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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-12

AN Indianapolis, (Ind.), fruit grower
says: "Last year l put twelve moles
in my strawberry patch Of tive acres to
catch the grubs, aud they did the work
| never had dozen plants injured dur
ing the summer, either by the grubs or
noles. 1 know some people do not
care for moles on their farms, but i
want them In my strawberry patch.
THERE Is one thing that Prince Bis
maTck cannot dol TO the American pig.
He cannot prevent his turning into
Greece.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-12

Habit Is Iikened to a cable. We
weave threads of it every day, and at
last we cannot break it.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-12
DENTISTRY.

DlI1N Il AkJ Il ~ II
1 will attend to 1t In all Its various
branches in my office adjoining Mrs. Ev.
ans house, Newark, Del. With my OK
perienoe / feel satisfied THAI all partiol
having work to be done will hnd entire
satisfaction. Extracting teeth spociali.
ty. Within the last 10 years have ex
tracted ten thousand teeth with Nitrous
Oxide Gas with the most pleasing results
which the leading physicians Of WI.
mington, Del, endorse.
Prices for Extracting,
WITH GAS, Scots
WITHOUT, 25ctA
My Aromatic and AstrIngsnt DentllaYs
imparts an unrivalled lustre to the teeth
and delicious odor TO the breath and Ia
the most desirable tooth and gum wash
ever presented to the public. Price 50cts
DIR. q. A. VANDEvENTER
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-12

II Is vell-known fact that most Of the
Horse aud Cattle Powder sold In this coun-
try Is worthlessi that Sheridan's Condition
Powder Is absolutelypure and yeryyaluable,
Nothing on Earth will make hens
lay liko Sheridan's Condition Pow
der. Dose, one teaspOonful to each pint Of
food. IL Will also positively prevent an,
QUICKEN CHOIEl
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
To the People of Florida.

The time is near at hand for the open
ing of the great Worlds Exposition to
be held in New Orleans, commencing
December /, 1884, and closing on the 31st
of May, 1885. No state in the Union is
more interested in a proper represent
alton at this great National and Inter-
national Fair than our fair Florida. The
benefits to be derived by proper exhibit
of our resources is beyond calculation.
How do we expect to people our i'm
mense surplus of farming lands and
utilize our vast water power? 1t can be
done by making such a creditable exhib
it at New Orleans that the people of the
Old World and the United States will
be attracted to our State, realizing from
the exhibit made that Florida has sup
ierior advantages over any of our sister
States. ,8q3 6 fo0 a0o3f fQ gac .eAN
To secure a full and creditable exhibit
at New Orleans, we need the personal
effort of every energetic and patriotic cit
izen of Florida. The time has come for
every one to lay aside tOr1ndlities and
come naanfully up to the work. Il do
most earnestly appeal to our people to
go to work and send to New Orleans
an exhibit they will be proud of and the
world viii admire. The result will be
that population will come teeming into
our fair Florida by the thousands, and
capital will seek our shores by the mill
lions, and new life Willgbe infused into
every branch of industry All this real
lied, our people willsurely be among the
most happy and prosperous of the world
To make an attractive and creditable
exhibit We want every interest properly
representa-, and we viii expect every
county to be represented by a perfect eX-
hibit of the farm and garden.
/. Cereals, Grasses, trild and cultirdted, i,
Ia bale or sheGf.-Grass seed, all varieties
of small gram, in sheaf and in seed; Ind
ian corn, ears in shuck and husked ::
millet and crops raised for forage; sugar,
syrup, and sugar cane; cotton, long and
short staple; rice.
>. Root Crops.-Potatoes, turnips, on
ions, beets, carrots, and garden products
of every kind.
3. Dried and Preserved Fruits.-Fruit
products, such as pears, peaches, oran-
ges, lemons, lines, ounces, citTon, hon
ey, &c. in suitable glass jars, properly
sealed.
Each specimen should be accompanied
in its own package, with name 'of pro-
ducer and contributor, name and variety
OF article, and full information as to its
production.
Exhibits will be expected from the
manufacturing interests, art, education
al, historical, woman's work-in TACT, we
want every interest properly represented.
All OF the States and Territories in the
Union, and great part OF Europe, are
making grand preparations for a proper
exhibit, and our people must bestiT
themselves that we may feel proud oi
our State and proud OF our great re-
sources.
The Board of Management at New Or
leans have neglected nothing, and every
F; department is in proper and competent
hands. 4 Bureau of Public Accommo-
dation has been organized and is in per
feet working order. A register OF rooms
! and boarding houses is kept at the head
quarters OF this department, and upon
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

