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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10

return but little to it, for this reason the
food supply must be kept up, or the land
will be impoverished. The tops contain
ertilizing matterapd should
be gathered for the compost heap. 1t
will be seen by the above that this crop
does well on different soils; and is there,
fore not difficult one to grow. If there
fore you plant anything, try the sweet
potato for home use il nothing more
Burnt land is good, and with plenty OF
potash and moisture applied, they will
most likely make you satisfactory crop
ARGUS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
The Alliance for Orange Growers.

AS | am very much interested in the
present and future Of Florida, having
been Il resident Of the State for sixteen
yeals, and largely interested in orange
culture, ] consider few words, giving my
views of the transportation and market
ing of all the Florida product of some.
weight, and without further comment,
will state that the whole shipping and
marketing system is wrong-no Organi-
zation no concentrated plan or arrange
ment made; and without ahead the Flor
ida producers will never get fair re-
muneration for their product. | fully
agree with the opinion of other writer's
that some concert of action is essential.
The Alliance organization OF several
counties that has taken place in Florida
is already proving a success, and in Lake
county there are several lodges in work
ing order. The object is for the fruit and
vegetable growers to form themselves
into body for self-protection; to ship
in carload lots; to have an inspector
chosen from one or more of their districts
to go to the different cities and make ar
rangements with some reliable commits
sion house in each citytO receive all the
vegetables and fruits handled such houses
to be selected as will agree to the most
amicable terms. Then the Inspector, il
desired, can stay and receive all shipments
sent to his care, and make reports OF con-
dition and market value and prospect,
and such other information required.
| would further suggest that the most
prominent commission houses of each
city also form themselves into aco-opera-
tive company to unite in dividing the
product so received, and that said CO.
operative company actin harmony with
the Alliance, and to aid it in building up
a trade in such products as willencourage
producers to increase the production.
We have too many commission men
already, and a large per cent. are unre-
liable, as well as cheats and frauds, and
as long as there are so many processing
to be commission men that are utterly
unworthy and unreliable, | would suggest
that the houses that are chosen as relia-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10


izers used were hardwood ashes, coal
ashes, lime, gypsum, salt, hen manure
and mixture of ashes and plaster, also
one of ashes and lime. They were applied
when the potatoes were about two inches
high. The hardwood ashes gave the best
increase over the natural yield of the
land. Ashes and plaster gave about the
same results, while plaster alone gave no
effect; neither did the lime Salt should
be used with caution, not over five bushels
to the acre Coal ashes had marked
beneficial effect. Hen manure gave excel
lent results; it appeared to be about the
same value as wood ashes.
There is a great saving in using our
own seed potatoes, which will give good
results if started in thefollowing manner:
Bed the potatoes as for draws. cover with
light sprinkling OF earth and then with
straw or moss. In about a week they
will sprout.; keep the bed moist. AS soon
as sprouted cut. leaving only one eye,
and plant; do not break Off the sprout.
In this way one can raise plenty OF seed
for home use. Culls can be used for this
purpose.
Let the cultivation befat, that the wa
ter may noArun off. Moisture is one OF
the things that this crop must have in
order to do well and make ''sizable" po-
tatoes. Potatoes planted in summer for
home use may be mulched with great
benefit. Covering the surface Of the
ground near the roots enables the soil to
retain it's moisture much longer than if
notcOvered. 1T checks the evaporation,
and also condenses the moisture of the
air so that it passes under the material
used for mulching, thus keeping a reserve
stock OF moisture for the roots to appro-
pirate as needed.
Mulching is not only natures restorer,
but also it's protector. When the pota-
toes are out Of the ground, the best way
to keep them here is to make a bed nearly
a foot above the level ground, put the
potatoes on this bed, cover with dirt, then
build a potato bin over them to keep off
the rain. This is far preferable to the
northern cellar where the potatoes and
other vegetables Law and rot, generating
deadly atmosphere that pervades the
house, and is breathed into the system of
all it's inmates, and, developing, is known
by the names of typhoid, bilious and ma
larial fevers In some of our northern
counties there has been as many as 800
bushels raised to the acre. This was on
rich land; but with the right kind OF fer
tilizers, and good cultivation, our COM
mon pine lands will produce from 100 to
200 bushels. Good vegetable land is
usually medium between the high and
thelow pine lands Potatoes take large
per cent. of potash from the land, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10
81 per Alnunl, in advance.

