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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
several years. 1t is as follows:

This is not such a bad showing after
all, considering that the crop of 1929
WAS but little smaller than that of
1912.
The exchange the past season handled
351, 400 boxes against 2S3, 1862 in 1S90-91.
The following board Of directors was
elected for the ensuing year:
George II. Fairbanks to represent Alachua
county.
e. G. Hill to represent Bradford county.
Il. NJ. Baer to represent Duval county.
d. Greenleaf to represent Duval county
Dir. e. f.. Pratt to represent HillsbOrO county.
II. Brady to represent Brevard county.
John Fabyan to represent Lake county.
Ben DOwd to represent Lake county.
i. G. Sampson to represent Marion county.
G. V. Ilillyer to represent Marion county.
lily. Crutcher to represent Orange county.
j. NJ Bryan to represent OsceOla county.
W. r. Stanton to represent Putnam county,
NJ. s. MOreman to represent st. Johns county.
G. F. A. Bielby to represent VOpsia county,
The directors reelected all the old
officers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
THE FRUIT EXCHANGE.

The stockholders of the Florida Fruit
Exchange held its annual meeting in
Jacksonville last Thursday, and we re-
spcctfully refer our readers to the ad-
dress Of President Fairbanks, which
may be found in another column.
Maj. Fairbanks does not paint q
gloomy picture of the orange industry
by any means; on the other hand the
tone of his address is hopeful and cheer
full
Take for instance the prices realized
for last years crop, aggregating $780,
600 boxes, and they are very cncOur-
aging, being an increase Of 20 per cent
over the prices Of last year, to-wit:
So 3 gross, or $l.31 net.
In this connection it may be interest
ing to know the range of price for
c,1-opn1 wanna io fo]lOv1o,.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.

A subscriber in Detroit who for
several years has had his eyes set long
ingly upon Florida, writes under re-
cent date:
Editor Florida AgricuHurist:
81 have, as you know. been longing for Florida
for many years, wishing to move there with my
family and household goods, and spend my de
Ginning days in peace and comfort. I have
Gently been corresponding with some Florida par
ties who have real estate for sale. Mr. -, of
Orange county, offers nice five grove
just coming into bearing, together with ten acres
of wild land and small residence. The place is
offered for $4,000 and appears to me cheap. Do
you think l had better buy?''
In this case we have only to say what
we have said before - buy moth
ing until you have seen it, The
place offered may be bargain, and it
may not and we imagine our Detroit
friend does not feel like investing S., 500
in a lottery ticket.
In buying place in Florida as else
where, there are many things to be con
sidered-the healthfulness Of the lOca-
ton, its ncarneSs to some line of trans
pOrtatiOn, the facilities for education Of
children, the society, etc, and the man
who buys before he examines into these
conditions does a very unwise thing.
And again: a location that would please
one man might not please another. The
only safe plan is for the man seeking a
home to come to the spot and select the
one that suits him. Some may contend
that the expense is too great but this is
the poorest of poor economy. Better
spend two or three hundred dollars in
selecting a home that will suit you, than
to spend $4,000 for Il home that may
and may not suit.
No, sir, do not buy the place, or any
other, without see ing it.
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one to overlook it and keep the parts in
order.
The man who will come to Florida, be
he native or foreigner, work hard and
faithfully until he has accumulated
enough money to purchase him a place,
and will then improve and make the
place productive and profitable, is the
man we want. He Will make the State,
he will add to it's wealth and it's resOur-
ccs. The negro does not do this and
therefore we maintain that he is not the
kind of labOrer we need.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
THE SUGAR BEET.


