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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21

of your past labor, and go and reap
the benefit of your experience.
This plan, on the whole, seems TO
me TO be the best and quickest means
of developing our resources. l, and
you too, can name plenty of such
who will to-day admit that had they
known when they first came here
what they know aooao, they would be
all right. l can fill my toes and fin>
gers with instances OF persons who
have spent nearly half life time,
and thousands of dollars, who are not
worth even hundreds. In the name
of humanity, justice, honor and can
dor, let us face the music and steer
the ship in "bee line" for the great
port.
What we want now is some one to
come and plant grove OF fine graft
ed lemons. There is no one here
able TO do that. Then we want some
one to put up our guavas and to
plant twenty acres of their own; they
will come in three years. This fruit
can be preserved-made into mar
malade, jelly, etc., and canned, and
will sell better than any canned goods
on the market.
have just been cutting down a
lot of cttron trees full OF fine fruit.
This is another of the coming indus
tries; but can't wait for things that
are postponed indefinitely.
The r. R.-that is to say the rail.
roads--are coming to Tampa Bay
three or tour at time! That's all
we ask, say the boys; that's ali we
ask. Bring on your cars, and let us
fill 'em up with money bringing stuff.
Yours, truly,
WIN. p. NEELD.
Dec. 10. 1881. M
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sanuy naLnInocK OF SoIne Soou
pine land. Clear ten acres of all
timber, or leave but few trees, and
fence well. Break up the soil thor
oughly by two plowings. Get sixty.
four large, bearing, sour orange
stumps, cut off four feet from their
roots. The roots Of these should be
at least two feet long and not bruiS.
ed. Set these on an acre near your
house, twenty six feet apart each
way, on ground we'll pulverized and
nicely cleaned. Dig the holes five
feet in diameter that the roots may
be spread out in their natural state;
cover with good mold, pressing the
earth firmly around the roots, cover
ing them a little deeper than they
grew in the woods, and intersperse
at least one pail OF water in the
planting of a tree. In the winter
after a rain is the best time for this
planting. When they begin to grow
in the following May or June,
they should be budded with scions
four or five months old, taken from
valuable bearing tree. Thus set you
can cultivate with plow three rows
OF corn and three of peas, set alter
nately, three and halt feet apart
between your rows of trees, no row
coming nearer than four feet to the
trees. The trees should be mulched
with pea vines or grass in the spring
to protect the roots from the sun in
dry weather. Plant corn in Februa-
ry, and the peas at the first working
of the corn a month later. After
the corn is gathered in August, plant
another crop of peas and plow them
under in November. This will fer
tillze the land. Blowing should be
shallow near the trees and cease al
together after the fifth year. In ad'
dition to these wild stumps, purchase
five hundred and seventy-six sweet
seedlings, three or four years old, that
have been once transplanted, and set
and cultivate as before mentioned,
and you will havea grove of ten acres.
Your sour stumps will cost perhaps
fifty cents each delivered, and the
seedlings about the same, amounting
TO three hundred and twenty dollars.
Budding the sour stumps will cost
five cents each if you hire it done.
We do not estimate The land, clear
ing, fencing, planting, etc, as any
one can do that for himself. With
moderate cultivation, yielding also
fair grain crops, the budded trees
will begin to bear in three years, and
the seedlings in six years. ln ten
years from planting, with good care,
the budded trees will yield one thou
sand oranges each, the seedlings
five hundred each. Ii sold at one
and a halt cents each, the grove
would yield five thousand two hum
dred and eighty dollars, with the
prospect Of doubling its income again
In five years. Now this is only a
moderate estimate, and we ask cans
didly, what soil production on the
globe can be made so pleasant and
remunerative.
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the greater part of the summer to
running various lines between this
city and Tampa. and has finally
located the route. Their road will
run on the west side of the river 20
Palatka and thence direct to Tampa.
\ steam ferry is TO be established
from Palatka to a point on the op-
posite side of the river and road
run from there to Titusville, a disS
tance of over one hundred miles.
The contract tor grading this branch
of the road has been let to a firm in
Ohio, who have arranged with par-
ties in Georgia TO furnish one thous-
and men to do the work and are to
have the grading completed by the
first OF April. The contract for build
ing the road from here to Tampa,
will, in all probability, be let to a
couple of Western firms next week,
when the work of grading will be az
once commenced and it is the inten>
tion of the company to have the roads
completed in six or eight months.
AS large amount OF the iron Is to be
purchased in England, vessels are to
be loaded and shipped direct for
Jacksonville i'll order to insure quick
transit. The roads are TO be OF the
standard northern gauge, and at an
early date branch road will be run
from the main line to Key West via
Panta Rassa, and line of first-cl
steamers put on between Key West
and Havana. The, headquarters of
the road will be established at
this city, where all OF the mas
chine shops, ETC., are to be erected,
and parties are now negotiating for
suitable grounds for terminus. In
addition to the above couple OF
large lpmbermen from the west con>
template removing their mills either
to this city or points on the road as
soon as it is scompleted and we are
creditably informed that these mills
have each capacity of 100000 feet
per day.
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jacksonville Tampa and Key West
Railroad.

