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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27

CAgxISG.--Mr. l.. MeMurray' corn canning
business at Frederick, Md /, may we'll be calf
ed extensive. The Ciifseasays After going
over some calculations, We find that Mr.. Nc.
Murray has POO acres in cultivation, and this
with The addition Of 800 acres raised by the
farmers, would make 2l0O acres, which, Al
1900 cans per acre, would amount to 5000,
600 cans. Allowing 800 cases per car, Il
would require 375 cars, with 10 locomotives,
to move bis crop TO market. These ears 10
one train would reach % to miles in length,
Seven Of the New York piano mAnuiaclo
rics have resumed work.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27

pe9-Rales for all classes Of insurance fs,.
nished on application, at the Office Of
r. l.. GERNAND, Agent
Opp. Central Hotel,
200 yds East of Il. r. Depo,.
mar 2l.3t Nealnlnsief. Ma
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27
Z CANS WANTED.

I0AFULL GROWN CATS wanted
sOO5lor which 10 will pay 10 eshis q
peSe on delivery. The Cats are wanted i'm
"sulassly WIN. FISHER, JR.,
~as N-N Slonersville, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27
Ornamental FhVGTilg Plants.
For the Window, Green House, OF
Out Door Decoration.

COMPRISING many new and rare rarie.
~ ties, healthy aud well grown, at vey
low prices
n1~ Small parcels seut pre- paid by mail
Catalogues free,
ALEX. SCOTT,
Waysrly, near Baltimore, Nd
mar 27-lms
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21

should not row think of growing
healthy plants Without endeavoring
to keep the tlea.b beetles off from the
start. Plants set during the latter
part of June or in July are less fire.
quently disturbed by these feas and
maggots than those set earlier, and
hence are, as q rule, not SO frequent
ly diseased.
The cabbage worm, which but a
few years ago made such havoc,
has been so nearly exierminated by
its parasitic enemies that it gives no
occasion for alarm, in this locality at
least. A few worms will be found
upon the plants when hoeing, but as
the season advances they grow
scarcer instead Of more plentiful and
do no particular damage.
There is a principle in transplant
ing cabbage and other succulent
plants which is unknown, or over
looked by many parties. They seem
OF the opinion that the sooner plant
is reset after being taken from the
seed. bed the more sure 1t is to live.
A moments thought will show the
tallacy OF this idea, ii 1t does not a
little practice will.
The plant gets It's supply OF moist
ure and suStenance from the SOIL by
means OF numerous small mouths at
the extremities OF the fine rootlets.
When the plant is removed from Its
seed-bed, more or less OF these are OF
necessity broken and the evaporation
is continually going ON from It's
leaves, more or less rapidly accord
ing 70 the degree Of heat and sun
light it is made 10 stand. II trans
planted at once It follows that the
plant must OF necessity wilt badly,
anu it the weather is hot and soil
dry may never survive. 1t, however,
on being removed it has its roots
"puddled" in muddy water and is
then laid in cool, moist place, III
from twelve TO .torty.eight hours
numerous small white rootlets will
be formed, the leaves Mill stifen tups
and every energy oftAe plant is set
at recovery, In other words. the
plant is convalescent, and If given
nalt chance for its lite will COM
mence,growlng with reA ewed-ylgor'
For lbese rtasoHs. plants which have
been well packed and transported
considerable distances by express
will often wilt less on setting, and
start TO growing sooner than those
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
The Florida Volcano.

