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

the center. After the young plants have
attained size of an inch or two they are
thinned out. The first operation is known
as barring off," A turning pillow is run
on each side of the line of young plants. as
close to it as possible without disturbing
the plant. These burrows are very shallow
and are only made to facilitate the Chop
ping or thinning operation. The chopper
passes down the row with an eight inch
hoe and with single blow chops gap in
the line of plants Leaving bunch of a
half dozen or more plants he makes an
other chop and so on. After this comes
what is known as drifting" A small
shovel pillow is run on each side of the
plants and the earth thrown around them.
This is tedious operation as care must be
exercised not to let the earth touch the
leaf of the tender plants or cover them
in any way. Expert workmen, however,
do the work rapidly. After this follows
hoeing and blowing and blowing and hoe
ing until the crop is ready for the harvest.
There is no let up. Grass is the relentless
enemy of cotton. No rule can be laid
down for the number of hoeings and plow-
ings The crop must be hoed whenever it
needs it. Sometimes three and four hoe
ings are necessary during a season, and
good farmer will pillow his cotton dozen
times during the summer if he finds it get
ting foul.
Cotton culture is never ending job.
and we fear the people of South Florida
who are now engaging in it for the first time
have no conception Of the labor it entails.
At the same time we do not mean to dis
courage them. We believe if we strive to
grow the finer varieties in the more fertile
sections of South Florida the business can
be made a success, as we apparently have
everything in our favor-copious summer
rains, a porous soil and an extended sea-
son.
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The Olose-Root Pruning Method.

The comparatively new system of ex'
ceedingly close root and stem pruning,
at the time CT transplantlng, which is
now deservedly attracting so much at
tention among the leading fruit gro wers,
is one deserving attention. The system
is Acknowledged to be a pronounced sue
cess in the cotton growing states, and
should be given thorough and careful
test in the Central, Western and North
ern ones.
The originator of the very radical
short pruning system is Mr.. H. M.
Stringfellow, quite an extensive fruit
grower near Galveston, Texas He first
made it known few years ago, and he
still continues to practice it. Mr.. J. FL.
Hale, in planting his 5000 peach tree
orchard at Fort Valley, Ga, followed
the new plan. Thrifty June budded
trees, straight whips Is to 80 inches
high, all the roots except a few stubs l
to II inches in length being cut away.
They were then planted in soft, mellow
soil 13x13 feet, which requires 257 trees
to the acre. The planting was done by
thrusting straight-back Ames or nur-
seryman's spade down to the depth of 6
or inches. and pressing it forward
enough to insert the closely pruned tree
to the proper depth, and then flrming
the soil about the tree with the feet.
The surveying, plating, checking off
rows, pruning and planting were all
all done at a cost of one-half cent per
tree. Ninety-nine and one-half per
cent. of the trees started and made a
fine growth, and the third year made an
enormous crop of supurb fruit. In the
North FIVE years growth is required for
a fnll crop.
Such positive evidence OF the superior
ity of the new method over the old. is
incontrovertible. 1t is all the more
marvellous when a man of Chas. Down
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

