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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10
Prefers To Out to Green Wood.
Editor Florida AgriculturiSt:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
Thanks for answer in regard to cut
ting trees. do not like to let small trees
grow without cutting them off down to
green wood because am afraid [ will
break off the sprout when do cut them
off. have plenty of tarred stakes and
| can drive one down the same as | do
for bud. In regard to ''How is the
small tomato plant" will say had some
go through the freeze but not many;
they are now from a foot high down to
six inches, last planting from six inches
high d. wn to nothing.
Beans and squash are coming on in fair
shape weather has been too cold, but
last few days have been o. K.
Trees are now sprouting and | find
some seedlings about ten wears old that
are sprouting in limbs not over one and
one-half inches in diameter.
J. |. WILSON.
Haines City, Fla. March 80. 1895.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10

ende d in one end for the chickens to
hover under. Such a brooder is practical
BILE and easily made by packing old sacks
or anything of the kind that may be handy,
over and around the jug to retain the heat,
which it will do for twelve hours at time.
If hens are used, keep them cooped ex-
cepting on very pleasant days, for it is slow
work maturing young chickens when they
are wandering about through the weeds
and grass. The brooder or coop system is
much the best, the idea being to convert
the food into chicken meat just as quickly
and cheaply as possible.-H. B.. Geer in
Southern Cultivator.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10
Market Chickens.

To be successful in raising chickens fo1
the market, it is necessary to be watchtul
and active. and to keep the chickens well
in hand-to keep them growing all the
time. In order to do this, the first essen
tial is warmth, for cold chicken will not
grow any more than cold or chilled plant
will. This is an important point. and
one that should ever be borne in mind.
Don't let the chickens get chilled. 1t
stunts their growth and sets them back in
maturing
An old and experienced poultry breeder
remarked to us once, Select for you breed
ers the chickens that mature first. They
are the best ones for practical purposes.
We have often thought of that remark. and
of the good advice it contained. No
chicken is more valuable as market
chicken than the one that natures early.
It saves time, work and feed. Hence, in
order to obtain satisfactory results, we
must guard against stunting the young
chickens.
To obtain quick growth. we must feed
often. Little chickens do not eat much at
a time, but if their food IS of soft nature,
as it should be, they digest it quickly, and
are ready for more within two on three
hours.
We have raised chickens large enough to
eat. in boxes, without their having even as
much as touched the ground, and that within
short time from the nest. But we fed
them several times day, and sometimes
by lamplight after supper. The idea is to
push the growth of the market chicken
from the she'll to the griddle, and sell il
Just as soon as it is old enough to be eaten,
and that is the most profitable time.
In raising chickens for the market. they
should never be fed hard grain, as it is
slow of digestion. and therefore it retards
growth Soft food, with large pecentage
of corn meal, is the best, after they are
few days old. The meal is both strengthen
ing and fattening, but it should not be fed
raw at first Cook it with but little water,
making stiff porridge, and season it a lit
tie with both salt and pepper.
When the chickens are two weeks old,
feed a mixture of cooked vegetables meat
scraps and meal stirred in after cooking.
Feed often; that is the main point. But
keep their coops clean, and allow nothing
to get sour or unwholesome where they are
likely to get hold of it. To give them
good start as soon as Matched, feed hard
boiled egg and oat meal. In feeding the
egg, use all of it, the white, yolk, shell and
all, crushed up and mixed with the oat
meal. But to put on flesh and fat, and tc
cause them to mature early. after they
have been started off right. the corn mea
diet is unexcelled.
We prefer brooders to hens in raising
chickens for market even if the brooder il
only box. with jug of hot water sus
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10
Florlda's Better Than Oalifornia's.

