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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
A New Feature for the Agriculturist.

A New Feature for the AgricUlturist
The failures in Florida directly attribu-
table to ignorance are extremely numer-
GUS, and it is the aim of the AGRICULTU-
RIsT to materially lessen the number by
the dissemination of practical informa-
ton.
We have now about perfected arrange
ments for the collection of information
(all of which will be published in good
time) that will be god-send to newcom-
ers, and assist in no small degree the old
gardener of Florida We have a large
tract Of land which we propose to devote
to experimental gardening. On this land
will be planted the vegetables best suited
to our soil and climate. A careful record
will be kept of the time planted, amount
and quality of fertilizers used, methods
and results OF irrigation, YIELD etc. These
reports we expect to publish monthly, or
perhaps oftener, and the benefits to be
derived from them by newcomers will be
almost incalculable.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
Oakland Fla.

On the 18th of this month a large crowd
of people met at Oakland to assist the in
habitants to celebrate it's third birthday.
The programme OF amusements was car
ried out, and prizes given the champ
ions, and everything passed off pleasant
ly, and the tie of friendship between fair
Oakland and her sister towns was made
stronger. Those who enjoyed the athletic
sports had all they could do to keep up
with the programme, but those who we're
interested in something more than sports
found a very interesting object in Bur
don's vacuum pump, which has recently
been built and put in operation "a de-
scriptiOn of which was given some time
ago in the AGRICULTURIsT) A new feat
ure that Mr.. Burden has added to the
pump is massive water wheel, which he
proposes to run with water raised by the
pump, and develop a ten horse power
with five pounds of steam in the boiler
AS thepump will elevate thirty six barrels
of water per minute with the steam guage
indicating fivepounds, it seems as though
Mr.. Burden would succeed. The working
of this pump attracted a great deal OF
attention, especially among men who
we're familiar with pumping machinery.
Judge Speere is interested in the pump,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
A Chinese Sweet Potato Farm.

Speaking of sweet potatoes, the Tulaire
(Cal.) Register says: "a portion of the
Burke Miles Ranch, fonr miles south
east of this city, is rented to Chinese, who
devote their portion of the place TO the
cultivation OF vegetables. -Four acres of
the land this year were devoted to sweet
potatoes, and the crop has now been
gathered and sold, and returned an in
come of 81, 900, or at the rate of $3.50
per acre. This beats Fresno raisin crop
all hollow"
We have always contended that the
sweet potato could be made one of the
most profitable crops grown in Florida,
for the reason that the cultivation is COM
paratively inexpensive and simple.
Thousands of bushels of potatoes are now
grown in Florida and form quite an i'm
portant item in the bill of fare of the
grower, but only small per cent. of the
crop is ever shipped from the State.
If our people will devote their attention
to the matter of finding market for the
sweet tubers we are confident that they
will find the business very profitable.
On this subject the New Orleans Times
Democrat says: ''Sweet potatoes prop
erly packed in air-tight barrels and
shipped in refrigerator cars orin the holds
of steamboats, where they may be pre-
vented from being chilled always bring a
good price in the Western markets. Some
times as much as $5p barrel is received
for eating potatoes, and $7 for seed.
This fact is worth knowing. At One-half
the above prices they pay the grower q
good profit"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

and be deserves greatcreditfor aiding the
enterprise with his capital. The Judge
proposes to drain large body of saw
grass land and thus practically demon
strate the value of the pump. We shall
watch it's progress with a great deal of
interest
Through the excellent management of
Superintendent Bond and his corps of as
sistants and the several committees the
celebration passed off with general satis-
action to all.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