A correspondent of the Savannah
Nesos gives a long description ofthe
Florida volcano, from which we ex-
tract the, following 4 & 81 erA
The country around has already
been0 described, save in the most
important particular, and that in
which it is sirikingly anomalous. 1t
bears a unmistakable evidences of
having been subjected to volcanic
distur Dances or the action OF some
other upheaving force. Here and
there, in the very midst OF marsh,
a pile OF rock will be seen standing
alone, evidently having been forced
lp from below. These rocks are
frequently otigneous origin, while it
is well known fact that the only
rock found under normal conditions
in this State, and the lower portions
OF the Cult States, is cotnmon Tine.
stone. most frequently OF coral reef
formation especially is it SO i'll this.
In other places bordering the swamp
these rocks will iut up III all direc-
tons, some of them forming the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
THE FLORIDA AGR1c ULT +

allowed to keep their side branches
and shade. Flat.topped trees were
generally the most hardy.
The paper was deemed OF great
interest and importance by the meet.
ing, and il was decided to proceed at
once to a discussion of its points.
Mr.. Galusha, of Illinois, thought
that the protection of trees from the
extremes Of weather was most i'm
pvrtant subject. The great com
plant of tree growers was that the
trees were so short lived, many of
them dying after twenty-five years
service. In the West there were no
healthy trees that were not low
headed. 1t was necessary to
shade the trunks of the trees when
young, and the habit OF stripping off
the side branches for the sake otmak-
ing tall headed trees was all wrong.
Mr.. N. Dinner, of Ohio, said that
very serious objection to the low
headed tree wasfhat it was so diff
cult to work under them. He had
protected the trunks OF his trees by
mailing boards perpendicularly along
side OF them, which shielded them as
etfectually as if they allowed spurs
to make limbs from the ground up.
Mr.. Foster thought that, when the
Eastern horticulturlsis were notably
careful to protect their trees, much
more so was it necessary for them in
the West where the changes of
weather were more marked. He
favored shading the trunk Of the
tree which was done in Iowa by plac-
ing around it funnel OF tar-paper,
which also proved a protection
against rabbits, nice, and tree
borers.
Prof. Husman, Of Missouri, in
dorsed the use OF taxpayer, Which
had been tried in Missouri with fine
effect. .rtf,fc al
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the boxes are run through a second
machine at the rate OF 60 per minute,
receiving, under pressure OF 1000
pounds, such enclosing as may be
necessary. From the time the paper
stock is taken from the bales until the
the perfect box is taken from the ma
chine, manual labor is entirely avoid
ed. By the use OF one set OF machines,
it is said, 10000 can be produced per
day at less than one third the lowest
market price of handmade goods,
and doing the work of 200 hands as
the process is ordinarily conducted.
The paper box has come into use for
an infinite variety OF purposes, and
this success is an important contribu-
tion to invention.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
Nurserymen's Meeting.

At the last meeting of the
American nursery men the following
subjects were discussed which are of
interest.
Mr.. Isidor Bush, of st. Louis, read
a paper on 1.-THE Influence of Phyl-
loxera on American Grape Vines" In
which he took the position that,
while that pest aggravated many of
the troubles charged against it, it
did not produce them. The diseases
of the grape which had become so
troublesome of late were not known
twenty years ago, and yet the phyl-
loxera was then we'll known. The
mildew and rot We're the causes of
disaster to the American grapes, and
it was doubtful whether the insect
ever seriously aggravated their rava-
ges. The investigation OF Prof.
Riley showed that the insect in
America and that in Europe were
identical, yet the ravages it caused
were different in the different places.
In Europe it destroyed the root of
the vine, while American vines
seemed to be able to resist it. If
they had not this ability TO resist it,
they must have persisted long ago.
Grape-vines and cuttings which the
reader sent to Europe in 1872 were
rejected by the winners, many of
them doing so with fanatic zeal. The
idea of introducing the semi barbar-
Gus vines of America into Europe was
deemed atrocious by the foreign vine
growers, and the suggestion that, at
any rate, they were phylloxera proof,
was secuted. In vain the friends of
American vines argued that the
foreign vine growers had better
plant the American vines rather than
see their own destroyed, but it was
of no avail. Even the suggestion of
using American cuttings was not
listened ITO. The consequences Of
this indifference was that the phyl-
loxera had gained hold all over the
European vineyards, and the govern
ments were appalled, at the prospect.
until at last the winners were forced
to adopt the imported cuttings and
plants and to plant the American
seed. The government Of Italy had
gone SO far as TO offer prizes for the
planting of American vines, and the
prejudice against them was fast dis
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JULY II
Andrews Bazaar for July

