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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
Young Turkeys.

Young turkeys are subject to two spe-
cial dangers-(Da a peculiar susceptibility
to wet and Tin less degree) to cold. and
(2) great liability to diarrhea. For the
first week, American Poultry Journal
says, the young bird should have little
beyond hard boiled egg minced up with
dandelion leaves, or little bread crumb
may be added. All through dandelion
leaves make far the best green food, but
if they cannot be had, chopped boiled
nettles or onions chopped fine are the
next best AS they get older, they are
fed on good barley meal or oatmeal, and
may also have almost ad ibitum fresh
curd squeezed dry from the whey, but
buttermilk is about as likely to cause
trouble as anything can be.
The egg for week is of very great
Importance, to prevent a slight tendency
to diarrhea from the first which often
sets in, and gets worse, and carries them
off later on. While young turkeys re-
quire the utmost care when very young,
and should be confined for awhile, let it
be known that they will not thrive un-
less they have the benefit of range as
they become larger. They are active
foragers, and must have a chance to
exercise that popularity, but in SO doing
they will pick up the greater part of
their food Those who grow tobacco
should always keep flock of turkeys,
as they are very destructive to the large
green worms that do SO much damage to
that crop. If allowed range and fed
on grain at night, they can easily be
taught to come up at regular hours.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
Egg-Eating Hens.

AS high authority as The American
Poultry Journal says that there is no
way of curing hens from eating eggs,
but to prevent them by mechanical
means is easy. A nest with double
bottom, the upper one inclined SO as to
allow the egg to roll to the lower one
answers well, but the habit is one that is
always acquired and therefore lasting
one. Hens learn it by being in the pres
ence of broken eggs, but they rarely
break eggs themselves until so taught
If the nests are arranged so as to keep
the eggs out of their reach they will for
get the habit if fed literally with meat
for awhile, but the safest plan is to cut
off the heads of such fowls before the
habit becomes general with the flock.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
Raising Ducks.

Ducks and chickens should never be
kept on the same place unless they can be
separately fenced Ducks are not the
cleanest animals in the world; they will
foul any water to which they may have
access. If this be running stream or
large pond kept purposely for their use,
well and good but if the horses must
drink after them, verify the duck must
go.
Ducks grow very rapidly, and one en-
gagged in the duck business can turn his
money over quickly if he will go into the
business in a systematic manner, prepar-
ed to make it a study and to take ad-
vantage OF every good point the duck
has.
1T is quite probable that the pekin is
the best breed for all purposes. The
feathers are white and will sell well, and
it is said that the feathers alone will pay
for the feed of flock. They may be
plucked every six weeks, and if not pluck
ed the feathers fall off and are wasted.
When they are what is called ripe, they
come out easily and will cause no pain.
The ducks commonly found in this
country under the name of the Pekin are
not of that breed at all, but are much
smaller. They are the White Aylesbury.
The Pekin is a royal-looking bird, near
ing goose in size
Ducks should be fed every two hours,
every other Feed should be of green food
Alfalfa, clover, cabbage, turnips or pO-
tatoes. Milk when it can be had pro-
notes rapid growth, as does also lean
meat, of which they should have one meal
a day Corn should be fed only the last
ten days, when itand fat meat should be
given in plenty, just as much as they can
stand.-E. j. NJ, in the Cackler.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
Consumption Incurabe?

Read the following: Mr.. c. H. Morris
Newark, Ark, saws: WAS down with Alb
scess of Lungs, and friends and physicians
Began taking DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. am now on my third bottle,
and able to oversee the work on my farm.
1t is the finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New Dis
of Lung Troubles Was given up by doctors.
Am now In the best of health. Try it
Sample bottles free of w. A. Allen & Co. 5
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
Experiments with Fine Breeds.