in level bed, and set them two inches
apart each way. No cultivation is nee
essary, except to keep down the grass.
Shallots planted now will be ready for
use in February.
Spinach seed can also be sown in beds.
If the soil is dry at the time of planting,
water should be applied, or the seed will
not germinate well.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ONDENCE-Root-Knot and Ferti-
izer: Long Moss of Florida ............. .645
Saving Cassava Seed ed..........................6
Florida Agricultural Reports Citrus Crop
SELECTED-Fast Horses far Farmers. 645
Strawberries in Florida da....................646 .646
The Value of Cultivated Mushroom as
Food; The Situation .........................64S .64S
FLORAL-The RoseM (Hibiscus); Plant
Notes from Town and Country ................6 $40
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chat; The Fig for
Profit; Oakland Fla; new Feature for
the Agricuturist; A Chinese Sweet Potato
Farm; Fruit Pickers Ladder. $50
The Peanut in Florida; Look On This and
On That; Local Weather Bulletin. .651
HOUSEHOLD-Baby has gone to School; To
Mothers; Count Ten; Some More Pretty
POULTRY-Raising Broilers in Florida; How
to Have Healthy Fowls; Extracts from
Felche's Poultry Culture.
FLORlDIANA
Y-Story-"Dunraven Ranch, ...642
Inc
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
Fruit Pickers Ladder.

We call the attention of our fruit gath
erers to the advertisement of the Florida
Iron and Wood Works, of Apopka, Fla,
in another column. These ladders will
pay for themselves in few days in time
saved, as the picker does not have to go
down the ladder until all the oranges
within his reach are picked, as the fruit is
placed in a conveyor in the centre of the
ladder and is carried without injury into
the box below 1t not only save time,
but the picker's back and shoulders.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

LAST week in the article on 1.-THE I'm
portance OF the South American Trade to
Florida, the type said that the distance
between Florida and Aspinwall was about
1900 miles, which fast mail steamers
would cover in little more than ZOO
miles," 1t should have been Sin about
two days"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
The Fig for Profit.

Does it not seem strange that the fig crop of the
South is not made more profitable as a market
able crop? We imagine the best and cheapest
way to prepare them for market and to preserve
them any great length of time in large quantities
would be to dry them in evaporators. Is there
any objection to this method? If SO, what is it?
Why can't figs be grown prof1tably as a market
crop? Let those answer who can-Ex.
The fig cannot be proftably marketed
in it's natural state, and there is only
very limited demand for the preserved ar
ticle. Dried figs however, find a ready
market at profitable prices.
The process of drying figs is simple and
inexpensive, the all-important point being
to have them thoroughly dried and pack
ed in bug-tight cases or boxes.
To dry figs properly they should be
picked after thedewis dried off and before
the "blossom end" has expanded. If al
lowed to remain on the trees until so ripe
that the end opens, much of the juice
evaporates, and the fig, when dried, will
be hard and brittle, instead of pliable and
SOlu. AS SOOu DIS (uO lEuIU is IL
should be dipped in a solution of lime
and water, Or weak lye, to remove the OBJ
jectionablefu Then lay it on clean trays
and press each fig with the finger until
the lower end opens. If you have an
evaporator the process of drying will be
considerably shortened; if not, they must
be left in the sun until thoroughly dry.
From paper box manufacturers you
can get small boxes at low cost of any
desired size (those holding a pound will
be best). Get waxed paper and place in
the box; pack the figs in layers, pressing
them firmly, and between each layer sprin-
kle the least bit of common brown sugar;
this keeps the juice from drying out.
After the box is full, fold the waxed paper
over the top, place on the cover, and
where the ends Of the cover join the ends
of the box paste a strip of paper. You
then have a moisture proof, bug-proOf
package that will keep an indefinite length
of time, and an article that will, we think,
bring aremunerative price in the market.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

FLORIDA could raise enough sweet po-
tatoes to supply the world. The sweet
potato is used but little, comparatively,
in the North, but that is not because the
people of that section do not like the tu-
ber, but rather that they cannot get
them. If you think the "Yanks" do not
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

The reports of the Commissioner of
Agriculture of Florida, published else
where in this issue show very gratify-
ing state of affairs in the agricultural dis
tricts. Cotton. sweet potatoes, field peas,
and peanuts are little below the average
of last year, while rice, sugar cane and
corn show decided gain.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

IT is said that there are now more peO-
pie in Florida than ever before at this
time of the year, which means that our
season will be long and prosperous one.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27

like sweet potatoes just watch crowd of
Northern tourists at any of the hotel
tables this winter, and the way you will
see them (the potatoes) disappear will
convince you of your error.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

When subscribers write to change their pa
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cradle trouble if they will give the old address as
well as the new one Please do not forget this.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
December Chat.

