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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26
Bulletin No. s.
THE LAST BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA EX-
PERIMENTAL STATION AND THE ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR

PERlMENTAL STATION AND The ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR.
The eighth bulletin of the Florida Ex-
perimental Station is before us. it is de-
voted largely to experiments with long
staple cotton.
In a note the director says that the ex-
periments were not satisfactory, owing
to late planting Of seeds, unskilled labor,
protracted drouth in the spring and ex-
cessive rains in summer.
Reports on experiments with rice. su-
gar grasses and cereals were likewise
unsatisfactory, but the subject is prom
ised full treatment in future bulletins.
We extract the following from the report
of the experiment with cotton:
The land selected was high, rolling and
sandy, having been cleared quite num-
ber of years. Two acres were planted,
one with very fine and prolific seed Oh
tanned from Ell. F. DuttOn & Co., OF
Gainesville, Fla. The other was the AL
ford cotton which had the reputation of
being prolific and of a good quality. On
each acre was placed $50 pounds of black
cotton seed meal, and 25Opounds of Pot
AmmOniac, manufactured by the Madi-
son Cotton Ginning Co. The cost per
acre was $5.S2A. The land was prepared
by bedding. The fertilizer was placed in
the row when the land was laid off, then
covered and then opened by four inch
bull-tongue, then the seed planted and
covered with hoard. The patch was
planted on the 9th of April, in the be-
ginning of drouth which lasted over
two months. The stand was, in conse-
quence, a very poor one. Severalreplant-
ings with the same quality of seed failed
to secure good stand; and failing in
seed, resort was had to any that could
be had, which was the sweepings of a gin
house. With the last replant only one
eighth of an acre had good stand, the
balance being about one-half. When the
drouth was broken by rain, about the
first of June, the cotton patch presented
a very unpromising appearance. The
plants ranged in size all the way from
two inches to eight in height, but grew
off rapidly, fruiting heavily from the
ground up.
On the eighth ofan acre, where the stand
was good, there were picked 13O pounds
of seed cotton which, on the gins of Capt.
A. B. Hart, yielded forty pounds of lint
On the two acres were gathered 787
pounds, an average of 393A pounds per
acre. That part which was not fertilized
had poor stand on it and the cotton
from it is estimated as if the whole acre
had been fertilized. A new superintendent
coming on the farm between the planting
and gathering of the crop, was not aware
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DeLand, Fla. Wednesday, February 26. 1890

of theunfertilized plot until after the first
picking. But one-third of each acre was
not fertiliZed. The estimate of the unfer-
tilted rows was thought to be about It's
pounds to the acre. But, making it 200
pounds, it will seem that the expenditure
of $5.82H an acre, even when the year
was unfavorable as this one, was not all
improbable investment of fertilizer.
If the eighth of an acre which yielded
13O pounds of seed cotton, and which
had a fairly good stand, which ordinar-
lily can be had any year, with careful fer
tilizing, planting and working, had OBJ
tanned on the entire plot, the yield per
acre would have been 1, ,O4O pounds seed
cotton, or 800 pounds of lint
There is no doubt but that the yield of
lint is largely dependent upon the char
acter of the fertilizer used. A good stand
of cotton is also dependent largely upon
the first working If the running round
cotton and chopping out with hoe was
substituted by simply cutting out with a
hoe and thinning by hand, at once sup
porting the plants left by drawing a lit
tie dirt to them, the result would no
doubt be better. A great deal of cotton,
when young and tender, and cotton is one
of the tenderest of plants, is killed by car
less hoeing. The desire to get through
quickly and save expense and time proves
generally greater cost than by being
patient and careful But the cotton ex-
pertinent was not a fair one this year for
the following reasons
5. The land was prepared, festilized
and planted at the same time. The fer
tilizer should be put in at least two weeks
before the seed, to insure stand from
the first planting.
2. The seed were planted nearly a
month later than they ought to have been
to insure the best results.
3. The seed were planted after the
ground was too dry to sprout them and
did not have rain on them for nearly two
months.
SECOND EXPERIMENT.
The next experiment was on three
quarters of an acre of old land, fertilized
at the rate of 500 pounds of cotton seed
meal to the acre, costing $3.8OA The
seed was whatI could collect by sweeping
gin house. The land was thin, sandy
and hilly. The patch was planted June
the 4th, being prepared as in experiment
No. 1. Theseed sprouUed quickly and grew
offrapidly, but the stand was injured with
the hoe and the plow in the first working,
as in experiment No. 1, giving about two
thirds of what is usually called good
stand. The yield was $50 pounds of seed
cotton, or 423H pounds per acre.
