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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-07

is true in regard to the imported leaf.
but it is not true of the Florida grown
leaf
81 should say that the present crop
that is to be planted during the
present year-will be equally divided
between the Vuelto Abajo and the
Sumatra. There will be from 5000 to
10000 acres planted during the year.
Gadsden county alone will plant 5000.
Pasco and Polk, [ understand, will
each plant about 500 acres. Other
counties in this portion of the state,
and all the West Florida counties, will
plant to some extent. [ have been
from Pensacola to Punta Gorda and
am pretty well acquainted with the
field.
cit has passed the experimental
stage, and no one now doubts the
adaptability of the soil for the sue
cessful growth of the plant. 1t is q
conceded fact that it has been used
as a deceiver for the past seven or
nine years. The manufacturers adj
nit, at least one of them did to me,
that it has been used to help their
Havana leaf
"You can safely say that the Cuban
product is now entirely cut off. They
cannot now sow any such seed until
August, nor could they set their
plants until January if the war would
now close. The supply is already ex-
hausted, except such as the few large
concerns have slowed away for their
own use, and the Florida product is
being used largely, and has been SO
for the past ten or twelve months.
''This country was importing from
Cuba nearly 2O,OOO,OOO pounds of to-
bacco leaf annually and about half
that much from the Netherlands or
Sumatra. The Cuban supply is now
entirely cut off and will be so for
years. The Sumatra crop for 1896
was a failure and the additional duty
to be imposed by the next congress,
of seventy cents on filler and at least
So pound on wrapper, almost doub-
ling the duty, will virtually give Flor
ida a monopoly of the Cuban and Su-
matra market.
''There are four factors which give
the Florida product the lead, name
ly, the humiliation the the Cuban
crop; the failure of the Sumatra
crop; the success of the Florida crop
and the doubling of the tariff
cit has come to such a pass that
even the foreign countries who have
been getting their supply from Cuba
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Prof. Noodles Ideas.

Prof. F. B. Noodle, of the State Ag-
riculturall Experiment station, was in
Tampa recently and gave the follow
ing interesting information to the
Times:
81 am here on a special mission of
selling Florida grown cigar leaf in or
der to stop the talk of a great many
croal<ers in the state who point at
unsold crops of tobacco in order to
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are now looking to Cuba's nearest
neighbor, Florida, for their supply,
and 5O,OOO,OOO, pounds will not supply
the demand, so you can see what
Florida has got to do to keep up with
the market.
''Those who go into it's culture will
find there are many obstacles in the
way. 1t is not going to grow wild,
but requires constant care. The Gu
ban growers who come to Florida,
while they succeed in producing all
article equal to the Cuban leaf, are
not to be initiated by our people.
Their tedious and Anticipated meth
DDS are very expensive. They have
made no improvements for centuries.
I should say that they are using the
same methods that were in use by
their forefathers 800 years ago, but
they have demonstrated that they
can raise as good tobacco as they did
in Cuba. They know this and appre-
ciate it,
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For the Florida Agriculturist.
Tobacco Seed Beds.

