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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-17
Fish as a Food for Farm Animals

c. R. D., in Land and Home
An eminent authority states that
"the advanced agriculture of the pres
ent day looks upon the farm or the
stable as a sort of manufacturing es-
Enlistment. Domestic animals are
the machines: food in the form of
hay, grain, roots, crops, commercial
food materials, ETC., are the raw ma.
terials; and meat, milk, wool, labor
and progeny the products" The
value of oil-cake as food for stock,
especially in connection with marsh
hay. corn stalks, straw and other
foods lacking in nutrition, has been
fully appreciated in Europe. Meat
scraps and fish have also been used
with good results; and now that the
manufacture of menhaden oil in this
country has assumed such proper
lions, and thrown fishscrap upon the
market in such quantities, the atten-
ton of stock farmers has been called
to this product as most valuable
food for animals.
There are records nearly so years
old, showing that fish was used a
good deal as food for cattle upon
portions CT the Massachusetts coast.
The Maine farmers, as early as 1864,
found fish pomace (trom herring) a
valuable food for sheep, swine and
poultry. MIR. w. d. Dana in the re-
port of the Board OF Agriculture OF
Maine, for that year, states that
''sheep thrive well, get fat and yield
heavier feeces when fed upon this
food, than when ted upon anything
else produced in this section OF the
state" Careful and observing far
mers who fed it, asserted that it was
equal to good hay, ton tor ton, and
that as a manure it lost none of its
value by having passed through this
diving mill" Mr.. j. B. Lawes of
Rothamstead, England, reported a
series of experiments in 1858, on the
Feeding OF Pigs" in which, among
other foods, dried Newfoundland
Goldfish was used. Of one Of these
experiments he says: ave had not
only very good proportion Of i'll
crease to food consumed, but the
pigs in these pens were very fat and
well ripened." Fish has also been
fed to swine in Germany, with salts
factory results. Experiments in
feeding fish-scrap to sheep, to test its
value as compared with corn-meal,
were conducted through IL weeks OF
1875, by Prof. Harrington, at the
State college, at Orono, Me-, and he
says the corn.ted stock gained As
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-17
Proper use of Garden Rubbish.
From the California Bulletin.

Whatever will decay is valuable
as fertilizer. We may be sure that,
in the marvellous economies of Ma.
ture, nothing is wasted, nothing fails
to at least become useful as food of
animal or sustenance of plant.
Granite peak and quartz ledge alike
waste away, and particle by particle
slip into the valleys, fertile soil at
last. The flakes of rust from exposed
iron are, in some cases, a most de-
sirable fertilizer. But the processes
which triturate iron and granite are
too slow for our scanty lives. We
have not yet grasped that secret OF
the universe, which shall enable us to
melt the rocky ridges into fertile
soil; nor do we yet hold the seasons
in the hollow OF our hands.
For tertilizing, therefore, we must
chiefly depend upon concentrated
commercial manures, such as phos-
pilates and nitrates, and also upon
animal and vegetable waste sub
stances. IT we can use what was be-
fore neglected, it will be as if we had
found new fund. So we would
urge upon our friends of farm and
garden, the usefulness OF having
distinct plan for preserving the So
called garden rubbish in fit way tor
future use as fertilizer.
1t is common practice with both
professional and amateur cultivators
TO destroy the vegetable refuse they
collect from the garden, instead OF
using every particle In city and.
suburban gardens, so often stinted in
the supply of proper fertilizers, nine
tenths OF the leaves and branches
cut off are worse than wasted, for
they are removed at an expense, or
burned on the ground. Much of the
nitrogen, potash and other essentials
drawn by a plant from the soil, goes
into the leaves, and if an effort is
made to restore all the trimmings to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-17
Recipes.
3. W. Brown, in Tampa Tribune.

