3ou under ground in the way I have 

 ooiuted out. 



RELIABLE SEEDS. 



ONION AND CARROT SEED AT 

 WHOLESALE PRICES. 



Every person who has ever planted 

 vegetables has had more or less trouble 

 ibout procuring fresh pure seed true to 

 lame. Many of the seeds sold at stores 

 .hroughout the country are grown with- 

 )ut special care or selection of stock. 

 Instead of the best vegetables being se- 

 ected for seeds, frequently none but 

 he refuse are thus used, aud as a eonse- 

 pieuce inferior vegetables only can be 

 ^■owu from them. Seed growing is a 

 irofession that requires special care and 

 kill. Pure seed, that is, seed that will 

 )riug varieties true to name, can only be 

 ;rown from perfect roots, and away 

 rom other varieties, so there will be no 

 fixture. 



Mr. \Vm. Clemence of San Jose, who 

 •ve know to be thoroughly reliable, and 

 .vho h?s for several years paid consider- 

 ible attention to seed growing, has pro- 

 luced this season a quantity of pure 

 I'ellow Danvers onion seed, and of 

 iVhite Belgian carrot seeds. The on- 

 ous were grown from pure seed, and 

 lone but the finest onions saved for 

 ilanting for seed. They were all se- 

 eded with care, and the seeds of this 

 "ear's growing were produced far away 

 rom any other varieties, so there is no 

 )ossible mixture. The same with the 

 ■.arrets — they are true to name. 



A\'e have made arrangements with Mr. 

 ylemence for his entire crop of these 

 eeds, to furnish to oiir subscribers. We 

 rill furnish, in 2i''»ekages of one pound 

 ir over, at the following rates: 



Yellow Danvers Onion Seed — Per lb., 

 lostage paid, $1.50. Persons takiugfrom 

 ur office, or by express at their own ex- 

 leuse, will be allowed postage rates — 

 6 cts. per lb. — off. 



White Belgian Carrot Seed — Per lb.. 



postage paid, $1; or 16 ots. less if we 

 pay no postage. 



The yellow Danvers onion is the most 

 compact, firm of flesh, and the longest 

 keeping of any onion. There are many 

 grown near San Jose every year for the 

 San Francisco market. They often yield 

 over one thousand bushels per acre 

 when properly cultivated. The Eastern 

 catalogue prices for seed per pound is 

 from $3.75 to $1.00 and the California 

 raised seed is the best in the world. 

 Our subscribers will at once see the 

 bargain aud advantage we are offering 

 them. 



The white Belgian carrot is the largest 

 and best producer known. The best 

 stock carrot and the easiest harvested, 

 the croj) may bo gathered by hand as 

 nearly half the vegetable grows out of 

 the ground. 



The Eastern price for pure carrot seed 

 is $2 per pound, double what we offer it 

 for to our readers. All the seed we offer 

 is fresh, grown this season (no old seed 

 mixed with it), and will be put up in 

 packages by Mr. Clemence to our order. 



Our object in giving our readers the 

 advantage of wholesale rates, is to oblige 

 you and gain patronage for the Cal. Ag- 

 EicuLTUHisT. Thovoufjh surfuce — not 

 deep — cuUivation, is the best for onions, 

 and the sooner they are sown now the 

 better. Carrots need a soilstirred a little 

 deeper, but quite as thoroughly, and may 

 be planted from now to first of February. 

 Send in orders for seeds at once, as our 

 supply is limited. 



Table of Conterits. 



To Fabmeks. — The California Agki- 

 cuLTDBisT is j/ouc paper, devoted exclu- 

 sively to yonv interests;in its success is 

 your prosperity. Assist us, then, by 

 giving us for publication your experience 

 in the different branches of farming, and 

 by so doing make the California Agei- 

 CCLTUEIST a pulilic channel of communi- 

 cation for all the farmers throughout 

 this and other Pacific States; and at the 

 same time don't forget to make your 

 neighbor suscribe; it is to his interest to 

 take a good agricultural paper, and it is 

 to your interest, as a patron and friend 

 of the paper, to have him do so. 



