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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

GROVER CLEVELAND weighs over
three hundred pounds, but there ism t
AS much democracy in his whole body
as there was in Andrew Jackson's little
FINGER
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

THE West and South will take care
OF themselves and also Of any Con-
gressmcn who sell to the gold bugs in
the present fight for more money.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

CLEvELA>D'> friendship for the Jews
and Chlncsc-dcar money and cheap
labor--espccially recommends him to
Wall Street.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

THE Democrat, got the offices, but
what have the people got? A lot Of
broken pledges and an empty pocket.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

THE way national hanks are bust
ing furnishes an >xcellent object les
son in favor Of government banks.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

II NNI. STEEET wants any more
panic, it is welcome to them. They
don't seem to hurt any body else
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

Even Wall street is yelling for more
money. 1t is wonderful how popular
this issue is.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

THE battle III Virginia this year will
be fierce. The issue Will be the pco-
pie against Clcvelandis,n.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

The proper solution of the money
Question vii! goa long ways towards
solving many others.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

4 EEFoKMEE hat don't work at it is
not II reforfner ito hurt
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

LABOR creates capital and IS Of
greater Importance.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

TIE best way to repeal the Sherman
silver law is by passing free coinage
Silver bill.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

THE Democratic papers are burdened
with large goos 0: silence on the tariff
question.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

DEMOCRATIC silence on the tariff
issue is an inofensive weapon, but il.
is knocking the moss off Of more
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29
RAILROADS OWN LEGISLATURES.

The Omaha platform declares that
unless the people soon own the rail-
roads, the railroads will soon own tho
people. There is great deal of truth
in that declaration and the railroads
have begun acquiring a title already
by buying Legislatures. Illinois has q
law which provides that no railroad
company shall be liable for more than
$1,000 for killing person. Though the
killing be the result of the careless
ness OF employees or the negligence of
officers, no jury can assess damages at
more than $4,000. In whose interest
was such a law framed and passed?
Does it look like some of the railroad
companies property was in the Legis-
lature?
An effort to repeal The law met
strong opposition. From whom? Who
could be interested in keeping the
value Of human life at the low price
Of $1,000 but railroad companies?
Would not the railroad managers fin
the ownership Of few members of
the Legislature desira bic? Would they
try to buy them? Would such efforts
be successtnlo There IS no room for
doubt about it. The people must own
the railroads or lose ownership OF
themselves The end is not far of
Which end DO you think the more to
be desired? Then why don't you talk
that way and vote that way?
KEEP your ewes on the new Po,,u,s.
admin is,ration in Kansas. The State
officers are giving attention to MANY
new reforms in the new administra.
tion' besides the enforcement of laws
that have been ignored for wears
through the favori,ism of former ad.
mlnlstrations shown to corporations.
Railways, insurance companies and
trusts are finding a new class of men
at the State house at Topeka to deal
with, ard. that they must toe the
mark.
FREE silver is only the battle ground
on which the real issue is to bo
fought
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29
BY OTHER EDITORS

The fact that bankers IN Il mum Der
If cities in the Eas- were excited last
ucel, in regard 10 u report that d spc-
cial inspection hai been ordered by
the comptroller OF the currency Gro
ate the suspicion that the government
is lax in the duty Of inspecting, and
that many bank, if properly examined
would prove to be un>ound. There
can be no doubt o. thus, and this ac-
counts for the unc:e.ness Of those
bankers who feared Il special eNalnina-
t!0n.-kunSas {, mnloncr.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

