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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-27
The Art of Raising Turkeys.


If the weather has been favorable
the hen been attentive to business,
the little turks will be out of the
shell on the twenty-seventh day, and
by the next day will be strong
enough to be removed to their clean
quarters. In order to get the chicks
rs strong as possible do not be in 1t
hurry to take them away from the
warm nest until they are good and
strong which will be from twelve to
twenty four hours from the time of
Matching, and should the weather be
rough and cold with prospect of it
Tearing up in a day or two let them
stay in the nest providing that it is
lean and free from lice. By feeding.
l little they will do well, as they do
1ot eat much the first few days.
Should the eggs become dirty be-
fore Matching they should be careful
" washed in warm water and wiped
Try and put back in the nest imme
lately. not allowing them to become
'hilled. | have washed eggs in the
early stage of incubation, but the re-
suits have always been very unsatis-
factory. 1t is best to avoid washing
at any time during incubation if pos
sible. The cause of dirty eggs is gen.
orally the fault of badly constructed
ooops. BY having the feed coop
much lighter than the Matching COM
Dartment they will go Immediately
TO feed and water and this saves
much trouble and loss from soiled
Eggs.
IF you are living near where others
also raise turkeys it is very essential
to be able to tell your own at a
glance. Consequently you want Il
mark that is not apt to wear off or
become lost in any way, but will STAY
are sent to market. BY taking a
sharp pair of scissors and cutting off
the first joint or to the second, as
YOU may desire, of one of the toes as
soon as you take them from the nest
is the best mark to stay with them
through life. Never cut the toes af
fer they have been Matched out any
time. Do it at once when you first
take them from the nest, or not at
I'll. Always avoid cutting the middle
toe, on account of roosting. The lit
tie blood that flows for while will
not hurt them. Cutting any of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-27
For the Poultry Department:
What We Have Learned.

of the Plymouth Rock and the leg
horn, or the red game and Plymouth
Rock.
The black breasted red game are
meaty and good flavor. The best
layers are the black Spanish, they
also lay the largest eggs Except a
few of the largest breeds). They
are away ahead on eggs" but are
not good eating, neither are the leg
horn. The black Spanish, or cross
with others where the black FREEDOM
mates are more difficult to raise until
they are four months old, then they
are as healthy as any. We occasion
ally have a mixture of part Brahma
or Cochin, we don't want the pure
breed, they eat too much for what
they produce. We don't want any
hogs on two legs.
We have not lost half dozen
chicks, since feeding them the first
four weeks on hard boiled eggs and
bread crumbs. then wheat and a lit
tie meat. Where eggs are from 10 to
Is cents per dozen, it pays to feed
them to the fowls. unless one raises
plenty of grain. If a cross is not sat
sfactory, or after kind treatment Il
fowl is Tightly. or quarrelsome, cut
off it's head.
Don't keep a lot of roosters to wor
ry the hens; shut them up in rOomN
wire yards and fatten and dispose of
them. One vigorous male is sufficient
for 80 females. At one time [ had
but one rooster to A. hens. Some of
the neighbors wanted eggs to set,
told them that I would not recon-
mend them.
One took 90 eggs and put under ii
large hen; every one Matched: one
chicken was crushed. Another set
II eggs and they all Matched. I put
from II to II under each hen and
had the best of matches.
The past season has been bad, one
hen Matched three from IA eggs,
probably on account of the hot dry
weather, for the last matches that l
sprinkled with water several times
were good ones.
Every setting hen has a coop and
wire yard by herself. The nest is on
the ground with little sulphur I'M
der and among the fine hay or grass
that constitutes the nest.
IF there are any ants near, we
sprinkle sulphur or kerosene around
and in the coop. Most people are
careless about what a hen eats, the
better and cleaner the food. the bet
ter the eggs.
IF one wants good healthy eggs,
the hens must not be allowed to eat
any filth. In January, 1895, when we
had so many rotten oranges, we were
obliged to bury them. for we could
not use the eggs in any way, and the
flesh of the fowls killed at that time
was disagreeable to the taste. Near
ly all of the wheat sold in Florida is
more or less musty and unfit for
feed. The best egg producing food IS
wheat, meat and oats; OF course
there should be a change in food oc-
casionally Don't forget to give the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-27