From the Union.
The Jacksonville, Tampa aud Key
West railroad, Of which SO much has
been said through the columns OF
this paper, is now assuming huge
proportions, and when we announce
that this enterprise is in the hands
of such men as Jay Gould, Samuel
J. Tilden, Gov. Cornell, Winslow,
Lanier' g. Co., Milton Weston, .ot
the Chicago & Western Railroad, and
others, who, we are reliably informed,
have taken the matter in hand there
will be no doubt left on the minds
of our readers. OF the speedy
commencement and completion OF
this road, which will put Jacks
sonville In direct communication
with Tampa, and Key W est and Ha~
vaua. Mr.. Weston left this city a
day or two ago for the north and
west for the purpose OF letting con"
tracts and purchasing iron and other
material. The company has devoted
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Commercial Fertilizers. Mr..
Hart'S ReDIy.
Editor of The Florida Agricultmfst.

Editor of The Florida Aaricnltuist.
DEAR SIR: In your issue of Nov.
Both ult., l find an article entitled
SThe Phosphorus Of Figures" writ>
ten by Rev. Jas. H. White, in which
article the said White is supposed to
cast large amount OF light on things
that it seems he had just discovered,
and of which he supposed the rest OF
the world were gropIrg i'll hopeless
ignorance.
He presents a comparison OF sew
eraI fertilizers therein, and among
them the ''Stock bridge Orange Tree" :"
and draws conclusions which he no
doubt believed, and intended TO be a
complete annihilalion OF these old
and popular manures. But there are
many who will read the comparisons
presented by him, and draw their
own conclusions.
In the first place he does not give
the full analysis OF the "Stockbridge
Orange" as is TO be found upon every
package sold, and therefore does not
show it's full valuation.
The analysis on each package is as
follows:
A%m9nja A0pns7 aotos0 g sto to per cent N
Soluable and available phos-
Line Rn9fi' "''0 oto1s to
Taking Mr.. Whites figures as an
estimate of valuation, we have
30 lbs. ammonia at Is cts. $500
50 " phosphoric acid at 124 cts. 11.S7
130 g. potash at cts. 1040
220 " lime at 81 cts, per 100 lbs. 1.93
Intrinsic value SS5 go 3O
Selling price in Jacksonville oo.Vo
In the second place, why did Mr..
White select the lower instead of
the higher and standard grade OF
orange fertilizer, namely, "Bowker's
Orange Grower" manufactured by
the same company? Its analysis, on
the same valuation of materials,
shows the following intrinsic worth:
so lbs. ammonia at 1s cts. s14.40
140 lbs, phosphoric acid at 12k cts. 1850
100 lbs. actual potash at cts. 1910
220 lbs. lime, magnesia, etc., at 81 per
100 lbs. 1.S3
Intrinsic value $A.2s
Selling price at Jacksonville 1870
The present season the manufac~
turers have added 40 pounds more,of
actual potash to the ton, thus in
creasing its value that much.
But remember, Mr.. Editor, these
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-Iackson0iAe, Na., Dec. 8, 81.
How to Make an Orange Grove.