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potatoes have been dug and housed, or
banked; that your hay and fodder is
stored in dry, convenient place; that
cassava, sugar cane, etc., has been prop
erly attended to. If all these things have
been looked after, you will havcmore time
to devote to the matter of picking, pack
ing and shipping your oranges, and your
vegetable garden.
Upon the subject of picking, packing
and shipping oranges, much could be said
and in fact more than we have space for
at present, but in few weeks we will go
into the details of the business and devote
an entire issue to the subject. However,
we will say here that no careless, slip-shod
work should be tolerated, but should be
donecarefully and well, and by experienced
hands. Have the fruit carefully picked,
accurately sized and honestly assorted,
keeping each variety to itself and labelling
them properly on the end of the package.
This is the way to establish reputation,
and when this is made the demand and
remunerative prices naturally follow.
Peanuts should be gathered now, before
the frost Injuries the tops. A good plan
is to run deep cutting turning plow un-
der the plants, throwing them to one side.
Follow the plow and gather the plants,
shaking the sand well from the roots.
They can then be carried to the barn. or
some other dry place, and the nuts picked
f1rst-rate hay if gathered before the frost
INJURIES them.
If you wish good crop of early Irish
potatoes you should commence to pre-
pare the land now. First give it thor
ough ploughing. Then lay it off into fur
rows the desired distance apart. Make
trenches eight or ten inches deep. Into
the bot tom Of these put stable manure
and cotton seed, or cotton seed meal,
cover this until the land lays level. In
two or three weeks when you are ready to
plant, open the burrows again with bull
tongue, and putin your seed. Your straw
berry bed will need considerable attention
during the month to keep it free from
weeds and grass. 1t will pay you to give
them a liberal applicationof fertilizer dur
ing the latterpart ofthe month.
The asparagus bed should now have a
heavy dressing of fertilizer. Remove from
the bed all tops, weeds and grass, and
spade it up with garden fork, being car
full not to injure the crown of the roots
Then spread on your manure good, well
rotted stable manure is best, and the
more of it the better.
A few carrots may be sown during this
month. We would advise that they be
planted in drills sixteen inches or two feet
apart, and after the seed have come up
and the plants we'll started, thin out to
two to four inches. Before planting have
the ground dug deeply and well fertilized.
Plant small bed of lettuce and rad
ishes. In order to have these crisp and
delicious it is necessary to promote rapid
growth, and in order to do this we would
advise an occasional application of liquid
manure.
If you have bed of bur artichokes, cut
off the old stalks and cover the ground
with good stable manure, so that the
shoots which will make their appearance
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Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

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A PICNIC!
For THE
Ladies and Children !

That Is what we propose to give them,
IN this way: 1t has been the topic of
the ladies for some time, that we have
the most elegant line of CHILDREN :
FINE STRAW HATS ever seen in
Grand Rapids. For style and beauty
they have never been equalled. We
realize however, that we have too many
OF them and propose 10 sell them at
once, and the one way to accomplish
tins Is To give the picnic" namely:
sell these Hats at the same price that
We paid for them; or IN other words.
without profit. We seldom sell goods
on tins principle, but shall make this
sale an exception to the rule.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

LAPoKTK Ind, June The farmers oi
this county have discovered that much oi
the wheat that was in head when the lois
frost came ls now turning brown, and II "a
regarded as certain that many fields vii
be materialy damaged IL viii require
several DAYS yet 10 determine with any de-
gree Of accuracy the extent O the damage
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