Flor1da's Better Than Oalifornia's.
Editor Florida AgricuEurlst
DEAR SlR-Having been one Of the
early settlers of DeLand and after an
absence of seven years would like once
more to know how everything is looking
in the land of the living.
Having experienced one freeze in
Florida and know how the outside
papers exaggerated the accounts,
would like to get correct account of
the last freeze, for parties who thought
of making Florida their future home. |
have convinced good number here that
the Florida orange is superior to, the
California in flavor and juice, but as for
looks the California have the preference.
But as looks don't always make man.
neither do looks make fruit what 1t
ought to be. AS San Antonio is about
half way between the two places it
makes good place to judge OF the two
qualities. During the winter OF '94 at
different times l purchased Florida
oranges which knew to be genuine,
having been grown on Lake Beresford,
and the best California. Then l took
them to friends to judge of their quail
ties In every instance they were in
favor of the Florida fruit, with one ex-
ception, and in that,Case the party liked
the California the best as it was more
tart; but he acknowledged that the
Florida had the most juice, in COM
pairing them. think from what [ have
seen that the California fruit seem to
stand shipping better than the Florida.
| have often found California oranges
being sold for Florida fruit and out of a
Florida box.
have got some calabasa or Mexican
SQUASH seed which l will send you to
distribute to subscribers, which l have
no doubt will do we'll without watering,
and an extremely good keeper If hung
M. find them much more sweet than
any other squash l have ever eaten. !
kept them for six months last winter
hung up in a smoke house.
Hoping the freeze is not as bad as it is
made out to be, remain as ever true
friend of Florida. A. e. CONWAY.
TIT is bad enough at best.-ED.l
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10
Sunfower Seed for Fowls.

The mammoth Russian sunfiower has
but one bud at the top, which when half
grown, turns upside down, which COM
pletely protects it's seeds from those
little depredators, the English sparrow
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-10
Talk OIL Mating.

~ 40 INV OAmC GudG Gue poultry uldn
will be obliged to be alive to his business,
II the coming season is to be profitable
one. The matings are all made in his
minds eye-the progeny in full feathers
step nearer perfection. 1t would be
impossible for one to lay down a set rule
to go by in mating poultry as our birds
are not alike You will always read what
an old timer says, take bird for the sire,
enumerate the standard requirements,
then take the females and do the same.
Now If we had perfect birds to start
with, you could all start and raise prize
winners. The information the young
fancier thirsts for is, how can take the
fowls have and bring them to higher
plane and as near perfection. Now the
Silver Laced Wyandottes are not the
easiest fowls to breed and have them
uniform in size and markings. But |
think there is SO much satisfaction
derived when you can mate a pen and
have them produce high scorers. 1t
makes one feel happy rs he has does
something worthy of great praise.
Now for the benefit of some novice who
may see this [ will give you sketch of
pen bred in line for eight years. l
can't give you every detail, but
can give you an outline that you
may follow. l had eight pullets the
finest ever saw, they were fneI thought,
every center penciled to it's utmost.
With these females | had a cock hardly
a center showing on breast, very well
marked outside of that. The pullets |
got from that mating were almost
black, ust streak for center. saw
that was on the wrong track, [ read
everything came across but [ hardly
thought any of the advice fitted my
case. So took my largest pullets and
started in, and from that mating | got
size and never lost track of egg produc-
ton. Then gradually got the open CEN
tiers by cutting very close each year and
not getting too much foreign blood in
troduced. | always want the new
blood neutralized before it goes into my
strain. think that is where the secret
lies in breeding the Wyandotte. Keep
your blood closely related. There is more
trouble in getting too much new blood
than not getting enough; that is, if you
are making business of 1T, not breed
ing haphazard. BY all means never
mate to extremes, would be my advice.
| have cockerels this season that were.
fully laced on breast without splash
on body, and thigh black with those
white streaks in the feathers [ think
great deal Of Now with this fellow
have hens and pullets with clear cut
centers of medium size that | have
mated with him. If did not know
this blood, should expect some very
light birds but they have arrived at that
point where they will produce their
like to a very large extent. The motto
of all in the fancy business that
are in it for the money they may derive
is. absolute attention to details" am
afraid we have too many haphazard
breeders who only make it harder for
honest and conscientious breeders.
American Poultryman.
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To whom all correspondence In regard to
the Department should be addressed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
PITT HAS RESIGNED.
Bradstreets Loses One of It's Most
Most Useful Employees.

