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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
Some Large Peaches.

The largest peaches we have seen in
Florida were received last week from Mr..
R. g. Bidwell, of Orlando. They were of
the Reeves Mammoth Freestone variety.
The peach weighed TX ounces, measured
TX inches in circumference one way and
SA the other. Flesh white, slight blush;
juicy meat, with pleasant and slightly
tart flavor. Regarding this same variety
of peaches the Orlando Reporter says:
Mr. S. Z. Reeves, who lives few miles
south of Ocoee, has originated new
peach which is bound to divide honOrs
with any of the varieties now SO popular
in Florida. Six years ago Mr.. Reeves OBJ
tanned one hundred peaches in the north
ern part of the State. He saved the seeds
and his wife planted them on their Or
ange county home. But one of the seeds
produced tree and this tree is alive and
has been fruiting for three years 1t has
proven tremendous grower, as it now
has a spread of branches seventeen feet
by twenty eight. 1t has borne freely and
regularly for three years, SO that good
opportunity has been had to test it's
quality and bearing tendencies.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
Preparing Tobacco for Keeping.

From the LIST of September to the 1st
of january is the usual periodfor prepar-
ing the crop for market, says the Tobac-
co Plant. The usual practice among
farmers is first to strip the leaves from
the stalks, tying them upin large bundles
and asserting them afterwards. A few
assert directly from the stalk, but "table
asserting" or asserting after stripping,
is preferred by the most painstaking
farmers. After the tobacco has been care
fully assorted into four grades generally
first wrappers, second wrappers, filters
and binders-it is tied in ''hands' of from
eighteen to twenty leaves, securely
wrapped with leaf at the butt end, and
"bulked' or "banked" in piles, with the
heads out and tails overlapping in the
centre OF the bulk.
Here it remains until the fatty stems are
Thoroughly cured, when it is ready for
market, unless the grower prefers topack
it in boxes himself The selling goes ON
all through the winter, and even up to
May. In all the towns and villages of any
considerable size in tobacco growing re-
gions there are established what are
known as warehouses, where dealers buy,
pack and sweat the crop, preparatory to
Offering it in the markets.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

much length as it's Importance certainly
deserves; still, in our opinion, 1t IS the
best one issued and if they are all kept
up to it's standard, we will not complain.
This last.bulletin was issued IN April, ana
promised that Prof. Kost's 'posthumus
(officiaD Bulletin No. 4 would soon be Is
sued. Bulletin No. 4 has never put IN us
appearance at this Office. According TO
the provisions of the Hatch bill, Bulletin
No. 6 should have been issued last month
or the month before II it was issued we
have not seen it, and as the law requires
a copy to be sent to every paper III the
State, we presume it has not been issued.
By the way, what has become OF the sub
stations at Ocala, DeFuniak Springs and
Fort Myers? The people are greatly IN
terested in this matter. and as the sta
tions are being maintained at their eX-
pense, they have right to know what
has and what is now being done.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

aware of this fact, are anxious to have
such law.
Again, in other sections of the State,
notably the southern and southwestern
tier of counties, a no-fence law would not
benefit the people greatly and conse-
quently they object to such law.
This being thecase, and the truth cannot
be questioned, would it not be best to
compromise the matter on the principle
that half loaf is better than no bread at
all? Would it not be best for those sec
tions that desire a no-fence law to use
their efforts toward getting a county no
fence law? This would in no wise inter
fere with those sections of the State where
the cattle interest is large and where the
people so strongly oppose the law.
This plan of a county no-fence law, of
course, would be more expensive than a
general law including the entire State, as
the cost of county line fences would be
very great, and whether or not it would
pay for the counties to incur this expense
of building and keeping up these fences,
we are unable to say. Certainly, however,
there should be some solution to the
problem.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

quality, and Florida climate, : beside
which "the sunny skies of Italy are OF
Dakotian aspect, and in which the "elixer
of life" is so copiously blended as to make
the sick well and reinfuse into old age the
spirit of youth, -and-well, what we
started out to say was that everybody
who wants wealth, happiness and long
life should come to Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
Weather and Rainfall for July,

The rainfall during July of this year
was considerably less than that OF the
same month last year. This probably
accounted for the difference in the temper
ature, as it's mean height morning, noon
and night was several degrees abovethat
of last year.
The following table shows the mean
temperature morning, noon and night
during the month of July for this year
and for last Also the amount of rainfall
and the number of rainy days during the
month
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
The Fence Question.