The Bulletin also contains lengthy
chapter on the weeds of Florida, with a
list of the best known varieties.
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his s0n-in-law. T, /. Miller, and
Afterwards those OF Pete, bic e1sch,
man.
The storm struck French settle
ment half a mile north OF Little
Canada, completely demOli-hing
five houses ami slightly iniuring the
occupants. at Frank Gu,Zke's
place, on the southeast shore Of Lake
GeTvaise, BESIDES himself and fam
lily Of four, there were about twenty
visitors, who had sought shelter.
TIE CYCLONE STRUCK
the house and lifted il bodily from
its foundation, bat. fortunately, not
one inmate was injured.
rhe storm really commenced be-
tween snail uri Turtle lakes, PASSED
over and struck the Northern part
of Little Canada, thence on ~ tire
Schumacher ami Good cott&r-i',
across Lake Geryaise, TO Gutzke's
place, thence in a nOrIheasterly Ill
rectiOn to Farmer William Browns
place where il lifted and disappear
ed. Its track was about fOTty-five
miles long and from = quarter 10
half mile in width.
The bodies Of Mrs. Schurmeier
and her son Charles and Rev. Mr..
Phaepler have not been recovered
up to n late hour tonight. II i al
most certain that they are at the
bottom of the lake, as a search Of
the dstris fail~,l To- find any trace Of
them.
Late tonight it was ascesla'rcd
that the number OF seriously injured
in the vicinity Of Lake Gervaise i
nine. OF these, Mrs Lincoln CLARK,
Miss Minnie Meiss, Frank Nie!au-
con, Mrs. MelancOn, john Guenther
and Simon Gard will die. Mr..
= hurmeier, Mrs. Good and Mn.
Hubert Schurmeir, while terribly
injured, will likely recover. ~
sides these, about twenty others
were painfully bruised and cut, but
not seriously injured
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NEW YORK, July li.-ArraugG-
ments for the funeral OF General
Fremont were made today. II will
take place at 10 O'Clock ON Wclaes-
day morning, from the Episcopal
church Of -. lgnltius. IL Will he
n quiet and uuustrutatiOus rs posi-
bile. There will be no military dis
play. Mrs. Fremont anu the Cen
erals daughter, EiizIbeth, are in
Los Angeles, California, and viii.
OF course, be unable o. get here in
time. The inteTment viii be in
Trinity Cemetery, in this city.
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PARIS, July li.-When President
Carnot was about 10 enter the Ely
see Palace this evening, q man
standing near 10y fret "A revolver
into the air. When taken 10 the
police station he said that he was "a
chemist and author Of many inveH-
lions. lie had been out Of employ
meut for SOME time aud wished 20
attract the attention Of the PresI-
dent and public 10 his cast. Tie
police say the revolver was loaded
with blank cartridges,
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Several months ago, Mr.. Henry
Plummer, OF Clements, Cal, who is
subject 10 cramps, was taken with a
severe attack. He had been ac-
cust0mci TO get relief 10y dosing
with morphine, but the disagree
able effect that followed would make
HIM miserable for hours after the
cramp had been relieved. / per
suadei him 10 try Chamberlain
Cole. Cholera and Diarrh Wa
Remedy. He was much pleased
with it, as its effect was almost in
Simultaneous, and no disagree3ble
after effects accompanied its use.
CHAs. BANERT, Manager, Farmers
Trade Union, Clements. Cal. For
sale 10y Il. G.. NJ. /. Drug Depart
ment. u
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OMAHA, July l4.-Mr~. F!oTe'ta
Russell, Of Ottawa, Kansas, came
here Saturday and cashed a Grai,
for $1,000, which she p!acud iu a
Satchcl. As she was going down
the street two men suo.ched the
satchel from her hand and ran. She
recognized them o. John Rush and
James Hogan, of Ottawa, who came
here on the same train with her.
Hogan has been caught, hut Rush
is still at lar-e.
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LgNDON, July 1.-the Madrid
correspondent 81 the NC'rS says
chalera is spreading 10 more tIwnF
iu tise province Of Naltnris. There
were JhiTiy-fve new cIS=s ami ten
deaths reported yesterday, one death
occurring in the city Of Valencia.
The authorities Of Castillo ie ErIgat
,uurga!eti the fat shat the disease
rage! there for "A fortnight. Fifty
ca-cs have occurred in that place,
seventeen Of which have proved
fatal.
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81. HELENA, Cal, July H.