Eecali>e the people have neehly fol-
lowed their party leaders in the years
| agonc, is no indication they will al
cover this when he attempts To sell
| the Democratic party to Wall Street.
DR.. Briggs mas one comforting
| thought: lie may be pronounced 4
| hereto but his talvinistic brethren
cannot burn him at tn" stake. In that
I respect the world is farther advanced
than it Is in monetary science when it
| still clinCs to relics of barbarism
The bank failures in Australia dur
| ing the month Of April had aggregate
liza hiiities Of over slice, 900 900, or 81. 800
| for every family. Since then other
failures have followed unit! the ;grrc-
gate losses foot up over 5000. 900, Oun
1t IS said that it is costing the gov
| eminent $500 Il week to entertain
| the Duke of Neragua. an alleged de-
| scendant Of Columbus, at Chicago
| The Princess lnfanta is also being
entertained while in this country a,
the guest of the government. Royalty
comes high, but it seems we must have
it. The people will foot the bill, SO
| go on with til" dance.
| The Peoples Protest published at
Cullman, Alabalna. is new accession
to the ranks Of l'onu'i>t Journals.
How is it possible to harmonic lazi-
ness and overproduction- alleged rea-
sons for hard times. so often heard in
this country If people are too lazy
to work how is it possible to have an
overDrodurtion: Ii we have I. real
overproduction, would it not he "A good
thing if there We're more lazy people:
'rarnation fools ought to quit making
such silly excuses.
The experiment of issuing $50 per
capita was tried in this country and
was followed by the most prosperous
period our people have ever known.
Let's get back the government in the
hands of the great common people and
try 1t again.
| The Chemical National Bank Of Chi
cago, the depository of the World S
Fair funds closed its doors after doing
business as such depository only one
week. Kansas has ST., 900 Of her
| Worlds Fair funds tel up in this
busted concern. The failure of the
Chemical caused the Columbus Ma
tionl Bank of Chicago and the Capital
National Bank of Indianapolis t. close
its doors and the failure of the Cap
ital forced the Premier Steel Works of
indianapolis, to shut down. Oh, no /;
Irrational banks can't fail .''-Torch
of Liberty.
| THE civilized ~ nations of this
earth owe over SO. 900, 600. 900. 1t re-
quires an army of Zoe, 900 men work
ing 800 days in the year at 81 per dav.
to pay the interest on this vast indie BIT
edness, nearly every dollar of which is
held by men who are parasites on So
cie;y. These debts do not represent
| honest earnings, but cunning. avarice
ana robbery. Bat these debts are ONLY
a title Of the aggregate Indebtedness,
| 1t is debts that are eating up the profits
OF indu>try-debts founded on fraud.
The working man is a slave--a slave
/ to 4 debt condition IN which ne had no
past in making.
| rlrtocracy has greater cause 20 look
with SUSPICION " D any move 10 bring
abou, TIE elnanc: patton q: abor than
I y In
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

There are more than one hundred
cities in the United States that own
these are lighted for s. a lamp per an
num- and in several cities the street
lights are furnished free of cost to
the taxpayers, owing to the profit de-
candescent lights and vet at greatly
reduced prices to the consumers.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

In Kansas alone SSH .O,i acres of
land have been given to the railroads.
or larger area than twenty-five Of
the best counties in the State.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

shades If the departed. What a
difference between modern or Cleve-
land Democracy when compared with
the Democracy OF jefferson or Jack
son $ time. Think Of "DId Hickory
daliying with the pIutocratic robbers
as Cleveland j. to-day. Andrew Jack
son encountered the same power, the
same pjutocratic influence during his
adm ni,tration, but lie throttled it
and chO<,.i tiff not the life out of it,
into submission for Il time. When it
reared Is head again in 1861 and III
the years that have followed it has
found bnt very few men among the
leaders in the Democratic party of the
Andrew jackson type to dispute Its
power, but instead it finds itself in
full sway backed 10y Grover Cleveland,
the head Of the Democratic party, and
CHIEF executive of the nation. Really.
times men and parties have changed.
-hanSas tolnmoner.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

Labor is alive. active and intelli-
gent; capital is cold, dead and mani
mate. The former should receive the
first consideration Farmers Tribune
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

Save men from the WrctchedncSS
and crime Of this life and You need
worry bit little about their salvation
in the ncXt.-Farmers' Tribune
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

We are rapidly developing Il race of
snohs in this country that viii soon
make etfetc munarchists look to their
laure!s.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

The fellows vino are making the
greatest cutlery against the var pen
sioners are wholly uneoncerned about
the bond pensioners. who have been
paid three times rs much as has been
paid TO the men, the widows ana chill
dren OF those who made i possible to-
internal ShylockisIn TO exist in this
country.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

It costs $500. 900 year to fire sum
rise and sunset guns at our forts and
navy yards. The people viii. in time
not only abolish this useless custom.
but wipe out 4 Sooi many other use
less things connected with the army
and navy.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
HAS THE LAW BEEN VIOLATED.

