The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-01-18

we are compelled to obey (such as
feeding our neignbors' stock) women
might introduce a bill of this kind.
Why could we not collect mileage,
to say nothing of reclamations, &C.,
for wear and tear of body, soul and
shoe leather, not to mention temper?
think if we could "push that bill
through" we might buy up all the
hogs in our various localities, and
send them as a gratuity, to stock the
Disston Purchase-a distinctive spe-
cies OF American game. Don't YOU
think these coming Englishmen would
enjoy the novelty Of such sport, more
exciting than tiger hunting in India,
for the tiger is sometimes supposed
to be caught, but l defy ''Parole and
his jockey" to catch a Florida hog,
with fair start, and tbe Everglades
for a hunting ground. And yet
there is another side to this question;
when these stockholders came here
the lands we're unsettled; belonged to
the Government; there were none
upon whom their herds could intrude:
and as others come and opened lands.
they were expected to DO as the
stockowners did-fence out the stock
1t is human nature to like practical
evidence better than advice. You
may talk to most of these stock.
owners till even the "cows come
home," about what is done 81 tho
North or elsewhere; they'll tell Won
, that Wccint do here, and it won't with
the present style of pasturage; there
is nothing like practical illustration
to clinch an argument. One good
pasture of cultivated grasses, such
as we know, can be made to grow
here, and few imported stock,
would do more Tor the no~ience Iaw
! than all the harangues on stock rails
ing you could make them listen to;
the one would be "Yankee talk" the
other would mean business.
Have patience, Myrtle, keep your
courage up, the "world belongs to
the brave" The good time that is
always coming, is much nearer to you
than it was to some of us, ten years
ago; you can't have it all at once
even in Florida. I know you often
feel as | have, like the Virginia far
mers's wife, whose husband spoke of
moving to Texas, neighbor asked
her if she wanted TO gp; with char
! acteristic female honesty, she said
"no, she had always heard it was a
powerful good country for men and
dogs, but awful hard oRrwomen and
horses" For dogs, in Florida read
hogs. These troubles will regulate
themselves after awhile. Hogs, like
the log cabin, cow-peas, and sweet
potatoes, will be used for legitimate
purposes, not always to furnish us
food, shelter apd some convenience;
and as we grow out Of these rude
surroundings and the trials they
bring let US remember those who are
yet to come, and by telling them our
experience and successes, anticipate
and Tighten cares that we know fall
heavily on sick and tired shoulders,
in this, to the ignorant, most difficult
of all new countries; aud in avalling
yourselves of the courtesy of our
good editor II giving us contribu'
tors space, let us not only wish him
all the health and prosperity he can
say grace over, let US make our arti-
cles exact, truthful statements of our
every day life in Florida, all the diff
ficulties and strains we have had to
encounter, and how we have learned
to control them, and rise superior to
our circumstances. "Unvarnlsheo
truth" gives more strength and dig
nifty to a journal, as to an individual
than any amount of talent or rhetoric
can ensure. For instance, if persons
Of limited means, and ill health arc
to come, let us tell them to builds
small frame house, if it is the cheap
est, and they are near mill; if not
a log cabin (it it be question o
means, would rather have the caoin
it will stand wear and tear OF rouel
life better;) if unable to CELL or plaster
use plenty of old Newspapers an,
flour paste, and You can get all tn