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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-09

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, I'M
potence, Sexual Debility, cured by
Wells Health REVIEWER" 81. Depot
Dare a Collins.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-09

Reports from various parts Of Vir-
ginia represent not more than half of a
tobacco crop. Indications are that the
crop will be late.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-09

1t has been found that by winding a
strong cord tightly about u limb or trunk
of an apple tree, its productiveness is
greatly increased. This should be done
in June or July.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-09

jenkins & Ross sell the genuine
Burt & Mears boots and shoes. jy9-st
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
Success of a New Industry.

| From the Ftoridian
A few weeks ago the fact was men.
toned in these columns that Messrs.
Bradford & Ross, of Bradfordville,
in Leon county, were trying the ex.
pertinent of drying and shipping
blackberries. Now we are pleased
to state that the experiment has proved
success. They used the American
Dryer and Evaporator, and the ber>
ries shipped by them brought the
highest market price. A little more
than four bushels of ripe berries will
make one bushel dried, which weighs
nine pounds, and sells at fourteen
cents per pound.
In addition to drying berries, they
have successfully experimental with
the common wild plum and the fig,
samples of which Mr.. j. g. Ross
brought to the Fyoriziae Office last
Friday. The figs have been sampled
by number of persons, all OF whom
agree that they are excellant and fully
equal in flavor to the choicest brands
TO De 1ound on sale IN the stores.
Mr.. Ross informs us that they in>
tend to make an experiment with the
Irish potato, which is successfully
dried in other States, and there is no
reason why these gentlemen should
not succeed with the potato-both
irish and sweet-and many other
vegetables and fruits grown in Leon
county.
This industry could be entered in
to by great number of persons on
a large scale, with very gratifing and
profitable results, and doubtless will
be In the near future. The canning,
drying and Skipping of perishabIe
fruits and vegetables would add large.
ly to the annual income of our people.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
What we Annually Pay for Silk.

Editor Of The FLORIDA Agricultuist:
During the past fiscal year the U.
S. imported raw silk to the amount
of about 2,406,702 pounds, costing
delivered here about $3.50 per pound,
or $13,177,S9S. When manufactured
it represented a aohOleSdle value of
about 100000. At the same time
we imported manufactured goods of
the same character amounting to
about $3S,000,000 as i'avoiced. But
as invoices are proverbially lower
than cost, it may be said that the
acholes0Le price OF these goods, when
passing out Of the importers hands,
was $5O,OO0,0OO, plus $21,OOO,OO0
which he had paid as duty on them.
These $106,000,000 worth of goods
must have cost the "well.to. do0 pur,
chasers at retail nearly $l50,OOO,OOO,
which shows that we are either a
prosperous or extravagant people,
and if within year we should have
a business crisis, we would conclude
that much OF it was purchased on
"tick."
1t is quite evident that fully $780,
100000 in gold left our shores to pay
for what we might have produced,
had we grown about7, 100000 pounds
Of raw silk. Then if we had manu-,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
DeLand yousa County, Florida, Wednesday, June Z, 1882

tree will be large enough to trans,
plant the following fall or winter.
When thus removed, the dwarts may
be planted six or eight feet apart
(the Doctors are only five teet)-
and they will afterwards require no
more care than any good orange
grower bestows upon the trees in his
garden or grove-though we confess
we should be tempted to give the
little fellows, "earlv and otten," an
extra handful of bone>dust, ETC., just
TO see them spread out near the
ground, bourgeon, blossom and don
their golden apples!" This spread.
ing near the ground" by-the~way, is
something greatly under the control
of the grower; who, if he understands
the theory of "pinching back" or
pruning with thumb and finger" las
set forth in Barry's "Fruit Garden" !"
and similar works. may easily give
the young tree any shape he desires,
without ever nsing his knife or prun-
ing shears. The short and almost
hidden trunk or stem of these little
orange trees, with their dense, round.
ed, solid masses of large, shining,
dark green leaves, studded plenti-
fully with ripe Mandarin's, Homo
sassa's, Magnum Bonum's, Nonpa>
riel's, OLD Vini's, or other choice Vas
rieties (which child could gather
without standing on tip-toe,) would
surely be one of the most charming
genealogical exhibitions" which it
is possible to imagine
And now for tie more practical,
dollar>and-cent side of this new de-,
parture" in orange culture:
i. 1t expedites the bearing of the
II ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
Bearing, Dwarf Orange Trees.

