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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-15

an equal amount of dry matter with
both silage and dry fodder. The silage
they ate up clean, but left some of the
dry fodder. 1t was found that the
losses in dry matter were about the
same in SLIDING as in dry curing.
The trial lasted twenty-four days;
the COWS were divided into two lots.
One lot fed on silage twelve days and
fed dry fodder the same length of
time; then they were changed about,
those having silage were fed dry fod-
der, and those first fed dry fodder
were fed silage.
It was found that when fed dry fod-
der, the COWS fell off in flow of milk
much faster than when fed silage, so
that the yield of milk was A2S per
cent and of butter fat 1914 per cent.
greater from silage, than from it's
equivalent in dry fodder.
This gain from feeding silage is ac-
counted for in part, at least, by the
greater digestibility of silage over
dry fodder, and it was not that the
silage fed COWS drew on their bodies
for this extra amount of milk, for
when they were weighed it was found
they had changed in weight.
In summing the whole thing up, it
was found that taking everything into
account-the cost and proceeds
with milk at one cent a pound, or
about two cents a quart, an acre of
this corn, yielding 1925 tons of green
forage, brought $40 more when snoeu
than a like acre dry field cured.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-15

years from setting. Can anyone do
this with empty hands? Any reason
able person will answer no. A single
man, purchasing ten acres of our
land, should not have less than $500
in cash, and that is little enough. At
ter making first payment on land, he
will have to manage judiciously to
carry him through until garden and
orchard is in bearing. A man of fam
lily should have not less than $500 to
$4,000 to begin on.
Another piece of advice that may
be of use to some of us: do not take
it for granted that, because you were
considered a first-class farmer in lii
nois, Michigan or Vermont, that you
can 60 right ahead in Florida on the
same principles that made your suc-
cess in the North. You will find ev-
rything different; new soil, new ell
mate, new and strange crops, and
you will have to learn over again. Go
slow the first year, do not attempt to
plant a large area, get all the advice
you can from those who have been
here long enough to have profted by
experience; you will find them pleas
ant neighbors, who are anxious and
willing that the new settler should
be success.
Finally, we say, that any man with
proper means to get a start, who is
willing to profit by the experience of
others, who is industrious and a ju-
dicious manager, can make a COM
Portable living and obtain that prec-
ious possession, a Florida Home, with
less exposure and hardship than in
any other place in the United States.
The HOmeseeker.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-15

IF any of ye know just cause or impede
ment why these two persons should not be
joined together in Holy Matrimony, We are
to declare it, or forever after hold your
peace" If physicians obeyed this solemn
admonition in the marriage ceremony and
protested with the honest and scientific rea-
sons in their possession half of the unhapp1-
ness, sickness and death in the world would
cease to exist. The man or woman who has
developed symptoms of that dread disease
consumption should not marry until cured.
Consumption should bar the way to welded
life. 1t is a crime to transmit to future gen
Irations the death dealing germs in the
blood of the consumptive.
Many physicians pronounce consumption
an incurable disease. In this they are mis-
taken as thousands will testify. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures 90 per cent.
of all cases of consumption. 1t corrects all
disorders of the digestion. 1t promptly i'm
proves the appetite and makes it keen and
hearty It fills the blood with the tissue
building elements of the food, and acting
directly upon the lungs, drives out all i'm
puritieS and disease germs It makes rich,
pure blood, builds new, firm, healthy flesh,
and strong, springy muscles 1t soothes
and invigorates the nerves. Thousands
have testified to their permanent recovery
from consumption through its use, after
they were given up by the doctors and all
hope was gone. Druggists sell it and moth
ing else is Just as good"
There cannot be too many good, practical books
in a home. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is a good practical book for husbands,
wives, mothers, daughters and sons. send FL
sone-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing only, to
Worlds DiSpensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N. Y. For cloth binding, send 81 stamps
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-15
Advice.

