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Imperial Press Saturday, August 17, tool FOR THE FARMER A Few Items Gathered for (he Interest of Our Rural Readers. _ Country Editors Appreciated— The Gar* lich Plum — Valuable Information — A Rectipe for Canned Goodr. Shipments <-f potatoes for Arizona; nnd <-:tPt«T:i points have been very heavy. Atmhdm Farmers' Club will not nice*, again until October. The Zan/c currant crop is reported to be above normal, aud will perhaps I reach- 150,000 ions. I>a*t season's crop; was very short, but 45,000 tons. Horticultural Commissioner H. I\ Cundiff of IllverhlilP has discovered a; new pest t.n the walnut trees In that locality. This Ih a spider that weaves a web over the leaves and causes the loaves to dr.-p through destruction of tissue. Mr. Gundiff will send Hpecl ments of the Hpld«r to the pepartmen; of Agriculture at Washington for Idontlflealon nnd suggestions for remedy.— Cal. Cultivator. Country Editors Appreciated It remained for the managers of the Wood ford county fair, in the State of Illinois, to make a notable discovery, which ihfy have announced to the be latfcd managers of all county and other kinds of fairs in the following forcible word*, printed on the complimentary tlckttd IsHiK'l to the newspapers of thai county: "This ticket has probably been paid for more than ten times by the paper to which It li issued. It will be hon ored In the hands of man, woman or chill, white, black, red, or yellow, who favors the association by presenting it. It la good for entrance nnd grand stand, and tho bearer. If driving, will be entitled to pnss team free. The as sociation recognizer the fact tha. it-; splendid success is due to the notices so freely given by the press, and while we cannot render an equivalent in cash, we return our grateful thanks." — L A. Herald. The Garlich Plum The announcement Is made by the Vacaville Reporter that "Oscar Garlich has a new variety of plum which for uniform size and Belling quality is l wonder. The plum, which is from two year-old grafts, la a native of Japan nnd roHombles a banana grea ly In tate, while In general appearance it Is not unlike the Wickson plum. A good-sized shipment which reached Ohlcapo recently, sold for 12.D5 a crat<\ a very high price when the fact that '.Ills Ik the middle of the season is con sidered. The fruit la of such size that Juit three plums can bt> packed ea-jh way in a basket nnd only two deep. Even then four and a half Inch crates have to be made with cleats ;o allow room for the fruit. Mr. Garlich has about 300 trees of thesn plums and from 150 of them ha« picked over 100 crates this year." Valuable Imformation Hcth farmers and the general public begin to take some sense, but by no mean* a full eenso, of the Invaluable work done for tho country at large by the agricultural department at Wash ington. The San Fniocisco Bulletin di rt ct» attention to one field of Investiga tion which is of general Interest, cay- Ing that In each of 2750 counties of agricultural importance in the United States "the ogricutural departmtn « Imperial preoo hnn a principal county correipaodent, who maintains nn orfcnnlzntlon of three nnplfttnntfl. f»neh covering n «p*r- Inl vrrltory. facilities nrr furnlnh'd the principal correspondent to enable him to obtain regular report! from bii nfHlKtatit.4. Thine report* ho tabulate! Nt the end of each month, supplement* 11-c1 1- c the Information tiniH obtained :.>■ hin own observation and knowledge of i'tio situation, and tho consolldatbd report In submitted to the? statistician, Although there In no compensation at tnrh*»«l to the portion, nn average of about 90 per <<'nt. of them reports monthly." Irrigate Speaking of longer and cooler nights In September arid October might Rug gent th? Idea timt there might bo a little more caao In cultivation ami !r rlgatlon, Tho September weather usually demands im frequent Irrigation 03 the drier monjis of July and t.n- KiiHt. Even with slight showers but little benefit Bomea from wetting tho ground, for It merely lays the dust of the surface, which all dries In a day lor two. It la, however, a refreshment for the leave of evergreens, such as , tho orange and lemon, and freshens ■ up the foliage remarkably. Look out, then, for the first Indication of dry | ne£B and do no; depend In any way on .anything that the clouds may do. Lo cally August sometimes gives quite heavy thunder