awake people-people who would hustle
and make the most of their opportu-
mites, but when we look over the prom
ising field which they have to work we
are almost disposed at times to think
that this reputation to a large extent
is undeserved. When we consider the
opportunities our people have for the
development of resources which would
add largely to the profit Of their labor,
and when we note their Indifference to
the matter we are aStOniShed. We do
not propose to again enumerate the pos
sible industries that might be developed.
In the first place the list is too long, and
in the next place the work Of enumer-
alton has been gone over 50 often that it
is getting tiresOme.
Several times during the past year,
however, we have referred to the sugar
beet industry, and we have more than
once urged that misft, misnamed
''thing," the Florida Experimental
Station, to inaugurate line of expert
ments with the sugar beet, SO that our
people who felt disposed to attempt the
cultivation Of the beet would have some
basis to start operations on. OF course,
so far as we know the experimental
station has not planted a beet seed, 50
our people need not expect anything
from this quarter, but must look only to
their own resources.
In Florida there is vast quantity of
land that at present is utterly worthless
at least it can never be profitably
utilized in the production of the crops
now cultivated in the State. There are
thousands and millions of acres of this
class of land and it is to the interest Of
the State to make it productive and re
claim it from its present state of useless
ness. We do not doubt for moment
that there is some crop or product that
it will proftably produce, and the only
question is "what is it,"
The sugar beet industry is cOmpar
atiVely new one in this country, but
without exception in nearly every sec
ton of the United States where it has
been given fair trial it has been pro-
nOunced asuccess. Especially is this true
in California. The CalifOrnians claim that
they have been able to realize net
profit from beets of $50 per acre, and
the outlay is but small.
To make the business possible or pop
ular in Florida it would of course be
necessary to operate on the central fac
tory plan, as the average farmer has
neither the capital nor the knowledge to
Justify him in erecting and operating
factories for the manufacture of sugar
from the beets. The best plan would be
to establish these factories in localities
where a given number of acres would be
planted in the beet. The farmer would
harvest the roots and sell them to the
factory at so much per ton, thus avoid
ing the expense and bother Of manu-
featuring.
Above everything else Florida needs d
crop Of this kind. In the southern pOr-
ton of the State, with a few rare ex-
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

THEY say that nearly all Of orr next
years shipments will be by basket crates, as veg
etabes seem to bring higher prices by this means.
The shipper needs less vegetables to fill them,
the steamboat men find they handle easier, and
they are Florida product, which the old crates
were not, says the Manatee River Journal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14

FABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM GROVE AND notwithstanding
Vegetables; Three Years Old, Instead OF
President Fairbanks' Address; Fruits and
Vegetables VS.
The French System of Irrigation; Florida
and California Side by Side.
Plea for Improved Stock
Intelligent Laborers Needed ..................373
Planting or Sowing Peas How to Grow
Plum Trees; The Friendly Bee Watermelon
rests
CamphOr Trees; Some Tomatoes. .,............377
The Consignment Plan Lottery; Only
the Small Fry COmpete:A Wonderful Yield
of Potatoes
Notwithstanding Roses; BE Liberal; Among
the Roses
EDITORIAL-Fhe Fruit Exchanges The La
Dor Question; The Sugar Beet Look Be-
fore Y on Leap; A Word to Orange GrOWers376
HOUSEHOLD-The LttlAArm-Chair (poem);
Editorial Notes; Bananas for the Table;
Secret of Youthnlness; Mint Sauce; Blue
Eyed People, Did You Ever Try Rice Frit
POULTRY - Poultry the Farm; Still
LITERARY-Story, Beyond The City $50
The PuZZler. ....'iS2
FLORTDIANA 1888
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and worry over the heat, and after all it is not
very hot, if we only think of those in more
Northern regions who are suffering from
stroke and prOstratOn.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on application
by letter or in person.
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WE will have to ask the indulgence oil

