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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-10
Home Journal.l


The barn of Mrs, Nancy Thomp-
son, near Millersburg, KY, with 100
bushels OF wheat, and all the farming |
implements. was burned last Friday
night. Loss, $4,000; insured for ST.
200. as~
J.D. Parkinson, of Triinble, sold |
his crop of 4 hhds. of colony tobacco
at the Planters house, Tuesday, at
$l4.75, $l4, $l0.25.
PLANT BEDS BURNED. &c. D. Lock
ert, Montgomery county, Tenn, says
he can see from his house All acre OF
ground now prepared for plant beds.
John Kendall, in the Wioha Trim
BILE county, locality, has.sold his A
hhds OF tobacco 10 Charles Harson,
at $40 around. Fall Mahoney has
concluded to have his crop made into
cigars. s5' aft
J.W. Miller, OF The Cave Spring
neighborhood, Logaircounty, sold his
tobacco crop last week for ~ .25
around, which, the llerald-Enter-
prise says, is the best price in the
county 50 far.
WHITE BURLY IN HENDERSON -
Mcssrs. w. j. Marshall & Co. report
sale of3 hhds. of White Burley to-
bacco last week, in Henderson, raised
4 in that county by j. II. Powell, at
lSl2. IL for leaf. 5000 for lups and rs
for trash. aa."a.
ToBACCo-FoR THE FLY.-The fly
ON young tobacco plants can be kill
ed by sprinkling with solution
made by dissolying one-sixlh of al
ounce OF suychnine in two buckets o
water, Uae M ordinary tin water
sprinkler with a fine rose in the spout
Be careful in using this remedy, as j
is a powerful poison; and none o
the solution should be left in tn
Watering can rs Isl
ANOTHER REMEDY: Pour q. table
I spoonful OF coal oil upon bucket o
, powdered gypsum, and mix well
. Sprinkle The plants with this powder
A we'll covering them.
ANOTHER itEMspY Is 10 I'M
q siiled ashes, air-slacked lime and SOC
, together in equal parts, and dust o
o inc pIa"'si A.. -.
e 4or uus'.ms, uso w %,
quar- slHe, WIN WV, SUM nG n, Wv, o,"'
n su "''gasn ,h Nv 1911 ,,taoi'a, nv PSpps
+ w. '"h 70 a''"eN " p" SUI"
'i"nu'o. w. mn h...,
/. niAM ', onS M, ,.,;,,, ell 49,,
" nure, and then fill up with watel
! Water The tobacco beds thorough
: with this liquid manure, ana let
: soak into the roots oil tile pants.
Il The TOBACCO TAx.-When the ma
jority in Congress last year proposes
to reduce The tax on tobacco fror
24c. to l6. the Secretary of the Treas
ury claimed that it would cause
considerable reduction in the .reve
nue.. The reports, however, are t
the effect that the revenue was il
creased from this source about $40
|. 600 during the first nine months {
the operation Of the new law, an
that in the face of adverse circnnl
stances.
n cincinnati Tobacco Ncws.l
" Our reports from Havana to Janr
+ are oath are most discouraging, an
4
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-10
TOBACCO NEWS.
Homa and Foreign.
HOME MARKET.

Buckner " ooldrldge sold Feb. 4,
1880, % hhds. asiollows:
hhds. medium leaf SIS TO 7 20.
5 hhds. common and low Leaf IS %
to575.
Market strong and firm on all
grades showing all advance from the
opening prices of fully one dollar per
hundred all around. We now have
a brisk and lively market, with full
board of both home and foreign buy
ers, and our reduction per hid to the
buyer has induced orders here to this
market, wa have never held before.
Ship us your tobacco and we guar
antec the highest market price.
Sales by Alternately & Co., FEB. 4th,
of IL hhds. AS follows:
8 hhds. common to low leaf, a 90 to
6.25.
8 hhds. Tugs, 4 80 to 800. a
The tobacco market has not shown
great vitality since our last report.
The weed is generally out Of order,
and Is coming into market very
slowly for that reason, aud for the
additional reason that the roads have
not been favorable for transportation.
-[Owcnsboro Messenger and Ex-
aminer. al sa. +
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-10
SPECIAL LOCALS.
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of Gray q Buckner has
this LAY dissolved, T. w. Buckner
retiring. The retiring member is sue
ceeded by Mr.. J.W. McOlanahan, late
of Franklin, Ky. All parties indebt7
ed to the old firm are requested to
come forward and settle, as we must
wind up our business.
Very respectfully,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25

