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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
A Valuable Product.

There was a time, not many years since,
when cotton seed, now one of the
most valuable products of the South, was
not thought OF enough Importance to
pay for it's saving, and as a consequence
tons upon tons of it were piled around
the gin houses and allowed to rot and
waste 1t was no unusual sight to see
these accumulated piles of years many
times as large as the gin houses.
Things are different now, as the people
have found out the value of the product,
and save every particle of it with the
greatest care.
Only a few years back the farmer sold
and was glad to get seven and eightcents
per bushel for his seed-about $5p ton.
Now it commands ready sale at $40 per
ton.
The actual commercial value of ton
of seed, however, is considerable greater.
From a ton of seed the following is pro-
duced:
20 pounds of lint at SC % pound ...........$ LOO
$50 pounds of hulls at So per tOn.......... 88
40 gallons crude oil at 35c. c............. 400
500 pounds of meal at 500 per ton........... 500
Total value to the mill 23SS
The producer gets 10 90
DlHorenco p l0 90
So it will be seen that when the farmer
sells ton of his cotton seed for $40 he
virtually loses $13.88, or at least that is
what the mills make in the transaction
Certainly anyone who has applied cotton
seed to their lands and are acquainted
with the very satisfactory results OBJ
tanned therefrom, must know that it is
money wasted to sell the seed at that
price. 1t is worth infinitely more to the
farmer on his poor land than it's market
value'' in cash in his pocket.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21

THE Floridian very truthfully remarks
that the great hope for Florida is the es-
tablishing of small industries, and this
should be done on every possible occasion.
The Alliance people of Marianna are ar
ranging for the erection OF a hosiery knit
ting factory, at an estimated cost of
$4,000, which it is claimed will give en-
ployment to thirty hands and turn out
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21

OUR correspondents are still inclined to
discuss at considerable length the tariff.
The subject is one capable of such varied
construction that hardly any two men
look at it in the same light, and we opine
that a continuation of the discussion will
make no one change his views.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
Protect the Manure.

What is the condition of the manure
heaps in the barnyard, ask the American
Cultivator. If they are left uncovered to
waste by evaporation, and unprotected
from heavy winds, losses are going on
that even the best farming otherwise
could not afford If the manure has all
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21

goods at a fair profit; this is certainly
very cheap for plant of machinery that
will furnish work for that number of peo-
pie, and it would be well for every town
in the State to look into the advantages
of establishments of similar character.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
The Future Gardens of Florida.


One OF our correspondents in this issue
speaks of the increased acreage being
planted in truck in his section of the
State. This may be matter calculated
to alarm those who have not studied the
matter closely, for they will be apt to
think that, as the demand and supply reg
ulates the price, the supply would ex-
ceed the demand and depress prices. This
might be the case at present, although we
think it hardly possible; it will not be the
case when we shall have established q
more thorough and satisfactory system
of marketing and our transportation fa-
cilities have increased land rates. are re-
duced)
We hear, of course, much complaint
from truck farmers, but the ca1se of this
complaint in most cases is attributable
more to the producer than to the truck or
the market. In most cases it is because
he does not pick, pack and market his
produce iudiciously that he does not re-
ceive more remunerative returns.
In this business of early truck farming
Florida has almost a mOnopOly-nOne
can compete with her. When the truck
farmers of Florida are picking snap beans
and cucumbers, those of almost every
other section of the country are shOveling
snow from their doorsteps. Our truck
reaches the Northern market long before
the spring thaw has set in in that section
and before the seeds are in the ground in
the more southern region between us and
the North.
This being the case, with no competi-
tion and an almost unlimited demand,
something must be wrong somewhere if
the business fails to pay.
In our opinion the trucking business of
Florida is as yet an infant in swaddling
clothes. AS the demand increases, as it will
when once the quality of the goods Of
tered are generally known, improved
methods of gardening will be established.
Intensive systems will beintroduced, cost
ly irrigating plants set up, devices for
forcing vegetables and protecting it from
our light frost will be in the garden OF
every progressive trucker. These things
will not be seen tomorrow or next day,
or next year, and perhaps not in this
generation, but they will be seen for all OF
that.
The great West, with it's millions OF
people, must befed; crowded New England
is waiting with eager palates for our first
vegetables shipped to them in the heart
of their winter season. Florida is the only
place that can supply the demand, and
in order to supply it improved methods
in time must be resOrted to.
Florida's truck gardens will eventually
be as valuable as her orange groves.
Mark the prediction.
Profit in Lemons.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
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BYrTo insure Insertion, all advertisements for
this paper must be received by 10 O'Clock Monday
morning of each week.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
Wellsville, N. Y.

