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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-20
81 per AnnuII, IN advance.

about two tons of cOwpea hay, whDeHh \
suppose is worth 500, raising prof ts Qua
acre by that amount.
1t will be seen by the foregoing notes
that my experiments this season havoc
been prosecuted under the most adverse,
circumstances. In the first place the landi
was fresh, cleared aud some portions ofj
it sour and poisoned with roots, was &r-
tilted only in the hill and drill. In the"
second place we had an Unprecedented
drouth, followed by two frosts in March
severe enough to cut everything to the
ground ON the plat except a few turnips
and radishes.
FEW WORDS ON INSECTS.
My observation the past season, added
to former experience, cOnvinces me that
insects OF nearly all kinds, and especially
the fungoid species, are more destructive
as the hot season advances. hecabbage
alone being the exception. Consequently
to get the best results from spring crops
start them early. Tomatoes especially
CIIO HCCJIlJ always CbCtClChCu Ny
this climate and are short lived at best,
but they will bear much more fruit and
ofbetter quality before succumbing to the
enemy, if started early.
In conclusion allow me to indulge lit
tie egotism in saying that a better re-
port in all respects may beexpected from
this station next year. | have added an
other acre of light land to plat, cultiva-
ted this season. My heavy soil is certain
ly now sweetened, to which also has been
added-though not yet sweetened-three
fourths of an acre. making two acres of
each kind of soil. My seed bed is already
started and / shall commence operations
for fall planting in a few days.
l.. d. JACKSON
AGRICULTURIsT Experimental ardens.
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/ found specimens of the nutmeg variety
eight inches in diameter. planted four
kinds, nutmeg, green citron, New Orleans
market and Montreal market. The two
first named were decidedly the best in
quality and prOductiveness. 1had great
hopes of the New Orleans melon, as it is
grown in about our latitude and is q fine
melon ut home, but it was complete
failure at this place. Montreal market
did but little better.
TURNIPS AND RADISIIES.
On the 9Th day of January, after
waiting a great while for rain and get
ting none, l concluded to try Peter Hen
derson's plan OF tramping with the feet
and plant anyhow. SO, the ground being
thoroughly broken already, [ took q
large plow and opened furrows three feet
apart, running twice to makeit deep and
loose; scattered Forrester's fertilizer for
turnips at the rate of $50 pounds per
acre and put in the seed, hut not down in
that deep furrow! No sir. 1t took thirteen
runs altogether for each row. First two
burrows to open, once to distribute fer
tilizer, twice in the same furroW with q
small plow to mix the fertilizer, twice
again with the large plow to fill the
furrOW, once with rake to fatten the
ridge thus made, once with roller to
firm it, once to open, once to seed, once
again with the rake to cover seed, then
to tramp with the feet and finally again
with the rake to smooth the tramped
surface.
Well, these seed were up in a week and
grew off and made fine turnip-radishes
without enough rain to once wet their
roots. In fact they were exceptionally
fine in quality and fair in size. Cultiva-
ted lightly about once aweek.
[ tried the same plan on beets and car
rots but did not succeed. They came up
and started off alright, but dried out In
fact they require more water and, being
of aslOwer growth, they must have oneor
two good wettings to make fair bulbs.
The carrots succumbed outright, but the
beets hung on until June and came in
with q few tough roots. These were
planted about the same time as the tur-
nips, etc.
TOMATOES, EGG PLANT AND OKRA.
All had an early start, got frosted and
consequently came in late and did not do
we'll. The tomatoes took the 'die back"
or at least managed to get off cleverly;
the egg plants did not like the new soil
and the okra, like the beets, waited for
the showers. 1t is now doing we'll. Cul-
tivated same as for turnips, etc.
POTATOES AND CORN
planted on garden plat spoken of as
being sour. My first barrel of potatoes,
put in February 16, got cut down twice
by FROST in March, consequently did but
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little. Some few hills, however, escaped
the effects of the frost and made as fine
tubors as | ever saw. The largest meas
uring six inches in length by three in
thickness. These were OF the Beauty OF
Hebron variety. ! planted another bar
rel March 20. | bought them for EARLY
Rose, but they proved to be a later vari-
ETY., producing long, white, branching tu-
bors OF a delicate appearance. The tops
made profuse growth about three feet
high and branching like cotton stalks.
They did not set many tubors until near
July and failed to mature fully being at
tackled by fungi. Notwithstanding some
OF the hills measured two quarts and
some of the largest and oddly shaped
roots | left at the AGRICULTURIsT office.
Imade two paintings Of corn-March
% and April II. The first planting did,
by far, the best, producing fine roasting
ears June 20. [ thinned this coin down
to one stalk in the hill, two feet apart in
the drill and about five feet between the
rows. The stalks suckering profusely. [
left few hills with the suckers attached
as an experiment. Some of those hills
made five fair sized ears, one to each suck
er and two to the parent stalk. | had
out few hills of sweet corn to see what
it would do and am convinced that it will
do quite as we'll here as in any Southern
State. The corn and potatoes were
planted in the bottom OF q deep furrow
and each potato and hill OF corn tramped
down with the feet before being covered
with the hoe. CThe soil had not been wet
for six mOnths.)
This soil is, in most parts, heavy,
sandy loan, and was heavily fertilized
last fall for crop of cabbage, but as the
cabbage put on butilittle growth, on ac-
count of sourness before alluded to, the
most of the fertilizer was in the soil, hence
the strong growth Of corn and potatoes.
The culture was that usually given to
such crops.
BEANS AND PEAS,
| tried twice, but found they did not
take kindly to my new, sour soil, SO
dropped them for the season.
CABBAGE AND LETTUCE,
usually occupying large space in our
garden operations, were extensively set
last fall, but were omitted in the spring
planting for same reason as given for
peas and beans.
PROFITS FROM CROPS.
q give an estimate only of the single
acre of pine land, as kept no strict ac-
count of the corn and potatoes from the
garden plat.)
Sales of crops, on acre................ s. 55 90
Cost of clearing. 90
COSt OF 1erClllZer 20.
Cost of labor and selling. ................... 5000
GrOHUS... 1890
Besides above crops | have harvested
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For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Garden Bulletin.