Our correspondents at this time are dis
cussing at considerable length the fence
and no-fence law Tt must be evident to
every one acquainted with the topogra-
ply of the State that it will be a long
time, if ever, before the people of Florida
will agree to no-fence law.
In certain sections of the State no.
fence law would be OF great advantage
and the people OF those sections being
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

SPEAKING OF Florida's State Chemist an
exchange says: Professor Norman Rob
inson, the State Chemist, is an indefati-
gable worker, and under his able general
ship the new law will prove quite valuable
to the citizens of Florida. AS soon as
his office is supplied with suitable appar-
atus for a chemical laboratory we may
look for valuable information from his
pen, that will help wonderfully in develop
inc the resources of the State"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IA, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cane and It's
Uses-No. l.; The Fence Question-"John
and Edwin Brent ...............
The Magnolia as a Shade Tree Aquatic
Resources of the East Coast, H arts Late. ,466
The Niagara Grape in South Florida. ........ .467
Building and Loan Associations. .408
SELECTED Don't Estimate At All...........466
Geneva Vineyard, The Maguey Plant......467
FLORAL.-Double Carnations, Lawns, Petu-
Mas, Floral Notes-Vines, Gardening for
the Children A New American Palm. .469
EDITORIAL.-AboutE Experimental Stations,
Weather and Rainfall for July, Some Large
Peaches, The Fence Question, Preparing
Tobacco for Keeping, Aquatic Resources of
the East Coast.
Answers to Correspondents, Local Weather
HOUSEH HOLD.-OurS Summer Reading, Angels
Food Cake, The Secret of Physical Beauty,
Recipes A Question Asked. ed..................472
POULTRY-The Egg and the Food Dry or
Wet Feed, DIR. Ellzey's Cure for Gapes,
Poultry Notes.
FLORIDIANA.
LITERARY Y.-Story-"Another's Crime - '.474
The Puzzler....
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14
Aquatic Resources of the Feast Coast.

While visiting New Smyrna recently in
search of a place to leave our family fora
few weeks outing we were fortunate enough
to fall into the company of j. Y. Detwiler
and spent very pleasant time at his
place and enjoyed fishing, hunting CLAIMS,
spearing founders, etc. In All article in
this issue, Mr.. Detwiler gives very inter-
esting account of the food resources of
the East Coast. We hope to have others,
as they are very interesting to parties
looking towards Florida as their future
home.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

FLORIDA, says the Floridian, will event
ually become the most thickly populated
State of the Urion. While in other Sec
tions of the country it takes one hundred
acres or more of land to support fami-
ly, here ten acres in grapes, pears or any
one or more of the dozens of different
products will support a large family in
luxury. In the future herewi be coun-
terpart of the ''vine-clad hills of France"
orange groves Incompatible, tropical
fruits of every variety such as can no.
where else be found in such profusion and
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

A New YORK commission merchant,
says an exchange, has offered Plant
City gentleman twelve cents perquart for
Strawberries from January 1st to July
1st. The offer was declined.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

BROTHER Scipio Craig, of the California
Citrograph, has our thanks for neat lit
tie pamphlet, which shows up the orange
business in very fine light.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-14

FLORDA's fruit business may be i'm
mense, but it is a mere bagatelle as com
pared to what the sugar business may be
ten or twenty years hence.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

When subscribers write US to change their pa
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erabIe trouble if they will give the old address as
well as the new one. Please do not forget this.
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About Experimental Stations.