Is at hand and fully equals any Of its
former brilliant numbers. In the
present number is begun a series of
valuable articles, entitled lessons
in the Art of Drawing" also new
serial story, "Nathalie Rey,n which
promises to be the most striking pro-
duction of its talented author, Geo.
L. Catlin, Q. S. Consul at Stuttgart,
Germany. The little folks will find
a feast in the charming fairy story,
"The Pink PEARL" by the popular
young authoress, Fannie Palmer.
Aside from its literary contents, this
number is peculiarly rich in fashion
intelligence; the styles of And,esos'
Bo@@r are always in good taste.
This splendid family journal is pub
lished at the low price Of 81 per an
mum, and every subscriber is pre-.
sented free with so cents worth of
Andrews Pinned Paper Fashions.
Those Of our readers who are unac.
qualnted with the excellent magazine,
should send 10 cents for sample copy
to w. Il. Andrews, publisher, Tri.
bune Building, New York. e
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y afIe u! Sn4tss NJ. and WiisfF I,

7OCHef variety UnIS y oe-f, anu WlsA LOW
that the proportion had been still
larger. We say this candidly, TO
meet the criticisms OF some OF our
friends who have suggested that our
preaching" and our practice have
not agreed well. We confess to
having experimental considerably
with new varieties, and we confess
to having lost money at 1t; never.
theless we shall continue our search
for better market strawberry than
the Wilson, to suit the needs Of
planters for distant market. We
want a berry as prolific asl the Viii.
son, with as good color, with a fla
vor that snits the average buyer as
well, with capacity to endure long
keeping and long transportation, and
that i. twice as large. II there is
such berry we have not found it.
We have been perfectly sincere in
our frequent expressions that Tor the
purposes of Southern Illinois grow
ers, and Of all others growing tor dis
tant markets, the Wilson is the safest
and best berry we have any knowl-
edge OF. Our friends may take this
as our final judgment, for one year
more at least.
In future articles we propose to
say something about the merits and
dement's OF some other kinds.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
A Many-Named Cereal.
won tte SCIENTIFIC American.

N'N"e "SS b0SteHtgtC american.
Considerable attention has beef
called OF late TO an alleged new
cereal, chiefly on account of the no.
tlce taken of it by the Kansas Board
OF Agriculture. Lately the produce
exchange of this city received from
California specimen OF the grain,
with a communication in regard TO
1t from an expert in cereals. The
latter pronounced the grain no
novelty, since it was cultivated in
Europe as early as 1896.
1t has been III the habit of coming
forward every few years under a new
name, having already been known
successfully as Egyptian corn, Ivory
wheat, Guinea corn, and Indian mil
let. Each attempt TO foist it upon
the public has been clear case of
false pretences. It's really no other
than the dropping sorghum ( Sorghun
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10 be conti,aued.)
Money in CabbageS.
g r. IYlli,,0hast. in Nec York Times.

Isaac F. 19Ilinghast, in New York Times.
There are at this season OF the
year, all through the country, places
of good, rich land which, from lack
of Time, have not yet been planted,
or, by reason of severe drought, or
the devastation OF worms and insects,
or from some other cause, have not
at this time any crops growing upon
them, and the owners are now in
terested in deciding what, if any,
crops can still be grown which will
prove remunerative. If the land is
in good condition, and a supply OF
fine manure can be procured, there
are few, it any, crops which can still
be put upon such lands which are
capable OF bringing as much ready
money for the labor and expense OF
cultivating as good crop OF cab.
baGes.
Having been interested in the
growing Of this vegetable Tor a num-
Der OF years, will offer few hints
to those who are in "a position to be
benefited thereby. The cabbage
plant is a gross feeder, and if the
soil is not already rich, must be
heavily MANFRED. However, good
fresh corn or potato land which has
vegetable matter enough in It's COM
position to make it loose and lively,
will produce better results than
heavy soil which has been several
years under the pillow. 1t there is
not stable manure enough at COM
maud to give it a'good coating Of
that, a dressing of superpbosphate,
bone dust, or guano placed in the
hill or around the plant and hoed in
will answer every purpose.
Perhaps there is no vegetable
with which it is more important that
good stock or strain OF seeds is
secured 10 start with than the cab.
bage. There is much interior seed
IN the market grown from poor,
loose heads or slumps OH which no
head has ever been, and such seed
will almost lnvariable produce its
like: From nothing comes, moth
ing" is an adage applicable hsre,l
'- / have tor a number ot years used
seeds grown from large selected
heads, many OF them finer than can
be found i'll our markets, anu find
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
The following item appeared re-
Gently in the AGRI cULTURisT:

" nave q vine of the PGssifora Edulis now
IN pearlng. Inc fruit Is til e size of wal nut,
VIII, wi5n ~ tempting sweet pulp and the vine
can get seed enough we will distribute it to
Does PaSsit1ora Ed,tlis bear sweet
fruit in Florida? With us the trm:
is pleasant, but quite sour.
H p. G. RIXFoRD.
San francisco, Cal.
There is a number of date trees
In Florida bearing fruit, but we have
not yet seen any of the fruit that was
tit TO eat. In the island of Jamaica
there are numerous date trees but we
never heard of their producing edible
fruit, nor have we ever seen such a
thing recorded on this continent.
However, some description of the
fruit may yet be imported that will
be valuable. The PassJ7ora Edulis,
the purple variety, with rich, yellow
pulp, variety OF the Pop-nut of the
south, is fine fruit and might be
grown for market with success as
they will keep for some time. Ours
are quite sweet when fully ripe.
They cannot, however, approach the
Granadilla or the Sweet.cup of the
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.
27,660 puncheons of rum, and II 1862
puncheons OF molasses.
A sugar estate is divided into
fields, of from five to ten acres in
extent, by series OF canals, and the
method of planting the cane is simple
and easy when labor is at command.
The brushwood and grass having
been cut down and weeded, are piled
into rows, six TO eight feet apart,
across the intended beds into which
the field is to be divided. These
beds are formed by digging open
small drains, two feet wide and two
ieet deep, at intervals OF every thirty
or tbirth-six feet, across the entire
field, beginning within few yards
OF the canal in the center OF the es-
tate, and running to the side draining
trenches, into which they empty
themselves. The soil from these
small drains having been carefully
thrown upon the beds, so as to raise
and round them off in the middle,
narrow banks or ridges OF earth are
made across them, from drain TO
drain, parallel to and equidistant be-
tween the rows OF grass and brush
wood; and i'll these spaces, between.
the banks OF earth and grass, the
canes are planted in line, each line
being three or tour ttet apart, and
each cane plant nine or ten inches
from the next. The plants are pro
cured by cutting eff the tops OF up
per joints OF growing canes into
lengths OF ten or twelve inches, which
are thrust i'll a slanting direction
into the well stirred ground, and in,
ten days or SO the long grass like
leaves begin to spring from the eyes
at every joint. These young canes
require to be kept we'll weeded, and
moulded about the roots from the
ridges OF earth on decaylng grass OH
either side OF them, which had been
previously prepared Tor that purpose;
and This must be repeated as long as
there is loCm Tor the laboIers to pass
between the rows, which, according
to The season, will be until the plants
have attained the age OF six or eight
months, alter which time the spread.
ing OF numerous leaves from each
stock will have covered the surface
OF the field with SO dense a jungle as.
in a-lgfeat measure to prev nt any
further growth OF weeds. When
about nine months old, the cane
throws out its "arrow," long reed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-21
Extracts from an Archer Cores
nOndAnt.

