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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-27
EDITORIAL CHAT.

SOME Floridians are fearful that the
crop of tourists this year will fail them. We see
no grounds for these fears. Tourists did not
visit Florida in past years on account OF the Or
ange groves, and with this single (and notable]
exception we have all we have ever had and we
think the tourist crop will be as large. II not
larger than ever before.
..,.--. Nv
WE devote a large portion of our space
this week to an article prepared by the editor Of
the Bulletin on Tobacco in West Florida. The
:AGREcULTURIsr is of the opinion that the culti'
walton of tobacco will in the near future be one OF
the leading industries OF the State. To many OF
our people tobacco and it's cultivation is an un-
solved mystery, and we are anxious to give them
all the Information possible.
Xxx
I The naval reserves in the counties of
Alachua. Lafayette and Levy embracing several
thousand acres of fine agricultural land was re-
Gently thrown open to entry by the United States
government under the Homestead law. Last
week the settlers at the appointed time appeared
at the land office and perfected their entries.
There were several hundred of them and several
thousand acres OF land heretofore lying idle will
he brought into cultivation and made produc
tive.
~
SOME people in Florida, who up tc
this year bought ali the grain and forage thei'
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fruit to be so used, many Of the "drop
oranges might be utilized. l know that
frozen oranges make splendid vinegar;
have had occasion to make some my
self. l find it similar to orange wine"
Notwithstanding Major Fairbanks es-
innate of 10000 boxes, the Ae RI cuLTU.
RIsT still adheres to it's first estimate of
$4,000 boxes, and does not believe that
there will be dozen boxes over.
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Increase of Grape Fruit.
Entomologist.
EDITOR Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida AgricuIturist:
was interested in reading the report
of the nurserymen in different parts of
State as to whatthe people are budding.
My suspicion was that people would set
too many grape fruit and although these
nurserymen seem to think not, still I
have not changed my opinions. In this
place previous to the freeze, there was l
think but or bearing grape fruit
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1895
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Cigar To-
bacco Industry in Middle Florida. .... 1884
Pea Vine Manuring; Celery in South Flor
ida; Once Buyers, Now Sellers; Saving
Sweet Potatoes. Observation-Disclosures. 755
Getting Ready for Next Years Crop; Oats
on Pine Land; Stock Raising for Brevard
- County: Making Butter. .................. 75G
= Pasteboard for Banking Trees; Calome
H. Rice Lands in Florida. .............. 1853
FLORAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gossip
for Little Folks; An Excursion to Cedar
Point; Caladiums Flower Farming in
California; A Desirable Climber. ...... 759
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chat; Our Thanks
giving; Maj. Fairbanks Views; The White
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-The Lost
Poem; Our Thanksgiving; Items from
Doctors; Madc-over Dresses. .............. 1852
POULTRY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Shelter
for Poultry; Tie Best Cure for Diseases;
When to Sell; Advantages OF One Breed. 76S
I1TERATURE..."..... 104
PUZZLER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 76t
FLORIDIANA. Observation-Disclosures. 167
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THE WHITE ANT.

Through the kindness of Mr. Geo. W.
Omweg of Bloomfield, we have been
furnished with the following communi-
cation from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The letter is a
reply to a query addressed by Mr.. ON veg
to the. Department.:
November IS, 1895.
Mr.. Geo. w. Omweg. Bloc m field, Fla.
DEAR SIR have your postal card of
November 18th. One of my assistants,
Mr.. Henry G. Hubbard, who has had
much experience in Florida, says that in
his opinion, if there is any danger from
white ants, covering the stumps of or
ange trees with earth will rather tend to
increase it, no matter what the depth of
earth over the wood. Our Termites
(Iernes fGvipes) make their nests in dead
roots and wood beneath the soil. 1t is
only in very large logs, or in large roots
buried very deep, that they raise their
young; but they travel long distances
from these home nests, and make tenn.
porary homes in smaller wood at or near
the surface of the ground. From these
temporary nests in spring, the winged
males and females swarm forth in the
air and seek to found new colonies.
Most of the winged forms perish, how.
ever, and it is very seldom that really
new colony is begun by them. The
swarming is useful in giving clue to
the location of the old colony. When
found, it can sometimes be destroyed
with bisulphide of carbon. This is a
very explosive an d dangerous substance,
and must be handled and used with
care.
Mr.. Hubbard does not advise the
use of coal tar on the dead stumps,
unless there is absolutely no dan
ger of it's coming in contact with
living wood or growing stock In
all probability, if any young shoots
started under the soil from stumps
treated with coal tar and treated in the
manner you suggest, they would be
quickly killed by the gases given cff
from the dead wood covered with coal
tar This substance is very deadly to
growing vegetation-far more so than
wood tar. The stumps can be protected
from wood-lice CTermites) by coating
them down to the living part with
lime whitewash poisoned with common
white arsenic; not stronger than one
ounce of arsenic to one gallon of white
wash. MIX the poison an hour or two
before using. Keep we'll stirred while
using and do net apply the wash to
growing plants if it can be avoided.
The arsenic is liable to injure tender
vegetation where it comes into actual
contact, but the lime reduces this action
somewhat. L. 0. HOWARD.
Entomologist.
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stock consumed, and who either believed or tried
to believe that it was impossible to grow these
articles in Florida have surprised themselves and
the balance OF the world by growing more grain
and hay this year than they need for home con-
sumption and selling the surplus to their less
fortunate neighbors.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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MAJOR FAIRBANKS VIEWS.


