The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-14
DeLand, Volusa County, Florida Wednesday, July A. $780,

of moderately favorable conditions l
have ever seen. The plants had been
set one year and tour months when
they began to bloom. And sixty
five per cent. of the plants truited
this year. Plants are now much
cheaper here than formerly. This
Year the number of offsets per apple
Is greater than last. They are planted
III squares 3Ox3O inches with a space
OF tive feet between. Nine such
squares make one-tourth OF an acre.
Plants set 2x3 feet will give 176 to
each hquare or nearly $500 to the
acre. %Ihe estimate tor clearing land
Is what il costs to clear our pine land
that, besides the timber, is covered
with growth OF grass, saw palmetto
and oak bushes from two to four
teet high.
Cutting timber and grubbing one
acre. ------------....---.$ 8 1900
Digging it over, burning timber
ana roots anu raking IL over 1900
& $40 slips at 1 cent each. 65.0O
Settlng plants. 1870
EernhZlnp twice at V12 each time 24U0
-Four years cultivaJiOn---..- 1000
172.OO
Returns for second, third, and
fourth year; each year 1000 and 20
OeO plants
$4,000 apples at 10 cents each -. $4,000
5O,OOO plants at cent EACH $1,000
10000
Deducting the cost........ 172.OO
1 acre for years gives. .--.----... 1,628.00
or 4O7 dollars profit per acre tor each
year. We now only see the second
years product of our trial patch and OF
course do not know It's yield for the
two remaining years, but am conf
dent it will not fall below the above
estimate.
For tertlllzlng we have used liq-
uid compost oi home manufacture
and, therefore, do not know its act
and and
s EN-. an UNDIVIDED sasE aa5 iase9seSE0 a's ss.s
/ Miss Kezia s side door, '.yNomen is
mostly alike-eager an wilIin' to
embrace matrimonial opportunities.
il"They'll snap at an offer like hun
lgry trout at a worm. She, has cot
t'the money, and | hav' got the promi-
11lence that's d pint not to be over
looked, and deacons isn't to be had
Hevery day. Put her money and i'm
Ftiuence together, and I .rayther guess
We'll stand about top q the heap in
New Bethany. 7.a,,i,~
r. Miss Kezia was sitting by the table
knitting as usual. She had just be-
gun the narrow of the stocking, when
a step sounded on, the walk. She
threw down the stocking and opened
the door, and, holding the lamp high
above her head, her eyes rested on
the amazing spectacle Of the deacon
in all the Sunday magnifcence of
white shirt and shiny black broad
cloth. We'll l never !" she ejacu-
lated; and then, feeling that her re-
ception had been hardly hospitable,
she lowered the lamp and said kindly,
"Come in, deacon-come in"
"Thank ye +; l don't mind if dew"
"Take a seat, deacon"
The deacon surveyed the attractive
room, which, with its CHEEKY fire and
comfortable cushioned chairs, seemed
veritable paradise in comparison
with his untidy, ill-kept house He
placed his hat on the floor beside his
chair, displaying his scant gray locks
ingeniously plastered over the top of
his head SO as to cover as much Of
the bald surface as possible. Then
there was long pause.
I @eAnything gong on, deacon ?''
asked Miss Kezia, tresuming her knit
ting. She was greatly puzzled to ac-
count tor those Sunday Clothes.
v "Nothin' within the range of my
observation. There Won't be much
agoin' on now till lection time !;
things II be pretty lively then"
assWant to buy any hay this year ?"
ehirped Miss Kezia. F"Mine is extra
good this season; my hired man
says it is the heaviest yield in town. !"
81 rayther guess III hey' enough
to carry me thro the winter. If 1
don't Ishall know where to come for
hay as is hay. declare your farm
fdoes beat ALL l feel kind o riggid.
llHkelw when 1 think that tile best farm
in ntowh is inaraged by a Woman y;
!! Miss Kezia smiled graciously, and