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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

This is a tropical plant, but has fruited
n Southern Florida, into which State
Colonel Codrington, of DeLand, intro
duced it. The nut is about an inch
long and is kidney shaped. 1t is borne
ON the thickened end of the pear shaped
f1esby stalk. This stalk is sometimes
eaten, but it is said to be less pleasant
in flavor than the inferior kinds Of the
mango, which is surely not high COM
mendation. 1t is suggested by Wood
row, in his Gardening in India, that if
the trees which bear only the best
favored fruit was rropagated by march
ing as the mango is, welcome addition
to esteemed kinds of fruit might be OBJ
tanned.
The tree is of spreading habit of
growth and enjoys moist climate.
The outer covering of the nut consists
of shell within shell; the outer one
teing smooth and ash colored. Be-
tween the two shells is caustic black
juice. The kernel is oily, very pleasant
in flavor, and Wholesome. 1t is in COM
mon use as an article of food in tropical
countries, being made into buildings,
roasted, and in various ways prepared
for the tabI black gum, similar in
character to gum arabic, exudes from
the bark. 1t has produced fruit at Lake
Worth, Fla, specimens of which were
received at this office. In the United
States 1t has been grown more as curl
osity than for it's fruits-Nuts in the
United States, Publication Division of
Pomology, Department Of Agriculture.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
Ferrors IN Buttermaking.

To make gilt edged butter, it is abso-
lutely necessary to watch the souring of
the cream and to churn as soon as
possible after the cream thickens and
becomes distinctly sour. 1t is better to
err on the sweet side if in doubt, for al
though good butter may frequently be
made from over ripe cream if it be
churned slowly at low temperature
and very thoroughly washed while in a
fine granular condition, it is not always
possible to churn at a low temperature,
and to overchurn cream which is too
sour means either to lose money on the
butter or disappoint the customer who
buys it. The loss in churning sweet
cream depends upon the thickness of
the cream, and decreases as the thickness
of the cream increases. 1t is possible to
avoid loss almost entirely in churning
sweet cream by skimming the cream as
thick as possible.
There is good deal to be learned yet
about the preparation of cream for
churning, and the subject needs study
careful, systematic study, under condi-
tions similar to those which hold in
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

These characteristics M aintain in all the
crosses have made.
1.-THE original Florida hog does not
"put on fat" excessively, as do our i'm
proved strains;nor do they grow so large
nor mature so quickly. The quality of
meat. however, is superb, tickling the
appetite of the most fastidious pork
eating epicures, being characterized for
rich, nutty flavor, with "streaks of lean
and streaks of fat" This factor of
quality is peculiarly manifest in all the
crosses have made.
CATER the first cross these hogs fatten
as readily and cheaply as any other
breeds. Experts, from a market stand
point. would find them wanting in size
of ham, not noticeable in second and
third crossing. Size of animal in first
cross might be Objectionable, yet they
run to 200 and $50 pounds quickly and
cheaply. marked first cross barrow
at sixteen months old at 480 pounds on
foot.
81 give you, briefly, my experience in
this matter, and am free to express my
self as abundantly gratified from a
prac tic al tandpoint-that is, that it has
resulted IN Obtaining healthy strain of
hogs, producing healthy human food.
This, infer, is substantially the infor-
nation you wish"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
To Prepare Land for Oantaloupes.

To prepare land for canteloupes, plow
as deep as possible without bringing up
the clay; harrow thoroughly, and check
off the rows five feet apart each way;
open the holes at each check and put in
the manure; work this we'll with the
soil, mixing 1t thoroughly, and don't
cover too deeply. Don't be in too big a
hurry to plant, as cantaloupes are very
tender, and once nipped by the cold,
never entirely recover. AS soon as the
season is suitable, plant about a dozen
seeds in each hill, and when the plants
are large enough, thin to two in hill.
If the bugs are troublesome, dust with a
little pyrethrum powder, or land plaster
impregnated with turpentine. Cultiva-
tion should consist of blowing sufficient
to keep the weeds down, hoeing around
the plants at each blowing. In "laying
by" if the vines are in the way, remove
and turn them gently, returning them
to their proper position as soon as the
work is finished. Good seed are essen
tial. We have found the Hackensack,
Melted Gem and Persian melon all good;
a loamy soil not too sandy, is suitable.
They require heavier soil than water
melons, If the lot manure cannot be
obtained, the following formula has been
found excellent, applying from one to
hand f111s at aach hill and thorourhlv
mixing with the soil: Nitrate of soda,
300 pounds; cotton seed meal, $50
pounds; acid phosphate, 700; muriate of
potash, $50 pounds.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
creameries. Indeed, there are many

