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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
POTASH.

For some time past the potash Ques-
tion has been discussed from various
standpoints, and it has brought out
some queer ideas and not few figures.
In this issue under the above caption
Mr.. w. Adams says:
81 hope some careful experiments will be made
by men (who are not interested in the sale of fer
tilizers) like. Hubbard. Harvey, Mead. Hastings,
Duncan-rot to prove that trees need potash
Chat is not in disputed but how much can they
proftably use.
We are of the opinion that Mr.. Adams
can keep right on wishing for years TO
come, for there are very few philanthro-
pists with the means back of them that
are willing to put in their time and
money with no possible profit in view
except to give the information to other
and possibly save the application of a
few pounds of fertilizing material to
their trees. 1t is only those who are in
terested pecuniarily that will carry out
any line of experiments to demonstrate
any fact or improve that which they ex-
pect to realize on.
1t is the stockman, who expects to
sell his stock, that spends years in breed
ing up particular breed which, when
put out among the farmers brings rich
returns to them in milk, butter or beef,
as they may desire. 1t is the nursery
man who plants seeds of various fruit
trees and cares for them till they fruit,
in hopes that he may raise one that is
superior in some way to others, from
the sale of which he expects to get pay
for his years of labor and waiting. 1t is
the machinist who spends time and
money xperimenting with different
machinery, hoping to get something that
has marked advantage over others so
that it will be in demand and from the
sale of which he expects to get remun-
GRAFTON for his hours of work, waste
material and outlay of money.
Ii the country is better served by the
stockman, nurseryman and machinist
doing their own experimenting, why
should the experiment of those interest.
ed in the sale of fertilizer be any the
less valuable
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orange grower and truck raiser.
There are good many brands Of fer :
tllizer sent to Florida that the manufac-
turers send down because there has been
a sale made or contemplated, not that
they have ever experimental in growing
the orange or lemon or any of our pro-
ducts. 1t is fertilizer" and sold on that
basis. If it suits all right; if not they
are too far away to be affected a great
deal.
The dealers in fertilizing material are
not interested in the sale Of potash any
more than other goods, providing there
is demand for them and the results
are satisfactory to the grower.
We will not attempt to argue the pot
ash question from theoretical stand
point, nor will we take up the question
of analysis of the different fruits, ETC.,
as has been done by others but we will
give a few facts which cover an expert
ence of two, three and four years. Our
own grove has had the same fertilizer
applied for four successive years, the
amount varying from fifteen to twenty
pounds per application, twice q year.
This fertilizer contained twelve to thir
teen per cent actual potash The crop
of 81 was about IT'S boxes on five acres.
In '92 about 500 boxes. In '93 the
crop was sold on an estimate of 1000
boxes, but turned out nearly 900 The
crop of "a, part of which is now lying
on the ground and rapidly returning
from whence it came" was considered
larger and finer than the crop of '93.
The basis on which we sold our crop of
'93 was cents per box more than the
price ruling at the time. A misjudg-
ment in calculation affected the price
per box as the grove was sold in a
dump" We had been offered 10 cents
per box more for our '94 crop than was
ruling, but before sale was consumated
the freeze slipped in and made further
negotiations out of the question. To
in productiveness each year, and the
fruit is of a quality that attracts
attention and commands price above
the average market.
1t might be thtt there was more pot
ash put on than was used up, but better
to have little potash to lay inert than
run the risk of not having enough.
Mention has been made heretofore in
these columns about the Huntley grove.
This 10'acre grove has been fertilized
for the past three years with the same
grade of fertilizer as our own. The
crops have increased each year in guam
tity and quality, and it was pronounced
by those who saw it as one of the finest
young groves in this section. We could
go on and describe many other
groves that have been fertilized
and treated in a similar manner
and which have been giving increased
crops of handsome fruit. These are
facts reg arding the use of we'll potaShed
manures. These groves in full fruit
were seen by Mr.. Powers of the Fruit
Grower, and described in the issue of
November Goth, Mr. H. Sampson, of
Boardman, Mr.. E. G. Swami, of Plym-
outh, Mr.. Arnold, Mr.. Drury Lowe, Mr..
Boucher, and others, OF Orlando, Mr..
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PADDY MILL AT NDO,
Editor

