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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-05

this crop will probably produce more di-
gestible food than either oats or corn.
4. The manure from feeding this crOpis
OF the highest value, and should be care
fully preserved and returned to the land.
5. AS the field pea obtains part OF it's
nitrogen from the atmosphere, and a
part, together with some of it's phospho-
ric acid and potash from the sub-soil, the
large amount Of these constituents left in
it's roots and stubble, and dead leaves
dropped by the plant, tend to enrich in
stead of impoverish the soil. In other
words, it's power of collecting and stor-
ing fertilizing materials from sources be-
yond the reach of the cereals, makes this
pea valuable remedial crop. In addi-
ton to all this it is more than probable
that the shade produced by the luxuriant
growth of this crop during the summer
months, when notification is most ac-
tive, greatly promotes the formation OF
storage of nitrogen in the soil.
Prot STEELE, in the Mobile Register. says
that in the Gulf coast country OF the
Southern States the field pea is regular
salvation as to business for the farmer in
general and the corn farmer in particu
lar.
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SETTLERS VS.. CAPITAL.

Will our citizens remember that it is much bet
ter to secure two or three permanent residents of
moderate means than one with large means who
only passes few months of the winter with
and does nothing to forward the interests of the
town Do not hold your property SO high as to
shut out men of moderate capital. Put down
your prces.-Ha lifax Journal.
The above few lines contain whole
volume of good advice. Capital OF course
is desirable, but if we aregiven the choice
between capital without settlers and set
tiers without capital, we should not hest
tate in accepting the latter.
In our favored State, the Woodworking
and Industrious settler has an excellent
chance of acquiring capital, whereas the
settler with capital has no incentive to
great efforts to improve his financial
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SUGAR EXPERIMENTS.

The last congress made an appropria-
tion Of fifty thousand dollars to be used
in experiments in sugar manufacture.
The department has decided that in
view of the fact that it has conducted a
large number of experiments in this line
in Louisiana in the past years, that it
would conduct it's experiments the COM
ing year principally in this State. The
experiments will be made at the st. Cloud
plantations in the Kissimmee valley.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1890.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESPONDENCE - Florida Grapes in
Northern Markets. 625
Some Timely Topics Notes from Southern
Polk; Setting Out Orange Trees; Sub-Divid-
ing Land and Numbering Lots; Irrigation
for the Garden 626
SELECTED-Well, Why Don't They Do It......625
Hops in the South
Hot Beds and Cold 627
Making Richer Manure Florida Appropri-
ations; Date Trees Sailing Stock..............62S
A New Industry; Bee BuZZings Some Com
mon Pests; A Word of Warning. ................629
How Cisterns are Made; The Value of
Wheat Screenings as a Food for Stock;
Transplanting Large Trees; Maxims for
the Dairy; Rural Topics How to Keep Ex-
tracted Honey; Fertilizer Experiments
With Corn; Benefits from Alulching; Scours
in Calves; Prof. Robertson on Cheese Ma
king; Commercial Fertilizers. $50
FLORAL-Budded and Grated Roses. Rock
cries and Vases; Summer Transplanting OF
Roses. :.03l
EDITORIAL-Condition of Crops; Sugar Ex-
periments; The Southern Field Pea; A Gulf
Wheat for Florida; Removing Stumps; An
Insecticide ....................... .633
HOUSEH OLD-A Recipe for Day; Serving
the Meals; Experiences of q NEWCOMER;
Nutmegs as a Medicine; Indian Rugs; How
to Make Chocolate; .634
POULTRY-The Red Caps; Points Regarding
Ducks; Breeding from Immature StOck......635
. LITERARY-Story, ga Kentucky Princess. ..636
The PuZze.... 700
FLORlDlANA
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

DURING the months of May, June, July
August and September California shipped 54,7OO,
$40 pounds OF green fruit to the Eastern market
THIS year Florida produced over one
half a million pounds of fine tobacco, and the in
dustry is as yet only wee bit OF baby. Watch
developments during the next ten years.
Xxx
ONE of the AGRICULTURIST family, l. e.
one OF our valued contributors Mr.. S. Bigelow, of
Lake Mary, has met with great affliction andir-
repara BILE loss in the death of his beloved wife, who
for forty years has been his life's partner, his
mainstay and his Joy.
<
DIR. HEATH has an article in another
column of this issue on the subdivision of land.
Parties who own small lots OF land will readily
understand what the doctor is "driving at 1t
requires an expert to locate small lot withouta
great deal of trouble and study under the present
system.
*x
A CORRESPONDENT of the Orlando Re-
porter says that right now is the best ii me to
harvest the pestiferous sand spur-that useless
member of the vegetable kingdom-which enjoys
the proud distinction OF containing elements that
would make saint profane language if any
thing would. if unfortunately he should become
intimate with the spurs. Gather the spurs and
burn them in a seven times heated fire.
x**
The u. S. Agricultural Experiment
Station is Investigating the properties of the
beggar weed with view to careful report there
on. and the director wishes to receive informa-
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CONDITION OF CROPS.