B. W. Brown, in Tampa Tribune.
After eight years experience in
wine making, now teel myself quail
flied to offer to the public some rec
ipes for the making of good wine
from our home fruits. 1 make nice
wine from mulberries in the follow
ing manner:
Gather the fruit and press the juice
out OF them; then strain it through a
fine sieve or thin cloth; do not add
any water to it at all.
10 four gallons OF juice add one
gallon of good bright syrup. Then
put it into jugs, filling them to within
two or three inches of the top. The
jugs should be lett open until it goes
through the process of fermentation.
While it is termenting, scum will
flow out of the mouths OF the vessels,
after this ceases to work off, cork up
the jugs tightly, and set them away
in a secure place. In six months
this will be good wine, and it will
continue to improve with age.
GRAPEFRUIT WINE.
This fruit should be thoroughly
pealed; then press out the juice add
one gallon of water to three gallons
Of juice strain through a fine sieve
or thin cloth. Add to each gallon
of the juice three pounds of sugar.
Put it up in jugs, filling them to
within two or three inches of the top;
leave the jugs unstopped until Ethe
scum has worked off at the mouths Of
the jugs, which it will do in the
course OF five days, then they should
be tightly corked up. This will be
gooa wine in three months, and will
continue to improve with age.
ORANGE VINE.
Peal the fruit; press out the juice;
add one gallon of water to three
gallons of juice; strain through
fine sieve or thin cloth. Add to
each gallon Of juice, three pounds of
sugar, Put it up in jugs, filling them
to within two or three inches of the
top; leave the jugs unstopped until
the scum has worked off at the mouths
of the jugs, which it will do in the
course OF five days, then they should
be tightly corked up. This will be
good wine in three months, and will
improve with age.
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Carp Reports.
From the Santa Rosa Democrat.

[ will answer some of Mr.. l..
Davis inquiries in regard to carp. 1
have had my fish two years. Com.
menced with one female and two
males. These have increased to
1000 in spite Of the kingfshers. My
ponds are excavated-three of them.
My experience is that / can raise
1000 fish for market as cheap as my
wife can 100 chickens, and with much
less trouble. The best time to eat
carp is at one pound weight, when
one year old. They are much easier
taken at that age; as they grow older
they get shy. They spawn in April
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MARCH II

and hatch in May. The first nine
days they do not require feeding.
After that they should be fed curd
or clabbered milk for week. Then
l feed bran and shorts mixed to
dough, which should be fed in tie
evening, for special reasons which
l will give hereafter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-17
The Orange and the Olive.

Hon. B. B. Redding, before the California State
Horticultural Society.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-06
Tn. wall street Feeling.

New YoRK, May 5.-The market is SEN
sitiye and demoralized. The business oi
the railroads continues large and profit
able. There is no further apprehension
about the money market for the next four
months, there being renewed assurances
from Albany that tho crude bill which
was directed against foreign capital will
not become law. The standard invest
ment Of the Countryside United States 4
per cent bonds-is selling at price which
makes about 81 per cent the standard rate
of interest for choice investments, and yet
such is the power OF half dozen leading
specnlators that their plans and purposes,
which are artiully concealed or misrepre'
sented as 1t suits their books from day to
day, may for time ut least upset he most
reasonable calculations.
Wedo notreierto the calculations about
stocks whose value IL wholly speculative
but 10 shares which pay regular dividends
and bonds whose income Is as certain as
that derived from United States per
cents. A stock, for instance, which Is
certain TO pay s per cent per annum ior
the next two or three years ought to be
worth at least as much today as United
States 4 per cent bonds; and yet in the
temper Of to-day several such stocks are
selling below the price Of United States 4
per cents-l07!sS The general govern
ment bond market Is dull and steady
Railroad bonds Of an investment oharac'
ter are Arm. Speculative bonds vary
with speculative stocks, and as a rule the
disposition to touch them at oil is weaken
ing every day.
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IMPLICATIONS IN OHIO


