The California culturist . it did in the winter 1852-3, for forty-six days together—just six dayslonger than was required to set Noahs ark fairly afloat—the moon was utterly pow-erless in causing a cessation of rain for a single day. We dont believe there everwill be any material change in the climate of the Pacific coast country, so long as itis governed—as it certainly is, to a very considerable extent—by the great oceanand wind currents of the Pacific seas, north and south, making their way finally, we do not believe the artesian wells of Santa Clara valley, or any othercountry i
The California culturist . it did in the winter 1852-3, for forty-six days together—just six dayslonger than was required to set Noahs ark fairly afloat—the moon was utterly pow-erless in causing a cessation of rain for a single day. We dont believe there everwill be any material change in the climate of the Pacific coast country, so long as itis governed—as it certainly is, to a very considerable extent—by the great oceanand wind currents of the Pacific seas, north and south, making their way finally, we do not believe the artesian wells of Santa Clara valley, or any othercountry in which they are situated, will ever dry up, or render waste such place orcountry, or do injury to its vegetation by supplying the waters of irrigation. Othersmay differ with us on all these subjects, without irritating us in the least; but thecharge of our advancing new doctrines upon the subjects we discuss, seemed torequire that we should, to a certain extent, define our position. IMPROVED BREEDS OP CATTLE. 513. IMPROVED BREEDS OP CATTLE — SHORT-HORN DUSEA1S. Editor Culturist :—I have noticed lately two or three articles in your widelycirculated periodical, in praise of Devon cattle, recommending them as the bestadapted to our California climate, the forage of our mountain districts, and conse-quently, as a cross for the improvement of our California stock, and give us yourexperience in their growth and value upon the hills of New England. Will youallow me space for a few words in behalf of the improved short-horn, and to giveyou and your readers a little of my experience on the hills of California. I have, since the year 1852, been more or less engaged iu stock-breeding andraising, in the northern section of this state. I have had no experience here withpure blooded stock—I believe there to be little, if any such as yet in the state—bubwith short-horn graded stock, I have, and have invariably found that they keep condition upon a smaller amount of fo
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