Deputy sheriff Howard went This
morning after n hor,ethief named
Collins, UveTtaking MIN. Collins re-
fused to surrender, and Howard shot
him In the ankle. Collins emptie,i
"A shotgun into HOwarl's breast in
flicJing probably fatal wounds. Not
Withsuindlng this, the piucky
deputy OveFPOwerel the thief anu
brought him IN. Lynching is likely.
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ni--rncc.i frc--rIr.

LONDON. July I4'-Amln- iho-s
who attended SANKEY'S Wedding -
ceptiOn yesterday was . wealthy
widow named Hltchari. While
there -he stole the silver spoons. To-
dag rhc was sentenced 10 two
months iuuris1nmeut.
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craving and Printing in anticipa-
/ zion Of the passage o; the bill. These
! NOES viii lie Of eight different de
| nominations. a. follows: One dollar,
two dollass, FIVE dollars, ten dollars.
twenty dollars, CITY dollars, one
hundred dollars auI cue thousand
dollars.
TIE ENGINEERING OFFICES
in California have submitted the
following estimates for continuing
the river and haFbJr improvements
in that State: san Luis Ojisp1 mar
b0r. the next fiscIl year, SI25.u3J,
and 10 complete. S253, 800; Whining
ton harnUr. to complete ,,2.O,rl, san
Diego ha-b0r, for the year, Sl5l,OJl;
NaIa River. for the year and 10
complete, S-O,JJO; Oakland har-
Tor, for the year, 100000, ami
% complete, S52D, 900; survey
Il San Francisco harjOr, San Pablo
ami StGisun lay, the Straits Of Car
quinez and the mouths II the san
joaquin and SGcr-centD rivers, for
the year and u complete Sl5.pJJ;
san joaquin River ami STOCKTON
aud Mormon slough, for the year,
Sl22,550; Sacramento AMI Weather
rivers, for the yeIr, $4,000; Petalu-
ma Greek, for tire year, $4,000;
Humb1lt har6Jr anu bay, for the
year AMI TO complete, SIS, 100.
LATE GENERAL FREMONT.
The President this afternoon IS
sued a general order eulpgistic u
To-. services Of General Fremont,
ami ordering the lag displayed at
haif-mast on all bui.dings Of the
Executive Drpaftrrti.t until after
the funeral take lace.
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RED WING, Mimi, July Il. -
Furtherdeiaiis zfthe terrible steam
cr disaster on lake Perrin are IT,
cylvei this morning rs follows.
When Opposite Lake City the
boat began 10 feel the effects Of tine
storm, but the officers kept on their
way. The ga" increased as the
hgIt continued up the Lake, and IN
fifteen minutes was at its height.
when near the central point. about
two miles above Lake City. the
steamer was AZ the mercy Of the
waves, which were washing over
the boat, aud all was confusion.
Pine TOW was then run in and the
large cut loose. but thg wind again
srttHc steamyrairifJ IN the lake. :
number Of those ON the barge
jumped into tie wafer and swan
ashore.
As The barge loatci again in deep
water. those on board Jaw the
steamer as ii was carried helpless
out in the lake, Ind being Tossed
about on the raging waters. They
- w aaa-a AA-H"A 81 -AA 'aAA. III aAa.a ~
see the steamer capSiz,, Carrying
with 1t its cargo OF $50 people. Those
on the large rrmgiugI There until
they were dri.le! near the shore
and aIi were rescued or swan
ashore.
There were only about EfiyVC1ple
on the sarge, the remainder being
on the steamer. The events that
TRANSFERRED on the steamer AFTER il
separated FROM tie barge are most
clearly related 10y those who were
rescued from the wrecked vessel.
- soon as the storm began 10 affect
she Yrugrg~s O.! tire boat Captain
Wgatheru gave instructions o. run
her into Tire Wisconsin shore. but it
WIS %. 10 avail against
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which hide between the gums ans teeth.
and eat .nio them 10 their dg-trurt'on.
>uyOpoNT Is maste- OF the situation.
Whoever uses II regularly after every neal
and rlcan.Cs hrs teeth and mouth VIII soon
he Tit Of the parasites
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PINE BLUFF, July &c. l.. and
T. T.. HuddlestOu, brothers, were
shot anu kiilei saturday night near
this city 10y Charles Parrots. The
tragedy was the outcome Of an cid
feud, ami more biOOished Is now
looked for.
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and twisted her out Of the control Of
her engines Gnd crew. An attempt
to beach her failed and over she
went with her great load uf pas-en-
gers. The barge jan GrUgt, which
was in tow, and On which about one
quarter Of the excur>iUuists had
crowded, was also seized. her avn
ing being crushed in and the pas.
sengers thrown into the water. This
happened just below the point, ami
as the helpless hulks drifled before
the gale.
