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this Al n other respIaes6 ia The China
is By far the harder plant; it is much
easier to rear and il will grow ID
widely different climates, which the
indigenous will not Go. The plants
between China and. Indigenous are
called Hybrid, and are ackno wledged
by all to be the best class of plants
for tea manufacture. both as regards
yield and strength; six TO eight huns
dred pounds OF tea is the yield per
acre from Hybrid plants, whereas the
China yield only from three to four
hundred poundsper acre. The infusion
OF tea from the Hybrid species is far
more rasping and puAgeut than that
of the China plant and the tea com.
mands a much higher price and is
used in the English market for mix>
ing with the weak China teas to give
them strength and flavor.
Had China never been introduced
into India very ditferen: state of
things would have existed now. The
cultivation would not have been so
large, but far more valuable; all per.
sons Interested in the Introduction
of tea cultivation into the States.
should profit by our experience and
avoid the mistakes We made, and
above all things select only the best
class OF Hybrid seed for the planta-
lions. No one thinks OF putting out
China seed now, and in many cases
planters have abandoned their China
gardens for III, brid ones.
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Grapes in Paper Bag.
Prairie Farmer.

PTGs77e b0TnseT.
After trying this device for several
years, to prevent mildew and rot on
the unripe grapes in the hot weather
of July, and also to prevent attacks
from grape curculio and birds, must
say that it is the best expedient as
yet used for these purposes and it
will be repeated hereafter.
The fruit does not rlpen quite so
early, and the shade in which it is
kept probably affects its sweetness
somewhat. But we get crop OF
very handsome fruit OF extra size,
with the bloom fully preserved, with
the tewest drawbacks of any experts
ment OF the sort yet recommended.
To grape growers who are
troubled as we have been, bagging
is confidently recommended. Some
writers assert that the mildew gets
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-03-28

Editor of The Florida A0ricusturist;
Having seen mention of a arson
using saw-dust as fertilizer n 10
tatoes, in the AGRlCULTURI 1or
would confer favor to man ro : !
ers by answering the follow . onas-
tions through soer paper:
1st. Was It yellow pine Aaw ,apst
used? -
I'd. Is there any value il va,,o !,
pine saw>dnst as fertilizer .sa5 :,
connection with ground cot God
stable manure and ashes?
Sd. Would it be Injurious i m,,loh
orange trees WITH? : =
have made acompost $50
ground cotton seed and norts "a
yellow pine saw dust: an p -, :.
to use it as a fertilizer f swoa3 -
tatoes, and will report " Iat suc c pos
/ have with it. ~ q
Lakeside, Ezo., March .3s IdSa
ANsWER.-We do mo- 3 aavoc., !
the use Of yellow pine III dust il
any way for agriculture PURPOSES a.
for mulching trees. NJ have saan
much injury done by 4 NO 4 ana NJ
good results. It wot 81 have haan
better to use the cotta 4 aeed ~ !.
self for sweet potatoe Il. as the saw.
dust tends to make th land dro.abtv
and RETURNS littlo tak
The bank with Irish POTATOES i, isnot
30 injurious, that ~ Il Tho land i
Souu anu wen lef'lt slized, the potatoes
'ni Oear ana ane nbers rest on the
aw.dust.
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Tea Culture.
Views from an Adept in Britlsh India.

Rural Neao Yorker.
We have just received from Gen.
LIE DUO, Commissioner oil Agricul.
ture, copy OF letter TREATING on
the prospects OF tea cultuke In this
country and written to himlon July
IA, by Mr.. James L. Forbesl an ex~
tensive tea grower Of Burlale Luck.
iepore, Bengal. From it wb make
the following extracts for thelbenefit
OF those interested in this prospects
i've branch OF industry, and Tor the
satisfaction of those numerous news
paper scribes who have beeh con.
temptuously scouting the idea pf the
possibility OF tea culture in tho Uni.
ted States:
CAS- regards tea cultivation in
America, l believe from what know
OF the country, aud my experience as
tea planter that it only req1ires
capital and enterprise to make tea
manufacture one Of the industries of
America. There is no difficulty about
he mere growing Of tea. You have
ne Climate, soil, rain tall, and every.
hing favorable tor the growth Of the
ca plant. The question is, can the
produce be manufactured at cost
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THE FLORIDA AGRICU4TURIsT.

