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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-19
FL0RIDIANA.


The west coast fair will be held at Clear
Water Harbor on April and 4.
The new Presbyterian church at St.
Augustine was dedicated Sunday
Lafayette county has a new paper
The Enterprise 1t is published at New
Troy.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad from Macon, Ga. to Palatka has
been completed.
The Herald-Reporter says Lake City
flowers this season.
Leesburg has formed stock company
with'a capital Of 100000 for the purpose
OF operating cigar factory.
A shipment ofcabbagefr from South Flori-
da passed through Gainesville last week
labeled: "The burned old freeze didn't
hurt us.
Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, State health Of
ficer, who has just returned from tour
of inspection, says the health of theState
is very good Times Union.
The cucumber and bean crops were
killed by the cold snap, but tomatoes,
generally escaped. The crops along the
line OF the T., A. & G. suffered severely
Tavares Herald.
There is a move on foot in New York
to. utilize the sour orange extensively.
This will be another boom for Florida,
for this fruit is about as perpetual as an
alligator is ampibious.-Exchange.
One hundred and sixty three homestead
applications have been made in the
United States land office at Gainesville
thus far, as against 76 during the entire
month of February in 1SS0.-Exchange
Another most important discovery has
just been made in Alachua county. A
deposit of yellow ochre, covering about
ten acres and about ten feet in depth, has
been found upon land belonging to Henry
King, near Trenton.
carload Of oranges from Florida pass
ed through Macon Thursday, bound for
Sacramento, Cal. This is a significant
pointer. 1t shows that Florida can more
than hold her own in the culture of or
anges. The Florida fruit is as far ahead
in flavor, of that grown on the Pacific
slope as a Romantic is ahead Of a ST.
berian crab.-Palatka Herald.
Not satisfied with her worldwide repu-
tation as tobacco raising country, old
Gadsden has entered the arena as phos-
phate producer and shows up some rich
samples of rocks. And, by the way, there
is quite a spirit OF progress in Gadsden.
Among recent enterprises begun are a
turpentine distillery. new brick works,
etc-Floridian.
The Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition
has announced national competitive
military drill as a feature of its closing
week, April 18th to 18th inclusive.
$4,000 will be offered in prizes, to
be divided among the different arms of
the service, with a gold medal for the
best drilled soldier in an individual con-
test The contest is open to companies
in any State in the Union, and applica-
lions for entry have already been received
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14
NO. 46

thoroughbred Shorshorn bulls, drop
ped large proportion of red, horn
less calves. Heifers of this genera
ton that came up to the standard
were bred to Shorthorn bulls. Once
more this was repeated, so that
the calves of this third generation
had in their veins blood that was
only derived in the proportion Of
one-eighth from the muley COWS, the
other seven-eighths being derived
from thoroughbred sires.
By this time bulls of similar ped
igree had been provided for breed
ing purposes, and the heifers were
put to their polled relatives in place
of the thoroughbred Shorthorn bulls
that had been previously used.
Then the breeders returned to the
Shorthorn blood again, and using a
thoroughbred Shorthorn bull still
further diluted the original muley
blood to one-sixteenth, while the
offspring still maintained the desira-
BILE polled character.
i 1t is fact for breeders to ponder
that it has been possible to dilute
the original muley blood SO greatly,
and yet maintain the tendency to
smooth polls. Scarcely calf of the
later generation shows horn. The
prepotency of the bull who now
stands at the head of the herd is 80
great that flu ly seyenty-five per cent
of his calves are polled when he is
bred to longhorn cows.-Miami Val
ley Farmer.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14
SALT Is A BLOOD PURIFIER.

r FRENCH experimenter found
IA that the addition of salt to the
= fodder for cattle did not increase
the flesh or milk, but improved the
outer appearance OF the animals.
They looked more vigorous and
healthy, and had smoother skin
than those fed on the same fodder,
without salt. The latter were dull,
inactive and sickly, their hair rag
ged, and in spots entirely missing.
Iiebig considered these experiments
"highly instructive. Those with
salt. he said, "contrasted strik-
ingly with those which did not have
| it. OF the latter, there was insuffi-
cheney OF salt for the purposes of Sc
cretion." Said he: "The outer
skin is the mirror of the condition
of the system;n and of those fed salt
he said: "Their blood remained
pure and proper for all the objects
Of sustenance. "--Ex.
! ssss4..N. .s%.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14