We were under the impression that the
Florida Legislature q few years ago passed
Il law with the intention of choking off
the 'calamity liar" AS we understand
it this law was enacted for the benefit Of
those misguided individuals who annu-
ally create panic and work great injury
to the State by the circulation of reports
in reference to cpidemics Of yellow fever.
these reports are circulated or at least
originated by professional men-men
who itwould naturally besuppOSed would
know enough to prevent them from this
line of action. These ''reputable physi
clans" however, the experience of the
past demonstrates, act very precipitatelY
and without due caution and regard
for the wellbeing as thee OmmOn-
wealth. Take for instance the yellow
fever fiascO of last week at Pensa-
cola. 1t appears that there were two
deaths in that city, one ofa child and
one Of an adult The attending physi
clan, perhaps not knowing what other
diagnosis to make pronounced the cause
of death yellow fever. An autopsy was
ordered and the professional gentleman
assisting at the post norton, sustained
the diagnosis Of the attending physician.
1t is admitted by even the so-called eX
perts that yellow fever is difficult to de-
termine from the ordinary malarial fever
of the low ATTITUDES, and the similarity of
the two diseases frequently puzzles the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
TIORTDA'S PRESENT OUTLOOK.

The outlook for Florida at the present
time, says the New York South, is un~
usually favorable. The past season
brought an unprecedented number Of
tourists who also probably on account
of the spring cOldncSS at the North, made
their stay unusually long. a great
many OF them made investments in
land and new enterprises, thus leaving
permanent traces of their visit. The
crop outlook is unusually favorable, es-
pccially in regard to oranges and tobacco,
the latter coming to be one Of Florida s
leading staples, and in connection with
the crcasing number Of cigar factories
contributing largely to The wealth Of the
State. The phosphate industry is fairly
prosperous, and there is strong hope Of
better prices being realized. From al
most all over Florida come reports Of
progress and improvements, in the Cs
tablishing Of new industries, the extern
sion of street railways, the erection Of
tIcCtllO lIS plants 'IA ""VCl NOlN''
etc. All these signs indicate the greater
prosperity of cities and towns, and show
that the State as a whole, is keeping
step with the rest of the country. Va
riOus railroad improvements are in prog
rcss. the most notable being the extern
sion of the Florida Southern and PENN
sular from Jacksonville to Savannah,
which it is hoped will be in operation
by the first of next year
One thing is certain, whatever prog
ress Florida makes now, in whatever di-
rection, will accelerate all future prog
ress. The momentum will be increased
every year, and before long, the whole
aspect Of the State will bee hangcd.-The
South.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16

experienced practitioner. These facts
being admitted, and the further fact also
that in no place in Florida has an indg-
eneOus case Of yellow fever been re-
corded, should have detarded the ply
sicians from prOn0uncing the cases at
Pensacola as yellow fever and throwing
the county into panic, before they were
absolutely certain of their diagnosis.
Subsequent events prove that the ply
Sicians were not ccrtain-that there was
II very large element Of dOubt-and at
this writing those who know, pronounce
the Pensacola cases as ordinary mala-
rial fever.
1t is evident that some one has violated
the law in circulating this alarming re-
port without due authority from the
State health officers and we trust that an
example will be made Of the responsible
parties and a lesson be taught the would
be professional sensationalists.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16

and dry throughout but not burned.
They are then fit for use. If you keep
them any time it will be necessary to dry
them frequently in an oven moderately
warm. OF these lOaves broken into
coarse powder take in the proportion of
eight bushels to forty gallons Of water.
Pour cold water on this powder, and
after two or three days draw it off; boil
it as other beer, adding a little hops.
This recipe is said to make a very strong
beer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
PERSTMHION BEER.

