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no means permanent. The most experi¬ 
enced of our orchardists inform us that by 
taking precautions curly in the season they 
greatly modified the effect of the cold blast. 
A bandage of cornstalks or sacks, bound 
firmly around the trunks, is of great serv¬ 
ice, and many ranches, protected by thick 
rows of eucalyptus and pepper trees, seem 
to have escaped entirely. 
Mr. G. Howland, who resides south of 
the city, has a piece of land which was for¬ 
merly strongly impregnated with alkali. 
He lit first bolicvod that it was worthless, 
but decided to experiment with it. Hear¬ 
ing in mind the- fact that soda and potash, 
when exposed to sunshine and air, lose 
much of their power, at the commencement 
of the dry season two years ago he plowed 
it up and loft it to the sun and wind. Just 
before the rains set in last winter lie sowed 
the whole tract with barley, and was grati¬ 
fied to find that this cereal llmirished on the 
supposed worthless land. Ho obtained a 
tine crop, and believes that he has solved 
the problem of how to treat our nlknli 
lands. 
Wilmington during the past four years 
has had a steady prosperity. The harbor 
will a,, on become u priceless boon to our 
county, and the town a thriving business 
center. 
No one should leave Los Angeles before 
visiting Santa Ana and its thriving neigh¬ 
boring settlements. The southern end of 
Los Angeles county is improving with mar¬ 
velous rapidity. 
proper varieties, planted close together 
will in time greatly modify this evil. 
TUKTIN'S FUTlMtR T'ftCJHI’Ktyi'K, 
Tustln does not aspire to become a bust¬ 
ling town, but the people believe that they 
liave one of the pleasantest locations fo"i 
home* to be found in the world. They ore 
not, anxious to receive large accessions to 
their population, but will welcome all de¬ 
serving new-comers who may desire to ca»l 
their lot among them. They are at present 
a thrifty, enterprising class, who succeed in 
nearly everything thev undertake. 
J . C. P. 
COUNTY NOTES, 
Downey farmers have a bonanza in their 
poultry yards and dairies. 
The cheese-makers at Compton are de¬ 
veloping a valuable industry. As a dairy 
country Lompton cannot bo excelled. 
Some of the finest wheat ever grown in 
Los Angeles county was produced 0., ,i 1( . 
nT Mr. David Cule, at Caluu.nga, dur- 
mg the paat season. 
An.lirim winy, are steadily pair,;,,,, 
popularity in the East. A lettrir Iron, , 
leading merchant of Chicago, in 0Ur 
■™™, M, tl„t ,11 .vine, fre,,,, (..ift,,. 
mu nna a steadily improving market. 
1 he frosts which have occurred since No- 
»smWr 1st have undoubtedly done 
d.ra. t u to our young orange orolrarda in 
3 localities, though the injuiy j B by 