purposes, but where several are rails
ing in neighborhood it often saves
much unpleasantness when each can
positively identify their own birds,
and it does not hurt them to cut any
but the middle toes, only the looks.
The hind claws can be cut and no
detriment whatever will result.
Turkey hens can take care of quite
a number of chicks as they do not
scratch for them like a chicken hen.
| They should not brood over twenty
five, especially so if it is early in the
season and somewhat cold, as they
may crowd one another from under
| the hen and so become chilled, and
will make no effort to get under the
hen while so young. The first feed
| for the young chicks, whatever they
may be, must have some fine grit
mixed up with it. Any kind that is
clean and hard will do. The same
! kind of feed and care you would give
to chickens is also good for young
turkeys, but as they are more sub
| ject to diarrheoa than little chickens.
sloppy food of any description must
| be avoided.
For the first feed the eggs that
have been taken from the machine or
| from under the hens as unfertile,
boiled hard and chopped up fine,
shell and all together, with some roll
ed oats mixed in, makes a splendid
feed, a very little red pepper may be
added, but should only be used when
practice of using it every time you
| feed. The turkeys can run out with
the old hen as soon as they become
| strong enough, which should be in q
week or so after Matching. Bread
made of wheat bran, middlings, and
cornmeal, equal parts by weight is
fine feed for them. Wheat bread
such as used at table, is good also for
the first week or ten days, and at the
present price of flour is not expen-
sive food either.
All feed for the first month or six
weeks should be either baked or boil
ed, as in all the food giving digestion
must be rendered as easily as posi-
BILE. They must be fed little and Of
ten while confined to the coop. Six
times a day or more is better for the
first week. They should not be fed
so much as to keep their crops bulg-
ed out all the time. Overlooking
young turkeys kills more than lice.
The clean wheat screenings that
| can be bought at the mills parboiled
make one of the best feeds for young
turkeys that [ know of where one
kind of feed is used and they have
free range where they can pick at
the green feed and get plenty of
| worms and insects of all kinds. If
they are so situated that they can
not obtain these, meat of some kind
| chopped up fine and mixed with
their food must be given. This is
| not necessary if they are running
where they can get supply of grass
hoppers. Teach them to eat varie-
| ty of feed. Tt must be done little
at time; they will not learn to eat
| - e
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POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

Address all communica tons to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand, Fla.
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A CLEVER SWINDLER.

Tried to Victimize Bridgeport Grocers-
 Claimed to Represent New Haven
 Firm.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 2O.-It has just come to light that man named Martin had been engaged in an attempt to swindle the grocers of this city, and in one in stance he succeeded. His plan was a clever one, and if it were not for the fact that the attention of Stoddard, Gil- bert & Co. of New Haven, the large wholesale grocers, had been called to it, he would have made nice haul.
 As it was they notified all of their patrons in this city to beware of him and only one grover got caught That was John F. Stevens, whose place of business is at the corner of Madison and Capitol avenues.
 This Mr Martin, whose first name cannot be learned, first made his ap- pearance in this city on Wednesday of this week. He went around among the grocery dealers of the city represent ing himself as a representative of Stoddard, Gilbert x Co of New Ha- ven, and tried in each place to sell a bill of goods. If that failed he would engage the dealer in conversation and try to learn how he stood with the house in New Haven. This is the manner in which he knew John F. Stevens was in debted to the wholesale grocery firm. He causally remarked that he was advised to make collections as well as sell goods and when Mr Stevens un- suspectingly produced his money MT. Martin very readily gave him a receipt for 1t. This was the only place that he received money, but in various places he ostensibly took orders for goods, promising an early shipment.
 It seems incomprehensible that any of the merchants should have been de- ceived by Martin, for the firm of Stod- dard, Gilbert & Co. have been repre- sented in Bridgeport by c. B. Cleveland, who resides at 274 Main street, for a number of years. He represented the firm when it was known as Stoddard Kimberly x O., and no notification was ever sent out by the firm when the | name was changed that they had a diff ferent representative.
 The operations of MT. Martin were not known until this morning when MT Stevens went to New Haven to see why some goods that he had ordered did not arrive. He was told that no order had | been received from him. Explanations were in order and MT. Stevens then produced the receipt which he received | for his good long green. He was told that Martin had no authority to collect l for Stoddard, Gilbert & Co, and was
 unknown by them.
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A FORGED CONFESSION.

