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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-03
REDUCING VALUATIONS.

There has been a commendable move
in some of the counties of the State by
the commissioners and assessors toward
the reduction of assessments since the
freeze. In some counties the commits
sioners have ordered or recommended
reduction in valuations, and the assess
ors have agreed.
This is perfectly right, and the plan
should be adopted by all of the counties
in the orange growing regions. For
years these counties have contributed
more than their share towards the main
tenance Of the State government. This
was caused by an unequal plan of assess
ment. There were no equaling methods;
no boards to review the work of the
assessor and to correct errors and equal
ize values. Consequently it has been
generally known for years that property
in the orange belt was assessed at a value
entirely too large as compared with the
assessments of property In other
sections.
While the legislature has denied us
board of equalization, Providence or the
weather clerk were not so inconsiderate.
and great reducer Of values was sent
in December and February, to wit, the
freezes.
Of course, there has been a great
shrinkage in values by reason of the
freezes. Many orange groves whose
value could have been estimated by the
thousands of dollars before the freeze
can now be estimated by the hundred,
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 3, 1895.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Ethel-
void Again; Never Give Up; The Blow to
FlOrida's Prosperity Observation-Disclosures. 30
Suggestions: Necessity of Feeding Trees
as Carefully as the Stock; Profits in
Sweet Potatoes; Grow Your Own Nitro
gen; Sweet Otatoes. Observation-Disclosures. 211
Licorice in the United States; Nitrate of
Soda Not Substitute for Potash. ...... 212
Ramie Culture. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 213
Funk and Wagnalls Standard Diction-
airy; Growth of the Phosphate Industry
IN Uhe oouGh...'.. zl4
FLORAL observation-disclosures in the
Home; Achania; Perennial Plants ........ 215
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT-E Editorial
Chat The Outlook; Not New Policy;
Reducing Valuation. Observation-Disclosures. PIG
Development and Possibilities; The
Roaming Hog; April Weather. .......... 217
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-Gean
from the Fair; Fashion in Engagement
Rings; Crystal Buns; New Methods of
Cooking Okra and Rice. Observation-Disclosures. 21S
POULTRY DEF ARTMENT-Tools for Poul-
trymen; The Poultry Yard; Home Made
incubator. '...................... 2IS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. poetry; Two
Comedians; Just Like Woman..... 22O
PUZZLER. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
FLORIDIANA ................ ............ 22a
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NOT A NEW POLICY.