The steamer rightei herself far
moment, but in another moment she
keeled over. The barge broke loose
and drifted down opposite the town
aud those still on board, about tWen-
ty in number. were rescued. The
steamer drifteu in back Of the point
and sank. Many were saved. now
ever, and the herUism OF 4 uum'gr
Of Tescuers cannot hc too highly
praised. Corporal b. 4. Terry COM
Ielled the spectators 10 assist him
and saved the lives Of eighteen 0I
those who were still cliugiug % the
wreck. Others there were like him
and over sixty were rescued from
what seemed TO I've certain death.
Small boats cruised around for seye-
raj hours and picked up some three
score II still living uuiOrtuuates.
As soon as word reached the mill
tia camp volunteers were called for
and every one volunteered. Adiu-
tant General Miller Immediately
took charge Of the regiment and
the work OF rescue was begun AMI
carried out. Body after body Of
men, women and children, in some
cases whole families, were taken
from the water, some alive. other,
but not dead, and yet
others from which the breath Of life
had forever fled.
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NV NOEIS, July l4.-James o.
SimmOnis was arrested this after
noon ON a charge Of completely with
Claasen in misapproPriatiHg the
bonds and securities Of the sixth
National Bank.
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THRILLING SCENES.
More Details 10 Hand Of the Fear
full Disaster on Lake
Pepin.
sEREkvE0 PARENTS wELL-EIGH
DISTRACTED.
One Hundred and Fifty Unfortunate
Creatures Struggling To-
gether in the Water.
HOW THE STEAMER WAS
WRECKED.
The Work of the Cyclone Round
About ST. PAul.-Thc
Dead.
HOW THE STEAMER WAS
WRECKED.
y TeieErarh 10 the SEws.l
LAKE PEPIS DISASTER.
Minute Particulars a. TO the SRd
Occurrence.

LAKE CITY, Mimi. Ju,y t.
Surrounded by beautiful cliffs and
farming lands, Lake Pepin's un-
RULED surface gave today little evi.
dence Of the fierce struggle with the
elements and of the death-deaiing
fury OF the lake that ragged of this
city last night. With scarcely a
note Of warning there burs. uuOn
this region the severest STERN ever
known in its history. and the loss Of
life Is probably greater than any
other single calamity that ever
visited any part Of tine Northwest.
SiXty-eight bodies had been rc-
covered when the search was dis
continued at dark tonight. How
many more were lost is . matter Of
uncertainty.
The steamer Sea Wing Of the Dia-
mOnd 10 line carried a party Of twu
hundred or more eIcursionIsts from
Red Wing to the camp Of the First
Regiment, Minnesota National
Guards, just below the city. when
the day was coming TO = close Cap
tain Weathern prepared TO return
the bCatlOad 10 their homes. Many
among them feared the approaching
storm and asked that he postpone
departure until after the storm had
passed over. Thinking the storm
would not prove serious lac would
not consent, hat at about S O'Clock
started up the lake towards Red
Wing, nearly two hundred pas
sengers being on hoIri. The wind
was blowing 4 gale. \ point OF
land runs out from the Minnesota
shore just about this place. across
from which is what Is known Is
Maiden Rock. To pass around this
point it was necessary Tor theSteam-
er to turn slightly toward the Wis
consin shore, and Immediately ihe
hurricane seized hold Of the a!reaiy
STRUGGLING AND CRACKING VS.
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II wind and waves. In iiyeuinutes
m0re lhe waves began @, wash into
tEc boat and fiji the lower decks,
while hIi!s;ouos came down on the
heads VI the unfortunate crew hui-
died ON the deck.
Suddenly q huge wave struck the
craft at the same moment that "a
terrific blast OF wind, more violent
than ever. swept down upon her.
The terrible force cap>ized the little
vessel and all Of the Seoplc on board.
$50 or more, were thrown into the
wafer, some heing caught under
meath and Others thrown far from
the craft.
The boat turned bottom side uV-
wari aud only about twenty-five
people were observed 10 he floating
on the surface. These caught hold
Of the beat and cinInei upon the
upturnel bottom. those first secuT-
ing a position assisting the Others.
In ten minutes more the twenty
five who had obtained mOnientary
safety on tne boat could observe no
others Of tine crew or passengers
floating on the surface OF the water.
Afterw5rl, however, 4 a flash Of
lightning liz up the surface Of the
lake, the sight OF an occasional white
dress OF = drowning woman or child
was observable, but It was impossi-
Die for those who witnessed the
sight 20 lend any aid.
Those remaining began calling
for help ~ soon a. the storm began
To 4 bate and in half an hour n light
was observed fitting about the dock
at Lake City, opposite which point
the uptuTHeG steamer had now been
driven.