A WONDERFUL. MACHTNE.-An inven-
tor writing to the Scientific American
PTSp1Ss Igele Fl 90 cuystnp isstnfS5z 6s Re ss
cribes machine that is rigged with large
windmill sails. has a tiller for steering,
will travel up hill or down, and with the
OF sixty horse power may be depended on
to draw ten plows four miles an hour,
plowing iour acres an hour, with but one
man in attendance. 1t will also harrow.
and furnish the power to SOW, reap and
NOW, thrash, grind, carry loads to mar
ket OF irrigate lands. VIII travel ten
miles an hour in any direction and carry
twenty passengers, provided there is a
good breeze. The machines are not ex-
pensive 10 build.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

agent, the "cottony cushion scale bug"
A letter of inquiry addressed to our
Mr.. B. M. Lelong from gentleman in
South Africa, may possibly serve the
good purpose of illuminating the minds
OF our people and educating them up to
the point of action. The letter referred
to reads as follows
81 have been recommended by the
British Consul here to apply to you for
information about the treatment of or
ange trees when attacked by the white
bug. Imay mention that am resident
in the colony of Cape of Good Hope,
South Africa; that about ten years ago
this pest was introduced for the first time
into the colony with or on some plants
from Australia. They first attacked the
Black Wood (Australian Tree) but soon
left it for the orange trees, where it soon
made itself favorite home. At the
Cape we had splendid orange groves of
all sorts, and they were a great source
of profit and delight to all. We had
alhsorts of lines and lemons, especially
we had the small Mandarin orange, de-
licious variety, from China. Well, all
this is gone! The farmers, after trying
to use soap and other remedies, found
that the insect gained on them, and from
the orange trees went to the vines and
other fruit trees, even going on potatoes
down into the tubers. So all our beauti-
ful orange groves,were cut down. Farm
ers lost as much as $4,000 to $1,000 a
year by this pest"
Now, from different parts of the world
comes the same sad news, testifylng to
the awful destructiveness of this scale
bug, and further telling us, OF the unsuc-
cessful efforts made to accomplish the
destruction of it. Our experience teaches
us that not only must the proper reme-
dies-insecticides- used, but, what
is quite as important, they must be sci
entifically applied to accomplish the pur-
pose. In the hands of the inexperienced,
double the quantity and double the
strength of material can be used without
producing one-half the good results as a
small portion of the same materials un-
der the management of skillful man.
Pacific Rural Press.
I'VE have noticed species of the
above insects in Florida, and they were
very bad this season on guaya and lemon
trees. They appear to us to be produced
by a species of bronzed fly, and they
could be destroyed by the use of Pyre-
-hrum powder.-ED. FLA. AGRIcUITU-
aIsT.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
The Late { Campaign \

Norman is hero, to his valet, and if
the private lives of the men of renown
were known, how few of them would be
held in reverence. There IS a'skeleton
in almost every closet, and the outward
appearance of men is no sign of what
their secret troubles may be. A person
entering on public life becomes public
property so far as his official acts are
concerned, but his private affairs are his
own and no one has a right to prysinto
them. Other nations honor their dis
tinguished men and love to see them
honored by the world at large, butthis
nation, claiming to be the most civilized,
most powerful and richest on the face
of the earth, submit to have those whom
they are advancing to distinguished po-
sitions villified and abused in the most
outrageous manner. No nation values
the opinion OF other nations more than
this, but how can they expect honor
for their own statemen when they set
the example of destroying their charac-
ter themselves. The campaign just over
has been the most shameful in the
records OF any nation, and there is not a
person of refined feeling in the whole
United States, that now the excitement
is over, but must have feeling of shame
and humiliation at the manner in which
it has been conducted.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
The Twig Girdler.