Persimmon beer is delicious, non
Intoxicating beverage and if our people
have a surplus Of persimmons they should
brew them into beer. The DeLand News
offers the following recipe for making
the beer:
Gather the persimmons perfectly ripe
and free from any roughncss. Work
them into large loaVes with bran enough
to make them consistent; bake them so
thoroughly that the cake may be brown
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
he Playful Insect.
Editor Florida AgricuhuriSt:

Editor Florida AgricuhuriSt:
In my article written for the Irrigator,
entitled "Irrigation on Large Scale"
and which was published in the last is
sue of the AGRICULTURIsT, am rather
ast0nishcd to note that little or no heed
was taken Of corrections in proof very
carefully made by me.
[ could put up with bad spelling and
worse punctuation and little mixing up
generally, because the reader will likely
be able to cipher out what [ mean.
There is one paragraph, however, that
is little erich for my blood" 1t is the
paragraph in which | refer to the neces-
sity for irrigation on orange groves in
Florida. You make me say irrigation is
necessary, among other things men
toned, ''tO resist insect enemies which
play upon the foliage during the season
of dr0uth.' | wonder that you did not
add foot note to the article, explaining
to an interested public what sort Of
games these insects play on the foliage.
II Inlay DC IL ID 1OOU Odli OtJSC OtllI VI
polo. Another theory that would rival
Darwin's might be thus evolved judy
ing from my experience insects not only
play on the foliage and dance jigs there,
but they lay and stay, and actively en-
gage in very serious business on those
same leaves. | did nOtthink it necessary
to explain all this and show how like HUI
mans they are, but cOntented myself
with summing it all up by claiming that
irrigation was useful to resist insect
enemies which prey upon the foliage
during the season Of drouth, ''etc.
You editors seem bound to make my
insects do nothing but play, and would
not even let them pray as my sten0gra-
pher first had it. [ candidly admit that
| am a big enough fool without you fell
lows making me out a bigger one. If my
DOetical illusions like, 'IrrigatiOn on a
large scale, are worth publishing at all
insist that you follow copy and proofs
COOPERATION AMONG SMALL GROWERS.
| am also interested in your short ed
itorial regarding Mr.. Stetson's method Of
selling his fruit. You say that putting
an agent on the road and selling in Car
lots to small dealers appears on the sur
face to be good plan. You also say
that large grower, like Mr.. Stctson, can
buy fertilizers and other supplies to bet
ter advantage and at less cost than small
growers. You conclude, however that
all these good things can only come to a
few Of these large grove owners and that
there is no such advantage to the small
ones Now | do not see it that way. In
every community there are several grow
ers who could unite and secure all the
advantage the large growers get. They
will have to do it and it will ultimately
be done. This will be the beginning of
State organization. 1t is just what is
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1G, 1893.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Am Ong the
Plneappes .'oio
Citrus Fruits of the Gulf COast..............5l4
Growing Oranges for Profit; Number Of
Trees and Plants to the Acre.
Letter From Mr.. ROussel.................,....5l6
Rambling Notes by a Rambling Thinker;
Alfalfa
Pineapple Cloth and Cordage; Florida and
California COntrasted
The Playful Insect.
Six-Acre Pinery; Chemicals to Ripen
Orange Culture in Florida; Orange Sta
FLORAL-French Cannas; Acalyphas; The
Water Hyacnth; Ny plant Life..............5l0
EDITORIAL-Saving by Cooperation; Per
simmon Beer; Florida's Present Outlook;
Has the law Been iOlated....................520
HOUSEH OLD-Be Kind (pOemG Editorial
Notes; How to Do Our ironing; The Bust
ness Woman-Is she Marriageable; Hints
for Picnic Cooking Remedy for Ivy POiS-
POULTRY-Editorial Notes; Clover Chaff..... 523
OUR HOME CIRCLE--The BoOkWOrm (pOem)
o-Edged Secret (stOry)
The PuZZler....'
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
EDITORIAL CHAT.