they attack the bark lice. notice
another species of insect on the trees.
Should these or bark lice or any par
asite be the cause of the disease, my
treatment would tend to arrest the
progress OF the disease, the fumes OF
sulphur being inimical to all forms OF
insect lite.
l confess it is midnight with me on
this topic, but regard the decision OF
the entomologist as conclusive. The
real cause may be reconcile as tar as
novice is concerned and yet be
readily discernable to an expert. Ii
Professor Riley or Comstock could
be prevailed Oh to give the subject
some attention / doubt not the cause
would be discovered and a remedy
suggested. To this end l write. If
trees have been similarly attacked
elsewhere, an expert with the aid OF
the microscope POSSIBLY without
such aid) could determine the nao01uS
operGadh. The report of the depart
ment tor 1878 mentions a similar
disease in orange groves OF Florida.
| fail to find anything except the
mention in the index. But | may
have overlooked it.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25

the one hundred and fifty Australian
kinds of Eucalypti enumerated by
Baron Won Mueller, who named this
species when Director of the Melbour-
ne Botanic Gardens, it is questionable
whether there is any other which
blooms so profusely, or produces it's
flowers at such an early stage Of
growth.
Several individuals of this magnifi-
cent tree are at present FEB. 18th)
"the pride of the gardens" The nu-
merous massive punches of bright
orange-scarlet, standing boldly above
groups of varied tropical LEAKAGE, are
seen from many parts of the grounds.
The foliage OF the plant itself is dark
green, and somewhat resembles that of
another beautiful species-Eucalyp-
tbs C'dlolohglla-which bears large
creamy-white blossoms. This also is
indigenous to West Australia. Units
native haunts the Eucalyptus .fcitoliG
fairly clothes some OF the hills, and
the effects produced, even in the
hazy distance, are grand i'll the ex-
IRENE, somewhat resembling huge
masses OF fire. The tree remains in
bloom for several weeks, fruits abun>
dainty, and ought to make valuable
conservatory plant in climates where
it would not be sufficiently hardy for
out door cultivation. Though have
on several occasions forwarded seeds
of it to England, l have not yet heard
whether any Of them have terminated
Upwards Of seventy specimen plants
have been recently purchased by me
from Mr.. Bruming, of the St. Kilda
nurseries here. which have been dis
tributed over the lawns Of the garden,
some in clumps, others in groups, to-
gether with various golden-yellow
Australian acacias and purple flower
ing ponwood OF Brazil (Jacardm0l0
naimaos0!tolia), all of which bloom at
the same time. In the course of
another year or two, therefore, the
gorgeous contrast Of color which will
be produced during our summer sea-
son be betterimagined than described.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
Die-Back in Orange Trees.

d. c. Daris, an Merchant, Mechanic and Farmer.
For some years past the orange
trees in this section have been at
tackled by blight. The leaves on
the extremities OF the branches turn
yellow, then brown, and then tall off
The tender stems and finally the en-
tire branch dies. These symptoms
have never appeared, to my knowl-
edge. without peculiar kind OF in
sect, which, in its adult state, has a
black shining coat lwings) dotted
with red spots. Two or three years
ago l sent specimens (iarvae. crysa.
lides and beetles) to the Home Jour-.
nal OF which you were the editor,
stating my impressions concerning
this insect and asking for intorma-
ton. Your reply was substantially
the same as that which inclose from
the Division of Entomology, Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
appealed from your decision and
the department sustained you. The
ground of my appeal was, that, pro-
ceeding Oh the hypothesis that these
were the real enemy, | succeeded in
arresting the blight. The treatment
was as follows: Where | observed
the gum exuding from the tree, | cut
away the dead bark, cleaned away
the gums, and touched the wound
with gas tar. whItewashed the
trunk OF the tree to destroy the eggs
and then fumigated with sulphur.
The specimens pronounced ChiIde'
OruS, exist in vast numbers and
! should protect the tree entirely il
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
VOyIe'S Rice HulIer.
From the Fernandina Mirror.