Columns, May 5.-The hotels are full
tonight with an unusually fine represen-
tation OF Democrats who are here to attend
the State Convention tomorrow. As there
is no State ticket to be nominated, the en-
tire time is occupied in talking up Presi-
dental possibilities. While every one has
good word for Thurman, and he is
ostensibly the first choice OF large ma
jority OF the delegates, yet nearly every
delegate has second choice for President
and are working up their favorite interests.
George II. Pendleton, James B. steed-
man, Durbin Ward, A. V. Rice, Thomas
Ewing, George A. Morgan, John F. Fall
lett. Frank Hurd, A. L. 0'Brien, Frank
Mckinney, John 0'Neil, ]. H. Wade,
George W. Houk, Len A. Harris, Charles
Woolley, ]. G. Menser, ]. II. Warner and
H. b. Banning are talked OF as the dele
gates at large, but as near as can be ascer-
tained the several states agreed on by the
friends OF the several Presidential candi-
dates are as follows:
The Payne and Tilden men are work.
ing together and this slate is as follows:
]. II. Wade, Durbin Ward, James B.
Steedman, with the fourth man yet to be
chosen. The Jewett men will be satisfied
with w. L. 0'Brien, John o'Neal, Len
Harris and Chas. Wolley as their candi.
dates. The Thurmen men will be suited
with Al. Warner, A. V. Rice, John +.
Toilette, John McSweeney or Frank Nc.
Kinney. The friends Of ex.Gov. Bishop,
aIthoug gh working with the Payne.Tilden
combination, are arranging slate OF their
own.
There Is a general feeling that while
Thurman deserves well OF Ohio, and that
he must be treated well In the Convention,
that he has little chance OF securing the
nomination at Cincinnati, and that the
fight here is really between Tilden or
Payne and III. ]. Jewett. Some very earn
est work has been done for Payne to-day,
and the Payne men claim that he Is really
a prime second choice Of the Ohio Demoo-
racy, and hence they are iubilant tonight
over their success.
The Jewett men also present a claim,
that with Thurman out Of the way, Their
man stands an excellent show as Ohio'i
iayorite son. Frank Hurd, q strong Til.
den man, has been selected for temporary
chairman OF the Convention, which nat
urally adds to the glory OF the TiIden
Payne combination. The indications tina
the Convention will tomorrow adopt res
olutions instructing the delegates al larg,
and requesting the district delegates Il
use all honorable means 10 secure th,
nominstion OF A. G. Thurman for Presi
dent, also a resolution instruoting tn
delegates TO vote as unit.
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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, May 5.-The Catholic bishops
and clergymen, in conference, unanimous
ly resolved to accept as satisfactory, Par
nell's reasons for leaving Meath, and a
majority decided to adopt A. NJ. Sullivan
as his successor, provided he felt at liberty
to cooperate cordially with Parnell in
Parliament. A public open.air meeting
was held in the evening and the announce
ment OF Sullivan's name elected cheers and
cries OF "No." There were several fights
among the partisans Of the rival candidates,
Drake and Sullivan. The police were
obliged 10 interfere 10 protect brakes
partisans. Parnell said, II he consulted
bis own inclination, he would represent
Meath, but II he did so Cork would be un-
doubtedly lost.
Lord Mayor Gray in presenting the
freedom Of the city Of Dublin to Captain
Potter, said 1t was an honor Of which the
corporation was jealous and thatonly three
names had preceded that Of Captain Pot
ter upon the burgess roll The certificate
was inclosed in casket OF bog wood and
oak elaborately carved and adorned with
Irish emblems.
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7cTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852

be he peer or peasant, man or woman,
pauper or millionaire, should be visited
with pains and penalties because Of his or
her speculative opinion on subject
whereon but few even among proiessed
Christians are agreed, Is bitter satire on
your yaunted liberty. My lords, II Is the
spirit that lighted the martyr fires OF
smithGeld, and that led 10 the stake gal.
liant and noble souls such as Bruno. Its
noble company You are placing me in,
my lords, and l shall thank you for It.
This spirit, had II the power which,
thanks to the great inscrutable, 1t has no
longer with such force. wontd have vis-
tied upon me more tangible proofs oi the
honor with which my outspoken, fearless
declarations Of my unsympathy with this
Orthodox Christianity has been received.
Politically, the marquis was in full
sympathy with the men whom he ad-
dressed, but, after iervid appeal to his
iellow.lords from the marquis Of Lothair
not to countenance by the election Of the
marquis OF Queensberry "an absolute me-
cation not only Of what you and myself
esteem, but OF what all the people Of this
country hold most sacred and most dear"
but votes were cast for the iree.thinker
against a for more orthodox nobleman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-06
A FRANK AyowAL.

