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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
For THE FLORIDA AGR1cuLruR1sr.
Bermuda Grass in the Grove.

During the past year have noticed in
the agricultural press of the State num-
Der of articles suggesting the planting of
Bermuda grass in orange groves, some
being writ ten by intelligent, practical
writer's Wishing to keep up with the
progress OF the times, | have given the
subject some attention. My observations,
however, for the last few weeks of the ter
rible drouth have prejudiced me decidedly
| against it.
The advocates of it remind one of the
| fable of the fox who lost his tail and tried
| to persuade his comrades to part with
theirs also, as it was useless appendage.
| Nearly all who advocate it are like the
| fox; they can't help themselves.
Bermuda grass is very deep rooted and
consequently a fearful absorber of the
moisture You will often find the roots
over foot deep and the ground dry as
-four, even in wet time. 1t is this char
acteristic that gives it value as forage
plant in this hot, dry climate. During
such drouth as we have had this spring,
when the orange trees need all the moist
ure they can possibly get, Bermuda grass
is like poison to them. A couple of
months ago, while going from DeLand to
Lake Beresford, passed a grove that
was evidently we'll fertilized in which the
Bermuda grass was having picnic. I
stopped and asked the owner who was at
work, why he put it there.
"Didn't do no such thing" he replied.
"You see, my old woman paid 80 for a
barrel of the blamed stuff to set out in
front of the house nigh onto three years
| ago. Well, it run about and the plow and
harrow have carried it all over the grove
It's terrible affiction on me-"
The above is probably the experience of
most of those who have tried it in their
groves. When once there it is almost i'm
possible to eradicate it; blowing is culti-
vation for it, and will make it grow more
luxuriantly. Observe the orange trees in
front of the Putnam House in the Bermu-
da grass. Some look as if they will surely
die, and then note the difference in the
groves on both sides.
Coming from Lake Helen one day last
week depressed out of my way to pass
another grove into which the Bermuda
grass had spread from the door yard.
Through the woods | caught glimpse Of
the grove, the white, blanched leaves of
which struck me at first as being the ef-
| fects of fire. On entering the grove the
cause was too apparent. The fruit had
all dropped and the leaves looked as
though a fire had flashed through the
trees, so badly were they wilted. Other
trees near by were wilted some, but moth
ing compared to those in the Bermuda
grass.
The increased expense of taking care of
grove in Bermuda grass would be quite
an item, especially if the trees were large.
The harrow would be useless, the plow
would have to do all it could, and the hoe
and muscle the rest.
Speaking of the drouth brings forward
the subject of irrigation. 1t is afact that
the successful orange grower in groves of
large Seeding trees must resort to irriga-
ton. There are only a few weeks in the
year perhaps that it might be necessary,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
The Sub-Tropical Products of the East
Coast.


The sub-tropical products of Florida
are an important item in the wealth of
the State, and large proportion OF them
are found upon the Atlantic coast from
Cape Canaveral southwark. Here are the
largest and Oldest pineapple planta-
tions, cocoanut groves and mango trees,
and all of them have passed the expert
mental stage, showing by their continued
prosperity that they are here to stay.
The first in Importance is the
PINEAPPLE.
1t is successfully grown without protec-
ton as far north as the 2Sth parallel on
the west side of Indian River and on the
east side half degree further north.
Within these limits the crop is in no
more danger from frost than the corn
crop of Ohio oralfe wheat crop CT East
Tennessee.
Here on Merritts Island in latitude
280 0.18> they have been injured but twice
in thirteen years; slightly in 1876 and
very badly-killed to theground-in 1886.
Within the limits Of successful cultiva-
tion the area is rapidly extending, which
is conclusive evidence that the returns dre
remunerative, and the verdict of my own
experience is the same. have in cultiva-
ton twenty-one different varieties, of
these l have fruited eleven. Neither the
acreage nor production can be more than
estimated. On Indian River, including
Merritts, Island there are probably $50
acres, third of which were in partial
fruitage in 1888, producing not less than
100000 apples.
At Lake Worth little attention is given
to this industry, hence both acreage and
yield are small.
THE GUAvA
is next in Importance to the pineapple
while it receives much less attention.
The pricipal reason of thisis, the market
for the fruit has been neither constant
nor satisfactory.
The fruit is very perishable and ship
ping to distance SO far, has been confined
to ttR manufactured products. At pres
ent the industry in this region is in q
waiting condition. The fruit seems to be
waiting for the facilities for it's manufac-
ture and these facilities are waiting for
the fruit to be produced in sufficient
quantities.
But it is an excellent fruit and one OF
which | eat more than all others.
I think it's shipping qualities are about
the same as Strawberries, and in the near
future will be shipped by the same meth
ods Both soil and climate are adapted
to it's production in the greatest perfec-
ton, and the facilities for it's profitable
production are limited only by human in
activity.
THE BANANA
is also fruit of great promise andls both
extensively and profitably cultivated
along Indian River and Lake Worth. The
choicer and more tender sorts are gener-
ally grown.
THE MANGO
in this east coast region is an old resi-
dent.
Mr.. Reasoner in Bulletin No 2, Division
of Pomology of the Department OF Agrl-
culture, says ''the Mango was introduced
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05