Allo AS will be seen from the following let
one of Orlando, is to have a mill for clean
h i've lg rice. This certainly should encour-
Sophiste the planting of this cereal, as here
was taEore there has been no means Of get
City, Ng the rice cleaned without sending it
chine" Charleston or some other city in the
Ibled tee growing districts. We hope the
;hooses) pie around Orlando will give Mr..
the proper support so that it will
ideratj necessary for him to enlarge his
nd pant. Other mills in different parts of
rompte State will follow and thus our people
rm al enabled TO stop another leak by grow
ents tg their own rice.
he S2d1tor florida Agriculturist:
'lCoge Last fall proposed to the farmers OF
Orange county that if they would raise
rice | would build a mill to clean it.
u They have given me such encourage
ment that have decided to build and
IS fully equip frSt-class rice mill here on
the two railroads. | will be ready for
this years crop. l am going to consid-
go cradle trouble and expense to obtain the
best rice Tor SEED which L Will sell TO
planters at actual cost. | will haYe the
~ seed of different kinds, both low and
uplands, with printed instructions for
>, planting, harvesting, etc, by the first of
March The culture of rice is no expert
ment here. Most any good land will
10 produce from 40 to 60 bushels of rough
rice to the acre. When cut green it
makes an excellent forage. The brand
IA as it comes from the machinery | will
use makes the best of stock feed and is
worth 1874 per ton Mr.. J. j. Patrick of
20 this place harvested 50 bushels of rough
1877 rice from one peck of seed. Get your
20 20 land we'll pulverized and be ready to
plant in drills by March 10.
- GEO. E. MACY
Orlando, Fla.
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Mr.. S. P. SHEPHERD, of Palm Springs,
offers very good suggestion when he writes,
"TelI the orange growers not to e off the
young orange trees that have been injured next
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Experience May Help US; Tree Seed;That
Log Cottage; In the M Don, Orin the Land
1t Took just Four Days....................... 81
Good Crop Predicted; The Satsuma Or
ange; It's an Ill Wind. ETC.; Market
Gardeners Grow Rich IS
What Can Do In Florida To Make a
Living; 1t Pays To Fence Hogs; Posi-
bilities of the South The Vanilla Bean
Not Bean. ............................ 69
The Use of Phosphate; He Says It's
Fraud; Satsuma on Sour Stock; 10000
Boxes of Frozen Oranges. ........,... 7C
FLORAL DEPT-Florida Wild Flowers No.
8; A Picture The Jassamnes; Too Much
Shade. ........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a
Observation-Disclosures Chat; Paddy Mill At
Orlando; Trenching Potatoes; AS We
Expected Potash; State Finances".... Y
HOUSEHOLD DEPT-Taking Stock; Book
Covers Novel Lunches; How To Nurse
the Sick Serviceable Head Rest zee. z
POULTRY DEPT-Brooder Raised Chicks;
Too Many Breeds; Inspection OF The
Flocks; Poultry Notes........."...... .....
LITER Daughter. 49,. TO
FLORIDIANA ................ ..............
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AS THE railroads showed such a
willingness to assist orange growers just after
the freeze by reducing the freight on fruit fifty
per centt has been suggested that as this assist
ance was rather dubious in it's results, the COM
panies might tIy again and make the same reduc-
ton on vegetables soon to be shipped; also on
fertilizers the poor orange growers must use.
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The Use of Phosphate.

