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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-22
81 per AnnuDl, in advance

it be proved that crude Florida phos-
phate will produce as good results as
fertilizer costing twice as much, the de-
mand for it must greatly increase.
It would seem to be TO the interest
of the owners of soft phosphate mines to
place quantities of the ground rock in
the hands of painstakipg farmers in
various States and have the truth of the
matter established by numerous care
fully conducted experiments.
The AGRICULTURIsT has never failed
to urge the necessity of utilizing so far
as possible all of our natural elements
of fertility. and it has more than once
expressed regret that the Florida phos-
phate had to make long and expensive
journey to the North and back again be-
fore it could be used by the people of
Florida.
But the people of the State must not
get the idea that Florida phosphate (or
any other phosphate) will taketh place
of complete fertilizer. The phosphate,
it matters not how good it's mechanical
condition, is slow in it's action, and those
who use this material as source from
which to derive phosphosic acid, must
make their calculations accordingly.
Nothing is claimed for phosphate rock
except phosphoric .acid, and while this
is an important element, it is by no
means the most important one for our
soils, and the horticulturist who ap-
plies this only to his fruit trees is GER
tain to be disappointed in the results
obtained.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-22
Seed of the Banana Musk Melon.
editor Florida AgricuituriSt::

Editor Florida A AgricUituriSt:
I enclose a few seeds OF the "banana
musk melon" have grown it for sew
eral years, and although not celebrated
for it's beauty, it is sweet, juicy and very
fine favored. 1t grows from eighteen to
thirty inches in length, but is not large
around. | have much more seed than |
shall use, and if any reader of the AGRI-
cULTURIST cares to try it, | will send
enough for several hills upon receipt of
stamp to pay pOstage-prOvided you
think it worth while to mention the fact.
The cold dropped down upon Oak Bluff
rather heavily in spots. Some of my trees
have lost most of their leaves, while 9th
ers are in as perfect condition as though
there had been no cold. Ny fruit was
nearly all gone, so am not "kicking"
about "hard luck" this time
A. F. STYLES.
Our readers will do we'll to avail them
selves of Mr.. Styles kind fer to furnish
them with the melon seed. Many of the
gardeners in South Florida have had diff
fculty in growing the musk melon, and
if Mr.. Styles has variety that will do
we'll here, and is palAtable, he will be pro-
nounced benefactor.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-22
Florida Soft Phosphate.

We clip the following item from the
Florida Times Union:
Nearly all the phosphate that is
mined in Florida and elsewhere is sub
iected to chemical treatment before it is
offered for sale as fertilizer. Most of it
is converted into superphosphate or
acid phosphate by subjecting it to the
action of sulphuric acid, and in this con-
dition and as floats it enters extensively
into commercial fertilizers, and as an
ingredient it's il dividual qualities are,
of course, not fully appreciated.
But there is Ieason to believe that the
soft phosphate of Florida contains
plant food read for assimilation with
out being deve ped by acid, and that
it only needs to be reduced to a Condi-
ton for mixing With the soil to become
valuable fer ilizer in itself. Should
this become recognized fact the de-
manG for this kind of fertil jSer ought to
double.
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DeLand. Fla. Wednesday. February 22, 1898

