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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
HOGS ON ORANGES.

We reproduce in another column of
this issue an extract from the Grocery
World and Fruit Trade Bulletin, of
Philadelphia, in reference to feeding
sour unripe oranges to hogs with very
satisfactory results. We think there is
considerable "sarkasm" mixed with the
gentleman's remarks; He claimed that
poor oranges would pay better if fed to
the hogs than if shipped to the markets,
and we think he is more than half right,
too, even if the porkers did not fatten
or thrive on the citrus food given them,
and we don't think they would.
Without again referring to the over
prod uction question we ask if it does not
seem reasonable that a large quantity of
inferior fruit thrust upon the markets
would tend to depress it and render
profitable prices next to impossible? If
we consider the overproduction question
we must all conclude that if the supply
exceeds the demand, The best possible
way to reduce the supply is to select the
best fruit and send it to market and to
keep the poor at home, feed it to the
hogs or throw it away if we can find
nothing better to do with it. But aside
from the question of supply and demand
WEI think it will pay we'll to do very
much more selecting than we do. A
very large percentage of the fruit sent
North is actually too poor for use; peo-
pie. of course buy it (once) because they
know no better, but they are not will
ing to pay good prices for it if they buy
it at all the second time.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
FLORIDA SHOULD HAVE IT.

The question of the appointment of a
Tobacco Commissioner from this country
to the various European and other to-
bacco- producing countries, is now agitat-
ing the minds of the tobacco growers of
America. The selection of this commits
sioner should be made with care and
with due regard to the interests of the
growers, for whose benefit the appoint
ment would of course be made. The
man selected should of course be not
only man ofintelligence and education,
but should be thoroughly conversant
with the tobacco business in all it's
branches-he should understand to-
bacco and the tobacco business from the
seed bed to the factory, embracing in
such information the essential points of
grades and kinds of the weed.
In discussing this matter the Lake
City Tobacco Plant ends it's article with
the following paragraph which we most
heartily endorse. It says:
We know of but one such mainland
we name him-the President of the Ma
tional Cigar Leaf Growers Association
of the United States; and also of the
Florida Tobacco Growers Association
thoroughly in touch with the growers of
Union, conversant with the matter by
experience in half dozen States in all
lines, familiar with the needs of all-one
who would reflect credit abroad upon
our organizations and industry and our
government and subserve the best inter
ests of all-Prof. F. B. Noodle, Of Lake
City, Florida.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
OvERPRODUCTION OF FRUIT.

Thisgr5at bugbear says the California Cit
ragraph is constantly sticking it's head
up, and as constantly gets hit so hard
that: it goes out of sight, but not for
long at a time. "The faint hearted we
have with us Away" is just as true as
the saying which we have paraphrased.
Just the other day good citizen re-
marked ''No more oranges for ne. there
is going to be big overproduction. and
they won't pay to pick" And this in
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
UPLAND SUGAR CANE

