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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-11
Sweet Potato Culture.


ed his space to the sweet potato. We
reproduce the following:
The old method of killing or ridg-
ing is beginning to be supplanted by
the fiat or level method A few who
have tested the matter have found
that sweet potatoes planted almost
fiat do quite as we'll any season as do
those on ridges, and in seasons of Sc
rious drouth will produce a better
ridges. In the course of cultivation a
fiat bed is naturally made and left
about as cornmis when laid by with
sweep or cultivator. We have tested
all these methods, and our conclu-
sion is that as many potatoes can be
produced by the fiat system as by
ridges or hills.
We prepare the land with pillow and
harrow, and when slips are ready
we take our Planet cultivator, reverse
the turning blade inward and attach
the drag. This makes low, fiat bed,
little above the level of the soil; de-
stroys grass or weeds that may be
sprouted, and so prepares the soil for
the planting.
Many have an idea that rain, a
season" it is called, is necessary as
a preliminary to plant settings. This
is mistaken idea. Plants will do
better when there is sufficient moist
ure in the ground to make it pillow
well-not too wet nor too dry.
The distance apart which plants
should be set is important What dis
lance will give the most satisfactory
results-in other words, the largest
yield Of marketa BILE potatoes? If the
potatoes are planted too thickly the
result is larger number OF small I'M
marketable potatoes. If too great dis
tance is given the yield per acre is
somewhat reduced-we prefer plant
ing in rows about three feet apart
anu clSHuCCH " twenty IIClICo III IAC
drill. Some have planted in checks
two and one-half feet each way so as
to cultivate both ways; this lessons
materially the hoe work, but the yield
will be less per acre than if planted
in beds or low ridges and allowed to
remain undisturbed.
The work of transplanting is the
most laborious and, as usually done, is
back-breaking job. Professor Price
gives us a method which he has sue
cessfully followed, which lessons
greatly the labor of setting plants.
He says: ''After testing a number OF
machines and methods he finds that
one of the easiest ways to transplant
the slips is with a common One-horse
plow, though transplanting can only
be done in this way on a level. When
a furrow is being thrown open the
plants may be dropped along the
straight side of the furrow after the
pillow. When the end of the row is
reached the pillow may be turned
round and the dirt thrown back on
the plants. The dropper may also
come back along the furrow and step
on the dirt just above the plants, to
press it against them firmly. In this
wav three men and a mule will plant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-11

straw is placed, Unen Uney come TO-
gether with one accord and form an
organization that would have the ap-
pearance of being strong enough to
carry everything their way. Under
the goadings of excessive rates they
have been paying their combination
may last year, but the old sores are
soon healed and the prospect for in
dividual gain shows itself and is TAX
en- by the member and it lis not long
before the whole society" ''associa-
ton or CLUB is thing of the past.
The other "associat TONS have been at
work in the meantime. They know
the weakness of the grower and by a
"speciaP' offer he is induced to leave
the stronghold of his own association
to the perpetual detriment of every
member but to his present advantage,
but his future misery with the rest.
Not so long ago a kind of grange
movement passed over the State. The
farmers thought they were paying
too high prices for goods. They
formed exchanges and opened stores
which were presided over by one of
their members. How many of them
exist today? We only know of one
and we are not certain that that is
not owned by an individual instead of
by the farmers. Brother Powers tells
of wide-awake fruit growers asso-
citation that was organized at his
home BUT Through internal dissen>
tions" it soon went the way of all
others. 1t was not without it's good
effect, however, and undoubtedly
could have been of great assistance
to those people could the ''internal
dissentions' have been kept out. We
all know what efforts the orange
growers have made and how often
those efforts failed owing to the lack
of united support.
The last effort in this State to COM
bine the growers was the organiza-
ton for the marketing of the pine
apples. Last year it did splendidly
and all the growers we talked with
expressed themselves as we'll pleased
with the result, and thought they had
struck the fright thing IF the
growers would only hold together.
This is the second season and already
we hear dissentiOn and we fear that
unless there is a firm stand taken by
the pineapple growers to support it's
association and work for the common
good of all, that it, too, must be
buried with the other so-called farm
ers organizations and the pineapple
people left to the mercy of transport
tatiOn charges and dishonest COM
mission men and the man with a
glib" tongue.
1t does not seem to be within the
province of the average mortal to
profit by the experience of others.
They seem to peter to grope their
way blindly along and experiment
in hopes that they may strike some
thing that has more than the ordin-
airy pay in it, and which they do not
care to share with their fellow grow
ers. If this were not so we would
nnint to the lon rn1x1 Of t0nrn hct
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which in the end will be amply repaid
by the benefits that will come from
thorough organization and united
efforts.
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
Winter Poultry Notes.

