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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
Beans WITHOUT HorNe-An inf,

BEANS WITHOUT HoETNG.-An intel
ligent farmer has discovered that beans
may be raised without hoeing, and con-
sequently more cbeaply than when hand
labor is employed. lie has his bean
rows only twenty-five inches apart and
sown in continuous drill. This last
no considers important. as after the
first ho makes the beans themselves
keep down the weeds. He does not
plant beans on land where thistIes
abound, If, indeed, he is troubled with
the pest on his farm. Avoiding stony
soil he drills in a mellow seed-bed,
keeping the rows perfectly straight and
at the distance of twenty-five or TWEEN
ty-four inches. For cultiyator he has
what he calls "bean- scraper,v---a
piece of thin iron. plate about four or
five inches wide, sharpened on its lower
side and set at a slight angle. This is
bolted 10 q shaft twenty inches high
and attached to tight frame with han
dies. An old shovel pillow makes the
best possible frame, removing the SHOW
ell pillow irons and substituting the
"scraper." This is drawn by horse
walking between the rows, and cutting
ont the small weeds in the center, at
the same time throwing a little loose
earth under the bean plants aud effectu-
ally smothering weeds on either side.
BY beginning early. field of beans
may be kept entirely free from weeds
with this implement. IL is lighter chan
q cultivator both for man and horse,
and IL weeds have not been allowed to
grow large, will do as good or better
work. Most of the dirt cut by the
scraper falls over its back, and only
very little is thrown OH either side. If
necessary the scraper may be used
twice in the row, throwing the dirt to
the beans, first Oh one side and then on
the other. After one or two cultiva-
tions the beans will shade the ground
so completely as to smother the young
weeds, except in the center of the rows.
New York Weekly Herald.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

POSSIBILITIES OF AN AoRE.-Waldo
says In the Ohio Farmer that he remem-
bers one year making a very large profit
from an acre of land, managed in this
way: lie first grew a crop of Tom
Thumb peas, which matured in time for
cucumbers for pickles, and then he
grew 500 bushels Of turnips, sowed
broadcast among the cucumbers. He
found that these crops will mature with
out crowding each other, If properly
managed. f
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

The farmers around Elmira, N. Y,
are quite excited over the beet-sugar
question. a. convention is to be held
there April IS, at which Mr.. Ernest
IT,. GeDnert Of the Portland, Maine,
sugar factory, and other experienced
men In the various processes of sugar
nanufAeture from beets, amber cane
rn4 sDrp, are 10 be present.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

To all who are suffering from the errors and In
discrctions of youth, nervous weakness, early de
cay, loss of manhood, etc, / will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. Thii
great remedy was discovered by missionary In
South America. Send sclEaddressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH T. INNAS, Station D. New
York CITY.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
DISEASED MEAr.-Dr. Carpepter saw

DISEASED MEAT DIR. Carpenter saws
that animals fall an easy prey to every
kind Of epidemic; for. all sanitary laws
are, rs rule, ignored by farmers. lie
was not surprised when an inspector
from the Metropolitan Meat Market de.
clared upon oath in the Croydon police
court that 80 per. cent. Of the meat
which was sent to the London market
was the subject OF tubercular disease
and that to exclude diseased meat from
the market would be 10 leave the me.
tropolis without an adequate meat sup
plY. I-- -
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

"Thats what beats me-" as the boy
said when no saw his father take the
skate strap down from its accustomed
nail
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

| h n A. WEEK In your own town, and on
= lsF ~ thing risked. You can give the bus
IA N capitl trial without expense. The
hJNvu mess pportunity ever offered for those
eJvUvvbest OK 10 work. You should try moth
b Wv Vwiliine until you see for yourself what
you can do al the business we odef.- No room TO
explain here. You can devote all your time or
only your spare time to the business, and make
great pay for every hour that you work. Women
make as much as men. Send for special private
Oueht iree Don't complain of hard times wm's
~ have such chance. Address II. HALlkTI
Co., Forth nd. Maine, lily
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
Barter for Tinware.

