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, 1880-08-02

SCIENTIFIC FEEp5NG.-Of late years
great efforts have been made to improve
the dietary Of the German soldiers. 1t is
now recognized that it is not sufficient to
merely supply man with enough bread
and meat to keep him alive, hut that his
bodily vlgor and, consequently, his effic-
iency as a soldier will be increased If his
diet partake of more varied character,
anc if his food be cooked in a more va
ried manner. In one regiment steam
cooking apparatus has been in use for
more than year, and has given such
great satisfaction that similar cooking
arrangements will, it is stated, be pros
vided in all new barracks. and largely
introduced into already existing build
ings. The English saidier would props
ably greatly rejoice if similar attention
were given to the preparation of his
meals. The ration supplied to him is
larger in quantity and generally better in
quality than that issued to the troops of
any Continental army, but there is Gel
tainly room for improvement and for the
introduction of a greater variety in the
manner OF cooking it.
BEsIEGED BY A BEAR "A few DAYS
since G. W. Colby, the prominent rancher
of Nord, had an adventure in the NOUN
tains which gave proof to the saying
that bear hunting is all right as long as
you hunt the bear, but its mighty poor
sport when The bear hunts you. He had
taken his family to one of his ranches
near the Butte meadows for short sea-
son of rest, and being an ardent sports
, 1880-08-02

New YORK, July 28.-An attache Of
the Chinese Legation at Washington,
writes to the various New York journals,
saying: Numerous applications for
commissio ons in the Chinese army and ma
Wy are being continually received at this
Legation, and as it IS impossible to de-
vote the necessary time to answer all,
may l venture to ask you to be so good
of your widely circulated paper, in order
that it may be generally known that the
rep rt that the Chinese government is
engaging the service of foreigners for its
army and navy is entirely devoid of
foundation"
, 1880-08-02
Secretary of the Interior is an athematiz-
ed with vehemencs that makes ones
hair stand on end 20 listen to.

JH(cA4o July 27 The Times WASH
,ngton special says: While 1t is certain
there will be- no changes in the New
York Custom House, the reason for the
rumors is teconaing apparent to polite
ians here that the Grant wing bad de-
manded the change The President was
rather disposed to concede the point, but
Sherman had to be seen. Sherman. in
return for his consent, made the demand
that he be continued as Secretary of the
Treasury under Garfield, but the Grant
people, who have been making usurious
terms with Garfield, have already secured
a pledge that John Sherman and Carl
Schurz shall not be continued as even
members of the party after the 4th of
March. This has had depressing effect
on any arrangements which Sherman is
now anxious to make. The President
referred the committee of prominent New
York politicians to Sherman. who said :
Take me for another fsur years, and you
can do what you Ike with Merritt" The
Grant people, who run the Republican
machine, say the price is too high.
, 1880-08-02

The SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY
CHRONICLE, the most Brilliant and
Complete Weekly Newspaper in the World,
prints regularly ~ Columns, or = Pages, of
News, Literature and General Information;
also Magnificent Agricultural Department
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
The PREMIUM LIST AS REVISED.

The premium list published on our first
page, is not the same exactly as that of
last Fair. 1t has been revised and i'm
proved upon in many respects by COM
I.eteui and careful committee appointed
by The Board of Directors especially for
that duty.
The greatest changes made will be
found IN Department G, class 1, where
there Is a ten dollar premium offered for
the largest lot of agricultural and horti-
cultural implements, and class 8, where
many new and important premiums are
added, the whole aggregating $50. The
first mentioned premium was added in the
hopeOf attracting large exhibits of labor
saving machines and contrivances from
the manufactures, and the premiums in
class were added to meet the objections
heretofore made that the mechanical arts
wene not properly recognized in former
Isis We hope there will be large ex-
hil,its IN this Department this Fair.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.