CONDITION OF CROPS.
The October number of the Monthly
Bulletin, the official organ OF the State
Bureau of immigration and Department
OF Agriculture, publishes an exhaustive
report OF the condition of crops as com
pared with this time last year.
From this report we Gull the following
The orange crop for the entire State is
estimated at CD per cent. OF last years
crop. Thecrop of last year was 2, $50, 900
boxes, and il the estimate is q correct one
the crop of this year will amount to
1857, 500 boxes, or over half a million
boxes short of the crop Of 1SSS-S9. But
two counties in the State-Dade and
Brevard-report a fullcrop; the latterre-
ports an increase in yield OF % per cent.
AS compared with last year the Sea
Island crop is sc per cent; short staple
cotton, 70; sugar cane, 101 sweet pota-
toes, 1O3; rice, 90; field peas, 90; pea
nuts, 90; hay, 100; tobacco, SO; lemons,
w AALHCC, cf IL u1ts "
pies, SO; bananas, 70; guavas, SO.
OF course this only refers to the condi-
ton of the various crops, not to the total
yield, as the increase in acreage in many
instances will increase the total produc-
ton OF the present crop over that OF last
year, although the crop may show a
lower percentage OF comparative condi-
ton.
In Alachua county the rust and boil
worms did great damage to the cotton
crop, and in some instances totally ruined
it.
An unusually large yield of sugar cane,
peanuts and sweet potatoes is reported
in Baker county.
Gotten in Bradford county was cut
short by rust, caused by excessive rains.
The orange and guava cropof Rrevard
county is unusually fine. The cultiva-
ton Of sugar cane, rice and other stand
ard crops is declining, giving place to
more profitable fruit culture.
The orange crop OF Citrus county is
light, but the hay crop is unusually fine.
Drouth and heavy rains cut short most
of the crops OF Clay county.
The Avocado pear and orange crop of
Dade county is reported unusually fine.
Caterpillars injured the potato crop of
Duval county.
Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Holmes,
and Jefferson counties all suffered from
drouth and rains and as consequence
will have but small crop OF cotton.
Volusia county reports large increase
in the amount of hay raised.
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morning of each week.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-05
THE SOUTHERN FIELD PEA.