BILE be required togive bond for the safe
and proper handling and payment of the
produce put into their hands for sale.
AS in the present management the pro-
ducer cannot hold the commission house
for one cent of all the matter put in his
hands for sale, you must trust him on.
tirely: YOU trust him with hundreds or
may be thousands Of dollars worth OF
property, and you have not even d re-
ceipt. Will anyone trust you with money?
No: not unless YOU secure him with three
or four times the evalue of theloan. have
no doubt that if the ''orange trust could
be arranged it would make the sale of or
anges remuneratiye, and | for one hope.
the organization may succeed. But how
about vegetables? The truckers are still
in the same trouble as before, and the
raising of vegetables is destined to become
a great industry III Florida, If not driven
out by bad management.
concur with other writer's who have
expressed opinions in the AGRICULTURIsT,
and am ready to aid and assist i'll any
move that will benefit the Florida pro-
ducer. My experience has been extensive
in Florida, and / am satisfied. that until
some safe, sound and definite plan is
adopted for the sale and shipment of our
products Florida will not prosper We
must organize here in Florida, and have
an equally trusted organization in each
Northern city toco-operate with us. Both
sections must act in good faith.
About the present agitation OF the tariff
question am not SO sure. Let us go
slow wish to say though, for the benefit
Of all who might dispute my argument,
am protectionist to the backbone! |
believe in home rule and home trade, so
do not say,"Oh ! he is only afree trader!'
for as rule am not
Now we are ready for the question. 1t
is admitted by all that Florida is the
home of the orange, and also that she
raises the best quality i'll the world. Now,
if this is undisputed, we have a certainty
of no competition. and it is also q fact
that we can ship to England and other
foreign countries -defying all other coun-
tries to compete with us-and we are re-
ceiving remunerative prices. II such is
the case, Why do we need protection? We
can beat all other countries and have
nothing to fear but retaliatory tax of
all foreign countries that will let us in
free. Do not let us be too grasping and
raise a question of retaliation. 1t does
not sound good, and will result to our
loss, II. J. M. PORTER.
S--
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10
Vol. XVI. No. IS. Whole No. 57O.
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
The Irish Potato as Home Crop.

LIE 4IlSu EOIaIO DIS o. 11Om6 O1Op.
Although the sweet potato is SO well
adapted to this climate, and also par ex-
cellent here, yet most of us want the Irish
potato also, and are not satisfied with
out it; in fact, we will pay 50 bushel for
them and sell our sweet potatoes for so
cents Now, it is an easy thing to have
both most of the year. We do not know
why they should be called Irish" for
they grow wild in New Mexico and Ari-
IONA, but suppose it was because the
Irish ''took to them So OH their intro
duction to the old country.
Middle Tennessee has become a great
centre for cultiyating this potato~ They.
can usually get two cropsin season, the
first selling for from Is cents to $1.25 in
the field The second crop is usually kept
over for seed potatoes, and brings a bet
ter price, not less than $2per barrel. But
it reaches the sum of SIS by the time it
gets to us. SO it will pay us to raise
what we need, even if we raise none for
market. AS many as three crops a year
have been raised here, but must have the
right kind of soil to do this.
Sandy soil, with clay subsoil, not too
low, but low enough not to dry out, is the
best. There are many theories about the
best way to get the greatest yield. One
farmer says lie has adopted the following
plan: "Furrow the land four or five
inches deep and threefeet apart; cut each
potato lengthwise, and drop the pieces
from fifteen to eighteen inches apart in
the row. This method he finds gives
more merchantable potatoes and less
small ones than where more seed is used.
The yield is nearly double that obtained
by planting in hills three feet apart each
way. Another authority says: 'The
crown eyes of the potato are the only
ones which yield vigorous plants; the
produce of the other eyes are feeble and
unremunerative. Ii, therefore, potatoes
are cut for seed they should not be cut
lengthwise, by which the crown is divided
and eyes of all kinds introduced into the
seed, but they should be cut across, the
half containing the crown eyes planted
and the other half used for food" Some
like for this crop a deep sandy loam,
which of course is good. A gravelly soil
is also good; but the strong, dark lands
of the West do not produce first-class
potato, although the yield is often large.
Low, wet lands are not suitable unless
drained.
1t is found that the high, sandy soils
will give. good crops; but if not rich in
potash, must be made so with proper fer
tilizers. Ashes and salt have been used
very successfully with this crop.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton tested the following fertilizers on this
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-10