creameries. Indeed, there are many
questions connected with creameries
which need thorough investigation, and
in some cases the investigation will have
to be carried out at the factories and not
in the laboratory of chemist or in the
trial churn of dairy school,
1t is not possible to add water to butter
unles the water be at temperature
considerably above 70 degrees f.. but
by careless working the butter may be
made so soft that the worker cannot
press the water out.
When butter is taken from the churn
in granular condition it should be spread
evenly on the butter worker and care
fully salted, turning over the butter
with pair of Scotch hands, then set
the worker in motion, give two or three
turns, and remove the butter to q slate
slab, where it should be allowed to stand
and drain for two hours at least, after
which it can be revoked. By this
method of sailing butter in the grain it
will require less working and will be
firmer and in better condition when
finished than would be the case if the
salt were ground in Immediately after
taking the butter from the churn.-
Southern Cultivator.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
Rice

Vegetable land that has yielded a
winter crop is now in fine condition to
be planted to rice, and any time In April
will do for the early crop, though the
later sowu generally escapes the rice
birds better. Rice is sure crop if one
will give it fairly good attention. To
this end it is never loss of time or
labor to cultivate or harrow the ground
thoroughly two or three times before the
rice is sown in order to destroy the seeds
Of the crab-grass and weeds. To kill
off crab-grass when it alone is growing
is far easier than to chisel it out with
tiresome puttering among the tender
blades of rice. Let it sprout two or
three times and get an inch or so high
then harrow it out of existence. If the
rice is then sown in drills three feet
apart, when it comes up it will scarcely
have weed or blade of grass to con-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
The Dickson Formula.

The Dickson formula, which had a
great reputation in the South before the
war as crop producer, was mixture
of 100 pounds each Peruvian guiana,
dissolved bone and common salt, with
fifty pounds Of gypsum CT land tlaster.
The guano is now practically oui Of the
market, but mixture furnishing SINH
lar quantities of the same manurial
elements in as productive forms as could
be had by using instead of the guano-
nitrate of soda fifty pounds, sulphate of
potash twenty-five pounds and acid
phosphate 100 pounds. But a better
balanced mixture than either would be
to use 100 pounds each of nitrate. sui
plate of potash, acid phosphate, dis
solved bone black, salt and plaster. In
fact, an endless variety of good formulas
may be easily figured out, but their real
test comes when their reproducing
power Is measured by actual use IN the
f1eld.-American Agriculturist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

tend with, and prodigious task will
have been prevented.
The drills may be run out with q
narrow bull-tongue. The seed may then
be sown with fine tooth horse harrow
or, if the crop is not large, a hand wheel
rake, shallow. Have the drill well
marked, so that in the event of the rice
not coming up quickly you can run
around it with hand wheelrake. Go
through the middles with fne-tooth
cultivator, then 60 again around the
rows with wheel-rake, and the rice is
out of danger of "getting in the grass"
Thenceforth it ought not to give any
more trouble than corn.
IL for home use, sow white; if for
stock feed, sow golden. as the latter
does not shatter in the head so much.
A large quanty of white rice is lost
through carlessness in harvesting, as it
skaters easily.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
Good Points of tie Razor Back.