THE Foreign Fruit Exchange of New
York reports the receipts at all ports of
the United States last week to be S,99S
boxes OF oranges and 3O,7OO boxes Of
lenSOns.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

When subscribers write to change their pa
per to another pOstoffce, it will save us consid-
cradle trouble if they will give the old address as
well as the new one. Please do not forget this.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21

The American raven, which naturalists
thought extinct, is still found Columbia
and Sullivan counties, Pennsylvania.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-21
E. o. PAINTER,

ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished on application
by letter or in person.
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There is a pretty story in this connection,
which reads Us II it might come from one of
those fairy tales wherein princes are con-
stantly doing something very nice or very
wicked. Albert Edward on ono occasion
stopped and picked up the cane of a cripple.
The prince did not regard it so remarkable
an act for him to do as to remember it, but
the cripple appreciated 1t sufficiently to send
the prince handsome clock, with note con-
tanning the information that it was in &C.
knowledgment Of the princes kindness in
picking up his cane. The clock came from
Brookline, Mass, and the sender was prob
ably an American. It adorus one of the
rooms Of Marlborough house.
The prince, If he had not been born to so
exalted a station, would doubtless have made
typical club man. He likes good company
and Is man about town. There is scarcely
an evening that he doesn't visit some one Of
the theatres. Actresses whom he has desired
should be presented to him have. with ons
exception, accepted the invitation. The ex-
ceRtion is Mary Anderson. 1t doubtless re-
quired good deal Of courage for the Ameri
can to decline this invitation. Her action
was liable to misconstruction, and she might
Offend the British public. Miss Anderson,
however, boldly declined the honor, and 1t
does not appear that her audiences grew less
after she had done 80.
Ths prince has royal income, but when
he was younger he spent so much money that
he became involved. His allowance by par
lament is G40,00 year, or nearly $500 600,
and the princess is allowed R10, 900 more, or
$4,000 The prince also has an income Of
over eco. 600, or $500. 900, from his revenues
OF the duchy Of Cornwall, which is his by in.
heritance, 80 that his income aggregates
about $500, 900 year. But be has nearly all
the royal entertaining to do, and It is said
that his mother makes him an additional al
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THE FLYING SQUADRON.
A NEW DEPARTURE IN THE UNITED
STATES NAVY.

Important Results Expected from the COM
ing Cruise of the Chicago, Atlanta. Ros-
ton, Yorktown and Perhaps the Dolphin.
Rear Admiral j. C. Walker In Command.
For some years it has been the aim of va
rious naval officers high in authority to get
enough vessels together to form squadron
of evolution, or flying squadron, as it is
now usually termed Other powers have
fitted out similar squadrons and thas been
notable fact that discipline and efficiency
have never been carried to higher degree
of perfection than i'll such squadrons. In the
first place, the vessels selected must neces-
sarily be in the best Of condition to stand the
cruise, the motto of which is always to be
ready for movement OH the shortest possible
notice. AS the speed Of fleet or squadron is
obviously that of the slowest vessel, ships
having good speed and endurance are those
most generally selected. As rule, this
means the crack vessels of the navy, and
naturally, officers who are proud of their
profession and anxious to see it succeed in
everything, are those most apt to be selected
An officer to command such body is chosen
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ASLEEP AT THE BRAKE.
Street Car Drivers Who succumb to Hard
WIlrIc nd