The Lang scale (Myte taspis gloverii)
is proving troublesomei III Louisiana. The
tops OF many trees have been killed. The
fruit growers claim that it was imported
with foreign fruit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-10-19
AND EVERYTHING NICE AND COMFORTABLE
ParIor, Chamber, Library, Dining-Room and Kitchen
Snyth's Town Market,
I54 to 1854 ". MADISON Street.

SPEAKING of London. Cardinal Man
ming says There are 4ooo,0oo of liy-
ing and dying and dead souls. And if
every church or chapel or place of
worship of every sort and kind were
filled three times to the full on every
Lords day. they could 10. contain
more than about l,5oo,o o0 There
must he, therefore. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
can physically set their feet in any
place of divine Worship. or any place
where the name and existence Of God
are recognized.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31


The world little imaginas how largely
Il Is indebted to the laboriVns researches
Of scientific medical men for many OF
the most important truths relative to
human health, happiness and life. Az
population increases and the value OF
food is enhanced the knowledge which
chemistry has elected is becoming more
and more valuable IN practicabla
point of view.
Some kinds Of food are more nutri-
tious than others. and if it should be
found that articles which are cheapest
have the most nutriment and give tAe
highest ability to labor, chen knowledge
becomes money to the poor. Tables
vary, but some of the general results
are as follows. One pound Of rice,
prepared for the table. gives eighty
eight per cent of nutriment. and, CON
sequently, relatively proportional
ability to labor, compared with other
articles Of food. A pound Of beef, cost
ing fifteen cents, gives only twenty-five
per cent of nutriment, Yet countless
numbers of the poor in New York strain
q point daily TO purchase beef at fifteen
cents pound, when they could get
pound Of rice for one-third Of the
amount, the nee. too. having three
times as much nutriment as beef, max.
ing practical difference Of eight hun.
dred per cent, aside from the fact that
boiled rice is three times sasier Of d.
gestion than roast becs, the rice being
digested in about one hour, roast beef
requiring three hours and a-haf. There
is meaning, then, in the reputed fact
that two-fifths of the human fam
lly live on rice.
We compile the following tables foI
preservation, as being practically and
permanently useful. All the economist
requires is to compare the price Of
pound of food with the amount Of nu.
triment which it affords:
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

