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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-15
Contents Of this Number.

First Page-Eoragc Crops for Florida.
=, second Page Somebody's Mother. poerl
e.!1se d.ne Granite Ring: Not Marrying Girl !;
pix culture in the South; Bone SPAWN /:
.yeeegaDie y Transportation; Woods Of Flor
lua Forests Of the United States: How to
catch Coons. -
port; Advertisements.
= Fourth Page Salntayorg; The Value OF
Csassava; Editorials; Banana Hill: The
Starches Of Flurida
Fifth Page-0range City Letter; Some
ir,I IulI worth Introducing; Miscellaneous !;
Cheap Column. = : 80 = :
sixth Page-Ostricll Farming: Lice Ex-
termlnator; To Make Butter Hard; Le-
per; Advertisements.
n oeyenth Page-A Reminiscence Two
Heau Men, comparison; Economy ys.
Waste: Advertisements. s
Eighth Page Telegraphic News; New
Aerk Vegetable Market; Advertisements
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the thing for the wet lands here. we
sent to the West Indies for it.
Now, for my own experience
| have a strip Of land bordering on
the river, and partially overfowed
during high tides, AS this land was
worthless for growing crops, and,
when cleared, became speedily turn
ed into a Jungle of briars and bushes it
has been for years my aim to find
some kind of forage that would -four
ish there, maintaining its ground
against all othT growths, and furn-
ishing perpetual supply of nutri-
tious fodder for mule and several
cows which I prefer keeping up on
cut food, both for the sake Of con-
venience, and as means of enlarg.
ing that most profitable of all farm.
er's banks the compost bank. I
first tried rice, which certainly did
produce large yield of very supe
rior forage, springing up from the
stubble as fastas cut, but it had to
be re-planted every year, and weed
ed ont with much labor. Finally.
one or two unsuccessful attempts in
getting a proper stand induced me
to look around for something else.-
Several kinds of native low land
grasses answered tolerable well, but
they sometimes needed re-planting,
and were not sufficiently nutritious.
The Guinea grass, Isoon found would
not do at all on wet lands. AT last
| began with dozen roots of Para
grass, the canes from which. as fast,
as they became of sufficient IeDgI,
were divided into cuttings az set
in rows four by two fee The
ground was kept clean frequent
rakings till the stal1<s were long
enough to sprea1 between the
and coverinel \, 5nnd. Being
planted late, arrney the freeze
in Decemb,
stroved all NJ -,
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Several parcels of che,
= rrmncaSs re n,ty-,offers
LIE. FLA,