From the Florida Dispatch.
A few days since, we accepted the
kind invitation of our friend, DR.. G..
J. Kenworthy, of this city--a gem
tleman very widely and well known
for his enthusiastic and persevering
devotion 10 all matters of scientific
and practical value and interest-and
visited his garden, especially to see
the very beautiful and rare collection
of Dwarf Orange trees, which he has
in full bearing.
These miniature trees, ranging
from two and half to four and five
feet high, are mostly of perfect form
branching near the ground, limoed
out symmetrically, and presenting,
generally, the shape of an obtuse
cone-the true form for all fruit trees
in this climate.
It is about twenty two (22) months
since these little bearing trees were
budded; and they are now carrying
each, from ten, fifteen and twenty
up to forty beautiful oranges, larger
and farther advanced toward matu-
rity than those of the same varieties
on older standard trees overhead !
The foliage of these Lllliputians of
the citrus family Is also larger, thick
er and darker in color than that of
the ordinary sweet orange trees
growing around them and they pre-
sent an air of thriftiness and vigor
which we were at first disposed to
refer to the hberal use Of fertilizers
and extra ca te and cultivation. DR..
X. assured us, however, that such
was not the f1et, and stated that all
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07

heip me out until my grove comes
into bearing, close to good school,
with reliable and cheap transporta>
ton, &c.,"* = ''and l should like to
have you assist me in getting such a
place"-when man writes me such
letter, I say, why 1 must cry with
Macbeth, "Hold Enough !"
Permit us to inform all such per-
sons that such homesteads, so situa>
ted, don't grow in Florida. If I own.
ed such place to-day, with all those
surroundings, I would not take ten
thousand dollars for it, even in its
wild state. We are sure that mo-
ment's reflection will show the wri-
ters the absurdlty of such an idea.
II the new settler wishes to take up
homestead of No. l land he must
90 to the backwoods to find it, and
THen after securing it, he must wait
with patience until all those valuable
acquisitions come along. That's the
way we had to do on Indian River,
and we do not regret the experience,
although it was long while TO wait,
much longer, we surmise. than the
settler OF TO day IN the backwoods
will have to wait.
And now for the benefit of all such
letter writers as those under consid-
Grafton, who may happen to read the
AGRICULTURIST, we will present a
few facts: All the available lands on
Indian River, as far down as we
know, have been taken up; and a
good many, in our judgment, that
will never pay for the time and mo-
ney expended. Good orange lands
are as one acre in ten thousand, and
good pineapple lands are as one in
thousand. The good lands and
available lands on Indian River lie
mostly along the western bank, ex-
tending back some hall a mile, and
then comes desolate, worthless
stretch OF fiat pine woods to the st.
Johns prairie. We do not know of
vacant piece along this whole west.
ern bank, while we believe fully one.
third of it will never pay the owner
living income. They may become
valuable as winter residences for
northerners, but nothing more. The
great trouble with this section is the
same as all other sections of Florida
that we have seen-the poor worth.
less land is the rule, good product.
i've land the exception. Therefore,
persons wishing good homesteads
will have to go to Hillsboro, or Her.
nando, or Polk counties, where they
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
Chicken Cholera.

From the Florididn,
We learn that this disease has an.
peared among the poultry in some
parts of the county. An almost in-
tallible remedy for this malady is a
decoction of red oak bark, to be used
in mixing the food. This is also one
of the best and most available reme-
dies for Summer complaint" in child.
rem, as well as tor cholera morbus.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07

rather better than the oppressive
days and nights of June and August
in the northwest.
Jacksonville, Fya, May 8.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
Henry Ward Beecher's Farm.

