Imperial Press
Saturday, Sept. 7i 'QOi
FOR THE FARMER
A Pew Items Gathered (or the Interest
of Our Rural Readers.
Our Annual Agricultural Exporb— To
Save Our Walnut Trees-Poultry on
the Farm —Indian Apples— Lojs From
Insects— Minor Mention
Tho following 1h reprinted from the
VncavlUe Reporter: Over sixty boxes
of cherries off one tree beats the rec
ord we believe. That harvest was
gathered by C. M. Chubb, however,
and he netted $120 tucrcfrom. Some
ch«'rrlrs were gathered from thiH
tree which were not Included in the
above, and shows what v VacavlHo
fruit tree can do when It really tries.
Poultry on the Farm
l'rof. Gilbert of Ottawa. Canada,
in answer to tho question, "Why '.a
poultry valuable to .iuo farmer?" gives
the following reasons:
1. Because he ought, by no means,
to convert a great deal of the waste
of his farm Into money In the shape
of eggs and chickens for tho market.
2. Hecause. with intelligent man
agement, they ought to be all-year
revenue producers, with the excep
tion of perhaps two months during the
moulting season.
3. Because poultry will yield him a
quicker return for the capital Invested
than any of the other departments of
agriculture.
4. Because the manure from the
poultry house will make a valuable
compost for use cither in vegetable
garden or orchara. -no birds them
selves, If allowed to run in plum or
apple orchards, will destroy all injuri
ous insect life.
5. Bernuso. while cereal and fruit
can only be successful}* grown In cer
tain sections, poultry can be raised fcr
table use or layers of eggs In all part
of the country.
6. Because poultry raising is an em
ployment In which the farmer's wife
and daughters can engage, and leave
him free to attend to other depart
ments.
7. Uecauso it will bring him the
best results In the shape of new-laid
orrs during the wintry season, when
the farmer has the most time on his
hands.
8. Because, to start poultry raising
on the farm requires little or no capi
tal. By good management poultry can
be made, with very little cost, a valu
able adjunct to the farm.
From the Orango County Herald
we learn that the orchard set out to
celery In the peat lands this season
amounts to about 2500 acres, and that
tho pro3oe;ts are flattering for a big
yield, estimated now at 1500 carloads.
The first shipments will probably t;e
made- nbout November 10th for the
Thanksgiving trade A good n.arket
is expected, as part of tho eastern
crop has been destroyed by the hot
weather.
Our Agricultural Exports
Bulletin 25, U. 8. Department of
Agriculture, section of Foreign Mar
kets, on tho "Distribution of tho An
miai Reports of tho United States, by
Frank H. Hitchcock, chief, has juit
been received.
From it wo lonrn that the total value
of agricultural exports for tho year
1000 was |84i,CW,630, an amount only
exceeded by ono year, ISUS. when tho
Imperial prceo
eipoftl reached thn stupendouii total
of $ft&9,OU4HO. Thn tola, vnluo of
export*, domestic and ;t ;rl' ultural,
reached tho sum of 1 1,370,763 ,571 Inst
year, 01.C2 per cent, being ngrlcu.
tural, while In 1898 tho total wnn $1.
210.201.-913, of which 7O.'Jfl per cont.
wrn ngrirulturnl.
Uy continents Europe, of course, In
our best consumer, taking 87. 03 per
cent, of our products. By countries
tho United Kingdom took rare of a
llttlo over half of our total exports,
51.77 per cent. Germany comes next,
M.20 per cent., then France, Nether
l,ils, Canada, Italy, Den
mark, Spain, Japan and cuba, the
liii twoonly, however, using 1.05 per
cent. each. Turkey and Russian
China are the. last in the list that are
honored by n place In the percentage
column, they using .o. per cent., wnlle
Diujscd In a lump are n number of lit
tle places, ono of which, Paraguay,
Hppnt the magnificent sum of $13 with
Uncle Sam.— Lallforn.a Cultivator.
Apple Sauce
There. Is nothing bo delicious as ap
ple sauce when apples ate high and
hard to "get. Any person who has an
apple tree or two, can have cheap
apple sauce when apples are selling
for 10 cents a pound. They are as
easy to can as tomatoes if one has a
fruit press: we take apples that are in
good cooking condition, quarter them,
cut out the cores and worm I:o!e3,
leaving; clean impeded quarters, whicn
are cooked till soft, without sugar.
