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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29
Contents Of this Number.

Page 17-Fish and Fisheries of Florida !;
Let Orange County be Known.
Page is Keep Stiff Upper Lip. poetry;
Mr.. Delmayne's Ward; Indiscriminate Civ
ing; A Touching Story; Recipes.
Page 10 Watering aud Mulching; The
Striped Bug; Blackberry root good for
summer complaint; How woman drives
q hen; Josh Billings on hens; Lighting
room by its wall paper; A prompt mule !;
Advertisements.
Page 20-E Editorials; The Value OF Para
Grass Quertioned; Locals.
Page q Real Estate Transactions; Flo
ridiana; Waitten on the Death Brother
Mason, poetry.
Page 22-Can every Farmer Keep Bees
Loss of Cud; Celery as a Cnre-all; Water
melon Sugar; Fertilizers; Value of Hen
Manure; The Matching Hen the Mother
Poultry. &C.; Legal Advertisements.
Page % Mary's Little Lamb; Siberian
Exiles; Some Remarkable Winters; Heave
the Lead: A Growing Evil; Miscellaneous;
Advertisements.
Page q Telegraphic; Advertisements.
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T3. What'are the highest ard low.
est prices per pound during the last
season, wholesale for salted fish?
"a What was the market price for
this fish in a fresh state during the
past season.
rs. Are these fish exported, and tc
what extent?
rs. Where is the principal market
for these fish ?
~. Are the heads and ofal of these
fish utilized, or are they wasted !?
rs. Are the refuse fish captured
(when fishing for inullet) utilized for
oil or fish guano, or are they wastedi
10. What is the average quantity
Of refuse fish captured daily ? If any
give probable quantity, and name ot
same
So Are there manufactures of oil
guano, isinglass, or caviar in your
neighborhood
81. Is the roe of the mullet prepar-
ed for expectation, and to what places,
and in what quantity, and what price
is realized for the same
81. Are any mullet captured out
side ofa line three miles from shore?
SO. Do the citizens Of any other
country capture mullet or other fish
on our coasts inside Of line three
miles from shore ? }H
"a. If foreigners engage in fishing
inside of line three miles from shore,
what is their nationality, and are they
ever interfered with by our citizens
or authorities
85. Are there any other varieties
of marketable fish caught in quantity
in your neighborhood; if so, what are
they, where are they sold, and what
is the market price of same?
Name address and occupation of
observer; date of statement.
The preceding questions have been
prepared to facilitate the investiga-
tion of the natural history and eco
nomic value ofthemullet, and reliable
datarC solicited from all possessing
:-.fs ": 49, ord far. IL. Z ss.afi "A y
State, | hope that numerous persons
will respond. G. J. KENwoRTHY.
Jacksonville, April 80, 1878.
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Let Orange County be Known.
From the Reporter.

Each person that has been in our
county long enough to begin to COM
prehend how great are the adyanta-
ges we possess, in climate, pure water,
healthfulness and an elevation above
the st. Johns river that ensures natur-
al drainage for most of our lands, with
constantly increasing transportation
facilities, but wishes that his friends
could be induced to come and enjoy
fall these advantages with him, and
participate with him in the rapid de-
velopment that is taking place. This
Improvement is more apparent to us
old settlers than to those who have
recently made our county their home,
because we can contrast the present
with the past, and realize that the ad.
vancement made during the past few
years is an earnest of the future; an
evidence of what Orange county must
become in few years; the greatest
fruit producing county in the State.
think that a brief statement OF
what inducements we can present to
those in other States who think of
moving to amore southern cline, may
not be amiss, and to offer few sug-
gestions to those who are writing
about the country. eii1a
Florida climate, especially upon the
peninsula, differs so much from all
countries that | scarcely know how
to describe it, or with what to com
pare it, To realize its delightfnlness,
a person must be present to enjoy it..