QxAr friend, Col. Redmond, OF the
fl'lorfda Dispitch, asks for information
how to destroy the large beetle that
girdles the oak and pecan trees. The
beetle only works in the night, and
buries itself at the root of the tree during
the day. Search there and it may be
found and destroyed. We have good
picture of the caterpillar that is produced
by it, sent us some time ago By young
lady on the Halifax River, who wanted
to,know what it was. y 3 aoe4T aarny
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
That wretched Cottony Cushion
Scale

j, DeBarth Shorb, of San Gabriel con-
tinues his vigorous warfare against the
cottony cushion scale and his efforts to
arouse the action of the Los Angeles
people against it. In recent letter to
the Los Angeles Herald he writes as
follows: THAT all our citizens, regard
less of profession or calling. may become
equally as interested in this matter as
are the fruit growers and producers, and
as equally determined that there shall
be invoked all lawful means to arrest
the further spread OF this plague, it is
necessary that they fully understand
how far-reaching is this destructive
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
To Advertising Agents.

Why cannot the respectable Adver-
tising Agents of the United States form
an association and send list to the
different newspapers? 1t would put a
stop to the numerous swindlers that are
now injuring the business.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10. 1884.
Correspondence.

Communications from all parts of Flor
ida, tending to its building up, and, ,rela-
tive to the agriculture of the State and
other matters of interest to farmers and
fruit growers, will always be readily in
serted in our columns. We specially in
vite such correspondence.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
kindergarten Normal Glass.

who has recently opened Kindergarten in
this place, will organize Normal class for the
training of ladies for Kindergarten teaching
Nov. l9. A class for moulding in clay will be
formed Nov. %. Lessons on Saturday after
noon. For further information, apply in per-
son, or by letter. t#e# hFEF
DeI.and, Nov. II. AA ht AA
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
NlTICE:

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notes that yoursub- ~ scription has expired
and that You are ex- X pected to remit if
You wish the paper n continued, for this
paper is conducted strictly on the cash sys-
tenn
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
TO CORRESPONDENTS

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return rejected
manuscript.
All communications intended for pubica-
ton must be accompanied with real name,
not be published if objection be made. No
anonymous contributions will be regarded.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

ER-To insure insertion, all articles or
advertisements for this paper, must be sent
in by, or before, 10 O'Clock Monday morning
of each week
10 Money should be sent by draft, post
office money order on DeLand. or reg
istered letter, otherwise the publishers will
not be responsible in case of loss
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
TERMs.

TERMS
One year single subscription ... $500
Six months, single subscription. 100
g ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished on appli-
cation by letter or in person.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19
CHEAP COLUMN.

RATES-Twenty words, name and address
one week. 25 cts: three weeks. 80 cts.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

EIOR SALE in the grove-A small crop OF
= very hne oranges. Inquire at this office.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

DoMEGRANATE PLANTS WANTED
i Highest market price Will be paid for 100
or more, one to two year Old "Boy 46,n
3SStf Crescent City, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

EOR SALE.-Beautiful Florida Syrup for
r. SALE Apply to RUBEN MARSH.
3s6-tf
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

GOUTH FLORIDA.-If you want to know
Call about South Florida, its Orange Groves.
Or6nge Land and cheap homes, send 80 cents
Tor the South Florida Orange Groge, one year
postage free. j. CROSS.
296-S4I Liverpool, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

ENOR RENT.--Pine Castle. Inside town
n limits with eleven rooms and kitchen all
furnished Apply at this Office 2S5tf
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

DOCKAWAY AND HARNESS.-A good
II leather top RocIlaway and harness, cheap
336-tf MRS. MARY i. DRAKE.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.-If you wish
IL to purchase an Orange Grove, or good
innd In which to plant one in the best part of
FLORIDA address. with stamp, 1.-THE Tampa
Land Agency, Tampa, Florida" 327
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-19

ENOR SALE OR To RENT.-TW enty acres
of land, with house of sixrooms and dou-
Bile cook house, suitable for two families, on
Lake Winnemissett. Apply at this Office, or
OF MIS-. ii. Ledbetter, corner Wisconsin and
Delaware avenues. 4s.34l
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11