BERLIN, May SIN the debate on the
anti.socialist bill in the Reichstag yester-
day Herr Hasselmann made declaration
OF his political creed, which caused con-
siderable commotion. He said that in
Russia the anarchists had risen against
despotism: in France the Commune had
done so, and he hoped the German work.
ingmen would follow their example. He
said he identified himself with the ener-
getc revolutionary feeling Of the people
and regretted that once before in the
Reichstag it was denied on the part OF the
Socialists that they had any connection
with the Russian anarchists. He declared
that he accepted this connection, but
spoke, Of course, only for himself, not
knowing how far his colleagues sgreed
with him. He was convinced that be-
lief was gaining ground among the peo.
pie that the days Of Parliamentary palav-
ering were over. Hasselmann was called
10 order,
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THE M. z. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Book Concern TO be Investigated
Ecumenicnl Council.

The Book Concern TO be Investigated
EcumenicaI Council.
CrScrSNArI, May 5.-Bishop Merrill pre-
sided at the general conference to-day
Reports at some length were made by the
fraternal delegates appointed by the las
conference to visit the general conferences
Of the n. &. Church South and West ant
the Wesleyan Connection in America.
The roll was then called for petitions
and memorials, and large number were
received and appropriately referred
Among them were number asking that
women be licensed TO preach, and that they
be ordained as deacons.
On the call OF the roll for resolutions,
DR.. Smart offered preamble and resolu'
tions concerning the administration Of the
Book Concern. In the preamble he
CHARGED that the book agents have not
followed the requirements Of the confer
ence, by dividing profits for the support
OF superannuated preachers, aud the reso.
lutions directed the Committee on Book
Concern TO inquire into the matter.
Rev. DR.. A. @. George read the report
OF the Commission on Ecumenical Council
OF Methodism. 1t recites the success oil
the Commission in rousing an interest in
the matter among the representatives oi
all branches OF the church, showing its
general desire to hold such council. As
there are now here. Commissions from a
number OF bodies with o view TO fix
ing the limit and place Of council and pro-
yiding for the call. Tomorrow is the day
fixed for the meeting Of these Commis-
sions.
The Commissioners on lay representa-.
tion, reported plan, which was referred
to the committee on lay representations.
II provides for the election by the dis.
trict stewards of one layman for each six
quarterly conferences, TO sit at the annual
conference and deliberate with the minis
ters, but when 1t is demanded by one
third Of either order, vote shall be taken
separately, and concurrent majority OF
both orders shall be necessary to COM
plete an action. A layman shall not vote
on questions relating TO the character,
conduct, or relations Of travelling elders,
nor in the election OF ministerial delegates
to the General Conference. The afternoon
was occupied by the general commission
ers in organizing subcommittee. The
trustees OF the Lane Theological Seminary,
to-day elected Dan. p. Ellis and |. 2.
Handy, OF Cleveland, TO fill vacancies in
the board,
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NEW uAnpsMrRE DEnocRkCY.
Proceeding. of the Convention Yester

uHys
CONCORD, N. g., May 5.-The Demo.
cratic State Convention was called to order
by George F. Putnam, Chairman Of the
State Committee, and he named John W.
shirly for President, and all the ether
officers and the several committees were
then appointed.
The resolutions were then presented and
adopted. They re-aflirm devotion to the
principles Of the government as asserted
BY the founders Of American liberty and
embodied in the Constitution; they de-
nounce the Republican party and the
seating OF President Hayes, and call upon
the representatives OF the party in Con.
gress to persevere in the maintenance Of
the rights OF the people TO never again be
defrauded Of the legitimate results OF the
exercise OF free ballot.
The delegates chosen are: Harry Bing.
ham, John II. George, Frank Jones Mar.
tin, U. B. Edgerly. Alternates: Joseph
Burrough. John W. Morse, John F. Clout'
mau, David II. Young.
The delegates are instructed 10 adhere
to the two.thirds rule.
Adjourned.
It is Impossible at this time to get an
exact status OF the delegates to the Cincin'
natl Convention elected to-day, either as
for or against Tflden, but from what can
be learned seems to be favorable TO Til
den. No expression OF preference was
made in the convention, no speeches be-
ing made except by the chairman, who
only discussed the general political ques'
tim
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nIssIssIppI REpuBLICANs.
A prohnble sherman pelegallon.