This should not deter northern men
from giving the short pruning system a
thorough test, at least in small way,
before extensive planting is begun.-W.
M. King, Carolian Springs, Va, in
Southern Cultivator.
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OMOOTH CAYENNE. Abbaka, Enville City
- Golden Queen. Porto Rico, Egyptian Queen
and Sugar Loaf suckers and slips for sale; all
grown at my Indian River Pinery. Address.
CHAS. III. ROWLAND, 1882 Chapel st., New
haven, Conn. 81
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THE Evergalde Lily [Indian name Huputullas-
IL see) A rare aquatic from the Everglades;
a beautiful, large. constant bloOmer. easily
grown. Large bulb by mail % cents three for 60
cents. 70 by express 81. F. w. HATCH, FIT.
Lauderdale, Dade Co., Fla. 10
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'ideal transplanting" would be to take
up tree with it's roots entire.
Quite a number of nurserymen, some
of whom have the most extensive nur.
series in the Union, have recently
written to Mr.. S;rlngfellow that they
are practicing his method exclusively
and with perfect success in all their
transplanting operations, but refrain
from advising their patrons to adopt the
new method for fear of being accused
of trying to induce them to kill their
trees so as to sell them more next sea.
son.
The directions for root-pruning are to
hold the young tree with the top down,
and cut off each root at right angles
with the stem, one inch from the body
of the Tree. This should be deferrc d
until the tree is ready to set. So as to
present clean cut surface at the under
side of each root. so that the callous;ng
process will begin at once.
If there are any side branches they
should be cut off smoothly, and the stem
of the tree cut back to height of 10 tC
Is inches. When trimmed to a single
stem sprouts will push out all along it.
All of these should be rubbed off except
three or four of the topmost ones, and
these should not be directly opposite
each other if avoidable. The ones left
will subsequently form the main linn BIS
of the.tree.
But very few orchardists in the North,
when setting we'll grown, one year old
trees, such as are usually obtained from
the nursery, will be found who cut off
all the side branches or the stem lower
than thirty or thi.ty-six inches. They
will almost invariably follow the old
plan of leaving at least three side
branches shortened back to about five
inches, keeping the other sprouts that
spring from the stem of the tree rubbed
off. This will cause the new growth to
push out from these side branches, and
several small forks will take the place OF
but few large ones, which are so liable
to split down by reason of sleet storms
or an overload of fruit when the proper
attention has not been given to thinning
it out.
Experience has demonstrated the fact
that young roots which are formed be-
meath the callcused ends of the very
closely pruned roots, penetrate the sub
soil, while those grown as nursery trees,
with unshortenel surface or lateral
roots, retain the nursery habit and
spread out close to the surface. This
results in permanent surface system.
rendering the trees, unless mulched,
susceptible to the i'll effects of hot
weather and pretracted drouth. Fol
repeated removals or dwarfng, either
evergreens or fruit trees, the nursery
method is the best, but for the orchard
list who wants roots to go deep for a per
manent supply of moisture, the close
pruning is as relatively superior as the
improved apple to the native crab, from
which 1t originated.
The close planting of 13x13 feet Ill the
sunny South, where cotton can be sue.
cessfully grown, and where tree growth
begins in February and ends in Septem'
her. if followed bv severe annual prun.
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GENUINE Parson Brown sprig ard eye buds
W for sale; from trees twenty feet high. in full
bloom. Other varieties. Address E. J. LY TIE,
Stanton Lake Weir, Fla. 81
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OHELLS WANTED; river clans or river mus.
- sci shells from South Florida and Georgia
lakes and streams. Write for prices paid and
particulars. BERLIN FL. WRIGHT, Penn Yap,
N. Y.
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DOR SALE-Eggs from thoroughbred Black
Il Minorca fowls. from the best strains. at
$3.50 per sitting OF 49, delivered at Express Office
A. A. MARSH, Box 202, Orlando, Fla. 6-16
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QUDWOOD-An leading varieties of Orange,
I'D Lemon and Pomelo. Write and state num-
Der and variety you wish, and get prices for
spring delivery. Sour Seedlings for sale. j. w.
& F. D. WAITE. MAGNOLIA NURSERIES,
BeIleVjeW. Fla,
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VcMn for free circulars of EXCELSIOR SPRAY
JtVU ING OUTFITS, or &c. for treaties on
praying. VIM. STAHL. QUINCY, LII
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A CHOICE lot OF Smooth Cayenne pinea pple
N suckers now ready for delivery at SIS ner
100 t. o. b. CLIO. H. WRIGHT, orlando. Fla.
I2
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WANTED-Several thousand buds of Beach's
w No. orange for spring delivery. Address
with price and reference to THOMAS C.WAUGH
Amelia. P. O., Pasco Co., Fla.
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WHAT I wrote last year about my Seeding
w Sweet Potato brought me large cor
respondence Another year confirms my epinion
OF it's productiveness and fine quality, SO now
offer it to the public at One Dollar crate. DUD-
LEY W ADAMS. Tangerine. Fla.
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IF YOU want the genuine Carney ParsOn Brown
n buds, now is the time to order them. Also
10 900 dormant buds OF G. u. Brown, Hart's Tar
diff, Dancy Tangerne. Walter & Marsh Seed
less Pomelo and Carney Sicily Lemon. Address
nj. & ! TURNKEY, Excelsior Nursery. Lake
Welt Fla.
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RUDWOOD FOR SALE, Drake Point Grove
1O Now is the time to order and be ready for
the first flow of sap. Get 1t from budded. bearing
trees fifteen to eighteen years old. The following
varieties on hand: Parson Brown. Harris. Gun.
ningham, Pharss, Sanford's Mediterranean,
Riverside Navel. Drake Star, Jaffa. We also have
a limited supply of large Grape Fruit buds. Price
of above varieties, SIS per 1000, Csc. per 1OO de-
We ed. Address, DRAKE POINT GROVE,
Yalaha, Lake County. Fla. 5-12-96
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CITRUS NURSERY TREES and BUDWOOD.
" -Satsuma. Parson Brown, Stark g Seedless,
Homosassa, Jaffa. Tangerines, King, Tardiff,
Grape Fruit. Villa Franco Lemon and other va
rieti such Maiorca. ST. Micbeal, Maltese
Blood, Cen tennial and Nonparel Address A.
L. DUNCAN. Mgr, Milwaukee Grove and MUIR
SERIES Dunedin, Fla
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RUDS from So sorts Citrus, true to name. ready
~ after middle of May. Send for st and prices
REASONER BROS Oneco, Fla. 81
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PRONZE TURKEYS, Indian Games and Lang
~ shans. Game and Langshan eggs ST per
doz. MRS. W. H. MANN, annville. Fla. 1886
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WANTEC-A few Nansemond or jersey Sweet
w Potatoes for seed. Address, stating Or ce,
A. F. LANE, Auntington Fla.
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NrANT BEGGAR WEED. Extra Cleaned.
post paid. Prices per pound I. o. b. as follows:
10 to 200 pound lots 25 cents: 200 pound lots and
over. 20 cents. Cash with order. EXCELSIOR
SEED FARM, Edgar, Putnam Co., Fla
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PROGRAMMED SEED cents per pound, ten
~ pounds cents, by mail II cents.-W. Fl.
MANN, Manville Fla. 1876
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TX UMQUATS. grated on trifoliata, Just from
Speak quick. REASONER Bros Oneco. Fla.
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cEMN for catalogue of Metal Wagon Wheels
CkMU Empire Manufacturing Co., Quincy, Ill.
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HASSAVA seed for sale. Price 81 per 100 feet
" A. d. TAYLOR, Pittman, Fla.
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HOUSES TO RENT at Lake Helen, Fla. Also
IL cottages on Coronado Beach. SAMUEL
CURRIER.
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CHEAP COLUMN.