quoted as follows:
"While my information regarding the
present crop of oranges is not so near
complete as it will be in two or three
weeks, | am willing to state that it
will be larger than could have been
hoped for soon after the freeze Of last
wear. The impression at that time was
that many years would elapse before
Florida oranges in any considerable
quantities would be again seen on the
market. Those who thought so are
agreeably surprised to find that the
trees throughout the State are looking
wonderfully we'll, and that this season
the shipments from the State will not
fall far short of 10000 boxes. The or
anges will come M ostly from the Mana
tee section, but some fruit will be
shipped from other parts of the State.
This, of course, appears insignificant
compared with the 100000 or 5000, 900
boxes of last year, but the output is
something to be proud of, considering
the facts. The average cr3p of Louisi-
ana is about $780, boxes, or only five
times the quantity that Florida will
ship this season. The great decrease in
the supply occasioned by the shortness
of the crop in Florida will have the eff
feet of advancing the prices, and a
bearing grove this season will be worth
a small fortune to the owner.
"The possibilities for next year are
good, and | confidently expect that we
shall have something like half a million
boxes. The trees, although generally
killed to the ground, have sprouted
beautifully in majority of cases, and
have great advantage over trees just
put out. They have the benefit of the
vitality and fertilizing of the old trees
and will bear in half the time required
for young trees to bear. This being the
case, four years hence we may have a
fair crop, or at least sufficient guam
tity to again put Florida in the lead as
an orange-producing State.
"The extent of the loss caused by last
years freeze will probably never be
known, but it will aggregate many MIL
lions of dollars. The loss this year on
the crop of 1894-95 was 5000, 900 boxes,
at ST. box, only about one-half of the
crop had been picked and shipped, leav-
ing a loss of $2,5OO,OOO. The transpor-
tation companies lost nearly half of that
amount besides. If the crop of 1895-96
had equaled that of the preceding year,
the loss would be about 81 ZOO, 900 more.
For the next four years we shall not be
able to count on an average of more than
half crop. Florida and the transpor-
tatior companies that handled the fruit
will therefore be out $14,OOO,OoO more
Thus you see the loss will not be far
from $25,OO0,OOO Besides all of this,
the loss on other fruits and vegetables
will probably be sufficient to make the
total loss reach fully that amount"
Speaking of the effort, that is being
made to induce Congress- to pass law
allowing the use of the orange in max
ing brandy, as reported in the press dis
patches this morning, Major Fairbanks
sal d
II do not know whether or not the In
lrotnu xvo,,Id nr0vo cuccnccfu1 hI1t d0
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OUR THANKSGIVING.