This is a thing that should be given
sparingly, especially when it is not
asked for. But our experience in the
matter of immigration and settle
ment in a new country, entirely new
and strange to the settler from
Northern States, has taught us that
some kind of advice is absolutely nee
essary, not only for the guidance and
consideration of the settler, but for
our own protection, and because we
wish to place ourselves on record in
regard to certain matters of vital in
terest to the newcomer.
So many rash and unsupported
statements are often met with, both
in the press and general run Of adj
vertising matter, that are apt to be
misleading, in fact have misled
great many people.
1t is often said that 'Florida is the
poor mans home," and while this is
true in one sense, people take it for
fine, because a man can work all the
year, because but little warm cloth
ing and but little fuel is needed, a
settler can begin on little or nothing
and make living all right. Here is
just where people make amistake, and
where most of the failures in Florida
have their source.
We say you cannot get something
for nothing here any more than in
other parts of the country. The coun-
try is timbered. The settler must
have means to clear land, build hous-
es, buy seed, prepare land, buy fruit
trees, and enough left to carry him.
self and family for some time before
he can expect to derive an income
that will go toward their support. 1t
costs $50 to $40 per acre to clear pine
land; from $50 to SIS to clear ham
mock and muck or prairie land must
be thoroughly worked and prepared
by draining and otherwise at a cost
of anywhere from $12 to $40 per acre.
Vegetables can be gathered 60 to go
days after planting; pineapples, first
crop two years from planting; fruit
trees will begin to bear three to four
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Nitrification and Rotation of Crops.
The term "nitrifcation' has refer
ence to that process occurring in the
soil, whereby it's inert Or unavailable
organic nitrogen is converted into
soluble nitrates and ammonia salts.
These changes must always occur be-
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Some Foes of the Cabbage Grower.

Prices of most staple products are
"up," and those raising them have rea-
son to be proud of the splendid advan-
ces in American agriculture which
enables us to supply not only this
great nation, but also to largely aid
in feeding and clothing the old world.
It is, however, becoming more evident
of late that these staple crops can be
most proftably grown by those hav-
ing large capital and lands best adapt
ed, and the man with small means,
can, if he has sufficient skill, do far
better at some special or garden crop,
requiring small acreage but skillful
handling, and thorough knowledge OF
all the factors which go to deter
mine it's success or failure.
Though the problems of the market
and transportation must first be
solved, when they can be secured there
can be no doubt that many South
ern farmer will be best paid by rails
ing early and special crops for the
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rows marked off between the radish-
es; the radishes came off in six
weeks, and their rows were prepared
and planted in (3) snap beans; every
other row of lettuce was planted in
(4) corn when the lettuce was cut:
the beans were followed by (5) let
tuce, and the corn and lettuce by CO.
onions and (7) radishes. In 1885 an
other plot, 15X45 feet, was occupied
by CD onions in January and part of
February. The onions were used for
punching, and the plot planted in (2)
Irish potatoes on the 25th of Febru-
airy. Early in March, 60 English
peas and ca corn were planted in ev-
cry alternate potato middle 60
Beans were planted in corn rows late
in April-two hills of beans between
each hill of corn. In the latter part
OF June, the corn and beans were fol-
Lowed by (6) cowpeas, broadcast. CD
Spinach was planted early in Octo-
Der after the peas, and '(8) radishes
and (9) lettuce alternated in the
spinach middles. This rapid change
of crops will, to some extent, have a
tendency to decrease the attacks of
both fungi and insects, if only such
plants are used as are not of close
Botanic relation. The majority of
the plants will have been removed be-
fore the insects Or fungi attacking
them have reached the degree of de-
velopment necessary for propagation.
When a plant ceases to fruit or
there is no further use for it, it
should be at once removed, if diseas-
ed, and destroyed. The plot should
then be MANFRED, prepared and plant
ed again. No garden spot should re-
main idle. If there is no particular
use to which it can be put after the
removal of a crop, nothing is better
than planting in cowpeas if vacant
in spring or summer, and rye or GRIM
son clover in fall. The rye and clover
plowed under green will enrich }the
soil after affording winter protection.
No matter in how quick succession
one crop follows another, the soil, as
a rule, should be MANFRED before
each planting, using fermented and
well decomposed manures. Fresh or
unfermented manures often act dis
astrously to growing crops. No ma
nure is better than we'll rotted stable
manure, and results from it frequen5-
ly are better the second than the first
year. It's bulk materially affects the
physical properties of the soil, and
the quality of many vegetables is de-
pendent more upon the physical con-
dition of the soil in which they are
grown than upon it's fertility.-Fla.
EX. Sta. Bulletin 43. %
->o~ -- In
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ID Porosity, which facilitates the
circulation of air through the soil,
and this, of course, insures the pres
ence, OF oxygen, one of the essentials
to nitrifca ton.
(2) Moisture, but either an excess
or great deficiency must be avoided,
for both conditions greatly retard the
nitrifying process.
(3) Temperature. This, too, is a
matter of great consequence. The
preferable temperature is about 1876
degrees c. or 90 degrees F. The nj
trification may proceed in a measure,
however, within limits ranging from
A degrees C. GO degrees F. to 54.4
degrees c. Q3O degrees F)
Under proper management, all soils
may be brought into conditions ia
vora BILE for nitrifca ton. Where the
process is interfered with, or the con-
ditions are unfavorable, all farming
operate should be conducted with
a view to remedying all retarding in
fuences.
Referring to the principles to be OBJ
served in practicing crop rotation,
DR.. Oemler, in his ''Truck Farming
at the South,'' has this to say:
Neither the areas nor the varie-
ties. of crops of the truck farmer are
sufficient to enable him always to
practice regular courses of rotation;
nor should lack of manure ever
compel their strict observance, but
he should aim:
'First-TO have a crop which sue
ceeds another as dissimilar in compo-
sition and the demand it makes upon
the soil as possible.
'tSecond-Never to have plants Of
the same family succeed each other.
For instance, melons should not fol-
follow egg plants or Irish potatoes;
beans should not succeed peas, or vice
versa.
''Third- Tuberous plants should
not be allowed to follow plants of the
same character.
"Fourth-Roots should not succeed
root crops, as turnips, beets, etc.
"Fifth-Deep or tap-rooted plants
should succeed others of dissimilar
growth.
''Sixth-To make the heaviest APP
plication of manure to such crops as
require most, as cabbage, onions, ETC.,
and have other crops succeed these
requiring less, as tomatoes, egg plant,
ETC., so that the whole farm may be
gradually brought to the same de-
gree of fertility"
Other benefits of rotation are the
destruction of noxious weeds and
parasitic fungi and insects.
Writing upon the subject Of rota-
ton in gardening Newman (Bulletin
No. A Ark. Exp. Station) has this to
say:
Rotation should be practiced with
system in every garden; not alone for
the soils recupera ton, but also to
lessen the attacks of insects and fun
gous diseases.
The various vegetables, whether
grown for market or home use, oc-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