One thousand shingles, laid four inches
to the weather, will cover one hundred
square feet of surface, and five pounds of
single nails will fasten them on.
One-ftth more siding and flooring is
needed than the number of square feet
of surface to be covered, because of the
lap in the siding and matching of the
floor.
One thousand laths will cover seventy
yards Of surface, and eleven pounds OF
lath nails will nail them on.
Eight bushels of good lime. sixteen
bushels of sand, and one bushel of hair,
will make enough good morter to plaster
one hundred square yards.
A cord of stone, three bushels of lime,
and a cubic yard of sand will lay one
hundred cubic feet of wall.
Five courses of brick will lay one foot
in height on chimney, six bricks in a
course will make a fine four inches wide
and twelve inches long, and eight bricks
in course will make fine eight inches
wide and sixteen inches long.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
'rlando RepOrter.l
A BIG ENTERPRISE.

+
A brief allusion was made in the Re
porter of last week to Mr.. SteBbins and
his enterprise. Since then we gathered
the following facts from Mr. Waterhonse,
who is engaged with Mr.. s. There is
now in this grove eighty acres set to trees.
Twenty-Five men are now at work on the
place clearing land, &c. Sixty acres are
to be cleared the present fall and winter,
and twenty acres of it planted to trees,
which will make one hundred acres set
out in orange grove. Fifty acres more
will be set out next season, making one
hundred and fifty acres in all. Mr.. Steb-
bins brought with him from Hartford
when he came down this fall, large two
horse freight truck for use in the heavy
hauling about the place, a buck board,
plows and implements of various kinds,
making total of about two tons of inn
plements. He also shipped from the
North 4,5OO pounds of hay, one ton of
corn and one and half tons of oats, and
eighty hogsheads Of hardwood ashes to
be used as fertilizer on his land. This
is one of the most extensive orange grow
ing enterprises in South Florida, and is
owned and managed by Mr.. s. alone.
Many Of the large enterprises of this sort
in the State are owned by companies.
This is a private affair. It will take a
snug pile of money to put out and care
: for so large grove until it comes into
bearing, but there are millions in it when
once the grove becomes productive. Es-
timating the product at the low figure of
ten dollars per tree, with two hundred
trees to the acre, and one can get an idea
of the value of this grove ten or twelve
years from this time 1t is strange that
capitalists do not give more attention to
this sort of enterprises.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
THE BRITISH WHEAT CROP.

The latest and best estimates of the
British wheat crop, as put forth by an
accredited observer in the London Times,
says the San, gives the acreage for the
year 1880 at 1910, 900 acres, the average
yield twenty-six bushels, and the total
crop just inside of 100000 bushels.
Last years crop was $4,000, 900 bushels
less, or nearly 100000 bushels; but
this years crop is still $1,000, 900 bushels
less than the average for the last fifteen
years. The average total consumption of
Great Britain is 1916, 900 900 bushels so
that, when the amount needed for seed is
deducted from this years crop, the guam
tity to be imported to supply consump-
ton will be 10000, 900 bushels. The
greater part of this must come from the
United States, for it is noteworthy that
the decline in the British wheat crop
seems to be permanent The limit of the
utmost possible production per acre was
long ago reached in that country, and
that this limit cannot any longer be
profitably maintained in the face of Amer
lean competition, is proved by the fact
that the area of wheat lands in cultiva-
ton is steadily diminishing, and this year
was 100000 acres less than the average
for the past fifteen years. These figures
reveal the telling effect of American COM
petition. That has been 80 severe and
SO injurious 10 the business profits of the
British farmer that, in year Of average
yield per acre, he has Withdrawn 20 much
land from wheat cultivation that his total
crop has fallen Off $4,000, 900 bushels.
The writer in the London Times notes
that while the average return for wheat
per acre, after seed had been deducted,
was about $4,000 for the years 1859 to
1870, it fell to 42s.s6 In the Eve years
ending with 1879. The latter figures will
not pay expenses under the British system
Of cnltiyation WITH rental added. Our
competition Win increase rather than d.
Il -. ST. ~ "a zkaA a.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
APPLICATIONS FOR SPACE.