showers, which may . prolong the? Irrigating period for a few | days. Water Is about I s lowest ebb ; about September let. but where the I dependence Is on running streams they ; will go further as the nights leng Jion. ; — Cal. Cultivator. Poultry Notes When your hens have a nice liberal ■ run on grass or In clover they need no other feed, especially If the grass or clover receives a good wetting oc ■ ca.sionally. Wha; does the buyer of eggs from thoroughbred fowls? He buys stock. '■ If the eggs bought b? from Standard I bred birds what does the buyer get? Stock with lo.s of experience anJ money back of IL In truth a Standard I breeder of fowls never sholud sell | eggs at all Except at commensurate prices. What are .J-.e greatest errors com mon to poultry raisers? Over-feeding on the one hand and lack or variety upon the other. Indignation and ver ! mln kill more poultry stock than any othf-r iwo things. After all is taid and done and the culttiriK has successfully carried his j-tock along and produced largely of meat and eggs, he Is yet a failure in tho business if he doesn't know how ;o market these products to the best advantage. Limbs of tn-os, buggy poles, fence rails and the like are bettor sleeping places for fowls than filthy house** and coops. They know this or they! wouldn't ko there. Tho higher thej bird at roosting time from the gase«j resultant of Its excrement tlie better) for the conservation of its health. Houses, therefore, that are open a* the bottom all round (they can easily been closed by wire- mesh) so that air! may be allowed to carry away those' Ki\sca ar? the best that can bo made, the fowls roosting above the open ing. Cuban Residence Big Claim Washington.— The second largest claim yet filed with the Spanish treaty claims commission, has been presented by Francis Selgl, an American citizen, resident In Cuba. His claim amounts to $872,823. Sclgl says that in 1596 his plantation was worth $1,000,000, but by reason of depredations of the Spanish troops ho Is reduced to ab solute want. PLUNDER TAKEN BY A BELL BOY Diamonds Stolen From Oucsli of a Colo rado Hotel I)Hiv#»r— -Harry Norton, on lft* rear lod bit I boy. a tireless traveler nni a connolAftrur of hnMA. has cotiffwwwl the theft of 12035 worth of r!nlmon»la In Iho Ho <-l Colorado at fJIr-nwoodj Sj»rln/j«, ten days a«o. He had pt&cMj tho JfWfla in n ch^ap alarm clock, which ho burled among worno old cloth- , Ing In n shabby valise. Thin he left with apparent caTolt** ncR« in a Den ver rotnnrant tin il ho could call for I I It. He was arrested Tuesday night and; denial the robbery. Search for the Bparkllng gems was useless. Partly to save a companion, \V. J. Staple on, from trouble, and partly to secure th* promised leniency of the law, ho ad-i mlted the robbery and surrendered the Jewels 10 detectives. Norton went to tho room of Mr 3. C. J. Kerr, a wealthy Philadelphia wo man who v/as at the Colorado, to de liver a package. The diamonds were In a small box of sawdust on a shelf, lie quickly slipped the box into his j pocket and left. He hid his plunder In S tho basement and calmly awaited de velopments. All the bellboys were called "on the carpet" and severely ques loned. Several were discharged. ' among them Norton. Finally he came : down to Denver. He displayed a fine | diamond to a bartender. This aroused ! suspicion and he was arrested with W. ! J. Stapleton, a friend. "They plnchcJ me and S.apleton, and I didn't want him to get the worst of It." said young Norton, "because he wasn't to blame; so I 'fessed up. I*ll have to stand punishment, but the chief has promised to ask for a light I sentence, as I gave up rhe diamonds. "The police would never have found ! them without my help." Humbert's Assassination New York.