Chow much will hen eat ?" and ''How
many eggs will hen lay?" are the ques-
tions frequently asked. 1t is difficult to
answer such inquiries, but believing the
following, which is from Mr.. Isaac Lynde,
and written to the Poultry World, may
be interesting, we produce it. The ex-
pertinent was tried in 1872. The first OF
September he took ten pulets each of
five breeds, each within a week of being
six months old, and placed them in yards
forty feet square, with comfortable houses.
For the next six months he kept an ac-
count of their food and egg production,
with the following results:
The Dark Brahmas ate 369R quarts OF
corn, oats and wheat screenings, laid 6O5
eggs, and weighed 70 pounds.
The Buff Cochins ate 400 quarts, laid
591 eggs, and weighed 56h pounds
The Gray Dorkings ate 3O0k quarts,
laid 524 eggs, and weighed 29A pounds.
The Houdans ate 214A quarts, laid
783 eggs, and weighed 45A pounds.
The Leghorns ate 231A quarts, laid
807 eggs, and weighed 36A pounds.
The experiment heing from September
1st. to March 1st. was consequently dur
ing the winter months, and is very credit
able to the Leghorns and Houdans,
which are not usually regarded as winter
layers. But they were comfortably pro-
vided with warm quarters, whichEis bet
ter than good feeding, although the food
is important. Reduced to bushels and
dozens, each Brahma ate about thirty
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

pure gypsum. worth from 81 10 81 peri ton.-
So our lucky friend will no Longer be classed
among the sons of toll, but will in a few
years in the natural order of things, form
combine" and dole out;lis gypsum'il. small
quantities and big prices to others ot.us.who
never knew what it was to have any luck
Marion Free Press.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
FLORIDIANA.


Key West claims population of 25, 900.
Sanford at last has military company.
Charlotte Harbor wants swimming club.
Lee county produces papaws weighing six
pounds
Oats of this years crop are being sold in
Tallahassee.
Pear trees around Manville will yield big
crop this year.
The corn crop in the vicinity of Wakulla
is unusaly fine
A hotel being built at Tampa will rival the
Ponce De Leon.
Wild bees are quite numerous i'll the vicin
ity of Sumterville.
Florida has eleven daily and ninety seven
weekly newspapers.
Polk county is arranging for an exposi-
ton next February.
The editor of the Fort Ogden News says
that bamboo sprout near his well grew five
inches in one night.
The health of the State is unusally good.
No epidemics of any kind.
Lawtey shipped over $4,000 worth of
Strawberries this season.
Empty -four barrels are in demand at Tai
Iahassee for packing LeConte pears.
One thousand acres are planted in cab
bage at Rocky Point, Alachua county
One boat from Braidentown recently car
ried cargo of Is, 600 craUes of vegetables.
The vegetable crop of Mauatee is estimated
J at $1,000 crates. So far tomatoes sent from
there have netted $3.50 per crate. Egg
plants, beans and cucumbers have brought
remunerative prices.
A radish in the shape of a human hand
clinched with the exception OF the forefinger
and thumb has been found in Alachua
county All the veins, leaders and marks
of the human hand are distinctly outlined.
The directors of the Chicago board of trade
have endorsed memorial asking Congress
to give 81 900 COO subsidy for line of steam
ers between Tampa. Florida, and Apinwall.
st. Louis merchants have also indOrsed the
memorial.
The visit of the Florida Legislature to the
tobacco fields of Gadsden county, was rev.
elatiOn to all, and one not soon to be forgot
ten, while the Information thus gained will
be diffused throughout the State, and the
growth of the weed given stimulus in every
locality at all favorable to the industry.
postal to Frank Taylor, says the Orange
City Times, from his Nothern commission
merchant said: 1--WE have worked off all
of your 1856 boxes of Harts late oranges ex-
cept fourteen boxes. They sold from 81 to
SIS. IS per box" This is enough to encOur-
age growers to try the late orange and many
are doing so.
Judge Tucker, of Sanford, has had for sew
erel years excellent success in raising onions
from seed His plan is to plant thickly in d
seed bed in October and transplant the small
plants in December. For fertilizer he uses
guano and hard wood ashes. Some of his
onions offered now for sale are of large size.
Onions always have been profitable crop
where they can be grown.
The fruit and vegetable growers have just
completed large wharf 800 feet long on
the Palmetto side of the Manatee River, on
which packing houses are being built. 1t is
said that 800 crates of vegetables are being
daily shipped from the Manatee section and
before the end of the week 1900 crates will
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

We were to devote this number to in
cubators, but owing to cuts not being in
chape cannot give it until next week.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

To whom all correspondence in regard to this
department should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY E. W. AMsDEN

oRMOND. FLORIDA.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14
A MAH-EATER Ar LARGE.
W w. Lewis Of Hamilton Who Did
Good Work la Eating mp w IL. Ers-
kline Escs pes from the sheriff.