JACKSON, May 5.-There Is a large at.
tendance at the Republican State Conven-
ton, which was called to order by George
W. buchanan, Chairman Of the Executive
Committee. Geo. W. Gaylss apd W. Il,
Gibbs were nominated for temporary
Chairman. The latter, Sherman man,
was chosen by vote OF Ill 10 81, with IL
contested delegations. The Committee
on Credentials we're ont several hours,
during which time the Grant men were
In caucus. AT 0 p. N. the committee re-
ported, giving most Of the contested dele.
cations TO Sherman A wrangle ensned
over the report when at s o'clock the
convention took o recess for one hour
There will hardly be any result Of impor'
tance tonight.
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DEFICIT IN AFGHAN FINANCES.

LONDON, May 5.-The Standard, in al
editorial article commenting on the defci
in Afghan finances, says: There seems
unfortunately, no room for doubt that thu
recent glowing financisl calculations o
the Indian government have proved, tc
use q gentle expression, untrustworthy
The Indian budget was laid before the
Legislative counsel at Calcutta on the 24th
OF February, and showed in gross and in
detail the improvement which Sir Stafford
Northcote, Chancellor OF the Exchequer.
had led the Parliament 10 expect. Sir Jno.
strachey unfolded q series Of surpluses
which changed the aspect Of former esti.
mates, and seemingly made 1t clear that
the sums at the disposal OF India after
meeting all usual demands OF expenditure
would be sufficient to clear of the whole
cost OF the Afghan war.
The figures OF Sir John Strachey's bud
get were discussed during the elections
with much interest, and were generally
accepted as proof that the condition OF
our fellow subjects in India was by no
means so bad as has been painted. Some
time after the budget was produced the
government at Calcutta discovered that
there would be a glaring discrepancy be-
tween the financial results actually real
lied and those promised by the viceroy's
Chancellor OF the Exchequer. The dis
crepancy is variously stated at from three
to fve millions pounds. Either sum would
unfortunately be large enough to throw
all the finances Of the empire into coniu-
sion, at least for the present, and II the
deficiency exists the whole OF the special
by which Sir Stafford Northcote
and Mr.. Stanhope justified the policy OF
the late government falls to the ground.
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Hans moo1enspiIeer's German.

Editors lnlelligencer.
Noticing in this mornings Issue that
your readers have again been treated to
one OF those very humorous (?) articles,
Of about three-fourths OF column in
length, OF what purports to be on inter-
view with sour German Friend, Hans
Hookensplicer," beg leave to make,
through your columns, few remarks con-
cerning this extremely witty p aud fun
ny ~ effort on the part Of your inter-
viewer.
That this interviewer is the greatest ex-
pert in initiating the German language,
but has not the least Claim to be familiar
with it, Is perceivabe at the first glance.
Any person who feels called upon TO ridi-
cule certain language has to be to some
extent posted on the same; also has to
employ q regular system with which to
conduct his ridicule. Your interviewer
Is void OF either, and has to plead perfect
ignorance In both.
/ do not wish to 90 into any details in
showing up his inexcusable blunders, as
my time and your space Is too valuable to
de 30, but desire TO impress upon his mind
" give ub u Icstt lOE pUu bhhei Ou tulo
subject, and depart from this dangerous
occupation, as there are many valuable
lives at stake, which will be lost II he per-
sists In this dangerous practice Of writing
such witty articles. We doubtless will
hear before long that some one has
laughed himselfto death, providing some-
body keeps poking away at his ribs with
ten foot pole.) 1 would like to join in
with the remarks make in your paper by
4 gentleman, some years ago, the Occas.
ion being the publication ol a piece OF
poetry, on Lolita, the actress, in which
such sentences as 'sweet Lotta," "beauti-
ful Lotta," darling I.otta" &c, very fre.
quently appeared. The aforementioned
gentleman implored the poet to let up, to
give US a rest, and in conclusion called for
the police. Aud so.we JOIN in the inquiry,
"Where are the police2" "Whete Is JimP"
Surely they cannot sanction such outrages.
Surely they do not wish to have the peo-
pie killed OF thusly. A REST.