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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-26
The Florida Year Book.

We have received from the publisher,
DR.. HI. X. Clarke, Ocoee, Fla, the pros
pectus and canyassing book ofthe ''Flor-
ida Year Book" which shows the style
of binding and gives the index of the
work ..a~s:e ID g. O. s-.>% ~
This book will be issued in very short
time, and in our opinion will be one of
themost valuable publications ever issued
in the State. The index going with the
subscription book shows the scope of the
work. 1t is a careful compilation of the
matter pertaining to farming, gardening,
horticulture, and in fact al. Florida mat
ters that have appeared in the agricultur-
al and other State papers during the past
year. Every Floridian should have one,
and also those who are not Floridians
but expect to be in the future.
DR.. Clarke is DESTROYS of securing agents
in every section of the State, and pro-
misses a liberal commission.
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Will Not This Apply to Florida?

"Riverside," says the Press and Horti-
culturist, OF Riverside, CAL, "willpay out
for fertilizers this year fully 500 600,
and this estimate is decidedly conserva-
tive if we figure in all the commercial fer
tilizers, the sheep and stable manure
hauled in, together with the cost of
handling it, Are we getting the best re-
suits from this enormous expenditure of
money? 1t is a fact that many orchard
lists are working along in the dark on
this question of fertilizers, many of them
supplying their land with just the ele-
ments which it does not need, and ignor
antly withholding those which it is sui
,fering for. We need a little discussion on
this point of the properuse offertilizers. :"
It. strikes us that pretty much this
same condition ofaffairs exists in Flori-
da. The large quantities of commercial
fertilizers used in our groves undoubtedly
supply the temporary needs of the trees,
but it is questionable if they do the soil
any permanent good, and on the other
hand do not injure it, Cannot some
thing be substituted that will supply the
immediate demand Of the trees and at
the same time permanently improve and
beneft the'soil?
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Books, Catalogues and Pamphlets.

IT, S. Hubbard & Co Fredonia, N. Y,
send us their annual catalogue of grape
vines and small fruits.
Catalogue of R. W. Mills, Florida land
broker, Louisville, Ky.
Catalogue of Choice Iowa seed from the
Iowa Seed Co., 9O3 and 9O5 Walnut
Street, DesMoines, Iowa.
Catalogue of American grape-vines
from Georgia.
Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y, Fourth and
Fifth annual report of the Animal In
dustry of the United States, from the
Department of Agriculture.
Report of trip to Australia made
under the direction OF the Entomologist,
to investigate the natural enemies of the
Fluted Scale, by Albert Koebele, Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
Bulletin No. 9 of the New Hampshire
Agriculture Experimental Station, de-
voted to ''the effects of food upon milk. ;"
g. H. Whetcher Director, Hanover,N. H..
Catalogue for 1890, of choice hardy
perennials and other plants of Shady Hill
Nurseries. Temple & Burd, Cambridge,
Bedford and Concord, Mass.
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Information Wanted About Insecti-
cides. ... .s.4x.

Editor Florida AgricultuEist: ~r .egs
l have some scale insects in my grove.
The grove is shell hammock, natural
grove budded in July 1881. have been
spraying three years, with the following:
One pound potash, six pound sal-soda,
and two pounds of whale oil soap to
forty eight gallons of water 1t seemed
to check the ravages the last season but
it has been on the increase since.
Now would like you to ask the orange
growers for remedy that vii, be effec-
tive and not.hurt the trees. a,..-
An intelligent grower recently informed
me that he used salt, one tostwo quarts
to the large trees, sprinkled on the
ground under the tree which proved effec-
tive in destroying the scale insects. 1T is
also claimed that spraying the tree with
brine, one pint OF salt dissolved in a.
bucket of water, will kill the scale
Would like to hear who has tried the salt
remedy and with what success. Let us
have an effective and safe remedy for the
scale. G.. w. Bowers.
Aston, Florida.
We would like to have this question
fully discussed by our orange growers
The theory that the scale insect emenates
from the ground is by no means new, and
it has often been suggested that an appli-
cation Of insecticide to the ground under
the trees would prove effectual, but we
are somewhat inclined to doubt it. We
consider the application of brine to the
trees rather an heroic remedy and fraught
with danger, as cloride of sodium is
antagonistic to vegetable life, and may
injure the trees. OF course il applied in
moderate quantities it could do no harm
and we are not prepared to say that it
would eliminate the scale, but doubt it.
However, experience in this matter. as in
everything else is the most reliable guide,
and we hope to hearfrom thosewho have
tried this and other re4nedies.-ED.],x
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planting their gardens at a slight ex-
pense, so far as the seeds are concerned.
1t is always a good plan to patronize
home industries, and we are inclined to
think that our people will find it to their
interest to give Messrs. Hastings & Co., a
trial. On this subject they say: eff the
people of Florida, will give us the proper
encouragement, we can command CAPT
tai of $4,000 to invest in the business.
1t will of course be to your advantage to
encourage patronage of home enterprise.
These seeds are equal to any sold in the.
State and superior to most that are
northern grown"
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Pruning Peach Trees.