Editor Of the Florida Agricuttagist: ,ia3u o;
am quite sanguine about my rice
crop; hope to be able to give YOU a
good report in the fall DR.. Heal has
been writing to. Marseilles, France in,
regard to bene seed. He gets
word any amount can be,sold from
$40 to 800 per ton, il grows luxuri-
ant mere but hcw much per acre, Il
could not say TheRusslan .Sunfower
does well here and the, same parties
write that any oily seed can be dis
posed OF in any quantity, this probar
bly, would include the castor bean, 4
but at what prices, I do not know y
there is this, thing about bene, it
will grow on poor soil and grow
luxuriantly, and does not, to inn
poverish the land much-while the
rice draws heavily and must be kept
up by tertiliziug. + .og j. A. Pr
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Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association.-Dr.
j. c. Kenw Orthy, pres, Jacksonville d.
H. Elliot sec. Live Oak; D. s, Place, cor.
Sec, Waldo.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and Immi-
grafton Society.-Dr, B. B. Bennett, pres.;
John Cannon, sec; j. Y. Parce, cor. Sec
DeLand. Volusia Co. Weekly meetings
New Smyrna Agricultural and Fruit
Growers Society.--Dr. j. NJ. Hawks. pres,
NJ. 3. Rolfe, vice-pres.; Mrs. r, NJ. Rolfe,
sec. and treas.
tion.-Judge A B. Bartlett, pres, George
town; W. w. Hawks, E. Kirby, Mrs. E.
a. Manville, vice-prests is. A. II. Manville,
Sec, Lake George RIO. Hammond, cor,
Sec, Fort Gates; George H. Thorn, treas,
Georgetown.
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Tie Date Palm.

Editor ofthe Florida Agricultartst = '
The. cultivation OF the date palm,
more especially for ornament, is at
tracing some attention il California
at the present time. Ar the age of
five or six years this palm becomes
very striking plant and always at
tracts the attention Of those unaccns.
toned to tropical vegetation.
On my fathers ranch in Sonoma
valley is date trqe which blossomed
for the first tiEA last tall, it being
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To Correspondents.

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return rejected
manuscripts.
All communications intended for publica-
ton must be accompanied with real name.
as guarantee of good faith. Names will
not De published if objection be made. No
ANONYMOUS contributions will be regarded
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The subscription rates to The
Florida AgricuItarist, IN the West
Indies, and other British possessions,
as II Shitliaags per dnaeetns, postage
free. Il Ga Bank of England note
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Mr.. LIE Dues Tea Farms.
From the Sarannah Ne,cs.

From the Savannah Ne,cs. a..i
Commissioner lie DUO has recently
been selecting sites for tea farms in
Georgia, and has returned to Wash
ington, leaving an assistant to COM
plete the work He thinks that he
will have no difficulty, as to the prob
lem of tea culture in the South, or at
least in Georgia, has been already
solved. A quantity of tea equal to
that imported from Asia is raised in
quantities in this State at, cost of
not more than twenty cents a pound,
and readily finds market at from
forty to fifty cents. .E.smt
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MIR. j. H. BATES, Newspaper Advertising
agent, Al Park Row, Times Buildiug) New
York, is authorized to contract for adver-
tisements i'll The FLORIDA AGRICUL-
TURIST at our best rates.
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In the Azores the orange trees are
pruned every year SO that by thinning
out their superfiuous branches free
circulation OF air is allowed, which is
considered necessary for a proper
ripening OF the fruit. "a 81 r sf
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TranspOr ting Seed.

Editor Of the Florida AgracultnriSt. {gr 81; t
| send you by this mail, a few seeds
ofthe Litchee, Nepl5lilns Litchee,
gathered and dispatched from (
81 4ho 7n.l. 4 -, rsel.
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8 Subscribers will do we'll to bear in
mind that the only legal way to dis.
continue their subscription is to pay
up all arrears and order the paper
stopped. Apaper in New Haven,
Connecticut, sued man tor $43 due
for paper furnished. The defendant
set up the plea that he had several
times ordered the paper discontinued /;
but the court held that, under the
laws of States and Of the United
States, a publisher may continue to
send his paper until all delinquencies
were settled up; and that the parties
to whom the papers are sent are liza
BILE torcall copies SO sent, and judg-
ments was reRderd for the amount
and cost.-Enchdssge.
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