eral years, trees had been fruiting on Mer-
ritts Island and on the mainland as far
north as Rockledge
At present there are a good many
young trees in this region that have
grown since the freeze and some of them
will probably fruit this year.
THE CoCOANUT
on the lower Indian River and Lake
Worth is no longer an experiment.
In the region named there areprobably
not less than 10000 trees, some of which
have been fruiting for several years. Pass
ing through the great freeze of 1886
without serious harm, it is quite certain
they are in little danger from cold.
At Lake Worth there are thirteen large
trees whose age is not known, probably
not less than thirty years, and have
fruited abundantly for nearly twenty
years. The largest one is two and one
half feet in diameter and seventy-ive feet
high.
Along the coast further south they are
planted by the hundred thousand.
Before the freeze they were growing in
many places as far north as City Point.
and one had fruited for several years but
a short distance below Cape Canaveral.
In this region few small trees survived
the freeze but are receiving but little at
tention.
On Merritts Island opposite City Point
there is fourishing three-year-old two
acre grove which is the most northerly
cocoanut grove in America.
Before the freeze sappodiIla tree had
fruit6d for several years or the mainland
at City Point, about fifteen miles south OF
Titusville.
In this region all the sappodillas were
killed to the ground in 1886 but sprout-
ing from the roots some of them are now
nearly large enough to fruit Below In
dian River Inlet the trees were not seri-
ously injured, and thence southwark the
fruit is becoming quite abundant.
THE ANoNAs
shared the same fate as other tropical
fruits-kiIled to the ground in this region.
But only slightly injured on the lower In
dian River and Lake Worth.
OF the Anonas | have five species, one of
which is now in fruit "a. reticulata.) Some
of the Anonas in this region are larger
than mine-sprouts grown since thefreeze
but | don't know of any others that
have yet produced fruit.
THE AVOCADO PEAR
| (Persea gratissima) shows great recuper-
ative powers as have one tree, a sprout
from the root in 1886, that is now fifteen
feet high and others nearly as tall, but
no fruit yet.
Along our river and at Lake Worth
quite a number of other tropical fruits
are growing, but mostly of minor impor-
tance.
All through the Indian River and Lake
Worth region the very tender members of
the citrus family are found everywhere;
but as a market crop their harder sister,
the Indian River orange with her world
wide reputation Overshadows the rest of
the family. JAS. ID. WHITE
Island Home Merritts Island, Fla
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
MEAT INSPECTORS TRAINING SCHOOL