Tomorrow We are admOnlShed b| the
chief executives of Nation and State to
pause for day in our frantic scram BILE
for earthly goods and happiness and Of
fer thanks to the Creator for the goods
we have accumulated and the happiness
we have enjoyed.
The AGRICULTURIsT does not think it
a very good plan to be thankful or to Of
fer thanks only one day in the 365; it
rather believes in being thankful and Of
fering thanks as the largess is received.
At the same time it does not propose to
violate the proprieties and decry the
time-honored custom, hence tomorrow
it will take day off and unburden It,
self Of pent up gratitude. The fatted
cockerel will be butchered, and when
seasoned with the carmine-hued cram
berries from far-off Cape Cod, we will
take the circumstance as text for our
Thanksgiving sermon
If we haven't got turkey we will offer
thanks for the rooster that graces eur
humble board.
For a few days subsequent to the
freeze we wondered what was left. If
we thought about Thanksgiving Day at
all, we wondered if we would have any
thing at all to be thankful for. Well, we
can hardly screw up courage 70 thank
God for the freeze, but if we have no or
ange trees we can at least give thanks
for some healthy sprouts that give
promise of something better at no very
distant day. A turkey, perhaps would
be better than rooster and an orange
tree better than even most promising
sprout, but in the absence of the gobler
and the tree we are thankful that the
rooster and the sprout are lett to us.
The State has been blessed with most
propitious seasons; the crops planted in
desperation and the early spring have
brought forth abundant harvests. The
corn cribs are full; the hay lofts are
packed; the potato patches are cracking
from the growth of nourishing tubers.
These are certainly points worthy of
thanks.
We 60 not propose to give schedule
of the things for which our readers
should offer thanks-some have one
thing for which they are grateful and
some another, but we think that all can
be thankful for the lesson of the freeze,
We have learned that we can live, il
necessary without the assistance of the
West with it's grain, hay, meats, ETC.
We have learned that many valuable
crops can be grown here that were here
tofore neglected because we did not think
it possible to grow them prof1tably'
This we think is cause for universal
gratitude. and we can all Join hands and
say with reverence: ''Thank God fol-
the lesson of the freeze"
1t perhaps might be as well to add
''and spare us another such lesson. y
These lessons are, of Icourse, all right
and we are mighty thankful for them
but enough of thing is enough and toe
many lessons of this kind might make
us bigoted and big headed-we never
approved Doctor Blimber's method o.
craming too many lessons in his students
craniums.
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and mighty Intelligent compositor"
on the top story we are going to take
day off in order to do the thanksgiving
business Justice.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
Communication.

There has started in Washington an or
ganizatiou of observers that in time Will
grow to great use 1t is seldom we have
anything new under the sun, but here we
find a company OF workers who want what
the eyes OF the people sce. IL is promised
that those who are willing to become OBJ
servers will be asked only to look about
them and attempt to describe what they see,
or what they read, or To clip facts from news
papers. These mental pictures are assorted
and classified, and when n sufficient mum.
Der OF observations are made on one subject
they are given TO the person best adapted tor
the analysis of that subject for examination.
The object is to make the people oh
servers OF life and encyclopedia makers
Any thing observed helps the work. You
are only to send in your name AS desiring
to be entered az an observer, and TO make
such observations as come in your way
ut your leisure moments The prefix Mr.,
Mrs. or Miss is not used in communications
with observers. Send your first name in
full to distinguish the sex Of the observer
Those who become members are known as
the Oues Poscaentes There is no expense
other than your own postage. All names
and observations are to be sent to Dr. Rnius
Choate, 1867 o street, Washington, ID. g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Died, on Friday, July the Goth, 1895, at 3
o'clock, L. NJ. after short and painful i'll
ness, John, aged 10 years, eldest and beloved
son of j. w. and Annie Collier.
Now we lay thee In thy lone and silent grave,
All is dark within our dwelling,
Lonely is our house day.
For the one we loved so dearly
Has forever passed away.
We miss thee, darling-oh how much
Our God alone can tell,
He took thee from our loving arms,
He doeth all things well,
Gone from earth, yes gone forever
Tear dimmed eyes shall gaze in vain,
We shall hear our Johnnie's voice, oh,
never,
Never more on earth again.
Home is sad, oh, God how dreary,
Lonesome, lonesome every spot,
Listening for his voice Till weary,
Weary, for we hear it not.
God of love, send US some token
From the spirit world above,
That these hearts all crushed and broken
May be healed by heavenly love,
BY A FRIEND.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
Specimen Cases.

S.H. Clifford, New Cassel Wis, was ttou-
bled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism, his
stomach was disordered, his liver was affect
cd to an alarming degree, appetite fell away
and he was terribly reduced in flesh and
strength Three bottles of Electric Bitters
cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had a
rgnping sore on his leg Of eight years stand
ing. Used three bottles Of ELECTRIC BitterG
and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Sslye,
and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker,
Catawba, o., had five large fever sores on his
leg. doctors said be was inca rable. One bot
tie Electric Bitters and one box Bncklen 8
Arnjcs salgs cared hin entirely. Sold at
D. r. Owens Drug Store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
A Household Treasure.

d. W. Fuller, of Canajohaire, N. Y, says
that he always keeps Or. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has al
ways found the very best results follow its
use that he would not be without it it pro :
durable G. A. Dykeman, Druggist, Cats
kill, N. Y, says that DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is undoubtedly the best Cough rem
edy that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for it, Why not try a REM
edy so long tried and tested, Trial bottles
free at D. F. Owens Drug Store. Regular
size SOC and 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