your writer's holds that the Mariana
plum is not suitable for receiving peach
gratis. Another holds the opposite view.
These writer's are doctors, so far as |
know. and when diversity of opion exists
among the distinguished" where lies
the truth? I hold myself in harmony
with both these teachers. Hear my ex-
perence and then decide.
On couple of Mariana stocks [ put
peach buds-not gratis. They are now fine
bearing trees, apparently as hearty as
any [ have. On two other similar
stocks, last winter I set two gratis of
peach. The gratis were perhaps foot
above ground. The growth was luxur-
liant, but the peach part was soon so
much larger than the other that | trim
med it back pretty well, as [ did not
know how else to treat the case. The
result was that in few weeks both trees
were dead. Inconsistent or otherwise,
[ am however still an advocate of the
Marianna as stock for peaches.
Cur FLowERs.-If California can make
money by sending cut flowers to the far
off frozen lake region, why can't Florida
also? Can we send one refrigerator car
load each week by the 18th of March,
or can we make two shipments week,
including orange blossoms?
Who will organize this branch of bus
mess for us? For my part [ could fill
nine cubic feet of space twice a week
with roses after the middle of March.
Shall we have d speedy hearing from
the florists?
DIR. YoCUM.-I may be permitted to
say for the general information of your
readers that President Yocum of our
college Estate Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College) is giving great satisfaction
to the students. w. VI. DAVIS.
Lake City, Columbia Go.
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Numerous experiences in the use OF
soft phosphate have been described in
the agricultural columns of the Times.
Union, all going to establish its claims
to recognition as valuable fertilizer
In the last number of the Manufacturer S
Record there is an account of careful
experiments with the crude phosphate,
conducted in Virginia, on a portion of
the original Mount Vernon estate, and
extending over period of three years,
which confirms the best opinions of this
fertilizer that have heretofore been en-
tertained.
Three years ago Mr.. A. II. Agnew, who
describes these experiments, planted a
twenty-five acre field with oats, fertili-
zing half of it with soft phosphate and
the other half with high-grade CONNER
cial fertilizer. When the crop was har
vested there was found to be no practi-
cal difference in the yield of the two
halves, but the cost of the phosphate
was half less than that of the other
fertilizer.
The same season Mr.. Agnew planted
field in Irish potatoes in the same
manner, and the crop turned out best,
both as to quality and quantity. on the
half fertilized with phosphate. "The
potatoes were larger and more mealy,
and kept in better condition during the
winter than those planted upon the por-
ton with the high grade commercial
fertilizer"
In the following fall fifty acre field
was planted in wheat in the same man
ner, and there was a much better yield
phosphate than from the other. The
next year nothing but phosphate was
used on any Of the crops, and the results
were most satisfactory. The soil at the
close of the season was found to be in
better condition than usual. Last month
one hundred acres were planted in wheat
with phosphate only for fertilizer. Sum"
ming up his conclusion, Mr.. Agnew
says
Our experiments demonstrate that by
using the soft phosphate we obtain
more valuable fertilizer, at much lower
cost, the price being $15 per ton here.
We notice a decided and permanent
improvement of the soil the crops with
stand drouth better; the large percen-
tage Of carbonate of lime which this
phosphate contains sweetens the soil,
and the years crops are larger, grass
being sown with the wheat, thus deriving
the full benefit of the fertilizer"
If Florida soft phosphate with no
other manipu' alton than grinding it as
finely as possible" as Mr., Angrew de-
scribes it, possesses such fertilizing
value as be ascribes to it, the sooner
and more generally the fact becomes
known the better it will be for the world
in general and Florida in particular. If
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Vol. Xxx, No. 8, Whole No. 74l.