In winter we seldom see ice, and a
cool spell does not often exceed three
days in duration. That kind of wealth
er that we call cold and drives us to
the fire, would at the North be termed
spring-like. Some winter gourd
and sweet potato vines continue un-
injured through the whole season !;
while in other years the frost is suffi-
ciently severe to kill them by the
middle of November Contrary to
the geneal opinion of those who re-
side out of the State, Florida summers
are pleasant. Though we are in the
same latitude with southern Spain and
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northern Africa, our climate is entire
ly dissImilar; no such hot blasts as
take their rise in the Saharean Desert
ever blow upon us, but in their place
we have gentle sea breezes from both
the Atlantic and Gulf to cool the at
mosphere, and render it pleasant,
while our nights are cool enough to
invite repose, and sleep is sweet and
refreshing.
The question may be asked: why
do you tell us these things that zoe
know from experience to be true ~
Because am writing for the benefit Of
your subscribers in other States who
have never tested Florida climate.
To many visitor our sandy soil
presents q rather uninyiting appear
ance, and they ask, aCan such land be
productive p / point them to the
heavy growth of pine timber; the
tropical appearance ofou hammoc ks,
our beautiful orange trees, and, if in
the proper season, to the rich growth
of sugar cane, cotton and sweet pota-
toes, and say, Judge for yourself
Our own citizens scarcely begin to
realize the productive capacity Of our
soil, or the great variety of fruits and
plants suited to our latitude VIII ose
cultivation can be made highly re-
munerative. Our attention has b zee
directed almost exclusively to the cul-
tivation of citrus fruits, and we have
forgotten that there is money in any
other crop. Let us awaken from
this forgetfiilness and realize that
Florida is as well adapted to mixed
husbandry as other States; perhaps
more so, as we have fewer difficulties
to content with. | will merly men
tion one industry, which, from its i'm
portance, must, III a few years, occupy
a prominent position among Florida
products, viz: Casava and Arrowroot
From potatoes at the North the starch
product is 1900 lbs. per acre, while
from casava, in our own State, the
yield is over 5000 lbs. and, on rich
l=aa ses-.a =
doubled. ATrowroot is equally pr o.
ductive. All we require to ma ke
them leading staples is the establi sh-
ment of starch manufactures throu oh
the country to make amarket for the
crude root. Almost any of our pine
lands will produce crop of these
roots. Another great advantage we
possess over other States is in being
able to have constant Succession of
vegetables during fall winter and
spring, and by varying the mode of
culture, to have them during summer
To have vegetables in perfection re.
quires that the garden should be
made rich; poor ground never pays
for the labor put on it.
In conclusion, would say to those
who write about Florida and wish
the country settled: do not color too
high; tell your friends what you have
found it to be, and give all the disad
vantages, for we have some. "Do as
you would be done by" / have laid
down the following rule for my own
guidance; to give just such kind of
information as 1 should wish to re-
ceive in reference to country L
thought of moving myself Do this,
and your friends will not be disap
pointed when they come, or, at least,
they cannot blame you.
r. FL. MASON, M d.
IS
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z. FL. MASON, M. D.

The Scientific Farmer says that
hens like variety of food, besides
all kinds Of grain, raw or boiled
(better boiled), and mashed boiled
potatoes. They are fond of chopped
cabbage and onions. once or twice a
week; and when they can not get
grass, they will eat quite freely Of
finely cut hay. They are not fond
of burnt bones, because the fat and
marrow are burned ont, but raw
bones, chopped into fine pieces, they
will devour greedily Animal mat
ter, either manufactured or home
made, is also very essential to their
health and profit.
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Fish and the Fisheries Of Florida.
From the Jacksonville Sun and Press.

From the Jacksonville sun and Press
The United States commission of
fish and fisheries, of which Prof
Baird of the Smithsonian Institute
is chairman, publish voluminous bien-
nial reports on the economical fishes
of our country. Thus far the fishes
four State, and more especially the
mullet, have been neglected, and I
have been appealed to by Prof Baird
to assist the department, and to pre-
pare for publication in the next re-
port an article on the fish and fisher
iers of Florida. No appropriation
has been made by congress toenable
the commission to collect data, and
am forced to appeal to Floridans for
volunteer and gratuitous information.
| am prepared to devole the time
necessary to the preparation OF such
reports, but to accomplish the desired
end, | must appeal to our citizens for
assist anne wish tants and xelialle
] inf0rnaEiOn from numerous persons
and various places
The department is desirous of OBJ
tanning information regarding the nat
ural history Of the mullet, so that its
habits can be determined and describ-
ed. Hence the large number of quer-
les propounded. The fisheries of the
eastern and southwestern coasts of
the State are an important industry,
and only require the collection and
publication of facts to develop them.
