anaheim-gazette 1909-02-11

WONDER OF SPINELESS CACTI RESULTS OF FIELD TESTS AN INTERESTING STUDY Under Favoring Conditions It May Produce 100 Tons of Feed Per Acre—Luther Burbank Points Out Its Various Economic Values Luther Burbank, known generally to the newspaper reader as "The Wizard of Horticulture," made a startling prediction one year ago, contained in the following paragraph: "The best of these improved Spineless Opuntias (cacti) when grown under favorable conditions on good cultivated soil in a warm climate, may confidently be expected to produce one hundred tons of feed per acre each season." The announcement was greeted with natural skepticism by some who failed to carefully read his complete announcement on the subject, and it was hailed as a solution of the beef problem, and the salvation of starving millions in India by others who apparently studied the case as presented by Mr. Burbank. A full season of experimental propagation and field trials has since ensued and a closer study of the actual outcome may now be had. Thus far the value of spineless cactus as a garden plant to make feed for poultry and the family cow seems definitely assured. There are two essential features of the subject which are but little understood by the average American farmer or gardener, both of which Mr. Burbank has been very candid about in his public writings. To the average American man the cactus is a painful and useless thing. That it has always been even in its wild state, a valuable article of commerce in Texas, Mexico and some foreign countries as a food for humans and live stock and poultry will be surprising to many. We can only briefly quote a few of these established commercial facts from the United States department of agriculture, his entirely frank utterance first place he has never have entirely originated thornless varieties of caffeine. The opening paragraph nouncement reads "For more than fifty years been quite familiar with cactus of many species and He labored twelve years ing the best standard large size, with fat, succulent and in originating improve from seedlings, nor has with his work, for he ones are being produced, already withstand 5 or more freezing than other wild type." In his first announcement bank offered and recommended the above startling pro- "100 tons of feed each acre," certain varieties which imported and selected an ed from all parts of the w thornless varieties were exist, and several new proved by plant breeding and gave his promise of of other varieties not now be distributed are under preliminary circular partla ing the beginning of a with the Opuntias." DIRECT VOTE ON SE If the provision for a on United States senators of the proposed direct pro- one of the most important of that measure will be de plan has been tried in a western states and on the has worked admirably. We fore not embarking on any experiments in including lon in the California law. cation of the direct primary list of minor offices is an concerning which there is difference of opinion. But cut issue of a choice for me house or senate or for the direct primary gives an opportunity to have a d in the nominations and is step in the interest of r farmer or gardener, both of which Mr. Burbank has been very candid about in his public writings. To the average American man the cactus is a painful and useless thing. That it has always been even in its wild state, a valuable article of commerce in Texas, Mexico and some foreign countries as a food for humans and live stock and poultry will be surprising to many. We can only briefly quote a few of these established commercial facts from the United States department of agriculture, Bulletin No. 74, issued March 8, 1905, as follows: Page 10—It is impossible to tell when the feeding of cactus began in Texas, but it is certain that the practice was common before the civil war. Page 12—The use of a gasoline torch for removing the spines of cactus originated in Texas. Page 20—It is universally recognized throughout the cactus region of Texas that the plant has a decided tendency to increase the flow of milk. Page 24—While feeding cactus to dairy cows and work oxen is common all over the cactus region, the amount fed for these purposes is insignificant compared with that used for maintenance and fattening. Page 30—There are hundreds of ox teams in Texas that work all the year on ration consisting very largely of cactus all the time, and practically nothing else for months. Page 33—The condition of the stock which have received cactus during the winter appears to be very much better than that of those wintered on good dry pastures. Feeders without exception make this observation. Page 45—Cattle and working oxen will eat a large ration of cactus properly prepared (burning off thorns), when there is an abundance of the best green grass for them to eat. In all of which observant persons will note important facts that have escaped ordinary attention. The scorching of the spines, unless carefully done, has a tendency to cause a laxative physical effect which is entirely obviated in the spineless variety. Mr. Burbank has given in his writings the following list. The Western Empire and many who have traveled in Mexico know that the fruit of the cacti is delicious as banana. First. The plants are used for hedges or fences and ornaments. Second. The leaves as food for