As a rule, wheat IS s!ightel IN drill
ing The pillow is run deep enough,
but not enough narrowing and rolling
follows. Tie soil is made reasonably
fine upon the surface, and left full OF
clods deep down, but even then lack Of,
''enSineering" fails to ut lie this
lumpy stratum for UNDERTAKING. e, and
retaining too great an amount Of water
the freezing and thawing causes up
heaval and displacement Of the soil.
1t is not an unusual thing TO see farm
ers blowing. and sowing wheat I'M
indefinitely behind the pillow, and while
occasionally good crop may thus
result, inquiry among formers reveals
the fact that almost invariably lie
land p'owed several weeks before
drilling produces far the best, and
especially is this true when the land
when pl0Eed was thlckly coated with
weeds pigeon grass and the like. BY
early plowing, narrowing and rolling
the SOIL especially upon our clay land,
so as to compact it and make it less
like a sponge, whcaC-if Wcil fortified
aRd kept free from standing water
(what is quite as bad) the extreme
point of saturation will stand a vast
amount of freezing without injury.
The decline Of wheat growing is moro
due to lack of knowing some Of the
requirements Of wheat upon clay soils,
and consequent future than from a
decline in prices. The valle Of the
grass crop is becoming moro and more
to be realized, and when farmers crop
for grass, making it a speciality, Instead
of a chance growth, its worth viii be
reeong;zed and It's u ture PA, c in the
front list Of profitable farming, and
wheat-grOwIng, as i crop in rotation.
will again become popular and profit
able.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11

A Memphis special 70 the Nash
vile American says;
The cotton crop report for the Mem
phis district, embracing West TeaEas-
see, North Arkansas, North Missis-
sippi and North Alabama. To be issuesl
tomorrow BY Messrs- Hill, Fontaiuc
& Co, will say: The report does
not sustain the favorable prospects
Of month ago There has been quite
a change for the worse since our re-
port for July was published Near "
all our BIS correspondents report
damage to the growing cotton plant
from the drouth, shedding AID rust
worms. Tie weather during Augu st
in the main has been too dry. Com
plant is still general Of tbs prevail
ing droNtk. Ihciateness ofthe plant
ing season, coupled with the unpre-
cedented backwardness of the crop,
has subjected the plant to more than
its CANNON dangers. The dry wealth
er continues, and every day adds to
the inquiry which the p ant is sustain
ing by shedding its squares ani
blooms. The cotton is not fruiting
well, and IFS present conditi0s
throughout the district Is anything
1 bat satisfactory. Picking has
scarcely commenced, but viii become
| general iFaryughore the dcistrict be
tween Sept. p and Oct. ..
The greatest danger now to be fear
ed IS the appearance of frost at an
early date, and all estimates Of The
/ prospective yield in the district are
only predictions pcedicayed upor
either early or late frost. Oct. Il
| is the average date fer frost in thi.
section. The hope for the saliva
/ ton of the planters throughout III,
1 district is thaJ the laa wSll be a late
\ one. tn tins event the yield in the
| Memphis district will be an average
one, perhaps exceed last years, bal
should frost appear eatlier than Oct
III, the present prospective yield wi.
be reduced not less than Is or 2,
I per ceat.
| Corn is more promising, and iht
yield vii be ample to supply the full
needs Of the district,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11


Alany years ago two fences on Ger
tain farms were made OF common bass
wood rails, one of them with rails cut
in winter, and the other from trees
felIel ut midsummer and at once
split into rails. The former reited
more or less after some years, while
the latter, or sammcr-cut rails. became
hard like bora, and far outast those
cut in winter. What was the req
soR Of This Difference? Simply this:
TIE rails cat in winter were long III
drying through the remaining months
OF water ana through spring; the
sap partly fermente1 or scure,l and
injured the texture of The wood, and
unEt ted 1t for lasting many years.
The sslmmer-cut rails we're p accd
where they ~sea.o ied IA lidly- and
they becamer had aud hollAlike.
There are various theories about cut
ting timber when the sap rs u,l and
the sep down." III conneciion with
the proper time, but they are mosQ '
errors. it is ,rue there h less sap in
tree after it has48een growing rapi-
lay, the leaves evaporaling IN SCI {
degree tie water rs the'sap-vcs<els
snl the WOOD IS consequently dryer
ohan in sI'riag before tl,e.e is any out.
let .or the surcaafgeI vessels througb
The leaves. But this IS not the rea
son the summer-cut timber most
durable; il is simply from the rapiy
diving.
Owners, therefore, who have tim
berto cut, mag obtain supply q
more durable Quality by cutting
down and cutting up now, instead o.
meet winter.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11
ZION. 4. NJ. sTov ALL.