" VIII HIVE TO ASK Die INUU gt!IUG OF
our readers for few weeks. Our folding ma
chine broke down q short time ago. which ac-
counts for the rather unattractive appearance
of the paper for Ea few weeks past. We have
placed an ordtr for one OF the best makes and it
is now being built. and will be shipped in a few
weeks.
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THE summer is now failv upon us,
and us we will have a long siege OF it VIC should
make arrangements to be cool and cOnfOrta
BILE as possible. 1t wont do any good to fret
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THE S IN Francisco Bulletin publishes
the AGRICULTURIsT editorial FTested and Com
pared in which was given the Florida growers
opinion of some California oranges sent to MIR.
A G.. Hamlin, and remarks: "CalifOrnia would
like to know just where Mr.. Hamlin picked up
that box OF oranges" They came from the
"wonderul Riverside region" which claims to
produce the finest or anges in the world.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
FOX AGAINST BULL.
The Bull Won, Tut He Had to Smart for
 His Victory.

The Bull Won, Hut He Had to Smart for
 His Victory.
 Farmer Burbank, of LenoX township, Susquehanna county, saw winded fox trotting toward the barn while he was feeding his cattle the other day. In a moment the fox crept under the barn. yard fence, panted as though he had been racing for several hours, and lay down on a mass of straw close to the barn. Mir. Burbank's ugly Durham bull was nosing in the straw, ard he began topaw and below the moment he caught a glimpse of the tired fox. Reynard paid no attention to the noisy bull at first, but as the bull came closer, bel lowed louder, and paved up the straw until it flew all over him, the fox be- gan to watch him. Suddenly the bull lowered his horns and dived at the fox, and the fox sprang up and snapped viciously at the bulls nose. He didn't catche it, and the bull immediately made another dash at the fox. This time, says the New York Sun, the fox settled his teeth in the bulls snout with the ferocity of panther. Instantly the bull threw his head upwith terrific force, and the fox lost his hold on the bulls nose and landed on the roof of the barn, twentythree feet from the ground.
 Then the angry bull looked all around for the fox, believing, snorting, and paving as before, and the fox climbed to the peak of the barn and sat there for a minute or SO The caves on the opposite side of the barn were only a a few feet from the ground, and pres ently the fox jumped down, ran around to the yard and lay down on the straw again. Once more the bull dashed at him, and the fox bit his nose till the blood came. The pain made the bull more furious, and he rushed at the fox for the fourth time. Reynard snapped at his snout again, but failed to reach it, and the mad bull forced him against the barn and drove his horns clear through the plucky fox's body. Then the bull ran around the yard with the fox on his horns, and Mir. Burbank clubbed the bull into the stable, where he pulled the fox loose. The fox was still kicking, but he soon died, and the bull had a sore nose for more than a week.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
DUELlNG IN ITALY.
Criminal Proceedings Against Eleven

Criminal Proceedings Against Eleven
 Deputies in Rome.
 Italian deputies have constituted the majority of each of the three peace con- gresses held in recent years in Rome, and they have written and published a whole literature of pamphlets, entitled: s'Down with Weapons, ''The Universal Peace," "War Abolished" etc. At the same time they have remained the most pugnacious lot of parliamentary repre- rescntatives in the world. Hardly a session of parliament passes without a dozen or more duels among the mem bers coming to general notice, and probably as many more are fought and finished in secrecy.
 At present, says the New York Sun, criminal proceedings have been begun against eleven deputies for duels fought by them last summer. Deputy RouX must ans<ver for his participation in two mectin~s. The other ten are charged with one duel each. In four meetings blood flowed, although no- body was injured mortally. The other ducls were concluded without pain or peril to anybody.
 Statistics for ten years in Italy show that the deputies do not misrepresent their country by their readiness to settle disputes with weapons. Between 1880 and 1890 2.759 duels were fought. Of these 2,489 were fought with sabers, 179 with pistols and 90 with rapiers. Fifty duels resulted in death, 1,O60 in severe wounds, 1,400 in slight wounds. In 947 cases newspaper articles and in 730 eases oral disputes gave cause for meetings. In 3S9 meetings there was a woman in the case; in 179, blow was struck; in 9, differences as to religion were to be settled; in 19, gambling caused the quarrel.
 Since the beginning of 1890, when dueling was made punishable with inn prisonment for from three days to three months, the number of meetings has decreased In 1890 but TIT duels were fought and in 1891 only 138 The fact that eleven deputies are being prose cuted for violating the law shows that Italian gentlemen will not abandon without a struggle. Most of them still stand fast in the spirit of the Neapoli- tan nobleman who, after having fought thirty duels to defend his opinion that Dante was a greater poet than Shakes peare, confessed on his deathbed that he had never read the works of either.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
FOR POSTAL CLERKS.
A Measure for Their Classification and
 Promotion.