Our respected co-laborer, the agricul-
tural editor of the Times union, recent
ly reminiscential and we fear at the
same time patted himself little on
the back and uttered a few modest
words of praise for the good work he
had done and for his foresight and
Judgment. All of which is all right; we
have said as much for him many times.
But. in leading up to his subject, he re-
views the establishment of Florida ag
rlcultural paper and his installation as
editor He says:
Exposed, as our groves were, to the
inevitable polar waves, which were con
tinually threatening their destruction,
we felt that those who made this one
crop their sole dependence were not only
taking too great risks, but delaying the
States proper industrial development;
which must come of it's adapting it's in
dustr1eS to existing climatic conditions.
1t was with the idea of encouraging a
sentiment favorable to the future devel-
opment of the States stable resources,
that we adopted an editorial policy rad
agricultural, but almost purely horticul
tural apers then published in this State,
And to that policy we rigldly adhered,
regardless of the sneeTs of those journals,
until our connection with the Farmer
and Fruit Grower ceased.
Aud now. behold what a change has
come over those same journals in the
brief space of two months. Open them
wv
reading from the pages of our own orig
inal Farmer and Fruit Grower. 1t is
food crops, fodder, live stock, on every
page. At last they see things by the
| light of reason, but it took Dakota
blizzard to open their eyes. And if they
will see things by this light henceforth
and forever, their own light will be
true guiding star indeed, of an ignis
| fatuus.
This change in the agricultural jour-
nails of the State is the more gratifying
to us because we aim to Gull from them,
and from those of other states, as we'll
as from the experiment station bulletins,
all that we deem of sufficient practical
value to reproduce in the Times Union
And it would surprise those who look
upon the use of the editorial scissors as
a mere pastime to know how many of
our exchanges go into the waste basket
without mutilation.
The agricultural journals of Florida
are few and far between and our broth
er's reflections must be obvious.
OF course the AGRICULTURIsT does not
propose to discuss and argue the matter
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at any great length. The advised i'm
putation that the AGRICULTURIsT advised
the one-crop plan will be news to the
people of Florida who have read it's COL
umns for the past twenty years. Every
issue of the paper is positive retuta-
ton of the statement. A dozen or more
wears before the establishment OF this
paper whose editor adopted a policy
radically different from other so called
agricultural journals then published in
the State" this journa Twas urging the
people to diversity their crops, not to
put all of their eggs into one basket.
We believed, as did nearly everyone,
that the orange industry would prove
profitable, but at the same time we eau
toned the people against depending too
much upon it, Aside from this we knew
that between the planting of an orange
grove and the harvesting of a crop there
were many weary years of waiting.
These years we recommended be filled
in by the cultivation of ANIMALS or crops
that would mature and could be used
long before the oranges were ready.
We have before us now the files of the
AeRICULTURIsT for 1876. Many years
before the founder of the paper which
was to revolutionize Florida agriculture
ever saw the State, and every number is
a refutation of the statement that the
then so called agricultural papers were
purely horticultural.
That the AGRlCULTRIsT has always ad-
vised diversifcation Of crops, is too we'll
known to need re-iteration and that it has
done everything in it's power to encour
age the people in this matter for nearly
quarter of century is well known to
thousands of Floridians who have Pc
rused it's columns during that period.
While Investigation is, we think,
essential now, it is not more essential
than it was before the freeze. Had our
people looked less to oranges and more
to other crops they would not now feel
the effects of the freeze so severely. The
only good that can possibly result from
the freeze, so far as we can see, is that
it will emphasize what the AGRICULTURE
IsT has been trying to impress upon our
people for years.
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THE OUTLOOK.

Little rays of light in the shape of
green twigs are appearing on the orange
trees and some are agreeably dis
appointed that the trees have put out so
high up, while others decry the fact that
it is only at the bud or just below it. If
we could get good soaking rain or two
it would not take long to show Just where
the line was. The weather has been so
cold and the fact that all trees had to
form new buds before they could start,
has kept the trees back much longer
than it was at first thought.
While in Orlando recently we visited
Mr.. w. A. Odiorne's grove and we were
agreeably surprised at the new growth
the trees were making. The seedlings
which are from twenty to twenty-five
years old are putting out fifteen feet
from the ground and from limbs less
than two inches in diameter. This
grove is the most forward one that we
have seen. We saw this grove just after
the first freeze and 1t had put out con-
siderable new growth and we were afraid
it would fare worse than others not so
forward, but not so. This grove has
had good dressing of chemical feruil-
izer in Decem Der so that the trees had
plenty of vigor. In two years time Mr..
Odiorne's trees will have nearly as large
tops as they have now.
Mr.. F. R. OSborne's grove at West
most people have, that seedlings Jared
better than budded trees. He says he
can see no difference in his grove be-
tween the budded and seedlings where
age and conditions are alike. In our
own grove some of the budded trees are
starting eight or ten feet from the
ground while others have not started at
all. We may be able in this way to as
certain what varieties best stand the
cold.
Our grove lies between the house and
the highway and as the tops disappear
from the trees our better half suggests
that the outlook will be fine. There is
no question about it. There is another
consolation about it, we won't have tc
keep dog this year to keep Northern
tie tourists from helping themselves to
the fruit.
What are we going to do until the trees
bear again, is the question that many are
asking but do not get very satisfactory
replies. One thing,w will stay at home
this summer and try to raise as much as
possible of what we and our stock can
consume. 1t may be hard on the rail
roads to deprive them of hauling in feed
stuff but then self pres eryation is the
first law so we expect to do what we can
in this line.
This brings to mind the fact that the
people about Orlando are putting in rice
wherever they have land that will suit.
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