RATES-Twenty words, name and address
week, Is cts: three weeks, so cts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19
KATY MAKES BIG CUT
And Local Grain Men say Rates viii De
cline Here in sympathy

Local grain men were excited yests--
day over another decline IN rates "a
Galveston in sympathy with the Big
reduction made by the Katy road the
previous day. This rate was expIsi ned
IN the dispatches yesterday but il :
more fully detailed IN the following ar
..icle from the ST. Joseph Herald which
says:
The light heecy clouds which have
been lowering about the horizon OF the
grain rate siIuation-ba sis OF numerous
prophecies OF an early adjustment o.
rates-aaye lost their softening colo-s
and taken on that funnel shape thai
portends g storm Of the greatest mag
nitu5e Just as all he Other lines xzra
getting ready 70 announce advanced
rates. the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
came out yesterday with an open rate
% Il cents from the Missouri river u
Galveston, as against SIS rate % =
cents. which has heretofore been II e.
feet For nearly a week past iacal grain
men have wondered az the prices paid
by Kansas CITY opera tors. who al times
even orer5ii St Louis deliveries Tf-s
grain situation has been IN 8 very Pc
GUITAR condition to- TIE past week CHI
cago operators Ke-e almost entirely cut
OF th, market. and their offers were
very Low. ST Louis was buying al =
little better prices than Chicago would
offer. and Kansas City was gong
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19