A little. chap was amusing himself by throwing stones at a companion, when unluckily he missed his friend and broke a window of the church with which he was connected. The Sunday following he was at the Sunday-school with his friend, but he listened very little to the lesson; he always expected to hear this question: Who has broken the pane?" At last the master ask ed him this: 'Who made the heavens and the earth?" The child who trem- bled very much, replied; Sir I as sure you that it was not l." The mas ter much surprised at hearing such an answer, repeated the same question, raising his voice little. The boy this time thought he was found out; he answered. while weeping: Sir, it is l.: but pardon me I will not do it again" Household Words.
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ROAD AND TRACK RACES,

The Twin City Wheelmen Prepared to
 Give the Public Some Rare Sport
 New Haven Riders.
 Norwalk, Aug. 20,-To-morrow the Twin City Wheelmen will conduct their second annual tifteen-mile handi- cap road race. Last year the race run by this organization was one of the largest ever witnessed In this vicinity, and the entry list of this year fully equals that of last season. Over sixty road entries have been received.
 Such crack riders as R. M. Alexander Of Hartford, famous as a road race rider and the winner of the IrVington- Milburn race in 1896; F. Alton Clark of Union City, and star rider of the Wa terbury Wheel club J. R. Harrison of New Rochelle and host of others will compete in the road race in the morn ing.
 The star track spurters, D. c. Haus- man of New Haven, who won two championships at the national meet of the American Wheelmen recently held in Philadelphia; George Collett of New Haven and A, M. Curtis of Meriden. will be seen at the fair grounds in the afternoon.
 The prizes to be awarded the racers aggregate in value between $500 and $9OO, large proportion of which have been generously presented to the club by the merchants of Norwalk and South NorWalk. Three bicycles, two diamond studs, four gold watches, two silver tea sets and over sixty other prizes will be given away.
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NEW ADVERTIsEMENrs TO-DAY

August Prices-Malley, Nicely & Co. Brush Bargains-l4insley & Lightbourn. Card-C. E. Longley & Go. Fly Torture--Linsley x Lightbourn. Estate George W. Cooper-Probate Notice For Rent-Twenty Rents-John T. Sloan, For Sale-House-Joh Y. Sloan. For Rent-Rooms-Joh T Sloan. For Rent-Stores-John T. Sloan. Furniture-The Chamberlain Go. Horse Cleaners-Linsley X Lightbourn. Hurrying Hats-F F. Brooks. Investments-Chas. W. Scranton Co. Lost-Lady's Hat-163 Orange Street. Lactated Food-At Druggists. License Application-John Beecher. License Application--Ierry Moran. Lawn Mowers-Linsley X Lightbourn. Monday Special-Public Market Norris Bros Show-Howard Avenue. Paint Oil-Linsley & Lightbourn
 Palace Market-E. SchOenberger & Son. Postum Cereal-At Grocers'.
 Schedule-Steamer Margaret.
 Saturday-The Chas. Monson Co.,
 Special Inducement--O. A. Dorman Go. The Seasons Meet-F. M Brown X Go. To Be Sold Saturday-Howe & Stetson. Wanted-Employment This Office. Wanted-Waitress-3 Prospect Street.
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an officer of the militia who had been watching three suspicious characters spied one extracting 6 pocketbook from the pocket of Henry Turner of Black Hill. He collared the group single handed and held them in spite of their protestations of innocence, The pock- etbook was found on the floor of the car, where the men had dropped it. Two of the men were taken from the train and arrested. Their names are James Ward and J. J. Mccormick of Boston. They were given a hearing before Justice Davis in the evening and their cases continued until to-day. They were locked up in the guard house.
 The regimental officers of the day will be Captain Charles w. Newton, Co. F. First regiment; Captain Wolf, Go. G, Second regiment; Captain Kirtland, Co. l, Third regiment; captain Cross man, Co. F, Fourth regiment.
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Second Regiln nnt Notes.

Musician Aubrey was the regiment drummer yesterday.
 At the close of the Second regiment drill in the afternoon Adjutant R. D. Black thanked Company c (Sarsfelds) on behalf of Colonel Burpee and all the other officers for the excellent showing the company has made while in camp Much credit is due to Lieutenants Kenna and Jafln and all the men for the work done.
 Great credit belongs to adjutant Welles for his careful reorganization and thorough drill of the company Captain Donovan will receive his ap- pointment from Colonel Burpee at re- veille this morning and will bring the company back to the city. His uni form arrived yesterday.
 Major Patrick Maher, ex-Captain Creed and Lieutenant Duffy visited Captain Donovan yesterday. They ex- pressed great pleasure with the show ing of the Sarsfields. The company elected Captain Donovan treasurer yes- terday.
 Leader Fichtl desires to have it stated that the Second regiment band will not give a concert on the green to- night as stated by an afternoon paper.
 The last of the series of concerts by the band will be given next Wednes- day night.
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NO CONCERT TONIGHT.

