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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
Agricultural and Horticultural
DEPARTMENT.
W. Il. LAWRENCE, Editor.
Lake View Farm, 6 Miles North Tallahassee


The Tobacco Leaf to the Grower.
Instead of increasing the acreage.
the grower will do wisely to decrease
it, and strive to raise as fine crop as
he possibly can. He can give twice
the attention to one acre that he now
gives to two, and he will get twice
better results. Quality, not quantity,
should be his motto. Quality sells
ITSELF quantity keeps itself In the
barn. Quality increases prices; guam
tity decreases. Quality invites the
buyer to call again next year; guam
tity bids them to seek elsewhere.
And yet, after years Of experience
sad experience, too--to grower is seek
ing for quantity. Be advised, friend
growers; plant half the usual qusnti-
ty, tend the crop with extra care,
strive to make quality crop, and
see if you won't have more money
in your pocket next fall than you did
last. How do you know but that
your decreased acreage crop may not
turn out as fine as any grown by
coolie labor in the far-off isle of SUI
matra? This is not an lmprob-
ability, for we have had samples of
Connecticut tobacco sent us which
clearly demonstrated that extra fine
wrappers can be grown in New En-
gland. If your tobacco should turn
out to be "extremely CHOICE" you
will see the tails of the coats of the
buyers waving like banners on castle
towers as the dealers drive hurriedly
up to your house to secure "that
crop"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
commence

Outside of the -four, tea, coffee,
salt, and a few other minor articles
you buy for your table, is it not best,
is it not wise, is it not farmer-like to
make the balance at home? 1t is
nevertheless true that the farmer that
carries out this plan to perfection may
not have so much money to spend,
but on the other hand he will not
have so much to spend that money
for. Do you see?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Buy two or three balls of potash
in town, make them into a solution,
then with brush scrub the bark of
a few of your favorite peach, pear
and plum trees, afterwards dig
around the trees and pour the balance
of the solution around the roots.
Watch the trees and when you par
take of the fruit you will be surprised
at the superiority of the fruit. All
fruit trees are hungry for potash
so are cabbage just heading.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
THE TRAVELLERS HOTEL,
Corner Bay and Cedar Sts..
JACKSONVILLE. FLA

AMERICAN PLAN-$2 and SO 50 day
EUROPEAN PLAN-ROoms so cents, Is Cents o,s
81 day each person. Regular meals rs cents anu S
Restaurant q la carte "Hu
A NEW BRICK HOTEL.
Situated on the principal business street and rom
handing beautiful view Of the st. Johns rvs-
ample fire escapes, hot and cold baths and cio,ea,
on every floor; Each room is provided with AZ
electric bell and fire alarm and is lighted by oss !.
The hotel Is never closed, q night clerk watchmsn
is always on the alert to protect life and properly.
ern, the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West and
the st. Augustine railway depots, and only two
blocks west Of the Florida Central and Peninsus,
railway depot and Clyde's New York and Flodd.
steamship and st. Johns river steamer landines.
making thi4pthe most convenient hotel for tran.
sients In Jacksonville. Street cars pass the door
from all depots and every part Of the city
Elegantly furnished rooms, single OF en- suite
Not the largest but the best hotel in the city, and
the only one conducted on the European plan
Here you can either pay 81 to 81 so day or rent
your rooms and pay only for the meals you actually
have Rooms engaged by mail or telegraph The
rooms and restaurant are under the pc rsonal man.
agement OF
BURTON K. BARRS,
37-tf Proprietor.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

We are under lasting obligations
to Senator Pasco for a work on fungi
and their relations to plant diseases
and insect life, each issued by the de-
partment of agriculture. Each are
full of knowledge sorely needed by
every Florida farmer, and we will
extract literally from them for these
columns from time to time
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
Now vs.. Old.

1t must seem evident to the vide
awake farmers of Middle Florida
that the revival now going on in
farm matters must be on a different
basis from that when it was most all
cotton farming. We think that
many of them see that more industry
will have to be used and closer
attention paid to the minor details of
farm life.
Many of them can call to mind the
times when farming was the result of
hard ticks and lots of them and little
thought comparatively speaking.
We do not intend to argue for a
moment that the necessity for work
must close. 1t will always be found
necessary so long as farming exists
but this daylight until dark sort of
work ought to be eliminated. 1,
will break down the stoutest and
most intelligent farmer in Florida
because it is against the laws o.
nature to overtax the muscle and
brain both at the same time.
Under the new order of things tn,
big end Of the hard work the averag,
farmer will be required to do will b,
to think-think what kind of crop
he must plant-think where the bes
market for these crops can be found
1t may be expected, until matter
become thoroughly systematized tina
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

