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SEMI-TROPIC FRUITS. 
I T is evident Hint Hie- fruit tlmt will take 
the lend will l><- (irst, yrnjiCH; Hoeond 
oiaugea; third, olives ; fuuith, lemons; 
llflli, apples, with pi-aches, api'Ieut- uml 
nectarine-following in tit© rear. Thtiwno 
cess that has Mttumh d mi-in curing is very 
gratifying, nuil the result nf the news of 
the recent, devastating flood© in the ruittin- 
ciirittg districts of Spain has been to stif¬ 
fen the market nnd to make a sale of all 
that have been cured hero ns soon »s Hi* \ 
nr© narked. The Riverside raisins cup- 
• uml nil the premium* nt the llnrlieullunil 
Fait , ami were considered by experts equal 
to any import id. Orders for made 
in Lon Angeles and San Jjenmrdinu 
Counties are coin id*; m from Salt Luke and 
other liasteru markets. The amount cured 
tlii-s y ear h iH not ret hem made uji, but 
will be miieli hugoi tlmt) b|wt your and will 
hr- doubled iu INHO. On the whole, the 
fruit-prowiuinterest i« progressing rap¬ 
idly and with few rvccptinn* successfully. 
'I'lit Arizonn trade affords an c-velh lit 
outlet lor ull kinds of prruu ami dried 
fruil. With tin r.\ tension of the Southern 
I'aeilic Railroad to (lit Tombstone region, 
the shipment (d fruit will lie greatly in¬ 
creased. This section of eouuttj is fortli- 
nale in producing fruit at all wunuw of 
the year, and into Arizona the shipments 
will he ronliiiuriuH in siimnier and winter, 
and bring a large amount of money into 
Hie eo nil try. The omens of the future are 
auspicious and encoiir ipinp to the orchard- 
iris and vihe-giowei* of Houthrrn Culifoi- 
mu. The flush limes Mint prevailed In. re a 
few years ago appear to lie Movriy eu riling 
buck, and coming luiok to stay. 
i 
Sueill family oieloo I i mo inen using \< i , 
rapidly through Mendocino, Humlw.ldl, 
I >el Norte Slid Hiid.i'i oil | ‘or till* fall 
pinuting and for long -hipineol.-, h»rd- 
lihted rather small In ch nr* to be cho<>«-n. 
Some trees arc too tiiueh irrigated during 
their growth to auceeed well on dry land, 
for tin' wood becomes too soft and -appv. 
Well -1 ipfuir d wood and i mult itude of 
r "OtN an worth move than a large top and 
I niany lenvcs. 
The hoi I tditiiild lie well p renal <d for 
fruil tn ei by plowing and Oro»w plow ing, 
by thoroughly pnlv< riringilnnd by digging 
llm hobs deep and wide In planting, 
mm to just cover the collar of lie io n, nr 
tlm place where the rml ends mi 1 the 
trunk begin©. Keep weed* down, give 
thorough cultivation, ami mulch timing 
I lie summer' if it is u dry ©eason.— Galifnr- 
nin Uurlitmlln ri*L 
PLANT TREES EARLY. 
f N tlioae parts of our Stale where the 
1 November ruins were sutlii ienlly „l)Uii- 
ilaiil to moisten the Mill, tree-jdautiug is to 
lie commended. If utieviait* I lie imivcrirt, 
at this season all is a seem of activity and 
of Hocmiug confusion. There is m’on in 
do now among the mi rwtrynun than at uni 
Other s.ahon of the year. The shrubs, 
shade Iron, fruit trees and vuiious m mi 
aieiitnls nr. now being dug and '* hi. h d 
in' for continuous Miles and shipments 
through llm winter. Although we have 
found that tree planting tuny he estendc d 
lat* i in the spring than was foim. ilv 
thought possible, yd 1 1 , ch douhlk** tlinvi 
bitter and make a larger giowlh ne\l 
-■ ii-'iii if nhuited a- . nrly ponibke afU • 
i 1 "' '"T'i" Tln n, ub (he man who 
Imys l.i« trees . Orly m lie | I11H „ 
chon • from a larger Mock mid 
bk'dy to obtain the kind* In w-uute. 
Tin farmers of our nor!hern const court- 
t " :> usually Hiiud orders • u. ly almost, lie - 
1,1,1 Hies can be dug tl„ valley mir-.u 
j' -w 1,1 0,,r mountain regions ll.c cads 
l.eiome niipassable so soon that il - .s- 
s.iiy for puichusev© to have Umii i r «e H 
©hij'ped at, us early a date as p-aonUr 
GRAPE VINEGAR AND CIDER VINEGAR 
\ iriCgar from grapes may he made as fol¬ 
lows - 1 lie w ine is stil l'd into a large ton 
which contains h es, uml when thoroughly 
mixed is K(|uceyed by pressure througii 
'lutli saoks into an iron-bound vat, whence, 
after standing' koiiio liouis, it is drawn off 
into casks for form outing. These cask- 
have only u small opening lit the top. and 
arc kept at a toinpernturu of 77 to 8G 
ib‘grecs Fahrenheit After fourteen or 
fifteen days, the vinegar, now formed, is 
drawn off(cuiilioualy, sous m>l to disturb 
the m diluent) into barrels which contain 
| birehwood chips. This clarities it, and 
after -landing a few day* it may be ,,i- 
plmucd off into tli® casks in which it i i , 
remain The residue, containing "inothei, 
i- employed to ferment all the sul.st-qm id 
ltijuor by simply pouring- tin latter into 
Hie cask that wan used previously. To 
Wake vinegar from cider, the follow ing re¬ 
ceipt is recommended: I’lnce in the cidcr- 
hnrrol a small piece of bread ©naked in 
vinegar, or else n piece of soui dough 
Add abuut a pint of vinegar, and el the 
| hand in a wurrn jiluec (75 to So <|. ;; i, . , 
I ihienlicit) Mall will produce the im- 
effect as Hie dough, anil so will yeast and 
lean meat The viiugat will clarify .l-.df 
hy self,ling, and on being drawn oil fnun 
Ho top |.y inpniiH of a Hvphou, a ch si 
liquid i obtained A good table vine ai 
may bu obtoiacd hy ih—olving thiV. 
pouud# of white sugar in a gallon of wall r 
and ferment mg with yeast, 
HAPPY HOMES. 