In exchange for goods buy upwards OF 40 kinds
of barter. Among the most common articles arc
cotton rags, all woolens, as coats, pants. vests.
&c,; mo rag carpets" paper Of all kinds except
straw, metals as copper. brass. lead. pewter. zinc
iron, &C.. hen and geese feathers, eggs. beeswax.
tallow, dried apples. all kinds Of hides and wool,
mink skins. sheep pelts, grain and old rubbers.
The price, OF many of these articles have advanc-
ed. and IL pays as well 10 save them now as be-
fore the war, as the printed papers, wooden rags
and old rubbers were worthless, while now they
bring fair price. l shall run two peddlng teams
this winter, ami carry a good assortment of tin
ware, brooms and notions. Many kinds of barter
are wasted or thrown away because people do
not know the value OF them. Except In large
Save these articles and will give you an ex.
change for them that will be for your beneft as
well as mine.
CHAPMAN G. SMITH.
Middlebury, VT, Nov. 81, 1879. Itl-.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

A PROFITABLE SHEEP ACCOUNT. On
Nov. 8, Abel lIoyt q Son gave state
ment in the Rural of their gross in
come-Sl2S.3 5-in one year, from a
flock OF Is ewes and one ram. In our
issue of Nov. 20, a N. j. correspondent,
installing the gross for the net income,
asked for an account of the outlay for
keeping the animals. Messrs. IL. 81
Son write us that their object in giving
the account was to show farmers in dit
ferent parts of the country what the en-
tire income from such a small flock of
sheep might be, each being able to
judge best for himself what the cost of
maintenance would be in his locality.
In estimating the cost of keeping them,
our correspondents offset two COWS
against the flock, or nine sheep to a
COW. Eight full-grown sheep might be
fairer proportion, but five of these
were yearlings or lambs. Ii is gener-
ally estimated that 1-2 tons of hay are
required to winter one COW; and hay in
their neighborhood. Saratoga Co., N.
Y, was worth seven dollars a ton last
year in the barn. A small amount of
grain was fed during Landing season.
The usual price for pasturing one COW
there is eight dollars, so that the account
would be about as follows:--
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

hAA MONTH guaranteed. Ella a day
M lIuM at homo made by tho industrious.
not required, We will
en- It'll start you. Men, Women, boy3 and
NJ nwvuvURirls make money faster at work
WVVfor us than at anything else. The
s.n 70 ss s a. ssss Who sa ars s' ~i.s who
this notice will send us their addresses at once
and eco for Themselves Costly Outnt aud terms
nee Now u the lime. Those already AZ work
Are laying ~ large sums Of nsEey Address
1Xxk = ~ kskasis. NAius. My
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

With regard to care, all needed at:en-
ton is thought to have been amply re-
paid by the manure.-[ Rural New
Yorker.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09

Send address for Illustrated Circular which we
think gives positive proof of its virtues. No
remedy has ever met with such unqualified sue
cess, to our knowledge. for beast ms well as man.
Price 81 per bottle, or six for IS. All drug
gists have il or can get it for you, or it will be
proprietors.
DIR. b. j. KENDALL & co.
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont,
"Kcndalrs SPAWN Cure" Is now sold by all the
leading wholesale druggists and a large number
of prominent retail druggists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
Statement Made Under Oath

ONCE U. S. Marshal, Western Dist o! MIGHT
gan.
Kalamazoo, April 18th, 1879.
Il. J. Kendall, Enosburgh Fails, Ni.--Dear
Sir:-I received the two bottles of your SPAWN
cure forwarded by express in January last. am
happy TO state that it performed all your adver-
tisement called for. In three weeks alter COM
menced using II, the SPAWN was entirely rcmov-
ed and valuable horse restored to usefrluess.
Very truly yours
JOHN PARKER
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
TERMS FOR 1880 qneludine Postage
POSTAGE
CLUBS.

This item OF EXPENSE now borne by the pub
Usher, is equivalent to reduction Of 70 per cent
on the cost to subscribers In former yeas. a
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Communicated.