II Has No EquaI.-U. s. Horse and
Cattle Food Condiment will purity the blood
and give them appetite-will destroy Worms
Used and endorsed by the following horse
men and stables Col. Guy Henry, 7lh Regi.
meut, U $ Cavalry, Fort Meyer, Va VIM
Willis, Manager U. S. Presidents stables
The Adams, United States and Knox Express
Companies, Metropolitan and Belt Line Car
Stables, Wheatley Bros, and many other
leading citizens of the country. For sale
only by the agent, L. w. Vinson, Druggist
Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

English SPAWN Lpimeut removes all Hard 1,
Soft or Cslloused Lumps and Blenishes from
horses, Blood Spsvins, cnrbs, spints, Ring
bone, Sti6ss, Sprsins, all Swollen Throats,
Coughs, etc. Saws $50 by Use Of one bottle.
Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure
ever known. Sold By D. r. Owens, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

tic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures in one to three days. Its &C.
ton upon the system is remarkable and mys-
terious. 1t removes AT once the cause and
the disease Immediately disappears The frat
dose greatly benefits 10 cents. Sold by D..
f. Owens, Druggist, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
Protect the Game and Fish.-Sho

Protect the Game and Fish.-Shoot
or Gsh only in the proper season and escape
the game warden bY abeerVing the laws
Many States haye new game and fish laws
this year, and II you don't know them, send
FIVE &c stamps for copy OF the Game Law
issue of TIE AnperieGD Field, 245 State
street, Chicago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. 20
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscrib-
~ er has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery county letters of ad-
minisIration on the personal estate Of
DANIEL r. VEINS,
late ofsaid county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here.
by warned to exhibit the game with the
vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on OF be-
fore the 10Th Of january, 1896 otherwise
they may, by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make imme.
diate payment. Given under my hand, this
10th day Of July, 1895.
j. ABBY HENDERSON,
July Ig-4t Administrator
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
BuckIenfs Arnica saIve. The

BuckIens Arnica Salve,-The best
SaIve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores,
Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Cofns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Pyles, or
no pay required It is guaranteed To give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
Is cts per box For sale by d. F, Owens,
Druggist. Rockville, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

r W. Vinson has nice line of Rogers
and Wostenholm's Pocket Knives and RIA.
zors Also Razors of Wade h Butchers make
For sale at low prices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

ohamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
70 cents per box. For sale by druggists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Persons desiring loans on first mortgage
can SECURE the same 10 sums from 81 900 10
IS 600 by calling on Anderson d Riggs
Rockville, Md,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Whtewash and Paint Brushes complete
stock at low prices, at Wilson'S Drug Store,
directly opposite the Court House.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

nRDERED, this 10th day of July, A. D.,
~ 1885, by the Circuit Court for Mon,gom.
cry county. asa Court of Equity, that the
Auditors Report fled in the above entitled
cause, he ratified aud confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 26th day of August next; Provided II
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper published in said Montgomery county,
once in each of three successive weeks before
said Goth day OF August, 1895.
JAMES ANDERSON, CPk
Circuit Court for Montgomery counIy
True copy--Tesl
aug 2-ld JAMES ANDERSON, CIR
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Relief In Six Hours Distressing Kid
ney and Bladder diseases relieved in six
hours by the Neto Grent South american
kai,sey Cure - This new remedy is II great
surprise on account OF It's exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part OF the urinary passages
in male aud female 1t relieves retention of
water and pain 10 passing it almost immedi-
ately II you want quick reiefan cure this
is your remedy Sold by d. F Owens, drug
gist Rockville, Maryland,
FOR LOW PRICES OF LUMBER
see advertisement OF
EphNK IIpREV &, rD
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICES hereby given that the subscrib-
IN er has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county letters testa-
mentary on the personal estate of
IONS Il. BRUNETT',
late ofsaid county, decd. All persons hay
ingclaims againstsaid deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or before the
2ist day of October, 1895 otherwise, they
may by law, be excluded from all benefit OF
said estate. Persons indebted 10 said estate,
are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 23rd day OF July,
1896.
JOHN H. BRUNETT,
July 26-4t Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Smoke the "Bronzo Matre," best sc cigar
on eearth at Wilson'S Drug Store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09

Horse and Cattle Powders. -Pratts,
Stonebraker's, Foutz's, Schmidrs, Keudall's,
Flints, Erhs, Barker's, Bells, and Pratts
Chicken Pow ders, at Vinsou's Drug Store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-09
ADJOURNED MEETING.

VIVHE COMMISSIONERS for Montgomery
IL county will meetat their Room, n Rock
Vile, on
TUESDAY, August 18th, 1895, at 10 A. NJ.
By order:
WARNER W. WELSH,
aug 9-td CPk TO County Com'rs.