— Large red placards were I posted throughout Paterson, N. J., an i nounclng that the "Right of Exist ence" group of anarchist will pro ! duce nt the American theater here, on j Sunday. August IT. a grand tragedy ! called "The Assassination of King i Humbert 1." The play will depict Bresci draw ing the fatal lot at the meeting, of the ! group, his jcurney to Italy, the scene j (if the assassination, and Bresci's im prisonment and suicide. Products of the Land In writing of the things that grow at Indio, five miles below, from a list made while standing in the cenxr of an acre plot owned and cultiva.ed by J. M. Taylor at Thermal: Jerusalem corn, peanuts, Irish potatoes, tweet po tatoes, •watermelons, Kaffir corn, sor ghum, oats, tomatoes bear... canta- loupes, Loganberries, onions, millet, lertuce and radishes. This po:at is 130 feet below the sea level and the land has a well of thirty inches, supplying the oruck patch and ready to flood a quarter section, as soon as it is cleaned and planted. Mr. Taylor's well would fill the Courthouse water tank, with ten feet to spare, and is only 506 feet deep. He has given his time to this little experiment farm, aud his effor.s to determine what will succeed best should be appreciated by the farmers at Thermal, Woods and Indio. Wheat, barley and alfalfa have been suc cessfully grown as field crops In other portions of the artesian belt. — L. A. Times. Police in Philippines Washington, Aug. 9. — The Insular division of tho department Is In receipt of a report forwarded br General Mac- Arthur from Manila, P. L, showing tho condition and results achieved by th« "native police" for the months of April and May, IDOL It nnyn tho force In In hlKh Btafe of Im^rovrmont, nnrl tho plan n, flrat regarded na an txprrl racr.t la fast becoming nn Important, fac tor In r^torln* r,<*«\ order and dlscip* line in tho localities which for yrnra Lfforo nnd sine* the war nave been re- Kardr-d n» unsafe for both men and properly* 'Generals Whraton. J. 11. Smith, Fun ston. Grant, Bat* I*.1 *. Wade and Siimn^r ap^.ik highly of th*» efficiency and loy alty of the police, particular reference being made to their cap'.ure of band! of Insurgents. This native pollco Is purely local In Its character, and i« supported by the towns and provinces, assisted by tho Insular novcrnmen*>. McKintcy Approves Death Sentence Washington.— For the first time since the outbreak of the Spanish war President McKinley have ap proved the death sentenc? In the caso of an enlisted man. The case Is that of Private Phlneas Foutz Co., X, Nineteenth Infantry. This soldier wag convicted by a general courtmar tlal at Cebu, P. 1., for the murder of Genevieva Torres, a native Filipino girl by stabbing her to death with a sword in her home at Mandaue, Ce bua on November 15, 1900. The court sentenced the accused to be banged. Boers Murder Two Prisoners London.— According to a dispatch to the Daily Mall from Lourenzo Mar quez, the Boers are reported to have captured and shot In cold blood a lieutenant and a trooper of Stein acker's horse, in revenge for their be ing instrumental in shooting a Bo*r dispatch rider. Irrigation The limits of even the large space devoted to "The Lind" will not permit mo to go farther into the detail of water developme-n: at Indio. Nor need I say much concerning the methods of the application of the water to the land. Several of the farmers have al ready constructed largo dirt reser voirs, which hold, with little seep age. From these they are able to ap ply the water in 100-Inch heads when necessary— a decided advantage- In the irrigation of Ac alfalfa, barley ana wheat which have been raised to perfection tliis sum'i^r. The roil Is so finegrained and free from gravel that it wishes very lit le, giving the dirt ditches a permanence not possi ble in sandy soils. The water comes to the surface ati a uniform tempera ture of about 71 degr., and the farm ers would ship it to Yuma for ice water in the summer time, if h were not for one thing — it seems about as icy at Indio. The summer tempera ture of Indio is a ll. tie higher than 71, and the ranchers claim that reservoirs will be necessary in order to heat tho water to a poiut nearer ihe tempera ture of the soil— a wise idea in a country that can grow luscious canta loupes and watermelons ri*?e for tho market by the time most other sec tions are ready to plant the seed.— L. A. Times. A Recipe for Canned Figs The following recipe for canned flgs is given the Hedlands Citrograph by \V. M. Bristol of East Highlands, who has devoted mmh time .0 experi ments In the conservation of thl3 de licious fruit. Doll the flgs, withou: peeling, for ten minutes in water to which salt has been addod at :ihe rate of two tablespoonfuls per gallon. Remove from the brine, add two ounces of sliced lemon for oach pound of figs and cook in fresh water until tender. Then add sugar, half pound to pound of fruit, half teaapoonful of salt for each pound of sugar and spices to suit. The result is a product resem bling sweet pickle but moro palatable and more easily prepared. 7