Editor Of the Florida AgricuHurist:
Will some of the many readers of
the AGRICULTURIsT who are engaged
in the orange culture give their ex-
perience IN dealing with the insects
that trouble the citrus family by the
cultivation of plants that are noxious
to insect lite.
think | have observed beneficial
effects in that direction from the
common gourd but am not certain
that my inferrences were correct as
the chance for observation was too
limited to depend upon.
Tomato steepings are said to be
of service as an insecticide and possi-
bly, the culture of the tomato or
gourd or other such plants under
the trees would answer the purpose
very well. Let us hear from all who
have had any experience that way.
Iwould suggest the cultivation OF
some of the small ornamental gourds
as they would climb so much in and
about the trees and do not exhaust
the soil excepting to a very limited
extent. Then when we have had ex-
perience enough to depend upon give
the public the benefit of IL in the
columns of the AeRIoULrURisr.
Mount RoyaL Fla., May 26th, 1880,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Ihe onres are
..ssIk.islslleIdGlYG. ~ Art-l 51il,

i N
sent to france, where it n
lated and sent back to tie osiited
States as olive oil, of any brand
which may be desired; the meal to
England, where it's used to feed
stock-mostly cattle and Sheppard
recently largely used for fertilizer.
That oil mills are profitable, we are
assured, from the tact that they are
established in the principal cities of
the cotton states, and we have yet to
learn that they have not been uni
formly successful. The advantages
of this city are that it has daily trans
portation through the cotton-gr
ing districts has ocean lines of
steamships to England, as also TO the
North and West by rail, and water,
if there should be any demand from
the latter sections. The necessary
buildings and machinery will not re-
quire large expenditure, and as the
process of manufacture occupies but
few hours from the seed, not much
capital will be needed. 1t, as it is
said, the meal is a good fertilizer,
there will be large home demand
for it. If cotton seed can be ship.
ped across the ocean, there manu-
featured, and its products returned
home and sold, certainly the raw
material which is here on the spot,
annually grown, can be manufactured
and the oil and meal shipped at
less expense of transportation, hand
ling and attendant smaller charges.
We suggest the above to the atten-
tion of our own citizens, as well as
those from abroad, who are looking
for opportunities tor investments in
the South. Mirror.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Report of the New Smyrna A. and
F.. G.. Association.
Iitor. of the Florida Agricults.rist::


Editor Of the Florida Agriculturist:
Meeting held May 10Th, at the res.
idence OF Mr.. A. G. Spencer. Mr..
Spencer exhibited to the members
some native blackberry bushes, the
berries on which were OF large size,
one measured three and a quarter
inches in circumference. The fruit
was OF good flavor with scarcely any
bitter taste, which bitterness was
thought would entirely disappear
when cultivated. The bushes were
large and thrifty containing ripe and
green fruit also buds and blossoms
and looked as if they would remain
in bearing for some time. 1t being a
native it was considered a valuable
berry for cultivation.
Some Seeding straw berry plants
looked very we'll.
A visit was made to Mr.. Spencer's
shop situated on the opposite side OF
the road from his house. One end is
fitted up for carpenters and the
other end for blacksmith's shop.
Everything looked neat and in good
order.
Dinner, the business OF the meet
ing and discussions then followed.
The president requested Mr.. Smith
to prepare an essay for the next meet
ing. Mr.. Smith selected Grape Gull
ture as he said everyone is crazy
ABOUT orange growing AMI we need
some subject to keep our heads level.
The meeting then adjourned till the
third Wednesday in June.
MRS. M. b. WOLFE,
Secretary.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Tomato Catsup.