From the Sumter County Pamphlet.
If you are so favored as to obtain
a wild sour grove your work is direct
and simple. You will, of course.
leave as many trees as possible right
where they are. The plan adopted
for the improvement Of the wild
grove is as follow Cut all the un-
dergrowth and small trees and as
many of the large ones as can be
felled without injuring the orange
trees, and pile in compact piles. A
few large, green trees lett on an acre
ale now considered an advantage to
the wild orange stub which has thus
far grown in the shade. The orange
trees are cut off several feet from the
ground. IN abouta a month after this
cutting the orange stumps are in good
condition for spring budding or
side grating. One or more buds is
inserted in each stump, and after two
or three weeks the sour sprouts are
carefully taken OF. The bud receiys
ing such a flow of sap grows rapidly
and often blooms and yields fruit the
third year. The wild orange gener-
ally grows in dense groves, in rich
and heavily timbered hammock.
Many Of the smaller trees are trans
planted.
If you are to plant a grove select
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fertilizers are sold with an analysis
on each package, and that analysis
is backed up with agOOd and respono.
si6ze guarantee, in Substance as fol>
lows. That any purchaser may draw
from any unbroken package of Stock.
bridge manure sample, and have it
analyzed by any well>known and rep.
utable chemist, and if the analysis so
made falls materially short of the
published analysis, i will pay for the
analysis and make good the deficit.
This guarantee has been published to
the world, and was an your paper for
many months.
But better far than all these, to
the orange grower, is the results
which have followed their use, and
which are 10 be found in every neigh.
borhood in South and East Florida.
But would say to Mr.. White
that in finding an article Of merchan
disc that is in.rinsically worth $51.20,
that he is offered at S85, he has cer>
tainlY struck BONANZA, and one he
will do well to work.
But l am unwilling that Mr.. White
shall have all this Bonanza to him>
self. l want some Of it too, and l
therefore herewith state that will
give $35 per ton at Jacksonville tor
500 tons of fertilizers which will show
by analysis an intrinsic value OF $51.20
per ton; and if this is not satisfac-
tory, will take the entire product
Of any mill or factory in the State
upon the same terms,
The Bowker Fertilizer Company
who make the Stockbridge manures
aud Bowker's Fertilizers, do not pre-.
tend to give dollar and halt for a
dollar, but they manufacture GER
tain class t4gc6ais asf'aafR every pack
age with description Showing itt
character and value, which they guar
antee, and then place price upon il
that is reasonable, and one that at-
fords them fair profit.
Others may be able to do lar more
but l am willing to abide the test
Sir, what Florida needs is an author
lied and licensed State Inspector oi
fertilizers, who will determine the
real value of this class of goods, and
give protection to farmers and fruit
growers against worthless com
pounds. The appointment OF an In
| spector for this purpose was urged
at the last session of the Legislature
but the measure failed. But there
seems to be growing sentiment thai
Florida cannot much longer with
hold that protection to her agricul-
tural interests that every other State
in the Union using commercial fer
tilizers has long since given them.
Respectfully,
J. E. HART.
-IackSonoine, Fla,, Dec. 3, 81.
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Sectional Jealousy.
From the Lake City Reporter:


1t is lamentable that some of our
exchanges are creating, instead of
condemning sectional jealousy, in our
State. We do not accuse them of
wilfully striving for this end, we
should dislike very much to enter
tain such an idea, but nevertheless
the fact remains. The press of the
Stale should work in harmony for the
development not alone OF particu>
lar section but of the State, and
should not take exception because
brother journalist shows up the ad-
vantages of his own section, and ups
on such demonstrations accuse him
of maliciously attempting to iniure
other sections. Every Journalist
should feel proud OF the progress of
any section, even if it be not his own,
regarding that progress as of mater,
;al benefit to the State at large. We
have spoken oftener of our Interior
section than of others, have taken
pains 10 chronicle events that tend
to demonstrate its advantages, not
to disparage other portions of Florida
but to bring ourselves prominently
into notice. We dislike to see
journal work itself into fever heat
and jealous frenzy merely because a
journal of another section holds that
its section has the advantage of fruit
growing, agricultural, horticultural
and stock raising soil combined. 1t
gives look of objectionable selfish~
ness tor journal to thus grow fool
ishly jealous. i, Let us drop this petty
feeling and devote ourselves to a
nobler work and the effort will ac>
complish something. Remember,
each section has some peculiar advan-
tage over the others.
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The tomatoe crop promises to
bring many dollars to Key West.
Many OF our young men, instead of
making cigars all their lives, might
find more profitable employment and
more permanent besides, in raising
vegetables. This is worthy of your
attention.--Kcy West Democrat.
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Dec. 10, 1881.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