A couple of weeks ago we alluded
to row IN Hamilton over "a game al
ca DIS in which one man had his hand
badly "chawed" up and another his
Uranium deeply indented, but not
enough To reach his brain, which seems
10 he located ia another quarter. The
praties To this aliray were w. w.
Lewis and W. X. ErskiEe As We
predicted at that time in MAX n
mention OF the affair that there Mas
danger of the bitten man being at
tackled with rabies, 80 it seems. From
District Attorney Treece, who has
returned from Hamilton, where he
went the forg part of the week To pros
ecute at the preliminary examination
against Lewis, We get the following
additional particulars:
Erskine's hand is III n very bad
condition and fears are entertained he
may lose il and perhaps his life too
This led la warrant hclng issued for
Lewis arrest, aud Sheriff liassett went
over last Monday and arrested him on
the charge of IN yhem. lie WIS har-
my n prelimary examination before
Justice Bush, aud the cv dcnce for the
State was a. IN. when Court adjourned
10 next day. 1t was then ten O'Clock
ut night and the Sheriff took possess
sion of the prisoner. Lewis asked to
see his wife in her room for few
moments, which request was granted.
But when the Sheriff called him his
bird had had flown and no trace Of
him could be found. The next morn
ing the Sheriff swore in deputies and
hired Indians tn track the fugitive
but ut last accounts they had not sue
ceeded in finding any trace of him.
VIM. Erskine is an old resident of
the county, being Ga years ofage, and
has always been u good, peaceable
citizen. Lewis is II powerful young
man of 33, who could have speedily
settled any difficulty with his oppo-
ncnt with his fists without eating off
his thumb. 1t is to be hoped he will
bo recaptured and justice meted out
to him. The brain searcher in Lewis
head was not inflicted by Erskino,
bat by another party.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14
Looking UP "a Lost Brother.

"Hayc seen my lost brother. Henry
Rettberg2n WIS the question asked US
few days ago by an old man who
gave his name rs VIM Rettbcrg. Il
have said he, Eat the request of my
mother. who is SO years old, walked
5000 miles in the far West looking
for him. and intend To continue if |
have to travel on my hands and feet un-
til find him The lost brother was
last heard from Is months ago when
he worked in the Hale & Norcross IN
Virginia City. From here the old
man struck south fer Taylor and
Phoebe He says lis home is in Wis
consin. Our impression IS that the
old fellow is off his mental base and
needs hooking after more thnn the
"lost brother
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Ice an eighth of an inch in thickness
formed up the canyon Thursday night.
Treasurer B. Williamson has gone
on a short visit to Cherry Creek
Toe Mattas. of the Nevada Stage
Line. Is in town on his monthly tour
of inspection along his line.
Several towns in Montana hive been
recently visited by snow which fell
to the depth of four to six inches.
Mcdonald & Harris have nearly
finished neat residence on the slope
back of the Capital saloon.
The attention Of the trav ling pub
lie i directed To the advertisement at
the Frisco, Osceola and Taylor stage
line in another column.
Governor Stevenson has appointed
s. W. Chubbuck, of Gold Hill, Lieut.
enant Governor. vice Davis, deceased.
II is to be hoped the appointment will
please the Governors party organs.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet next Monday as a Board
of Equalization, and continue in ses-
sion from day to day until their work
Is completed.
w. N. McGill, of the Monitor ranch,
is the heaviest individual taxpayer in
the county. being asse sed for $4,000.
Cleveland & Hill is heaviest firm,
with an assessment of $30,450.
There are now 200 men at work ON
the new water ditch being brought
IN to Osceola, and the old camp is
said to be assuming lively air.
County Assessor Peters has an "epic
poem in this issue of the News,
which takes up good deal of our
space, but as il will touch a tender
chord in every taxpayers pocket. il
cannot fail To prove very interesting
reading.
The dog poisoncr is abroad in the
land aud two good and ineffensive
CANNES Major freezes "Koitan and
Sol Hips "Jimmyp-fell victims to
his eowardly device. Jimmy was
Il great family pet aud an intelligent
animal of the Shepherd breed. Sol
gave his remains decent burial.
1t is strange but true factor of our
civilization that 30 per cent. OF the
the criminal class never appear ON the
assessment roll. nor contribute n cent
towards the administration of the law.
whose strictest letter they So often in
woke. The good. peaeeble citizens nre
always taxed Ia save this rutiian
class frem :he gaIlows or the State
Prison. II hardly looks jns', but such
is Law and custom.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14