A lady acquaintance has kindly
sent us the following recipe for max
ing tomato catsup:
Editor Of The Florida Agriculturist!
II any of your neighbors raise an
abundance of tomatoes that they can
not sell, and use catsup, they can
made an excellent keeping catsup
after this recipe
To one bushel ripe tomatoes add
one level pint Of fine salt; wash the
tomatoes clean, pick off the stems
and cut out the bad places have a
clean tub and squeeze the tomatoes
into it, sprinkling the salt through
them keep them undisturbed until
a mould comes on the top, then skim
the mould off and put the tomatoes
in a tin wash boiler to boil, when
they boil take them off the fire and
strain through a colander into jar,
that takes all the pulp, skin and most
OF the seeds out. If there is no time
to finish that day they can remain in
the jar day or two (they will not
spoil), then put them on to boil in a
tin kettle, measure with a potstick
how much there is and boil down to
two thirds, then add African pepper,
ground mustard, horse radish grated,
and if you prefer ground cloves,
as much OF each as you like and let it
boil down ten minutes more, then
take off the fire and when cool
enough bottle it. Put about one
fourth inch of sweet oil Or melted
lard on the top of each bottle then
cork and put away in cool, dark
place. 1t will keep for years AID the
older it gets the better it is.
M. F. G.
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DeIand vousa County, Flord Wednesday June e. $780, s

growers that it ise rot the twill Of
Providence" but Their own neglect if
they suffer to any extent from insect
pests. To illnstrate what care and
a slight pecuniary outlay will accom-.
plish, let your readers visit the nur-
serv OF Mr.. A. I. Bidwell, near this
city, and they will be compelled to
admire the ihriftInesz and healthful-
ness OF thousands of orange trees.
old and young. Ask your paper
shoppers if it is the "will OF Provi.
dence" that you should hide the
truth, or if the Almighty is instru.
mental in inducing them to stop my
paper" =. j. X.
JacksonviHe, Mdy 10, 1880.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Letter from EOl. Brilly.
,bo Uoridn 1Aq9Tcslta,yist !.

Edition. of the Florida AgsTcuHarist:
Thinking, perhaps, you would like
20 hear from me, since | have reached
NV old Kentucky home, the spirit
moved me to write. We are suffer
ing very much for want OF rain, yet
our crops are looking well. The
prospect Tor large yield of wheat
and corn is very promising. I often
think Of you and tie pleasant hours
I passed away in your beautiful city
OF DeLand.
In looking over the AGRICULTURE
1sT, received to-dayI see that immi-
grants are still ponring in, that many
Valuable accessiops have been added
to your section since we left D Gland.
l am glad to see isand | hope they
may never regret their selection of a
home. The Floriaa fever is getting
very high in our csy, and our neigh
boring city OF NV Albany. The
Rev. Mr.. HildretAhas just returned
from Florida, where he went on a
tour OF. obseryatidn He comes back
wonderfully please with the coun-
try, SO much so, tkNt he is to give a
szleelp on. - in she city Of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02


for lis means OF spreading from tree
TO tree over al orange grove. | was
simple enough to believe that the
scale contained small worm ana
that when it was tull grown, i:
changed into very small fly and cut
out ot the scale with wings large
enough to carry its body wherever it
wished to go and that those wings
were it's means for enabling it to ex-
tend it's colony. But I see was
mistaken. am now shooting birds
and hunting their nests. say, death
to the birds if they are to bring the
scale insect into my grove on their
claws. 1 may tell you OF something
more that l have learned in a few
days. LEARNER.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02

Mr.. Alfred Aver has recently con.
tributed several interesting letters to
the FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT about
this pleasant and interesting section
of our county. This Is the way to
bring a locality into notice and We
are glad to see our friends on Lake
Weir adopting it, and il would be
all the better for our county II every
section would follow the example of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02

Many are gong over the river to
hear him. He is, very intelligent
man aud will draw large audience.
Your old friend, DR.. H. w. Peters,
is here and working like 4 Trojan in
the interest Of your people. lie is
making great effort I'd secure the
quickest passage tor immigrants and
the lowest rates OF freight from this
city 10 the city of Jacksonville, an
event greatly to be desired. 1t would
turn that enormous trade OF fruits
and vegetables in this direction
which now goes to New York and
st. Louis; all on account OF the diff
ference in treights. | hope the Doc.
tor may be able to show to our rail-
road men the great advantages to be
gained by the lower rate Of trans
portation. Our citizens are awake
on this subject and are giving DR..
Peters warm reception. He is at
this moment before the Board of
Trade, setting forth his mission and
the wants OF the people OF Florida,
who are anxious TO trade with Louis
vile. La sen Ting DIR. Peters to this
city to look after their interests they
have sent the right man. When /
was in your state this winter my at
tention was drawn to the great
number of steamers on the st. Johns
river loaded down with fruits and
vegetables daily, all gong around to
New York. And was forced to
ask myself the question "why is it
that this trade is all going in that
direction 2" ! was informed by the
merchants of Jacksonville that it was
all on account OF high treights by
the other roads.
The products of Florida are grow
ing larger and larger every year, con
sequently quick and cheap transpor.
tation is becoming very important
matter TO the farmers and fruit grow
ers OF your State. hope the Doc,
tor may succeed in securing his OBJ.
ject. /. K. Q. BRINLY,
Louisville, heatsIoky, May Is.
4
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Birds and Scale Insects.