ering large plantations, is aquestion
that strikes the thinking man with
force. The negro, who is so favored
by nature, birth and surroundings,
could make money rapidly, and
some do. In this section there are
negroes who own good stock and
lands, all of which they made right
here. They can buy more stock or
land on time, and are treated from
a business standpoint with the same
degree of confidence that is awarded
to other industrious men of fore
thought. Socially they expect moth
ing, and get it. Otherwise their ad-
vantages are equal in all respects to
other citizens. The average negro
would be lost away from the cotton
belt. It is his glory to make and
pick cotton. Yet he needs guidance
and counsel at every turn. Those
who seek it obtain it freely and
prosper. One other thing the cot
ton planter pays too little attention
to: selecting seed. Like produces
like in both the animal and vegeta-
BILE world. Good seed will, under
proper cultivation, produce good
crops. l mean seed that come from
first-class crop will produce first.
class crop, just as the progeny of
thoroughbred animals are first class.
1t is better to buy seed from neigh
Dor, if his crop averages more to the
acre than yours, but i: is best to save
seed from the best spots and not
plant oil mixed, as is usually done.
We pay more attention to the selec-
ton of all other seed probably, and
yet talk of improving cotton seed.
One should leave to grass all the
poor places, that lower the average,
and only cultivate such land as will
make, with ordinary good cultiva-
ton one-half bale to the acre, for
less than that will not pay,
Of course this article is only upon
the common farming as it is seen
every day. Some of us here make
some fancy crops, but we are not
writing of those.-T. J. Walker,
Ca, in So. Farm.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14

COST OF A COTTON CROP.


T AM through with the hoe, on my
individual crop of fifty acres. The
cost..of such labor is $1.5O per
acre. We use the day labor for this
work, and 60 over the crop twice.
The plow goes over the crop five
times, which costs $2.10 an acre.
Now this cost of $500 is all after
crop has been planted. Prior to
this to get the soil in good condition
and including planting, the cost is
estimated the same, which brings
the amount to s7.20 per acre before
picking. The picking, at Soc per
hundred, will bring the acre up to
$3.75 plus $7.2O, which=$1O.95,
provided the crop averages 500 lbs.
lint cotton to the acre. Then S2.OC
additional for guano and we have
$12.95, not counting hauling and
ginning. al of which the seed will
pay.
This cotton in market will bring
to the farmer upon an average $22. sc
gross, which is net profit of $9.55
or nearly 43 per cent profit. Now,
what is the matter with the farmer?
1st, he does not use cash money to
make his crop; End, he does not av-
erage the 500 lbs. to the acre.
These are the two principle reas-
ons. Now let us suppose that we
make bale to three acres. We get
only $500 with expense account
same. So we have $500 80 $12.9
which - $2.O5. Only $2.O5 per
acre.
When it is known that the meth
ud largely employed, the tenant or
share system, oftener makes less
than the latter figures than over
them, one can at once realize the
coming necessity. Plant less cotton
and make more to the acre. Raise
all supplies at home, and keep cash
money to pay labor. The farme,
who pays his hands in trade orders
does not get the best labor. So his
crop costs him more and he gathers
less; the proportion runs down in
accordance with this and one othe,
prominent feature, the personal at.
tention given the work. The white
men and boys who work in the
fields, and they are many in this
section, are making phenomenal
crops, but what to do with the thous-
ands Of negro tenants who gre butch.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14
STARKvILLE, MISS, AUGUST IA, 1890.