r nvi iynr Tf,x,C
VI -, 49, .y.. ''u..omD 70 aard
usor,o ,,oo,,a soa,. .,.'s,1 s a,
,o.is y ss III tnilk snae 1n,s Is nara
49,, o . 11luuie taseu car oriVer 70
so1e 80 a. - w. nau JUS. swung hlin-
81 ~ ul1n .ile lrohe piaelornl OF car upon
~n,'n "ns ehJoyinS smoke: The police
than,, an t.snee h..ee oets''eiy. lor ne had BIN
'''. a1.,a nnise'' s.',
- ''stils nara on your teet on
-. pni.'oihi, anu its pretty near as bad on
~ ~. ay, au't ~ tneres little more
"uoae - ,or e''e ohlcer iof ne tramps
sa',,t;, anu :.ie.i ho ca'i sIl sun awhile and
s;t do,,.,, ~ - ,ae ipuhosa.' a'ht around,
d. d. .,"n u ~ iesse lear against something.
@ ~. On Ii., cur one Is s1andins up right along.
"'. " .e, ~" us terrible hard on the feet
sl'','e'' ~ .ue driyer, Us he put the
'nA' w "a' ana st'Pe'' MS Veh1cle to per
iiii' stii asetl hessress Will basket to come
aooara. us biamei hard on the feet and
on tho chest, and the back, too Many time
my chest has been as sore as my feet. The
orahe seraans O fellows arms and shoulders,
anu !he feihs are pulling on hin, all the time,
ete'iaiiy u snppery weather. And Lord,
~" ,sn,:'.', :ltea oIu ne uoes gec o. l1F.
Areu! wen should smile" " said the ex-
ulVei IN UNIFORM. ny, there's lots of
tello"s ~ III Tue business that goes right dead
t :, -. ASaAeLA-
per u uilVer on the same ilne that used to
s,ea "u,h aos VINO gos : IN .he way OF going to
sieep regular on ms last Trip. he got sus-
Mnueo @ lof ~ several times, and at last one
uay ne r'if, Hllo a. wagon and smashed the
oplasuooaiu III. was terrible jolt, and
VIZ "neli ne ~ohe up ana saw what ned done he
1usu 4ui0 "oiA OIL ne "ouid nave been
Anuu now, l guess no" mes night
~ "at.nti'aA :, oao says no can't get tired enough
" s1eep.
nc ,,a., .uu 4opeony tna InaS MAKES man tired,
-, - ~ eue nai "orA' salo the orlver
stoat a. ene pohan @ ., aiisnted oo me corner OF
o.. o. ~, anu tae - ear Wh.11ed around another
49,; ~ ~ .u0 :,ee'itc glafe ana INTO the
os Gu y. " siuo sIrees. Yes, 1ts true
thor.,sa ,1;,.;. us Niun solns 10 sleep Whle
~, 80 -. ~, ts. He "ols apou' zen hours
ro,, u h,n ;on't ur n1 te ~ we're throqgh tell
S,ae,ne- 1rhS, +ha,.a ,,naI ~ Iiu'u' ou. as tnr
fiat ,er,,ad ~, ~ ast 49, " ~ an o'u cnaP
TINT rms NJ, ,,;,ht ~ ao ,,sa uo"a to"n i1tie
ba won't ~ s,aat7 i',s+ ,,. u = n'sn' cur and
work Ho,d nj 'e, No, H.. Ina,' .' no eane 70
start hi. co, aneor,;n w - ssAp ,,'io stoP Or
1nost avervthiny s -, .ne ptl. and 40 al
s,,oI;rs- III r.. 49,, "nlie he was a.
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When he had laid aside :. fair amount he
went to Boston, and in 1854 entered the Latin
school. He was very popular with tho boys
and was graduated well up in his class. In
1856 he entered Harvard During his spare
means OF support. During the summers lie
served as hall boy in Saratoga hotel. Last
summer he earned considerable money lectur-
ing the colorcd problem BY these and
other devices he worked his way through his
undergraduate course and secured a fur Ii.
brary. In spite Of his narrow means lie al
ways contrive1 to dress in becoming style aud
good taste
Morgan is of medium height, weighs about
lO pounds and wears mustacbe. He is Il
brilliant speaker, and talks in smooth,
fluent, yet forcible style, He pronounces his
words with clear articulation and never falt-
ers for word.
Standing erect, be makes Il striking figure,
his elocutionary training having taught him
how to hold himself when on his feet His
oratory is finished to degree. His manners
are polished, his personal appearance prepos-
sessing.
Morgan has not associated with the mem
bers OF his class to any great extent. That is,
his association with them has not been of tho
intimate character of student life. This, it is
claimed hus not been on account of hostility
among the students toward colored man,
but because ho has had little time outside of
his college work that has not been devoted to
money making. He intends to study law
and to enter the race for legal honors in the
south
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ClNCiNNATrS FAVORlTE.