The United States government has
recently agreed to pay Great Britain
S5,000,000 for the privilege of fishing
within one league Of her North Anne
rican coasts, when we have more and
better fish, and if utilized, more profit
able fisheries in the bays, inlets, and
rivers of our own State.
The oil extracts form fish is a mar
ketable article worth at wholesale go
cents per gallon, and as our fisheries
are conducted, this product is wasted.
The guano deposits of the Pacific are
about exhausted, and agriculturists
must look to other sources for manu-
ral,substances. The refuse of our mar
ketable fish, and the refuse fish that
are wasted, could be proftably con-
verted into oil and fish guano. The
latter would find ready sale at from
$17 to $25 per ton. The fish commits
sioners are prepared. to assist our
State, and aid in the development Of
an important industry, and | ask our
citizens to lend q helping hand, and
supply me with reliable information.
| append series of question and
urgently request that all possessing
information will forward replies. In
making reply it is not necessary to
repeat the queries, a reference to the
numberissufiicient Repliesshould be
written on one side only of the paper,
giving name and residence of the cor
respondent, and address to DR. G.. J.
Kenworthy, Jacksonville, Fla.
DISTRIBUTION.
|. Are mullet found through the
year, or only during a certain time, and
for what time?
2. If resident, is it more abundant
at certain times of the year, and at
what times
ABUNDANCE.
8. How abundant is it compared
with other fish?
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DO not allow ashes of any kind
to be wasted. It win pay to haul
leached ashes several miles, when one
has his own team, and laborer at
fair wages. Ashes, when spread
around berry bushes of any sort, or
around grape vines, will aid mate III
ally in producing large, fair fruit.
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minished or increased within the last
ten years ?
5. If diminished or increased what
is the supposed cause
SIZE.
6. What is the greatest size to
which il attains, (both length and
weight and what the average?
q State the rate of growth per an
mum, if known; and the size at one,
two, three or more years.
s. Do the sexes differ in respect to
shape, size rate, OF growth etc:
MIGRATIoNs AND MOVEMENTS.
g. By what route do these fish come
in to the shore, and what the subse-
qnent movements
10. BY what route do they leave
the coast
H. Where do they spend the sum
mer season
II. When are the tishsfrst seen or
known to come near the shore, and
when does the main body arrive are
the first the largest; are there more
schools or runs than one coming in,
and at what intervals
i3. When do the fish leave shore,
and is this done by degrees or in a
body?
IA. Is the appearance of the fish on
the coast regular and certain, or do
they ever fail for one or more seasons
at time, and then return in greater
or less abundance; if so, to what cause
is this assigned ?
Is. How do the runs differ from
each other in number and size
16. What sex come in first, aud
how far advanced is the spawn in the
female on first arrival
IL. Do the schools of fish swim
high or low, and is their arrival
known otherwise than by their cap
ture; that is, do they make a ripple
on the water, or do they attract birds,
etc.
l2 NEhat ahe .sszs estss5, SsssoAa=-
say length, breadth and depth what
is the quantity of the fish in relation
to the amount Of water in any riven
channel when they enter it from the
sea?
10. What is the relation of then.
movements to the ebb and flow of
the tide
20. Does spawn ever run out of
these fish when captured in net?
21. Are these fish anadromous; that
is, do they run up from the sea into
fresh water for any purpose, and, if
so, for what ?
Y. 1t anadronous, when are they
first seen off the coast; when do they
enter the mouths of the rivers, and
what is the rate of progression up
stream
20. fanadromOus what is the length
of their stay in fresh water, and when
do they return to the sea?
"a. Do the different sexes or ages
vary in this respect?
%. Do these fishes come on the
breeding grounds before they are
mature, or do you find the one or two
yearold fish with the oldest
26. What arc the favorite locali-
ties of these fish; say whether in still
water or current, shallow or deep
water, on the sand, in grass, about
rocks, mud, etc
q. What depth Of water is prefer
red by these fish {?
%. What the favorite temperature
and general character of water?
RELATIONSHIP
20. Do these fish go in schools
after they have done spawning, or
throughout the year, or are they at
times scattered and solitary ?