EXperimen is in the culture of sugar
cane were carried on by the Department
at Runnymede, Narcoossce post-office,
Florida, says the Report of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, tor
1892.
The station at Runnymede has only
just been commenced, and as result
the work done is only of preliminary
character. The object of the work is to
determine the variety of cane which is
best suited to the different soils which
are found in the Florida peninsula, and
also in the improvement of those prom
Using varieties which are found adapted
to growth in that locality.
Two kinds of soil are used for the ex-
perimental work, namely, the vegetable
mold or muck soils from the reclaimed
swamp lands or lake borders, and the
upland or sandy soil, which is the pre-
vailing soil Of the peninsula.
Attempts were made to secure the
proper ditching and drainage Of the
vegetable mold in order to secure good
crop on the first year, but the results
were not satisfactory. The small area
Of cane which was grown on the vegeta-
BILE mould was very poor in quality and
the results were not at all promising. 1t
is hoped that much better results may
be obtained after more thorough drain
age and culture of the soil are secured
The cane which was grown on the up
land or sandy soil was, however, much
more successful and promising. The
cane which was grown on the upland or
sandy soil, while it does not yield a large
tonnage per acre. is exceedingly rich III
sugar, and by reason of the fact that it
lives entirely through the winter with
out danger Of freezing,it is permitted to
mature and thoroughly develop its nor
NAL content of sugar. Canes which are
left growing upon the sandy soil during
the winter almost invariably tassel be-
fore the opening Of the spring, and for
this reason reach complete state of
maturity and develop maximum per-
centage of sucrose. In one variety Of
ribbon cane grown upon the sand and
cut after eleven months from the time of
the last harvest, it was found that the
of sucrose was 15.41 with
only % per cent of reducing sugar, and
the juice showed purity of 93,4
Such cane as this when manufact-
ured by the best modern processes would
yield fully $50 pounds or perhaps 26O
pounds Of sugar per ton.
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the face OF the fact that the United States
imported from foreign countries last wear
$1.695, 455 worth of oranges. OF some
other things produced in California better
than .almost anywhere in the United
States we note the following importations
for the vast year.
4,994342
halslhs .'...........'..... 1,266342
IFunes.. 116231S
Currants, Zante Observation-Disclosures. 1S5 537
Alhoh's. 93S, 054
flSs.".... 1895
beeC sugar II, S36 500
2,09554S
ohVe Oli' gallons...... S61,429
There are score of other things that
could be added, but this short list ought
to show the fallacy of any "overp1o-
duction" ideas. That there can be vast
expansion of our fruit interests without
overproduction is the simple truth.
What we need is better methods of
getting our fruit into the hands of the
consumer. These will be discussed some
other time. All this article is intended
to do is simply to show that, so long as
we import millions of dollars worth of
fruits every year there is nothing in the
cry OF "overproduction."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
EDITORIAL CHAT.

OUR growers who wish to ship oranges
to England via the American Line International
Transportation Company, should bear in mind
that the steamers of this line sail from New York
every Wednesday,
FROST is holding off later than usual
this season. Last year we had quite heavy
frost the middle of October. This is probably
good for the vegetable gardeners but retards
somewhat the ripening of the orange.
~
In another column we reproduce the
report of the special committee to the Tallahassee
Board OF Trade on Diary Farming in Leon county
The close reader will find food for thought in this
report-f diary farming will pay in Leon why
not in other counties.
MEssRs. L. Connally s. Co.. fruit
brokers, ofLiverpool, have our thanks for cata
logues of recent sales of Florida oranges. Cata-
logue of October 23rd shows sale of 1854 boxes
ranging in price from $1.75 to $3.50. The ma
ority of the fruit sold for more than eleven shill.
ings.
Xxx
Mr.. KLINE 0. WARN, editor of the Fort
Meade Pebble, tits said intends to issue treatise
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15

WE would call the attention or orange
shippers to the advertisement of rubber stamps
for marking orange boxes, which may be found
in another column. These stamps have now been
in use in Florida for two seasons are pronounced
a very great Improvement over the old stencil.
The work is done both BETTER heater and
quicker.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15

on the orange industry and will call it Orange
Blossoms. modern up to the times work on
orange culture, marketing, ETC., is badly needed,
and we have no doubt but that Mr.. YARNS book
will fill the want
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is 1898.
TABLE or CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Sugar Cane
and Florida Syrup; Dairy Farmingin Leon
County w
Early and Late Oranges. ."...................722
Advice on Lemon Culture; Bananas for
Home Use; Camphor Trees in the United
Hogs and Green Ora nGes,......................724
Sheep as Debt ayers; Streaks in Butter. 1926
FLORAL Experimentation the Lake;
A Fine Marechal Neil Rose; Letter from
Geranium; Ornamental Berry Bearing
PlantS;........ '.........Iz|
EDITORIAL-They Like Florida's Best; Fat
tenng Hogs on Oranges; Florida Should
Have it: Overproducton of Fruit: Upland
Sugar
Dai-Dal Oranges.
MISCELLANEOUS = Colu III bian Battling
Presses; Competition Begets Co-Opera-
Pepper in
The Orange Market ..............
Florida and Her Possibilities. ...............725
An Item for Orange and Vegetable Growers;
No Danger of Overproducton.
Rain Tree in Peru Observation-Disclosures.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENTAL Young
Ladies' Toilet; Don't Worry; Conversa-
ton; Preserving Green rapes".."..........73O
POULTRY DEF ARTMENT-Chicken Cholera
Incubator Matching.
OUR HOME CIRCLE--Robert Macaire.. 1928
The
FLORIDIANA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
THEY LIKE FLORIDAS BEST.