Mr.. Joseph Voyle, of Gainesville,
was in our city the present week
and interested US much in the sub
ject OF cheap and valuable rice
huller, which has been patented by
HIM. The specimens OF hulled and
polished rice exhibited by him were
we'll cleaned and less broken and
quite equal in appearance 10 the rice
prepared by the machinery generally
IN use. The advantages OF Mr..
Voyle's machine appear to be fur.
nishing Of the home producer of up
lanu rice the means at small ex-
pense Of cleaning and preparing his
crop for home consumption or for
market. He claims also that the
percentage of waste is greatly di-
minished, anu that the huiling can
be so done as not to iDjure the ger
minating qualities of the rice, and
that the seed can thus be selected
from perfect rice without risk. His
machines, with minimum capacity
OF five bushels per day, worked by
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
The New Orange Crop.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
A citizen who owns an orange or
chard in Los Angeles county, says
that the crop this year will not be as
large as last year-that is, there will
- G.sa passE osaasss u an@h be-.
but they will average much larger
than last year. The crop a year ago
brought, on the trees, an average of
SIS thousand. 1t brings this year
about $22 a thousand. 1t is said
that the crop has already been sold
to San Francisco dealers, who take
the oranges from the trees at the tig-
ures mentioned. Last year most of
the orange crop OF San Bernardino
county went to Arizona, and it is
probable that the greater part OF it
will take that destination this year.
Arizona opens new market for the
fruit growers of Southern California.
The mining Developments OF that ter
ritory are increasing the population.
There are no orchards i'll bearing in
that country. The pioneer miner is
always hungry for fruit and
these people made a better
market for oranges last year than
could be found elsewhere. There is
an immense number of orange trees
which have come into bearing in
Southern California within the last
three years. The new trees of course
bear light crops, but these greatly
augment the aggregate. Twenty-Five
dollars thousand make these crops
very desirable one when each tree
will average thousand oranges, and
a great many trees go long way
above that number
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
The Scarlet FlOwered Gum Tree
lEatcaLptus FEscitolia.l


William r. GuiItoyle, +. L. S., Director Botanic
Gardens, Melbourne, in the Golden.
This was first discovered several
years ago by Mr.. Maxwell "a most
enthusiastic plant collector) at
Broke's Islet, Western Australia and
also upon the ridges of Mounts Roe
and Mitchell, which are not far from
the FARMLAND river. IL forms a
large shrub, or small tree, fifteen to
twenty feet in height, and often pro,
duces flowers before 1t has attained
a height Of five leet. 1t is rapid
grower, will Withstand an enormous
amount OF drought and exposure to
trying hot winds, aud may justly be
considered one of the most valuable
acquisitions in the way OF ornamental
plants which has ever been introduced
into the colony Of Victoria. Out OF
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
What a Fire Policy Covers.

Fire insurance policies do not in.
clude in their indemnity among other
things the following: "Fences and
other yard fixtures; also, store furni.
ture and fixtures, and plate glass win
dows, when the plates are OF the d.
mansions of three feet or more" 1t
is important that this fact be men,
toned in the wording of the policy.
The following articles are also not in
Guided in the security of fire insur-
ance policy, unless mentioned, viz,
jewelry, plate, watches, musical in
struments, ornaments, medals, curios-
tiles, patterns, printed books, printed
music, engravings, printings, picture
frames, sculpture, casts and models,
money or bullion, bills, notes, deeds,
accounts, evidence of debt or securi>
ties. These should always be spe-
cited. If building fall, no in>
surance will attach or cover its loss.
unless it is caused by fire. Losses
from explosions are not To be paid,
unless fire ensues, and then only the
actual fire loss is to be settled for.
Property standing on leased ground
must be so represented to the COM
pany and expressed in the policy.
Goods on storage must be insured
as such. The assured in case of a
fire, must invariably do his best to
save it, and carelessness in this res
pect will vitiate his claim. In no in
stance shall he abandon his premises
to firemen or thieves.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
Sores.
From Halls Journal Of Health.


Some time ago, little child had
pimple on its breast. which become
little sore; an amateur doctor ad.
vised Simple" remedy to be applied
to it, which was done; neither the
ADVICE nor the remedy cost anything,
except the child's lite in forty eight
hours.
A gentleman had a small running
sore on the top of his foot; he was
anxious to have it "cured up" We
advised him to keep it RAINING,
but that was troublesome, and it was
healed up. In a short time cold
set in, and he died OF consumption at
the end of year.
The son of a merchant wanted TO
reduce a swelling In the side, which,
began to run" general remedies
were proposed, with advice to let the
''sore" alone. This did not suit his
views, so he had it healed up, and
died OF consumption within two
years.
Our object in stating these facts,
which have occurred i'll our own ex.
perience, within a comparatively
short time, is to impress upon the
readers mind the signal danger of
tampering with sores, especially such
as are sometimes called "old Sores"
for they are the outlet to disease, and
IT injudiciously closed, what they
would. have discharged will be
thrown in upon more vital internal
organs, causing apoplexy, consump-
ton or fatal CONCESSIONS as certainly
as the boiler OF a locomotive will be
shivered to atoms if the fire is con-
tinued and all escape of steam is pre-
vented. In all cases Of old sores,
apply to a physician OF age and ex-
P6fIence. II that is not practicable,
the safest and best plan is first, TO
diminish the amount of food eaten
each day one half and keep the parts
in cleanly condition by wasning
them twice day in soft, milk warm
water until relief is given.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25