The pruning of peach trees differs.from
that OF most. kinds OF fruit in the fact
that the tendency of this tree is to grow
long, struggling limbs. The fruits borne
on shoots from last years spurs, and as
these lengthen with each year the peaches
naturally grow each season farther from
the trunk. To shorten in SO as to induce
vigorous shoots from the centre of the
tree is the true system, but the peach
grower hates to do this until all danger
OF winter freezing OF the buds has passed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-26

The proposition to tax compound
lard, in which large quantities of cotton
seed oil are used, is an imposition and an
injustice to the South. There would be
an excuse for such an action if the use Of
the oil made the compound unwhole-
some, but such is not the case. OF course
everything should be sold for what it is,
and there can be no objection to Congress
passing a law requiring manufacturers
to put the proper labels and brands on
their packages; then the people could
buy it or let it alone, as they saw fit.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-26
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1890.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

SELECTED-The Sisal Plant at Nassau, N. P.
An Old Farmers Method With Upland
The Value of the Scuppernong; Peanuts;
Changing Seed Crops for Green Manuring 1876
Never a Better Time Than Now; The
Shrinkage of Hay To Encourage Garden
ing Various Uses of Extracted Honey 1871
A Trough for Swine: Novelties Among To-
matoes; Best Time to Buy Bees.
Tobacco Peach Fertilizer; Won't This
Apply to Florida; Heading Fig Trees;
Pruning Peach Trees 200
CORRESPONDENCE Relative Value of
Fertilizers; Effects of the Cold at Geneva. 1874
Freaks of the Frost Killing Palmettoes;
Effect of the Freeze at Orange ONE, Sum-
ter County; At Tangerine, Orange County;
The Frost at Ocoee 1876
A New Plan of Protection; Irrigating VS..
frost; The Guinea Cow Etc..."................196
Information Wanted About Insecticides. 200
FLORAL-Editorial Notes; The Bamboo. .199
EDITORIAL-Our Half Loaf; Books Cata-
logues and Pamphlets The Florida Year
200
Answers to Correspondents; Local Weather
bulletln..
HOUSEHOLD-Quiet Ways Are Best; Useful
Hints for Our Readers The Hygiene of a
Smile Hints to H ousekeepers Three Ways !.
to Use a Can of Corn ...............2 O2
POULTRY-Womena as Poultry Keepers New
Blood in Poultry .2O3
LITERARY Story Quatermain's
Wife.
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The Buyers Seek the Berries.

The Starke Telegraph says, that the
strawberry industry of Bradford county
has increased to such an extent that the
handling of it has been reduced to a
science. Strawberry men have discovered
that by concentrating their shipments
to a few houses in each OF the largercities
they are compelling other houses to come
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to the growers and purchase or give up
handling berries altogether. This is just
what all producers are striving for.
When the good time comes when all the
produce will find ready sale in a home
market, then will be the good time worth
striving for.
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MEssRs. H. G. HASTINGS & Co., of In
terlachen. offer our unfortunate garden
ers in this issue an opportunity of re-
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WILL the Eustis Lake Region and some
other State papers kindly give the .AGRT-
CULTURIsT credit for articles taken from
it's columns.
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30
FREE COINAGE OR MOTH ING.

Yesterdays Silver Convention
d clared for free coinage and in
st ucted its representatives in
Washington to accept nothing
less. There was a minority il i-e
Convention who were willing to
accept any bill that that would en-
nance the price of silver, but the
argument Of the majority was that
by standing pat on the unlimited
coinage and accepting nothing
less, victory for free coinage would
ultimately perch on our banner,
while il anything 'css was accept
ed, free coinage I'D never come.
II the other States West of the
Missouri river will join solldly
with us on this line Of battle, the
fight will he ours in the next ses-
sion of Congress If not in this.
These resolutions do not debaI
our representatives from voting
for joint resolution to have the
maximum coinage Of four millions
a month, said resolutions to take
effect Immediately.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30
Riverside is to have its first sa

Riverside is to have its first ga
loon. 4 wealthy resident has
paid the license fee of $4,000 and
will open up one Of the finest es'
adjustments in Southern Califor-
mia. He has entered into a bond
In $1,000 not to sell liquor to
drunkards or minors, not to astab'
lish his place within 100 feet o.
any public building, to close at II
o'clock every night and not tc
keep open on Sundays.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30
Facts About the Census.