all kinds of stock, including poultry. Third. The fat young leaves make excellent pickles and are a good and wholesome food when fried like egg plant. They are also boiled and used as greens and are prepared with has worked admirably. We fore not embarking on any experiments in including ion in the California law. Location of the direct primary list of minor offices is an concerning which there is difference of opinion. But cut issue of a choice for me the house or senate or for the direct primary gives an opportunity to have a chance in the nominations and is step in the interest of good government. While we advise ry and must to be carried out by the members gislature, it is admitted that no legal objections to them if it is wise to give the peer opportunity to select the pay date for representative and error, why should we excepator? This movement to omit tor from the provisions of looks like a scheme of the politicians to weaken and end it would not be surprised them lined up in an effort this measure that received a mendous endorsement from people at the last election. This does not want any direct pthe cunning politicians that legislative matters for "the tion" will seek to make weak and ineffective as they have made their first this direction by having on elections amend the law omit all reference to Uni senators.—Riverside Press. IRRIGATION COURSE MANY STUDENTS The courses in Irrigation university of California have doubled in their attendance last two years. In 1905-06 ninety-five students enrolled 1908-09 there is a total of hundred. A. E. Chandler in irrigation, and at present of the United States reclamation service, is giving the course institutions, and Prof. cheverry, acting head of t ment, is conducting four irrigation engineering, w completing for the bureau tion of the U. S. department culture, a bulletin on the U crete and Reinforced Concrigration structures. Formal charges of gross tency were preferred again Veterinarian W. S. McFarla city before the supervisors day by John Hahn. Hahn Mr. Burbank has given in his writings the following list. The Western Empire and many who have traveled in Mexico know that the fruit of the cacti is delicious as banana. First. The plants are used for hedges or fences and ornaments. Second. The leaves as food for all kinds of stock, including poultry. Third. The fat young leaves make excellent pickles and are a good and wholesome food when fried like egg plant. They are also boiled and used as greens, and are prepared with sugar, producing a sweetmeat similar to preserved citron, and may be flavored with ginger or other spices. Fourth. The abundant mucilaginous juice from the fruit and leaves is extracted for mixing with white wash for making it lasting when exposed to the weather. Fifth. The leaves are extensively used and most admirably for poultices and as a substitute for hot water bags (thornless preferred.) Sixth. The fresh fruit of the improved varieties is unique in form and color, superior to the banana in flavor and is usually sold at the same price as a box of oranges. Seventh. Most delicious jams, jellies and syrups are made from the fruit. Eighth. The juice from the fruits of the crimson varieties is used for the coloring of ices, jelly and confectionery. The fruits and leaves are sometimes served in various ways for food by those who are familiar with them. In these matters the person not familiar with the epicurean delights of this little understood plant will doubtless be most interested in its enormous yield and its value for the family cow, the poultry and indirectly as it affects the fodder problem for the general beef supply of the nation. The occasional criticism of Burbank's predictions have come from those who have not carefully noted... CALLS IT A RANK OUTRAGE AMERICAN SHIPS NOT IN EVIDENCE AT PANAMA Coah, Machihery and Other Commodities Carried In Foreign Bottoms, Which Underbid Americans Because of Their Lower Rate of Wage. We give place in our columns to the following communication from the Merchant Marine League of the United States, with headquarters at Cleveland Ohio, in reference to a matter in connection with the building of the Panama canal which appeals with interest to every well-wisher of his country. That material used in the work on the isthmus is not carried wholly in ships floating the Stars and Stripes is well known, and this is a problem which should be dealt with by the Americans in the near future. Yet we find Senators Perkins and Flint opposing the inauguration of a government line of ships plying between Californian ports and the isthmus. The Pacific Mail has had a strangle-hold upon the commerce of the Pacific coast, and the building of the canal is a most potent factor in the emancipation of shipping interests on the western coast. The Merchant Marine of America appeals with force to every true lover of his country, but that the flag has been driven from these placid waters is more the result of monopoly than any other one reason. The letter which we cheerfully publish and commend to the perusal of our readers, is as follows: Cleveland, O., Jan. 29, '09. Editor Gazette.