1nasmuch as the bill known as the Meat In
spection bill has become 4 law of the State, the
director OF the State Agricultural Experiment
Station, has issued the following circular;
In view of the urgent and immediate demand
from all parts of the State for the service of
persons qualified to till the Office of Inspector.
the duties Of which are prescribed in the Meat
Inspection Bill, the Board OF Regents of the
State University have instructed nc to open a
Training School for Meat Inspectors. at the
State Agricultural Experiment Station at St.
Anthony Park. This Training School will open
Tuesday, April 80, ut 10 o'clock, Il. m.. and will
close on Saturday, May IL. This special course
will consist Of primary instruction in the anatO-
my and physiology of domestic animals and will
he OF practical value to the sanitary yeterina-
rian.
The Training School will be conducted bv DR..
OIaf SchwartZkOpf. V. NJ. d.. Professor of Vet
crinary Science il the State Agricultural Exper
1ment Station. pr. Schwartzkopt was for some
years sanitary veterinarian in charge of the
m municipal slaughter houses in Berlin, Germany.
Inc proprletOrS Of the slaughter houses In Min
neapo!is and st: Paul have kindly consented to
permit the doctor to accompany his class thrO'
the pens and houses. and the lectures and i'll
Strucl0ns will be illustrated in practical opera
tlOn daily. Certificates will be given to those
who attend the full course and pass satisfac-
tory examination. The course of instruction
will be free to all who choose to avail them
selves of it. n w. MCLATN
DIREcToRM1NN. ST ATE AGI. En-. STATION,
st. Anthony Park. MINI.
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WORTHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

March just fell back on his oars and
gave himself up to lovely time leaving
the clustering and putting and blowing
and sweeping. to "widdowed April''
who would much rather quietly ylied
herself to days of "weeping."
The farmer hurries on his narrowing
toll, burying bushels and bushels of
pr. cious graln-sighiEg as be goes-"Oh
for rain!' but if he sees cloud rising
big as a mans hand, he cries out Pm
afraid it will rain before this crop of
oats is in"
AS we look abroad over the prairies
we see new houses springing up, new
fields being Gtted for crops. Every
thing indicates prosperity and thrift.
Dir. and Mrs. Claske who spent a
pleasant winter with their children,
the NeWtOns, have taken possession
again of their cosy home.
Mr.. Terry has been breaking some
fine colts this spring which will have
to come into harness and help put in
crops. Mr.. Terry is an industrious
and careful farmer and deSirOus to sue
ceed, he has 4 fine flock Of sheep, we'll
cared for which mast yield him a good
return financially.
Mr.. Watkins, 4 Dane on section,
lives a kind of hermit life but he man
ages by rising early and working late
to till a good many acres to good ad-
vantage; and while doing we'll for him.
self is improving the value of adjoin-
ing farms. So ''no man liveth to him
self" "and the more one does for himself
the more he helps his neighbor.
Mrs. Austin has aeturned to spend
the summer with her sister Mrs J. p.
MOulton.
Last fall Mr.. Henry Farnam, OF
Minneapolis formerly a resident of
Worthington, disappeared and no trace
Of him had been found till few days
ago, his body was found in the Miss
issippi river at st. Panl. He had been
in poor health, and it is supposed in a
season of arrangement committed sui
eide. Mr.. Farnam and his family were
highly respected in WOrthingtOn, and
the family will have the sympathy of
all their old friends in this region.
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RESORTS.

Puck says: 1.-The white man who
drives acOal cart has to resort to soap
and water, just rs 4 negro who has
spent the day in whitewashing."
But the most strange things of all
are usually resorted to when a man
gets sick.
OF course ne dosen't wanta doctor
at least not at first. He usually goes
to the so-called saloon and gets drink
which makes him feel rather dazed. so
he takes anhther, and comes home
temporarily eiated, supposing himself
cured.
When he wakes next morning, with
headache twice as bad as ever, and
feeling feverisll and cross, he concludes
he will have to try something else.
lie takes y dose of Whate yer he hap
pens to have in the hOuse-some liver
renovator, kidney evaporator, or heart
enlarger-and sets forth saying if he
isn't better tomorrow he will send for
the doctor,
Next morning he is sick in bed; the
doctor is called, shakes his head, pre-
scribes two or three kinds of medicine,
according to his medical creed, but al
ways insists upon perfect quiet, and
that the patient must not 90 to his
Office for two weeks OF the result will
be serious.
He does, in truth, lie in bed for =
week or ten days, his recovery retarded
by multitude of remedies, and the
knowledge that lis business is going
to ruin in his absence. When he does
drag out at last, he finds that the
family must deny themselves of every
thing but the common necessities of
life for some time to come, in order
that the doctors bill may be paid, and
repairs made in business.
Now, the proper thing to have done
was to have bought bottle of New
Style, Pleasant Taste Vinegar Bitters,
the moment be felt the first headache,
and to have taken two tablespoonfns
at once. Two or three half-doses two
days apart, after the first dose had
taken effect, would have prevented his
illness, and his consequent financial
loss.
New Style, Pleasant Taste Vinegar
Bitters is a grand blood purifier,
cathartic and tonic, contains neither
alcohol nor opium, has most delicious
tlavoring, and will not harm an infant
For sale by druggists. See that car
ton and bottle are marked New Style
Pleasant Taste. We keep the old style
in stock for those who prefer it. An
interesting book on Rules of Society,
Fortune Telling, etc., free to all who
send for it.
n,,lv HCor>,,rc~no Y>:4A..s n->-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
SHERIFF7S SALE.
STATE OF NNESOTAA !.
'',- County of Mobiles. =