Bradstreets Loses One of lis Most
Most Useful Employees.
Harold NJ. Pitt has resigned the
SUPPLEMENTARY of Bradstreets' local
agency, and on the first day of the
coming month, the office which has
for so long been filled by that gentle
man will pass to Mr.. Cason, who has
been with the Salt Lake Office during
the past several weeks ard getting his
hand in, as it were. This will be sur
prising news to the many friends Of
Mr. Pitt, but they will congratulate
him upon securing what promises to
be a more remunerative and useful
field of labor 1t is understood that the
resignation Of Mr.. Pitt went in to the
agency on or about the Sth of the
present month, to take effect upon the
first of the coming month, when that
gentleman will take charge of the af
fairs of the Tontine Investment asso-
citation, of which he is an officer. The
business of the association will occupy
his entire time.
In the resignation of Mr.. Pitt,
Bradstreets will sustain a serious loss
but the new superintendent is an eX-
perienced and capable gentleman and
the interests of the agency will not
suffer in his hands. He has been with
the company for years and is now pol
ishing UP on the situation and work
here in this district. For the past eight
years Mr.. Pitt has been in the employ
of the agency and he has reached that
stage when he almost feels that he is
a part of the institution. Other OPEN
ings have offered special inducements,
however, and the change is desirable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
CONTRACT TO BE DRAWN.
Reinsurance Deal of The Home oi
Utah to Be Adjusted.

-Advices received in this city yester-
day conveyed the information that on
the last day of the week j. W. G.
Coffran, of the firm of Belden & Coff-
ran, Pacific coast general manag gers of
the Hartford Insurance company, Of
Hartford, will arrive in this city from
the east for the purpose of closing up
the reinsurance deal between the Hart
ford and the Home Fire Insurance
Company of Utah, and signing all
contracts and agreements. The gen
tleman will be met here by Hon. Heber
j. Grant, who will return from Oregon
by the date Of Mr.. Coffran's arrival in
this city. In the business world this
reinsurance of its cut rate business
with such a splendid company as the
Hartford, is looked upon as brilliant
move on the part of the Home of Utah,
is receiving considerable praise on ac-
count of the good work done.
Underwriters VIII Take Action.
The local Board of Fire Underwriters
will hold a meeting this afternoon and
all of the members of the executive
committee of the State Board Of Fire
Underwriters are expected to be pres
ent for the purpose of taking part in
the deliberations. 1t is anticipated
that the matter of the Salt Lake fire
department will receive attention at
the hands of the insurance people and
it is expected that the general senti-
ment will be in favor of restoring that
old-time rate in force before the Is per
cent credit was given to the city for
an excellent fire department and i'm
proved water system. Of course, this
restoration Of old rates would be
merely matter of record and be
taken for the purpose of calling the
attention of the companies doing bust
ness on the coast to the fact that this
city is not now so well protected from
fires as was formerly the case
through the present condition of the
fire department, and it is thought that
such q. forcible object lesson of the
risks being run will have the effect of
relieving the cOngested condition of in
Surance circles by starting rates on the
back tack. There are few members Of
the insurance fraternity who would
not sanction this scoring of the head
of the fire department, and in the
event of the resolution removing the
credit being presented for adoption at
the meeting today, there can be no
doubt as to the result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
WALL STREET.