Then run them through the fruit
press, which will separate the skins
and leave the frui* in a soft, pulpy
mass; add enough sugar and season
ing to suit the taste and cook again
till It is in the condition required for
the table. Can hot and it is ready
to open and put in the table at a mo
ment's notice, any time during the
next two or three years.— California
Cultivator.
Indian Apples
George P. Hnil of San Diego says
fn the Fruit world that "the Duchess
of Oldenburg, Queen of Sonora and
Bellcfleur, are formidable rivals in
the mountain town of Julian, in San
Pie^o county. Our bachelor friend.
Wilcox, has hardly decided which no
prefers, but on the H. Morris premises,
right in company v«th the giant live
oaks, the Duchess of Oldenburg is
supreme, and enly the Queen ap
proaches her in beauty, richness of
color, flavor and abundance. The
Queen hangs her fruit like Burbank
plums on her boughs, but the Duchess
covers herself with a garment of most
delicious apples, well flavored, rich
Juicy and handsome. M>. and Mrs.
Morris are chiefly supported by the
Duchess, and a most generous support
it Is. Commissioner Gunn is en
nmorcd with the Helllleur which
seems to thrive majestically on por
tions of his orchard. You ir.ust find
by experience, and often at great
loss, what variety of anples is adapted
♦o your soil and locality, but tho
Duchess Is a grand apple and Mr.
Morris will swear by her. but never ct
her. for she Is unfailing in her
recompense for labor bestowed."
B. O/s at State Fair
"Will you kindly give notlco that
all Buff Orpington breeders arc In
vited to sends birds to tho SUito Fair
a Sacramento, as I have made ar
rangements for n c!as3 to be formed?'
This inquiry Is made by I. R. RldeC.
of Fresno. Ho says mat "tho same
premiums will be given as to other
birds." and ho adds that "H. Hor
rnr wishes to hear at once from all
intending exhibitors iv his Ban JO9O
address." Mr. Kiddell thinks that
"thoro ought to bo somo grand birds
In Southern California." and hopes
<hnt this notlco will induce them to
respond.
ANARCHISTS IN ITALY
Government Alarmed by Triumph in
Recent Elections
N'f'W lorfc. — A diftpatrh tit the Jour
nal and Advertiser frf.m Homo nays:
Thn complete triumph 'of tho Annr
chlßtn In tho recent election to the
flomo Labor Council Is causing alarm
in government circle*. Tnls is the?
first tlruo the Anarchists openly con
tested against the Socialists with tho
result that the council stands twelve
Anarchists to three Socialists.
But th* more serious fact Is that all
the societies of workmen which par
ticipated In the voting qualified ; «
an Anarchistic, Bocrh!i«t!c or Repub
lican, not a single Monarch ial work
man appeared on tiie list. This dem
onstrates clearly that the entire work
ing population of Uome, like that of
the other large cities In Italy, has
completely abandoned the Monarchiil
party.
Loss From Inject*
A New York authority by collating
and comparing all the information
available, estimates the annual less
In that State from insects at $26,000.
000. and In the same way places the
loss to the wnole country at $300,000,
000. This is preventable, not the en
evitable. loss from the depradations of
insects, iiowever, ihe rapidjy in
creasing knowledge and corresponding
uses of insecticides will in a few years
greatly diminish the ravages of
these pests and may practically exter
minate some of the worst of them, just
as Incessant and intelligent warfare
on obnoxious weeds in some localities
has done. There is every reason to
work on vigorously and hope
fully.—L. A. Herald.
To Save Walnut Trees
Professor Pierce of Santa Ana, prop
erly named by the Rural Press the
expert germ chaser of the government
proposes a campaign against the bac
teriosis of wa.nut, "bringing corrup
tion and blackness to the nut, foliage
ad new wood." He is to have an as
sistant investigator provided by me
government, which is disposed to
aid the walnut growers in combatting
and overcoming this destructive
blight. They will give attention to
three special matters: First, testing
sprays in certain walnut orchards;
second, ntudying orchards to lo?ate
reristant trees; third, propagating re
sistant roots to graft on. Professor
Pierce hopes to obtain such roots by
crossing the wild black walnut with
the English walnut.