In finely written editorial in the Springfield (Ohio)
Republic, the cities of London, Cincinnati and Spring
field are mentioned in connection with the smoke
nuisance problem which is being so widely discussed
We do not wish to appear affected in NEW BOOTS,
nor do we wish to be Sighted yet it struck that
when such places as London, Cincinnati and Spring
field are mentioned in connection with btuminous
coal, that the new city of Rugby would appear re-
markaby we'll and in good taste, especially when
we call attention to the geological fact that less than
one hundred feet beneath our feet lie quiet and still
today great square miles of the blacklist and richest
kind of smoke producing coal and while in our in
fancy as city, before we are able to make much
smoke, or before we become addicted to the very
fashionable habit of smoking we desire to place our
selves right the record, and we hereby enter our
protest, and trust that Rugby will utterly ignore
smoke in all forms. Send on your coke manufac-
turers. n 4 HnALu
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01
Cincinnati Southern Railway.

We are pleased to call the attention of readers
to the new timetables of the Cincinnati Southern
Railway, passing Sedgemoor for Rugby from Gin
cinnati at 525 p. M, and from Chattanooga at
o:22 m.
The Southern is the only line by which our Anglo
American settlement of Rugby can be reached, and
its berality in both passenger and freight transporta
ton is strong nducement offered to settlers to locate
along the line of this road Its fertile river bottoms,
the ne healthy climate ofits elevated plateaux, its
heavily timbered forests of walnut, pine, cypress,
poplar, oak and hickory; its vast mineral beds of
COAL iron and "copper" all invite the labor of the
farmer, the miller the umberman and the miner,
and we know of few countries where labor will sooner
receive its fair reward in rich developments andquick
financial returns
To the sportsmen its forests abound with game Of
all kinds, from BEAR deer and wild turkey, to pheasant
and quail and its limpd streams filled with trout,
perch, brsam, and bass enough to give fine sport and
p'spn'if'ry'se, &c 1T. Rm.e~
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01
Our First Lecture.

The Rev'd J. Paterson, Presbyterian minister, late
of Hexham England, delivered the first public lee
ture in Rugby, on the 23d ult He related incidents
and adventures connected with his travels in Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Tasmania, India, Turkey Rus
STA and Burmah The lecture was illustrated by
cloth maps of the countries travelled through. 1t
was we'll attended, and highly appreciated by the
settlers Mr.. Paterson has been recently visiting
Winnepeg, the Saskatchewan River, Montana, Col
orado, and the Missouri and Mississippi districts
He came at time when we had four inches of snow
the ground, and could only stay one day with u.s.
but we trust that the hearty welcome with which he
met will have made up for the discomforts of the
wintry weather. IN ~ ~. .N<A
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01
N.X: Heak~.

WE strongly recommend those of our subscribers
who still live on the other side of the water, but take
an interest in what is going on on this, to take in
London W. c. land the subscription is 3d. quarter
(post paid) 1t seems to us to give fair and impair
tia account of the different parts of Uncle Sans
estate which are likely to suit English settlers; and
each number contains map which, the scale being
carefully studied gives fair idea how very big and
slfapparasiyslyl Empty that estate is N 3KnMI1r
You can afford to read all of our advertisements
ii this number twice over, and he interested.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

THERE is a great deal of modesty in this world
which will gaze At almost anything provided it can
be seen through crack
Daily Republican., 1881-02-02
hAILROAD LINEN.
LOUAL TIME TABLE.

