The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-18
Horticultural and Horticultural
DEPARTMENT.
w. Il. LAWRENCE, Editor.
Like View Farm. 6 Miles North Tallahassee


Washington City the experimental
station record, published by author
ity of the secretary OF agriculture.
1t contains about SO pages each
issue and gives synopsis of the
work of the stations in each of the
states and territories.
A large majority of the farmers in
Middle Florida who have handled
their crops with ordinary judgment
have them we'll on the road to ma
turity.
Wide expanding cultivators ought
to be seen and used oftener in our
fields, and we believe they would
were it not the high prices asked for
them. Once is really as often as it
is necessary to pass between a three
or even four-foot row.
Experience has taught us that fire.
quent and prompt stirring of the soil
is the thing most needed, more so
here than in any other farming coun-
try that we know of.
Every farmers organization in
Florida where an oath is admins
tered ought to have series of ques-
lions to PROFOUND to each candidate.
This ought to be the first one: "Do
you raise your own meat z"
Last year the farmers produced
too much cotton at too great cost.
This year it looks to us as though it
is costing them just as much as it
did last year. To begin: they paid
in many instances from SO to Is
cents for the seed they planted, but
we shall see what we shall see.
Because the legislature failed to
pass the farmers institute bill there
Is no reason why the farmers should
not organize the Institutes all over
Florida. So far as we are concerned
it is our intention to get the ball in
motion in the section where we live.
One of the first things that will be
done is to argue the necessity Of re-
ducing the acreage of cotton. The
question will be thoroughly agitated
and ventilated. After the crop is
matured and brought face to face
with last years surplus we expect to
have plenty OF friends that will rally
around us and see as we do.
Raise your own pork next year.
We wish there was a law requir-
ing every business man who does a
mortgaging business to require all
of his farm customers in the mort
gage to raise their own pork and to
bacco.
81 had to sell my cotton at
ruinous price"-that will be the sum
and substance Of the statements one
will hear ere long on every hand.
Remember that we have never ad
vised any one to stop raising cotton,
but have earnestly urged the Guilt
walton of more tobacco, grasses.
ETC., and the rating OF stock. All
that is needed i barely enough cot
ton to meet the demands at home
and abroad. When this is done
good and fair prices will be the re-
suit.
Produce all Of your supplies out,
side of -four, tea and coffee, on your
farms.
More acres to food crops, less to
cotton is one Of our notices.
We must adopt system in Mid
die Florida, among the farmers, that
will cause us to produce as near as
possible everything our families con-
sumo. This statement is made now
{And will be made many times before
another crop season) to put all those
who are not now working on the
above plan to commence studying
the matter over. Plenty of time to
give it thorough investigation and
we ask one and all Of the latter class
to be sure and investigate. There
is "millions in it,"
When we advocate the growing OF
more grass it is not our idea to have
any one turn a whole plantation into
grass. Sow a few acres of johnson
grass to commence with.
The cheapest, quickest and best
way to prop LeConte pear tree il
to thin the fruit and ship it.
Within the last ten days cottol
has been quoted from to cent
for this years crop for delivery mex
September and October. Just as w
said; keep up the over.productio,
and just such things will naturall,
follow and as easily as water run
down hill. --.. 70 81. .s-.-.. -
Buying food on time, with the hi,
per cent. added, and then trying t.
pay for it the same year by raisin
cotton at I to 8 cents a pound wi
beat McKinley's bill in helping t
make hard times.
Reduce the cost on everythin
you produce and increase the yiel
Of whatever you plant on each acre