The following action was taken by
Vicksburg Post No z, G. A. R., at
its monthly meeting, held last even
ing:
Whereas. it is proposed by the AS
ISOLATION Of the Blue and the Gray of
Vicksburg, to hold, during the year
of 1890, reunion of the survivors of
the men who, by their indomltable
courage and self-facrifce, made the
hills OF Vicksburg holy ground, and
to stand beside the graves of the H.
900 gallant souls who gave up all that
they had, as willing sacrifice upon
the altar of their country, in defense
OF the Union, and those other thou
sands, who gladly died in de-
tense Of a cause by them deemed
holy, to place sweet flowers, emblems
of our own great resurrection,
emblems of a be ter, brighter land
upon these thousands of nameless
heroes graves, beneath the magnolia
and the cypress, in testimony before
God andman, that a more perfect
Union has been restored, and now
lives in the hearts and affections of a
reunited people; therefore, be it
Resolved, That Vicksburg Post
No. Z, G.. A. r., heartily symathiz-
ing with q movement SO well cal
culated in its Judgment to unite the
people of our whole country in the
bonds of paternal sympathy and
patriotic pride and zeal, does me-
moralize the National Enca mpment.
G.. A. r., to give it its sanction and
approving voice; and, further
Resolved, That the department
commander and department repre-
scntatives in the National Encamp-
ment be respectfully requested to
present these resolutions to that
body as a memorial from this post.
FREDERIC SPEED,
Commander.
L. w. SwAFFoRD,
Adjutant.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

There is a vast difference between
an exhllarians and 'an elixir Of life.
Whisky and a good many other
specifics injected into the veins will
quicken the forces of the body for a
time, and there is no doubt that
distilled essence of calfs liver, which
DR.. Brown Sequard has discovered,
has this property, but will 1t restore
to the body its weakened functions
DR.. Booming of the PhIlade'phi
medico-chirurglcal college finds that
abcesses have formed upon the arms
Of two patients treated according to
the Brown-Sequard method. If the
learned doctor is death On assesses,
he may still be converted to the
virtues OF the elixit.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

Ebbitt Green, colored, manager Of
the ElmwOod plantation, in the
neighboEhood of Delta, La, belong
ing to Mr.. A. 7. Felt, reports that he
has been experimenting With Paris
green, with a view of finding a cheap
and effective distributor, and claims
that he has succeeded. He says that
he uses common shotgun and wad,
he then fills the barrels nearly or
about halffull of Paris green the gun
is then discharged down the cotton
rows. One discharge scatters the
poison at least eighty yards in front,
covering the width of twenty feet.
He reports, after going over the field
that he finds the worms destroyed,
and that shotgun poison distributor
is a success.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

Notwithstanding the advice of this
great and Conscientious Journal, the
Republican State executive COM
mittee has determined to put a full
State ticket il the field. Were there
any possible chance Of success, no
surprise could be expressed at the
action Of the committee. but knowing
Tie immense Democratic majority in
tie State, It would appear that there
Is something else behind their action
than the setting up of few men for
State Offices. The possible desire Of
some one to secure recognition IS the
leader or "boss" OF the Republican
party in this State, IN order that they
may control the federal patronage, is
the true reason. The
presence Of an opposition ticket in
The field win only tend to unite and
.aake The Democratic party stronger.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

The nomination of Major Andrew
Price as the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Third Louis
lana District, has destroyed all hope,
(if they ever seriously entertained
any Of the Republicans of carrying
the district. Mr. Price is one Of the
largest sugar planters in the district,
and commands the respect and con-
fidence of Democrats and Republi-
cans alike. He is 3 son-in-law Of the
late representative, Hon. Z. ]. Gay.
While 1t was generally conceded that
the district was safely Democratic,
no matter who should be the uomt-
nee, Mr. Prices nomination has
placed the election beyond the
shadow Of q doubt.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31

ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA few par
ticulars of the outbreak at Richmond,
Texas, last night are to the effect
that the larger part of the people OF
Fort Bend county are divided into
two political factions known as the
"JayBirds'' and the "W oodpeekers .
The former is composed of whites
who are straight Democrats, number
ing about 400, the latter includes the
negroes and a few whites, who ars
said to have Joined them in order to
get office. The Woodpeckers are in
large majority. The trouble grew
directly out of the arrest of "Jay
Bird" who walked through the town
with Winchester on his shoulder,
and although he did nothing else, he
was arrested and put in jail. Shortly
after this firing began, and while it
does not seem that more than a few
persons were engaged on either side,
some twenty-five shots were fred 10
rapid succession and Sheriff Garvey
and j. X. Blakely. a prominent
planter, were killed, and j. w.
Parker, representative, and H. S.
Mason, deputy sheriff, wounded, the
latter being in the Woodpecker
party. H. II. Frost, V. NJ. Gibson
and William Andrews, of the Jay
bird party, were slightly injured.
A negro girl was also killed, and one
of the four State rangers, who were
in town, was wounded accidentally
Intense excitement prevailed during
and after the fight, but reports say
everything was quiet after midnight.
The Houston Light Guards, twenty
four strong, left that city about
O'Clock this morning tor the scene of
the disturbance.
Specials from Austin, Texas to
the Post-Dispatch say that dispatches
have been received by Gov. Ross
this morning stating that all is now
quiet at Richmond, but they give no
additional particulars of the fight,
and add no new names to the list of
casualties. Troops at BRENNAN and
other places have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to move
at moments notice.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31
LOngeYIty u Indians.

