SKMI-Tnopic CA LIFOH&TA. 
Savannah, Sept. 4, 
Mtwsits. Itii'g A <'oi.kvax—G entlemen- 
You will please iend to the address F, W. 
Gibson, Vicksburg, Mllm Skmi-Tiiomc 
Caupornia, commencing September num¬ 
ber. The hill 1 will sotll«* when in town, 
The September number is worth the price 
of the paper. Respectfully, 
F. Wksi kv Gtr.-nx. 
To which we lift our hat, make nur dim) 
graceful bow anil forward nur journal. 
Evaksvii.lk, lnd., Sept. 12, IS-l 
Ernroit Sbmi-Tuopu;—D ear Sir: I Ur- 
just received a Sample copy (June number) 
of the Skm i-Titorir. Kudosed I sen.I y 
one dollar, subscription to begirt, if v 
please, with September. There are mini 
things I would like to ask about your coon 
try, but for fear of boring you with qun 
ticins I refrain. I desire to come to Call 
furnia and to go into some sort of ngricul 
tural pursuit. I want to be mire, bower.-r 
that with a capital of about #;), 0 "o | um 
succeed beyond u perndventure. Will voi 
please explain through your paper—unit-a? 
you prefer to write—why it is that bees and 
grapes do not do well together ? Can 
man have, say 20 to 30 acres and raise bc« 
and cultivate grapes at the same time, ■ 
do tlio bees destroy the grape crop Does 
the sdalo bug really destroy crops of fruit, 
or is it principally scare ? Do tarantula 
and rattlesnakes abound there ? How is 
the best plan to avoid buying land likely to 
!>C unproductive front alkali ? Give rom* 
instructions about selecting good from had 
land, and your advice as to the purchase of 
unimproved or improved farm*. I’linso 
discuss in your columns the above quo* 
lions and oblige, yours tmlv, 
J. t), SlILl.SON. 
P. S.—Send copies nf June SltMt Tkoci. 
to A. A. l’earson, Dallas, Texas; C. N. 
Mellette, Nineveh, Johnson count y, lnd. 
In reply we would say that with a i u,.i 
tal of $J,0U0 properly liarnlliid, luckcil up 
with industry, go.nl Judgment and a rigid 
economy, you need not hesitate about 
moving to this section. For further par¬ 
ticulars touching upon this question w. 
Would refer you to tin* essay on !«• nty 
acres for family support and profit iti an 
other column. Again a glance at out 
market report will show you what linn >.v 
um now receiving lor their produce, which 
at present may he a little above the r* v!v 
average. A* regards bens anil grape* goo g 
togetlier we would rather tmt rsprmu an 
opinion. Wo do know, however, that 
vmeyardisla and orchardist* complain ol 
the bees, and whim an apinry is located 
Hoar they make an effort to have it re 
moved. While on the other hand b«v no u 
declare that hues do not injure fruit, and 
are ready to argue the point at any time, 
The senlvbug cry is very largely scare. 
The black ocale i 
injury. Tbo red t 
red quite an enemy, tnougti .lamaga • 
the present tim« is v-ry limited, ani 
early attention is given j • - - 
fear from it. ft t 
.reliant* throughout the i 
California, an area 
States of Indiana and lilir 
Occasionally you III 
rattlesnake, but 
•sided here OTer wen years, in that 
Owe we have seen one rattlesnake and t 
or three tarantula* caught by other parties all ’ll 
for natural history pwrpoee*. Y.u might j ' ( .ioe 
live hero for yearn and never ace cither a i tlie r 
rattlesnake or a tarantula. There ii very time 
little danger of buying alkali land without m ,. u | 
knowing it. In fa*-t the proporti.'m ,.f ■>,.( h 
alkali land to other land is very small, a:..I ,| r 
yog can tell from the kind of vegetation Thu 
growing upon it and other surrounding* j 
whether it contain* alkali ur tmt. If vou ! f 
are not more than 33 or 40 yean J «g,. 
and able to work w« would advise you to* _ 
liuy tinimprured land and Improve it to ' 
your fancy. Twenty acr*-a would giv* you 1 
all the work that you could do, and with j 'T 
»tm same economy and industry that rbar j 
act* rises the farmer** life in Indian*, you | 4 
would experience no difficulty in making * j , " 
good living from the beginning and money j . “ 
in the near future. 
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