The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-05-24
PRICE s CENTS.
! $500 PER ANNUET

n $4,000 more than The rooo;nt,
l rom INn that source; but as only $50.
9o9 OF the State tax proper of 1881
nad oeen collected, leaving $4,000
10 De collected and paid. it is to be
presumed that there will be a sur
pms In the treasury, at the close of
the present year.
Anere was collected Tor interest
tax 96,548.65. We do not find in
the ComptroIler's report Statement
OF amount of interest paid, but the
annual ANN interest noa charge on the State
debt is s8O,120, leaving SIG 54S,65
TO 60 to the sinking fund. TAKING
one present basis of valuation of saw
3f0OO,O0O, a tax of six mills will
produce $222,000; adding the license
ax,S86, 900 more, will give total
product of $308,OOO.
ne amounts required to carry on
the State may be roughly estimated
as follows:
Expenses Collecting Revenue 600 ooo
interest on Bonded Debt @S00oo @S00oo
EA0cuIlV0 Salaries
Judicial Salaries IS,000
mmalntenance of Lunatic ASYLUM 3N'S90
bureau of Immigration 'g,0V g,0oV0
PRINTING vi SoSees Sr5e:s $1,000
'''N' 9t'ile Iles $4,000
Total S27S0OO
This would give surplus of S35.
OOO and would authorize a reduction
to live mills for the State tax of 1888
In order to have money in the treas.
ury TO meet the legislative expenses
OF 1888, this surplus of $35, 900 might
be considered available; and if the
Legislature of 1883, costs as much
as that of 1881, it would REQUIRE six
mill tax for 1882 The Governor
has reduced the rate OF 1882 to seven
/. 3, fss::s's e amen wiII.pQssiblya
ney Hnes are formed ss.s 8 :.
'erete houses. When few feet from The
top Of tbs stack. the ffue former is dis
pensed with. Long boxes with holes
bored IN them are laid in the stack al
several points with the open end at the
outside of the stack. The cut hay ii al
lowed to thoroughly wilt. but not to 90
SO Tar In the process as to lose its leaves.
1t is then stacked. In twenty-four
hours the temperature of the stack is as
certalned by placing thermometer in
the open box, as far in as possible. The
temperature may be up to $50 degrees
perhaps. Whenever it is found to be
above 13O degrees, air is sucked through
the stack by means of a revolving fan
place at the other end of the tube and
in a few minutes the temperature is
lowered to 80 or 80 degrees. Every dav
Dr. two this is attended TO. But perbaps
some one, believing, as most persons do.
That our atmosphere is pretty damp in
summer, may think that we would only
introduce more moisture into the stack
oy having air circulated through it.
out our atmosphere is seldom saturated
With moisture, even while rain is drop
'lng. Recently was trying an experi~
nent to ascertain the difference between
,eeplng drinking water in vessel sur
ounded by moist cloth and in one not
0 covered. 1t proved to be showery for
art of the day, but at no time did it
eem that there was no evaporation from
he cloth hence the air was nor filed
18th moisture.
J. HERON FOSTER.
T. s. Just as was about to mail the
bove article received letter from the
7. 5. Commissioner of Agriculture. In
what is here commonly
alled ''crab grass as being inferior
in manural and muscle building value
slender crab grass I was guided
? the .. S. Department of Agriculture
eport for 1878. On page 16l is a des.
option and illustration of the true crab
tass. quote from it, ''The flowers
e on slender spikes, which are four to
< inches long, and all crowded near
e top Of the STEM" Ours is not TINS
owded. Therefore it cannot be the
ue crab grass, as suppose that char
teristics connected with the produc-
On OF flowers and seeds do not vary.
ow we turn to page 1853 and find that
ender crab grass-only worth / as
uch as a muscle builder and manure
op, it we value green material for its.
trogen only-is described as having
caves one to two inches long" etc.
ow, ours has leaves four to six inches
ng, and therefore it is not slender
ab grass. In this dilemma conclud-
that length of leaf was more likely to fV
crnQea with vicor of <,~<,,..tl, a.. si.-L