Marx Ticain.
Mr.. Beecher's farm consists of
thirty>six acres, and is carried on, on
strict scientific principles. He never
puts in any part of a crop without
consulting his book. He piows, and
reaps, and digs and sows, according
to the best authorities, and the au>
thorities cost more than the other
farming implements do. AS soon as
the library is complete the farm will
begin to be profitable investment.
But book.learning has its draw backs.
Upon one occasion, when it seemed
morally certain that the hay ought to
be cut, the hay.book could not be
found and before it was found it was
too late, and the hay was all spoiled.
Mr.. Beecher raises some of the finest
crops OF wheat in the country, but the
untavorable difference between the
cost of producing it and its market
value after it is produced has inter-
fered considerably with its success as
commercial enterprise. His special
weakness is hogs however. He con-
siders hogs the best game farm pro-
duces. He buys the original pig for
$3.50 and feeds him $40 worth of
corn, and then sells him for about SO.
This is the only crop be ever makes
any money on. He loses on the corn
but he makes $3.50 on the hog. He
does not mind this, because he never
expects to make anything on corn.a
And, any way it turns out, he has
notice VII De gEsf9en through the col
umaS of the CITY papers. These set
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07
A FlOridian on His Travels.
tor of The Florida Agrie1lturist:

Editor of The Florida AgTicatlturist:
Every native Flofidian should 90
North at least once in his lifetime.
had supposed, from what Western
Yanks said about their country, that
wheat was almost indi genous and but
ter was found almosa anywhere but
1 have been helping Through seeding
and find that raising wheat is very
hard work. We rise very early, take
care of the horses, feed the COWS,
hogs and sheep, (for there is no grass
yeti eat breakfast, and, if there was
no frost during the night, start for
the fields with load of wheat in
sacks. This is distributed at proper
intervals across thes field, the teams
are hitched to the seeders and then
commence tramp, tramp, through
the mud, the seeder hoes sometimes
striking the frozon ground, tor only
few inches have thawed out. I
was glad when night came. Sol.
says they have to work much harder
in harvesting and threshing. Several
mornings the ground was frozen so
hard that we could not work until 10
o'clock. The ground here freezes
some winters six feet deep.
l was telling Hilda's father, Ten.
qhurt Ketalson, how easy we got a
living in Florida, he said that might
do for lazy folks, but he liked the
cold weather, and off he went in his
sheep skin coat-wool inside.
The fields are yet bare and brown
wheat just sprouting. No leaves
Of any account on the trees. The
21st gave snow stoiTm, the 23rd ice
formed over an iI.s thick, There
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07

1O AuAAO A1ONgf gf-AA-SOpSA y X 1A.ls&. s.
To assist me in msi& ~ K y =
report for this State to- - 4onal
Society, would considSSIt a great
favor if my brother bee-keepers all
over the State of Florida would write
what the general character of the sea-
son has been and it's effect on the
bees of their neighborhood, the re-
suits obtained in their own and their
neighbors apiaries since last Septem.
Der, and anything else worthy OF note
connected with the industry; and
send the reports to me by Oct. Is,
so that l can arrange my general re.
port in season to have it in Cincin-
natl at the commencement of the Ma
tional Convention, Nov. 3. Every>
thing promises well in this section
for an unusually large crop OF late
honey to come in in November and
December that cannot, of course, be
included in the reports. Would be
glad, however, to have the prospects
for late crop, given in the reports.
Yours, respectfully,
w. S. HART,
Vice President Tor Florida.
Neac Smyrna, VollsiG county, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07

noticc' VII De sg,f99s6nl Ehroagh the col@
umas OF the city papers. These sets
are all OF genuine French China, and
are well worthy the efforts of our
people.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-06-07

II VIC WCIU bOv HtS1y uuty WHICH
would virtually exclude raw silk that
the producers Mould exclude our
products. AS adj offset to this as
sumed possibility, beg the reader
to ascertain if we are not as nation
producer of raw material for ex-
port, and in THE main our exports
consist of food which no nation will
exclude. 1t is generally conceded
that all mankln)d and his neighbor
too, has the right to buy the neces.
saries Of life where he can get them
cheapest. Foreign manufacturers
are too glad to get our cheap cotton
to think of excluding it, and as for
the manufactured goods which we
export. they are of very limited
amount, and whenever we have pros.
porous times and wages advance,
such exports fall off because the cost
Of production is increased, and we
cannot, for time, compete with for.
eign manufacturers who have cheap
labor at their command. The anon.
lily is seen, then, OF nation in high
state of prosperity which is becom~
ing from day to day less able to pay
its debts to foreign creditors. On
the contrary, when we have "dull
times" and wages so down to star
vatlon point, and thousands of able>
bodied men are out of employment,
then certain branches of manufacture
can be carried on so as to produce
goods at a low price, we export then
to low-priced markets, obtain foreign
gold and resume the payment OF our
foreign creditors.
But let us take another look at the
silk question ere we dismiss it. When
we raise the cost OF raw silk to $500
per pound, adding $10,0OO,00O to the
cost OF the years supply to our man~
ufactures, though it is about 25 per
cent. on the raw material, it would
only amount to about g. per cent.
additional to present retail prices OF
goods. Such advance of prices l do
not believe would reduce sales at all.
According to these calculations, an
amount Of additional employment
given ito American factory hands,
producers OF cocoonsin the rural dis.
tricts and to reelers of the silk from
the cocoons would be an amount
equal to the steady employment of
3S7 900 persons. Remember that
about 33,333 persons would then
be able to make use OF about 80 days
per year of their time and gain there
by each the small sum of $18.75, and
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04
Stains of the Next Senate.