In circular No. 4, just issued by the
Bureau OF Animal Industry Of the United
States Department of Agriculture, there
appears an interesting letter from Hon.
Robt. n. Furnas, secretary Of the Ne.
braska State Board of Agriculture, in
which are brought out a number Of
points in favor of the Florida razor back
hog. Mr.. Furnas says:
''For years 1 have entertained the
thought that largely the ills with which
the hogs Of this day are afflicted are at
tributable to injudicious breeding, and
may with propriety add, careless hand
ling; that the arbitrary breeding to
"fancy points, has correspondingly
bred out the constitution, and thus the
hog becomes ready subject for many
diseases.
''In this connection another thought
occurred: That if we could get back as
near the original hog as possible, and
obtain dash of unpampered blood, it
might be we'll. To this end procured
from the Everglades of Florida pair of
pure "razor backs''-'' elmpeelers' 81
''sun6sh" specimens. The male first
crossed on two Red Duroc sows. The
female product of this cross l again
mixed by using male Poland China,
and with the sows of this cross I used a
large male Yorkshire.
"The results of this experimentation
are to me most gratifying, showing an
ideal hog for "fam1ly meat, if may SO
express, and equally so far healthy,
rustling characteristics, and good bone
support.
"Near neighbors around me have
''swiue diseases"-"cholera" There
are no indications of any diseases among
my crosses; a few instances of disease
among my improved Breeds" Poland,
Chester, Whites, Durocs and Yorkshires.
They all run promiscuously in the same
herd, aim, however, in the exercise
of the truism IAN ounce of prevent ion is
better than a pound of cure" to have
no disease among my hogs.
''The native Florida hog l find star
rustlers, excellent feeders, prolific, and
the sows the best of nursing mothers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
When the distances between the I

When the distances between the
plants differ from that between the rows,
divide the number of square feet in an
acre (43, 500 by the number of square
feet to each plant and the quotient will
be the number of plants to the acre.
The square feet to each hill is, Of course,
found by multiplying the number of
feet between the rows by the number of
feet, or decimal Of foot, between the
plants.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
The Peanut as a Food.

The following is a comparison made
by Professor KONG, based on the price
in Germany on the following twelve
principal foods reduced to ''units of
nutrition" and giving a comparison of
the nutritive value and cost of the foods:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
Distances for Planting.

The number of plants to the acre set
in squares or in equilateral triangles
when the distances are the same each
way are as follows:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

It follows, therefore, that peanut meal
is not only the most nutritious, but by
far the cheapest of this whole list of food
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin, No. 25
The herald., 1896-05-17
HIS SKULL CRUSHED IN
Terrible Death of Alexander Weaver,
Railroad Machinist
Under . Locomotive, Repairing II. and Is
Caught by the Head Between Heavy
Trucks aud Beam

At the machine shops of the Southern
Pacific railroad on San Fernando street
yesterday afternoon, Alexander Weav-
err. a machiniSt was almost instantly
killed while at work on locomotive.
The engine had been lacked up over "A
pit to have some work done on the for
ward trucks. These had been taken
out. and were being rolled back again
under the locomotive.
Weaver was down in the pit back
ing up to see when the trucks had reach
ed the proper place. Somehow there had
been too much force applied to the
trucks and they rolled a bit too far.
Weaver was caught by the head just
above the eyes and his Uranium crush
ed between the wheels and a beam I'M
der the engine. The injury from which
he expired was inflicted by the station
airy beam which smashed in his skull
like an eggshell just back of the right
ear He dropped back into the pit and
was dead in few moments.
An ambulance was called and convey
ed the body to Kregelo & Bresee's.
where an inquest will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Weaver was an old res
ident of the city, married, about p
years old, and resided on Chestnut
street, East Los Angeles. His wife is
Frustrated by the terrible shock. and
could not be seen last evening. Weaver
was formerly employed by the South
ern California railway.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock from the residence,
corner of Chestnut and Hawkins streets,
under the auspices Of the Independent
Order of ForeSters.
The herald., 1896-05-17
1T WAS A SMALL FORGERY
Bogus Check for S. Passed Upon q Res,
taurant Keeper
less Paper and Afterwarj Sold to O
Railroad Conductor