The Use of Phosphate.
Florida phosphate has somewhat fallen
into disrepute, and for no fault of the
phosphate. The fact is at one time raw
Florida phosphate was doomed as com.
plete fertilizer, and those who used it as
such were of course disappointed.
From the following report of field eX-
perimentS by Director Geo. HI. Cook of
the New Jersey Experiment Station it
would seem as if there was considerable
virtue in Florida phosphate if properly
handled. He says:
"Of these only the trials OF different forms
of phOsphoric acid possess any interest at this
time. Phosphate Of four different degrees of solu
bility is to he found in the fertilizer markets
First that which is soluble in water (distilled1 or
the ordinary superphosphates; second, that
which is rot soluble in water (distilIed), but is
soluble in ammonia citrate solution OF a certain
temperature or the ordinary reverted phosphate
third, that which requires higher temperature
of the citrate for it's solution, found in new fer
tilizer. insoluble phosphate of alumina; and
fourth, that which is insoube under any of
these conditions, and is found in the so-called
floats or a very finely powdered South Caro-
lima rock phosphate, not treated at all with
acid to make it soluble. The more difficult the
solubility OF these phosphates the less their price,
while, the other hand it is claimed that under
certain and not unusual conditions the lower
priced ones will give the largest return in in
creased crops. more useful work could hardly
be undertaken by the experiment station than a
series of field experiments for the purpose of
testing these claims. In the trials begun in 1885
at the station, in the of five experiments
out of the eight on different farms, the phos-
phate being used with potash and nitrogen
compounds, the increase of crop greater
with the more insoluble phosphates than with
the more expensive superphosphates; and that
in these five cases, the floats the cheapest OF
all, did the best work goes little way, at
least, toward showing that the superphosphate
may have had it's day. Sandy loans. sandy
clays and limestone soils were those which
the more insolubleforms of phosphate gave such
good results
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

AND the question is, Why did the
Florida senator's vote against the passage OF the
Nicaraguan Canal bill?
%*x
IT COST the State of Florida S37, 642. 40
last year to publish the delinquent tax list. This
was a good thing for the newspapers Tor the tax
collectors?), but rather hard on the people.
The herald., 1895-03-18
THE MOON

A full moon reflects one three-thou-
sandth part of the suns light.
The height of mountains on the moon
is measured by the length of the shadows
they cast upon the plains.
Ii YOU were on the moon the earth
would appear to be sixty four times larger
than the sun does to residents OF this
planet.
The moon is believed to be the only
member of the planetary system which is
wholly devoid of the least trace of an
atmosphere.
1t is estimated that the light of full
moon is at least 300 900 times weaker than
sunlight when the great orb OF day is
standing at meridian.
Our moon weighs one eightieth U-s0th)
as much a, the earth. No other satellite
in the solar system exceeds one one-thou-
sandth U-10O0th) of the weight of its
planet.
The moon is not so small as some peo-
pie have imagined. A recent astronomical
calculation attributes to its surface an
area fully as great as that of Africa and
Australia combined.
The most powerful telescope now in use
magnities 1000 diameters. AS the moon
is 2l0, 900 miles from the earth, it is thus.
to all intents and purposes. brought to
within 120 miles of our world.
The 1872, $50 ''craters" which have been
d sove red on the moon, and which have
long been supposed to be extinct volcanic
tlues, are now believed to have been
caused by bombardment of aerolites.
The month of February, 1886, was
known among the lovers of the curious
in nature as the "moonless" month, from
the fact of it having no full moon. This
cannot possibly occur more frequently
than once each twelve and a half years,
or eight times in a century.
The herald., 1895-03-18
THE COLONIAL CLUB

movement has begun in Boston and
Chicago that may have an important bear
ing on the future OF Southern California.
This organization embodies what is called
a system of colonial clubs, and it is en-
pectod that the plans upon which these
clubs are to be operated will become i'm
mediately popular throughout the Eastern
states.
These clubs, it is intended shall be
composed of all sorts and conditions OF
people. The idea is one that will appeal
to everybody who is willing to consider
chance for lettering his condition by en-
tering into the new life of the Great West
There are many indications that this class
includes thousands, perhaps millions of
American citizens. 1t embraces not only
working men who have been crowded
down, and to considerable extent,
crowded out. under the crushing weight
of modern industrial conditions, with its
constant growth OF labor-saving machin-
cry; but it embraces also the small mer-
chants, who are being swallowed by the
department stores in great cities: the
myriads OF young men who are liable to
be swept into the ranks of helpless classes,
and many who, having toiled for years as
employees, and having accumulated some
little means by economy, yet see no future
except continued toll without adequate
provisions for old age: 1t includes, also,
especially in New England, many who
have formerly had n living income from
Investments but whose investments have
deprecated until they can no longer sup
port them, though enough is left to furn-
sh capital for a start in the colonial life
OF the West.
The Colonial Clubs will work along the
lines of the Chautauqua system, aiming to
educate the people through IA comprehen,
sive scheme of literature, and, ultimately
OF lectures, Members will pay the bare
cost of providing the books and PAM
phlets. The initial feature will be the
campaign circular issued by the chair
man of the national committee. This
will be followed by a condensation of
Senator David Boyd's history OF the
Union Colony of Colorado. Then there
will be pamphlets on various aspects OF
the industrial and social life of Utah on
the colonies of Southern California. and
localities of the arid region. The climate
OF Arid America, together with impartial
descriptions of the different states and
territories, with their boundless resources,
will be fully set forth. A score of the
best writers of the arid region
will be invited to cooperate with
the Boston committee and the
national irrigation comm tee in the
preparation of this literature. Probably
the same literature will be adopted eve ry.
where. and one board OF editors will sui
flee. This board will be sufficiently emf
nent to furnish an absolute guarantee as
to the character of the statements put
forth.
Next fall the Fourth National Irriga ton
The herald., 1895-03-18
COSTLY "Rff02M"
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