and washing should be resorted to
Were it not that too many growing
shoots have to be Sacrificed, this is
one OF the best months wherein tt
BUD; and we advise the adoption
where a maximum growth during
the year is desired.
The Japanese persimmon takes
readily from gratis and buds worked
upon the wild persimmon. The
former comes into leaf sooner than
the native, and in selecting buds we
resort to the wood perfected last fail,
which cant readily be had on unex.
banded portions of the shoot.
Pertilizing orange groves will now
be in order. The best way is to top
dress over the entire surface of the
grove, or between rows. Guessing
at circle around each tree, as claim.
ed by some being the most economi
cal, may not give access to the work.
ing sporongeoles of the roots. Mulch
all newly planted trees with wire
grass or pine straws,-two or three
inches thick will suffice. Establish>
ed trees will be all the better
tor slight mulching during this and
the next three ensuing months, res
moving 1t in July.
Ground should be prepared for
sowing rice, and be sure you get
The upland variety when you purpose |
70 grow it without irrigation. Cow
peas may now be sown, also millet, |
sorghum and Guinea grass. Among
vegetables, corn, water melons.
musk melons, squash, pumpkins
'ucumbers, snap and pole beans,
omatoes, peppers, egg plants, etc.
lake a point of getting these in
uring or after rain, having pre-
lously prepared the ground.
Plant ginger, arrowroot, cassava,
Fnlnea grass, from division of the
pots or stems. Still continue trans.
lantlng tomatoes, peppers, and egg
ants that are already advanced in
ely seed beds.
S ~ operations appertaining to
yegsEable garden, the most i'm
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tropical parts Of sss|GlsIg Blth s IL
hibit an irritabllity Isl RESEMBLING
that Of the sensl We plant. sThey
also display in Iemarkable dkgree
the phenomena Known to phyGoio-
gists as those sleep 10 pllnts."
The above debcription OF hese
fruits we copy from "Chamb4 's.''
There is another variety, howeker,
about The size Of "a plum, yellow md
ribbed. Do these represent the tleit
that the Tampa papers have beSn
describing az growing there? Tie
fruit bears on the Trunk and limbs df
the tres in great numbers. Thu
"Bilinbi"is a green fruit. like small
cucsmbers, and very acid. The vel.
low fruit is called the Cherrymelia
in Jamaica and is used for making
rock Champagne, and also preserves.
1t is very acid.
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fine and mellow among the plants.
Stirring the ground can scarcely be
repeated too often during all the
periods of the plants growth.
Ground may be too wet, but never
too dry for stirring, because the more
frequently it is broken up, fined,
and aerated. the more moisture will
the soil absorb from the atmosphere.
The flower garden should be kept
neat and tree from weeds. Nothing
detracts so much from the beauty of
flowers as slovenly associates.
Seeds of petunia, phlox, mignon-
cite, portulacca, alyssum, zinnias,
cookscombs, etc., may be sown and
be effective in a few months.
House and verandah plants in pots
will require more copious watering as
the weather gets warmer. Repotting1
in fresh soil will add to their appel
ance and vigour.
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Work for the Month of April.