sued little pamphlet entitled the "What
and Why of Experimental Stations, con-
tanning brief statement of the history,
work and aims of the agricultural exper-
mental stations.
In few lines are summed up the OBJ
jects of the stations: they are to make
regular business of discovery for the use
of farming, to promote agriculture by
scientific investigation and experiment,
and to- diffuse as well as increase the
knowledge which improves farm practice
and eIevates farm life
This sounds very nice, and we do not
question the object of the States or the
benefits they may prove, and in fact they
have proven to some of the States, but
certainly the objects have not been ac-
complished nor the benefits made evident
to the farmers and fruit growers Of our
State by the Florida experimental sta
tion.
We have not had much to say concern
ing our experimental station in the past,
because we believed that, like all new ma
chinery, it worked rough, and that in the
course of time it would get into good
working order and be of great benefit to
our people; but it seems that we miscal-
culated.
If we remember correctly the heprovisions
| of the Hatch bill, under which the expert
| mental stations were established, are that
$4,000 are annually appropriated to
each State for the maintenance of the
station. 1t also requires that bulletins
shall be published at each station atleast
once in three months, one copy of which
shall be sent to every newspaper in the
| State and to others desiring them
Of course it is presumed that these bull
letins will contain reports OF the expert
ments and Investigations made at the
station.
The Florida experimental station has
been established nearly two years, and
! $50, 900 from the National treasury has
| been at it's disposal. Whatmaterial ben
eft have the people of Florida derived
from it? Although the law requires bulle-
tins to be issued every three months, so
| far as we know this rule has been totally
| disregarded. Only four bulletins have
| been issued, the last being No. 5, issued
in April, and stating No. 4 would be is
| sued soon.
| We do not mean to criticise too harshly
the management of the station; we are to
a certain extent acquainted with the un-
| fortunate dissention in the station last
year, and of course make due allowances
on that account; but, we are constrained
to say, the station now has a director,
Rev. J. P. DePass, who is in every way
| competent to do vast service to the
| people of Florida, and it should delay no
longer the important work which de-
| wolves upon it.
| Some of the bulletins issued in the past,
| SO far as they benefited the people of
Florida, might have as we'll been left un-
| published. The experiments reported in
many cases were such that whatever
might have been the result it would not
have interested the people of Florida to
any great extent.
The last bulletin, No. 5, on analyses of
| fertilizers, is more to the point. True it
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09
ORR RIrI.IulN ABROAD.

The American team of riiiemen. after
line of marked triumphs in England,
will try their skill on the historic field
of Wimbledon. Besides their superior
skill. it lisa noticeable fact that they have
demonstrated the superior merits of the
American Springfield rifle, which they
claim is the simplest and best Of all
arms Of that class. Ii would be inter
esting to see match between cham
pions Of the two countries on some
what different terms, and such as would
test the really sportsman like accom-
plishments of the marksmen~
Shooting the rifle at long ranges with
rest is more like artillery practice,
and we should say that to be ropresen-
tative Of the higher grades of shooting
there should be trials oil hand and
also at moving targets. The rifle shot
who expects to get any game does not
consider himself expert unless quite
sure Of killing deer or antelope run
ming.
The Yankee team first beat the An
cient aud Honorable Artillery Compa-
ny by 1,01J against 96l or 81 points.
At Churn, on Tuesday. they beat the
Royal Berkshires by .OGi against 972,
OF % points At Rairham, on Wednes-
day, they beat the London Rifle Brig
ade by ,OSi against ,OO7, or ~ POINTS
At Sheepcote range, Brighton, ON
Thursday, they beat the Sussex
Volunteers by 0sS against 0lO, or ~
points. AT Nunhead, ON Friday, they
beat the South London Club by LOGS
against l,O2J. or AZ points. So their
greatest victory was achieved on Lord
Vantage Is range. and their least margin
Of success was on the Nunhead range, /
with its variable light and deceptive |
breezes. Yet it was on the Brighton I
downs that they made their loves. |
score, the day being unfavorable.
The Dritishers use the famous Henry .
Martini gun, which has a worldwide
as one Of the finest arms
ever made
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