—We want to present for your consideration what we think is an outrage. This country is spending millions of American dollars in digging a canal at Panama which will be, in times of peace at all events, under the present conditions solely for the benefit of the merchant marine of our German, British, Norwegian, French and Japanese friends; and cannot be considered in any way money well spent of building the isthmiles are not American ships and shipowners all measure of support for building of the canal money being used as a ready stated, to ruin have left of the American marine? It is true that the inter-state and foreign reported favorably to theresentatives a resolution without any division the senate, applying to tation of materials a for the Panama canal same principle of protection which regulates of materials and equipment. As a measure of simply ask the influence of ion in an effort to have the house. It is asserted by Euroship companies and they have influential representatives at Washington hard against the pay resolution that its adoption least double the cost of equipment to the canal not only possible, but that American ships would gaining at least, have little more for the same American machinery and cles cost more; but it less true that if the o to adopt this resolution quickly be such competence among the Aping companies, backed enterprise and ingenuity very long vessels protect stars and stripes would ocean, because of their ods of doing this work than foreign boats have tempted to do it. There is no place on freight is carried as chy by the steamships of tha as a result of the insta methods referred to; true upon fresh water made true upon salt. May we not depend say a few lines in favor sure, if, upon examina We are there embarking on any untried events in including this provisional California law. The appliance of the direct primary to a long minor offices is an experiment which there is room for of opinion. But on the clear side of a choice for members of the state or senate or for governor, the primary gives the people opportunity to have a direct voice nominations and is clearly a the interest of reform and government. While the vote is easy and must be effective because by the members of the levy it is admitted that there are objections to the plan, and arise to give the people an option to select the party candidate representative and for.govly should we except the senator movement to omit the senators the provisions of the bill make a scheme of the machine us to weaken and limit it; would not be surprising to see uped in an effort to defeat measure that received such a treasured endorsement from the people last election. The machine want any direct primary and voting politicians that attend to the matters for "the organization seek to make the bill as ineffective as possible. We made their first move in action by having committee members amend the law so as to reference to United States—Riverside Press. COURSES DRAW MANY STUDENTS Courses in Irrigation in the city of California have moreabled in their attendance in years. In 1905-06 there were nine students enrolled. For there is a total of over two A. E. Chandler, lecturer, and at present engineer, United States reclamation servicing the course in irrigation institutions, and Prof. B. A. Etacting head of the department conducting four courses in engineering, while he is lagging for the bureau of irrigation U. S. department of agriculture, bulletin on the Use of Connell Reinforced Concrete for structures. Charges of gross incompetence preferred against County Brian W. S. McFarlane of this office the supervisors on Mon John Hahn. Hahn asks that now being used annually on the isthmus, the lumber, the machinery and supplies of all descriptions, not conveyed by the few steamers of the government line are being carried entirely by foreigners. Cleveland, O., Jan. 29, '09. Editor Gazette.—We want to present for your consideration what we think is an outrage. This country is spending millions of American dollars in digging a canal at Panama which will be, in times of peace at all events, under the present conditions solely for the benefit of the merchant marine of our German, British, Norwegian, French and Japanese friends; and cannot be considered in any way money well spent for the benefit of American commerce American business interests or the American flag—for the reason that we have practically no American ships, and the American flag does not wave from the masthead of anything in the shape of an American merchant marine. On the isthmus there are only American engineers, foremen and skilled mechanics. These are employed exclusively, though at higher wages than those for which foreigners could be procured. The dredges, engines, boilers, locomotive, rails, tools, equipment and supplies of every character are purchased in this country, although the cost is usually more than that at which these same things could be purchased in Europe. Practically everything is being purchased under the Joint Resolution of June 25, '06, which provides that the purchase of such things shall be restricted to articles of domestic production and manufacture from the lowest possible bidder unless the president shall in any case deem the bids or tenders therefor to be extortionate or unreasonable, thus carrying out the policy of protection to American labor and American enterprise, which is probably the only right one in view of the fact that American money is "paying the freight." Everything that has been undertaken and everything that has been done down there, with one significant exception, is thoroughly American in every way, and that exception is that all the goods are being now transported in foreign vessels, under foreign flags by foreign seamen and the profit therefrom all goes to foreign shipping corporations. As a result of this, in the harbor of Colon and in adjacent waters, no ship will be found flying the flag of the United States unless one of the four vessels of the government transport service or a warship, should happen to be there. The 200,000 or 300,000 tons of coal now being used annually on the isthmus, the lumber, the machinery and supplies of all descriptions, not conveyed by the few steamers of the government line are being carried entirely by foreigners. 