IN tue DlStrlCt court, Is JuOlcIdl D1tk
E. A. Snyder, Plaintiff.
5: = Va. e. -: s,aSsFssaa4k
Nicholas r. Anderson, Tilda AndeIoo md
Lyman Cole, Defendants.
Notice Of sale under Decree.
In pursuance Of = judgment and dele Of
the court entered in this action. dated 1rch
lvered to me, shall expose for sale. ~ law
directs. at the front door OF the Court Aue, In
the village of WorthingtOn, IN the Coely Of
Mobiles, Minnesota, Oh El5@#1
Friday, the 18th day of May 1eD.
at 10 O'clock a, M,
The Northwest quarter of section Ell: tS)
Range Forty (4') West, In said Mobiles anty.
Dated April 2ld, 1889.
GILBERT ANDERs0N
Sheriff Of Mobiles County. Minneeta
L. NJ. Lange, Attorney for Plaintiff.
First pub Aprii4.
Last pub. Mayo.
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MERIT WINS.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Bucklens Arnica Salve
and Electric Bittels, for Years and
have never handled remedies that sell
as we'll, or that given such universal
satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not
follow their use. These remedies have
won their gre.t popularity purely on
their merits. q. ". Smith, Drug ygist.
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DEWALD.

The farmers are>most all done sewing
small grain, wheat and oats are CON-
ing up nicely. Some have commenced
plOughing for corn. BY the way, l..
IL. Beckley says good way to keep
the gophers from digging up the seed.
corn, is to smoke it thoroughly before
planting. lie has known Of its being
done with perfect success.
Ralph Beckley is at work for Mr..
TObey this summer.
Mr.. Tobey has bought a nice covered
buggy.
The Lambert boys have bought a
nice double buggy.
The Sunday School in AZ is prosper
ing finely. Mr.. John Newton proves
to be as good a Superintendent as he
was a singing school teacher.
We are Informed that Miss Ellen
Sundberg has been engaged to teach
our school this summer.
Mr.. Swan Johnson was up from Iowa
short time since. looking to his land
on Sec. 49, lie is disgusted with land
speculation as II business. It would
he good thing if all land spectators
would find 1t Improbable and sell out
to actual settlers at reasonable rates.
AS it is, settlers are kept out Of the
county by the land sharkers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
"When came back from Chicago"

"When I came back from Chicago"
saysCongressman Mason in an inter-
view at Washington. II decided to
devote two days to seeing the cabinet
officers and no one else. The two days
are up. have seen the second assis-
tant stenog'ather to the postmaster
general, been introduced to the private
secretary of the secretary of the in
terror, have made the acquaintance of
q door keeper in the attorney generals
office, and am edging up toward a
speaking acquaintance with the secre.
tHry of wars head clerk.''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
HOW's TUISl


We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by taking HALLS Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.
Toledo. o. We, the undersigned, h ave
known J. F., Cheney for the last Is
years, and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALD1Na, K1NNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
+. H. Van HEsEN, Cashier, Toledo
National Bank, Toledo, y.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system.
Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
SUMMONS.