The Sew Baby ut the Geological Gar
lens.
The first giraffe ever born in America, and
the only one ever born alive in connre-
ment, has taken up bis abode at the Zoologi-
cal Garden in Cincinnati. He was born on
Sunday, and i'll honor of the occasion was
Immediately dubbed Sunday" The little
shaver weighed shortly after birth about 1876
pounds. His height was 5 feet inches, and
measured from the ground to the root Of his
tail feet inches, From his nose to the top
OF his head he measured 10 inches. The neck
from jaw to waist measured 10 inches The
head Of this interesting animal is of q red
dish brown color. The abdomen and legs are
whitish and family spotted The neck, back
and sides, outside tho shoulders and thighs,
are Of Il dull rust color
The father Of the baby is eighteen feet tail,
and can reach twcut y-two feet The mother
is seventeen feet tall The pair have been in
the 400 for twelve years, and have never
missed single meal on account of sickness
during the time Of their captivity. The
mother is very affectionate, but, strange to
say, will not nurse the baby, thus forcing the
attendants to supply him with q bottle. How
ever, this does not seem to affect him in the
least and his chances Of becoming strong
man, like his father, md an honor to the Zoo
are good
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l!asslllp, Is The largest oT
mission. Her command.

IlCH ulu tNO,t-lliCu '1.' :" a. 'Ah.>AS-'
breech loading steel rifles, with twelve rapid
lire and machine guns, She was built by
John Roach l. Sons Mt Chester, and the con-
tract price was $3.50. .000 Owing to the nu-
merous changes that have been made i'll tie
fitting of this vessel, the sum actually ex-
pended is largely in excess Of this estimate
Lieut.. S. S. Stanton will be flag lieutenant
of the squadron.
The Atlanta, Capt Howell. the inventorut
the automobile torpedo now being Furnished
TO naval vessels, and the Boston, Capt
O'Knne, and sister ships Of about 3 200 tons
displacement, also built by John Roach ~
Sons, and probably costing to dat. about
SG25,OO. Their batteries are extremely
heavy for vessels Of their class AMI although
they apparently carry them with case, show
ing thus far no signs OF being over weighted,
the latest practice of the day is not i'll favor
of such heavy guns as the eight inch, the ten
dency being larger number OF quick fire
guns of smaller cuiber, the proiectiles from
which are sufficiently powerful to pierce the
sides OF any craft against which these ships
would be called upon to fight.
Their batteries are two S-inch and six T.
inch breech loading steel rifles with ten rapid
fire and mnchine guns; there are no torpedo
fittings for these vessels. a radical depart
urc from the then existing methods of con
struction is apparent in the build of these
ships, the raised portions forward and aft arc
moved together, forming Il superstructure
deck anidshps, leaving the ends low and af-
fordinS thereby a free sweep for her large
guns one of which Is mounted on the port
side forward and the other diagonally aft on
the starboard side. All sorts of direful pre-
dictions were made regarding these vessels
wi''.l they were at first proposed, and it must
hay, been genuine surprise to the wise
acres and croakers when their stauchness
and stability at sea became all assured fact.
The Yorktown. Commander Chadwick
commanding, is one of the gunboat class, tho
pioneer of her type in the new navy. She has
proved herself very speedy US well as an
extremely handy vessel, and on account Of
her qualities and smaller size, she will proba-
bly, be made occasional flagship, whenever
the admiral thinks 1t necessary to proceed in
hurry to some port where the depth of
water would prevent the Chicago from enter
ing, Commander Chadwick was for num-
ber of years naval attache to the United
States legation in England, and is probably
more thoroughly equipped than any other
commanding officer in the squadron to carry
out the details Of plans simiur to those at
present proposed, as for years the maneu-
vers OF the English squadrons have been pro-
verbal for the thoroughncss and reality that
have attended their every detail, md the
discussions that they have given rise to have
been of greatest value in the formulating of
methods for the carrying on Of duty in their
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Pressed Definitions.