Garden Bulletin.
In complying with the request of the
editor to sum up my garden operations
for the season of 1890, shall endeavor
to give only such details as think may
be Of public benefit and interest.
My operations so far this year have for
the most part been conducted on about
one acre of pine land but little better in
texture Or quality than the common ridge
pine land. | commenced last year on a
heavy palmetto and slash pine fiat, but
after clearing and trenching about one
and one-fourth acres and testing it,
found Ihad better Ego slow and sweeten
with a crop of cowpeas and corn before
could expect paying crops OF vegetables
from it. Consequently had to curtail
garden operations for the spring season.
To save time and space Twill lgrOup veg
etables treated alike under the same head
ing. First, then [ consider the vine crops
melons, cucumbers and squash. These [
fertilize in the hill, putting two shOvels Of
good cow manure under each hill. This
is done by first digging hole about a
foot in all directions, putting in the ma
nure, diggingit we'll in and then filing re-
mainder of hole, about three or four
inches, with good surface soil, so that
your hill is level with the surrounding
surface. The seed-about dozen in a
hill-are then put in with the hand about
two inches deep and covered. Ii thesoil is
at all dry | water in the hill before plant
ing This insures quick termination.
Watermelons are placed 8xS feet; Gu
squash Aka feet. AS soon as plants are
we'll started l go over them, thin out
somewhat and loosen soil around hill.
When they commence to run L run sever
alfurrows around them with a small ploW
and again thin and loosen soil around hill
and when well started break out middles
and let them grow
This year | planted the above named
vegetables on the 18th OF January, and
had the pleasure of seeing them all up
in ten days. Hardly hill was missing
in about 200 of each variety named.
They were running, blooming and fruit
ing when killed March 2nd | again
planted and all came on but, at least, a
month late This did not seriously injure
any of the crops named except the canta-
loupes. These came on in the midst of
June rains and it's accompaniment the
green borer so destructive to cantaloupes,
cucumbers and squashes in this climate.
I lost, at least, three-fourths ofthem and
quite large per cent. of cukes and
squash. A month earlier and l. instead
ofthe worm, would have gotten the three
fourths. The cantaloupes were of good
size and fine quality until the rains came.
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Crooked Lake Drainage.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida A gricultUriSt:
This will wind up in about ten or
twelve days. The barge is working twelve
hands, seven of which are Italians.
Rains are moderate down here, and the
thermometer up to 1000 one day in June.
S. w. CARSON.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18
The Tax Question.