originated the breed procured the
best available breeding animals of
foreign blood, and presently found
that, simply by a wedding process,
they had a new race with fixedchar-
acteristics.
We have now to report that an
other race of domestic animals has
been developed in this same Miami
Valley. This time the improve
ment has been made in horned cat
tie, and the originators of this most
recent breed can boast that, pro-
ceeding upon scientific principles
from the first, they have quickly ac-
complished a result which more
blundering Unconscious selection"
would not have attained in a cent
ury.
It was the breeders object to pro-
duce race of cattle which should
have the predominant red color, the
early maturity and the square car
cass of the Shorthorn race, without
the horns. They did not for mo-
ment entertain the idea that horns
could be of use to domestic cattle.
Horns are as dangerous to the herds
men as they are to the herd. They
increase the perils of shipment.
They increase the combative pro-
pensities of young cattle.
It was the determination of these
breeders to produce race that
should be red, or nearly red, and of
good size. For this reason they re-
jected the established breeds of poll
ed cattle, deeming them objectiona-
BILE as to site or color. They resort
ed to "mnley'' COWS of good size
and shape and of red color, and OF
general Shorthorn contour. This
was wisely done. The muley COW
is descended from a long line OF
horned bulls, and such has been the
prejudice in Butler county, where
these COWS were procured, that it is
fair to assume that they were, fol
the most part, descended from 9
long line Of horned COWS, also. The
very fact that these native cows
were polled was reason enough TO-
assuming that they had in them
strong tendency, in spite of thei
ancestry, toward bare pates. |
was fair to assume that this polle'
character, Of pnknqwn origin, woul'
be perpetuated in thpeir offspring.
The muley cows being bred I
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1890-08-14
THE PoLLED DURHAM CATTLE.

\ 4 ANY years ago, by fortunate
Vl blending of different strains of
blood, the so-called Poland
China breed of swine wsx sroduced
in Butler and Warren counties, in
the Miami Valley, Those who
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
A sad Death.

Arlington correspondence East OreqonidH:
The uncertainty Of life was sadly and forci-
bly, illustrated yesterday when the east.
bound passenger arrived. Among the pas
sengers were Miss Z. j. Shaddock and G..
NJ. Spencer, of Olex, Oregon, who were re-
turning with the remains Of Mrs. Emma
Spencer to this place for interment. inst
one week ago Mrs. Spencer passed through
Arlington on her way to Portland, accom-
panied by her husband and Miss Shaddock.
While in that city she intended 10 have o
tumor removed by DR.. A. L. Cole, whose
"ad" she had seen in the Oregonian. From
what Mr.. Spencer says this DR.. Cole Is q
quack beyond doubt, having kept the un-
fortunate woman under the influence Of
chloroform for period of two hours and
thirty.five minutes, and Mr.. Spencer thinks
that this was really the cause Of his wife's
death. The deceased was most estimable
lady, who was loved and respected by all
who knew her. She was native OF Ohio,
and had resided in this state for the past
six years. She was married to Mr.. Spen-
Ger some three years ago. The last obse-
quies were performed by the Rey. I. Z.
Henderson at the Congregational church to-
day, at the close of which friends were in
vited to take last look before the lid was
screwed down. Then the giief of the be-
reaved ones became terrible. and 1 came
away
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
q 90. Party.


The party given by G Co. last night was one
of the most successful of the season. A large
number were in attendance, and every one
seemed 70 enjoy themselves fully. Tho
music furnished was very excellent. and to
keep time to it was pleasure to any de-
votee of terpsichore. A reporter who was
present furnishes the following names:
Capt. T. A. Houghton and wife. Hon. F. p.
Mays and wife. Hon. Geo. Herbert aad
wife, Messrs. II. u. Bsau and wife. K. 2.
Caldwell and wife, w. H. Wilson and wife.
". Z. Garrctson and vile, Frank Menefee
and wife, J. Fisher and wife. Geo. O. Blake
ley and wife. Fred Hougttsn and wife, n.
Harris and wife. Mesdames Frank Hamp-
ton. G.. T. Sampson. Misses johnson, Fitz-
Gerald, Crandall, Swank. Mardea, Malli-
gan. Grimes. Ruch. L. Wsnts, B. WentE.
May Williams, Fireman. Meyers. Farley,
McGibsn. Capt. Geo. 7. Thoupsoa. Lieut..
J. P. FitsGerald, Lieut.. Z. N. Williams,
Lieut.. Geo. II. Bennett. DR.. SiddaA.
Messrs. G. q. Williams. N. Donald. ..
Hampshirs. T. 7. Turner. II. J. Maier. c.
J. Blanchard, H. w. Nuckols, p. II. Sharp,
C. C. Shaw. w. r. Hay. J. A. Webster. d.
Dufur, II. Glaxier. h. L. Simmons, II. II.
Heppner, J. Hampton. J. H, Worsley. z.
r. Sharp. r. H. Lonsdale, ". s. Cram. Z.
Smith, A. Henderson, A. Anderson.
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The Situation.
Albany Democrat.