A LIFE SAVED
A Return to Happiness and Health
After rlonths OF Weary Pain
Few People Realize What
the Pangs of Dyspep-
STA Signify.

There are very few of the thousands Of
dyspeptics who realize exactly the condition
OF their systems. They experience pain.
sleeplessness, loss of flesh, extreme irritabi
lty, and resort to anything that will give
them temporary relief until the day which
invariably comes when they succumb to this
dread malady. In case of dyspepsia, the
stomach becoming irritated ceases to perform
its natural functions, the food is not digested
and thus the nourishment which should be
taken from that which we eat fails to be dis.
tributed throughout the body, for the pur-
pose of creating new tissue. The blood
becomes impoverished and the patient con-
tinually losing flesh soon reaches the state
where gastric ulcers are formed, which
increase the suffering of the victim. If
death does not soon result from state of
collapse due to an inability to obtain nourish-
ment, the outcome will be an internal
hemorrhage due to the perforation of one of
the ulcers. But there is no need for any ono
to experience such an end, or in fact, to suf-
fer at all the pangs of indigestion. Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa, the greatest of all remedies
for the liver, kidneys, stomach and blood, is
especially beneficial in this trouble. Thou
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

ater In 1888, having closed up his
business affairs in Maine, Mr.. King
came to Washington, where for the last
political, social, philanthropic. Soon
after coming to the capital, he was ap-
pointed to $1,000 clerkship in the post
office department, the lowest grade, and
was generally promoted until he became
first assistant postmaster general in
Pierce's administration. He held this
office through Buchanan S administra-
ton until, in the latter part of it, he was
promoted to the postmaster generalship.
Holt being transferred from the post office
department. to the war department,
which had been left without a head by
Floyd's resignation. Mr.. King is the
unique instance of man who rose from
clerk to be cabinet officer of the same
department.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
WILL BE FOUND IN CANADA.
Officers Expect to Locate Missing Bank
7 Messenger.