The calculation that the Whittier Re-
form School costs the people of Califor-
mia something in the neigh borhood of
800 a month for each inmate, throws
strong doubt on the good sense OF the
Legislature in voting 5000 900 to enlarge
its accommodations The smaller the
number that can be accommodated at
the institution the better off the state will
be. Twelve hundred dollars year per
pupil puts the Whittier Reform School
at the head of the list of fashionable educa-
tional institutions in California, if not in
the United States. When Doctor Sprague
opened his seminary at Peralta Hall some
years ago and set price that was to make
it the great fashionable school of the
coast, The put his charges at $500 a year.
This was too high even for the well-to-do
people of California, and the school
failed. More moderate prices yet would
give the boys and girls an education at the
best institutions in America. Even at the
universities $500 year will support and
pay the charges OF any student who is
not given to extravaganza. On the whole
the state would make money by selling out
the Whittier reformatory and putting the
children in boarding schools. As the
courts have been sending childr II to
Whittier to oblige parents who do not
like the trouble of caring for their fam
lilies, the main thing needed is law that
will prevent courts from sending anybody
there except on trial and conviction by
iurV
The herald., 1895-03-18
DEFEAT OF THE SCALPERS' BILL
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

The hearing which Governor Budd gave
on Thursday to the advocates and OPP
ponents of the ticket-scalpers bill proved
to be very interesting. The railroad PEG
pie sent one of their best men up from the
office in this city to speak in favor of
the bill, and he was reinforced by several
conductors, who were instructed to repre-
sent that they were interested in the mat
ter in their own behalf.
But they were not allowed to have their
own way by long shot. BY lucky
coincidence there arrived from the East
George Nj. Mckenzie, president of the
American Ticket Brokers Association
and it is not saying too much to assert
that he put the railroad forces to dis
graceful rout.
But matters would not have been differ
ent apparently even if Mr.. Mckenzie had
not arrived To the surprise of the rail
road people, probably. and certainly to
their discontinue, Governor Budd dis
closed that he fully understood the shallow
pretenses of the railroad that they were
seeking this legislation in the public in
terests. BY a few well -drected questions
he exposed the whole design of the bill.
lie showed that he knew that the sole
object is to prevent competition in local
fares.
There was one incident that occurred
during the hearing that is worthy of par
ticular attention. Mr.. Ross. for the rail
road, was unfortunate in referring to the
difficulty under existing laws OF convicting
persons of altering tickets and all that
and he referred to the case of Whiteside
and Andross. the two clerks who forged a
lot of tickets in this city some two
months ago and sold them to the Green
valid Brothers. He complained that the
Greenwalds were not convicted. Governor
Budd remarked that the difficulty was
that the evidence against them was sim
ply the evidence of the two dishonest
clerks, who were aiming to escape them
selves; that they, the clerks, could have
been convicted. however. Mr.. Ross then
said that the cases were still pending
against them.
The reference to the case led the Chron
icle to investigate the matter, and it was
found that the cases are not pending
against Whiteside and Andross. The COM
pany having used them in an endeavor to
convict the ticket brokers, although they
were confessedly the forgers, abandoned
the prosecution when the brokers were
acquitted, and they have now been dis
charged from arrest.
Governor Budd and the people are to be
congratulated upon the outcome of the
disgraceful affair at Sacramento. The
veto of the bill should be a lesson to the
roi lrpa1
The herald., 1895-03-18
0ASTRONOMIC SCRAPS