lish are an appreciative people-they
know good thing when they see it and
are also willing to pay good price for a
thing when they know it is good. They
are also a discriminating people-they
can tell the good from the bad, and when
they are selecting their articles of food
they select the good every time, even If
they have to pay very much more for it
than for the bad. In fact they seem to
go on the principal that a poor article is
dear at any price.
This fact is most cOnclusivelY demon
strated by the sale of oranges in the En-
glish market ust now. This season is
the first time that the Florida oranges
have had any competition in the English
market-in fact it is the first season that
our oranges have been shipped to Eng
land in any quantities. Just now the
English market is pretty we'll supplied
with the Malaga orange, and the Eng
lish consumers have an opportunity Of
fruit from that country and from Flor
ida.
The verdict of these consumers, as
given by the prices paid for the fruit, is
especially gratifying to the Florida grow
ers, as it shows that the English people
are willing to pay and do pay about
n fn ho 10
they do for the Malaga article. This
of course means that they prefer the
Florida orange, which Of course must be
vastly superior.
Recent catalogues of sales of fruit in
Liverpool emphasizes this point. We
have before us the catalogues of sale for
several days and find that on October
25th Malagan oranges sold as follows: In
cases cOntaing IA oranges So. 25;620, So IS
ia. 81 so. On the same day and at the
same sale Floridas sold as follows: Stand
ard boxes containing $50 oranges, 1928;
176 So. sc; 200 So. These prices are taken
at random from several lots, and from
OGncr Catalogue we cAGfdCG Gllc lOllOW-
ing gratifying information
October 2Oth-Malagas, 800 to the
box, So. so, 420 to the box 1926, 489 to
the box S31 Floridas standard boxes,
sizes Of fruit ranging from $50 to 200,
So 90, So. 25 and 1898.
October 27.-Malagas cases of 1000
oranges, 1912. Floridas boxes of from
$50 to 176 So. 06.
From the above it will be seen that the
small boxes of Florida oranges contain
ing from $50 to 200 oranges sells for as
much and in some cases more, than the
Malaga cases containing from five hun
dred to 1000. Certainly this is feather
in the cap of the Florida grower of which
he should be proud.
Florida has long ago established her
reputation at home and if she can sue
coed in esta blishing the same reputation
abroad we will have no fear of the COM
petition of the much talked of pauper
laborer of Europe. If people want a poor
fruit at low price they will doubtless
purchase that which is grown by
labor, but when they want good
fruit and are willing to pay good price
for it they will look to Florida.
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Mr.. KLINE 0. WARN, editor of the Fort
Meade Pebble, tits said intends to issue treatise
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