30 Have they any special enemies?
81. To what extent do they suffer
from the attacks of other fish or an
imals
FOOD.
80. What is the nature Of their
food?
50. Are their any special peculiar
tiles in the manner Of feeding Of these
fish
"a. What amount of food do they
consume
REPRODUCTION.
30. Is there any marked change in
The shape or color of either sex dur |
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culldr uefeiOplilcAAA VAta Ou any pOT-
ton of the body, as the mouth, fins.
scales, etc.
SO. Are there any special or unus-
ual habits during the spawning season?
81. Is spawning interfered with by
lines or nets, or otherwises
3S. At what age does the male be-
gin to breed and al what age the
female?
80. For how many years can these
fish spawn?
40 Does theact Of spawning exert
an injurious effect
Al. Where do these fish spawn,
and when
AZ. Can you give an account of the
process, whether male and female 60
in pairs, or one female and two males
whether the sexes are mixed indis-
criminately, etc. ?
43. Is the water eves whitened or
lcolored by the milt Of lie male
/ A. What temperature 81 water is
most favorable for.hatcaing
ooaS ,a;5 e IN -. ,,ss & y 49, 6 ! sas
IL Wbat i The 3 Size @ M l'-ooIepAl oolo,. - !,
the spawn?
eor a.,oh fsb snd ho. ssca,.ta;naS t'lsI,
48. Answer the question for one
season, and for the lifetime
40. Do the eggs, when spawned,
al ~ = stones m arass ~ a A. '''tilsn tha,,
foat Il tho water @ ,,nt;l hatcbnd ;
IN No tha 6sb hss, M ~ ~,
strnct any hind of Nest wrbatbar ot.
sand. Gravel GRASS ar otherwise and
if SO, is the mouth, the snout, or the
tail used for the purpose, or what,
and ii SO, how is the material trans
ported or DO they maze any excava-
tlon IN the sand or gravel
"a. 10 they watch oNer tilelr nest,
Il made, either single oflsn pairs
2z. When are the fpgs matched,
~ IA i'.,A' n - I !. ''' :. !
- I W.. ou,,..S.a .,.s ,a;a
i ,snollv batnbod
81. What percentage Of Young at
tains to maturity
55. What is the rate Of growth?
Sc. Do the parents. either or both.
watch over the Young after they are
hatched
81. What enemies interfere with,
or destroy the spawn OF the young
tish ; do the parent tlsh devour them?
5S. Are the youngof this fish found
IN abundance, and in what localities ?
30 On what do they appear tofeed?
PROTECTION,
60. Are these fish nrotected bv i, "
or otherwise /?
D1sEAsps
a. uoso, o,;,7oa,;a -.
oosa o,,ar haag S nnt;oad - o0.el = uaS- e
such as to cause then. sickness or
death in oraater ~. less nprbar9
SO. When have these epidemics
taken place, and to what cause have
they been assigned
pApAsrTss
60 AZ ano1a
otSo. a. 49, ,a, ar,,,'ts mp' ea.,a aai'pIeys OF
III ~. 80 - ' ns1 ~, onn .:,, s'sacneo
ca G. '9e o'Sus = =" ny gus q tnese
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4 Has the abundance of fish d.
minished or increased within the last
ten years ?
5. If diminished or increased what
is the supposed cause
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02
OHIO.


TOLEDO, O., April AT the municipal
election to day the democrats elect the
street commissioner and probably the
whole of the city ticket by small majorities,
and as far as heard from, three out Of
eight councilmen, and three of the eight
aldermen. The nationals polled much
smaller vote than was anticipated, making
gain, however, in the council and board
OF aldermen; the figures cannot be given
tonight.
CLEVELAND, April 2.-Complete returns
from all the wards and precincts of the
city give the republicans thirteen out OF
eighteen councilmeD, and elect their entire
ticket with the exception OF police com
missioner
CINCINNATI, IApril 2-Incomplete
returns from the city election indicate the
election of I. Baker, republican, to the
board of public works by 1900 majority;
| Harmon, democrat, judge of the superior
court, 600 majority; Smiley. democrat,
clerk Of the police and Baker, democrat,
| city solicitor, by small maiorities; the
council will probably be republican, -
board of aldermen democratic; the ma
tionals developed but little strength, moi
affecting the result.
