The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-09
Fertilizers. Fraud. How to save
Money and Make Oranges.


by seeing in your issue of April alst al
article captioned a Fertilizer that wa:
a fraud. from THE PALATKA NEWS
The stuff cited was Gould's fertilizer. ol
SIX or ssTen years ago, manufactured IN
Jacksonville. got one barrel of that
same devilment from an agentin Tampa
s.spicioned il so strongly that de-
nounced it, perhaps in these same col
umns, and received an insulting letter
from the old hypocrit who made it. The
article in question throws Hood Of light
ON the subject, and wonder If there
are not several more humbugs in exis-
tence to-day: | wish TO ask through.
your columns il ii is probable that We can
get an efficient fertilizer for our groves
for less than $40 or $50 per ton: There is
another Jacksonville firm getting Up a
fertilizer called "Florida Orange Food"
which was or is sold cheaper han many
other brands, but il has not given salts.
faction to me or to anyone in these parts
that ! know Of. 1t purported To have
been Charleston floats with sulphate of
potash. complained to the presid, mt
of the company that what | had seen
contained 4 substance which tasted like
common salt and I suspicioned that it
was KANT or muriate Of potash. did
not like that for our coas groves. am
certain that il did my trees no appreciat-
ed good. SO | have dropped that AS cheap
fertilizer. am, after this. afraid Of
formulated chemical commercial fertili.
zers, AMI now propose to try the more
natural and milder materials. though
they he hut little il any cheaper. One
thing, ! don't think will have to pay
81 many Heights and agents commits
sions, II ! buy pure hone meal mo. can
get Il, let us try at any rate). and cotton
seed huh ash with n li,tla cotton seed
meal. think this will give all that is
required il | occasionally SOW COW peas in
the grove, or haul grass, palmetto lcav,s
and other vegetable matter, and put on
a little lime once in three or four years.
Let us make a leap, say in the dark soon.
] get 400 pounds hull ash. 81; 200 pounds
bone meal $3.50; 100 pounds cotton seed
meal. Sl.35. Sl0.Sj for over third of
ton of n number one fertilizer. or $50
per ton. Now of course the fertilizer
men can attack this programme ard rid.
die it with theories about the lac,; Of pro.
portions. soluhility. availability. ETC..
but want To give all IA trial, and to hear
from other practical and disinterested
orange growers. Speak. friends. on this !
great question. Win p. n. in the Flor. |
ida Agricul,uris,.
We paid hasty visit to the splendid |
truck garden of Mr.. q. q. Bailey last .
II was certainly a Great
surprise To us to 81" what had been ac-
'ompli-hed in So short time by Mr.. :.
F. Crafts, who planted and cultivated
his garden and made is what it is.
What Is still more surprising is the fact
hat this is the young mans first season
II Florida, and his former knowledge Of
'"getable glowing was all gained in tho
north He has set an example that
many of our Older settlers would Ito well
o emulate. Here on high pine land
vherr So many doubted that vegetables
oulI h grown successfully may he
cen two acres Of as fine Irish potatoes
IS could he found in any Of the northern
tates. Mr.. Crafts has shipped several
'arrels of the tIfcrs to Boston about ten
lays ago, and expects to nett about slJ
'er barrel from this first shipment.
bout another acre is also planted with
variety Of vegetables. Tomatoes are
Dokirg fine and have now tomatoes the
ize OF marbles on the vines Snap beans
re coming on well. and some crates of
he,e have also been sent to market.
,quashes and cucumbers are maturing
opidly, the cukcs are almost ready for
he tab . and the Hubbard squashes will
IOt he more than a week behind. A
'atch Of beets and turnips are also look.
ng well, but what pleased us most was
he bed of English peas. The vines were
hree feet high ana hung full of pods
ihich were fast filling out; to look at
hese thrifty vines hung with this deli.
ious vegetable, we could but marvel at
he fact that so few availed themselves
{ the privilege Of growing vegetables.
'her by q little labor and attention
very famil, could supply their table
'tl the whole list of vegetables at least
lx months Of the year. Mr.. Crafts has
spring of water situated on the hill side
nd he takes every opportunity to wa
Pr his growing plants, and with thor
ugh cultivation and iudicious fertiliz.
ng, he is proving to his neighbors that
egetable growing can be made sue.
ss.-Sorrento Free Press.
As the passenger train from Titusville
as entering Enterprise Thur-day eve. :
ing, last week, it struck Mrs. John W. q
rice while she was crossing the track
ear her home. Nlrs. Price left her resi-.
ence to meet her daughter, and reached
,e crossing when the train was ap.
reaching. Engineer Rhoads blew the
histle and Mrs. Price stopped for mo-
tent within few feet Of the track.
hen, suddenly becoming confused. or i.
iscalculating the time and distance.
le attempted to cross. Mr.. Rhoads re
,rsed his engine and put on the steam
-akes but too late TO entirely avert the
'cident. Tho pilot struck her and
rev her to the side of the track. She [
as carried to her home. and was at first 1,
opposed to be only slightly injured.
r. Long was sent for, and on exainna. U
On he found the skull fractured. and
'onounced the injuries fatal. She lived
,out an hour. Orange City Times.
,
Somebody in South Carolina has spok.
l Of the Citadel Of Charleston as a mill
ry dude factory" The Cadets turned
II by that institution are the most
anly set Of "dudes' that we ever saw.
l fact, they are men all over, and sold.
rs every inch Of them. The man who
Ills them dudes don't know man
hen he sees him. Savannah Timea. (