TRAINS LKAvB WILMINGTON,
For rPhiladelphia-l.53, 223, $50, ], $40, y
$40, o. %, II, 80, 1l.46 a. m.; l2lb. ls.4'
fI4imited) 2O8, 23O, 4. e.l0, $40, Do, 10
IN. SundayS-l.6s, 22S, s.l0a. m. b,
6,40, 96j, 10 p. IN.
For New YorE-l.bO, 223, $50, 9 t6, n.b a
M; IL. AZ (Limited), 203, $40 p. m. sun
Gays. .68, 2,l3 q. IN. 6.4O p, m.
For Baltimore 1851, ii, 10, 9.S8 a. m
1885, IO4 (Idmitod), 4.45, 9. % y. IN. Sun
daJs-l2bl, I'll, L66 n. m.
Fer Wsshipgton-l2bl,2 I'll 7t6, ~ a. m
1866, I.O4 (Limited), o.45 p. IN. Sundays
1851, 2.ll, 7,65 a. m.
For Baltimore and intermediate statlons-
I25l, s.3S q. m; l2.5b 40 p. IN. Inc 44'
D. m. train stop at way stations only pe
tween Porryvllle AID Baltimore Sun
days-l2.6l a. IN.
For Nev Oastle-s. 80 a. m; l.O5, 3, 62(
nm, No Sunday trains.
Fhr harrington and intermedi ate stations
$50 a m; LOS, 6.2O p. IN. NO sunday
trains. ~ - -,
For Delmar and intermediate s.ations-9.St 81
For Wilmington & Northern r. R.--7.oO q
II ;8, sos p IN. No Sunday trains.
For delaware Western Il. RI ID, 1880 a
m,;53Op. m. No sunday trains.
TRAINS LEAVE FOR WILMINGTON
PhiIsdelphia-Broad Street Depot-7.o6,7 30
Slb l4.3O. II, II 45 q. m.; ]. 80, 8, 83J, $50
4SO, hlb, b. 80, 9 40, 8, 9.45, 30 p. IN. Sun
days-7.66, $50 a. M; ., 9.45, ll.S0 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures street Station only
los o. IA; I2 25 (Limited) p. N. Sun
days 08 u. IN.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-02
Tho Pope's VIII.

The Pope, 1t is reported by the Lon
don Standard, has lately been engaged
in the preparation Of his political last
will and testament, including notes
and provisions respecting the holding
of the next conclave. The corrsspon'
dent says he is informed ION high au-
thority that IL Is the Hcly F4thePs
purpose that the Cardinals should pro-
oeed to the election of a new Pontiff by
methods differing in so De respects from
those hitherto practicei. His Holi-
ness has caused to be placed before
him all the Bulls Of his predecessors
relating 70 this matter, with a view OF
making such notifications in them as
may seem desirable. My information
sdds that the Pope has been moved to
add this care to the many others which
impose upon him an amount Tabor
he is i'll able to bear, by the persua'
sion that his life will not last much
louger-an opinion, am grisved to
say, which is shared by all those about
him.
Daily Republican., 1881-02-02
ID EGlSTER's ORDER.
REaISTER's oFIlCE.

NEW CAsTLB CoUFrY, JAn. -, 1901.
Upon the application Of John P. Wales.
Executor Of Elisabet Rowe, late OF
Wilmington Hundred, In said county,
deceased, It Is ordered and directed
by the Reetstef that the Executor atore-
said give notice of granting Of letters
Testamentary upon tho estate Of the de-
ceased, with the date OF granting thereof, by
causing advertisements 70 be posted within
iorty days from the date OF such letters in SIX
Of the most public places of the county OF New
Castle, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate TO present the same. OF
abide by an Act OF Assembly in such case
made pnd provided; and also cause the same
TO be inserted within the same period In the
DAILY REPUBLICAN,, newspaper pub
lished In Wilmington and to be continued
therein three weeks, (e'o-d.
Given under the hand and Seal
Ls of office Of the Register aforesaid at
t~-S New Castle, In New Castle county
Aforesaid, :he day and year above written.
s. O. BIGdS, Register.
Nor1GR--An persons having claims against
the estate Of the deceased must present the
same duly attested TO the Executor on Of
before Jan. "A, 1851, or abide the Act o
Assembly in such case made and provided.
JOHN p. WALES, M. d., Executor.
Address -Wilmington. Del. H7