flCuIluIc, UIctu WHICu lHclC 10 HO U0e-
ter or more thoroughly organized
institution of the kind in the South,
says that the common field pea is most
admirably adapted to many OF the wants
of the Southern farmer. It's extensive
and long-root system enables it to with
stand drouths and at the same time to
shallow growing crops would starve. 1t
responds readily to fertilizers and on fair
soils will produce almost as large yield
of nutrative matter as any forage crop
we can grow. Its growth is SO rapid that
two crops can easily be grown and har-
vested in a season. The growth is SO
luxuriant that most ,noxious weeds are
choked out
The most serious objection urged
against the crop is it's great bulk and the
great difficulty of curing it. However by
experience our people soon learn to over
come this difficulty.
Analyses show the exceptionally high
value OF pea vines as an article of food.
The pea crop, says the same authority,
lacks only 4S1 pounds of containing as
much digestible organic matter as the
oat and corn crop combined. 1t contains
five times as much crude protein, the
most valuable constituents of feeding
stuffs, as either corn Or oats. 10 equal
the yield of pea vines in digestible pro-
TEN, 97G pounds would require 800 bush
els of oats, including the straw, or 175
bushels of corn, including the fodder; Of
digestible carbo-hy drates, the pea affords
nearly twice as much as the oats, and q
little more than the corn. These figures
given for OatsandcOrn represent the entire
crop, the straw of the oats and the stalks
and blades OF the corn being included. If
only hall of the yield OF the oats and corn
were considered in the comparison, and on
most farms fully so per cent. of both are
lost, the result would be still more favor
able to the pea and nearer to the truth.
In the yield Of fertilizing constituents
the value of the pea is clearly shown.
The value per acre of pea vines is $41.S2 ;
of oats, 1886, itemized thus: Grain
$40, straw $4.15; of corn, $1O.14,
itemized thus: Grain 1886, cobs 1927,
shucks $O.51, leaves $2.75, stems $1.76.
The pea vine, according to Mr.. Nc
Byrde, chemist of the South Carolina De-
partment of Agriculture, contains 205
pounds of nitrogen valued at $32.42. Ii
this were removed from the soil, very
few crops would soon ruin the richest
land. But it is known that the pea vine
will flourish in soils which are deficient in
nitrogen. A number of experiments tend
to confirm the belief that the pea obtains
at least part of it's nitrogen from at
mospheric sources. In addition to this
it is conceded that a large part of the nit
rogen actually obtained by this plant
comes from the sub-soil, where it is out
of the reach of ordinary crops. Hence, it
it is probable that in proportion to it's
weight it removes little if any more nitro
gen from theupper Or top soil than either
oats or corn. OF both phosphoric acid
and potash the pea vines contain much
more than either of the other crops-in
fact more than both combined. A large
amount OF these ingredients comes from
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ton from those who are familiar with its use as
to the best method and proper time for saving
the seed and planting the same Address COM
municatons to Rev. j. p. DePass, Director Lake
City, Fla.
NV
CONCERNING the article by Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland, published in last week s issue, the
Orlando Reporter says: Under the significant
head of My Florida the October number of
Lippincott's Magazine contains an able article
from the facile pen of Miss Rose Elizabeth Ceve-
land, who spent last winter in this county. Read
ers of that famous magazine will do well to read
the article, it is the best piece of Florida tera
ture ever written. The beautiful and healthful
climate OF our State is portrayed with a mastery
touch. She does not write in that abstract style
that so often miseads, but deals in facts cleaned
from actual residence in the section of which she
speaks
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-23
SHIPPING NOTES.

The Mokolii brought from Molokai and
Lanai Saturday 100 sheep and 8 horses.
The American schooner Marion, Captain
Hodson, sailed for Port Townsend, in bal
last. on Saturday.
The American tern ]. G. North, Captain
Nelson, sailed from Mahukona, Hawaii,
with lO.2l5 bags sugar valued at sos, 716 50.
The steamer Mikahala brought from
Kauai Sunday, 5421 bags sugar, % head of
cattle, Ii green hides and 60 pkgs. sundries.
The Kinau' brought from Maui and Ha-
waii June 18th, 1908 bags sugar, 356 bags
potatoes, IL bags corn, 60 bdls. hides, 4
horses and 200 pkgs. sundries.
The American three-masted schooner
Dora Bluhm, Captain Moore, sailed from
Hilo June 14th for San Francisco, with 537
tons sugar; 270 tons from Wainaku, 257
from Waiakea.
from Maui, 1878 bags sugar, So bags corn,
26 bags spuds, 215 bags paddy, 2 horses, 20
hogs, 100 pkgs. sundrles, 1000 #. lumber
and II bdls. hides.
The steamer Iwalani arrived Saturday
from Hamakua, with $3.50 bags sugar.
The Kilauea HOu arrived the same day
from the same place with $500 bags sugar
and 40 head of cattle.
The Hawaiian bark w. g. Godfrey, Capt.
Rlch'd Dabel, sailed for San Francisco
Saturday the 21st inst, with 1919 bags
sugar, 1860 gals. sperm oil and 1888 dry
hides. Total domestic value, SOL ,657 so.
SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals-June Z, S. S. Alameda, DAYS
Ia hours, schr. Olga. 80 days from Homo
lulu; June 8, bark c. d. Byrant. 80 days,
bark Forest Queen, 25 days, bark Lady
LampsOn, 81 days from Honolulu; bktne
Katie Flickinger, % days, bktne. Quick
step, "a days from Hilo brig w. G. Irwin.
Is days, schr Allen A. Schage, % DAYS
from Kahului; schr. Robert Levers, 20
days from Honolulu; schr. w. S. Bovine
IS days, from Mahukona; schr. Vesta, II
days, schr. Reporter, % days from Homo
lulu; June 8, schr. Eva, 20 days from
Honolulu; June 10, brig J. d. Spreckes,
26H days from Kahului June ID, S. s.
Australia, days from Honolulu.
Departures-June s, bark G. N. Wilcox
for Honolulu.
Projected departures-June2 20, s. S. Aus
tralia for Honolulu; June %, S. S. Ala
media tor Honolulu etc; bark C. D. Bryant,
bark Forest Queen, brig J. D. Spreckels,
bark Lady LampsOn, schr. Olga, schr.
Robert Levers, all forHonolulu; bktne
Quickstep for Hilo; brig w. G.. Irwin for
Kahului; schr. w. S. Bovine for MANU-
kona.
LIvERpooIr-May 10. entered out, Br bark
Gervan for Honolulu.
RIO DE JANEIRo- May Is, arrived Nor.
bark Faust from New York for Honolulu.
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FULL OF EXCITEM ENT