If waiting for winter to come to
bring along sick yankees Is not about
one of the things Of the past in
Middle Florida, what is it? While
this waiting" process is going on
one and all should go to work to de-
velop our unproductive soil and max
ing it yield something else beside
broom-sedge and weeds. Northern
people are always welcome, but it
wont do to clay round loose" nine
months out Of the twelve awaiting
their coming. No never.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

This county voting that we have
read so much about is all tomfoolery.
At first we did not think so, but
the fzzle made by the assemblage of
commissioners convinced us. Volun,
tary subscriptions from rich corpor.
ations is the method now left for
Florida and it is about time to
commence.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
One farmer remarked to me. Tt

One farmer remarked to me. The
present crop I have. I now give
my attention to the next crop" Is
not this good logic, providing it is
accompanied with determination to
excell-to make three blades of grass
grow where one grew before; to make
4 moderately productive field double
its yield by good culture and the use
Of commercial manure if the home.
made product is not at handp-J. G.
Bogsrdus.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

When Col. Chipley, months ago,
published to the world that he would
give $4,000 to aid Florida in max
ing a proper exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, did any one else do likewise?
No! but they had plenty of cheap
talk.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Old Jake Tumbledown, the slip
shod pretended farmer, says he amt
a gwine to raise them ar mixed
crops; too much putting work about
'em. Jake is in the old rut 50 deep
that forty steers couldn't pull him
ont
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

In our present congress there are
sixty-five farmers. Prove yourself
worthy and qualified and you may be
the sixty-sixth one. We are getting
there In good shape and seat at the
first table is ours for all time to come.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

The Dixie pillow, left out in the
back field, last fall, will last five
years; bring it to the house and see
that it is under roof and it will last
fifteen years.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
Increased Acreage Means Low Prices

This is too often the case Ia farm
ing. Take cotton for instance, and
we fear that the increased acreage Of
tobacco in Florida, all on account Of
there being so many new hands at
the bellows, will cause prices to tum-
BILE and that the new beginners will
at first injure the old growers.
We know perfectly we'll that the
New York Leaf is your best friend.
They::want to help you to make money
and be happy. Read what they say
and heed their advice before it is too
late:
sFull crops are the sequent to low
prices; but small, fine crops, closely,
cultivated and properly cured, are
the forerunners, the John the Baptist
of full prices. We know of no way,
Is Patrick Henry says, of Judging
the future but by the past Expe-
rience is on our side. AS the lawyers
say, here we rest our case Of fine to-
hacco We. stuff-quality and dollars
Us. quantity and cents"
It is quality, not quantity, that is
wanted. The breaks this season
show how rapidly good tobacco is
taken: It is true that the stock of
old tobacco is small, but suppose
the 1891 crop is larger than it is
thought to be, and surplus is left,
what will be the condition in 1893 if
the growers in the hogshead districts
do, as they have done heretofore,
raise more poor tobacco than can be
sold? The conditions of the years
revious to this will prevail,
and the tobacco grower will again be
crying that it does not pay to raise
she crop. Good tobacco always is
salable; areduced acreage is certain
to insure quality crop; and people
everywhere know what it is to be-
bong to the Equality"
The farmers in those parts Of the
tcountry where lately tobacco raising
mas been made one of the crops, are
talking Of planting five, ten or more
acres. Tney have never grown to
bacco, and do not know anything
practically Of the cultivation of thu
plant, and yet they speak of making
money by it. 1t is unfortunate tina
they cannot have conversations with
old experienced planters in Virginia
North Carolina, Kentucky and Ten
nessee, and learn from them that a to
bscco crop is very uncertain ON
even when cultivated by experienced
farmers.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Late TO bed and early to rise will short
en- the road TO your home in the skies "
But early 10 bed and Little Early Riser.
the pill that makes life longer and better
and user. nj. LIVELY.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

The purchase of 8 300 acres of land
in Gadsden county, our tobacco belt,
by Cohn and Bro, of New York. is
a natural consequence of the success
achieved in tobacco culture by the
Owl Cigar company, Carl Vogt's
Sons and Shredder & Bon, in 1885.
AT the outside only 10000 pounds Of
tobacco were raised in the county; in
1891 fully 100000 pounds were
produced in the same section.-Me-
tropolis.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Sometimes We get wrong on the
farm with some of our preconceived
notions, but don't remain that way
long. We. are not like the fellow
that swore the horse was sixteen feet
high and refused to take it back.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Give the boys ! I patch II Knd and
encourage them to raise q crop for
themselves. When you work them
pay them az literally as you would
pay others for the same amount of
labor. These, and many other like
methods will tend to keep the boys
on the farm. "a. FL. Prior, Middlesex
county, CT.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Diversified crops means just about
this: raise everything on the farm
that is consumed on that farm.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Bring to Middle Florida the en-.
thusiastic farmers, wagon.loads Of
them. They are the people that will
fairly make farm hum.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