Advantage may be taken of cloudy
or overcast days in finishing planting
orange trees, and in SO doing take all
necessary precautions by careful lift
ing to secure all their growing fibres,
which on replanting give them set
off with good supply of water, and
again water them if dry weather pre-.
vail until they are established. Orr
ange trees, as rule, slowly recuper~
ate if allowed to become stunted, and
success will attend the grower, be-
sides saving time, if liberal policy
is preserved throughout from the
start until the bearing stage is reach
ed. In order to do this he must
neither stint them in fertilizers or in
work when it is necessary.
Pruning orange, and others of the
citrus family, can now be. safely done.
Weak growth and water shoots in
inextricable confusion in the centre
Of the tree, should not be permitted
TO remain to harbor insects, and even
if they don't they are no profitabe
advantage but rather the reverse, @x-
Guiding light and air. Wfdnds
made by the knife and, ,Shsers at
this time heal readily. Trees
should be inspected o1eh and on The
least appearance of Insect, Swinging
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that will give profitable results:
America has great advantage over
India and China in the possession Of
skilled labor and mechanical appli.
ances. Machinery can be applied to
all departments of the manufacture
and Is working here with success.
My rolling machine is worked by a
twelve horse power engine and rolls
off from 600to 800 pounds OF green
Leaf per hour We also have curing
and sorting machines, but the great
difficulty is the want of skilled labor
and intelligence on the part of the
natives. There is also vast field
Tor Improvement in the mechanical
appliances we have, and | have no
doubt but that the inventive genius
OF the Americans would soon perfect
a machine that would solve the labor
question of tea manufacture.
The only difficulty that remains is
the one of cultivation and plucking.
AS regards the former, the plants
could be planted In rows four by
ionr, that would give sixteen square
feet tor every plant and would admit
OF using the hand cultivators SO COM
mon 10 the State. During my late
visit to America l purchased one of
Rue's hand cultivators, and, with
slight alteration, / find that it works
admirably. AS regards the plucking
do not see my way quite SO clear;
every one hundred acres of iull.bear
ing plants require fifty women or
boys and girls, and thatnumber would
have to be employed during the
months of June, July, August and
September; halt that number would |
do for April, May, October and No
vember. We pay half a cent pound |
for green Leaf and the Coolies aver
age from 35 to 40 pounds day, and
a good plucker will bring in as much
as 80 popnos in day. This applies
to large plantations, Burlate having
six hundred acres under the plant.
Two hundred of this is quite young;
,he yearly product is about 100000
BIS. per week. | think as you sug.
rest in your circular on the Chi
Tea Plant (page l2) that small patch
IS OF tea cultivated by the farmers
throughout the DISTRICT with large
central factories to purchase the leaf
md prepare it for the markets, would
olive the problem. As regards tea
eed, we have the China, Assam. In
Iigenous and Hybrid. The China
'ariety is much more prolific in seed
han the other kinds, and, as seed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-03-28

Col. To. Wright is making sre
paratiov% to take to the Louis lle
Exposition, oranges, lemons, Ind
limeIpreserved by his Keep :"
Tb<se who have choice varietie ht
cher, which they wish exhibite Ito
lhe hundreds of thousands who iii
attend that great national 81, ",
should send them to Mr.. VIRGIL hs
soon as possible, that he may 1ht
Them in preservative prepare b,
label them, and show Rt
Florida can produce in the WI bf
fruit.
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Correspondence.

Communications from all parts OF
Florida, tending to its building up.
and relative to the agriculture of the
State, and other matters of interest
to farmers and fruit growers, will
always be readily inserted in our
columns. We specially invite such
correspondence.
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Louisville Exposition

We are gratified to be Able to
announce that the Governg has ap>
pointed our neighborISd. I Z. @.
Brinly, of Louisville, <e' as Florida s
Agent at the greaHheuisvllie Expo
sition. A more dkable selection, in
our opinion, ia not have been
made. Mr.. lily gets no pa. for
his servicesGr
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MARCH 20.

on the fruit when first formed, and
keeps Oh growing in tie paper bags.
This has not been the case In past
trials.
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The Orange Keeper!
e q G..
Fruit and Vegetable Preseryer (!
There's Millions in Ity

For several years have possessed the secret
OF Keeping eggs, fruit and vegetables in good
state OF preservation for five and eight months
On the 18th of May, 1882, 1 had two dozen or.
anges packed in the preparation. They were
opened on the 10Th of October, and were found
In as good condition as when hacked lam
satisfied that the late matured oranges will
keep eight months. Va"
The preparation is not COSTLY
For eggs, apples, pears and vegetables ithas
no equal. have used the preparation for
many years. -Oi
PATENT APPLIED FOR
State, County and Individual Rights to usa
the process are now offered for sale
Here's chance to make money double ana
thrible itself in six months,
$500. Address
THOS. D. WRIGHT.
DeLand, Fla.
lruDnsners who will copy the above and
send marked copy to an old brother edito,.
process.-T. d. WI 'o 'Ao
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE.

n0n0 from all varieties of Poultry.
KEIN Circulars free. Send 1Oc. for
hllHJ lin New Book on Poultry. OAK
AOcU LANE Belchertown, Mass. 81 So
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Club Rates.