Was the Baseball Game on Saturday
Matters looked gloomy Saturday
morning for good game of base
ball in the afternoon between the
Stars and Hawaiis when it became
known that both Chan. and Chas.
Wilder were laid up; also that there
would be some change in the per-
sonnet of the Hawaiis. However,
things did not look so bad when
time was called. Bickle, catcher of the
Charleston nine, took Chan. Wilder's
place behind the bat, Willie Will
der played center, Conrad going to
short. A change had to be made in
the sixth innings, as Bickle's hands
gave out. He went to right field
and j. Perry stood behind the bat.
w. Wilder was sent to short and
Conrad to center. For the Hawaiis,
Lane played center-feld in place of
Henry Kaia. There was large at
tendance and considerable yelling
was done.
The game was peculiar one. It
started out we'll, but after the third
innings base hits and costly errors
were in order. It was not a pitchers
game by any means for the only two
men struck out during the nine in
nings were Meek and Wodehouse.
Dan, although he was sick, did good
work behind the bat. Conrad and
Carter distinguished themselves by
good fielding. Chandler played
good all-round game. At the end of
the sixth innings the store stood:
Hawaiis 10, Stars 6; and the game
was given to the Hawaiis. Both
sides were blanked in the seventh.
The Stars, amid the greatest excite
ment, aided by two base hits by Con-
rad and Chandler and singles by
Winter, Carter, Bickle and j. Perry,
made four runs, placing them two
ahead. Another surprise came in
the ninth for the Hawaiis not to be
outdone, got in four runs which put
them two ahead. Conrad and Win
ter's fumbles helped to get those
runs. The Stars were BANKED, thus
ending as exciting a game as has
been seen this season. Following
is the official score:
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VESSELS EXPECTED.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
From Kauai. per stmr Mikahala, June %
&C L Brito, wife and servant, Mrs Eta,
Mrs Nj ] Silva, F J Turner and son, II
Myhee, w Hunter, ] Gemmel, A Robin
son and wife. Miss E Gay. c Kluegel, Miss
Hon P P Kanoa, J H aiwi, Mrs Awailua,
Chong Leon and Al deck.
From Maui, per stmr Likelike, June o.
Miss r Happin, Miss Johnson. Miss May
Horn, Miss Happin, Mrs Cook, S Ahmi,
wife and children, Achew, Mrs
Augusta. Mrs NJ Jose and child, f Krugar,
Mr. Burtis, H Laws, Carney and A
deck.
From windward ports per stmr Kinau,
June 2l-From Volcano: CT Wilder, "
Hebbard and wife, Misses Helen Saffrey,
+ Sutherland, l. z Bentley, Schnabal,
N NJ Murphy, E and D Medau; Mrs
Krenig, ii Schnabal and Mons A Houle.
From way ports: Mrs G Schnabal, Miss
Albert. Mrs Ace Like, C Richardson, w
Berlowitz, a f Cooke. c Kaiser. Cation,
children Rev A n Fisher, wife and son,
Mrs NJ Perry and child, James RentOn,
Lyons, r Kimo, H H Webb, d Dayton
and son, Ouderkirk, G Buchanan. Dyer,
NJ Johnson, s Nowlein, H A Heen, DR. A
Mack and rs deck.
From Molokai and Lanai, per stmr Mo-
K0lli June 21-Hon Fred II Hayselden.
William Alexander, H r Robinson, and
deck.
~ From Hamakua, per stmr Iwalani, une
zI-Mrs O'Brien and children, and %
. deck.
DEPARTURES.
For San Francisco, per bark w B God
Trey, June &c Haverson.
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S. s. City of Picking.