The Reno Gazette endorses the
the APPEALS views of the taxation
OF property as follows:
The method followed by our
County Assessors and Board of
Equalization in assessing property
at low valuation-5O per cent. OF
what it would actually bring in the
market-and making up the as.
sessments, is certainly a mistake,
for it keeps out foreign capital and
cripples Us in every way. One Of
the first questions capital asks
is, "What are your taxes?" And
II they are told that they are three
dollars on the hundred that is all
they want to know. They make
no further inquiry about us or our
possibilities, but leave US severely
alone. If we could assess our
property at it's full value we could
reduce our assessment one-half.
and still have inst as much money.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18
Death of i" Nicko Miller.

N. w. Miller, generally known
as "Nick" Miller, died here yeste9-
day. He wa a well known char
acter' having lived In the mining
regions Of Nevada nearly all his life
and in Phoebe for about Is years,
following gambling for a liveli-
hood. Drink long since got the
better OF him, and he was in indi-
gent circumstances for long time.
Record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18
THE INVADING FLOOD.

4 United Press dispatch Of two
or three days ago stated that 5000
Italians had left their native
country within the previous fort
night for the hospitabls shores of
this "dumping-ground Of the ma
tions." Almost without exception
these immigrants were paupers.
They left Italy on account of hard
times, and with very few excep-
lions, had barely enough money
to land them, penniless and for
lorn, in New York. A dispatch
from Berlin recently stated that
200 Jews had arrived in that city
alone on their way to the United
States, having been expelled from
Russia by imperial ukase. The
great majority Of these people are
doubtless ignorant and poor; in
deed they could not well be any
thing else under the crushing pro-
cess to which they have been sub
jected by the Cars through many
generations.
While Americans sympathize
with these creatures who, under
generations OF missrule and tyr
rany, have been ground down to
pauperism, there is no reason why
America should constitute itself a
poor house to take care of these
unfortunates.
They in no way add to our re-
sources, but as a rule amalgamate
with the worst elements OF the
large cities, and become q part of
the restless, disconnected class,
who need but a leader to rise in
riot and bloodshed against the
administration Of American law.
The talk that these people soon
become a part Of our citizenship.
and are good Americans in a few
generations, Ia all nonsense.
We do not want the refuse of
Europe to improve the American
breed. The old stock that made
the United States an independent
Republic cannot be improved by
any such additions, and all the
talk that it can is made by a cow
ardly press just before election to
catch the foreign vote.
These people simply come here
to compete with American labor.
and tariff that does not protect
American labor from this unwel-
come invasion is fraud.
We must protect our shores
from the Cinnamon on the West |
and the paupers of Europe on the |
East, or it will take but a few |
more years to swamp US utterly.
1t is Gme-serving and cow
ardly Congress that hesitates
about passing a bill that would |
shut down the gates forever.
They will vote against any prop
osition Of that kind to catch the
foreign vote for second term.
1
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18

Senator Blackburn of Kentucky
says ex-President Cleveland can
not be renominated. The Senator
Is mistaken; he can be renominat-
ed, but he cannot be elected.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18

The MANHATTAN for a limited
period will offer the residents Of
Nevada a Bond Combining Insur-
ance and investment that is in reach
OF all and which every healthy able
bodied man in the State should
possession the protection of HIM
self and family.
In explanation read what follows /:
Suppose a special agent of the U
S. Treasury Department should call
on you today and say:
The Government would like to
sell you bonds for any amount be-
tween ST 900 and $4,000 and if it
is not convenient for you to make
the investment at once, we will al
low you to pay for the bonds in
Ten Equal Annual InstaIIments.
And, suppose, in addition to this,
the Government, wishing to make
this the most desirable investment
IN the world, should stipulate in
the bond, not only to pay them at
the end of the term, but in case of
your previous death, to pay them
to your family and AT THE SAME
TIME RELEASE YOUR FAMILY
EROM PAYING ANY FURTHER
MONEY.
Would you not at once close
with such an offer? And vet this
is practically what the Manhattan
Lie Insurance Company, of New
York has done and is doing.
For a full explanation of this
plan, address, giving your full name
address, occupation and age,
J.. NJ. q
Williams & Hawkins,
Hawkins Cigar Store.
Arlington Block, Carson, New.
S11 Iy
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-18