Our clubbing rates with the following
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
The Latest Air Ship.

Gentil's air ship has been seen by a re.
porter for the st. Louis Globe Democrat. M
Gentll was medical practitioner il
France, but owing to political reasons he
came to America in 1862, and settled in ST,
Louis as locksmith. It has been his life
dream to make an air ship, and he has con-
structed four different machines, each sus-
ceptible of improvement. The final effort
is cigar-shaped balloon, with gas COM
partments, rudder at the thick end, and
screW-shaped sails at each end to raise
or lower the altitude. He claims that he
can steer his air ship at will with his pin
ions, and raise her when the lifting power
Of the gas is exhausted. The whole is
enclosed ina network from which depends
the car, supported by series of guys,
ropes, stays and gaskets, having the look
and gearing of the main deck and bull
warks Of a full-rigged ship. The model is
suspended from the ceiling of his little shop
in st. Louis and is his idol 1T is for the
scientific public,'' M. Genfil said, athe
work ofmy life; and sail I, then. prosii-
tute my grand work by putting it upon
exhibition at ten cents a head like Il stuff
ed whale or i petrified dog I'll want no
money. / give il to the people and am
happy
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
Cinnamon Find a LoophoIe.

| SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. b. Suspicious
have for some time past existed that many
Chinese have been permitted to land from
Chinese steamers, who, under the restric-
ton act, are not entitled to that privilege
A loophole was discovered to exist under
article second Of the treaty, which permits
any Cinnamon other than laborers to come
to the United States, if provided with a
certificate issued by the Chinese govern
ment identifying him as engaged in other
pursuits than that ofa laborer The steam
er Rio Janeiro, which arrived Saturday.
brought l32 Cinnamon from San Francisco
seventy -seVen of whom held traders,
certificates issued by officials of the Chinese
government. Notwithstanding the
strongest external evidence of their being
ignorant Chinese laborers, they were all
with the exception of six, permitted to
land. The steamer Coptic, which arrived
last month, brought Ia Chinese, fifty-four
Of whom held similar certificates issued
by officials of the Chinese government.
Fully 80 per cent of both lots belong to the
common class of Workmen. When that
circumstance was called to the attention
of the custom house officers here, the re-
ply was they had no power to go back of
the Chinese government certificate
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
Female Doctors in India.

London Spectator: The plan for employ
ing female doctors in India, one of the few
thoroughly sensible plans recently started
by philanthropists, seems likely to be a
success. A sum of f4 ,OO0 has been raised
in Bombay to guarantee salaries for two or
three years to English ladies-one Of them
is Miss Pechey, M. D., most successful
student, who fought through the great
Edinburgh fght-and $4,000 to start a
native hospital for women; while in Mad
ras four ladies have been admitted to prac-
tice by the local medical college. One of
these is that remarkable woman, Mrs.
seharlieb, who came to England to perfect
her medical education, and distanced all
competitors at the London University.
Lastly, Mr. Rivers Thompson, Lieutenant
Governor Of Bengal, in 1 minute full Of
clear sense and sympathy for native suf-
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
Decaying Dudis1n.