Judging from the present political in
dicati0ns in the States which are to elect
United States Senators next winter, the
Senate will be very close after the 4th Of
next March. There are now in the
Senate thirty-seven Republicans, thirty
seven Democrats and two who belong to
neither party. The terms of twenty-six
Senators expire next spring, and, deduct
ing the retiring Senators, that body
would stand twenty-six Republicans,
twenty.three Democrats and one indie
pendent (Mahone). Three Democrats,
one Republican and one Independent
have already been elected from the
States, respectively, of Mississippi, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Iowa and Virginia.
These, added to those holding over,
would make the Senate stand twenty six
Democrats, twenty seven Republicans
and two Independents, leaving the seats
now occupied by eleven Democrats,
nine Republicans and one Independent
to be filed. OF these it is certain, unless
some political revelation should inter
vene, that Colorado, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska. New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land and Illinois will elect Republicans.
These, added to the twenty seven hold
ing over, will give the Republicans thir-
ty seven Senators. The States of Ala
bama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas and West Virginia can as
safely be counted Democratic as the
others just named can be classed Repub-
lican. Nine Democrats from these States
would increase the membership of that
party in the Senate to thirty-five. The
other States which elect Senators
next winter are New Jersey and
Oregon, both of which may be fairly
considered doubtful, with the chances,
especially in New Jersey, in favor
of the Republicans. But, should the
Democrats succeed in carrying these two
doubtful States, the Senate would then
stand as it does now-thirty seven Re-
publicans, thirty-seven Democrats and
two Independents. Senator Malone,
however, is an open ally of the Repub
lican party, and the presumption is that
his Readjuster colleague, Mr.. Riddleber-
ger, will follow his example. This
would give the Republicans control of
the Senate-should the Democrats sue
coed in carrying both New Jersey and
Oregon-only through the two Readjus-
ter Senators, and such doubtful ascend
ancy is always unsatisfactory. There
fore, the Republicans will quite certainly
make every effort to carry the doubtful
States, and it is intimsted that they will
also undertake the capture of several
Southern States.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04
A Sea of Dead Fish.
Philadelphia Record. 25th.


The Captain of the bark Agra, which
arrived at this port yesterday from Ant
werp, reports sailing for three hundred
miles, in latitude 80. through an ocean of
dead fish. As far as the eye could reach,
north and south, the sea was covered
with the fish, floating on their backs.
Among them were a number of dead
eels They resembled Goldfish. and were
undoubtedly of the same species as those
discovered near the Gulf stream by other
vessels, and which have been pro-
nounced by Professor Baird to be
"title fish, The Agra also encoun.
tered a disastrous storm during the
passage, in which she was struck by
lightning, but no serious damage was
done. A portion of the bolt struck one
of the sailors on the arm and paralyzed
it for long time, and the gum boots of
another were burned from his feet with
out injury to the wearer. In relating the
story of the dead fish the Captain said
that he supposed they were Goldfish, and
that the sailors recalled the computa-
tions made by a scientist, who discov-
cred that the fecundity of the cod is such
that if all the progeny of a single pair of
Goldfish lived for five years they would be
sufficient to fill up the Atlantic ocean,
and the sailors did not doubt but that
nature had found it necessary this year
to stop too rapid propagation, and had
killed off few hundred millions more
or less as matter of necessity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04