~. s. @. Fl. and p. o., Carson City, Ne
vada, Novem her 18th. 1890. Sealed pro-
posals will be received until IL O'Clock,
noon. Nov EN- Der %, 1890, for furnishing
fuel, lights, water, ice, miscellaneous
es, and sprinkIing streets FOR this build
ing during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1891. Particulars ON application.
t. EDWARDS,
OILS Custodian.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
THE OCEAN roo.
In II Lies the Greatest Danger 10
Ocean Navigation.

Ocean Navigation.
The source Of the greatest peril ia
all ships crossing the Atlantic. and
the most dreaded oy all commanders.
Is Jog. The speed and size OF the
large steamers In the hands OF compe-
tent and vigilant men are conducive In
many instances TO their safety and
were II not for this bette noire OF the
sea. ocean travellers would have little
10 fear.
The importance OF code OF marine
signals. simple In It's arrangement for
use in foggy weather, cannot be too
strongly advocated. A commander
standing upon the bridge. his ship en-
veloped in dense mass OF impenetra-
Bile vapor. has but his sense OF hearing
TO depend upon. and can be guided
only by that He stands at his post.
every nerve drawn 10 It's highest ten
sion, listening for sounds that for
hours do not reach him. At last.
from distance faint whistle Is
borne on the air, and he is then In
stantly on the alert
He strains his ear 10 locate the
sound. for the fog Is SO dense that he
cannot see twenty yards away. Is she
a slower steamship than his own that
he Is over.aKing. or is il one that he
Is meetingp There Is nothing in that
one blast 10 give him any Information
and he can only walt and listen. He
sounds his steamers whistle once or
twice, according as he ports or STAR
boards his helm. and awaits the an
swering signal Nothing reaches his
ear but the one blast at short intervals.
He can only rely on his Judgment and,
reducing the speed. keep on the course
ne has selected.
The sound becomes clearer. The
unknown ship Is approaching. and he
realizes that she Is drawing nearer and
nearer; so near that his heart Is beat
ing rapidly. and he almost holds his
breath In the intensity OF his anxiety.
A dark shadowy form passes so close
ly TO him that for moment his blood
runs cold and every pulsation ceases;
but the danger is over. She has dis
appeared in the fog. and he can
breathe again, for his ship and all on
board are safe.
This Is but one OF the thousands oil
hairbreadth escapes that have oc-
cured on the ocean which have never
been recorded and which will never be
known. Capt Kennedy in North
American Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
Old Jones', Philosonh,.

When i was "A boy we had big
yaller dog that hadn't as much sense
as n sheep or as much pluck as a chip
munk. That dog wouldn't have fought
IA canary bird. We knew 1t and he
knew we knew It, but he kept up an
awful sight OF buster an blow just the
same as II we didn't all know just what
IL was worth. Every day big black
cur, as cowardly as ourn, used TO go
by with butchers cart and them two
dogs would run up an down on differ
ent sides o. the fence barkin' fit ter
kill an just as II they would tear each
other up IL IL wasn't fer the fence.
One day the two got after each
other an it happened some one had
left the gate open so all OF a student
they came opposite each other, with
nothing between. Well. sir. those two
dogs just stopped an looked ut each
other for minute, then they put their
tails between their legs an cut sticks
In different directions. rs IL Old Nick
was after 'em. There's piles an piles
o. men that's n heap more anxious for
a fight wen there's n fence between
EN- than when they're on clear ground.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