The Senatorial convention held t
Purdy Oh lste 4th Of September.
nominated unanimously A. w. Stow
All as The Democratic candidate from
Hardenan and McNairy counties.
There we're about a dozen delegates
from Har,ienan IN attendance. liar
dcman county desired the return of
the Hon. Jesse Norment, our formt r
eTirinet Senator, and the McNairy
d legates b-re unanimous testimony
to tie entire satisfactrou or McNair,
unty with Mr.. N,rgncnts record n
senator, ar2 if Il contest had arisen a
sufficient number-vf them would have
voted with Hardemau to have nomin-
ated hun, Ga fact known to Mr. Stow
all and lis frIends), butth MeNairy
county convention believing 1t was
McNairy's turn for the place had by
resologisp endorsed Mr.. Stova1, who
is IN every way competent and wor
thy, and Mr.. NOrment had his name
Withdrawn and upon motion from
Harleman county Stovall was nom
mated ~ acclamation. G. A Mil
Ter, Esq, Of Hardeman, was chair
man Of the convention. and A. b.
uamm, Of AEoNairy county secretary
an tue proceedings were harmori-
Gus.
The nominee, Mr.. Stovall, is &
strong man and has had experience
IN public life, having served IL q {
legislature before. lie Is a man O
courage and of convictions, and :
sterling Democrat and in every way
,tse~iug Of the confidence and ir'us
Of The people. He will visit Har,le
man county very soon and arrange fol
Ii short canvass. We predict fol
Mr.. Stovall a large majority in Har
dcman.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11
management or nrs.I,.nras.

Charles Paterson, of Kirksville,
Mo. has prepared for TIE Missouri
State Horticultural Societya paper on
orchadrs. lie remarked that first
class truitT is not grown any where
without some work, and teere Is
plenty Of ten cents cider apples IN any
fruit region to show what neglect viii
do, lie quotes as among Dir early
reading the directions, to employ
enough cultivation and mannring to
make the annual growth of bearing
orchard trees at least eight OF twelve
inches. When trees are neglected
and grown only two or three inches
in year, the bloom MY be very
abundant, but the crop viii be very
poor in quality. Then the owner tries
to find the cause Of this poor success,
and ascribes il 70 severe season, bad
climate, and to insects. Mr.. Paterson
alludes to the mistaken practice Of cul-
tlTaung narrow space af"lHld each
tree, by which a very small portion Of
the long roofs are benefited, aud Iittle
or no advantage d rived. IJe thinks
the 4e3son thatW estern o-charIs have
often done better on low ground than
on high ridges, IS sinqsiy Lecauee the
soil isricher and deeper in the iow
places, which answers as a sort ofsub-
stitute Tor good cultivation. IN pru-
ming his orchard, he prefers 70 cut
out very Iittlcat aIilae, doing the
most obviously required work each
year lie prefers to leave no braaehos
nearer each other than eight 10 twelve
inches. III his way he obtained
fine fruit.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11

The Jackson Wkig puts up is
chicken cock to crow over the failure
of Madison county to endorse her
own adopted son, Hon. b. "A. Euloe.
Sor congress. Madison enjoys the
distinction Of boing the only county
in the stale that had a candidate fer
congressional honors and failed 70
endorse Linn, and the Wing crows
about it, and ''van!s at least a leal
from the laurcls won." Elk hundred
IL the best Democrats Of the county
stood by Enloe, and every ono Of
them will stand by Taylor ip Novem-
Der. when many OF those Democrats
Tor one day only who composed
Taylor's maj.rity in the convention
will have faded into the Grceubac
and Republican ranks. The WING
f5rrnt "a '4hew'N ito bHntiing up e.
crow over tile victory of Demo
erltic sheriff 10 Madison lastAugusl.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11

The FIRST week in September
should be devoted to giving the
apple and peach trees a thorough ex
animation, 10 see if amy borvrs have
found their way into the trees during
Che sunner il So, they can be very
easily removed with the point of a
knife, as they are only just undei the
outer bark. Ifremovel now no in
jar' VIII be done the tree except to
leave scar which viii furnish COOL
place for the miller to lay her eggs
another year.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-09-11

New York Herald: B5 the death Of
Secreto y Folgcr the country losses an
upright an l'capable Officer, who served
the public in many positions and always
with probity and skill. Alta tin e
when it is common scandal that Office
is sought only for personal advantage
and the opportunity to profit by a
corrupt and collusive performance Of
official duties, the loss Of a man, whose
honor and high character had protected
him from such degradations; is public
calamity.