\ Tnscarnra man offer. to bet $3.50
that il Harrison is elected silver will
advance 10 per cent. inside of six
mouths. - Safe bet.-LYon County
Tunes, Nov. 10, 1888. Every Repub-
lean paper aud speaker in the State
gave the people the same racket.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14
ASSESSM ENT ROLL
WHITE PINE COUNTY
For the Year 1889.

Following Is the total valuation on
which The several persons herein
named are assessed for the year 1889:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14

For setting fire to grass and timber
near Haley, Idaho, Gus Bohlnc was
sentenced TO pay fine of $500 and to
go the county Jail for four months.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-14

The assessment roll of Elko county
is completed, and Notwithstanding
that stock cattle are assessed Mt 50 per
head less thar last year. there is an in
crease in the assessed value OF the
taxable property of the county, as
shown by the fol owing: Total vau-
ton for 1889, 4,555.3 1927; total yaluat-
alton for1sss. 81, 525, 1891 increase for
1889, S29,33G.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
THE COURTHOUSE FUND.

Now that work has been commenced
and is actively progressing on the court
house, the citizens of DeLand who have
promised to help pay for it's erection
should come promptly forward and
make their promises good.
B elieving that the people would do as
they had promised, Mr.. GOODRICH has let
the contract, and the people should stand
by him and see that he loses nothing.
Every subscriber to the fund knows
that his subscription is due, and should
not wait to be called upon, but should
come promptly forward and pay up.
The bond given by Messrs. GOODRICH,
DELAND and STETsoN is not legal, and
the parties signing it cannot be held,
and in building the courthouse the peo'
pie of DeLand are filling moral rot a
legal obligation, but it is an obligation
that must be fulfilled, however, if we
wish to retain the respect OF the people
of the county. Mr.. GOODRICH acting as
the agent of our people and seeing the
Importance of fulfilling the promises
made, and having full confidence that
the people would willingly and cheer
fully pay their subscriptions, has let the
contract for the building. Now step up
at once and pay your subscriptions like
little men, and don't wait to be dogged
and dunned.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

Our brethren of the county press are
disposed to do little wholesale kicking
over a recent order If the Board. This
order is to the effect that the clerk shall
furnish certified copy of the minutes
to all of the papers in the county that
will publish same free of charge. This
very considerate of the commissioners
and we assure them we appreciate their
kindness. Wonder if they have got any
orange groves they want ploughed, any
COWS to milk, rails to split etc. If so
they have only to call on the newspaper
men to do the work if they want it done
free of charge. They don't ask anything
for their labor, they work for glory and
the people.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

VoLUsIA county may we'll be proud of
her representatives in the State Legisla-
ture. All of them belong to the party of
the minority but they have by their earn
est, conservative work, gained the re-
spect of the majority and are working
for the best interest of their constituents.
MEssRs. HAwLEY and GREEN in the lower
house, although young at the business
have pushed themselves as near the head
as ga minority representative" can get.
Mr.. BIELBY in the Senate is looked upon
by his contemporaries as one of the
ablest men in the Legislature, and his
endorsement of measure carries with
it great weight.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

WE are pleased to note the recent pro-
motion of our former townsman, Mr.. F.
E. BoND, to the Office of general superen-
tendent of the Orange Belt Railroad.
FRANK commenced at the bottom of the
ladder and has gradually worked him
self up to this prominent position. He
deserves all of his success as he is a
good railroad man and hard worker.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

IT is not at all probable that bill Gre
ating any new counties will pass the
present Legislature, owing to the fact
that it is generally admitted that such
a bill, at this time, would be contrary to
the provisions of the constitution, which
provides that apportionment shall be
made only every ten years. A new
county formed at this time would neces-
sarily under the constitution, be without
representatives until the nextapporti0n-
ment, 1897. The parties who wish to
have Volusia county divided foreseeing
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