The steamship City of Peking,
Capt. I'M. Cavalry, arrived at 5:45
o'clock Sunday morning from San
Francisco with - steerage passen-
gers and IS bags of mail for Homo
lulu. Sailed from San Francisco
June 18th at 3:37 Pm. First twenty
four hours experienced fresh
w. S. w. gale and rough sea, thence
to port smooth sea and light winds
from west, backing to N. E., and
rainy weather. The Picking anchor
ed outside, and left Sunday after
noon for Yokohama and Hongkong
with 1876 Chinese passengers, 125
men and IL women, from this port.
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Reform Party Convention.

On Saturday evening there was
meeting Of the delegates of the NOM
mating Convention of the Reform
Party at the old Armory. Mr.. Theo.
g. Porter presided, and after calling
the meeting to rider, announced
that the object was for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Noble
to fill the vacancy for the unexpired
term caused by the resignation of
Hon. j. A. Cummins. He then
called for nominations. The only
nominee being MIR. Alex. Young, he
was nominated by reclamation.
The chair appointed Messrs. T. j.
King, A. Brown and III. M. Won Holt
a committee to wait upon Mr.. Young
and inform him of the nomination,
after which the meeting adjourned.
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HILO NEWS LETTER.

On the eve of Kamehameha Day
there was ball at the Court House
hall.
On Kamehameha Day the foreign
stores were closed; every one seems
to have enjoyed the day some way.
There is an effort being made to
raise money for public hall.
The Fourth of July will be cele-
brated in grand style, large amount
of money having been secured
Glad to see the q. S. S. Nipsic
again which arrived on the 18th inst.
Will leave us. on the 23d inst.
We all are anxious to see the
Charleston which we hope will visit
this port.
On the 18th inst. there was an
earthquake at 6 Al
Capt. Lorenzen and his bride are
having delightful time at Hilo and
will visit the volcano.
Hilo Boarding School examina-
ton occurred on the 18th inst. and
was very satisfactorily in all res
poets, rejecting great credit on the
principal and teachers. This closes
the labors of Mr.. A. w. Burt who
has greatly endeared himself to the
scholars who have attended during
his stay here, and he will carry
away with him great aloha, for he
has been as father to the pupils.
The literary and musical people
held social at the house of l.. Sew
erance on the 14th inst, and those
present had delightful time. A
selection was given from "Our
Mutual Friend" in which Miss Ly-
man, Mrs. Scott, Miss E., Mr..
Richards, Mr.. Wadsworth partici-
pated, and rendered their charac-
tiers in such manner as to afford
delight to all. Mrs. w. S. Terry
gave a reading, also MIR. Turner to
the entire satisfaction of the audi
ence. A. w. Burt sang a we'll selec
ted selection, rendered in an artistic
manner. Mr.. j. Moir sang one of
his favorite Scotch pieces and gave
pleasure. Miss 81. and Miss E.
played a duet on the rich toned
piano made by Decker Brothers
of New York, and showed that
they were at home in piano music.
Mrs. Severance and his daughter
also played a piano duet and what
ever they play is we'll played, always.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Burt were
given complimentary picnic at
Cocoanut Island on the 18th inst.
The day was perfectly delightful,
and there were q large number of
people out to show their apprecia-
ton of the good friends who are so
soon to leave us. They sail on the
brig Lurline about the 18th of this
month. The ladies Of the Foreign
Church provided bountiful supply
of toothsome refreshments. The
gents improved the opportunity to
shoot at targets. The boys and girls
[young and old enjoyed the. splen
did bathing place and others tried to
see how far they could Jump. Mrs.
Burt had a beautiful album in which
all signed their names to carry with
her to America to remind her of
those who will miss her. They have
a son that was born on the same day
of this picnic. An address was made
to Mr.. Burt and responded to by him
feelingly. We shall all miss them
for they have been useful citizens
in a great many ways, and what they
did was we'll and pleasantly done.
We trust Mr.. and Mrs. Terry who
are to take their place will be as sue
cessful in winning favor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt will carry with them aloha
nui there is no doubt of those whom
they have associated. J. A. NJ.
Hilo, June 18th.
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Steinitz Chess Club.

The new quarters of the Steinitz
Chess Club on Alakea street were
opened on Friday evening. The
place is fitted up in the most con-
venient manner, the floors are stain
ed and curtains have been hung
around by fair hands giving a very
cosy appearance. President Bruce
Cartwright is to be credited with
giving much time towards getting
the place ready. Between thirty
and forty members we're present Fri
day evening and the seven or eight
tables in the building were all occu-
pied by players. The rooms will be
open every evening during the week
except Sunday