Now that the food has gone down, and
the smoke raised, as il were, the situation
all along the line can be viewed. The re.
suit is that the damage done is not nearly
as great as many anticir a.ed. nor to justify
many wild rumors ahoat. Oregon City suf.
fered the most, losing valuable mill and
many thousand dollars worth Of property.
Salem in losing her fine bridge meets with
a great calamity. Other cities lose little
except nominal amounts, and more on &C.
count of loss of business. Portland and
East Portland together lose less than Sa.
lem's bridge directly. Their wharfs were
somewhat disturbed, buildings next to the
river in Portland received some heavy coat
ings of mud and few goods were damaged,
and that was about all. The outlook gener-
ally is good one after so much darkness
Only one life is reported lost, that of q
lineman at Oregon City after the
flood had subsided. There are many incl
dents Of close calls; but fortunately no
other fatalities. Perhaps the greatest dam
age, more than all others combined is that
to the Southern Pacific's railroad, particu-
larly on the California line, where the
blockade continues. The heavy rams in
creased the blockade instead OF raising it,
causing innumerable land slides that may
take weeks to repair. Beginning south Of
Ashland they are of constant occurrence.
North of Roseburg the track is In condition
to this side of Eugene, which will be re.
paired and trains will soon be running be-
tween Roseburg and Portland, perhaps by
Monday.
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hundred dead cattle. The animals in at.
tempting to find water would break through
the Ice, and as the water was deep it was
impossible for them to get out. Messrs.
Phillip McIutee, Dan Paul, Clarence
Grimes and Jimmy Burden are heavy
losers.
Yaduina Republican: An immense amount
OF DRIFT has lodged along the shore since the
storm. In walk of half mile along the
beach, every specie of wood that grows on
the Pacific coast can be found. Among the
drift are large number Of redwood railroad
tics that have been used somewhere on a
narrow guage railroad. Most of them still
have the spikes IN place and show where
the railh as rested.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. L. Skibbe celebrated
the fifth anniversary of their marriage, or
wooden wedding, yesterday. A number of
friends were present, and very enjoyable
time was had. The presents were very
numerous, and as the occasion required
were OF wood. The youngest child was
christened and at the same time, thus the
event was doubly interesting. We extend
to Mr.. and Mrs. Skibbe our congratulations,
and wish them many anniversaries of the
happy event.
Polk Co. Observer: The board of trade
held a meeting that lasted nigh onto three
hours, Wednesday evening. and many and
numerous were the questions discussed;
questions that are all of vital Importance to
the town and surrounding country. The
board is not yet fully organized; but its
members all show lively disposition, and
In the near future It's influence will be
keenly felt to be for the good of the town
and not only for the town, but the entire
county.
Ellensburgh Register, Feb. 18th: The city
council at its meeting last evening granted
franchise to w. E. Anderson to put in a
street railway, commencing at the depot
and running up Third to Pearl street, thence
north on Pearl to Sixth street, thence on
Sixth to Water street, thence north to city
limits or Grand View addition. From Pearl
to city limits, and Capital avenue. Eighth
street FROM Pearl to Poplar street. The
condition upon which the franchise was
granted was that Mr.. Anderson must accept
the terms of the franchise within thirty
days aud complete the railway in four
months. Everything, both track and cars,
shall be first class and the grantee must
furnish bonds in the sum of 10000, that
he will complete the road, otherwise his
franchise is void. The cars must run as
often as the city council may dictate.
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Amount or Assessment.

There appears to be an impression in
some quarters that Tho DAlles Military
Road Company's land in this county, was.
this year. assessed at valuation Of 50 cents
an acre. This is not true. It is Assessed
at dollar and q quarter an acre, which 10
exactly so per cent Of its apprsised vsiua-
ton. or half the average price the company
asks tor the land. The figures on the as
sessment roll for 1889 are 81. sS1 acres; as
sessed valuation. s6S. .60S; the taxes upsa
which amount to si372.Is. For the year
1888. the acreage was 1878 sores mere,
while the valuation was esss3 less. In
other words. while the company owns in
wasco county 1915 acres iess than IL did 1.
1885 when its lands in Sherman county
were included. it pays si6I.0o more taxes
than it did before Sherman county was cut
off
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From Mondays Daily