after years OF waiting and unrequited
labor. 1t may be good in theory
but fear II is utterly Utopian in
practice. A state system is but little
more feasible.
State legislatures move slowly and
IN very conservative way. even
In SO important matter as road i'm.
provement Practical road reform
must begin with the individual. The
man who talks road improvement
must be in earnest TO the extent of be.
ing willing to give time and money to
It, have in mind a case which well
illustrates this. visited n county where
all the main roads were in fine
condition. 1t seems that Young
German farmer became enthusiastic
on this question He studied road
making wherever he could find any,
thing on the subject and asked ques-
lions of everyone he thought could aid
him lie quietly secured the good will
OF few'influential men and when the
town meeting was held made the fol-
lowing proposition: Give me the
road taxes expended yearly on the por-
49, - ioai oStNtcn my ldrm ana the
village, distance of nearly six miles.
Tor period Of ten years and I will
build a single gra veled track and keep
~ In repair" To his surprise the prop
osition was accepted. After signing an
agreement that the road should At no
time thereafter be in worse condition
than II was at that time the tax was |
turned over to him. The expenditure !
OF four years taxes completed a single
track, well graveled the entire dis
tance, and before the expiration of the
seventh year he had a double track for
the entire distance in such good con-
dition that the annual expenditure OF
ms own road tax kept il in repair.
Other towns adopted his method and
the result is good roads throughout the
county. Don't attempt too much. III
gravel is convenient, use it: il not. use
the best earth along the line of road
nut II in place, arrange for thorough
surface and under drainage, round up
me road bed and compact it, Repair
breaks as soon as they occur. Earth
'oads made in this way will he vastly
superior to the unimproved highways.
load building needs intelligent super
'islon. Select man to supervise the
work who knows something about
Dads and not just because he Is :
good fellow"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31
"cANoLeD EGGS"
The Name OF n Separating Process. En-.
ploycd by Com mission Men.

Ahe Name OF n Separating Proces. r,o.
Pioycd by Commission Men.
This term is often seen in market r..
ports but few people probably know
ts meaning. Gambling is the process,
eggs are put through by commission
men who separate the good eggs from
me rotten. Many systems for detect.
ing good eggs from bad are going thu
rounds. but the most and in fact the
only reliable one is that Of candling q,
utilizing light for the purpose. A box
soout one foot long and six niche,
wide is taken and two holes are cut in
one side. each about the size OF an egg.
= candle is placed inside the box with
,ne lame resting opposite the two
noies- dark room is now sought
me candle lighted and the eggs. two M
Tine, are placed in the holes in tina
oox II they are scmi-transparcnt ana
,Nhioit no spots they are good. IL.
however. they are the least bit tainted.
~ slightly Matched, black spots from
~ SIZE OF "a pins head to that OF n
nai dollar, will be distinctly seen. An
'ncandescent light is better than !
'ahdle where such is obtanable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

Il IS an excellent plan for the BOYS
~, w girls to have vegetable garden Of
ner own and sell the vegetables "a
s"e family. as Is the custom very fire..
11aen'ly in good English families.
~, "N should not be mere matter OF
LAY The vegetables should be pur.
,h n"Sed on their merits alone and al
ona prevailing market prices, inferior
49, 49, being thrown back upon the
ing gardener in order 10 teach him
acucal methods Of business Such
vegetables as radish and lettuce
Ca. DC easily raised by . young
sardener. Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

some Suggestions Concerning Improving
Country Highways
James Melville, c. f., writes TO the
Orange Judd Farmer: With good roads
farm fourteen miles from a town will
be nearer than one which Is five miles
removed and has the present poor
roads No times OF famine would oc.
eur in cities from lack OF farm prod.
ucts during the season OF bad roads.
The farmer will deliver his crops when
they are needed. Much time is lost
waiting for passable roads. Farmers
living near towns will have opportun.
ity for more social pleasures. Good
roads Will make economic delivery OF
mails in rural districts possible.
Fluctuations in markets will be known
IN the country AS early as in the
towns, giving farmers an opportunity
OF selling and buying To best advan.
tage. If our roads remain in their
present form the condition of rural
classes will not improve materially
during the present generation What
shall be done with our roads?" is
common question. 1t is useless to talk
OF national system of roads ut pres.
emit national movement requires
time, labor and patience. and comes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31
German
Syrup"