How Much R0om?-More room Is re-
CURED in the poultry house in winter
than In summer because during the
warm season the fowls can so outside,
only requiring sufficient room for roost-
ing, but in winter they need room for
scratching when the snow is on the
ground. 1t Is the space on the floor
that is required and not on the roost.
for when a hen fixes herself on the
roost she will be quiet until morning;
but during the day she should be kept
busy. Ten fowls In poultry house
ten feet ..uuare (making 100 square feet
are sufficient, but most persons endeav-
or to double and even treble that num-
Der, and the consequence is that they
feed too many fowls in proportion to
the number Of hens they keep. (The
Farmers Review doubts the correctness
of the statement, and believes that far
less room is reQuired.)
Frozen Football food that has been
moistened will freeze and become use
less when the weather is cold. When
the food is placed in the trough it
should be rather too little than too
much, and should be given warm. AS
soon as the hens have eaten, all the
food left over should be removed and
the trough cleaned. II they have not
had enough little wheat or corn may
be scattered in litter for them to
scratch. II they eat partially frozen
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

OF aconite every two hours until re-
lieved. l have had several cases since
adopting the above course and have not
lost one since using 1t. Have had stub
born cases where they have taken four
doses each Of the above prescription,
but they have always recovered all
right. The first COW that was expert
mented with, my neighbor dairymap
said. Experiment with her as much as
you please. she will never get on her
feet again." In fifteen hours after giving
her the first dose of salt-petre she got
on her feet with her own accord and in
4S hours was giving 20 pounds Of milk
twice day. II the above Is Of any
use to you or your fellow men, use II
and mot put your light under BUSH
ell" I have kept dairy for milk pro-
duction. Of thirty or forty cows. for q
number OF years. fed them heavily and
took care Of them 'for all they were
worth" and have been fairly successful.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
RECENT INVENTIONS,

A recently patented chopping ak has |
its head in three sections, the blade
having recess cut in each side to re-
ceive the ends of the head portion, |
which is hinged in the head, the two
back pieces surrounding the handle and
being attached to the blade by means
of screw.
One of the novel uses for electricity
recently patented consists Of a pair Of
fiat, separately insulated conductors.
surrounded by flexible insulating and
nonconducting material. the conductors
being connected to an ordinary electric
light socket by means of wire, tho
current passing through the conduct
ors, heating them and warming tho
person using the device.
A new handle bar for bicycles has q
loop or ring at each end OF the bar. thus
enabling the rider to turn his hands
at any angle he may desire.
To prevent water from freezing In .
trough for watering stock new de-
vice consists of placing reservoir ID
the center of the trough and placing
therein a number of alcohol or ordln'
airy lamps to raise the temperature.
Bookkeepers will appreciate new
device consisting of a fat rest, fastened
to which is a telescoping tube to slide
ND In the back of book and fiat pro-
lection on the opposite side OF the tes'
lying on the edge Of the book, thus
making a support for use in writing a.
the bottom of the book where there
nothing to steady the hand.
A Chicago man has patented an e.
plosive propelling engine light enough
to be attached to bicycle and wnicn
needs only the use Of the pedals io
the first few revolutions, when compus'
ton is started and power applied 10
piston rod working on the axle OF 'n'
rear wheel.
A novel fly brush for use in connee.
ton with doors to prevent flies i'ou.
entering consists of rotary dru~
hung on brackets and provided with
number of strips of cloth or paper u.
tened only at one end, so that when u,
drum is rapidly revolved by means y
a cord wound round the drum anu ..
tached to the door the strips sprea'
out and scare the flies from the o0o.,
way. A spring in the drum winds y
the cord again, thus also closing ~
door.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