It is being developed that the
Brown-Sequard treatment has been
in use BY those who have made no
records in the pages of medical
science, for ages before it was ever
put in practice by the distinguished
scientist of Paris. The Uncompah-
gre Indians assert that the same
remedy was used by old Colorow,
Shavinua, Ouray and other OF the
Indians who were known to have
reached advanced ages. Colorow is
said to have been 800 years old and
would doubtless have reached a
more advanced longevity had he
been able to procure at the proper
time a supply OF the elixir, Ouray
too, who was man of more than
ordinary intelligence, is said by the
medicine man of the Uncom pahgres,
to have acquired his intelligence
from Cortez with whom he was con-
temporary. Ouray, he says was
victim of the accidental loss of his
elixir. Before he could obtain
another supply he had died and
turned to mummy.
SaporavarO, who is now the head
chief of the Utes. is said by this
medicine man to be over 300 years
old and also contemporary of the
Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
Cohoe, the medicine man, says the
tissues are dried and concentrated
by a delicate process and that it is
administered every other day.
We begin to think that il the
medical literature of ante-diluvian
days had been procured we might
have found that the earliest patri-
archs might have possessed the
secret of BrOwn-Sequard, and that
Mathuselah might have been indebted
for his nine hundred and sixty-three
years of life to the use of some such
life sustaining elixir. Unfortunately,
all the history of the longevity OF all
those patriarchs closes with the
words: Sand he died." Death at
last closes the career of all. Colo
row died, Curry died, and even the
record of the oldest who have ever
lived, is largely comprised: "And he
died." OF the bloody career Of old
ColoroW and Of Ouray we have some
history and it does not show that
they improved in mora as they
advanced in age and we fear that if
great length Of years were given to
most Of the intelligent people of the
present day, the purity Of their
morals would not be improved by
the extension of their years. Iu-
deed, we feel very sure there are
few of mankind who would live
better lives if they were not assured
of death. The prospect of a future
and eternal life either of happiness
or of misery is one of the strongest
incentives to morality and virtue
that we have, and one of the most
weighty motives which deters us from
vice. Who does not feel that there
is something to live for beyond the
grave when lie reads as the end of
the longest life; "And lac died. -
Exchange.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-08-31


Spreckele, the great sugar refner,
has at last Joined the trust, according
TO a report, which the Globe-Demo-
crat believes to be trustworthy. He
and the independent retiners have
entered into a compact with the trust
by which the country's production
and distribution are to be divided up
between them on some basis salts
factory to all concerned in the deal.
Spreckles, indeed, even before his
works are ready to go into operation,
has surrendered to the trust, and his
refneries will be run, if they should
be run at all, on a basis agreed
upon between him and the other
members of the monopoly. The
detection of Spreckles, however,
simplilies instead of complicatts the
sugar situation. Relief will not
come-and hereafter will not be
looked for-from any of the refners.
These individuals have charged, and
will continue to charge, trust prices
for their products. The simplest,
readiest and most effective method
of dealing with the trust is, as we
have often pointed out, by striking
it at the custom house. Duties on
raw and refined sugar ought to be
repealed Immediately when Congress
organizes.