Second Regiment Band to Give Final
 Concert Next Wednesday.
 Director Fichlt of the Second regi- ment band announced last night that the statement in a Thursday evening paper to the effect that the band would play on the green tonight Is erroneous. The Second regiment band will, how ever, play final in the free band soncert series for this season on We'd nesday evening next.
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Brief Mention.
BrIe1 MentlOm. High water to-day, 5:15 p. m.

High water to-day 5:15 p. m.
 Cheap farm wanted. R. E. Baldwin. Harper's for September at T. H. Pease & Son, 102 Church street.
 Another excursion from towns along the Hartford railroad comes to Savin Rock next Tuesday.
 Rev. John Dean, Yale '96, of Day. vile, Conn.,, was in town yesterday. and paid several of his friends visit. The Rev. w. Beardsley, rector of St. Thomas church, this city, will preach in St. Peters church. Milford, to-mor- TOW.
 MT. Frederick c. Cart, night clerk of the Western Union Telegraph company, is spending few weeks in Newark, N. !.
 John Rowan of 63 Kensington street. who is seriously ill with Bright's dis ease, was reported slightly better last night.
 Albert Gates and family of this city are visiting the formers father and sister, Mrs. Almon Jones, in Center brook.
 A meeting of the bylaw committee of the state branch of the Foresters of America was held in this city last evening.
 The Misses Margaret and Dell Elem ming of sos State street have returned from a pleasant two weeks visit spent in New York.
 Rev. MT. Johnson of Bridgeport has accepted a call to the pastorate of the T: ol,, T,I.. New Britain.
 The Misses Charlotte Lincoln and Louise Todd are the guests of MT. and Mrs. c. c. Ford of Ansonia, and for merly residents of New Haven
 Mrs. Abbott, wife of Rev A. o. Ab- bolt of West Haven, returned yester- day from Middletown, where she at tended the funeral services of her fath- CT.
 Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox of Short Beach is entertaining Miss Sabin, presi- dent of Milwaukee Downer college, Wisconsin, at her summer home, the Bungalow.
 The state regent of the D. A. R., Miss Sara T. Kinney of New Haven, has been elected a delegate to the congress of the Mayfiower society to be held at Plymouth, September 5.
 Rev. G. A. Viete of this city, who has supplied two Sabbaths at the Second church in Fair Haven, goes to Spring. field, Mass, tomorrow to supply the Memorial church, Rev. Dr, Trask. the pastor, being absent.
 George D. Seymour of New Haven. a former resident of this place, is making plans to have the old cemetery back of the school building in district Mo- l cleaned up and the stones reset-New Britain Herald.
 Chief Devine of Salt Lake City, ex- president of the International Associa- toin of Fire Engineers, will go to New London to-day to visit friends in that place. He will also spend a few days in Vernon, N. J., his old home. before returning west.
 Among the fire chiefs who have been in town attending the convention, and who have made hosts of friends in New Haven, are Chief Hickey of the Scran- ton, Pa, fire department and Chief Stagmeier of the Wilkesbarre. Pa. de- partment. Both are fire fighters of considerable reputation. and were among the most popular of the visiting chiefs.
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GOVERNORS DAY AT CAMP
(Continued from First Page )

(Continued from First Page)
 The United States army officers who have been in attendance at the camp speak very highly of the work of the brigade.
 Governor Cooke has been in camp ev- cry day and has seemed to enjoy it im- mensely.
 The health of Camp Cooke has been exceptionally good There was not a case brought to the hospital yesterday and the hospital tents were deserted of patients.
 The discipline of the camp, too, has been excellent.
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Camp Notes.

Captain Murray. Captain Hammond and Captain Thompson. all of the United States army, witnessed the re- view yesterday with the governors staff.
 New Haven people in camp yesterday were Congressman N. D. Sperry, Gen eral George H. Ford, General E. E. Bradley. Colonel N. c. Osborn. Mir George E. Futile, Henry T. Blake, F. A. Carleton and family and many oth- CTS.
 The army of fakirs was especially loud and large yesterday, and were al- lowed access to the camp grounds.
 In the crowds yesterday the pickpock- cts had fine opportunity to work
 As a large crowd was boarding a train which reaches here about s o'clock
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UNDERWEAR

 MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
 These are specially recom- mended to your notice as particularly choice picking at their prices:
 White Muslin Aprons, Ioc White Mnslin Aprons, Embroidered, 15c Corset Covers, &c.,, Ioc Corset Covers, Lace Trimmed, a5c Hamburg Edged Drawers, 25c Outing Flannel Skirts, S9c
 " Lace Trimmed,
 is. 65c., 9Sc
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CAPTAIN GLENNoN's CONDITION

Bridgeport, Aug. 2O-The condition of Captain John J. Glennon, who was brought back to his home in this city from Mantle yesterday ill with gastri- tis, was reported to-day as being about the same. His condition is yet rather precarious, but the attending physi- clans are of the opinion that he will re-
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CLEARING OUT
 CLOCKS.

CLOCKS.
 These clocks are in every instance, brand-new goods of the best possible makes. They are all in hrst-rate going order. All of 'em are considerably less money than any ordinary clock sell ing could supply you. Many are a good many dollars be- low the lowest prices such clocks ever sold for.
 Round Nickel Clocks, sec Kitchen Clocks-Coco Bola Case,
 worth $2.oo, oSc Eight Day Clocks, Oak Cases, with Alarm, $1.eS Cabinet Clocks, Oak or Walnut Case, Eight Day, $a.o8 Drop Octagon, Eight Day, hour
 and half hour strike-the kind you hang up-worth 5000, $a.oS Regulators, Fancy Oak Case, Eight
 Day-hour and half hour strike, $3.os Seth Thomas Regulator, Walnut and Oak Cases. Never less than $500. now $4.9s Office Clocks, IF inch dial, $I.es School Clocks, square case, $I.9s Imitation French Glass Clock with nickel frame. Old price, $500,
 now, SIS;
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Local Weather Report.
 FOR AUGUST 20, 1897.
Mean temperature. 70.

Mean temperature. 10. Max. temperature. 75 Min. temperature, GA. Precipitation, incnes. Max. velocity of wind. l6-NW Accumulated excess of daily mean tenn perature since January |, i78 degr ees: or ac average daily excess of 6 degrees. Total excess in precipitation since Janu- ary l, o.6l inches.
 U. c. MYERS, Observer.
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THINGS FOR THE
 TOILETTE.

Io1LE l T.. We ellyou so many of 'em. why shouldn't we be able to sell to you as we like-for tAe least money 2
 Stuart's Toilet Water, 4c oz.
 (Bring yo~r o7Vn 6otfhe.)
 Mennen's Talcum Powder, I2c Cosmo Butternilk Soap, roc box s9c Bath sponges for 19c Hires Root Beer, TIC Williams Root Beer TIC Comfort Tooth Powder, a5c box for oc Eau De Quinnlne, s3c Stewards Almond Cream, I7c Lavender Salts, oc SC Package Toilet Paper, 3c MALLENs ,YYzMap@.
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Brooklyn. N. Y. Dec. 19. 1S9

Brooklyn, N. Y, Dec. 19, 1896, Messrs Ely Bros-I have used Ely's Cream Bald number of years and find it works like a charm. It has cured me of the most obstinate case of cold in the head in less than forty-eight hours from the time I felt the cold com- ing on. l would not be without it. Respectfully yours,
 FREDERICK FRIES,
 2S3 Hart street. Cream Balm is kept by all druggists Full size 50 cents Trial size 10 cents. We mail it. ELY BROS,
 56 Warren street, New York city.
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Have It Sent to Xou.

The Journal and Courier will be sent to any address by mail at the same terms as it is delivered in the city. 15 cents a week; 50 cents a month.
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HOSIERY SPECIALS. 100 Doz. Children's Fast-black, dou- ble knee and heel, worth I9c. Saturday, at I2Hc pair. Ladies Fine 40 Gauge Hermsdorf Black Hose, I9c goods, at 121 1sc pair Ladies Sixty Gauge Lisle Hose. in blacks and tans. 3Sc goods,
 Saturday, at 25c. Ladies' ssc Lisle Hose, fancy tops.
 black boots. Saturday, at 25c. Ladies' Fine Hermsdorf Black
 Hose, double sole Worth 25c
 pair. Ioc or for soc Ladies Fine Jersey Vests, for FOG Ladies' Silk Lace Trimmed Vests,
 at I21ac each.
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WEA1HE RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATeEp RuprAr

wAsrrNGToN. D. C.. August 20 1897, 8. p. m. Weather forecast for Saturday,
 For New England and eastern New York: Generally fair; slightly warmer; westerly winds.