NEW YORK, July 1S.-Business on
rne stock exchange today was light.
and the share market was irregular.
1ndustrials attracted most attention,
the Changers alone of the railway
group appearing prominently in the
Transactions Americans were neg
iected in the trading market, and the
stagration abroad was reflected in the
light trading here for the arbitrage
account Chicago Gas led in activity.
Favorable crop reports induced the
short interest in the Changers to cover,
end there were few western pur-
chasing orders on the board which
helped tn strengthen the shares.
Little attention was paid to the gold
export question, the general feeling
seeming to BE- that there can be 10
serious drain IN gold in view of the
near approach of the time when pro-
duce bills will appear in sufficient
quantities to afford a basis for all
the sterling exchange needed.
II the later dealings, Sugar was Of
fered freely, and yielded IA.
The railway group, except the
Changers, reacted slightly in the
final trading, and the market closed
heavy.
The total sales OF bonds today were
Si.i77, 600,
Money on call per cent, last loan
1, closed l per cent.
Sterling exchange dull with actual
business in bankers bills 4S004.S0K
Cor demand and 4.S9Q4S9H for sixty
days Posted rates 4.S912G4.90 and
4.901a 6491. Commercial bills 4.SSG4881z.
Government bonds inactive; rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19

At the meetings of the council COM
mittees last evening, it developed that
the source of the city's water supply
in City Creek canyon is in danger. by
reason of the fact that young man
named Taylor has coolly located 70
mineral claims on the ground near the
point where the springs begin to flow.
Mr.. Taylor appeared before the com
mittee on water works last night and
made a proposition to sell to the city.
The members generally did not place
much faith in the rights which he
thinks he has secured and told him So.
He, however, says that he will pro-
secute the work on the claims and
that the workings will force the city
to purchase in order to protect the
water.
Councilman Mason and Lynn seemed
to make light of the statement of Tay-
lor. They contend it is a scheme TO
bleed the city for cash and are in
clined to let the matter so by default.
Councilman Young, on the other
hand, is inclined to the belief that
there is something in it, and favors
an investigation.
The board of public works and the
committee on water works held a
long session last evening endeavoring
to decide who was the proper parties
to take charge of certain classes Of
city work-the board or the council.
The matter was discussed from differ
ent points of view. Mr.. Young and the
members of the board were of the
opinion that the latter had the author
ity in all matters of new work. That
it is the boards duty to let all cen
tracts and where the work is 10 be
controlled by an architect, the duty
ceases after the papers have been
signed. But in cases where the work
is to be done under the direction cf
officers in the employ of the city, then
the board has absolute control
The matter was under discussion at
a late hour and viii be brought be
fore the council at its next meeting
in the form of report.
DR.. Daily, the health commissioner,
appeared before tie committee ON san
itation, in company with Manager
Haywood, CT the Utah Slaughterirg
company, TO state a case. 1t appears
the company has Il refrigerator on
West First South street where they
cool meats. The water which comes
from the melting ice is strongly
charged with brine. and inasmuch as
IL has OS-l s1llOWCQ - Ntli OON4A liz
irrigation ditch for a space Of two
years, Mr.. Haywood thinks he notices
tendency on the part of trees along
the line to die. He has concluded that
it is because of the salt water, and
sooner than have any complaint made,
has asked that pending the compile
ton of the gravity sewer, thai the
firm be allowed to make a connection
with drain which leads west from the
gravity sewer to Eighth West street,
which drain carries enough water to
dissolve all the saline matter and rem
der it harmless. The matter was re-
ferred to the chairman and the oIn-
missioner with power to act in the
case
The question of the disposition of
the sewage at the post came. up. The
commissioner stated he had examined
the place, and in his opinion it was
unsafe to permit the practice to be
continued. There are two or three
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19

greater part of the day to an inspec-
ton of the system and last night stat
ed that the progress being made was
perfectly satisfactory. He has receiv-
ed advices to the effect that the first
of the machinery should reach this
city today and the remainder will fol-
low very rapidly. 1t is very evident
that it is the intention of the telephone
and old electric light company to place
all of the obstacles possible in the
way of the new company, as witness
the deal just closed, mentioned eX-
cIusively in The Herald yesterday,
under the provisions of which one set
of poles will serve. for both of the old
companies. The fight has not been
entered upon in earnest as yet but the
time is fast approaching when the
clash will come, if a settlement is not
effected at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19