District 5o"1'' '$;h s. Sns'S SS%'f'S i SS;! $;!1os
American Investment Company, of Emmets-
burg. Iowa. Plaintiff.
Nelson /. Bellows and Mary 2; Bellows. his wife
and The Walter A. Wood Moving and Reap
ing Machine Company Defendants.
The State OF Minnesota to the above named
defendants.
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint OF Plaintiff In the above
entitled action, which is, on file in the office
of the Clerk of said Court. at his office
at WOrthingtOn, Minnesota, and to serve a
copy of your answer to said complaint on the
subscriber, at his Office, in the village OF Mor-
thington in the county of Nobles State OF Min:
nesota within twenty days after the service Of
this summons upon you, exclusive OF the day OF
such service: and, II you fail to answer the said
con!p1aint within the time aforesaid, the Plain,
for the relief demanded In said complaint, beside
the costs and disbursements OF this action.
Dated WOrthingtOn. Feb: 9TH, A. d.. 1889.
GEO. w. WILSON
Plaintiffs Attorney.
First pub. April l.
Last pub. Mays.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
HIGH SCHOOL RHETORICALS.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, at 2: 30.


Essay, The Effects of Rid1culc. Etti9 Fish.
Reading. Song of the Forge. Geo. F. Moore.
Essay, Vacations, Eva Cakes.
Reading, The Tomb of Robert Bruce, Annie
n. Nelson.
Essay. Travelling Ferne Bulls.
Recitation, The Minister'S Daughter, Winona
Lewis.
Essay, Temptations of Poverty, Levi Covey.
Reading, The Game OF Foot Ball, Charles D.
Lewis.
As number of inquiries have been made
lately as to whether those pupils who do not at
tend school the last term can be promoted at
the end OF the school year. it may be well to say
that they cannot, unless they pass the examina-
tiOn at the end of the year that the class pass.
This it is not probable they can do if absent
last term.
uparents who allow pupils to be absent would
Te,lize the danger to the pupils in loss of ambi-
H. n. not to say many other losses it would
seem that quite 4 number of former pupils, and
children of school age not in school would at
o zee attend regularly.
The above statement Is made solely In the in
terest of those young people who, If they neglect
present opportunities probably dwarf perma-
nently their pr ospects for the future.
w. w. HOBBS, Sup't.
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COUNTY news.


The timely rain of last week gave
vegetation a fine start. and the pros
pect is that We will have unusslly early
grazing: Wheat, oats aud barley are
about all s0wn; and good many are
either blowing for corn or preparing
for fax seeding, some fax having
will he largely increased this year,
owing partly to the scarcity of corn
and partly to the probable high price
of binding twine.
Gophers appear to be plenty and the
first essential after corn planting will
he to wage a war Of determination on
them or planting will have been to a
great extent in vain; and it is to be
hoped that the new patent Gopher Gun
that appears on tho stage this year,
will be more effective in exterminating
these pests than the bounty of 'S7 was
Mr.. JorgenseD who has been with
Mr.. &. II. Nelson for q year. left some
what Unexpectedly the other day, and
In \ not altogether public manner.
Guy Fellows strictly adlleres to the
opinion that gun is cheap at a; dollar
that can effectually wipe out $75
mule on short notice.
NeSSeTS AlVl anu hdRSe oiI Iuo OlU
Mock place are roofing their barn.
Minor arrival Of boy at Levi Miller's
last Thursday which we are sorry to
relate died soon after birth; cause un-
known.
The earliest prairie flowers are in
bloom and to all appearances summer
is MOI very far off
Wm. Bushnell an old time citizen of
ours WAS in town last week, visiting
friends and acquautances and looking
over the scenes Of his exploits during
grasshopper days.
A Gei man woman by the name of
Wagner living in the vicinity OF GUY
Fellows. died suddenly and somewhat
unexpectedly last Saturday night; the
particulars Of which we have not at
this writing.
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Rich food, and lack OF exercise,
during the winter months, causes the
system to become torpid and the blood
impure. Adose or two Of st. Patrick's
Pills will clpance and invigorate the
system, purify the blood and do more
good than dollar bottle of blood
purifier, Sold by G.. w. Smith.
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JNO. J. KENDLEN.
County Auditor.
SALE OF STATE LANDS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA LAND OFFICE.
ST. PAUL. March q. 1882.
will offer at Public Sale at the Comfy Auditors
Oficeiu WOrthingtnn. Friday, May 18th, 1880. at
10 o'clock n. M. on the terms prescribed by
law. the school lands III Mobiles County, that
have bt.en sold and forfeited by reason Of fail
ure to pay Interest itr two or more years.
Lists Of the !, ndA to be offered may he seen It
sale.
WV. BRADEN.
Com missi0ncT orthe state LAID olleo