New York correspondence Boston Tray.
1t is said that a reaction has taken
place among the young bloods of Fifth
avenue, and that the dude makeup is ra-
pidly being relegated to sWells of the sec
ond class. The dude costume is now chief
~ worn by young gentlemen in the ribbon
department of some dry goods emporiums
who, having invested heavily in the broad
curled brim hat, tight pantaloons, stuffed
frOck coat, and toothpick shoes, cannot af-
ford to get other clothes at present. The
upper swells have, for the nonce, become
conservative, are wearing wide trousers,
boots more nearly resembling their feet,
and less conspicuous coats, collars and
hats. They retain the silver-hea1ed stick,
however, which IS reasonable enough, and
which cannot be carried by the cheaper
sWells except Sundays and semi-occas;onal
visits to the theatre. In the meanwhile
the dudus, on female swelIs, are initiating
their male associates, as usual.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03
A Miles City Bonfire.

MILES CITY, Oct. 23.-At Ii :15 last night
tire was discovered in the rear of the Cri-
terlon saloon, on Main street, adjoining
the Leighton bank. 1t quickly gained
headWay, despite all efforts to quell it, and
spread rapidly to the Fifth street front.
Ihe buildings, with but four exceptions,
were one-storY frame or log shells. well
seasoned, and fell an easy prey to the de-
youring element. In half an hour after
the fire was discovered it was completely
beyond control, and the attention of all
was given to saving stocks and moyables.
SO expeditiously did the crowd work at
this that before any of the burned build
lngs became cleared from the fire eyery
thing that could be moved and was worth
saving had been carried into the park.
Coleman's Cottage saloon, corner Main
and Fifth streets, was one of the first build
ings erected in town. 1t was built bv
Capt. John Smith, and was substantially
constructed of pine logs. Owing to it's
construction, when it commenced to burn
it made the hottest kind of fire. and soon
the buildings across Main street began to
smoke, but the well directed work Of the
bucket brigade, aided by wet blankets.
was successful, and such buildings as the
Commercial hotel, Merchants hotel.
Browns hall and Sleeper's corner still
stand, although scorched severely. The
lire along the Fifth street front had spread
rapidly and with increasing wind was
feared would jump Bridge street and COM
municate with the block beyond. TIC
checkmate this keg ofpowder was placed
in the last building on the block, which
when reached by the fire, exploded with
great force, leveling the walls of the burn
ng building and effectually confning the
Ire to the block on which it starte |.
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OCTOBER ODDITIES.

lt Is said that good musicians execute
, their music, while bad ones murder if.
Mother-s'Now, Nellie, tell me who
this gentleman is.n Nellie-"That ain,t
no gentleman-that's pa"
4 Il custom man says the only scripture
ne can recollect is the text: can honest
man gathers no moss. .'-Houston Post.
Don Piatt is writing All opera. The
downfall Of this once brilliant man exeites
universal ympathy.-Bismarck Tribune
ut was hard thing to build a church.
harder thing to pay for it, and harder
thing still to fill it, is the dishearten-
ing remark of worn out preacher AZ
Cheyenne, w. T.
Really, love, had delightful time at
the ball last night" 81 should Judge so.
darling: heard you three times ord er the
waiter to bring more cherrapin and tam
pagne. Life.
Professor to class in sureerv--ssTba
right leg of the patient, as you see, is
shorter than the left, in consequence of
which he limps. Now, what would Won
90 IN case of this kind?" Bright student
Limp, too."
what are you laughing at my dear?n
asked Mrs. Jones of her husband, who was
chucklng over his morning paper. "Some-
thlng l saw here" he replied, 'sbut it's
hardly funny enough for two. ."-Wiscon-
sin State Journal.
Lovers ought to move to Hayre.-Gouv-
efneur Herald. But if her Marseilles in
ana says he is Toulouse, what them
Wlnnepeg siftings. Why, then, the Paris
PROBABLY separated.-W Washington World.
Then they wouldn't Skobeloff together.
would they?
A man named Gasbill recently applied
to the Arkansas Legislature to change his
name because his girl always objected to
his figure whenever he'd meter. She
SAID he was too high, and turned him off.
The Judge.
The quail-eating idiocy usually begins
about this season of the year. 1t has
struck us rs being rather funny that st.
Louis hasn't suggested to Lord Coleridge
the feasibility of trying to get away with
thirty quails in thirty days This is GEN
orally the substitute St. Louis has to Of
fer for banquet.--Chicago News.