The taking of the census begins
on June 2. In cities or towns OF
10000 or more inhabitants the
work must be finished within two
weeks from the beginning OF the
work. In the country each voting
precinct is a census district, and
one man will do the work OF that
district.
In the city the enumeration will
be paid per capita, in the country
by the day. The man in the coun-
try might ride ten miles to one
head.
People everywhere may as well
understand at the start that
every question asked by the GEN.
sus man must be answered. 1t Is
the Uuited State government that
asks the question. Moreover, the
answers must be the truth and
the whole truth. There is q
severe penalty for misleading q
census enumerator or telling him
q lie.
You will give your name, age
sex. birthplace, nationality, color
business, married or unmarried
It you are an alien you will have
to tell that. There is no way tt
.evade the census man. He mus
do his duty and so must the citi
zen.-Chicago Tribune.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

BASE BALL PLAYED OUT.-The
Eastern dispatches wire the intel
ligence that the public hes become
disguised with the base ball craze,
and the attendance has fallen of
80 that all acknowledge that the
death kneIl Of the game has
sounded. The baseball cranks
have crawled into their holes and
refuse to patronizs a game which
has 90 completely fallen into the
hands Of gamblers and sharps
Prize Aghting and horse racing
win soon follow suit II the monke,
business at the pool box does moi
come to q halt
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

The New York brokers are har-
vesting many shekels by the
fluctuations in silver, and so are
their brother Shylocks in London.
It is the latest thing they have
bumped against for long time,
and they can afford to spend a lot
of money to keep the price Of the
white metal wobbl.ng.-Lundy In
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

HAwoRTH AS PAUL KAUvAR.-J.
Haworth and his fine company
will appear here June 9th in Steele
Mackaye's masterpiece, Paul Kau-
var. Haworth is looked upon as
one OF the greatest actors OF this
generation, and his appearance
will create the utmost interest.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

The sentence Of guilty for Geo,
81. Pell, the New York bank
wrecker, means five to ten years
at Sing Sing. A few more such
convictions, will create a great
shortage in the crop Of young Ma
paleons of finance-a crop, by the
way, that needs considerable
pruning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

The cup Of General BoulangeIs
bitterness is now full to the brim.
His mistress has deserted him.
This is the heaviest blow that q
Frenchman can can stagger under
and live.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

ADVICE TO MoTHERs.-Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup should always
he used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays the pain, cures wind colo
and is the stremedy for diarrh9a
Twenty five cents bottle.
Sleepless nights, made miser-
able 10y that terrible cough
Shiloh's Cure is the remedy fol
you.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

The M. E. festival will be held
at Odd Fellows Hall today. LuL CHI
afternoon and evening.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

IcE.-Doc Benton is now oacr-
ing a very superior quality OF ice
for sale, delivered to any part OF
the CITY. It is the best ice harv-
ested for years in this section. mS
That hacking cough can be 20
quickly cured by 6hNeA's Sure. We
guarantee Il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

1ee7 1890
E. B. RAIL.
Nevada
.....InpoKTER AND DEALER h
Hardware aud Agricultural Implements
The Old Reliable House, where you can get Every.
thino you Want and al Prices that will
Make You Happy.
Hardware goods windows, DOORS ohds' eas
ware lamps fixtures table and pocket Cutlery stoves
i are shingles Iaths chinaware, chande lers
bar fixtures fancy goods, slve and plateo Gooas
mic el andp agate ,Tlan ana StaiIpeu
tinware, guns pistols powder, shot, cart
ridges, etc, bird cages baskets, Wooe
and willow ware paints, oils, white
lead, pant-fancy colors var
nsh, paint brushes an0
brooms, castor oil and
turpentine, fluid,
Benzne coal OIL iron STEEL coal, twne cora ana wft
pows eapers mowers BINDERS rake threshers, gas and
water pipe etc.. sheet iron, galvanized wire, Wagons
bugees carts and uckbOards, painted fence wire.
galvanized fence wire, blasting S0Wder wedges
and sledges, pumps, hose anu faucets, belt
ing rubber goods
n GENT FoR-Champon machines, Buckeye and other ma
chimes Chilled Flows other plows Eureka Hose bucR
stoves Medallion and Ranges, Heath Milgan Paints
r Horse Hoes and Seeders and many otne
moods in nv ine Will fill all special orders at low prices I'm
ners and plumbers constantly hand to do work on sho
notice. ~
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