THE great mill between two great
bruisers is over with one principal re-
suit. that there was no arrest made
though the authorities had ample mott
fication. This implies a certain sort Of
privilege for the peculiar style of
brutality that weak-minded peo-
pie and vulgar sports de-
light to honor. OF course a
great many good and decent people are
carried away by any sensation, without
by any means approving the character
Of the show that getsup the excitement
and makes the speculation. 1t is not
compliment to the South that the scene
for the mill was appointed in Louis
lana, upon the conjecture that must
be enough foundation for the theory of
Southern lawlessness to warrant conf
dence in the safety of the bruisers and
their hackers. 1t would have been an
honor to the State that could have ar
rested the two men and stopped the
mule-kicking match.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

Rev. y. NJ. Carson and family, 10.
lether with some twenty-five other OF
our citizens. have gone down to Nir.
gInia Beach and sea-snOrc to spend two
week, Of recreation.
Mr. Joseph COhn. one Of our leading
clothing merchants. left yesterday. with
his daughter. ar New York. and will
sail Wednesday for a three months trip
to Germany, his fatherland. G..
Lynchburg will have increased rep
resentati0n in the forthcoming Demo
cratic State Convention. Heretofore
she has sent only nineteen delegates.
She IL entitled TO send twenty one 90
the August convention. having cast
2.Oj3 votes for Cleveland i'm the last
Presidential election.
Mr. Samuel ID. Rockonbach. who
graduated with high honors az the Viz
GINA Military Institute, is at his home
m this city. Tie will leave I'm q few
weeks ID accept the pr0icss0lship of a
California military school.
Information was received iu this city
; yesterday of the death, at his home in
App1mattox of MIR. John w. Walton.
In the sixty eighth yearof his age. Dir.
Walton WIS a prominent and inilueu-
tial citizen and had accepta0ly filed
many positions of official trust IN the
county. He was Well known in this
city. -NerS.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09
PEKQUIssrES OF THE CIVIL SIR
VICE

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Nor
gan has succeeded in getting his wife
appointed his Secretary at good
salary. We have heard Of Mrs. Indian
Agent Muggins, and delighted to read
in millinery bulletins how such ladies
could flourish in the "oflicial society. "
but when it comes to making the Gov
eminent back the millinery it is time to
object.
No sooner had Mrs. Indian Commits
sioner Morgan been installed in at a
fat Office where. Of course. everybody
knows that an extra clerk will be paid
to do the work, than Mrs. Superintend-
cnt Of Indian Schools Dorchester
comes up with an application to be APP
pointed Special Indian Agent at a
salary Of SO day.
The superintendent duties consist,
in general junket around the country
inspecting Indian schools. all expenses
paid besides the big salary. and his wife
is assigned to accompany her official
husband at Sc a day and expenses.
No woman has ever held such a posi-
ton before, and the audacity Of max
ing an appointment for one class Of
duty and assigning the person to an
other, is just in keeping with the inn
pudent abrogation Of power and
shameless appropriation Of perquisites
for which the Republican party is
noted. The illustration Of such inn
pudenco or cheek" to use the
classic term. are headed by
Wanamakor and Tanner, who have
actually t-IIeroded the performances
Of their party during the Grant and |
Hayes dynastss and -Chandlerod |
Bill Chandler. 1t is recorded by Re |
publican paper that Secretary Noble /
hesitated about making one Of these
but it is also of /
record that when he had well med
tated on the highly ordained
policy Of ms party, he concluded that
President Harrison had himself set
iuch an example in the line Of liberal
of authority in behalf OF
avorites, that his critics had caricatur-
d a familiar motto and attributed to
lin the sentiment that Public Office
5 a family perquisite."
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