1t is truth in medicine that the small.
est dose that performs the cure is the he's,
De Wits Little Early Risers are the small nail.
est pills, will perform the cure and are ths
best. NJ LIVELY. VIC
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
TO grow

Bright people are the quickest 10 rtcog-
nize good thing and buy ii. We sell lots
of bright people tie Little Early Risers
II you are not bright these pills will make
YOU 80. NJ. LIVELY.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Are you getting everything ready
to brighten the farm home during
the long summer months Of active
labor?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

If dull spiritless and stupid; if your
blood is thick and sluggish; if your appe-
tite is c,pricious and uncertain, you need q
Sarsaspar.lla. For best results take De
Witt NJ. LIVELY.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

The mission Of the alliance !. :.
advance the farmer to his true nl...
among the citizens of the county !,
which he resides.
One of the planks in our farmer.
platform is: The next Legislature
must make a liberal appropriation fl,
the support of the State Hort;
cultural Society. We want and
must have a fund set apart to bs
used to print the reports of tbis
society and place one on eyerr
farmers centre table in the stoto
knowledge is power. We nina,
educate.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02


There are exceptions to all rules
in farming as we'll as any other
branch of business. Because we
argue and maintain that certain
methods Of farming are correct in
Middle or West Florida, there is no
just and reasonable reason why some
farmer who has one or more pieces of
land altogether differently situated
should "get up on his ear" and de-
clare the whole thing is wrong.
Circumstances oftentimes alter cases
The only prosperous farming
country we have ever visited in the
United States is where the farmers
are the producers, where they come
mighty" near growing what they eat
and have surplus for sale; and this is
what every Florida farmer must
come to, or back out, grease and try
some other business.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

A Texas farmer intends to plant
40 acres in castor beans.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

AZ 81 iIlustrstion.of vb,t
be done with tobacco We IS. -!
following, which we voucb q, q
strictly true in every particular -
Paul Timer planted last year h.,.
acre in tobacco. The lot was d e.,
pen. He made Gil pounds Of :
bacco, which he sold this week =.
80 cents pound. He estimates II.
cost of production at about. An
There is 1882 clear profit from !.
half acre!-Monticello Constitpt;o.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02
This department each week con-
aims fork fulls of facts, read them all.

The soil must be very rich if you
desire big onions.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Once a week we visit the Talla-
hassee post office and find letters as
surfing US that we have plenty of
friends, not only in Florida but in
other states, who have kind words
for the interest we have taken in
mixed crops and the tobacco industry.
We feel decidedly proud of this pri-
vate praise and to one and all say:
Thank you.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

We believe in telling about ones
failures as we'll as the many successes
made. The way things look now at
our Trial Ground, in all probability
we will commence pretty soon to re-
port some seed failures. We deem
it our duty to report any failure
made and give the reasons for the
same. By so doing VIC enable the
FLoR1DIAN's readers to "steer clear"
of bogus seeds and puffed-up imita-
tiOns.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

Wanted in Middle Florida-more
white, agricultural brains.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-02

North Carolina farmers grow
tea.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-12

The cut which is represented on the
other side of this column is an instru-
ment used by opticians to adjust eye
glasses have just added one of these in
struments to my drug department and
an extensive stock Of spectacles and eye
glasses to suit everybody. BY the use Of
this instrument You are sure to get the
glass Adaptable to your eyes without
trouble.
DO not neglect your eyes but come at
once and get good glasses adjusted to
your eyes. L. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-12
Signal Service Weather Signs.
INDICATIONS.

INDICATIONS.
No l, white tlag-clear or fair weather
No 2, blue hag-rain or snow.
3, white flag, black center-coId
wave,
No A, black triangular fag-tempera.
'.ure.
When No 4. or triangular black flag
Is placed over No or white flag, it
means clear and warmer, when placed
below 1t means clear and colder. When
placed over the blue flag it means war
mer rain, and when below, rain and
colder. When the white flag is over the
blue flag it means fair followed by rain.
and when the blue flag is oyer the white
flag, it means rain followed by fair
weather.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-12
JEWELRY.