Justice OF the Peace, George Viii.
klnson, OF Lowville, Murray Co..
Mum, makes deposition concern.
ing severe cold. Listen to it. I'm
the Spring Of 1888, through ex.
posure contracted a very severe
cold that settled on my lungs. This
was accompanied by excessive night
sweats. One bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup broke up the cold,
night sweats, and all and left me
IN good. healthy condition. l can
give German Syrup my mostearnest
commentator" n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

Inc Century Dictionary says: "Coffes
acts as slight stimulant, promoting
cheerfulncss and removing languor." TO
produce these desirable results in full
perfection the quality Of the coffee
should lie excellent, and ID should be fresh
'odsfed. The celebrated brand Of MAIL.
POUCH" Roasted Coffee, which. like the
y. >. mail, goes into every household in the
Union, is blend obtained only after long
and patient experiment. IL il free OF grit
ana all foreign substances; il fresh roasted
daily, and makes most delicious and in
MIGRATING cup Of coffee. Ask your grocer
for II. Sold only in one-pound packages.
Hanley & Kinsella Coffee and Spice Com.
pany, st. Louis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any caseof catai Ri that cannot be cured
by Halls Cartarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY a. Co, Props. Toledo, q.
We the Undersigned, haze known r. ]
Cheney for the last Is years, and be ieve
him perfectly honorable in all business
TRANSACTIONS and financially able 70 carry
out any obligation made by their firm
WEST A. TRuAx. Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, D. WALDISG. KiNyAN a MARyIy
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces or the system. Price 75c per bot
Tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

The WORLDS MAMMOTH HOTEL is the LOO
room. iireproof, summer hotel. the "GREAr
EASTERN" at ST. Lawrence Ave and Goth
ot., chicago two blocks from Midway Plat
sance Worlds Fair entrance and overlook
ing famous Washington Park Worlds Fair
visitors can avoid annoyance and extortion
OF sharks by engaging rooms now at 81 80 a
day, each person tEuropean) by addressing
Copeland Townsend, Manager, formerly
mgr. Palmer House,, - Rookery Building,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

To have malariai trouble. IL Is as wide
spread as it insdious. But you do need Hos.
letters Stomach Btters TO get over IL
speedily aud completely. Persistent use Of
this professionally commended remedy and
preventive will floor it, though you have
lried other medicines in van. Tackle it at
me outset. The same advice should be
aiken In cases OF dyspepsia, debility, liver
'nd kidney complaint, rheumatism and l.cu-
'algia.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

No TREES OF first quality can ever be sent
oy mail fayhap you know IT, BY freight
prepaid II preferred, we ship safely 4, s or
H. trees. 2-year Roses of rare excellenco
-everythingl You actually pay less than
Tor the puny stun 100 acres Nurserlee.
5000 acres Orchards. Exact Information
lana, No.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

Fog BRONCHIAL, AsrnNATIc Asn pr,vo-
NARY COMPLAINTS, ..Browns Byonrhfol
iroenes' nave remarkable curative proper
ties. Sold only IN 1oxe,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

THAT bandmaster had proper idea OF the
Illness on things who ordered that his musi-
cans should wear tuncs. Boston couriog.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

DISEASE Is unnatural. and il but tho proof
HAT we are abusing Nature. II is claimed
mat GARFIELD Tea . simple herb remedy,
heips Nature 10 overcome this abuse.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

IT has been recently announced that the
waltz was tho creation OF the African os-
triches. This isn't tbs hrst time they have
given us tips.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

JUST Doc -Loftus-"What sort Of Q dog
10 that you have-a pointerr Sporty-"No;
cisappoInter. "-Trutn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

Miss PERT says that others may have
heir love in cottage, but love in cortege
10 better cay 10 put it, Boston Tran
script
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

WHAT made Carter try dialect writihgr'
because he never has been kD.e 70 spell
anything correctly Inter Ocean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

II s'PRIsED my teacher in school today"
said Nancy. "She told me couldn't whs-
Rand showed her right OF how could"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-31

DON'T Neglect Cough. Take some Hale,s
noney OF Horehound aud Tar inAtanfer.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one MINT.