A Measure for Their Classification and
 Promotion.
 The bill for the classification of clerks in first and second-class post offices which congress is considering ought to become a law without opposition, says the Century. It was prepared by the National Association of Post Office Clerks, and is a measure conceived and designed for the sole purpose of secur- ing just and fair treatment to very hard-working and meritorious body of public servants. It fixes their com pensation upon an equable and reason able basis, insures promotion according to service and ability, and makes faith fitness and efficiency the sole requisites for permanent employment. It is a measure in the interest of true civil serv- ice reform, as well as national justice, since it classifes the service, makes it mandatory that all appointments to the higher grades shall be from the lower grades, on the ground of proficiency and length of service, and requires that all new appointments shall be to the lower grades after competitive exami- nations as required by the civil service act.
 Under the present system, or rather lack of system, the clerks have no classification which insures promotion according to service and ability, have long hours of labor, are poorly paid and have no annual vacation. To say that great and rich government like ours is justified in treating it's employees in this heartless, unfair and parsimo- nious manner is obviously absurd. A private employer who pursued such a course would be censured roundly by all reputable men. As nation we are abundantly able to pay our servants fair wages, and we ought to see that it is for the best interest of the whole public to have our post office clerks a permanent, well-drilled. intelligent, capable and contented body of servants. for it is only from such body that the best service can be obtained.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
Diamond Washing.

The exhibit of diamonds from Cape Colony will be one of the most interest ing features of the mines and mining exhibit Chief Skiff has been informed that the De Beers Diamond Company will show every stage of the produc- tion of diamonds, from the pulverizing of blue earth for washing the finished and polished stones. The exhibit will include one hundred tons of pulverized blue earth for washing; fifty tons of unpulvcrized blue earth for trophy to be built of the material itself; a com plete washing machine to be operated by natives; all the special and unused diamondiferous products in the pos session of the De Beers Diamond Com pany; about ten thousand carats ot uncut stones; large quantity of cut and polished stones and a collection ot crocidolite. The display will require a safety deposit vault and special stor- age for one hundred and fifty tons ot raw material.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
NOBILITY IN ITALY.
Reasons Why It Is Numerous and of Com
 paratively Little Account.