Thursday evening, August 20. at 7:30
O'Clock. There will be ESQ pace, a
$50 trot and a 2:45 pace, with the fol-
lowing entries, all races best two in
three:
Special 2:45 pace to carts-Jim Cor
bett by Bob Wiley, John Sturgeon;
Cinders by John Steiner, A NJ Seton;
Maud S by Unknown, OHM H Stout.
Class $3.50, trot, to buggies-Mattie by
Danube, c. w. Simmons; Dolly by
Standard Bearer, Charles Fleeman
Sorrel Tom by Robt- j., Edwin Taylor;
Zip by Patchen Medium, DR.. Johnson.
Class $50, pace, 10 carts-HazeI B by
Hazel Heal, Amos Sites; Huck by Pat
Arnold. Charles w. Simmons.
Pony race.
The bright moon and electric light
will make the track nearly as light as
day. Particular pains have been taken
TO have the horses evenly matched so
that many close and exciting finishes
may be expected
The 2:45 pace is for a special purse and
Is expected to be thrilling.
Don't miss any Of il by being late
7:30 D. m.
The price Of admission has been put
at 10 cents, SO low that everybody can
afford to go.
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enough over ST. Louis to get the bulk

enough over ST. Louis to get the bulk
OF the grain on lines which enabled
/ them to reach the mouth or the kaw-
Everyone who watched the situa ton
CLOSELY knew there was something in
/ the wind, but few were prepared for an
announcement of a 20 per cent reduc-
ton in the Katy's rates 10 the gulf, and
it came as a surprise to ST. Joseph rail-
way men and grain merchants Under
{ the present lowest rail rates. 25ie cent
rate is in effect between the Missouri
river and New York This as against
a 20 cent rate to the gulf was low
enough 10 keep most OF the grain NOV
ing east instead Of south. A cut of
cents, however, would have turned all
the grain which could reach the Katy's
lines. TO the gulf at IS cents rather than
10 New York at 2315 cents. Hence while
a small cut might have been expected.
no one outside Of the Katy's officials
and close friends in the grain market
had any idea OF what was coming. IN
order TO keep grain moving 10 the At
lantic seabord or via Chicago. il will be
necessary for the roads 70 make q cut
Of a least cents or possibly 4 cents in
their rates. The western lines are now
hauling grain at less than the cost OF
transportation. and every cent they clip
of the rates is a cent OF clear loss 70
themselves. The trunk lines may be
willing 10 stand the cut necessary 10
meet the Katy's competition. but if not,
il looks as though practically all grain
would go 10 the gulf.
The Missouri Pacific and Memphis
will doubtless protect New Orleans
against the katy's Galveston rate,
and in doing so. the Mississippi river
rate may undergo some changes. mas
much as both the Missouri Pacific and
the Katy are St. Louis lines, and have
in the grain rate war heretofore made
a great buster about protecting the
interests of that city. In order 10 do
this in the present instance against
the gulf seaports, it may be necessary
10 reduce the rates between the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi river. This
would almost assurediy mean reduc-
ton in the rates TO Chicago, and IN
less something IS done al once TO
straighten matters out. the end OF the
rate war will perhaps have only begun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

The members OF Ida Rebekah lodge
No. 179 viii meet at the lodge room this
Afternoon for the purpose OF drilling.
Mary T. Lindsay.
Special communication OF Albert Pike
lodge No. 303, A F. & A NJ, this even
ing at s o'clock Work in the third de-
gree. Visitors welcome. Ira T. Pearce.
Harmony Council No. 12S will picnic at
Hyde Park tomorrow "wednesday q.
m, and evening. All members invited
10 come, bring baskets and enjoy an
old time fraternal social.
DR.. A G. Larson OF San Francisco
VIII hold a melting this evening al s
o'clock at the Firebaugh hall. ia North
Market street Subject. What shall we
do 10 be saved?' Admission free.
The First ward Mckinley club Will
meet at the police court room TO perfect
the organization at D. m. Wednesday.
Aug 10. Prof. J. s. Carson will ad-
dress the club. All Republicans invited.
BY order OF committee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19
DEATH OF T. X, M'LEAN
Valued Citizen of Wichita Passes Away at
Monitor, Colorado.