-
Grand Duchy of Baden, 'Waghausel,'
manufactures nearly 10000 tons of
sugar yearly, and has cost over l.
000,000I. Many of the planters are
Of opinion that beetroots would be
profitable in Louisiana as sugar
rendering plant, and could be cult
waited in lieu Of the sugar-cane.
Sugar could not be made from beet
roots with the machinery we now
possess. Had we the machinery
wanted to make sugar from beetroots,
we would then, from one acre OF
canes, manufacture more sugar than
from FIVE acres Of beetroots. Sup
posing sugar could be made as cheap
from beets, could our sugar
makers learn how to make the sugar?
In Europe almost every sugar manu-
factory is attended by one or two
chemists, besides almost every rail.
road train running TO Paris takes
TO Messrs. Dubrunfault and other
chemists samples Of either roots or
juice or syrup to be analysed. AT
the mandatory the beetrootS are
weighed, all the juice is measured,
the density recorded and proved at
least eight or ten times per day. and
the percentage called tor must be
found. 1t would be very amusing to
see our planters frying beet juice i'll
our open kettles and therefore try
ing to make sugar. The black stuff
coming would rather brighten them,
Give us sugar-canes yet although
it is said they are degenerated) with
deep drained lands, renewed with
peas thorough deep plowed land
that will produce cane eight feet
long when cut for the mill, and
weighing $4,000 pounds (nearly go
tons) to the acre, it the juice be 81
Beaume equallng $4,000 pounds of
sugar and 5000 molasses; others
may cultivate beets. Peligot is right
when he says; in Europe we had
the sugar-cane we would furnish
sugar to the world, and so cheap as
to defy competition The apparatus
used in Cuba will do better than
either presses or diffusion, the tanks
being so constructed that a very
dense juice is produced. If the mill
would give juice at 50 Beaume, the
displacement apparatus with the
same canes would furnish juice at 8.5
to 90 Beaume. 1t more fuel is re-
,ssai.sss
T,sr;ss, f
quantity of sugar is produced. Two
or three hands can work the ap,
paratus. Only one-halt OF the power
is required to slice canes that is now
used to press the cane with rollers.
The hagasse used in Cuba contains
1875 pounds of sugar to 100 pounds
bagasse leach 100 pounds of canes
giving 40 pounds bagasse, $50 pounds
OF canes gave the 100 pounds bagasse)
and a little over ten pounds OF the
1875 pounds of sugar were extracted.
Had sliced canes been used instead
of bagasse the exhaustion would have
been much more complete. In evap.
Grating sugar in Louisiana, fuel
equal to one pound OF coal is used TO
evaporate three pounds OF water. In
Europe one pound OF coal evaporates
six pounds OF water in manufacturing
beetroot sugar"
ITO be cOnti'aued)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
AUGUST 70.

hand, can be sold for S25 each, and
capacity Of twelve bushels per day
at $50, and In larger sizes to be
worked by horse or steam power at
moderate prices. The great obsta-
Gle heretofore to the planting of rice
by small planters was the difficulty
OF hnlling it and preparing it for use
or market. Like the small sugar
machinery the invention of low
priced machinery for rice is a boon
to small farmers, and will largely in.
crease the planting of this valuable
product.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25

There is a collard raised by Harry
Cruise in the western part of the
county that is eleven feet five inches
high, five feet IN circumference and
six and three-qdarter inches in
diameter The seed was purchased
IN Columbus, Georgia, by Rev. S.
Harper. Who can beat it p Quincy
Herald.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25

Messrs. Sanborn &c Hoyt have Pc
titioned Council for permission to
erect line of telegraph poles from
their store to Reeds Mill. They
contemplate putting a telephone in
operation.-Fer7aandina Express.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-25
Bone Food for Poultry.
rom the Fa,m Housekeeper.


