. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock The average condition of the grain crop is very pertinently expressed by a subscriber at Sunol Glen. What is true in his locality will very generally apply all over the State. He says: " In regard to the grain crop here this most peculiar year, it is spotted. Early-sown grain is good; medium early, about half a crop; while late-sown is almost an entire failure. The Jvne rain-storm did some dam- age to hay, a
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock The average condition of the grain crop is very pertinently expressed by a subscriber at Sunol Glen. What is true in his locality will very generally apply all over the State. He says: " In regard to the grain crop here this most peculiar year, it is spotted. Early-sown grain is good; medium early, about half a crop; while late-sown is almost an entire failure. The Jvne rain-storm did some dam- age to hay, and crinkled the standing grain. Take it all in all, it has been quite an event- ful season. The weather all through has sur- prised the oldest ; This is even so. The winter opened early with warm rains that made grass and grain grow promis- ingly; later came a season of unparalelled se- vere frosts, with dry winds, that were dis- couraging; then a very promising supply of rains, followed by a dry spring and absence of May showers. Finally, in June, springs up a regular south witid rain-siorm of two days' duration—something never before known by the oldest inhabitant of California in sum- mer. Showers would not surprise anybody, but such a storm is a puzzler to the weather- wise. What will follow next we are curious to see. One prophet, who believes that civi- lization affects the weather, attributes the changes to the rush of Eastern peoi^le to Cal- ifornia—"they are bringing their weather with them"—smuggling it overland without paying freight, we suppose. The matter should bo investigated. Another Cure for Hoove or Bloat Cattle. Mr. John B. Warren, of Petaluma, says the Stockton Leader, has given information which will be of much importance to stock- raisers. He states that bloat in cattle, caused by eating green clover or from similar causes, may be cured in the following manner : Take hold of the animal by the horns and raise its head as high
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