The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-14


With the stable or lot manures.
MATES ON THE FARM.-An abundant
sslpWv Of good water on the farm is an
sbscSate necessity. "A scarcity, and that
ltd tde:inconveniently located, entails pri-
yaeitn to stock if not to the family, and
less If time, with exposure in bad weather
THAI no farmer can afford to endure If
thess farm is i'll supplied with Convenient
water, or not supplied at all, as often
happSns, it will be economy to bore a
deep well and construct a windmill,
~hEA can be done at much less cost than
on.s years inconvenience of the water.
Susla a we'll and windmill may be placed
near the residence, and all water carry
ings from the well .to the house to be dis
perised with, by pumping into a tank and
conducting through pipes.
JoaNsoN GRASS SEEDS. - The New
orls&ns Ricoyune says there is much
complaint against the Johnson grass seeds
planted last season, for not terminating
IL saYs farmers do pbt wish to pay $500
to at.oO per bushel for them to throw
awsy on their best land.
a BIG SAvING.-Mr. Edward Atkinson,
argairg for the railroads, figured up a
saving to the country of 81, 200, 200, 900
in railroad freights over old rates, as the
saving of about ten years. This was to
prose that the great railroad combina-
tiont bad been beneficial rather than inju-
rioas 20 the country. Mr.. Atkinson is
cal:et AN economist" but the argument
is specsous. The cvidance adduced should
prove mot only that so much was saved,
but that the sum stated was all that could
have Teen saved, consistent with reason
and jattice. 1t would be interesting to
inquire what the railroad kings pocketed
durpg the saving.
RoNss.-Millions Of pounds of bones
are thrown away every year by farmers
and others, while the farmer is buying
fertfkzsrs for his crops. Why cannot the
bonaa from the table and elsewhere be de-
posste9 in barrel for crushing or treat
merit. with acid for tho manure heap?
HIiLkNG VINEs-Three-fourth of all
VINO Ipl ant make hills for vines of all
kinds; and most of them raise the hills so
high that dry weather invariably Injuries
the ylnss, and often prevents the crop. Is
it possible to teach these people that such
damase and loss may be prevented And
yet, Il they will try'is they will not need
tesciaing. Deep, we'll broken soil, with
almost fiat cultivation, will stand the
drought infinitely better and give better
results. Try it next spring, and see for
yourself.
THs Tarna and Fsreside gives the fol
lowing list of pears for the Gulf States:
"Of the varieties best adapted for stan
dard trees, that is, those budded or en-
grated on the roots Of the pear, are the
Doyenue d'Eie, Madeline, Bartlett, ,Clapp's
Favorlta, Seckel, onondaga, Sheldon,
Howell, Buffum, Behrre Bose, Duchesse,
dAngoaleme, keiffer and LeConte The
Tyson and Winter Nelis should also be
added on account of their well-known
freedom from blight
\ FAnMER who will not attend his To-
cal political conventions to select candi-
dates for Office to represent him, or who
will not so to the polls to vote for the
candidates that will best represent his in
terests> a farmer who should have his
wheat eaten up by rust; his corn carried
off by the crows his potatoes destroyed
by bugs; his hogs die with cholera; his
crops wasted by drought; his spring dry
up, and his stom ach be burnt out by the
"whisky ring" = baltimore Farm and
Firesiae
OxF0nD Down SHEEP.-This is COM
paratirely new variety, and was pro-
duced by cross between the Cotswold
ram ana the Hampshire Down eve, the
produce being heavier than the dam and
resembling the Cotswold in size. The
wool il fner and frmer than either of the
breeds which produce them, and is from
five to Sseven inches long. These sheep
will do we'll in our Southern States, but
need care during very cold and wet
weather.
SoRR HEAD IN Fowls. writer in
Florida found after two years experiment.
ing with all kinds of so-called remedies
for sora head in fowls that common pine
tar in the water they drank proved the
only cure.
APPuRs IN FLORIDA. "A Leesburg
Sumter county writer says: Apple trees
of the Astrachan variety do well and bear
good cfops, bat require much more care
and waaehfulness than further north. es-
pecially to keep the suckers frequently re-
moved and worms and 1eaf-rollers killed.
PEACHES IN FLoRrDA.-Jas. P. DePass,
at Archer, in Alachua county, says: The
peaches brought here from States North
and West are total failures, except in rare
instances, and 80 far as we have observed,
they atA short-lived. But he finds the
Peen Te. doing well, and some other va
rieties fndifarently, though he believes
peach growing can be made much more
successful by proper choice of lands and