sand, mud, and tne IN
an effectuaf1y as apcs.s...aat,aasS..
But | do not make this suggestion as
offering any hints toward the contem-
plate improvements at the St. Johns
bar. Soon this mattress is green
with sprouts. shooting upward from
every joint, and innumerable roots
find their way down through the mass
to the soil below, binding all together,
and lying the foundation for another
crop atop of the last one, and so 0d
intnit'tm, or until Jack Frost steps
in and puts stop to the process by
freezing out all above the ground
1t has not yet met with the favor it
assuredly will when better known
Many people look upon it with suspi-
cion, From slight resemblance to
az worthless grass often seen in our
low lands, some imagine it to be a
native grass of trifiing value, surrep-
titiously foisted in upon us; others
admit its foreign origin, but with true
Know-Nothing spirits, refuse to be-
lieve that anything foreign can be
more valuable than the indigenous
products of our soil, while a few, who
have spent half their lives fighting
joint, cane, Bermuda, nut and such
like pestilent grasses are afraid to
plant, lest, once established, it may
carry all before it and compel them
to abandon their homes and take to
the woods. In answer to these OBJ
jections, l would say that from my
own experience | believe it to be not
only very fattening and strength sus-
tanning but easily Kept within bounds.
Not growing from seed or spreading
from the root, an occasional clipping
of the long runners that strike out
from the edge will confne it to the
place originally planted. and as the
eyes or underground buds are only an
inch or two deep, it is easily cut up
with the hoe.
EDMUND III. HAlE.
Federal Pehk kareA %, 1873
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7ears on principles Of strict economv
az d1niTePsp 5qR9r som He gave a powerful |
to induce trial Of the durra upon
every farm in Florida.
SORGHUM, Or CHINESE SUGAR CANE,
is another plant of the same family.
that can be made very useful in the
producing of fodder In April last [
planted a small piece, giving it ordi-
nary cultivation, and allowing most
Of it TO mature its seed. This, when
cut and partially dried, was eaten
readily by a horse, no portion of the
stalk being left. When grown only
for fodder it could be cut at least
three times during the season, thus
giving very large amount of palat-
able and nutritious food. Prof. S. 3.
Buckley, of Texas, writes: "The value
of sorghum as food for horses and cat.
tie, is not fully appreciated by agricul-
turists, especially at the South, where
grasses suitable for pasturage or hay
are not generally cultivated. Here
in Texas, it will afford large supply
of green food for stock during the
entire summer much larger supply
than can be obtained from any other
plant of which have any knowledge.
Its roots send up new stalks during
the whole season until killed by a
severe frost. Its growth is so rapid
that it will give supply of food for
horses and mules during the working
of corn and cotton Both cattle and
horses prefer it to any Of the grasses.
GUINEA GRASS,
introduced a few years since from the
West Indies, by Mr.. Codrington,
seems to be avery nutritious and pro-
life grass. 1t is perennial but will do
better if replanted once in two years,
by division of its roots. Where the
soil is rich large amount of hay can
be made from small space, as It can
be cut many times during the season. |
For permanent pasture it must be |
exceedingly valuable, as it will con- |
stantly renew itself by the seed Drop
ding and being trodden in by the cat.
tie. Al the seed drop from the stem
as soon as ripe, it is almost impossible
10 save is IN such condition that il
viii germinats, hence the only wsy
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In the R'vol Coroliniun for March,
1871. find the following This re-
nlarkable plant the dnrra corn) grows
well on the poorest soils. Frost has
little effect upon its termination and
growth. Il requires bat little cul-
ture: give il only-a fair start and it
viii soon leave i'll the shode grass,
weeds an5 every other intruder. II
sowu on good land. which has been
previously we'll prepared, it will turn
out with ease from eighty to one hun
dred Bushels of grain to the acre, and
a sufficiency of stalk and blade to fat
ten all the horses. mules, and hogs on
the plantation. In Egypt, China, In
dia and Arabia it is as essential as
onr wheat in America. On poor
land, with or without good seasons,
the durrs will yield more than any
other grain with which we are ac-
quainted in this country, and this
taken with the fact that it requires
little labor, affords more litter to the
land than any other crop, and yields,
besides its grain, a rich fattening ma
terial in the sacharine juice Of the
stalk, Clearly renders it one of the
most important of the cerials. Ina
note to the same magazine Robert
Chisolm says II once planted
small field of il well manured, and it
was ripe enough to cut about the
of July, and / continued to
cut it TO feed to my poultry until |
rost. 1t is more hardy than Indian |
'orn, and, therefore, can be planted |
'arlier in spring, and if any grain will !
'roduce one hundred bushels per acre
a our section, Ithink durra corn is
hat grain, when planted on rich or
rcH manured land. I have never
'und any difficulty in saving this seed.
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rrNth into


loose as for garden bed At0H b
ing cuttings in rows fc. (.
six or eight inches distaIi u ssseAa, =
AS the long stalks are ve % q ~soss.i,
they may be thrust rapidly srS 10 ssgaS
to the mellow soil in slanting di.
rection, without the assistance of any
tools to open the way, and if. the
weather is moist, they will begin to
grow Immediately, and soon form
lunches of grass which quickly fill
up intervening spaces, requiring lit
tie or no after cultivation, thus max
ing sod which no other plant can
penetrate, and which would seem to
fulfill all the conditions of a perma-
nent soiling ground. When plenty
stalks areSat hand it may be easy
and rapidly established by spreading
along in shallow furrows, near to-
gether, and lightly covering with
loose soil.
1t grows upon dry upland and will
make green and velvety lawn. If
care is taken to plant in the vacant
spots so as to entirely cover the sur
face, and keep it elosel shaven by re-
peated clippings, it will form mat
as thick and fine as well kept north
ern park. 1t is easily eradicated,
if so desired, from land that is dry
enough for tillage. 1t certainly is
nothing like so stubborn as many
kinds of worthless and pestiferous
cane and joint grasses that are spread
ing over the State. and it might be
used as means of checking and
crowding them out The canes 60
to seed when ten or fifteen feet long,
but | have never succeeded in get
ting the seed to grow. It appears
to make excellent hay, and if cut
when young and tender, wits quick
ly and is more easily cured than
Guinea grass or sowed corn. When
/ throw bunch of Guinea and q
buuch of Para grass hay into the
manger, my mule deliberately begins
with the latter. When throw down
the best of crab grass hay, old long
ears looks around and calls for corn |;
but when | throw down the Para grass
cora is Hnot thought; ef. The past
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necessary; then they took bath.
passed an hour in the gvmnasorp