Ira Sturges, New York, Up Apr g.
Martha Welsh, Clark, New York. up Apr %.
Fannie A Milliken, Roberts, New York, up Apr2e.
FOR FKRNANDnSA.
Banks.
Batavia GER. Eees, at Liverpool Jan 2e.
Ellen Maria, Cummings, New York, cid Apr 49,
Schooners.
Jas Baylis, Saxton, New York, up April 49,
Cocheco, New York. up April "a
Marcus Edwards, Pashley. New York. up Apr a
Five Brothers, New York, up Apr "a.
Lizzie Mayor, ostsr, Aspinwall, sid Apr 1s.
Nancy Smith. Hutchinson. New York, up Apr IS.
FOR AAYPoRT, FLA.
Schooners.
Ira Sturges, Hodgdon, New York cid Apr H.
Jacob Kienzie, New York, up Apr %.
Lizzie Florence, Lippincott New York, up Apr
B 81 Jones, Pierce, New York, up Apr 2s.
FOR BULL RIVER AND PORT ROYAL
Banks.
Frans (Sw) Ebbeson, Dublin, sid Mch 81
Hesperia Nor, Olsen. Dublin. sid Apr q.
Ogmore, Williams, Madeira, sid Nch "a
Briggs.
Livonia RUS, Glinkewitz, st Vincent, G V, sid
Feb %.
Elias Moore. New York, up Apr II.
David V Streaker, New York. up Apr II.
FOR PALATKA, FLA.
Schooners,
Jacob Kienzie, New York. up Apr 20.
FOR ST MARY's.
Banks
Biola (Sw), Berglund, Cadiz, sid Mich 49,
Asshur (Br), Lynch, New York. cid Apr g.
FOR sATILLA RIVER.
Schooners.
Carrie Bailey, Fletcher, Bath sid Apr 81.
Tom Williams, Edwards, New York, up Apr 20.
FOR ST AUGUSTINE.
Schooners.
Willie DeWolff. Colt. New York. up Apr 12
Nellie Grant, Jordan, New York, cid Apr "a.
Albert Daley, Gol1thwaite, Wiscaset, sid Apr IS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04

firm ats 49, Provisions-Pork higher. mess
$19 90 asked for cash; SIS IS bid for June. Bulk
meats strong and higher; shoulders, 74017 Soc:
short rib, 10 SOC; short clear, 10 90c. Lard dull
and nominal at II 25c
BALTIMORE, May S.-Oans firmer: Southern IS
G6lc; Western white 59d61c, dc. mixed 5S059c;
pennsylvania, SIC Provisions firm with an up-
ward tendency: Ness pork, SIS 50G119 So Bulk
meats-ahouldere and clear rib SIDES, packed,
o26c ann 1l1Sc- Bacon shoulders. 91kc: clesy rib
sizes, l211c. Hams. 14If015lfc. Lard, refined
IS7ze. Ooifee quiet: Bio carRoes. ordinarv to
TAR, S1zN9&c. sugar quiet; A soft, ezsc
Whisky firm at 81 g. Freights dull
LoUIsvILLK, May 3.-ProVisions, demand &C.
tive, prices advanced: Mess pork, $19 SO. Bulk
meats-shoulders, z Csc; clear rib. 10 Csc; clear
sides, II 10c. Hams, sugar cured, unchanged
Lard, choice kettle rendered, unchanged Flour
frmer, but not quotably higher; extra family
IS O0d5 80; choice to fancy. 80 50EaS So Grain
firm: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, 81 2511 80. Corn
steady-No. 2 white, S5c; high mixed, 79aSOc
Oats mixed, steady at 56I<c.
WILMINGTON. May Corn steady; prime
white, 971kc; mixed, CSC.
NAVAL STORES
LIVERPOOL, May 3, 5p.m.-Turpentine 46s Cd
NEW YORK, May 3.-Rosin firm at 50 42lkA
AN. Turpentine duh and heavy at 6Oc
CHARLESTON, May 3.-Spirits turpentine quiet
at 4sc- Rosin unchanged. light business
strained and good strained, So O002 10.
WIL4IEsToE. May 3.-Splrlts turDsntine quiet
but steady at 4Sc Rosin steady at 81 IS for
strained, and 81 90 for good strained Tar firm
at 50 10.