DR.. Richard s. Storrs. the president
q the American Historical society,
chose for the subject Of q recent ad-
dress. 1.-THE Contributions Made by
Plain. Uncelebrated Men to the Devel-
opment Of the United States" The
names he mentioned were Eleazar
Wheelock. Manasseh Cutler and Mar
Gus Whitman. The hrst was q poor
New England country minister, but his
efforts founded Dartmouth college,
where Daniel Webster. Rufus Choate,
Salmon p. Chase and George Ticknor
were educated. Manasseh Cutler was
also q country minister. but to him
was due the fact that slavery never set
foot upon the soil OF. Ohio. Indiana, ILL.,
nots. Michigan and Wisconsin. And
Marcus Whitman was an humble mis-
sionary who gave his life for the In
dams. and to them-for they killed
him: but because Of Marcus Whitman,
Oregon belongs to the United States
and not to Great Britain. These were
Ill "plain. uncelebrated men," but they
cav things worth doing. and did them
manfully.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

A noteworthy feature in the egg
trade in Chicago during the ended year
was the phenomenally low prices real
lied. The greatest production of eggs,
or the beginning of the egg season
proper, which usually occurs in March
and April, took place much earlier in
1896. and eggs fell to 1919 cents doz-
en- in the month Of January, and dur
ing the spring the capacities of the
several cold-storage houses were taxed
to accommodate the eggs stored. Prices
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
"A COMPLETE FAvop,--
How = Conversational Ter-..

HOW . conversational Terror ".
quished by Superior ro,...
WELL" exclaimed the man ~,
fur-trimmed coat, accordln, m
Washington Star. Il never exn..
see it. but I'm glad it happensSs
was SO busy talking to himsel, ;.
hurried through the depot tina, :.
into policeman. Il beg Won, !.
don," he exclaimed, as he obse,r.,
policeman's offended dignity az
didn't mean to do it. Things y
gone SO strangely with me today :.
l am liable to make most any lin
a blunder; l really am" :"
What's the matter with sop,.
quired the policeman. You area,
ting historical. are your
Certainly not. was holdir, !.
tie 5ubilee-a sort of Notification me-.
ing-all to myself. You see mr..
and the other people connected ~
the dime museum which I man.
have been domineered over for :.
time by the bearded lady. She's a ~
ulist. and ] never saw anybody so o.,'
donated. She won't even admit Il.
Mckinley's elected. She talks Gin.
by the hour and when anyboav ~
to argue with her she simply ons,'
the fiood-gates of her eloquence .,
washes 'em clear out of the deh.,.
She started in just as soon a. wo ~
New York to make life a burden n
everybody in the car. Talk? She ~.
articulate faster than Russell s,,1
makes money. We all gave I'D irwin,
to outtalk her long ago. We kp,,
there was nobody that stood an,
chance. So we just let her have h,
own way. But she met her Waterln.
at last. and it's all l can do to kes,
from singing for joy" a
How did she meet it?' INQUIRED III.
policeman, who had condescendcd !.
become interested.
THE two-headed girl Joined us hem
this afternoon. They're mighty bri.b,
I mean she's mighty bright gid
The bearded lady started in to tall
politics and in few minutes she didn't
know what was happening to her. On,
of the two-headed girls heads threv
the protective tariff at her in sentences
yard long, and the other head gay,
her Observation-Disclosures about tn,
gold standard. 1t came like a cy
clone and the bearded lady hasn't hai
a word to say for more than three
quarters of an hour"
"The two-headed girl is quite hero
inc, then. amt she?"
II should say so. She was kind q
bashful at first, because she has bee
out of an engagement and WASH
dressed very we'll. I'm going out no,
to look for a millinery store. l wan
to buy her q couple of handsome ne,
bonnets just to show her how muc
we think of her."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16