'"sseu an nour IN the gymnasium, |
l9a ~ dedlfatad led !ssdelse she cool evening hours
imSnte nlSrSs :,!ss}Fic, dances. 4 4 Ger, ;ne
he has met Wifi Wit and GROWN forage
grass at Tuxpan which he considers
much superior to ansnyrass that he
has ever seen in any dountry. 1t is
called by the NATIVES Of Tuxpan,
sdcote para tpara grass), from the
province OF fara, yalley of the ANA
zon, South America. ~ He
says that it makes the best and sweet
est of hay, is easily propagated from
cuttings or roots, isvery tenacious
OF life, very excellent for pasturage,
etc; AN alluslon toit is also found
IN hlngsley's Christmas in the West
l1oles. referring e the practice of
planters IN trinidad Of letting out
small parcels OF land TO the Chinese
Goolies lor temporary kitchen gar
dens. he says that after raising one
crop tnese industrious celestials will
turn over the land again to it's owner
cleared, for the time Ibeino of every
ioui "eed ana even ~ lat worst OF all
sorts, the creepingI Para grass,
which was introduceld 4 generation
since as food for CATTLE. 1t was at
first thought so great IA boon that the
gentleman who BROUGHT it in was re-
warded with a vote olf thanks. and a
public testimonial. arhis proves the
value set upon it for farare and leaves
us to infer that its eradication. when
desired, was a matteR of difficulty
Mr. Codrlngton who brought it here,
probably because FloNidians are more
u than the sood people of
Trinidad has not yet ceived a public
testimonial, nor evenI4 vote of thanks.
He says: " Many yea ) ago we leased
q property in the Isl: nd Of jamaica.
from SIR Charles Hen ky Darling, who
sent us few cu9tir gs of the Para
grass as the product # Brazil. We
found 1t to increase cry fast, and to
torm an excellent forskge for stock
It was never nuisaIf Fee with us. but
We nave heard the sugar planters,
Who cultivate wet lM.nds. saw that It
vas nuisance, as it obstructed their
iitchsg. Thinking q 'wSuld be just
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winter we had no frost to speak of
and cut and fed the old growth to
the mules, without either hay orcorn.,
Certainly not more than third Of an
acre sufficed for these three months.
Should the tops be killed by frost the
roots will sprout Up. thickly SO early
in the spring as to furnish 4 good cut
ting weeks before anything else can
be- In October and November.
when the crab grass is done for, the
Para grass is in full perfection. It
will hear the tread OF cattle in pastur-
age far better than the Guinea grass,
but soiling is less wasteful. AS the
Guinea grass will not grow upon wet
lands, which are the wheat lands in
the State, it must require large sup
pies OF manure to be pc manently
productive, but the Para grass viii
flourish luxuriantly in low, wet, bog
gy places, which are useless for any
thing else, and will need no fertilizing
in lifetime. The taste of the leaf
closely resembles that Of clover, it IS.
greatly relished by horses and ,e7als
and even the wild rabbits leaBS Slso
ems of their appreciation.
are very fond Of it. se and habit
In its general strys The sugar cane
OF growth It ressg Of stalk vastly
VIZ, WIZ 'le ulllssld hollow instead OF
more llO;., ss11sesnlI9ssith pith The stalk is
;";,4 DG,,,g livery FIVE or six inches, and
J1'1ss6 y S6 joint is q bud and narrow,s
,ssss5nder leaf. Before the stalks grow
long enough to become hard and
woody, they are eagerly crunched up
by cattle, and although containing
abundance of juice, they are not SO
over succulent as to cause the blosf
or hgven, which is so often the res'.'
Of over feeding on lush growth =
corn or clover. Although living ass
growing anywhere, it seems 70 Is
-s; It's tastes. al,o. I,1.., rls
Several parcels of chcSs d. pil
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nal night bellows like II rts Of prey
;i Sone In9perf0rhhils t nv shselgp sepr} !!
this duty, will commence with
DURRA, OR EGYPTIAN CORN.
About the middle of last Nav / re-
ceived small package Of seed from
California, to which State it was inn
ported from Egypt the year before.
] planted it the-last of May. upon or,
binary soil, in rows three by two feet,
keep it well cultivated, and in An
gust, gathered a bushel and a half of
very fine grain. The stalks at this
time were entirely green, and would
have made large lot of fodder had
they been cut off at the ground and
properly cured. The small portion
of the patch which / treated in this
way, Immediately sent up new shoots,
and matured another crop of grain in
October. The grain seems to be a IA
vorite for the attacks of the weeyil
and unless it was intended to use it
at once, l should think ii would be
better to cut the first growth for fod-
der so soon as it attained its full size.
and only allow the second growth to
mature its grain. DR.. Silver. in the
Pacific R~rdJ Press, says: Though
not maize, durra, when growing, re-
sembles maize, and is cultivated like
it. Instead of cob, the grain clus-
ters tightly around stems like sumac.
The grain is small, like popcorn In
Egypt it is preferred by all kinds of
stock, including fowls and pigs. 1t
fattens better, and makes iuicer meat.
The yield is greater and the leaves
and stalks make more tender fodder.
Meal made from durra corn makes a
very sweet mush, eaten with any
usual dressing. Cakes, half wheat,
baked like buckwheat are greatly su.
perior. Durra meal and wheat flour, |
half and half, makes bread Of pecu- |
lar sweetness, etc. etc. =
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it can be readily proI92 s by di-
vision of the roots
Para grass, also inti'sfucca ly Mr..
Cnarington, is eSpeei ad.k 4 to
lpWA wet ground IA:ile no
,.z}erience withtnis <s rote q
to Mr. Il. II. Hart, oil f.lffSI loint.
who kindly furDishsii iAf I low
lng lntormatloni whlllA lllIs prove
OF great value to tlless e9 ssing
lands subject to ovesi
PARA GRNss ~ sis
The introduction 81 ra3k blants
suited to its sol and clllpateI Is gen
orally admitted tobe o.ss d til most
pressing needs ofag1lor in F1ori-
da. The constant suet ic 81 crops
possible under the in'i' i'iknse . ge-
MIA. sun and abunQRff q lsture,
makes heavy drafts ub i d i none
too fertile at the best and ONE of
us are already begiflnihg to eel the
force of the old proverbs Z. ,grass,
no stock; no stock no nla3ore no
manure, no crops, Naay gardeners
and fruit growers fnS II cessarv
to keep horse and several ws, and
the increasing number SRhbors,
all fencing in their 4 anil twenty
acre plots, renders tnP debendence
upon outside range for thEfir stock
i =. IL y.
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FORAGE CROPS FOR FLORIDA.
An Essay, Read Before the Jackson.
vile horticultural linton, BY A. r..
styles, April l3, 1878,