Boston, May 20.-The police today re-
ceived several reports that Albert M.
King, the 19-year-old messenger of the
Boylston National bank Of. this city, who
disappeared yesterday with $50, 900 of the
banks funds, and $40, 900 legal tender
certificate, had probably been seen at sew
eral New England points.
The authorities are making thorough
search of New England.
Kings father admits that rumors of
his sons wildness had reached his ears
and that he had cautioned the young man
about being out late nights, but nothing
definite as to dissipation on the boy s
part has yet come to light.
While his salary did not admit of very
expensive habits, yet it is not known
that he was in debt to any extent, and
his fall seems to have been due simply to
his inability to resist the temptation oc-
casioned by handling large sums of
money.
When the banks opened this morning it
was definitely learned that King had
cashed the $4,000 certificate making the
total amount of money which he took
$50, 900.
Everett Higgins, a Wollaston young
man, with whom Albert NJ King was
very intimate, states that on Tuesday
night he was with young King, and
during the general conversation which
took place between them King remarked !:
'You won't see me around these parts
much longer
A Higgins did not attach any particular
significance to the remark at the time,
but in view of the recent developments it
is thought that King had been planning
Tor his sscapade, and was only waiting a
favorable opportunity to carry out his
plans.
: Word has been received from Lowell
that the pocket book of the Boylston Ma
tional bank, which King was accustomed
to carry, was found on a Boston Maine
railroad car last night.
Chief Watts expresses considerable
certainty that King will be located in
Montreal or some other place in the pro-
yinces, very soon.
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Disappearance Connected With That
VI Of King.
ONE WAS A CLASS MATE in QUINCY
HIGH SCHOOL
He Worked at II. H. Stearns and the Pair
Met Frequently on the Train-King
Believed to Have Taken a st. Johns
Train by Way of Bangor,

Quincy, May 20.-John Ross, aged
twenty years and VIM. Patterson, aged
eighteen years have been missing from
home since yesterday morning and the
police are trying to connect their disap-
pearance with the missing messenger of
the Boylston bank. The boys left home
yesterday morning and to some com
panions they said they were going to New
York or Philadelphia.
1t is said that Ross was classmate of
Kings at the Quincy High school. He
worked at r. III. Stearns, in Boston and
the probabilities are that he saw King
quite frequently on the train mornings.
1t isEalso said that Ross knew people at
the place where the pocketbook of the
Boylston bank was found Ross was five
feetsix inches in height, was slim and of
dark complexion, while his companion
was stouter and had a light complexion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
Jordan,s Rody Recovered.

Bangor, May 2o.-The body of Jack
Jordan, a member of the yellow Kid"
company, who was drowned at Oldtown
several weeks ago in the river by the up
setting of canoe in rapid water, was re-
covered this afternoon. His father, VIM.
H. Jordan of 1880 Harp Lane, Philadel-
phia, has been notified
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
BELFAST.

Three base hit-Houle. Two base hits
Burns, DIESEL. Sacrifice hit-Deisel
Stolen bases-Niehols, Kane, Maizena,,
Callopy. First base on balls-By Miller,
Houle, Burns, DIESEL. First base on err
rors-Portland, 1; Belfast, 1. Hit by
pitched ball-By Miller McDermott,
Retchie; by Carriveau, Nichols, Burns
Passed balls-Nichols, 2. Wild pitch
Miller. Struck out-By Miller, Kane,
Hill 2, Webster 2, Carriveau; by CARR
veau, Roussey. Left on bases-Portland,
Z; Belfast, Z. Double plays-Roussey,
DIESEL and McGuirk; McGuirk, unas
sisted; Retchie, unassisted Balk-Carri-
veau. Umpire-Brady Time-1 hour, 81
minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
The Leading Malt Extract.