Freaks Of Cold-Everbearing Pea
Grating Satsumas.
FREAKS OF CoLD.-Lake City, near the
north line of Florida remember, has
had an unusually protracted visit of the
frost king this winter, but the foliage on
our orange trees appears to be as cheerful
as ever. question whether single
bearing orange tree has lost an ounce of
leaves, nor have the little ones suffered
seriously. And yet, far south of us the
same weather has done much injury in
spots, yes in spots. There is the same
unwisdom in claiming that the amount
of harm done to one section OF country
as another by frost as in claiming that
the smallpox is equally fatal to all Sec
tions of the country without regard to
local conditions, sanitary regulations,
medical skill, etc.
Had the late cold come upon us in a
full flow of sap we would now have
plenty of dead orange wood for our
stoves and from what know of the State
at large [ am sure the same remark
applies to large scope of it. The prac-
tical thought is--If a location compar-
atively free from frost be desired let the
home seeker get the frost history OF the
section he visits.
ENTERTAINING CoNCH PEA.-Sometim
since [ mentioned the ever r-beariug conch
pea as something under trial with me.
By the term "everbearing" is simply
meant that it begins to bear early in it's
growth, and continues to bear until late
in the season or until frost. From my
experience with this pea [ am not pre-
pared to say it is superior to others for
both land and animals. To house wives
using peas as food there is little to be
expected beyond the merits of this
variety.
SATsUMA ORANGES Satsuma Or
anges are in fine condition, of course,
but planters of these trees in North Flor
ida and South Georgia will save them
selves trouble, expense and disappoint-
ment by having their Satsumas grated
two Oh three inches under the ground.
Why? Because their gratis will then
resist the cold, while an exposed stock
of another variety would not do it. A
nurseryman told me he lost five hundred
Satsumas by the freezing of the stalks
they were budded or grated into.
If our people would add degree of
latitude to the orange belt, my sugges-
tion is that they plant the seeds of the
sweet oranges where they want the
trees to remain, make them grow we'll
for year and then graft on them the
desired variety. This underground
method of grating [ have tried at home
and the fine trees resulting from it are at
hand to speak for themselves and for
the system.
PEACH CRAFTS ON PLUMs.-One of
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had seen several thousand citizens
engaged in this cooling Of process
which, by the way, frequently landed
its votaries in what is known as the
cooler" before il occurred to me to
INQUIRE what mesmeric power led
them to act in this manner. My re-
searches brought me face to face with
the representative Coney Island bust
ness and professional men-the worst
band of fakirs that the world has ever
seen.
And just row these fakirs are gath
ering on the famous old sandbank in 4
swarm that for mum bers aud ferocity
is absolutely without precedent, and 1t
IS expected that by the Fourth Of July
the brightest day in the Corey Isl
ander's calendar-everv form Of COM
merce, every profession and fine art
Will be booming" as never before
1t is generally believed by the lays"
to whose liberality the Island owes its
existauce, that with the first breath of
winter all these fakirs disappear aud
find employment in other and less gro
tesque communities until the return of
warm weather. This is true of great
portion of the swarm, for l have
encountered them in the Bowery beer
gardens bearing trays of glasses, on
the Broadway sidewalks with trays OF
shoelaces and suspenders, and in the
mazes of the East Side dance where
their grace of bearing and powers OF
repartee won recognition from the
weaker II not the gentler sex Of the
species
But there is large number of repre-
sentative business and professional
men who remain 1t Coney Island both
winter and summer, year IN and year
out During the cold weather they lie
dormant like some Of their savage pro
totvpes, but on the first warm day IN
spring thew emerge and stand blink
inc IN the sunlight on the lookout for
their prey. They can even be brought
10 the earth's surface by artificial heat
* was discovered on the occasion OF
the burning OF the West Brighton hotel
last winter when the intense heat aetu-
ally thawed out two or three adjacent
resorts So when the crowd came down
70 see the big blaze they found the
fakirs in full blast with serio comics
singing and. bar tenders in white jack
cts selling beer as if it were the middle
OF August
During the season the fakir's heart is
torn with emotions ranging from the
despair engendered By the knowledge
that his fellow creatures IN New York
are enjoying cool pleasant weather 20
the excltation which ecsues when he
hears that cases OF sunstroke hare been
mere frequent than ever before an
anaconda does not love not weather
with any thing ike the tervor o.
Coney Islander whose heart bounds at
the sight OF an incoming train load OF
passengers with stesming blows and
wiited collars
If you are curious to study the habits
OF the classes who make their home or
the Island you must go along the popu-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19
HISTORICAL DATES.

TnE first linen made in England was
manufactured by Flemish refugees
under the protection Of Henry IL. in
1883,
THE first coins were struck IN brass
about 1884 e. c, and in gold and silver
by Pheidon, tyrant OF Argos, about SCI
u. c.
THE FIRST panorama was exhibited In
Edinburgh By Robert Barker about
ITss. by which he portrayed view OF
the ely.
THZ FIRST champagne was made by
Periguon. a monk % ST. Peter Haul.
villiers, Champ payne, in the seventeenth
century.
The first encyclopedias was ''Pliny'a
NATURAL History which contains So
600 facts compiled from 2,ooo books by
100 authors
MOVABLE scenery was srgt nsed n
theaters in 1905. II was iuTented by
BaldaSsare Pe-pzzi. and displayed IA
Rome before Leo Z.
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saws to his friend lets go down to
Corey Island and cool eff" An hour
later the two emerge from dusty
open car or over-iaden excursion boat
wiping their faces with begrimmed
handkerchief and expanding their
chests with the strong salty air.
They bend their steps. not il the d.
rect:on of the beach where the cool
foamT SUR beats invitingly on the
sands, but towards the quarter-nile
stretch OF broad walk where the variety
shows flourish, the sausages frizzle and
the hot corn is burden, and which is
known to contemporaneous fame as
The Bowery."
The Bowery is the favorite lair OF
the representative professional and
business men Of Coney Island and the
mecca of all the Jays" as the visitors
are termed, who come down from the
citv to cool Off Close observation
of the habits Of these Jays reveals
the fact that the popular method of
cooling off, is to pound with large
mallet in vain attempt to register
some impossible number on dial over
head, to blow into a lung tester" IN
til one is black in the face, to mount a
yellow wooden giraffe and be slung
around ''carrousalP' to the music of a
bronze steam organ, to drink bad beer
and TO listen to all the unpopular airs
sung by yellow haired sirens with the
sea fog in their throatS
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The aaaehita au Eza aeduesaap orung auIs 49, 1898.