| have just received the lar
gest and finest stock of Jewel
ry ever offered to the St. Mar
tinville trade.
This line consist of Ladies
and Gents Watch Chains and
Lockets, Neck Chains for La
dies and Children, Ladies' and
Children's Bracelets, Gents
Ladies and Children's Rings,
Ear Rings, Collar and Cuff
Buttons, Breast Pins, En-
blem Pins etc etc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-12
WRITE TO
Callahan & Lewis Mig, Co.,
LIMITED,
PATTERSON. Ia,

for price list and discounts on the fol-
lowing building material
Cypress CiSterHS and Water Tanks.
Cypress Sash Doors and Blinds.
Cypress Moulding, Brackets, etc.
Store and Office fixtures.
Cypress Window and poor Frames.
Cypress Ceiling, Flooring ams Siding.
Remember we carry big stocks and can
ship prompt. Correspondence solicited.
We pay the freight 10 your station.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-12
ARG AIMS.

| am Selling Below Cost,
my Entire Stock Of Dry
Goods, Notions, Hats, and
Fancy Goods.
These Goods must go, and
will go. If you want bar
gain call soon.
o 70 b. AUDIBERT,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
DAYTON'S BLUFF.

Mrs. J. W Dwyer and family. of Chicago,
are visiting Mrs. Vinton, of Francis street.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Peters Church
gave an enjoyable lawn festival Tuesday
were prettily illuminated. and vocal and in
strumental music added to the pleasure of
the evening. 1t is proposed to give another
festival in the near future.
Rev. Stuart B. PuIves of ST. Peters church,
will exchange pulpits today with Rev. Ed
win johnson, of st. Marks church. Lake
City, Mum.
Miss Flossie Anderbie and Miss Mamie
Curzon, of Margaret street, left Tuesday for
a weeks visit among friends at Duluth.
Frank Hutton, of Conway street. left last
evening for trip TO the Pacific coast, COM
bining business with pleasure.
Mrs. F. c. Coutes, of Dubuque, To-, is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. c. NJ. Gregory, of
Maple street.
Mrs. Swanson, of Burns avenue, is spend-
ing the summer with relatives at But
faIo. N. Y.
Archie Wilson and Foster Smith. of Reaney
street, are spending the summer at Lind
strOm.
Miss Stella Riordan, of Chicago, is the
guest of Mrs. S. V. Kennedy. 412 Bates ave-
nue..
Miss Annie Winston of East Sixth street
left Friday for short visit in the East.
Rev. I. McClary, of Bates Avenue M. E.,
spent the past week at Mahtomedi
Miss Phillips of Ravine street, is visiting
in Cedar Rapids, 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Falton. of Minnehaha street
are in St Louis.
Miss Commick, of Ravine street. is visiting
in Saltwater.
Frank Williams, of Cypress street is in
Chicago.
d. NJ. Dawson, of East Fifth street. is in
Denver.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
ST. ANTHONY PARK.

The Free Discussion club enjoyed debate
Tuesday evening last upon the Taxation of
Mortgages Attorney Clark. of Minneapo-
lis, in the affirmative, was clearly beaten by
w. w. Clark, OF the Park. The club will de-
bate upon Resolved. That National Con-
sttutional Prohibition Amendment Is the
Best Way to Handle the Liquor Traffic"
Messrs. Whitcomp and Irwin have the debate
i'll charge.
The |. O. G. T. of the PARK gave delight
ful lawn social Thursday evening on the
grounds of Mrs. Whitcomb. corner of Bayless
avenue and Pryor street. Refreshments were
served, AID several speeches were made, and
a general good time was the result
The Saturday Night club will soon an
nounce its programme for the coming fall
and winter. II. o. Hail. its president, Will
soon issue to the members a printed pro-
gramnle showing the titles of the papers to
be read and the dates of each. B.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenuard and family are en-
Joying camp life near Forest lake. Ihr. Ken
nard is an expert sportsman. and always en-
joys his annual outings greatly. +.
Mrs. j. H Chandler did not accompany
Mr. Chandler TO the Mile Laos region, owing
to the illness of their little daughter.
Miss Florence Moore left last evening for a
three weeks visit to relatives and friends in
ST. Peter and Mankato.
Miss Helen Polk. who has been East for
over year, is expected home before the end
of this month. o.
ITol anu MIS- OreSu nave returned ION
proracted visit to relatives in Wellesley
Hills, Mass.
Mrs. II. n. Stephenson, who has been spend
ing the summer in Ohio, is expected home in
few days.
Charles Cheney and Ben Ribble left yester-
day for short trip to Ellsworth, Wis.
Miss Cudworth. of Langford Park place, is
expected home from Iowa this week.
Mrs. }. A. Barnum and grandson are back
from their trip in illinois ard Iowa.
Miss Lou Bentley, who has been visiting
in Michigan, has returned home.
W. w. Hill spent several days last week at
Waconia.