Our Boys and Gikls will probably feel 

 a little disappointed this month, but we 

 trust the}' will have patience when they 

 learn that Aunt Polly has had sickness 

 in the family. She sends her compli- 

 ments, aud promises a full department 

 next month. 



A Hkroic Boy. — Freddie Tenny, of 

 Alleghany, only ten years old, is a mate 

 to the boy who stood on the burning 

 deck, if somebody would onlj' sing him 

 into fame. His father aud mother be- 

 ing away for all night, Freddie was left 

 to keep house and take care of his 

 younger brother — a five-year old. Dur- 

 ing the night Freddie was awakened by 

 smoke and nearly suffocated. He saw 

 that the house was on fire, the floor hav- 

 ing caught from coals that had fallen 

 from the stove in the dining-room. He 

 gathered up his little brother and set 

 him out in the cold, and then proceeded 

 to carry water iu a pail and put out the 

 fire. He extinguished the flames, took 

 his little brother back to bed, aud both 

 slept well till morning. In the morning 

 Freddie called iu a family who lived iu 

 another part of the house to see what 

 happened. Two holes were burned 

 through the floor — one two feet in diam- 

 eter and the other one foot. The little 

 fireman had saved the property, and 

 probably some lives, aud had all the fun 

 to himself. He was charged to take care 

 of his little brother and keep house, aud 

 he did it like a man. 



Apiary.— Honey Plants la Southern Califor- 

 ni. Relative Contents of Honey Boxes. 

 Cal. Honey East. Etc 1C8 



Tlio Horco.— *How norscR arc Driven 168 



The Dairy.— "When the Cows Come Home 

 (poetry) . tFor Milk or for liecf . Mau- 

 agini,' Cows in Holland. KeariuK Stock 

 to Malte Good Milkers. Value of Furiu 

 Animals. Etc ICO 



Tha Siiin Qrowor.— Corn Song (poetry). 

 *Cracl<ed Wheat and Smut. Rice— Low 

 land and Upland 170 



ConespoaJOBCO.— Letter from Santa Cruz* 170 



Portlae.— Hogs and Alfalfa Hay. Breeding 

 Young Sows. Keeping B-mrs. ♦Pre- 

 mium Essay Wauled. Pig's Start in 

 Life. Lice on Swine. Berkshires HI 



City Cardeniiig.— tWinter Gardening. •Bee- 

 keeping in San Diego. Ed. Notes ICl 



Edl.oriiUTotsB l^S 



Footry. —Virgil's Georgics rendered Into Eng- 

 lish Verse. The Owd W'oodon Plow. Au- 

 tumn. A Song of the Country. Thanks- 

 giving. Seed Time and Harvest 1C3 



Domestic— The Maiden's Clioico (poetry). 

 ♦Familiar Talks No. i:f. 'Washing Flan- 

 nels, IMouuting Chromos. *Homfo- 

 made Picture Frames. Seasonable 8fl- 

 lections for the Kitchen. Etc 173-4 



Sheep and floats.— *Tho Angora Goat Interest 

 in California. tFino Spanish Merinos. 104 



Uisoollancons-— *Letter from Kern Island. B 



The Rainfall. Tools for the Farm 104 



Cal. Kaisina. Tools for Farmers. 'Re. 

 liableSeeds 1«' 



Stoci Breeder.- tLive Stock Farming. New 

 and Limitless Outlet for Beef. Most 

 Profitable Stock. Heifers Uuckling 

 Calves. Etc l"'i 



Household Eeadine-- The Old Homestead (po- 

 etry). *Up Country L.'ttirs No. 9 'Mor- 

 al of Dancing. 'Saturday Evening Rev- 

 ery. 'Grandfather on "Supremacy." 171-2 



Harticnltural— Best Fruits for an Orchard.! 

 Sending Plants by mail. Seml-Tropical 

 Fruitst l*^** 



Entomolosica'.— The Wooly Aphis. The 

 Scale Insect, Bark Louse. Remedies 

 for destroying them 1*''> 



Financial Economy— Not Gold but Men. Prin- 

 ci])les of a Sotmd Financial Policy. 

 Radical Sentiments. Robbing the Pco- 

 p\o. Avarice of Legislation. Bond- 

 holders Merciless. Gold vs. Credit. 