Monitor, Colorado.
Word was received at noon yesterday
by Mr.. David Wallace that Mr.. T. K.
Mclean of this city, but sojourning at
Manitou, was dead.
Mr.. McLean's body will arrive on the
Missouri Pacific today at II 10 a. m. and
viii be accompanied 10 the Mclean
nome, Fairview avenue, by the Mt
Oliver Commandery, Knights Templar.
The funeral will be from his residence
at 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
Church services will take place at the
home and the Masonic ritual at the
cemetery
Mr. Mclean was prominent citizen
OF wichita and a valued one. He came
mere about twelve years ago, and be-
came factor in the upbuilding of the
city He was Seotchman by birth and
fulI OF the sterling qualities Of the race.
Mrs. Mclean and Mrs. McI.oud. his
sister, were with MIN at the time of his
death.
His wife, Mrs. David Wallace, his
eldest daughter, and two other daugh-
tiers and five boys survive him
Mr.. Mclean had been suffering from
general debility for some time and had
been at Manitou for six weeks
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10 the Public,

The idea has in some way gone forth
that / was candidate for chairman OF
the Republican central committee OF
this county. Il is a mistake / was not
candidate and no one had authority
10 present my name. Doubtless the er-
ror in the, minds of some even honest.
inssmuch as l was chairman three
years ago when some OF the present day
workers were in the. lsthargy OF political
repOse, and awaking Rip Van Wrinkle
Ike, do not Yet realize that three years
have passed into history.
j. H MCALL.
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RACES BY MOONLIGHT
In Hopes of bringing Rain Another Race
VIII be Had lhursday

Having so frequently succeeded IN
bringing copious rain by giving races.
The Gentlemen's Driving club will at
tempt a grand moonlight s:oree on
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ofice hours daily and Sunday 9
q. m. To . p. m Waits made
day or night % any part ~ tins
city or country All AGATE ara
chronic diseases OF men women.
and children. Ohstetrical eases a spes-
cialty, and chronic nervous diseases.
Diseases OF the heart.kldneys. stomach.
liver. bladder. rectum. womb. EAR, eye.
nose. t-roat and lungs. paralysis. ca
tarrh. asthma, bronchitis. eezema- rheu-
matism. neuralgia. epilepsy as. an fe-
male diseases. irregularities dad weak
uesses. All disease 90 r9cu nightly
losses. los, vitality iost manhood. var
iococeIe. gongrrhcoa. blood poison, Oh
sores. structures. etc Cancer. iumors.
rupture and piles positively cured with
out knife. pain or causflrs Consuits-
ticn and examinations free.
Anyone suffarig With Cafarrh. Bruu-
chitis, Throat. Head ST Lunz troubles
may receive "a three Fnoaths treatment
FOR only s.. Trial treatment FREE sn
Office X never fails 20 cure. Use 10
a. home
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WHAT WOMEN TALK ABOUT
Many Subjects Discussed by the hypati
Society YESTERDAY.

many SUBJECTS discussed Dy the ny On tia
Society Yesterday.
The open meeting OF Hypatia Tues
day under the leadership OF Mrs Sing
er proved 10 be most interesting event.
The subject under discussion was:
Women in the Professions. their dapo-
liability. Successes and Hindrances. II
Any. 10 a Business Life"
Mrs Clark Hendryx presented the
subject OF Women in Medicine" and
produced many logical reasons why she
IS especially adapted 20 this line OF
work
Miss Rae Woodman, in an able pa
per, considered woman's fitness for
work IN the theological field. while Mrs.
Singer presented her claims TO a place
OF usefulness in the world OF artitect-
ure
These papers ELECTED quite spirited
discussion from the ladies of the club,
and the subject viii be continued at the
next meeting under the phase, rs the
Professional Woman in Any Way a
Menace to the Homer"
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END is IN SIGHT
CAREER OF THE GAS WELL Is ABOUT
FINISHED AT LAST.

Council Gave . Contract Last Night to Com
Two Thousand Feet Mattisoo 10 the
Man Who VIII Bave the Glory Of Sink
ceeds He VIII Get Two Thousand Dol
lars In Cold CAsh-Fsiling We Will Get
Nothing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19

Rev. Diamond mitchell % Harper Is
spending few days with his parents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-19
DENIES IT IN TOTO
MYSTIC BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZER
SAYS LODGE WILL STAY HERE.

He Thinks the Report Was Founded on an .
Intended Change of Local Headquarters
He Says the Other Towns are Tor MOT
riu Stronger Than Wichita - In the
Meantime He is Going to Visit Guber-
on the Question of Resubmlssion-If Not
Right they'll be Fought to a Finish.