On Friday afternoon f. p Easton,
who is steward of the Opera restaurant,
No. III South Main street, swore to a
complaint charging one James Cavan-
augh with the crime of forgery. Cav
anaugh is said to have presented a
forged and fictitious check for So upon
Easton, purporting to have been signed
by j. B. Bushnell, the we'll known real
estate agent and insurance man, and
made out upon the National Bank of
California under date of May 5.
Cavanaugh had been a patron of the
restaurant for several weeks and on the
evening named ate his dinner and ap-
peared at the counter to settle He did
not have money enough to pay up. but
told Easton he would see his friend
Bushnell and procure cash. He went
out and later returned with friend
who stopped outside while Cavanaugh
came in to the counter and presented
the IS check. asked for meal ticket
which cost So and paid for it with the
check, receiving the change in cash
He said he and his friend were going
TO the Crpheum and went out, which is
the last that has been seen of him.
Easton indorsed the check to MS grocer.
Charles j. Nimmer. who turned it over
to his bank only to have it returned as
forgery and worthless. Nimmer then
came back upon Easton as indorsee for
the money, which was paid and the
complaint filed against CaVanaugh and
a warrant issued.
Cavanaugh is described as young
man of medium height between % and
80 years of age. hair slightly streaked
with gray, mustache close cropped and
containing gray hairs. He wore derby
hat. sack coat and dark trousers and
vest. Since the time of presenting the
check, about p. m. on May 5. he has not
been seen and has undoubtedly left the
city The meal ticket which was issued
to CaVanaugh on the check has been
taken up. being presented by Southern
Pacific conductor named j. Parker, who
says that the pasteboard was sold to
him by man answering the descrip-
ton while on his train bound north.
1t is said that Cavanaugh's real name
is Turner, as that was the cognomen
used when he approached Mr.. Bushnell.
VINO he claimed was a toWnsman of his
back east. The latter has on one or more
occasions rendered financial assistance
to Turner or Cavanaugh. as the latte~
was we'll acquainted with people in his
native town and seemed to be out in this
country in hard luck. In return for his
Kindness he has been repaid as above
stated, Cavanaugh has skipped and
Easton is out several dollars
The herald., 1896-05-17
An Interesting Lecture

Lincoln Nissey. chief engineer of the
Los Angeles Electric railway system de-
livered an interesting lecture on the devel-
opment of electricity as motive power
before the members of the Young Mems
Chrictian association, at their hall on
South Broadway, last evening. Mr. Mss
ley outlined the marvellous growth OF cleo
trio railway appliances and apparatus dur
ing the past five or six years and said
that while he did not wish to pose as "A
prophet if the same ratio of deVelopm ent
was continued for the coming five years a.
had taken place in the past, it was not
beyond the range of possibility that trans
continental railroads. and even the great
Transatlantic liners would be operated by
electricity.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Mrs. Mary Dillon yesterday swore to a
complaint against her husband. Alfred
Dillon in which she desires him bound
over to keep the peace. She AYERS that
Dillon has at various times abused her and
made threats TO murder her. A warrant
was issued and placed in the hands of a
deputy constable for service. The Dill
Ions are residents of Santa Monica cam
yon. where the husband is employed a the
paViliOn.
The herald., 1896-05-17

The last high diving exhibition will he
given at Westlake park by Professor Ray
nous, the famous California athlete, this
afternoon. He goes head first from a
height of rs feet. An additional feature
not therefore, given will be special trapeze
performance on the tower
The herald., 1896-05-17
FUNERAL, NOTICES

Independent Order of Foresters: Mem
bers of Court Los Angeles. No. TO-, are
Main ST., Monday, May Is 1896. at o'clock
q. m. to attend the funeral of our late
brother, Alexander Weaver.
r. f. WlRSCHING,
Q. H. NUNNALEY. {. r.
The herald., 1896-05-17
Hsnimsn Fish Co.. San Pedro

Fresh fish and Holsters shipped direct TO
all points in Arizona. Texas and Mexico,
from cannery in San Pedro. at lowest
wholesale prices.
The herald., 1896-05-17
.JOTTINGS


Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street;
telephone 81
The herald., 1896-05-17

Drug store for sale; good location; profit
able business: clean stock and wel-estab-
lished trade; price $780, Address NJ, Box
20 Herald office.
The herald., 1896-05-17
Free Dispensary
Eagle Brand OYSTERS

For the poor daily. Drs. Lindley and
Smith. Broadway and Fourth. Pirt-a
Block,
The herald., 1896-05-17

On draught. Olympic hall. l2l W. First
ST., VIM. CAIRNS, prop. Tel. ga. Finest COM
mercial lunch. Leave orders for bottled
beer.
The herald., 1896-05-17
Agency for Pabst Beer

Call for the Eagle Brand of fresh frozen
oysters. Your grocer has them They are
a great delicacy.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Hawley. King & Co., 2l0 n. Main St.
agents genuine Columbus Buggy COM
pany's buggies and bicycles.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Agency for Pabst beer. Pacific Bottlng
Works, cor. Fifth and Wolfskill streets.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Everything on wheels. Hawley, King &
Co., 210-2l2. n. Main st.
The herald., 1896-05-17