Parties from abroad desiring to exhibit
collections or displays Of machinery, man.
uiactures, etc, should make early appli-
cation 10 the Secretary for space, so that
al may be satisfactorily accommodated.
Exhibitions of farm machinery and i'm
PIGMENTS Of husbandry are especially de-
sired, and manufacturers ought to take
advantage of this opportunity of intro
dueing their products in a comparatively
unOeeuI,ied field. No country on earth
needs improvement in farm and planta-
lion machinery and implements more than
Middle Florida, and none could be more
benefited by it. The Association offers
the most liberal premiums it can afford
for this class Of exhibits, especially in
gins, wind and steam engines, sugar-mak-
ing apparatus and rice cleaning machinery,
bHt the advantage to dealers and manu-
faeturers Is not so much the money pre-
miums 10 be sesured, as the exhibition,
introduction and subsequent sale of their
products 10 our people.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
Middle Florida Fair Bulletin.
PRODUCTS In QUANTITY.

We urge upon all our people in the
county 10 bring in agricultural products
"a large quantities, SO that whether small
individual exhibits of samples are entered
Tor premiums or not, there may be per
feet wealth Of exhibits an bulk, to fill
sI.ace and ornament the building, and
grounds, and produce general effect
which win have IFS weight with every
visitor, be lac citizen or stranger. Don't
bring a handful, but a scdgOn load Of
Whatever you have raised, whether it is
al worthy of premium or not. We guar
autee the suitable arrangement of every
thing that is brought in, and its preserva-
fiOn and delivery in good order to the
owner after the fair is over. Space has
been provided for such exhibits, in bulk,
bv the Board and it will be the fault of
those who have the products and fail to
bring them In IL the exhibits look meagre.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
HOW TO DISTINGUISH TIE LECONTE
PEAR FROM THE SAND PEAR.

First, the Sand Pear as whole is at least two
shades darker Than the LeConle; second, the
Sand Pear tree grows more openly and is less
inclined TO the pyramidal form than The LeConte;
third the bark of the body of the Sand Pear is
thickly sprinkled with small specks of brighter
color than the general appearance. The LeConte
also has some of these specks, but not near so
many as are found on the Sand Pear; it thus
shows relationship 10 the Sand Pear The leaves
of both have glossy appearance, but those of
the Sand Pear look as if they had at least one
more coat of varnish, or actually look greasy
Upon looking closely at both trees you win see
that the leaves Of the Sand Pear look as if they
were affected with the heat of the sun, being
considerably rolled up. The fruit of the Sand
Pear is of very little value as compared with the
fruit of the LeConte, being very hard and almost
tasteless and could hardly be eaten without being
boiled, baked or mellowed in some manner
w. II. HASKELL.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

The advertising patronage of the Bull
LETIS this year shows up tolerably well,
bHt the election interfered with our work
very much and prevented any effort to
procure advertisements until it was high
time 10 issue the first number
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway heads the list with its double
column advertisement, and we take espe-
cal pleasure in directing the attention of
our readers to its stated attractions.
From Jacksonville We have the novel
announcement of ID. Greenleaf, whose
stock Of jewelry, Florida curiosities and
brle-a-6rac for Holiday presents is one of
the largest and most unique and attractive
IN the South Mr. John S. briggs, the
principal dealer in china, glass and stone
ware, erOckery, etc, in Jacksonville, has a
handsome card Mr.. o. L. Keene, the pro-
prietcr of the largest millinery and dress
goods store in the State, renews his COM
prehensiye advertisement of last year.
Here at home we have the business
cards Of Drs J. II. & A. L. Randolph,
physicians and surgeons; ]. Burkhardt,
merchant tailor; r. Don Mcleod, our
popular photographer; Julian Bottoms
news depot; c. c. Newsom, the only
harness and saddlery shop in Tallahas-
see; Mrs. S. c. Rippey, millinery E. B.
Clark, the cabinet maker, and Asberry
Henry's %Old Reliable restaurant.
The more pretentious advertisements of
Messrs b. C. Lewis 81 Sons, bankers J.
r. Weller, the stove dealer; NJ. M. Cobb
and J. C. Kemper, livery and sale stables /;
Geo. Damon, A S. Minis, r. B. Carpenter,
NJ +. Papy, Julius Ball, and Geo. w.
Saxon, dealers in groceries, general mer-
chandise and plantation supplies, are to
be found on our last page.
ID. w. Berry, the wagon and carriage
maker; w. A. Rawls and NJ. Lively, drug
gists; Myers & German and E. w. Clark,
jewelers. and watch-makers; and Alex.
MeDOugall, proprietor of the Tallahassee
Cotton Factory, all have handsome and
EelI-displsyed advertisements.
On the fourth page viii also be found
the advertisement Of the Secretary for
bids for the Fair privileges.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
HANDLING THE ORANGE CROP.

