The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02

tiyating the soil and the mlnu, anu III sOne ue-
gree broadening the horizon OF life IN Florlda.I
The Field and the Fireside-the Farm
and the Home-all the interests pertain
ing to the elabor and enjoyment OF country
life; these surely furnish themes for
more papers than one brain can con-
ceive or one pen indite. But 'let us rea-
son together" discussing briefly all sub
iects that may come before us, honestly
and fairly striving for hat is true and
right.
One of Florida's greatest defects-one
Of those thing which, as an agricultural
people, e should be heartily ashamed OF,
is the general practice (even among So
called 'Efarmers'') of purchasing such vast
quantities of hay from the North. l
honestly believe that hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars are every year sent out
of the State for hay, " hich we might pro-
duce at home, at a mere nominal cost
Will not some competent correspondent
of the AGRICULTURIsT take up this I'M
portant subject, and treat it practically
and exhaustively? I'VE are pleased to
be able to give a practical article on this
subject in our next number.-ED.I
Another thing We need lmmeQlaIeIy
and urgently is a thorough-gOing school
OF Technology for our boys-a school
where brain and hand shall be alike edu-
Gated, and here skillful labor no less
than scholastic attainnents" shall "ln
full recognition and respect. Asapeople,
we have, for many years, been drifting
no, not drifting-rushing into the So
called "learned professions, to the serl-
GUS neglect of the useful arts OF Life. Yes,
We Americans, = ho by the most persever-
ing and stupendous ork have built up
this really "great and glorious" natlon1n
50 short a period e, who Q all "e
nave and are, to labor, are beginning to
despise the lever by hich have moved
and lifted this onderful ne W orld TO It's
commanding position are stunning
the field and the orkshop to 'read Law,
study medicine or measure tape behind
q dry-good's counter AS consequence
If this general avoidance OF labor-this
wild hunt for "soft places all the
Offices are full OF idle and non-produc-
i've waiting expectants, hile our fields
je uncleared and uncultivated, and skilled
yorkmen in most OF the useful arts and
trades are at a premium. We ''pick up''
aandicraft and all others things too
hastily; g lack thoroughness and prac-
ical instruction for our youth, who
shbuld be taught, first of all, that ali
rue and orthy labor is noble and nraa6er
nrtlbbFJoce:
| counsel no backward steps, but in
ONE things tbs well, even in this fast
ge, to ego slow" Because we travel by
rail and not by stage-coach; have our
essages sent by electricity and not on
b tse-back; our clothes stitched by ma
ines and not by hand; oleomargarine
D our breakfast tables instead of butter;
nd, instead of sugar, glucose, are we SO
nuch wiser and better than ourfathers?"
The pomegranate is one OF our Florida
fruits which has, heretofore been far too
uch neglected. | have a fine, large,
Feet variety of delicious flavor, which is
W9rthy of a place among our choicest
dassert fruits. Like the orange, it is an
algkward fruit to eat until you get
eustOmed TO the proper handling of it,
sfid then tis an easy and simple matter
enough. Some housewives bringit to the
table in halves and quarters, while others
carefully shell out all the beautiful Grim
son seeds, sprinkle with sugar, and serve
like currants and strawberries. HTaver-
ner, the versatile scribe of the Boston
Post, overheard a young woman of our
modern Athens" ask fruit-venderif the
pomegranates he offered for sale werenot
- sort of cocoanut," (" and thinks there is
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