A AState containing millions of acres
OF cleared, fertile land, and climate
adapted to the successful growth of
an almost endless variety of forage
and grain crops. ought 20 produce
che food necessary for the use Of its
domestic animals; yet is fact that
hundreds of thousands Of dollars are
annually sent out Of Florida to pay
for hay and grain that could be raised
far more cheaply at home This state
OF things is due, in great degree, to
jnexperience of those who have
1ttdy settled in the State. and |
loves sweet paftiIiSs.aa,s to learn
giles its fierce howl with tISett, thIa
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
What They Live on.

l must not forget to mention, says Bayard Taylor in an article on life and habits abroad, three important articles of nourishment-in Northern Italy the pumpkin in Central Italy, Indian corn i; and in Corsica and among the Appen- hines, chestnuts. Pumpkins, cut into slices and baked, are sold on the street corners, and the inner kernels of their fiat seeds are as much relished by the boys of Venice and Florence as peanuts are by ours. At the cheap open-air theatres, where children are admitted for five cents, the gravel floor is always cov- cred with pumpkin seeds. The Italians know corn as well as we do, and they would not learn much from MT. Hewitt s proposed missionary corn-restaurant at Paris, except some new varieties of cook ing. They roast the green ears instead of boiling them, and their favorite dish, polenta, is @ sort of thick mush, or "pone made of corn-meal, salt and water. Italy is the only country in Europe where an American can get fried mush, and quite as good as at home. The chestnuts are very. .large-such as we call "Spanish chestnuts- exceed ingly nutritious they are not only roasted, but ground into flour when dry, and baked as cakes. In Corsica they are more important crop than even wheat in fact, chestnuts are called " Corslcan bread,'
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
A Tough Pair of Legs.