more force in cold weather than warm,
says V. NJ. Couch in American Dairy
man. The temperature OF the cream
for churning Is a matter of the first
Importance. What the exact churning
temperature should be can be deter
mined by experiment, for the condition
OF the cream varies on different farms,
owing to the kind of cows. the
way they are fed and the meth
cd OF setting the milk and keep
ing and ripening the cream. but a
temperature of about 62 degrees will
come nearer. l believe, to suiting most
cases than any other 1t is safe to be-
gin at that temperature and, II not
satisfactory, raise or lower it at sue
ceeding churnings until the proper de-
gree Is reached. For instance, should
the churning at 62 degrees take too
long time and the butter when it
comes Is off-color and inclined to be
crumbly, at the next churning try a
temperature of "a or Sc degrees, accord
ing to circumstances. When II the But
ter comes too soon and Is soft, a low
er temperature should be tried. Cream
should not be allowed to freeze, but
II only one churning week be made,
1t should be kept cool enough to keep
1t from souring till the day before it
Is churned. when II not slightly acid,
It should be set in room warm enough
SO that 1t will become SO in twenty
four hours. The cream should be we'll
stirred every time fresh skimming is
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
Helps Hog Choler. Along.

I have known hog cholera germs to be
conveyed four miles on the wind,
alight In filthy hog pen and finally
destroy all the hogs in 1t. while hogs
in clean pens near by escaped. says an
exchange. There is q great disparity
OF opinion as to what filth is. Gener-
ally it emits a disagreeable scent. A
sinking swill barrel or hog trough Is
not cleanliness, nor Is a bad smelling
hogpen. "Hogging down" corn. espe-
cially when the weather is warm, Is
not a clean proceeding. A hog may
eat part of an ear of corn, leave solid
drcppings on the remainder to tester
in the hot sun, cholera bacteria alight
upon 1t and breed, and then another
hog comes along and finishes the ear.
disease germs and all. Hogs follow
ing cattle"-well. this is dangerous
ground. So many practice it and be-
lieve in it that II I should condemn 1t
all the Toms, Dicks and Harrys from
Oklahoma to Ohio would follow" me
with the precipitancy of a man rum
ming down stairs pursued by kitchen
stove, and perhaps, for safety, compel
ling me hastily to seek the shortest way
to the tallest timber. So will let that
pass and say nothing about it. Any
thing that weakens q hogs system
makes him more receptive Of cholera
microbes. In this category can be
named too close inbreeding, breeding
from immature animals and wrong
feeding, as an all corn diet for young
animals. sinking Stops, impure drink
ing water, nesting in cold, damp pla-
ces and other errors in feeding and
care. Disease bacteria and cleanliness
are antagonistic. and the farmer will
not flourish II environed by the latter,
with this one exception, that there has
been a profuse production of the for
mer in some nearby fountain of filth.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

added. or twice day. When putting
the cream In the churn. strain 1t
through cloth strainer. This will re-
move all specks that would mar the
appearance Of the butter. including bits
OF curd that may have formed and
hardened In the cream, and which, II
allowed to 60 into the churn. would
show as white specks in the butter. II
granulated butter Is made-which is
the best and most proper way-and 1t
comes too hard or too soft. work 1t with
water warmed or cooled to suit the case
II the butter 10 to be sailed with brine,
use water warmed or cooled to suit
the case. II the butter is to be salted
with brine. use warm or cold brine as
may be necessary to put the granules
In right condition for working. Get
into a regular routine of performing
all dairy operations and 1t will save
much time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

Fluctuation in Value Of Hogs.-The
values Of no other kind of stock seem
to rise and fall as rapidly as those Of
hogs. 1t has only been a few years
since hog prices were away above those
for anything else. For the past six
months prices have beeen compare
lively lower for hogs than for any
other kind OF live stock. Present
values can not last long II prices for
other farm products appreciate. The
business man will put hogs on his list
for next years crop II no b figuring on
profts.-Ex.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