Gambling Record Broken
New York. — Just a iia.f milli:n dol
lars changed hands in the big poker
game played by Pittsourg millionaires
during their journey across the At
lantic on the Deutchland. It is said
the money went two ways and mat
the $500,000 profits on the trip were
divided by William I. Mustin, presi
dent of the Pltu.urg Stock exchange,
anil John A. Chamber?, president of
tho window glass trust, but they won
it from other trust magnates.
Sitting in the game were: James
A. Chambers. W. I. Mustin. I). L. Gll
iesple, Frank Moore, M. K. McMullin
and A. A. Fox.
W. I, Mustin is declared to hnvo won
tho blßgest pot In the gamy. There
was fyO.uOO in it., and ho showed his
nerve by paying $20,000 cash to draw
ono card to fill a four-flush, but he
had a "hunch" that .t would bo good.
Terry McGovern' s SUter
Now York.— Tho fighting instincts:
of the McGovern family are apparent- 1
ly not confined to tho mule side. Katie
McfJovern, alutcr of Terry, twlco swunj?
on n man a' Jaw In the Bowery at
Coney Island as deftly ns nor brother
COtild have done. Instead of receiving
a purso for her cleverness nho wan
locked up in th*» Coney Island polled
court for disorderly conduct.
American Federation Stands by Strikers
Washington, Aug. 31. — The Ameri
can federation, which Is organ of thn
Federation of Labor, an'i in edited \,y
Hanitiol (Jompfirß, saya:
"We will Btand by the Amal-
gamated association .n the present
conflict to the full extent of our
power, both morally and flnanc'ally.
Wo shall aid In every lawful way tho
men on strike and who may come out
on strike to maintain the workers in
their right to organize, and to extend
their organization;" bo that the only
power which stands ror their protec
tion and advancement against the
avarice of concentrated wealth, may
be perfected and perpetuated. We
shall not relax our efforts to aid the
brave men who are striking to briug
this contest to an honorable end, and
we appeal to every wage worker and
every sympathizer to exert every pow
er and Influence in the same direc
tion."
Sultan Feeling Sorry
Constantinople. Aug. 31. — M. I3;ipst.
counsellor of the French embassy, has
received from the porte a copy of a
telegram sent to the Ottoman embassy
;it Paris for communication to M.
Delcasse. French minister. This telo
gram, while giving vague assurances,
formulates nothing concrete.
It requests a resumption of diplo
matic relations between the tn-o
countries with a view to reaching a
! satisfactory settlement of the matters
in dispute.
Washington, Aug. 31.— The war de
partment has been informed that the
postal authorities have decided to
place a portrait of General P. \V. Law
ton, who lost his life at San Mateo,
in the Philippines, on one cf the new
issue of postage stamps.
McNally Starb on Long Swim
Boston, Sept. 1. — In a drizzling rain
and a strong northeasterly wind, Peter
McXally, the well-known swimmer,
started from Charleston bridge at 2:10
this afternoon en his attempt to swim
to New York in thirty days. There
were about 200 people on the pier. Mc-
Nally was making good time when
last seen in the distance. Having
the tide with him it is probable that
he reached Tevell's island, nine miles
below. Two friends in a boat kept
near him.
According to a special dispatch to
the LO3 Angeles Herald, an audae.cus
poll parrot In Denver has joined the
ranks of the union workers against
restaurants under the ban. This
saucy bird hangs in a big cage acros3
from Hirano's restaurant, at 1737 La
rin.er street, which s under a ban.
Polly has heard the cries of "Unfair"
and has learned the vernacular ana
its application. When a stranger ap
proaches the parrot cries out "Un
fair! Unfair!" In a rasping tone and
the work of placing the ban goes mer
rily on. The pickets supply Folly
with everyviiing the can think of to
please her and urge her on. The
proprietor of the restaurant U the
man who made complaint to tho Ja
paneso consul in San Fanelsco. claim
ing tho protection of tho Japanese
government. Pickets and drummers
for tho restaurant have both been
making trouble for the police lately
and tho noise about the place is deaf
ening at times.
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