In Lent eggs are like balloons-they 20
up.
How to eat is just as important in this
life as what to consume.
Canned green corn on the ear is not the
great success anticipated.
Bleached lettuce is more delicate to
look upon than palatable.
Switzerland produces almost as many
cheeses as variety of watches.
We are told that fruit before breakfast
will prolong ones mortal life.
Those who eat beefsteak for breakfast
ought to do some manual labor.
Americans who profess to like snails
never cut down any cherry trees.
Peppermint water in fingerbowls is too
suggestive OF the dentists parlor.
One may cut an undesirable acquain-
lance, but never the lettuce leaves.
In the line Of caterers nonsense the
latest is called "Trilby' ice cream.
An alleged English wrinkle is to eat
fried bacon with any griddle cakes.
Clam broth at afternoon teas may be
said to have outlived its usefulness.
Some one has said it requires an intel
lectual person to properly eat grapes.
From December to April no Philadelphia
breakfast is complete without scrapple.
Bakers bread would be healthier for
all if it did not contain so much alum.
ing cake has been more generously
distributed this season than ever before.
Children eat grape seeds and flourish;
adults do the same and send for the doc
tor.
Refrigerated game is as satisfactory to
the epicure as would be entrees of shaw
ings and sawdust.
Horseradish on raw oysters is said by
some authorities to destroy whatever
typhoid germs they may contain.
Fried apples for breakfast, Southern
style, makes one feel as if they had been
steadily eating for forty-eight hours.
The herald., 1895-03-18
TOWN TOPICS

Stockton has "a new public library.
The Lompoc creamery is about ready for
work
Glenn county is to have a new court
house.
and Club.
San Jose experienced quite shock of
earthquake Tuesday night.
Rialto makes its first orange shipments
this season. about 20 carloads.
The Southern California railway is to
be extended from San Jacinto to Lake
View.
The Petaluma Incubator Company
shipped a lot of goods to North Carolina
Tuesday.
A hundred or more California editor
and their wives will attend the editorial
convention Fiesta week.
The herald., 1895-03-18
OUT OF THE WAY FACTS

1t is said that tobacco seed will retain its
vitality for eight or ten years.
The raw silk from Kansas cocoons is
said to be the best in the world
The Molucca islands have combined
area of AZ, 600 square miles, q little more
than Ohio.
The output of raw iron for the German
empire during the year 1894 was ), 500. 322
tons. an increase OF sos ia tons over the
output OF 1893
In many instances Dutch women carry
their entire fortunes on their heads. Fe
males i'll very humble circumstances fire.
auently wear headgear worth several hun
bred dollars.
A surgeon on an Atlantic steamship
line says that in his wide experience he
has found women on the whole cooler and
more self-possessed than men in cases of
disaster al sea.
In the mountains of Sweden, Norway
and Lapland all vegetation would be ut
terly destroyed by the Norway rats were
it not for the white foxes that make spe-
cial game Of the rodents.
In Il Shnto temple one sees hundreds
of little stone images of children, placed
there by parents to secure the recovery of
a sick child. Ii the prayer is granted u
red bib is hung about the images neck.
Livery cloth is distrib uted annually, ac-
cOrunS TO an olu custom, Dy tne London
court of aldermen to the great officers of
state Four and half yards of the best
black cloth ave been sent lately to the
Lord Chancellor.
Mr.. J. X. Slayton, a farmer, OF Bullock
county, Ga, cleared $4,000 last season
on watermelons. He will plant sixty
acres in melons this year. The pecan
trees OF Texas yield every year 5000, 900
pounds Of nuts.
"',a sky is winter over the cultivated
than afef The nncutivated portions oi
til eaitl ice because great deal
OF conse u rs present IL the atmos
pl ~ ta rmer instance with the
re hA ger proportion OF white
Ii t4t lllilsea.