Gov. Lee Of South Dakota doesn't be-
lieve In taking the word OF banks.
b'gosh! They told him they had sew
erAl hundred thousand dollars of the
states money, but he wanted to see
Il. and 30 militia company guarded
the train which brought the actual
cash to the capital. where the governor
counted 1t. bit the pieces to see II
they were genuine. rang them upon
the tables. and then sent 1t all back
again. Gov. Lee isn't taking any
chancee-not II he knows.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

One of the observed of all observers
at a recent tea given by Mrs. Cleveland
to q number Of ladies, gentlemen being
barred, was Mrs. PAX Ye. wife of the
minister from Corea. She was clad In
. quaint gown OF dark blue brocade
and wore curious head dress which
sparkled with jewels. Mrs. PAX didn't
know word OF English and could only
look on, but seemed to enjoy the &C.
casion AZ much az her more loQuacious
Sisters.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

A man suspected Of murder vas re-
Gently put under hypnotic influence In
Galveston. Tex, and while In that con-
dition was closely examined In the
presence of number Of witnesses. He
made good many statements he would
never have made had he been con-
0eious. but his answers convinced the
police Of his innocence. and he will
Drobably be set free. In this case the
prisoner expressed perfect willingness
20 undergo the experiment. but the in
cidsnt suggests startling possibilities
6or the mysterious force we call hypno-
flsm.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

have been low. but dealers in this prod
uct have had fairly successful year,
and, though all the cold-storage eggs
have not been disposed of, Chicago en-
tiers the new year with SO, 1000 cases of
eggs less than were carried over one
year ago. The supply of poultry has
been smaller. proportionately than in
past years. 1t is estimated that the
crop Of turkeys was one-third less than
in 1895.
Below are average prices for the year
for eggs and poultry:
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
food the hens will be chilled and will

food the hens will be chilled and will
not lay.
Winter Expenses.-The profits will
not be large II the expenses are not
kept down. The loss from useless
males. hens that do not lay. and chicks
that make no growth sometimes bal
ances the profits produced by the profit
able hens. There will be some good
hens in all flocks. and they give large
profits for the entire year, but the
expenses due to keeping fowls that pro-
duce nothing lead the inexperienced to
attach the fault to the whole, the good
as well as the inferior: when the best
course is to dispose Of all but the ones
that are paying for the shelter and food
bestowed.
Bowel Disease and ChickA-The
principal cause Of loss Of chicks In
winter is bowel disease. which Is gen.
orally attributed to the kind Of food
used. but which IL due. as a rule. to
lack OF warmth. Chicks are very sus-
ceptible to changes Of temperature, and
especially during damp days. A brood
er should be kept at IS degrees and the
brooder house at rs degrees. so as to
prevent the chicks from being chilled
at any time. for should . young chick
become chilled bowel disease at once
sets in and the chick soon dies.-Mir-
ror and Farmer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

MusgrOve Allen, farmer of Bass
River, N. j.. said ''cuss'' word one
day in Trenton, and was arrested and
aned IS. Mr.. Allen has engaged the
best lawyer In the state to take the
case to the Supreme court, and says
he will spend whole lot OF cash to
show Squire Gale that the word ia not
profanity. The people Of Bass River
are said to be with Mr.. Allen to man.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16
Treatment Of MIX Fever.


A correspondent Of Hoard's Dairy
man. B. w. Gregory. Sullivan Co., N.
T.. claims to have been successful in
the treatment Of milk fever with cows,
For the benefit Of our dairymen We give
his formula as follows:
The formula that was adopted was to
give u pound salt-petre on FIRST discov-
cry Of the fever (Which IL always known
by drying up Of the dow of milk and
prostration) and in two hours. twenty
i've drops Of aconite: In two hours
more. II not relieved lido not try to get
The COW up but let her be quiet until she
gets up HERSELF, repeat with y pound
Of salt-petre and then in two hours with
twenty drops of aconite. Alternate the
above Y pound salt-petre and 20 drops
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-16

In New York the courts have de-
cided that monuments and tombstones
In place are not subject to liens. How
then are the marble workers to get
cher pay? But insurance money Is
exempt from attachment since 1t is a
fund set apart for the widow and
orphan. In like spirit, the graves of
the family are p' otected from desecra-
tlOn.