A BILL has been introduced in the
Florida Legislature prohibiting the sale
of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes to child
rem. 1t also imposes fine on any boy
or girl found smoking on the streets or in
public places. The boys may be able to
exist if this bill becomes a law, but
won't it be terrible hard on our little
girls who have contracted the habit of
smoking huge cigars on the public
streets.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

Mr.. HAwLEY, one of our representa-
tives in the Legislature, although Re-
publican and an ex-Union soldier
heartily endorses the plan of pensioning
the disabled Confederate soldiers. When
the bill making this provision came up
in the Legislature, he not only voted for
its passage but made stirring speech in
favor of it.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

this "snag" have had a bill framed
which delegates the question of a provls-
ion to vote of the people. This, it Is
claimed by good lawyers, will also be un-
constitutional. Volusia will remain as
it is for seven years anyhow.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

A REGULATION of the State Board of
Health provides that during the summer
months,a regular intervals, sanitary in
spection should be made by the muni-
clpal authorities of the different towns
of the State. No such inspection has
been made in DeLand. Why?
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

BRO. PREvATT's official head has fallen
with resounding thump into the great
political waste basket. He has been
removed from his position as postmas-
Ter of Orange City. Mr.. H. H. DEYAR-
NAN will reign in his stead.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

Our county correspondents will confer
a ia vor by getting their communications
in our Office by Monday noon. Matter
coming in later than that must lay over
until next week and become too ''stale"
for use.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

THE Tavares Heraldis one fthe hand
soonest and most ably edited exchanges
that comes to our table. May it achieve
the success it merits.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

ALLEN THoRND1KE RICE, editor of the
North American Review, and recently
appointed Minister to Russia, is dead.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
WEDNESDAY, MAY %. 1889.

THE Governor has signed the Jackson
Vile charter BILL
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

HEREAFTER no man can vote in Flor
ida until he has paid his poll tax. A
good law.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
THE SUPPLEMENT.

local and county paper published simultane-
ously with FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT at DeLand.
Florida every Wednesday.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-28

FRATERNAL ORDERS.

MONTEZUNIA LODGE, No. l, \. +. Il A.
N, Meets on the first Monday of each month.
G, f. Easley, W NJ: Henry NJ. Davis, Secretary.
SANTA FEE CHAPTER, No, !, r. A.
MasOng Meets on the second Monday OF each
month. W ). Harroun H, p; Henry NJ. Davis,
SANTA FEE COMNIANDERI, No. l,
Knights Tcmplar Meets on the fourth Ionday
of each month. L. l. Bartlett, f. g.; z. IL. huhl'
Recorder. 49,,
No. /, l4th degree A. A. T. K. Meets on the third
Monday of each month, Max. Frost, v, N,
CENTENNIAL ENCAMPMENT, !. 0. o. F.
Meets second and fourth Tuesdays. Max Frost,
&. F.; P H. Kuhn, Scribe.
PARADISE LODGE. No, 2; J. o. o. r.
Meets every Thursday evening thas Z. Probst,
\. G.: Jas. f. Newhail, secretary.
AZTLAN LODGE, No. 3. I. 0. Q. F.
Meets every Friday night. ], l.. Van Arsdale, n.
g. S. q. Reed, Secretary. ,..-
SANTA FE LODGE, No. =, K. OF 7. Meets
first and third Wednesdays. +. IL. Metcali, C'C''
GERMANIA LODGE, No. s, K: OF P
Meets ID and 4th Tuesdays. Will c. Burton,
C.. G.; +. q. Mcfarland, X, OF r. and ).
NEW MEXICO DIVISION, NO, |, Uniform
Rank X. OF T. Meets first Wednesday IN each
month f. L. Bartlett, Captain; A. N. Dettlebach,
CATHOLTC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA.
Meets second Thursday in the month. Atauacio
Romero, President; Geo. Ortiz, Secretary; T. NJ
Dreamer, Treasurer. u ~ Y,
Meets first and third Thursdays, T. '" Moore
n. g.; W. W, Tate, secretary, n r, ",
GOLDEN LODGE, No. 3, \. Q. I. "
Meets every second and fourth Wednesdays W
:. Harroun, Master Workman; H. l1h9helih
CARLETON POST, No. 3, q. 4, r., meets
first anr third Wednesdays OF each month, al
their hall, south side of the plaza.