A WASHINGTON hotel man is quoted as
saying providence has beer kind to Florida"
Well, perhaps the w ashington hotel man is right,
but we opine that he will have a very difficult
task in convincing the orange growers OF Florida
of the truth of mis- remark.
IT may and it may not be surprise to
Floridians to hear that the United States comp
tIoller of currency says the financial condition
OF Florida is considerably improved since Deem
Der 10. He draws this inference from the reports
of the 10 national banks in the State. We doubt
il this is a criterion.
WE regret very much to have to atfiict
our readers with more OF the Goodsell & Ethel
void matter but there are good many inter-
ested and so We give the sequel. 1t will give the
orange growers a chance to forget the present
for an instant and think of the past when our
orange trees were in different condition than to-
day.
~
TWENTY years brings around many
changes in the business houses of city, yet
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A WRITER in the Journal of Commerce
says: The beds of kaolin in the State must soon
receive attention. These would prove sufficient
for the enrichment of less favored State. When
the harbor off Canaveral is opened the prod
ucts will then touch the sea-hoard and the
bulky freights will flow towards the East Coast
to obtain the ocean transit necessary for the re,
vival of the phosphate industry as WE'LL
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ADVERTISING ERATES.

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THOUSANDS of acres of watermelons
have been planted In Florida this spring. The
transportation companies, we understand, have
agreed to give the Florida growers the same rate
those of Georgia. We fear fortunes will not
be m ade at the industry, but if freight rates are
low enough there may bs small margin to the
frugal manager.
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there are some houses that become land marks.
Such is the firm OF w. A. Bours & Co., of Jack
sonvle. The first of April makes the twentieth
anniversary of this firm in this State. This fact
alone is a greater recommendation than any COLA
ton of word from
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TERMS.

One year, single subscription. 90
Six months single subscription. .............. 100
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TWENTY years brings around many
changes in the business houses of city, yet
The sun., 1895-05-29
DISCIPLINING 4 HUSBAND.
Mrs. weston Pursues Her Andrew and
Interests n Jersey City Crowd.

Andrew Weston. 80 years old, a machinist. OF
o4s York street. Jersey City. took q day of yes
terday and had an exciting time. He took his
overcoat out in the morning when his wife was
not looking and pawned it for $3.50. In the
afternoon Mrs. Weston missed her husband ana
the overcoat and went in search of both. She
found her husband in hilarious condition at
Montgomery street and Newark avenue. enter
tanning q crowd. Mrs. Weston broke through
the crowd, grabbed her husband by the collar
and demanded to know where the overcoat was.
He told her he had pawned it. Then she asked
for the ticket and whatever money he had left.
Weston refused TO comply with her demands.
Mrs Weston thereupon began pounding him
on the head and back with her umbrella.
Weston broke away and ran up Montgomery
street, pursued by his wife and yelling crowd
of about two hundred men and boys. Weston
lodged into a saloon. Mrs. Weston was close
behind him, and the crowd remained outside
awaiting their temperance: In the saloon the
woman graDbe her husband by the throat and
tried 10 choke him. The proprietor hustled them
both out. Weston would have fallen into an
| open cellar door but for his WIFE, -,
'"DO you want to kill yourself, you fool you 7!
she ask led at the top of her voice as she brought
answer His only ambirion was to get put OF ms
irate wife's reach. The crowd yelled and
| cheered and that encouraged Mrs. Weston 10
| renewed exertions.
| Weston finally broke away again and ran nr
| Montgomery street, his wife in close pursuit
| and the crowd at their heels. At Henderson
| street Weston was intercepted by Policeman
| Keefe. who took him to the Gregory street sta
tion. At the station Weston surrendered tn,
| pawn ticket and the money he had LETT TO Ms
! wife and he was locked up.
The sun., 1895-05-29
WESTERN SILVERITES.
They Are Up and Doing In Favor OF Free
Coinage and Other ThinEs.