1s9s-l9 lbs. Keatings-"3 days ahead OF
them ALL" Hawley, King e. Co.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley, King &
Co.
The herald., 1896-05-17

DR.. d. S. Diffenbacher. dentist, rooms 4
and .. ll9 s. Spring ST., Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Big Tree Carriage Works, I2S San Pedo St.
Concord business wagons a speciality.
The herald., 1896-05-17
DEA tbs

DR.. Harriet Hilton. 42l S. Hill street.
The herald., 1896-05-17

Copper plate cards printed freei For the
next thirty, days. We will print every tenth
LEE & BRO. 40 n. Spring ST. Don't for.
get our wedding invitations. i'-
The herald., 1896-05-17

PabSt beerI Pabyt BeeFI
On draught at Joe Arnold S, $50 -. Spring.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Wharton Barker's American.

One of the very best free-silver
papers published anywhere is THE
AMERICAN, published in Philadelphia
and edited by Wharton Barker.
His reasoning upon the topics con.
neoted with the money question is
strong and clear: his research untir
ing, and his manner of presenting his
views most convincing.
The American holds itself upon a
high plane, and deals in no editorial
shoddy,-no extravaganza, no sophis-
try, no Incorporate abuse of OPP.
ponents.
We recommend The American to
any one who wishes to follow intel
ligently every turn of the financial
discussion.
It's subscription price is $500 per
year 800 for six months.
We will send THE AMERICAN and
TIE PEOPLES PARTY PAPER l year
for $500; or six months for S1.O0.
II. e. w.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Sewall and McKinleyism.

Hon. Arthur Sewall is President
of the GA nerican Merchant Marine
Association" which was organized
in Philadelphia on the 9th of April,
1895.
The purpose of the Association is
to secure special Legislation from
Congress in behalf of the New En-
gland ship builders, and, with this
end in view, representatives of the
Association were sent to the state
conventions Of the Republican party
in the state of New Jersey, Georgia,
Alabama, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana,
Delaware, aad Colorado.
With the exception of Indiana,
each of the states visited took action
favorable to the desigus of the AS,
ISOLATION.
Al the Republican National Con-
vention President Sewalps agents
were equally sue ,essful, and the
Mckinley platform assures the ship
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
The Alahama Election.

The result in Alabama is due to
Alabama methods. Votes do not
count against Alabama Democratic
election frauds. Mr.. Baltzell, chair
man of the Peoples party State
committee, makes the following
statement relative to the late cleo,
ton:
"The election last Monday was
characterized by frauds more wide.
spread than at any previous election,
and in the black belt, in defiance of
law and in contempt for the opposi-
ton, which the law required should
be recognized by from three to ten
representatives at every poll, the
Populists were denied the represen-
tation. In Montgomery, at the
court house poll, an illiterate sus-
pected his ticket was wrongly
marked, showed it to friends to de.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
SeWall and His Son.

Perhaps something might be done
to settle the silver question by arrang-
ing joint discussion between csndi-
date Arthur Sewall and his son
Harold M. Sewall, as representatives.
of the opposing sides. Candidate
Sewsll's cocksureness could not be
greater if he had written "Coin's
Financial School," but so loug as he
is IN able to convert his own son to
his views he has no right to expect
that other peoples sons will care
much about anything that he says. -
II. Y. World.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
Mitchell County.

The PopuIlsts of Mitchell county
are hereby requested to meet at the
eCurt house at Camilla on Thursd sy
August 9th, at 10 O'Clock a. m for
the purpose of raising campai n
fund and to transact any other bust
ness that may come before the meet
ing. Let every true Populist come
prepared to contribute something 20
the campaign fund, and those who
cannot give anything now, let them
come to the meeting and give us some
assurance of what they can do by the
middle of September.
Brethren, this fight is whipped if
you will only do your part manfully
now. Hold up the hands of your
State committee by giving them a
fund to work with and your banners
will be carried to victory IN October
as sure as the sun rises and sets.
L. g. COLLINS, Chm.
Is f. RAY, Secretary.