\ writer Unix erpre—e© him«c)f «i'h re¬ 
gard to tlmrefffon 
BU'lt BoWrx. in u.TH m> wrvtrn. 
For thrsn cnmbineil, »* 1 k 1 a fnnn near 
Hu- beautiful city of I ..»» Angel'*—*• t ty 
of tho Angela." Their you will tiud min¬ 
gled products of the northern and ■< 
tiOJ'iisd cliiniI he farmer may return 
! from hi, win at and barley folds lus 
,i"*ttjig'( -hudel by ontogi gioie* in »lo- 
it'id-t <d Invariant rim p,»lm-. i tig-.ohTc**, 
' unoonax and dates. 
Intelligent and ciilrcpf ising fnmdifs 
j from nil (..arts of the < ou«iti , ur< <. 
ing tbere; chtircbi - and i lend hou—- are 
being (stabli 1 do ( unit < vervthlu - !• i d- to 
make a^vwcable ©.itial *ueiety and lion..- 
of contentment. 
Constant sen breeze* of Bunilm r fan y. n 
all day . aDil tb® night* an- n fn-hinjlv 
| cool The cliinaLi' in winter i- o.ibl, as 
the green herb age nlld yoiin,; , 01.1 gc tire* 
uninjured by frost ntti.-t Mi aow lob . 
there is a large fir -fit a fortu hi tin- 
very udut uiuerits of your home, m tin- gr<. a - 
lilt* v till •. kin I t t-ruia 
iug vines and trees. 
A fSrsHor's Fvi.i,.— The following story 
is told or Bishop Peck, of the Method -1 
i F.pisciip.'il Church. •* The lush, p 
rnaikahle m.I. only for mental, but a!-,, for 
i physical weight, and lie is veiy witty 
withal Not very Ion. -in. e he w , - -• ■, 
ping nil night n't tin house of , 4 friend. 
About midnight the Li-hop ,,i!. nj, t ,J (., 
roll oyer, when down earn, the I ■ I oitli a 
' Hitdi upon the thair Tin gentl. ,n of 
the house runheil up with a li^ht m.d rro d 
out- ’ BlMnqi, what's tin m ill' r * \.dh 
ing ut all,' said the bishop. * You go 
down ami tell your wife if 1 sin not lore 
in the morning to look for m« m the cel¬ 
lar 1 lie force of Hus *t..rv and of the 
bishop's fall will bo better npprociate.l 
when It is known that his w ,,i ■« b, 
tween dolt uml 1(H) pounds. 
Bltutta 1S77 *» the 111 )Ilile r nf ij. rt- 
imuts fill' the lion pay im ut of r> lit in h, 
land was 1,741). of tin — , U-IA w.-rv e. ,du 
, under writs, aud l,l(>i under civil .pet. 
] no ut. bill*. 
“ lie Hindu loo free with it when he was 
Ion before| wan the way a mild in.in- 
m led Atlanta ((la.) man met the -ugo, ■ 
lion that t ieoeral Ktuuman shoultl be ginui 
the freeihmi of the u|ti " 
“ Ivdwald. you have dUnhevnl ymu 
giaiulimilher, who told > on ju«t now md 
'll. jump down 111..', *!(• p- •'tilall.Uw.i 
! didn l tell us not to, papa; she only 
to tin door atul said, ' 1 wnuldn t jump 
I down tliiiue ateiis, Imy., uml l fbouldut 
think ©h® W'liuld, an old holy like hi t!' 
j * he In j* of hnury when the cat get s 
I ereaiti, 
CALIFORNIA ILLUSTRATED 
til'll Fchruniy nuuibi r Mild Il mc- 
eeeililig number, will be dlovlrwtisl with 
I promiurlit Views of Soutli« iu t iilifi rniii, 
di igtied and iugmv®d i-| i i-*i»ll» f,,i bn« 
paper. 
NOTICE, 
lie l> ltd of IhiT-d'ii- i Hu 1 Siujtl-' in 
; (SlifnriUi* H rti uHiaral r-iodclv bn* m i le 
a.r.«u"aiisnl* with Mi-ai-. (',,,,,, .v i;„ . , 
I of l.os Vm.< h to |Uibli*di tin li . 1 C i i 
! H'Bisr, nnd they will |aihh*h it m ,, 'imce 
j tioo With the S-MI-1 Ir i |.| Fiiiiohm, 
Oil Ml HI liter or l ie..o.r> - ja rtwieing U> 
(hw puper, *iddr< xs ti ■ |. A |{a r, 
Ml bunuvx littius eoiiina'Hxl Witli the 
H' lticultund *s. Il*ty .l uulil u . 1)1 Cl 11 ,1 
i to Y t' t'liwin, S* * Tv I a i y 