Malt-Nutrine is the only really great
Extract of Malt offered on the market,
all other so-called extracts being moth
ing better than strong black beer, with a
large percentage of Alcohol and very
small one of extractive matter. Such
extracts should not be given or recon-
mended to convalescents or strength
seeking people, since their merits are all
on the label and not in the bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
Populiss knowles at skowhegan

Skowhegan, May 2o.-Hon. Freeman
Knowles, the Populist member of Con-
gress from Deadwood, South Dakota, de-
livered an address in Coburn hall this
evening, his subject being ''The Money
Question" Through some mistake the
meeting was to have been Republican
rally in the interest of Edwin c. Bur
leigh, the Republican nominee for Con-
gress from the third district.
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fourth, and in the fifth made matters
quite interesting by scoring twice, a
couple of battery errors, single and error
of DIESEL doing the business. Belfast
scored again in the ninth and another hit
might have made matters look dangerous
With one out. Carriveau singled and little
Kane hit out to the extent of a double.
Carriveau scored, but .McDermott and
Maizena, were easy outs and the flag
dropped. The score:
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sands attest its merits, among whom is Mr..
F. f. Nelson, of Portland Maine. He writes
as follows:
kIcKAPoo INDIAN MEDICINE Co.,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES five or six years ago
had a severe attack of indigestion, and for
over a year could eat only with great dis
tress. A friend induced me to try your In
dian Sagwa, and the first bottle gave me
great relief. l took about two and half
bottles, and think l am safe in saying they
worked a complete cure, for I have been
able, and do eat anything want without
experiencing any trouble whatever"
Yours very truly,
F. E. NELSON.
If others would but follow Mr.. Nelson's
example and take Kickapoo Indian Sagwa at
the first signs of indigestion, chronic dys-
pepsia would be unknown, as well as many
of the other terrible diseases Of the great
vital organs that bring untimely death to SO
many every year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Earned runs-Lewiston, l Rockland, 1.
Two base hits-Faunce, Edgar, Fitz-
patrick. Double plays-Pulsifer and Gil
bert. Bases on called balls-By. Killeen,
Chestnut, Murphy, Viau; by Viap, Sulli-
van, Faunce, Thorne, Edgar Hit by
pitched ball-Killeen. Wild pitchAViaq
Time-2 hours. Umpire-Carpenter.
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"Do | understand, asked Mr.. Hoar,
"that the Senator supports this resolution
on the ground of the delinquency OF the
Presidente' AK
II say responded Mr.. German, that
if the State Department contains lnfor-
nation from officials whose name cannot
be given without endangering their safety
then the executive is delinquent when he
fails to send a warship to protect our
officers and our interests.
Mr.. German said he resented the sug-
gestion that the protection to American
citizens was one OF party. He expected to
follow President Mckinley in the protec-
ton of American citizens. But in view
of their failure, -
Failure by whom,'' interposed Mr..
Hale.
Failure by the exec utive branch of the
government; by the President of the
United States and the Secretary OF
State, answered Mr.. German. The
Senator said he shared in the anxiety OF
the commercial interests of the great sea-
hoard cities, but there should be no yield
ing to thsse interests, when lives OF
American citizens were in danger. This
danger was enough to warrant the send
ing of warship to Cuba.
1t was $40 O. clock when the final voting
began. When the presiding officer an
nounced the passage of the resolution,
yeas A., nays Il, the pent up feelings of
the spectators found expression in noisy
and long continued demonstration.
Mr.. Chandler, who was in the chair,
pounded his gavel, and Mr.. Hawley,
springing to his feet, exclaimed, 81 pro
test aga INST the mob"
A moment later the Senate went into
executive session and at $40 adjourned
until Monday.
The vote was as follows:
eas-Bacon, Baker. Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
Clay, Cockrell. Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Foraker. Gallinger, German, Hans
borough, Harris, (Kansas) Heitfeld,
Jones (Arkansas) Kenney, Lindsay, Nc
Bride, Mantle, Mason, Mills, Morgan,
Nelson, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus
Pritchard, Rawlins, Shoup, Stewart
Thurston, Tilman, Turner, Turpie
Waltham-41.
Nays-Allison, Burrows, Gallery, Fair,
banks, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hawley
Hoar, Spooner, Wellington, Wetmore,
White and Wilson-14
The following pairs were announced, the
first named senators being in favor Of
the resolution and the second opposed te
it: Faulker, with Elkins; Harris OF
Tennessee, with Merrill; McEnery with
Platt; Daniels with Gray; Allen with
Platt of Connecticut; Vest with Nelso
Roach with Perkins.