In the first place. in gathering the oranges
must be cut from the stem, not pulled as has
been the custom heretofore, and cut very near
the orange 50 that The stem will not be long
enough to injure others in packing; nor must
the fruit be permitted to fall on the ground or be
thrown about so as to bruise them in any way.
Again, In bringing the oranges to market great
care should be exercised in their transportation.
They should not be packed several thousand TO-
gether into wagon body, but put in layers a
very good way will be to put straw into the
bottom OF the wagon body upon which few
layers of oranges may be placed then put in a
false bottom, not pressing upon the fruit below,
upon which the same process may be followed,
and so on until The body is filled. Or. if desired,
those who will take care of them and keep them
in clean condition, will be supplied with boxes
in which TO bring in their fruit.
We desire ii to be distinctly understood that
we do not soant oranges plticA haze been pulled
from the trees or otherwise so handled as to bruise
them, at any price, and If they are taken at all,
the price will be governed by the condition of
ahe fruif
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
FARMERS IN THE WEST.

We often groan about the condition OF
the agricultural interests in the Southern
States, but how much better are they in
the Wests By way of illustration, we
clip the following from the testimony be-
fsEs the Congressional labor committee
taken the other day in Chicago: s
Georgn n. Sloan, farmer In Wisconsin, tesii.
hed: Farms we're morigaged to their full value
liEoughonf the State The price OF farm labor
was lowering Al present. being from scventy i've
oemts Der day 60 Ten dollars Per month. The
penal law OF Wisconsin against begging had
Destroyed The surplus Of labor.. Farmers seemed
tltnd 20 the fact shat thrcei0urfhs Of The 20,
calfad lrnmps were honest laboFeB DnE Of work;
Ehenght an incseasa q cuuelg WoaId benhds
WiscoD&n- The panic pf 1919, unused By 1Oo
unch specuiGion, en1aed fhe existing depression
amnng - laboxnR csaseH thOuEht 10 6oFesns
meml committed : efs9k Mfune II e1m1sncting
aeegusncYi cestFzelIqn meant nattonal snloAde,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
ACTUAL EXPERIENCE.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, October, 1880.
Editor Flos1dG Dispatch II wish to give Flu
lure Immigrant" from Indianapolis, Ind, a
sketch of observations, experiences, etc., in Leon
county, Florida, and located at Tallahassee also
to invite him 10 come and see what can be done
in two years with much less capital than he
mentions; how to begin to realize the cash in
three months and 10 continue TO have an in
creasing and continuous support. Now, from
actual experience, plant the best market Irish
potatoes and strawberries in December, and with
just common skill you will have money crops
within the time stated. We have a good market
here for all garden truck but raise both for local
and Northern markets. Costs. profits ETC., of an
acre OF Irish potatoes, value of your own labor
not taken into account:
Manure, ten loads stable at 80 cents per two
horse load, g.; seed, three barrels, at "a per
barrel, @12; barrels for shipping, thirty, at 10
cents each, g.; transportation, drayage and
commission on thirty barrels frst,class potatoes
$40; total, $50. Thirty barrels potatoes, first.
class. al % per barrel, oflen sell higher, 500; ten
barrels second class, at $3.50 per barrel, SIS
total. $106-e60-$45 profits Cabbage, onions
tomatoes, etc, more profitable; transportion fa-
cities satisfactory. Strawberries sell in the local
market from ten to fifty cents per quart. In
Northern markets from % cents to 81 per quart
So. with an investment OF common sense, obser-
walton, and say 800, one could make good
beginning In gardening and have support con.
unuously in short time
It is all nonsense about ones knowledge Of az
riculture, horticulture, etc. obtained or pracliced
elsewhere, being of no use to him here. Thor
0ugh preparation of soil, cultivation, and a
knowledge of the requirements of your crop in
hand meet with success here.
Time of planting and culture vary, 10 be sure
according 10 your latitude.
This Is a glorious country for people not Ia
perfect health can be out doors most every day
10 the year. We have here as pretty a country
and as delightful scenery 90 eye ever toasted on
We have good school privileges here at Tala.
hassee; schools of common aud higher grades.
think that In Middle Florida one can attain to
Independence 10 agricultural pursuits sooner than
IN any other State In Uncle Sans domain.
81 The cultivation of orange and the pear, new
hybrid sort. is altogether encouraging here In
Leon county. This you win soc Il you win favol
10 with visit Price Of lands, within mile o.
town, from % 70 GO per acre, ready for the
plow. Can buy from ten acres to any quantity
desired We have clay hanks here 90 well az
banks Of sand Soil hir 10 good; health, al
good - ID other parts Of The State; good water
rood society, 81
Some Northern people have settled here and
are doing we'll Ny neighbor, VIM. F0gue, b ~
IndIaniah. w. Fl, HAsKBLI.
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miniah in force for many years yet, . We
have still virgin soil to bring under tiliage
and have not by any means exhausted the
resources of cheap transportation. This
year our wheat crop was sO,oOo,oOo BUSH
els more than in 1879, showing that at
least 100000 acres had been added TO-
the area in cultivation. .-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