Before help could reach them,
however. the poor creatures who
vet remained 10 tell the horrors Of
the time were again submitted 10
hattie with the elements.
with no word Of warning, and As
they were. lust
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Mocha,Jaya and
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blended and IS
conceded bysH
10 make the
incest cap Of
Coffee in the
land. A Besud-
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In every Pack
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were those Of many parents who
had children missing. and other
people looking for friends and rela-
tives ran up and down the beach all
night and today, inguiring II any
more bodies had been recovered and
for the names Of the identified dead.
The anguish Of the many parents
whose children hal been ruthleSsly
torn from them by the awful calami-
~ cannot be portrayed.
At > O'Clock this morning fifty
| bodies had been recovered. identi-
| fed aud sent TO Red Wing. BY ;
! O'Clock more had taken the same
mOurnful journey, and at : O'Clock
this afternoon seven Others were
added to the grueS0me number.
Few of the bodies had any bruises
OF other marks Of injury upon them.
The fact that the militia were in
easy call undoubtedly resulted in
the saving Of many lives. General
Mullen and SeTgeants Fitzgerald.
Clark and Cain were notable and
COmmendahle.
During the morning a systematic
patrol Of the water over which the
boats driftcd after being first struck
by the gale was kept up 10y citizens
Of Lake City. After the las. bodies
had been taken from the hulls
General Mullen pressed into service
all row boats within reach. with
which the soldiers began tais after
noon a thorough dragging OF the
lake at the scene OF the disaster.
No bodies were found up to dark.
when the search was abandoned for
the day. Dynamite viii be used in
the morning. There were a good
many who made use Of
LIFE PREsERvERs
b'lt probably none were 50 fortunate
as Robert Adams, the l7-year-old
son OF DR.. Adams Of Lake Ciiy,and
another boy. They secured three
life preserves and were in the
water six hf urs before being rescued.
Young Adams could swim, hut bis
companion could not. They had
the good sense to float quietly ana
not attempt to fight against the
waves during the six hours they
were buUctel 10y Allt biAluhh A.ls
blown hither and yon by the gale.
They drifted about n mile down past
the town. and then change in the
wind carried them up the river 20
Frontenac. seven miles from here,
where they were rescued by DR..
Kahn and party, and today are
nearly as well as ever.
THE DEAD.
Following is a list'of the dead, so
far as identified. in addition to those
given above:
John Heffler, wife and two chill
iren. Peter Gellen, wife and five
children: Mrs. Baker and two chill
dren; Mrs. Hemfohling and three
children; Mrs. Schnelberg and
daughter; Minnie Fisher, Marie
Craglund, Katie DAILY, Alrs. Sheri
and daughter. Fred Christ Annie
and Francis SteeSer, George Nelson,
John Baheins and wife, Charles
Denslsge, Fred Powers and daugh-
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ScrofuIa

Turks in the blood 81 nearly every one, IL
many eases Inherited. It's seyerest form
Is that u running sores o. the arms. les.
or feet Bunches In the glands Of the neck,
pimples, eaneeTouS ErUwths, swollen POINTS,
and thickenins % the upper Up. are other
symptoms. Hoods SzTsIpaTilla has had
wonderful success In curing scrofull. II
thoroughly erad!cltes the humoT from the
blood, and gives itnew vitality aud richness.
Mrs William McDonaid, Wooster, o..
for eighteen months suffered with scrofu-
lous swellinES Of the glands in the neck.
Hoods Sarslparilla gave immediate relief.
the swellings being largely reduced.
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EVENING. CITY

ter, Tom Dlrsop, II. Redlus and
two children, Fred Hattemeyer.
Mamie Adams, Katie Burkharit.
=. o. Anderson, Eddie Christopher
son, Herman ami VIII Hipper.
George Harris, Mrs. Nellie woehnn
anu son. Aiiliie Miles. Bierson Finy.
Cory johnson, Flay Smith. Myrtle
Nero, Annie Way. Ira Fulton.
Fred Seaver, Heinc G.rSpn, Chas.
Brown, X. Peterson, Bertha Win
tiers OF Red Wing, Alice and Nettie
Palmer Of Trenton, Wis. Miss Bren-
nan. Ph0'be BieTson. Katie Davis.
John EnguljerstUn, Ida Green, Fred
tempting, Theodore Ha-twell.
Lizzie Harrison, Mabel Holtou,
Emma Nelson, Orrin Osiy, Sadly
Pearson, Julia and Annie Persig.
Scheiller, wife and two children.
Miss SeibTasee.