paratIVely Little Account
 The opinion is somewhat current in the United States that the marriageable daughters of rich Americans. as well as their fathers and mothers, are frequent ly attracted by Italian titles of nobility. Whether this opinion is correct or not, the status of this nobility is one of the subjects that attracts the attention of the students of the social condition of Italy. Ten years ago there were in the peninsula, according to a distinguished authority, 400 princes, 45S dukes, 9S5 marquises, 1859 counts, 325 barons, and vicounts, as well as 1.234 persons of patrician rank, 2,273 with right to the designation of noble" SIS distinct ively signori. and 46 hereditary knights. In the Golden Book of the Capital were inscribed 321 patrician families, of which 28 had the title of prince and that of duke, while the others were marquises, counts, or sim ply patricians. Five orders of nobility were recognized. The causes of this extraordinary profusion of titles are two in number. Under the old regime there were a dozen or more independent sovereignties, and an equal number of fountains of honor" all of them inAu- enced by the usual motives in the dis tribution of titles of nobility. Every king or grand duke must have his court and noblesse. Indeed, the heads of small states and principalities are very apt to distribute titles with more hberality than great kings and emperors. Then by custom an Italian nobleman be- queaths his title to all his sons, no mat ter how numerous they may be, al- though the eldest is the head of the house and the proper successor to the title; a custom that results in a numerous pseudo nobility. As all the fountains of honor" but one dried up with the unifcation of Italy, it is fair to suppose that fewer persons are ennobled now than formerly, but, as the old nobility or nobilities are very numerous, and as the other cause continues to act, there is no reason to fear an immediate scarcity of titled personages. It should also be observed that the Italian princes are by no means the equals in rank of the English princes. In England the title is reserved for the princes of the blood; not so in Italy and in other con- tinental countries.
 Perhaps it is needless to say that the power of the Italian nobility is but fgment of what it once was. The march of democratic ideas, the spread of the commercial spirit and the in- crease of wealth have played havoc with the old aristocracies. No doubt the Italian nobles still possess very con- siderable influence, but much of what they once had has passed to the pro- fessions and to the representatives of industrial and commercial life. They are not conspicuous in politics, or in the army or navy. NJ. Rudini, the present prime minister, is indeed a mar quis, and is reputed to be very wealthy, but he was in no way prominent until he became the head of the coalition cabinet on the downfall of Crispi.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
CURE OF THE TOBACCO HABIT.
This Young Man Relieved His Cravings
 by Smoking Common MuIIein.

This Young Man Relieved Ills Cravings
 by Smoking Common MulIein.
 One of the Shore Line trains was com ing up from New York, says the Bos- ton Herald. A young man entered the smoking car at New London, pulled book from his grip and T. D. from his pocket, filed the T. D., lighted it and settled comfortably into his seat for the journey.
 Pretty soon pleasant aromatic odor began to prevade the car in his vicinity. 1t had suggestion of cubebs, but was not cubebs. There was hint of sweet fern, yet it was different.
 The drummers who were playing whist in the opposite seats sniffed the air and looked about; so did the old gentleman in the seat in front of the youth with the T. D.
 By and by the old gentleman turned around and said: ''I beg your pardon, young man, but may ask what you are smolSing?"
 The young man smiled. ''I am try ing to break myself of smol1ing,'' he said. My sweetheart objects totobac- co. She doesn't care how much smoke if I let the great weed alone. Now you, as a smoker yourself, know that the principal pleasure of smoking comes from the habit of holding the pipe or cigar in the mouth and seeing the smoke curl away. It is quite as much that as the narcotic effects of the nicotine.
 Well, then, have that pleasure in smoking this substance. But that is not all. While it has very pleasant taste and odor, burns freely, soothes the nerves and helps materially any rawness of the throat or bronchial tubes, the peculiar thing about it is that after smoking it a cigar or tobacco in any form tastes so badly that a man positively can't smoke it. That's how am curing myself of smoking tobacco. ''
 ''But what is the stuif?' asked the old gentleman.
 Nothing but common mullein, '' re- piled the young man with a smile.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
Minute Trees.

The Japanese art of making minia- ture landscapes and gardens consists chiefly in starving the plants so as to retard the circulation of the sap of life giving juices. Furguson, who was one among the first of English adventurers to visit China and Japan, mentions the fact that he saw at Canton, "a boxe about the bigniss of ladyes snu1fe- -boxe, which did contain a littyl dirt and sixteen tiny ittyl trees, foure of which were in full blow, the whole boxe, trees and all, so small that man could put them in hys mouth together
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-08
A Powerful Sewing Machine.

A sewing machine has been invented which stitches easily and rapidly through layers of leather five-eighths of an inch in thickness, this having been accomplished on a first exhibitory trial. In a second trial stitches were made easily and rapidly through a piece of bird's-eye maple three-eighths of an inch thick, and in third test still more remarkable feat was achieved, viz: that of sewing through layer of brass one-eighth of an inch thick, placed between pieces of leather.