Looks like snow.
The tramp nuisance has commenced.
Snow fell at Wallula yesterday to the
depth of nearly two feet.
The marshal informs US that one day last
week sixteen tramps were in town. Il e
Jailed four and the others lett town as re-
quested.
Articles of incorporation are now bein &
prepared for railroad from this city to
Prineville. and will be filed with the county
clerk and secretary of state in day or So.
w. w. Journal: John z. Brand, formerly
a member OF the I'd Cavalry, stationed at
this post, is now in jail at Seattle for lar
ceny. A dispatch says, he is on the high
road, leading over the hill, not to the poor
house, hat to the penitentiary.
Ochoco Reriev: Newt Williamson reports
having lost only about 100 head of sheep.
out of 28O0. This he considers light loss,
especially as he had no feed, his hay having
been burned last fall, and he was compelled
to winter his sheep on the elements"
Revieso: This county has its drawbacks.
put they are nothing to compare with what
Western Oregon had to contend with last
week. The floods there were most ilisas-
trous. The damages to the S. P. railroad
are of such nature that it will take several
months to put the road in running condi-
tion.
Reoister: It is said that the man who
went out to milk and sat down on boulder
IN the middle of the pasture and waited for
the cow to come up and back up to him,
was the eldest brother of the man who kept
store and did not advertise because, he
reasoned, the purchasing public would hack
up to his place when they wanted some
thing.
PrinevilIe EeUs: Sheepmen anticipate a
heavy clip of wool this season. Those who
have had feed say their sheep got through
in pretty fair condition, and as the grass is
now large enough so that sheep can get all
they want to eat, they will drive and IN
consequence the wool will grow right along.
so by shearing time there will be good
heeces.
Ochoco Reriep: Last week Hiram Gibson
came down from Hardin. where he wiutered
his horses. MIR. Gibson says his losses dur
.ny the winter were very light, and he does
not think there was much loss among horses
and cattle in that section, but sheep dIi not
fare 40 well. He reports Brown Bros,
James Mackey and T. w. Porter as having
| Lost a large number of sheep during the
| winter.
WaterviIle Immigrant: A gentleman just
| in from Mr.. Gilberts place on the Grand
| Coulee, reports deeper snow there than in
1 the vicinity of Watervilie. Stock was be.
giuning to die when he left there week
ago. A great many cattle have drowned in
attempting to get water from the lakes,
which are covered with snow. Our inform
ant was told that one lake contained five
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22

Thomas McEwap, one Of the proprietors
of the Baker. Canyon stage line, informs MS
that the contract to carry the mail has be, n
awarded to an eastern man, whose name
he had forgotten, his bid being s3,6Se.
Eastern men have no idea Of the roads and
the impediments and disadvantages with
which contractors haye to contend with In
this mountainous country, else they would
not be SO eager to underbid those who are
cognizant of the evils attending failure to
deliver Uncle Sans mail on time. The
eastern mars bid is lower than the last one.
by which contract Griffin & MeEwan are
carrying the mail. aud unless he has an i'm.
mense bank account Mr.. Eastern Man ut
the end of his four.year contract will not
have even pair of rubber boots left to re-
member his experience as mail contractor
in Eastern Oregon.
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Republican state Convention.

Hon. L. L. Barin. chairman Of the Re-
publican State Central Committee has
issued call for meeting of the committee
on the 5th day of March. to be held IN the
parlor of the st. Charles Hotel, Portland.
This meeting will fix the time and place for
holding the next Republican State Conven.
tion. and the number Of delegates to which
each county Is entitled.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
Buckien . Arn.ea saivc.

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bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, feve.
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale hv Snipes & KinersleY.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22

We await with much anxiety the ICON.
fession" of Ed. yAbbotts, promised by the
Baker City Democrat That confession, if
it is genuine, will perhaps throw some light
upon the question as to the author of the
two or three stage robberies.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22

War was declared in john Day the Inter
part Of last week Bill Whit, haIfbreed,
it seems had been saying something which
he ought to have left unsaid, and Joe Combs
went cunning for him with blood in his eye.
A number ofmen gathered around Joe. while
Bill put some distance between them. and
then afterward slid out and is probably going
x,at