Congress for the relief of the sugar
planters who had made calculation On
receiving the old Mckinley bounty
and had shaped their course and af-
fairs accordingly. The share of the
Utah company will be in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000, it may go over that
amount, and the receipt of the money
Will just about balance the accounts
Tor the past year, bringing the com
pany probably little ahead on the
seasons operations. Had it not been
for the fight made by the trust on the
home industry there would have been
some profit for the stockholders of the
company as a result of the operations
OF the factory. but this prospective
profit was entirely destroyed.
General Manager Cutler has received
the blanks necessary in presenting the
claim of the company to the govern
ment and he is now preparing the
papers in the case. Reports of the
production of the company for the
past year are made to Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue Miller and after
proper investigation and verification
the bounty will be allowed by Il draft
on the treasury. It is estimated that
not less than 100000 will be paid by
the government in bounties to the
Oeet sugar manufacturers and of this
amount California viii carry off $780,
600. or whereabouts. There are but
seven beet sugar refineries in the
United States. being located in Utah.
California, Nebraska and Virginia.
Sugar Going Down.
The manufacture of the new crop
Of beet sugar has already commenced
on the coast, the Chino Alvarado be-
ing now in full blast This early COM
mencement of operations and the
prospects of new sugar on the market
has clipped nearly 20 cents off the re-
tail price of sugar by the bag within
the past week or ten days and the
quoted price was yesterday $3.50 per
bag for cash, the wholesale price be-
ing $3.50. Consumers will not be at all
unhappy because of the reduction in
prices, especially now that the fruit
season is coming on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
PAYING ANOTHER DIVIDEND.
Creditors of Burton-Gardner and
Company Receive Their Money.

Assignee Moyle, of the Burton
Gardner company, is paying another
dividend on the liabilities of the de-
funct corporation and in doing so is
distributing among the creditors the
sum CT $4,000. He yesterday made the
announcement of the declaration of
the dividend and commenced the pay
ment forthwith.
The payment of this dividend swells
the total payments on the aggregate
liabilities to 40 per cent, or 800, and
there is still another small distribution
coming Independent of the collection
of the prospective judgments. In the
event of the assignee recovering on
the several big suits planted by him
against debtors of the company the
creditors may receive in the neighbour
hood of three-quarters of their claims,
but should these cases go. the other
way there will not be much more
money for distribution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
THE NEW BERLIN vELoclpEDE AMBULANCE.

acres of filth on the reservation which
ought to be abated. The sewer ought
to be connected with the system at
Fort Douglas and the sewage run into
the gravity conduit and carried off.
The engineer, in answer to a question
as to the magnitude of such an I'M
dertaking, said it would require about
5000 feet of pipe to do this Work.
The matter was finally referred to
the chairman of the COMMITTEES. the
commissioner and the city engineer
who were instructed to call On Cen
eral Penrose at the Post and have
a conversation on the subject.
At a meeting of the committee on
water works, the superintendent Of the
system asked for an extra clerk for
two or three weeks in order that work
of the special assessor can be checked
up and placed in the hands of the
treasurer. 1t is the wish OF the COM
mittee that action be had as soon as
possible, but the members did not care
to take the responsibility Of hiring a
clerk until after they had consulted
with the treasurer and ascertained if
he cannot spare a man from his force.
The committee will do this comforting
today.
Major Daley announced to the COM
mittee that the bill of the electric
light company for water would soon
trouble the council no more, the cor
poration having decided to follow the
example of the Rio Grande Western
and bore an artesian we'll on its own
premises. The general opinion of the
committee was in the nature CT a
thankful prayer that this subject is to
be gotten rid of in such way.
Punctures % and so cents. Coop W.
& NJ. Co., next to theatre.