Editor of the Florida A0ricuEturist:
Since have become a subscriber
to youI paper / have learned many
xall,chle things. Ihesfirst WI hat
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02

ally found at the junction of the
leaves with the branches, on the un-
der side of the leaves and on the
fruit. It lives on the juices OF the
tree and fruit, and in some cases it
proves destructive to the crop The
fruit becomes spotted and dishgu'ed
at points infested by the insect and
their excreta blacken and disfigure
the fruit.
On one tree in this city, during the
past fall, many OF the fruit infested
by the mealy bug decayed. Last
Autumn Mr.. Wilson, of this city, re-
quested me to examine a tree intest-
ed with an insect new to him. Upon
examination | found the tree to be
affected by the mealy bug. l ad.
vised him to cut the tree down and
destroy it by fire, or with suitable
syringe treat the tree to a good syr-
inging with an insecticide. He
failed to destroy the insects and at
the end of two weeks at least fifteen
neighboring trees were affected.
Only yesterday was shown a Orancn
of an orange tree with hundreds OF
cottony pests upon it. Some OF the
young fruit was one-third covered
with the insect, and the coating was
so dense that not the least portion OF
the skin was visible. Professor
Comstock informed me that in his
Investigations he found one grove in
which at least one-third OF the trees
were badly affected by the insects.
During the course OF last summer, l
found the insect ia several localities
iu this city. The guava bush seems
to be it's tavorite habitat. Last year
the disease appeared in the latter
part Of August, but this year it has
commenced operations in various To-
calities at this early date.
AS evidence that the insect is wor-
thy Of notice shall quote a passage
~, q O. n n <x95sS Nt nd Ifaf.
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Investments in Florida.

We have often thought that Fer.
nandina was a good point sN. i'll
to establish an oilsailt aaSets
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-02
Mealy Bugs.
Editoc,o ,of the Florida Agricult,trist::

UAODAJ AstAe9Cs
Editor of the Florida Agricultarist:
our communication, regarding
the Mealy Bug, came to hand some
time since, and must apologize tor
not tavoring you with an earlier re-
sponse. The insect was formerly
known as coccus 0Olonidats,a, but re-
cent authorities have named it Ddc-
tylopxs doasioatna.
am assured that this insect is
worthy Of the attention OF fruit
growers. Some years since you sub
mitted to me a communication from
one OF your correspondents regard.
ing IAN insect enveloped in a cottony
substance" At that time | stated
III my reply (Which was published)
that the insect was the mealy bug OF
gardeners, and gave the results OF
nv observations regarding this in
sect IN Australia, and recommended
it's destruction wherever found. AS
reward tor replying to your note,
I was censured Ill certain quarters as
an salarmist," aud accused OF endeav-
oring to "injure the State"
have been informed that you
have been censured for referring to
the fact that the orange tree has in
sect enemies aud that by directing
attention TO the fact. for one must
compliment you on your honesty
and integrity as journalist and rec.
ommend you to inform land
spectators, and those who wonld
disguise the truth that the
orange, as we'll as other fruit trees,
has insect enemies. | did not sup.
pose that we had, within the bounda-
ries OF this State, man SO unprlncl-
pied as to attempt to build up the
State by hiding the truth and "bull-
doing" the press. / may be in error
but have reason to believe that the
orowlers are the real estate specula-