Ice cream and cakes, strawber.
ries and cream today at 7 ennant's
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

Sz ) E E. g. 9
- UR business is great that if located IN
New York, Chicago or Philadelphia, ana ai,ow
ing for the difference in population It wo1a DE pc
from three to FIVE times larger than any OF the
~ largest stores in those cities. This is wonder,
FIJI record approached by other store on the coast
probably by none in the country 1t ozOs on ITS race mar
the business must and does present advantages 81 mo'
unusual Sort - a9iIN se
As TO SUPERIORITY OF OUR GOODs.-
Glance through the pages of Catalogue will show that
we are handling the goods of the best manufacturers IN
this country and Europe many of these makers we are
accents 1t pays the leading manufacturers to give us the
because have the largest outlet tor ther oou
on the Coast We buyers and get
fashions as fast they appear in the markets OF the
AS TO LOW PRICES.-The size OF our trade IS
nroof of the leading position hold this point IL Is
sort of bu6e veydck If goods were not PETER ana
prices lower than those of other Dealers should not
fon the LARGEST general retail trade the Coast foe
L0S to rs , zU prices and cannot afford to asap0"f
them.
FILLING MALI. ORDEFS.-We make the hlilng
of Mail Orders Science, and have the SPECIAL eHell
and SPECIAL people necessary for the satisfactory carry
ing Oh vi this SPECIAL business.
THE EVER-PRESENT QUESTION.-"How
can we better serve our ~ everpreent ques-
on with us It keeps us constantly busy studying devlsin
expermentinp 1t allows of no standst Month by month";
wear by year. the business becoming more ana more
feet We take great pride in having all Its countless "a
actions run smoothly and satisfactorily.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

Richard Cosser, opposite Tor
reyson's blacksmith shop, repair
ing and general ,pholstering.
Mattresses repaired and H.
turned same day. Please 4Fs
thsn . - -
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

Mrs. j. S. Shaw and daughter
are stopping at the Hot Springs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

UR business is now so great that IT located II
New York, Chicago or Philadelphia, ana aiio~.
mo for the difference in population, it would be
from three to FIVE times larger than any OF the
largest stores in those cities. This is wonder
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

SEE 8
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

No shooting cr picnics allowed
on the Whine Ranch. att
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30

full record approached by no other store ON INC Sos
probably by in the country SAos ON ITS Laee na
The business must and does present advantages Of mos
unusual sort. y 4 ola sfeE
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-05-30
AS TO LOW PRICES
EILLING MAIL ORDEFS.-

of Mail Orders a Science, and have the oPECIA1
ence and SPECIAL people necessary for the satlstacto
ing or of this SPECIAL business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-17

events he won second in the 100 yards, 40
yards, high jump, broad jump and hurdles,
and FIRST in putting the shot and pole vault
In the one mile run, throwing the hammer
and 30 pound weight he did not qualify.
One week after this event he took part in
the fall games OF the New York Athletic
club, and won second place in the running
broad Jump with q It. 81 in Before his
return TO Ireland, which was the day fol-
lowing these games, he said ne would like
to live in America. Nothing was heard
from him until the summer OF the follow
ing year, 1856, when he made an attempt
to break the best amateur running broad
Jump record, % #. , in. held 10y Z. DAWN,
OF Ireland. Purcell did % fl. II in, but the
record was not allowed on account of the
ground being down hill; but it rs the opin-
ion of many who witnessed the perScrm-
ance that tae half dozen inches of fall did
not make much difference, but the Irish
association thought otherwise and left
Davin's performance as the best for that
country The summer after this he went
10 san Francisco. and in 1855 he competed
for the first time at the Pacific coast cham
pionship games, when lac won, putting the
is pound shot with 81 #. ~ in. and the
pole vault with . #. , in. IN 1889 he won
the shu, with 50 It. in. and the pole vault
with It. , III.
Hehas done 10 - seconds for 100 yards,
53seconds for 40 yards, 1t. : in. in the
running high jump, 10 feet in the pole
vault, p It. = in. in the running broad
jump, IS feet at puttingthe sixteen pound
shot, and Il % secondsfor running the 120
yard hurdle race. These performances
need no comment, and several of them are
near the best On record. He holds the best
Oh record Tor an amateur at the running
hop step and jump, at which game he COW
cred $ f. 3 in. in Ireland June 9, 1887. He
Is Of an unusually genial disposition, and
Is Familiarity known in parts where he has
visited as Honest John" Expressions of
hope from san Francesca are that he has
not permanently retired.
MALCOLM ". FORD.