They Are Up and Doing In Favor OF Free
Coinage and Other Things.
DEs MONIES. Ia. May 2s.-The arrangements
for the big silver meeting Of June in this city
are about completed. There will be delegations
from silver clubs at Sioux City. Stuart, Chari-
ton. Dubuque. Council Bluffs. Marshalltown.
and other places. The afternoon meeting will
be In the Y. NJ. G. A. Auditorium. and in the
evening Senator Teller of Colorado will address
a great gathering at tho Opera House. Gen.
Warner of Ohio. Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsyl.
vania. and other leaders will attend.
MARSHALL. Mo. May 2S.-The long talked of
Democratic County Financial Convention met
here Yesterday and passed resolutions in favor
of FREQ coinage and for the calling of a State
Convention to discuss the question.
TOPEKA. Kan. May 2s.-A meeting Of the
Democratic State Central Committee will be
held in this city on next Wednesday to decide
upon line OF policy to be pursued during the
coming campaign. An address will proba bly, be
issued in favor of free coinage and crticising
the supreme Courts income tax decision. The
meeting will adjourn for two months to awnit
the organization of an independent silver party
in Kansas.
The sun., 1895-05-29
AGAINST FREE SILVER.
A Non.partisau Sound Money Mass Meet
Ing Held In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2s.-The campaign In
tho East against free silver was begun this
evening at a meeting in the Academy of Music
in favor Of Sound Money"
The meeting was held under the auspices Of
the leading business and professional men OF
Philadelphia and party lines were obliterated.
The non partisan character of the meeting was
illustrated in the list Of speakers.
There were ex- Uuited States Senator Edmunds
Of Vermont William l.. Trenholm of New York.
who was Comptroller of the Currency during
Mr. Cleveland's first Administration; ex-Con-
gressman Michael ID. Harter of Ohio and ex-
Minister to Russia Charles EnRry, smith. Be-
sides these there were several other speakers
well known in the business life of Philadelphia.
The Academy of Music was well filled. Tho
character of the audience was much superior to
the usual crowd that attends a political mass
meeting.
The greatest attention was paid to the various
speakers, and their exposition OF the tinancial
question was listened to with the deepest in
terest by the audience.
George B. Roberts. President of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. was made Chairman
of tho meeting,
The sun., 1895-05-29
ENGLAND STANDS BY GOLD.
SIR WILLIAM HARCoURT AGAIN
Announces HER POLICY

TIL, Government VIII Not Countenanco
Anv Change Z. the Present System OF
currepey-Con-crvntiv ana Unionists
s,y They Won't support = Binetsihc
Bn.,- - The Action OF Germany WIFE
u.r.rs to nm International Conference.
LONDON, May 2s.-At a meeting held s,-day
of bankers, financicrs, and other prominent
business men who favor the maintenance OF tne
gold standard. Mr.. Bertram w. Currie' Ine
banker. who presided read the reply Of Sir Will
linn Vernon. Harcourt Chancellor Of the ES-
cheouer. to the memorial recently sent to him
bv friends OF monometallism. After acknowl-
edpina the receipt of tho memorial, Sir William
says:
~ have no hesitation In giving, on behalf OF
the Governments the reply which you have the
right to expect" He briefly outlines the pro-
ceedings of the Brussels Conference, and the
failure TO resummon II, and continues:
~ concur entirely with the opinion expressed
in your address that the experience ofweii hiRn
a century has proved that our present system OF
currency 1, suited to the wants of this great
commercial country and that to depart from IL
would be disastrous to the trade credit OF tho
United Kingdom. The continuity OF tho ma
tional policy 10 more necessary In this than per-
haps. any other question.
You may rely upon It that her Majesty's
Government will not depart from the course
pursued by all Governments that have preceded
it, and will not give countenance to any change
in the fundamental principles of our monetary
| system. nor in any discussion in which they may
| be called upon to take part will they admit any
| doubt as to their intention firmly to adhere TO
| the single gold standard which you justly re-
| gard as essential to our we'll being as a CONNER
| cial nation. -.,
LoNDoN, May 2s:.,The Conservatives g. and ID
| I-nionista Of tho Gold Standard COmmlttee
| have written letters to Lord Salisbury and Mr.
| Baifour urging the pursuit Of a non-committa
currency policy in the coming election cam
paign. Tho sgners declare that upon no con-
| ditions will they support proposal to alter the
| standard upon bmetallic basis.
| BERIIN May 2S.-The Post makes tho semi
| official announcement that Chancellor vor
| Hohenlohe IL in communication with the vari
| Gus Federal Gov ernments on the subject OF the
| basis of the proposed international monetary
conference. No agreement, the Post says, has
| as yet been reached.
The sun., 1895-05-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CRUSADE.
An Appeal to the South TO Fight Against
Free Silver.