COLUMBUS, April Full returns of the
city election yesterday show that the dem.
ocrats elected the entire city ticket, bu
with one exception by reduced majorities
TOLEDO, April 2.-Later returns from
Yesterdays election do not materiall,
change the result as already given. Th,
democrats elect the city ticket by one hun
dred to two hundred majority. The re
publicaDs elect two aldermen, and on
councilman, the democrats one alderman
and three councilmen; the nationals on
alderman and four councilmen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02
CONGREsSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April "A resolution
TO transfer to the state department for
safe-keeping the records of the electoral
commission was agreed.
Burnside called up as special order the
bill to remove all restrictions now existing
in regard to enlistments of colored citizens
in any arm of United States service; after
discussion the bill was recommitted with
an amendment by Blaine that hereafter
colored men shall have full right to enlist
in all arms of the service.
The railroad funding bill came up as un,
finished business and Morrell addressed
the senate in support of the judiciary com
mittee bill,
Morrell having concluded, Thurman
gave notice he would offer an amendment
making the first mortgage bonds of the
company, one Of the class of bonds in which
the sinking fund proposed may be invested.
HOUSE.
@WAsHINGToN, April "A joint resolu.
tion was reported authorizing the com
mission having in charge the Washington
monument to apply $4,000 to giving
greater stability to the foundation.
1t was voted yeas l4S, nays, 79, to take
up for consideration the report of the com
mittee on civil service reform in regard to
the case of door. keeper Polk.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02

The standard remedies for all diseases of the lungs
are SCHENck's PULMoNIc SYRUP, SCHERcK's MAN
DRAKE PILLS and If taken before the lungs des-
troyed, speedy cure is effected
To these three medicines DR.. j. II. Schenck, Of
Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the
treatment of pulmonary diseases.
The PulmonIc Syrup ripens the morbid matter
in the lungs nature throws it off by easy expect
Grafton, for when the phlegm or matter is ripe q
slight cough will throw it off, the patient has rest
and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the pulmonic syrup to do this, ,schencks
Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea Weed Toxic
must be freely used to cleanse the stomach and
liver. Schencks Mandrake Pills act on the liver,
removing all distractions relax the gall bladder,
the bile starts freely and the liver is soon relieved
Sehenck's Sea Weed Tonic is gentle stimulant
and Alternative; the akali of which 1t is composed
mixes with the food and reve nts sour1ng IL
assists the digestion by toning up the stomach to
healthy condition, so that the food and the Pull
monic Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs
heal and the patient will surely get well If care
taken to prevent afresh cold
All who VISIT consult DR. Schenck, either per.
sonally or by letter, can do so at his principal
Office corner OF Sixth and Arch SITS Philadelphia
every Monday. -
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02
Incurring a Tremendous Risk.

They incur tremendous risk who
sojourn or emigrate to reside in districts
where malarial disease is prevalent, with
out medicinal means of fortifying their
systems against the periodic scourge. The
danger to bilious subjects. and to those
who lack bodily stamina. is particularly
serious. A preventive and curative agent
of known anti-malarial efficacy should be
frequently used and constantly kept at
hand by such persons; and Oh none can
they rely with such certainty of protection
and aid as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This grand specific roots out every vestige
of the malarial poison from the system and
endows it with an amount of vital activity
and repelling power that nulli6es the in
huence of miasma. It also prevents and
remedies disorders of the stomach, bowels
and liver, which are particularly prevalent
in malarious regions. and is an incompara-
BILE general invigorant.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-02

As coming events begin to project their
shadows in Massachusetts,, the minds of
the anti Butler Republicans are more and
more disquieted within them, A Massa-
chusetts Republican congressman has Just
been unseated, his chair has been given to
a Democrat, who happens to be also warm
personal friend of Gen. Butler, and this
substitution has been effected by the Gen
erals own vote. There are several Repub-
Iican members of the Massachusetts dele
cation who begin to suspect that they did
an imprudent thing when they applauded
the removal Of Simmons. The Generals
arm is as long as his memory is retentive
it reaches into every congressional district
in Massachusetts. The chances are gooc
for number of interesting political casu
alties in that state next fall.