Ii forced them 10 do with one dollar what they
had agreed TO do with two.
alarms all mortgaged to their full
value I" That does not sound pretGy wei
for the great and growing West Ds
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

The Thonasyille Fair begun on the
9th with good attendance, and was con-
tinued with successes throughout the week.
Some Of the exhibits Of farm products are
reported TO have been exceptionally fine.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

Gen. Sanford, in communication TO
the Union, urges that provision Be made
for teIegrsphiC notice, through the q. 8.
Signal statiops, Of coming fosts and cold
weather, Tor the beneft Of the orange
growers III South Florida. u lsi gils'
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

The greatest barrier to immigration
to Florida il the San and Rsss with its
cock and bull stories Of terrorism, etc.
Fioridians know them TO beinCorrect, but
people abroad may believe them. Lake
City Reporter.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
MEASUREMENT OF AN ACRE.

TO aid farmers in arriving at accuracy
in estimating the amount of land in differ
ent fields under cultivation, the following
table is given:
yards wide by 96s yards long, acre.
10 yards widely 4s4 yards long, acre.
20 yards wide by 2s9 yards long, acre.
40 yards wide by l2l yards long, acre.
70 yards wide by SO yards long, acre.
so yards wide by 60 yards long, acre.
60 feet wide by 726 feet long, acre.
10 feet wide by 800 feet long, acre.
100 feet wide by 363 feet long, l acre.
22o feet wide by 1913 feet long, acre.
24o feet wide by lsl feet long, acre.
440 feet wide by 90 feet long, 1 acre.
A box 24xl6 inches, % inches deep,
holds barrel
A box 16xl6 inches, s inches deep,
holds bushel
A box 74xs4 inches, 8 inches deep,
holds peck.
' A box AKA inches, Al inches deep,
holds J peck.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

The above statement Is practically. correct,
and is taken from our ledger account. This is
and manuring will pay. Several of our truck
farmers did nearly or quite as well on their pea
crops, but did not equal US on the cotton crop.
The rent allowed for this land is not sample
of prices, as land equally as good, a short dis
lance from town can be purchased for half the
money, or it can be rented from two to four dol
lars per acre. GEO. ALLEN.
NcWbern N c.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
4 NORTH CAROLINA SHALL FAM.

A. A&-sks4 - n. 49, 49,
We take from the Raleigh Nesos and
Obseroer of November Esd, the following
statement of results from small farming
in North Carolina, calling the attention
of the readers Of the BUILKTIN to the
fact that the same thing can be done in
Middle Florida with even greater pros
poets of success than in North Carolina
As considerable interest has bean manifested In
our four acre experimental farm, near Newbern,
North Carolina, which has been planted for sew
eral years In garden peas and cotton, we give
below statement of the cost and result for the
present year:
The land was ploughed early In January, and
there was applied about two hundred cart loads
of compost, made from swamp muck, stable
manure and four tons cotton seed, which cost
delivered on the land. .............. 10 90