The prize riuE-Maidens say it's the peal Of
the wedding bells.
A wise saw-ro see your way clear out Of
scrape. %#
The English Hunters Point-Marryiur an
American heiress.
Lowering the record, odds against YOU
Lugsing down congressional report from
the topnlost shelf.
untenahle evidence--The counterfeit $40
bill you offer for security.
Under, done-The bottom dog at the end of
fight,
In apple pie orier--The Yankee stomach.
three times n day.
The poultrymans 1pensign "spring
chickens"
Always at pa value--'rhe daughter of a rich
man.
When the seasou>s over-When YOU spill the
mustard.
Grounds for debatc-Uncle Tobe saws:
''Undah de lilac bushes am dc bes' rroun, fnh
de bait knows"
\ pen and 0@nk sketch--The kind YOU
make when your ink bottle is full of "fuzzn
for your pen to catch on.
A heastly bore-Thu hole made by n dull
anger.
y fargone conclusion-Ibe novel that skips
from America to Africa in its last chapter.
Tho lap of earth-When your neighbor's
line tenrc laps over your best meadow Il foot
or ss,.- Detroit FREQ Press,
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John Boyle OReilly was born at Dowth
Castle, County Meath, Ireland He is Is
years Of nge, medium height athletic build.
large eyes and n massive forehead. He looks
to be ~. He is Il great boxer, wrestler aud
cniloeist. lie has delightful selioolboy smile,
and his laugh is cottasiou O'Reilly begun
life on Tie Dro@hed;. Argus while yet in his
teens. at the age ut is lie enlisted us u troop
er i'll the Tenth hllss.is, Otherwise known us
tue Prince of Wales Own While there lie
became an apostle OF revolutionary doctrines,
was arrested for high trenson, and in June,
1866, was sentenced to twenty years penal
servitudc. He was confined in various Eng
lish prisons until October, 1877, when he,
with several other political convicts, was
transported to finish his scnteuce in the penal
colonies of West Australia. After enduring
prison life there for about n year, he made
his escape in an open boat, wos picked up at
sea by tho American whaling bark Gaxelle,
and finally reached Philadelphia in Noyem-
ber, lSG0. G0.-Current Literature,
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navy. The Yorktown IS of only l, 700 tons
displacement, and her battery is of 6 inch
guns with nine rapid fire and machine guns
She is the first of the vessels built by Messrs.
Cramp ut Philadelphia. She has Il top speed
of a little over seventeen knots, and her cost
was $455,O00
Should the graceful Dolphin be ordered to
the squadron she will form Il by no means to
be despised addition Her qualities have been
moro thoroughly proved than those of any
of the other vessels, as sho has just completed
cruise around the world, returning in such
excellent condition that she could be sent out
again almost Immediately to take her part in
the evolutions
Early in November is the period fixed upon
for everything to be in readiness, and if the
plan as at present drawn up should be carried
out, tho squadron will start over for Lisbon,
touching on the way at the Azores and Ma
deira. Then it will work its way into the
Mediterranean, remaining but short whie
at any one port, and probably will then
stretch d. vi to,.arts this West Indies Or
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The popular belief that ironclad men-of-
war are an invention Of the last half of the
Nineteenth century is evidently not founded
upon fact. Divers have recently been at
work in the harbor of Trieste and have
brought up portions of the French frigate
Danae nfty-sir gun frigate which was
wrecked seventy-eight years ago. The wreck
bad sunk s. deeply in the sand as to be well.
preserved, and it has been found that the hull
was Of wood nnd was heavily plated with
iron.-San Francisco Chronicle,