In the Quarter Latin Vienna. says
n late English paper. lived an aged
widow and her only son, a medical
student They were so poor that the
mother was obliged TO sew almost day
and night and the son gave lessons
which occupied the time necessary for
his studies In order 10 enter univers-
ity life. In ssch cases, the poor
mother or the s.-sor. perhaps seam
stress or dressmnker. or may be the
bride-eleet, who is also dependent on
needlework, will for months strain her
eyes and work her fingers TO the bone
10 allow the candidate, who Is the
pride OF the family. and may In days
TO come be It's support TO devote him
self entirely 10 his books 10 prepare
for his examination. The son OF our
poor widow was such candidate. and
whilst he was diligently apply
ing himself TO his studies. the
final examination being very near,
the mother deprived herself
of the pleasure OF even seeing him.
One evening, few weeks ago. the
poor old woman pricked her finger
Win DceOle. Soou ucT maui DcCdnc
swollen. and the woman sought med
.ical advice at hospital. There she
was told the finger must be amputated.
and she insisted upon the operation
being performed at once. SO that the
accident might be concealed from her
son. Twenty-fours later the whole
hand was gangrenous and had to be
taken OFT. Not a whisper OF this mis-
fortune was allowed TO reach her sons
ears. AT last the examination day for
the doctors decree arrived. The
young man left for the university after
"A hasty farewell OF his mother. and
he had hardly quilted the house before
the doctors arrived TO amputate the
arm OF the silent old sufferer. 1t was
an advanced hour OF the day when the
son came home radicnt with JOY TO tell
his mother that their days OF anxiety
and want were at an end; that he had
passed with honors; and that 1t would
now be his turn TO provide for his
parent But the one TO whom he in
ltended TO communicate his JOY was no
more. Even the last operation was
made too late, and blood poisoning
WAS the consequence OF her endcavors
TO hide her pains from her studious SON.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

The largest supply of human hair
comes from Switzerland and Germany.
says Paris letter. and especially from
the Preach provinces. The country
fairs are attended by agents OF mer-
chants In London, Paris and Vienna.
Only at Intervals however, is prize
like perfect suit OF golden hair OBJ
tanned; and IL Is said that there are
orders ia the shops Of Paris and Lon
don for all the golden hair that can be
obtained In the next Ave years. When
a stock OF hair Is collected by agents
IL Is assorted. washed aud cleaned.
Then each hair Is drawn through the
eye OF needle and polished.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
Not Eligible.

There are four members OF the United
States senate who can never be candi-
dates for the presidency OF this repub-
lie under the constitution because OF an
alien birth. Senator Jones, OF Neva-
da. was born In Herefordshire, Eng
land; General Mcmillan, OF Michigan.
in Hamilton, Ont; Senator Beck, OF
Kentucky, la Dumfriesshire. Scotland,
and Senator Paso, OF Florida, Ia Lon
don, Eng. While IL is the exception
rather than otherwise that senator
was born In the state he represents,
sectional lines have been closely OBJ
served. OF the northern senator's only
two were born In the South-Cullom.
of Illinois, and Senator Hawley, OF
Connecticut in North Carolina Not
one southern senator Is OF northern
origin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

Some OF the ordinary expressions OF
the Chinese are very sarcastic and
characteristic. A clustering. harmless
fellow they call n paper tiger" When
man values himself overmuch they
compare him 10 IA rat falling into n
scale and weighing ITSELF" OVERRIDING
thing they call ga hume hback max
ing bow" A spcndthrift they COM
pare 10 q rocket which goes of at once.
Those who expend their charity on re-
mote objects. but neglect their family.
are said Ito hang lantern on a rope.
which Is seen afar but gives no light
belown
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
The opopo.ax Tre,.

The opoponax tree is not only n very
pleasant but profitable one TO the
ladies OF Charleston, 5. G.. The Cour-
Ter remarks There are a score or
more OF ladies in Charleston who actu-
ally get all their winter dresses from
the opoponax trees In their gardens.
A young lady who has tree In her
garden has already realized f23 from
the sale OF the flowers, and her neigh
Dor. who has n younger tree. has
bought handsome winter cloak from
the proceeds OF her tree. The flowers
are made up In tiny buttonhole bou-
qucts and are given 10 the cooks son
10 sell. lie sells them at . cents a
bouquet. and has no trouble In dispos-
ing OF them 10 northern tourists who
pass through the city"