. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock give gh Ilk go tin fill $ Per Ar\r\un\. rUBLIPHED MOSTni,T BY THE CAL. AGRICULTURIST PUB. CO. S. HABRIS HERRING, Editor. OFFICE:âOver flie San Jose Sa^-ingrs Bank, Balbacli^s Biiildiii;;, Sunt a Clara Street, near First, San Jose. SPECIAL TEKKS TO ACE17T3. RATES OF ADVERT8SING: Per one Column S12 00 Per Mouth *' half Column 6 00 '* " fourth Column 3 00 " *' " eighth Column 2 Oi) " " &


. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock give gh Ilk go tin fill $ Per Ar\r\un\. rUBLIPHED MOSTni,T BY THE CAL. AGRICULTURIST PUB. CO. S. HABRIS HERRING, Editor. OFFICE:âOver flie San Jose Sa^-ingrs Bank, Balbacli^s Biiildiii;;, Sunt a Clara Street, near First, San Jose. SPECIAL TEKKS TO ACE17T3. RATES OF ADVERT8SING: Per one Column S12 00 Per Mouth *' half Column 6 00 '* " fourth Column 3 00 " *' " eighth Column 2 Oi) " " " Bisteeuth Column 100 â¢' " t£^ We are detenuined to adhere to our resohi- tion to admi* none but worthy business advertis- ing in our columns, and to keep clear of patent medicine, liquor, and other advertisements of doubtful influence. The large circulation, the desirable class of readers, and the neat and convenient form, rend- ers this Journal a choice medium for reaching the attention of the masses. EDITORIAL NOTES. Every farmer who has cultivated a hill sido has experienced more or less trouble by the washing away of fine plowed and cultivated soil, during the season of heavy rains. Mr. Burrell, who owns laud in the Santa Cruz moun- tains, tells us that he does not cultivate his side hills during the rainy season, but allows the grass and weeds to grow until danger of heavy rains is over. The settled soil is held by the roots and debris from washing away. Then, in spring, he turns under the green crop, and aims to leave the soil, after cropping, in such condition iu the fall as to not wash away during wiuter. We lately noticed J- Q- A. Baliou, an experienced orchardist, pruning his fruit trees in such a way as, in our opin- ion, to greatly lessen their value. The trees were very tall and straight, and ho was cutting out the lower limbs and spurs from the inside of the plum and pear trees. The excuse seemed to be that the fruit growiug on the lower inside l


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