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McFarlane of this district the supervisors refused to pass the complaint was written says that McFarlane last diagnosed a case as glanders and the report that Hahn reckill the horse, and would not owed McFarlane, if the called it. Hahn states that Dr. Morrison, assistant veterinarian, have examined the and have found it to be free riders. The liveryman is after his scalp and has retained H. G. Ames to help get it. It time ago the county was with a bill for $400 from levengood, which amount Le-claimed was due him for that died as the result of dip-Texas fever tick, under Mc-inspection. of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. It will surely destroy the sense of completely derange the whole entering it through the mucous such articles should never be used prescription from reputable physician damage they do is ten-told to you can possibly derive from them. Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no merits taken internally, acting directly blood and mucous surfaces of the buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be that genuine. It is taken intermade in Toledo, O., by F. J. Cheney Monials free. Sold by druggists over bottle. As a result of this, in the harbor of Colon and in adjacent waters, no ship will be found flying the flag of the United States unless one of the four vessels of the government transport service or a warship, should happen to be there. The 200,000 or 300,000 tons of coal now being used annually on the isthmus, the lumber, the machinery and supplies of all descriptions, not conveyed by the few steamers of the government line are being carried entirely by foreigners. If an American manufacturer asks fifty or one hundred thousand dollars for a given piece of machinery, and it can be purchased in Europe for ten or twenty thousand dollars less, the American is given the contract. But if a foreign ship bids a thousand dollars for carrying that machinery from New York or any other American port to the canal, and an American ship bids eleven or twelve hundred dollars for carrying it, on account of the higher wage scale in this country, the foreigner gets the business—every time. That is to say, protection rules one transaction and free trade the other, with the result that the construction of the Panama canal, instead of serving American maritime interests, is actually killing off and destroying what little is left of our American merchant marine in these waters; for in addition to the reasons already given these foreign ships, having outward cargoes to Colon guaranteed, are thereby enabled to take return cargoes from West India ports away from such American vessels as might already have had that trade. We wish to ask if, in your judgment, this a square deal? Is it just that American laws should protect American labor and industries on land and deny protection to American interests on the high seas? If American manufacturers, mechanics, farmers, miners, lumbermen, etc., are entitled to preference from their government in this great national work building the isthmian canal, why not American shipowners, sailors and shipowners also given some measure of support instead of the building of the canal with American ships being used as a weapon as already stated, to ruin what little we left of the American merchant line? It is true that the committee on state and foreign commerce has voted favorably to the house of representatives a resolution, which pass without any division whatever in Senate, applying to the transportation of materials and equipment in the Panama canal exactly the principle of protection or prece which regulates the purchase of materials and equipment. A measure of simple justice, we the influence of your publication an effort to have that bill pass House. It is asserted by European steam-companies and their agents, who influential representatives andneys at Washington, lobbying against the passage of this motion that its adoption would at double the cost of materials andiment to the canal zone. It is only possible, but may be true American ships would, in the being at least, have to charge a more for the same reason that American machinery and other arti-ost more; but it is also doubt-true that if the congress were opt this resolution, there would be such competition for the less among the American ship-companies, backed by Americanprise and ingenuity, that before long vessels protected by the band stripes would be upon every because of their modern method doing this work at less cost foreign boats have ever attended to do it. 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