The St. Albans, Vt., Messenger says :: "The recent suit of Ira Melendy, of Bradford, in which he received $5,600 from the town for injuries received on the highway, was singular one in some respects. He claimed that his accident resulted in paralysis of his legs, so that these were as if dead, as far as move- ment and feeling were concerned. The efforts of the defense were to show that he was shamming, and so' medical ex- perts were called, pins stuck into his legs, cuts made and ammonia applied and ether given, yet he never winced, and his muscles never contracted. Some of the physicians testified that such a paralysis as was claimed was an impos- sibility, but the jury didn't believe that a man could have nerve enough to stand such tests.if there was any feeling in the parts experimented upon. He will prob bably have to go through all this again, though, for the defense have appealed. :"
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
After a Verdict.

The verdict of French jury was not long since reversed and criminal saved from death, because the foreman, in an- nouncing the verdict, spelt the word " "majorite with "g." In subse- quent trial the accused person escaped with imprisonment for life. The Texas Court of Appeals recently had similar question before it. Ben Krebs was tried in Montague county as an accomploe in the murder of the England family. The verdict of the jury was as follows: "We the juror find the defendant guilty and sess his punishment is deth." The jury was boiled, and each member announced this to be his verdict. The Texas court, unlike the French, holds that bad spell ing does not vitiate verdict when it has the requisites of belng certain and ineligible.
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
THE STOR '.

They met each other in the glade She lifted up her eyes; klack the day! alack the maid! She blushed with swift surprise. Alas alas j.! the woe that comes from lifting up the eyes. The pail was full, tho path was steep He reached to her his hand; She felt her warm young pulses leap, But did not understand Alas alas! the woe that comes from clasping
 hand with hand. She sat beside him in the wood He wooed with words and sighs Ah Love in Spring seems sweet and good, And maidens are not wise. Alas! alas the woe that comes from listing
 lovers sighs. The Summer sun shone fairly down, The wind blew from the south; As blue eyes gazed in eyes of brown, His kiss fell on her mouth. Alas alas the woe that comes from kisses
 on the mouth. And now the Autumn time is near, The dover roves away; With breaking heart and falling tear She sits the hvelong day. Alas ]! alas for breaking hearts when lovers
 rove away. ELLA WHEELER.
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
A Desperate Encounter.

Charles H. Smith, a telegraph opera tor of Munster, H., was returning at night from party, walking along the railroad track, when suddenly, on the middle of trestle bridge twenty-five feet high, he was stopped by an armed tramp, who forced him to throw up his hands and surrender his revolver, $60 Tn cash, valuable gold watch and some jeweIry. "Well, old boy" said the h1ghwayman in delight, "you are pretty well heeled," and he ordered his victim to hand over his ulster, dress-coat and vest. As Smith took of his vest he watched an opportunity, and with des- perate push hurled the robber from the trestle-work upon the ice twenty-five feet below. Hurrying back for assistance on his return he found the highwayman lying senseless, and seriously wounded on. the ice, with all his plunder, and the man was soon in jail.
Connecticut western news., 1878-01-17
The Tenth Year.

Wood, in his "New England's Pros pect," published in 1884, says: "It is observed by the Indians that every tenth year there is little or no winter, which hath been twice observed by the English (eolonists). The year of the New Plymouth men was no winter in com parison, and in the tenth year after, like wise, when the great company settled themselves in Massachusetts bay, was & very mild season, little frost and less snow, but clear, serene weather, few northwest winds, which was a great mercy to English coming over so rawly and uncomfortably provided" He pays 8 very high tribute to the healthiness of the country, stating that "although in England I was brought up tenderly, under the careful watching of my dearest friends, yet scarce could I be acquainted with health" Yet in New England, although much exposed, his health was excellent, and he says not word of chillg and fever.