Lewis Wright, of London, in his
sRook OF Poultry" makes special
mention of the value of bone dust
aud bone meal, aud considers it one
OF the most valuable of all known
aids to the successful rearing of
poultry. Laying fowls need bone
constantly, as it is largely made up
of material which enters into the
composition OF eggs and shells, and
besides contains animal matter OF
great value to the fowls when freshly
ground. For old birds bone may be
fed in the form OF finely ground meal
mixed with soft food or coarsely
ground into bits the size of a kernel
ot corr, or smaller. In the latter
form the hardest fragments perform
a double purpose by assisting the
gizzard tor time with its grinding
operations. For this purpose, ground
oyster shells are also exceedingly
valuable, and the very hard and
tiinty fragments DO good service
from the time they are eaten until
fully digested. Bone matter con-
tains great deal OF reall nutriment,
,s..ss9asssy.aiissst1 = :. :. :! =!
ana savSBescs a7ts5' GU az
reasonable rates. in othel. food.
The large fowls, Brahsnas, Cochins,
etc, are subject to leg ,yeakness. and
every breeder of the Asiatics knows
how this difficulty has often troubled
his best fiocks, and puzzled his brain
to learn the cause, prevention and
cure. Wright states thai bone dust
ozone meaD is almost sure proven
ton for the difficulty, and should al
ways be used as preventive.
But by far the most important use
tor bone meal is one that interests
alike all who raise fowls for market,
and on this point Wright is very
positive i'll his statements. lie per-
formed careful experiments to ascer-
tain the exact facts, and always with
the same results. From these exper-
iments he learned that all kinds OF
domestic poultry, and even hogs and
other tour-tooted stock, may be
made to grow to larger size by the
use of bone meal, aud that the dl1er'
ence is very material. The cause he
explains thus: The bone supply
must come from those kinds OF food
largely maze up OF bone making ma
terlals, and when ted III considerable
quantities, as when pure raw bone
meal is used, has the effect to keep
the bones OF the fowl or animal in "A
soft or growing condition longer Than
without its use, and therefore to post
pone the period OF the. bones setting
or becoming hard. After the bones
are hard the increase in size OF the
fowl may be termed development ;
previous to that it is actual growth.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-19
THE NORTHWESTERN N DAKOTA.

A Wipona special to the ST. PauliPfonsss.
Press says: .'The Chicago and Northwest.
ern railroad sonpany is steadily proreeut-:
ing its~ vigorous extension through Dako,a
Chief Engineer Blunt, Of the Winons q 81.
Peter railroad, came home from CHICAGO
this morning, and furnishes several itsxs Of
interest in connection with the sprinx cam.
paign. At the conference Of the officials 10
Chicago on Tuesday the importsint question
of the place where the road shouid cross
the Missouri river was finally decided lpqn.
II will DO at Fort George Island, just below
the mouth Of Medicine creek. This decision
Of the company will be Of great importaues
70 settlsrs. but II is also to be remarked in
Ibis connection, that the crossing 10 on the
; eservation-a reservation, however, which
ia UNDERWOOD to Be such . one By proclama.
,ion and may be vacated and thrown open
at any time By the president Of the United
States. The Missouri river 10 one hundred
and thirty miles west of Volga, the presen,
western terminus Of the Dakota Central.
Track laying was commenced . few days aac
BY Wells l. Co., and they are spikiDg douu
the iron at the rate of q mile and u quarter
. day. The track was flushed ten miIel
from Volga on the 18th and will reach
Nordlsnd, the next station, this week. ID,
contract for the last one hundred ailsse
road to the Missouri river has been awarded
to Messrs. Wells. Harrison 4 Chute Of Nil
waukee, to Be finished By the LIST Ct October
When the road reaches the Missouri rive
il will be within shout one hundred ant
ten miles ofthe Black Hills.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-19

There is nothing mode.t about Bismarch
newepapers,. Upon the basis Of ito last vote
they claim tina. Bismarck IL, next to Dead
wood, the largest city in Dakota. This re.
minds US Of q statement made not long ago
BY agentleman who vas elected to an i'm
portant Office at Bismarck. He said he
knew he had to have = certain number oil
votes ia order to succeed and that be reach.
his figure with perfect ease, owing to the
elasticity Of the voting populations. In his
favorite, old reliable precinct, he said lie
polled . greater number Of votes than there
were houses in the precinct and that he
could have got more ifhe had needed them.
They were the most accommodating voters
he had ever experienced. It will hardly
do to base . population estimate upon the
apparent voting strength Of Bismarck, If
there is any truth ia these allegations.