In THE crop report Of the United States
Department of Agriculture for August the condi-
ton of the cotton crop Of the South is given at
SO4. The condition of the Florida crop is given
at 90, which is much above the average, and sew
eral points higher than that OF any other State.
IT WILL be less than q month before
some of our progressive orange growers" begin
to ship fruit to market. This fruit will be
green as July gourd but those who buy it Will
think it fair sample OF the Florida orange.
Thus it goes from year to another. Time,
and time alone, will probably teach these pro
gressive orange growers a lesson.
~
MR. HAMLIN has a communication in
another column of this issue in which he calls our
printers to task for making him say that the in
sects "play upon the leaves of the orange tree
instead of "prey," Well pray was not our prin-
ter rigl t after all? Do not these insects play,
and play the ID. too, if something is not done
to eradicate them?
TIE Manatee River Journal speaks as
follows Of the way q large lemon grower OF the
Manatee River section ships lemons: Passing
through Manatee last week we found Rev. E. f.
Gates busily engaged in packing lemons, green
qs grass, in straw lined crates, and we learned q
valuable fact which is remarkable as well. These
mons have reached their best marketable size;
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-16
SAVING BY COOPERATION.

Mr.. Hamlin touches on the matter
that was q hobby Of the AGRICULTURIsT at
one time, and it still hopes to sec consum-
mated-cO-opcration Of the orange grow
ers. But the trouble has been heretofore
that they would not co-operatc-thcy
wanted to paddle their canoes separately
and alone and wished for and would &C
cept no advice or assistance from their
neighbOrs and cO-labo1ers.
This Of course was and is enimently
wrong. A body Of men banded together
for a specific purpose can accomplish
the task easily, while if one man tried it
alone he would find the task impossible.
The part directly referred to in Mr..
Hamlin's letter is, first, the purchase of
fertilizers and other material, and second,
in marketing.
1t is patent to everyone that much
money could be saved to the orange
grower by the purchase Of fertilizers in
large quantities. II this cooperation
was conducted on small scale, even, the
results would be fruitful Of great econ
Omy. If a dozen or more orange growers
living in a section could decide to club
together and buy their fertilizers at one
time-in lump-0f course the price
would be much less. Everyone knows
that fifty tons Of fertilizer can be bought
at less price per ton than five or ten
tons. We cannot begin to say how much
this reduction would amount to but GER
tainly enough to pay. A hundred grow
els could cooperate in this matter just
as easily as a dozen, and 1000 tons Of
fertilizer could be purchased at reduc-
ton Of several dollars per ton from the
price of the goods in small quantities.
Now, in our opinion this rule will ap-
ply just as we'll to boxes, wrapping
Darcr and other material as to fertilizers,
and on every item much could be saved.
Mr.. BOyce in another column advises
the orange growers to figure closely If
they get ten dollers per 1000 for oranges
they should 50 shape matters as to pro-
duco them at u less price in order to
make q profit We know of no better
way Of increasing the profits than by re-
ducing the expenses, and we see no other
way Of reducing expenses than by coop
Grating in the purchase Of material
large quantities and thus get
ting the benefit Of wholesale prices.
AS to the matter Of marketing in the
method Mr. Stets0ns fruit will be mar
kctcd this season, it will require a more
thorough and busincss-lillc organization
than that required by a few orange grow
ers clubbing together for the purchase Of
fertilizer, but Of course it can be done,
but as long as the small growers can keep
from consigning fruit by shipping
through the Exchange or other agency,
thus compelling the fruit dealer to come
to the grove for fruit, we 90 not think it
would pay-unlcss the fruit growers
organize themselves permanently into
II business association-an association
which would include in its membership
every orange grower in Florida
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packed away in this state they rapidly ripen, the
skin grows thin and yellow and the best market
price is then obtained"