PEARS THAT MANY WILL GO INSANE
The mental condition of almost every
former resident OF JohnstOwn is one OF me
Rravest character The reaction which will
set in when the reality Of the whole affair is
fully comprehended can scarcely fail 10
produce many cases Of permanent or TEN
porary insanity. Most of the faces that one
meets. both male and female. are those Of
the most profound melancholia, associated
with an almost absolute disregard Of the
future.
PROPOSE TO BURN TIP RUINS
There is "A strong movement in favor OF
applying the torch to the wrecked build
ings and, although the suggestion meets
with strong opposition at this time there
il little doubt the ultimate solution OF ex-
listing difficulties will be by this method
At meeting of the central relief com
mite General Hastings suggested the sd-
Visibility Of drawing a Gordon around the
few houses that are not in ruins and apply
ing a torch 10 the remaining great
sea of waste. lie explained that It
would take 5000 men months 90 com
pIete the task OF the hundreds Of
bodies buried beneath the rubbish.
sand and stones the skeleton or putrid re-
mains of many was all that could be hoped
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after forty eight hours further search, tho
debris Of the city be consumed by FIRE. the
engine to be on hand to play upon any
valuable building that, despite pre-
vious precautions, might become ig-
nitod by the general confsgra-
ton This motion. after a bali hour
debate was defeated Those whose rels
tives or friends still rest beneath the wreck
demonstrated strongly against any such
summary action Ihey insisted that all ,bs
talk q threatened epidemic was only the
sensational gossip 81 fertile brains and
that tie search Tor the bodies should
only be abandoned a. a last e1trem
ff~ The physicians fn ATTENDANCE
warned the committee that the further sx
posare of putrio bodies in tie vailer could
have tut one result tie typbus OF some
other epidemic equally fatal u 81 victims
4 vas question - whether the living
SHOULD be sacrificed 20 tAe dead Whether
tie sway Il sentiment or the mandate d
science shoald be the ruhnT impulse II .
believed thst the motion vIll finally Yrsvail
vrxfTEss rtssKNeEss LOST
THrrsrF4FHIa. June T-0euersl Esns1el
Trrb SAYS that - near e. can be lesrnet
nineteen persons were lost from TIE cas-
ertress ~ ConemhuRh Some ~ TIE Ilas
sen.-ers heretofore mentioned 81 tef fus
desd have turned Hp s,i~s Pa various part
of she country. snd probably some - th'
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THE MARKETS.
Grain and Truxlslons.

CHICAGO. Junsy
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Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

CHCtao. june Four more games were
PLAYED iu the checker contest CD Ibursdsy
Three wsre draws and he other 81 irreg1-
lar cross was won hy seed The score now
stan3s Reed q Barker. O. draws 30 with
1hlrrr- eight more games - piav
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

Icsr T. June The Times BERTH cor
resT'rafrt teIe~rsrhs that IL seems 20 be
taken flr granted in diplomatic circles in
Rern faat hlrst Halstes5 VIII soon Re-
ceirs the srTo'ntrnent of United states
Nlnl..er u .ernarr
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08
GRArEFUL-COMFO
Epps' s Cocoa
ERFNHF PAST.

by n thorough knowledge OF the naturs
laws which govern TIE operations Of digestion
and nutrition. and by careful application OF
the nue properties Of well selected Cocoa, Mr.
Epps has provided our break fast tables With a
deiicateiY Favored beverage which may save ~
many heavy doctors bills. IL Is by the judi
ctous use % such articles 0f diet that cOnsitu-
tiOn may b. gradually built up until strong
enough 10 resist every tendency 20 disease.
Hundreds % subtitle maadies aTe floating
around us ready 90 attack wherever there Is a
weak point. We may escape many fatal shaft
by Keeping ourselves well fortified with pure
blood and a properly u0urished frame. Civil
Service Gazette
Made simply with. boiling water or milk.
Sold only IN half pound tins by Grocers
labelled thus JAMES tFF> CO,
Homeopathic Chemists, London, England.
Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08

GAEESvIIIE, Cue, June While nins-
teen raftsuen were crossing the riKy
Thursday the boat capsised and hss Of them
were lOst
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-27
rhopRn Shaken L,ka a Leaf

By the most trivial causes. weak nerve.
are easily susceptible OF IMMIGRATION, q
term which also imports, in this instance
quietude. The nervous have but to use
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters systemati-
cally to overcome that super-sensitive.
ness of the human sensorium, which is
subversive of all bodily comfort and men.
tai tranquility. and which reacts most
hurtfully upon the system. The Difficult.
ty underlying this, as well as many Other
ailments, is imperfect assimilation, nc
less than incomplete digestion of the
food. In the discharge of both the diges,
tive and assimilative functions, the Bit.
tiers are the most potent, the most relia-
BILE auxiliary. As the body regains vigoI
and regularity by its aid. the brain and
nervous system are also benefited. Per.
sons subject to the influence of malaria
dyspeptic and rheumatic invalids, and
persons whose kidneys are inactive
should also use the Bitters.