 France, etc 165-C 



Ethics— Dottiugs and .Jottings.' ICG 



Hygienic— Light aud Air vs. Drugs, (poetry) 

 Practical Health Topics. No. C Dress. 

 How to deal with Little Accidents. 

 Grape cure. Dyspepsia Remedy, etc... 167 



* Contributed. I Editorial. 



MORTON HOUSE, 



(Formerly ORLEANS HOTEL.) 



Post St, above Kearny, San Francisco 



PROPRIETOR, 



Fornirrly of the Big Trees, Calaverae County; 



Pacific Congress Spriujis, Santa Clara 



County; and late of ViBalia. 



RUPTURE ! 



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INo more suffering (ixmi Iron Honps orl 



ISteel Springs! Our MAGNETIC ELAS-J 



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wfort, Nigbt aud Day. ami will, and hasT 



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ftry oue of our Comfortable Elastic Ap-f 



fpiiauces. You will never regret it. 



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MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS CO , 



(309 Sacramento street, S. F. 



$100, $125, $150, $175. 



FOUR good gecond-hand PIANOS 



for sale at the ahuvc prices. 



At MORTOX & CO.'S, 



Knox Block. San Jose. 



D. G. STEFKEirS, 



GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT 



Ami l)«ul*-r ill Fet'cl, 



211 Davis St., corner Commercial, 



S.\.\ t-K.WCISCO. 



California Glove Factory. 





[M.M... -.AlK , 



Every pair of Glovea of our own make bears the 

 atamp of our Tr.ide Murk, and no otliem. Gloves 

 ma<le t'j order, and a iK-rfect lit guarantoed. 



Htore iiiid Kactorj-. Santa Clara Street, nppoeite 

 Auzeniis HoUHe. 



War In^urope ! 



PRICES FOR GRAIN ADVAN'CING. 



Good News for Farmers ! 



WHEAT 82 PER CENTAL.! 



Clothing Lower Than Ever! 



For Ijargaius gu tu 



T. W. SPRING'S, 



Cor. Market :iTi.l Santa Clari .St« . K.VK .lUSf. 

 teJTThe Ueuilcianrtxrii of Trmle. XH 



REMOVAL! 



A. M. Feldman, 



DKAI.KU IS 



DRY GOODS, 



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Splendid Assortment of New Goods at 

 Lower Fig^ures Tlian Kver! 



Don't fail to examine our dtock before purchasing 

 if you want bargains. 



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 CONNOR & HENNISG, Propriotora. 



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SCHOOL 



For the Young and Middle-Aged of both 

 Seses. 



open day anil evt-niii;; throui,'liout the year.' 

 Tlie BUSINESS <'<tC'KSK embraces Penmanship, 

 Business Correspomlencv. Commercial Arithmetic, 

 Composition of Bu.'^ines--* Paper, Commercial Calcu- 

 lations. Mercantile Law. Hix.k keeping in all its 

 forms, and actual practia- in Wholesale and Retail 

 Merchandisinj;. Jobbing, (■oimui.-siou. Real Estate, 

 Insurancx- and BankiiiK Thi- stu-lt-nt buys, sells, 

 ships consigua, discounts, iii-^iun-s. drawn checks. 

 nott-y. draft--*, bills of exchanjie, and g'^es through 

 the entire routine of mercantile affairs, Tliere are 

 no claAsvs; each stuflent receive^ individual instruc- 

 tion- JStudL-nts ni;iy tenter on any secular day or CTe- 

 ning in the year. Salunlays cxctpt*^!. 



Tlioroii^lk Inslruition t"^**" '" Prac- 

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 slup, address 



E. P. COXXOR, 



San Joae, 



HOLSTEIHS FOR SALE! 



Yearlings and calves of both seies, bred from my 

 imported cows, "Dowager,"' "Cr. Princess " and 

 "Fraulein." The l^est daily yield of these cows is 

 62i lbs., 76 lbs. and 70 lbs. of milk, respectively. Best 

 annual yields: Dowager, 12.68U lbs,; Cr. IMnceas, 

 14,027 lbs. GEiiRJT S. MILLER, 



noT2m Peterboro, Madison Co., Jf. Y. 