'THE Knight Of the Twisted Ear, Sir
William Chandler, has made another
speech, i'll which he gets Grady in as a
character of his new Uncle Tom 5 Cabin
drama. He said that Grady 5
New England dinner speech in
New York teomed with hattery
for the North and for the negro. but
not long since, in the columns Of the
paper Of which he is the editor, read an
advertisement for the sale of five blood
hounds which were trained to hunt
down negroes and convicts. Think of
1t, my friends Slavery was abolished
a quarter Of century ago. but here
YOU have an offer of man to sell dogs
who can track negroes Is not that
part Of ihe system to degrade and keep
YOU in subsection ~
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

AT last the Samoans have peace, and it
is hoped that the islands and the natives
thereof will cease to be factors in Ameri-
can foreign policy. They are too far of
to interest us practically, and the only
thing in the whole business from the
first was tho lurid yarn about injuries
to American citizens. There does not
appear any possibility Of any
reason for trouble between this country
and foreign power, except in some
petty affair like that Of Samoa. AS to
any assertion Of European control on
this continent, il is quite another thing,
for such probabilities belong to prac-
teal grounds. But the European pow
ers arc likely to be content with being
able to manage the complicated affairs
OF their own side Of the world.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

WHERE arePresident Harrison 5 rose
tinted promises about good times, when
it i. stated in about ten newspapers tina.
a tabulated statement shows eight rail-
roads sold under foreclosure in the first
ak months of 1889 These roads repre-
sent $40 miles. SIS, 100000 Of funded
debt and 4,27l 600 Of capital stock
Eight roads have also passed into the
hands Of receivers with a mileage of
$500 miles, 500 45S 600 Of bonded debt
and S59, ll2, 600 Of capital stock.
Now, if another tabulated statement
OF the loss Of workmen in wages and
the number of strikes were published
IL would be interesting
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09
NEWS OF THE STATE.
a Glance All Areuud-tdtforiaI Notes
and Local Iits from Various Pens
and Pencils.
The TINES presents to-day the latest
news from our State exchange.
West Point

news from our olalc tAcndbBes
West 1oinr.
July S.-Mr. Hansford Anderson. the
new disappointed postmaster in this
city. has Just returned from Wash
ingion. where he has been on official
business. lie has not yet received his
commission.
sJudge James VI. Jeffries, Of this city.
has granted a charter of Incorporation
TO the Tidewater Publishing Company
10 conduct the publishing and printing
business here. The following officers
have been selected for the ensuing
year: Thomas I. Bagby. president: l..
e.. Cattlett. secretary and treasurer: +.
III. Adams. Thomas b. Henley. l.
wilkinson. T. Is. Crittenden and l.. G..
Cattlott, directors.
Rev. a. f. Scott, OF Essex county. is
visiting his daughter Mrs. Thomas Z.
Bagby.
Mrs. J. +. Lemoine, left on the Fourth
for Baltimore. where she will join her
relatives for the summer.
Rev. Z. Il. Richardson. II Louisa
county. Va. has accepted the princi-
paiship in the Virginia Female Semiu-
airy for the coming session. and will
move with his family here about Sep
TENDER l.
Mrs. S. w. Dick. OF North Carolina.
is visiting at "Ditchley. the summer
residence of Captain Z. H. Adams.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09
t,nppahannocl.

a large barn belonging TO John a.
Browning. i'm Rappahannock county.
was burned last week. The origin of
the fire unknown. The loss is about
80 500.
The trial Of y. G.. Popham, who shot
Colvin recently in Rlppahannock coun-
tv. Will take place at the August term
of the County Court.
Politics are very quiet in this county.
The feeling is "lct the strongest man be
nominated.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-09

Mr.. T.. II. Moon. prominent and
valuable citizen of the county. died at
bis residence on tine Lynchburg and
Campbell Courthouse turnpike. ON the
21th uIl Mr. Moon was iu the fun
yigor of manhood. with the promise of %
long liic of usefulness before him.
being in mis- ihrty-niuth year when
ne was suddenly stricken down by
DEATH campbell hecOri