lated ''Bowery" about 10 O'Clock in the
morning when they are preparing for
their days work. You will notice that
the ladies who figure in society there
are all clad in mother hubbaros,"
species of garment seen in no other
potion of the world except the Sand
witch Islands You will notice, also,
that they stroll about from pavilion to
chowder pot and from sausage stand
to merry-go round chatting with the
faisirs as they leisureIy make ready for
business, leading one TO imagine that
the "Bowery' is a conversations in
stead of the scene of the most ferocious
hustle for existence imagina bic.
Now there are in Conev Island as
elsewhere certain distinctions be
tween art and commerce. The pho
tographer is simply business man,
but the barker" who stands outside
his door and lives on the passers by, is
an artist and sometimes a very high
priced one. In fact there is no profess
sion, science or art which is carried to
such degree OF perfection on tConey
Island as that Of barking" not one OF
which experts enjoy higher honor or
more lasting fame. An accomplished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19

which the straw Is woven cross wise.
The colored sailors are banded with
ribbon their own shade, and look trim
and natty, particularly those OF brown
If there is any color that does not yet
appear in them it will be seen later on.
The infinite assortment Of the present
gives promise of this
black lace fan has pattern Of
large roses threaded with gold ard
border of small roses made OF gold
spaagIes Fans with two sticks extend
ing TO the top on each side are offered
in fanciful designs. but are not pretty.
Crinkled crepe is cut IN strips to make
the leaves of folding fan, and as a
border across the top are arranged
knots of ribbon, with two jockeyed
ends peeping out from between the
overlapping leaves
White grasses and the tiny bells Of
variety Of white spirea arranged on
fan of black, silk, finished with rUfhe
Of black lace, that, when the fan IS
open. makes a straight edge some four
inches wide This fan proves an effec-
tive tOuCl With aSb VI F'AAae~ NA-'
faced with black. and q black veil EN-.
broiderei IN white as worn Of a tall,
.tatuesaue girl with smooth straight
black hair, velvety black eyes and
skin whittier than ivory-the sort of
girl that belongs in one Of the old-styie
novels though there is nothing old
STYLE about this girl save hsr beauty
A pretty cape or pelerine Of black
chiffon is accordion plated and without
lining. the contours OF the figure being
visible under Il The upper part IS
made ID of two eollarettes, thickly box
plated and placed one above the oth@r-
The one nearest the black chiffon IS
made of pale yellow silk and the other
of Black Venetian guipure- Each
coIIsre..e Is lined with white lace,
which intrudes te-ond the edges Of the
yellow silk and the black guipuTe A
thick neck ruching OF black chiffon
AID bow and ends Of pale yellow
ribbon con plete the cape
Tartan silks are specsied with white
Ike the velvets OF las; winter Roman
striped satin IS gorgeous enough 20 sat
an Italian peasan. woran I-zp Dc
Ven ice shows raised satin dots o. vzrl-
color tina. produce q rich ard brilliant
hned surface Dorothy z Lewis n
Boston Bulge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