An Appeal to the South to Fight Against
Free Silver.
The crusade of the Chamber Of Commerce
against free silver falacies Is now fairly launch
ed. From this time forward 1t will be prose-
cuted vigorously, and every section OF tho
United States will be thoroughly canvassed in
the interests of sound money.
In order to secure tho best results, a number
of committees has been appointed which will
devote their attention to different phases Of the
campaign. These are how hard at work In
arousing the interest Of the public to this i'm
portant issue of the hour. The Committee on
the Press and Publication. of which Louis
Wlndmulier is Chairman. is busy in preparing
plans for pictorial illustrations as well as the
publication of pamphlets and books. 1t Is In
tended to send out at frequent intervals inter-
views and articles by prominent men on topics
of immediate interest. This committee Is made
up of the following: Louis Windmuller, Carl
Schurz. George Haven Putnam. Abram c. Bern
helm, Henry W. Maxwell, Dumont Clarke. and
James w. Cromwell
The Committee Correspondence has de-
voted its time and attention to the large busi-
ness houses of the country. The idea is to in
ducc the mercantile and manufacturing estab-
lishments in all tho important centres to enlist
in the crusade. To this end large business
houses in New York have been asked to address
their correspondents in various sections OF tho
United States. explaining the necessity of COM
mon action and agitation, in order to preserve
sound money basis for the business interests Of
tho country. This committee is composed of A.
Swan Brown. John Claf:n. Thomas A. Mcintyre.
Edward f. Poor. and Samuel H. seaman.
There is stiIl another committee. known as
the Committee on Cooperation with Kindred
Organization and on the Formation OF Sound
Money Clubs. This committee will aim to com,
municate and to confer with other commercial
nrtr nj INT y
purpose OF stirring up sound money sentiment.
The idea is to keep in touch with business men
In other cities for the purpose Of ascertaining
Concerted cone. TT f action. % The formation Of sound
money clubs will be strongly urged wherever
schiefelin, CHAIRMAN; William W, Fairchild:
Samuel ID. Coykendail, William A. White, and
An appeal was sent South last night to prom
inent merchants and Chambers OF Commerce
| by the Sound Money Committee. Tho signers
| embrace the leading houses In the city OF New
| York. Following is the appeal:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF TIE GSnrn CITY OF NEW
To hc Business Men Of ths so%th: -.
are @ Concerned prespery q ne southern states
to aSse as s s.ne S
cmsatons that have been made against their inte
effort to p,sSSp
the commercial cassss well as students OF the his
tory Of financial experiments warn you as bringing
value Of ;os prodrsts
districts and for money in financial centres fore
should again 1 Become s.
agitation from the free coinage OF silver.
ass Ss @ Spfs
Ing the payment Of debts in depreeistins metal. You
advantage lies IN IN the exchange Of your pr9ducts fo
fore urge YOU ana your friends Your innusnc,
The sun., 1895-05-29
A Moro Thorough whiskey Trust Investi-
cation to Be Made.

CHICAGO. May 2s.-Receiver McNulta and the
Reorganization Committee propose to make
complete investigation of the affairs of the old
Whiskey Trust The examination Of the books
by experts though disclosing considerable in
formation. failed to throw light on good many
transactions that should appear on the books
of the company These will bo prObed in an
effectual manner by reference to a Master in
Chancery.
Al! Of the officers, clerks. and employees of the
in charge of tho books, papers assets. or prop
erty OF the trust are directed b. an order Of the
Court granted by Judge Showalter. to appear
before the Master in Chancery and answer to
such questions as may be put to them.