The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-07-31
NEW SERIES XIX.-NO. Is.
a AGRICULTURE % r..

~ per cent. OF SulphdIe ol HAY SHeSi', l.
per cent. of chloride OF magnesia, 33 per
per cent. of common salt, 10 per cent. OF
moisture and slight traces of other min
erals. The amount of pure potash con-
tanned in it is about - per cent. From 800
to 400 pounds is a fair application for an
acre Of land.
TRAINED ANIMAIs.-Every person of
sense comedies the great advantage of
trained over unframed animals, whether
of cows, horses, hogs or dogs. And how
is this training accomplished Think
you, by barbarian blows, kicks and loud,
harsh language? Ask the owners Of the
well trained animals you see. When we
begin to appreciate the great advantage
of kindness and gentleness i'll the man.
agement of animals we will begin also to
have great deal less trouble and ex-
pense with them.
GRrns IN SIEEr.--The gad-fy deposits
its oya in the nasal cavities of sheep and
produces the grub the same as i'll horses,
which gives much annoyance and per
haps pain There is no known remedy
after the deposit, but a little pine tar
rubbed on the point Of the nose during
the fly season is used az preventative
by some sheep-owners, and Others allow
the sheep plowed ground to stand and
lie upon that they may shield their noses
in the dust when attacked by the fly.
COIIC IN HoRsEs.-This is sometimes
occasoned by the straw stalks or fibre Of
forage cut and fed in meal or bran wet
up. The animal probably eats such ma
terials too fast and fails to digest the
former because they were net well mas
ticated. Such materials should not be
mixed but fed separately.
PRorECTIvE SYsTEM-That in which
the farmer produces everything at home
and avoids spending his money abroad to
purchase articles he could raise or do
without The true greatness and glory
Of country consists in its capacity to sat
isfy the wants of its population, and the
true independence Of its inhabitants to
develop and continc their wants to its pro-
auctions.
WASTE occurs through ignorance or
want of skill, more often, perhaps, than
from neglect or la@iness. n lazy farmer
may lose all the profits Of the little
labor he performs, by neglecting his horse,
his cows, hogs, fencing, tools and other
things; and smart, industrious one may
lose his through Ignorance or want of
skill in general management. 1t is nee
cssary to study ones profession before
one can expect to know much about it.
RAINY DAYs.-The farmer who pro-
vides no work for the rainy days and has
to sit down in the house with all his la
borers for many days during the year
because it is raining" will not be likely
to make fortune at that business.
There is large amount Of work about
the premises that may be performed in
doors, and where practical that should
be set apart for the rainy days. Mending
tools and harness under the work shelter,
husking and shelling corn, cleaning out
stalls, whipping out peas, selecting seed
corn and many other things.
KEEPING POTATOES. = What mostly
rots your sweet potatoes is cold or heat.
First, the bank may be overheated for
want of proper ventilation, and second,
the bank may not on the other hand be
security against the cold. When it is
remembered that the sweet potato is
tropical plant, it ought to be remembered
also that tropical plants and fruits need
sure protection against the cold of winter
in higher latitudes.
PURE honey should be used unsparingly
by every family. 1t is no longer lux
ury to be enjoyed only by few, but it is
sufficiently cheap to be within the reach
of all. 1t has properties which makes it
a valuable food. 1t differs from alcoholic
stimulants, which dull the intellect-on
the contrary it produces bright intellect
as well as healthy body. Children are
very fond of honey, and one pound of it
goes further than pound Of butter 1t
has the peculiarity of keeping good, while
butter often becomes rancid and injurious
to health.
JAPAN PERsIMMoNs.-Mr Largdon, of
Mobile, produced last year, persimmon
of the variety tonenashi, on bush only
four years old, weighing eleven and half
ounces, and measuring eleven inches in
circumference. 1t was of a bright orange
red color and slightly oblong. One of
these trees, now five years old, is growing
in the yard of gentleman of our ac-
quaintance and bore the present year for
ty-eight persimmons, not much inferior in
size to that of Mr.. Langdon. There is
no doubt about their success in the
South.
A CONCENTRATED FERTIILzER.-There
seems to be no end to the utilities of cot
ton seed, and King Cotton is fast
crowning himself afresh. The refuse of
the cotton seed oil mills made into soap
now comes in as double concentrated
and wonderful fertilizer. Soon the farm
ers will want all the seed turned into
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