TWELVE THOUSAND microbes. strung
IN line. would make procession
Only one inch in length
THREE miles per hour is about the
average speed of the gulf streaEle at
certain places. however. this speed Is
increased to fftyfour mites an hour.
GENERALLY speaking, we say that
the curvature Of the earth amounts 20
about inches TO the statute mile; IL Is
exactly g. % inches. or 1852 inches for
geographical mile.
ACCORDING 10 promise made TO her
dead husband, Mime. Schliemauu -
continuing the excavations a. Troy,
which made his name famous, sad per
soually supcriEtenGs much OF tho
work
PRoF BARSAEp's recent pbotoCrs ph
OF the milky way shows the existence
of 800. Oo0, o0o suns. each supposed 10 be
the center Of a system Of planets,
where hitherto II was thought 70 con
tain only about q. oo0. 900 such suns
The celebrated globe fish, is not
always globe shaped. They hare the
power Of distendin2 themselves into 2
globular form By initiating a large air
sac IN the abdomen When this Is
blown out they assume 9 normal
shape.
A POUND Of rice contains e.. % per
cent OF nu.ritive matter. Lean BRET
contains but =. = per cent "a. beef
contains 4s.03 per cent; potatoes. q -
per cent; Indian corr. s.. - pr cent;
oats. 7s.e2 per cent; re, s2-79 per
cent. and wheat, r. - per cent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19

However desirable good physical
coudi tion- together with good family
record mag D.. u al insurance seu<e-
urIess ro1 add 20 tEzt weli-52s-nced
Eind and good habits ron do pot hare
q fry1-class risk No matter how PEP
feet The family history or hor scand
the physical condition. unless a nan
has good habits he VII 10: prove - BE
a good risk 1n me oth-- hard. sup
pyose The applicant = net ii tse spjoy-
neat 81 vigorous fs-as:a, kut has good
family rsssso-o. Il that n41a = = Ten g-er-
ste habits, j. ncs gus1tv % nan *
cezses 81 anv Kind. 4 b. = disposed 70
take care % lis hath zna rf~z rs
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Ia: nzo. a. = rzle. = , t<ttsT Xxx
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slightly faring, was finished in the
same way and lined with the satin
The cape was closed by three hooks at
the front
New house Jackets are made with
simple round waist having a gathered
founce of lace or silk about y inches
deep. A cape collar similarly finished
with frill of lace brings the depth OF
the collar well over the shoulders, and
the full sleeves have turn-back cuffs of
lace at the wrists The lining to the
Jacket should ft the figure very snugly,
but loose blouse effect is desirable for
the outside.
Shot MORE antique silks are the
latest
A favorite com bination OF color for
evening dresses is white and bright
orange yellow, the soft, rich tone of a
ripe nectariue-
Butterfly bows in velvet are used TO
trim the hens OF dressy skirts; when
the material is shot. and the bows are
made in one OF the colors producing
the shot effect the result Is very pretty
Diagonal fabrics shot green and pink,
or pink and gray, are effectively
trimmed with the twin color.
Patent leather pumps are no longer
worn except for dancing by well
dressed man. the corret thing for din
ners and general evening wear being
buttoned shoes with patent leather
foxing. Frock or Prince Albert coats
have undergone a reform, and the long
skirts OF last year are rapidly becoIn-
ing things OF the past The rock coat
Of the season is neither long nor short
bat Of the medium length The cuta-
way morning coats have likewise had
their long tails Gocked. and ara worn
much shorter High silk hats are 10
longer OF the tall and stately pattern
Tie fashion IS now comparatively
low-Crovued hat with broad oriEzl, n
shape not unlike the old bearer hats
which the guards Of the s.age-coaches
n England were won't 20 wear The
height TIA. has been taken OF high
hats would seem 20 have been
aGded to the Serbg, which has in
creased n size. Stra* hats are TO &c
worn with broad uriE1s n leu OF the
narrow b-1us OF last wear
The straws used II tae large sailors
are varied Many q taem are new.
and some exceIlently adapted 20 the
hats The old pearl straw IS revived
for them. fine milan * faTo-ite. and
seauoped braid that llas high lussrs-
This sczaewh hat suggests the SEA. IKE
summer sea with waIte-capped wares
The hats OF /. viii be Eaconno1ly
urett~ 4. the seashore- The japanese
reed straw u naturally yellow AID
dyed black and sometimes blue. IS no
.ieeaf,.e. also a hasEi-ca braid II