Tobacco Seed Beds.
While the interest in tobacco is so
high, perhaps it will be of interest to
your readers to know my method of
growing plants.
[ will state to begin with, that L
have had but very little experience
growing the crop, my object being to
grow only the plants for sale.
AS to varieties, of course [ plant
various kinds to meet the demand
but the main part of my plants are
grown from the imported Nuelta
Abajo and Sumatra seed, and the old
Florida speckle leaf. These three va
rieties are considered, l believe, among
the very best for Florida growing,
when a good wrapper is desired.
My seed beds are on damp and
rather heavy hammock land. The land
has been cleared for a year or so, but
was broken last fall and planted to
turnips and other winter garden veg
etables.
surface for an inch or two deep was
well fortified with stable manure and
commercial fertilizers.
Some time before planting the to-
baccO beds, | dug up the ground thor
oughly, working in very light dress
ing of commercial fertilizer. After a
week or more, | went over the beds
with tined hoe and rake, and
worked them over until the whole
surafce for an inch or two deep was
as mellow as an ash heap and free
from all clods, sticks, etc. While the
ground was yet fresh I planted the
seed, sowing it in drills about two to
four inches apart and covering by
lightly brushing over the rows with
my fingers, and patting it down firm
ly with my hand.
AS soon as planted [ stretch my
hot bed covers over to shade the bed.
This prevents the top soil from drying
out so soon, and also protects the
young plants from the hot sun when
they are first coming up.
AS to burning the bed before plant
ing, L will say that part of my beds
have been burned and part have not,
and insomuch as there was but very
little grass seed in the ground [ can
see no difference in the beds. All are
growing luXuriantly, and look as
though every seed planted must have
grown.
My reason for selecting damp and
rather heavy land for my beds, is to
secure the best possible root system
for my plants.
Plants grown on dry sandy land
will send down tap root for moist
ure instead of eXerting it's energy in
throwing out the numerous feed roots
near the surface.
When grown on the heavier land
the feed roots are abundant, and the
leaves grow much closer together on
the stem when he plant develops.
III. G.. Fletcher.
Gainesville, Fla.
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the trash in the state in order to re-
move that which these croakers take
such delight in pointing at. L have
succeeded in getting all out of the
way with the exception of perhaps a
few hundred pounds which | expect to
reach during the coming week. I
have advertised for parties holding
unsold tobacco to inform me of the
fact in order that [ might make the
proper effort to dispose of such crops.
If [ knew where thousand pounds
was now unsold [ would go hundreds
of miles to handle it, The main rea-
son why these small crops have not
been sold is attributable to the fact
that tobacco buyers find it too ex-
pensive to visit places where there
are such small holdings.
81 do not believe that there is an
unsold marketable crop in the state,
with the exception above noted. The
Cuban tobacco growers of Fort
Meade have had bids for their crop
but they prefer to hold it. [ have
disposed of 5000 pounds of Florida
tobacco in this city today-all of this
is tobacco that [ have accumulated
from different growers
In speaking of his first impressions
regarding Florida tobacco, Professor
Noodle said:
years ago [ visited Florida regu
larly every winter. AS far back as
1858 [ wrote to my father, who was
at that time raising tobacco in Ken
lucky, that if he wanted to do so with
a great amount of success he had best
come to Florida. My uncle was rails
ing the speckled leaf in Florida and
was getting ten times more than my
father. At that time I recollect my
uncle was receiving from thirty to
eighty cents per pound for his crop.
''Captain d. E. Maxwell, general
manager of the F. c.. & p. railroad,
who was then in charge of the port
of st. Mary's, told me that he shipped
from that port to Bremen and Am
sterdam 1000 cases a month, and at
one time he shipped that many cases
in a week.
''These were my first impressions. [
was interested in the culture-my
father was grower and all my an
cestOrs were Virginia tobacco grow
ers. The war came on shortly after
this, and all our ports were blockaded,
which prevented the expectation of
the leaf, and the Dutch who were
heavy buyers were in a dilemma.
They had to have a substitute for
Florida speckled wrapper and they
went to Sumatra, which belonged to
Holland, and planted seed obtained
from Florida, many think. They sue
ceeded in getting a very fair substi-
tute.
'"rhe time has come when they
must come back to get that for which
the Sumatra leaf is a poor substitute
as far as quality is concerned. The
appearance may have as good effects
as the Florida leaf, but smokers do
not regard the flavor as anywhere
near equal to the Florida leaf.
81 sold a crop of tobacco about
month aoO to p large TamDa manu-
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The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT was adopted
as the official organ of the Florida State
Tobacco Growers Association at the Quincy
convention. March 10. 1897
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-07
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Tobacco
Department AGRICULTURIsT, DeLand Fla.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
RAIN NO OBSTACLE
The Amateurs Continue to
Play Ball Just
the Same.
AN UNEQUALED ENTRY
The Hudson County Wheelme n
Have the Largest List of the
Season-Curlers in Session.
N U~NEQUALED ENTRY

M
The inclemency of the weather has
been a source of great annoyance to the
baseball players the last few days and a
number of the games have been pre-
vented that were scheduled. Some of the
players more determined than others have
managed to take advantage of the time
that elapsed between the showers and
were able TO play out their game. One
of these was between the Admirals and
Fiyaways yesterday. The game began
at nine o'clock and lasted three hours,
being played part of the time in the rain.
It was one of the longest games on
record between amateurs and lasted
thirteen innings. ending finally in a vic
tory for the Admirals, who batted out
two runs in the thirteenth inning. The
batting work was very eve the teams
having the same number of hits. The
Score:-
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viii start promptly at two o'clock, and it
will be an afternoons sport that has never
been surpassed in this city. The Hudson
County Wheelmen are delighted with the
success that is assured for their first
meet, and the track at the Jersey City
Driving Park is being put in the very best
of shape for the event of Saturday. They
have selected these Observation-Disclosures. c.
H. Norwood, of Paterson; Judges, George
ID. Bushfield, Thomas Ward and c.. v.
son and c. L. Cotton; Starter. L. At.
Smith, of Brooklyn; Scorers. Walter c..
Roome, VIM. Ladue, John Carley;
Umpires, Fred Williamson and George
som, e. p. Webb, George e. Graham.
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FLYAWAYS.
SCORE BY INNINGS

- - -...U " " " = L " ! " v -
Fiyaways !. ......0000120100000 -S
The Putnams defeated the New Jersey
Athletic Association yesterday IN a nard
PLAYED game by a score of % to 16.
Young Acorns won a game yesterday
from Woodwards by a grand stand finish
resulting in their tallying Z runs, which
gave them the game by. a score of $ to 3.
The Puritans found the Bergen Field
Club easy yesterday n gave them a
number of decisive pointers on the game
which ended in a score of % to 8 in Puri-
tan's favor.
Rain having prevented the game sched-
uled for last Sunday between the Cuban
x Giants and kid Carsey's West New
York Club, Carsey has arranged a game
with the famous ks for next Sunday at
Weehawken.
arrange a game for saturday with the
vigilant Field Club, Lafayette Kings
Sons or Bramhall Field Club. Address
John Skinner. No. 1879 Newark avenue.
Manager Smithson, of the Hoboken
team has secured the well-known Railway
Athletic Club for Sunday. This is the
team that defeated both tie Arlington
defeated by the p. A. C. The Railways
play cleverly and will keep the Hobokens
guessing.
The Bristols lost yesterday in the game
with the Daytons by a score of q to 4.
The Centreville Athletic Club will play
the Williamsburg Field Club Sunday, at
Boulevard Park, Bayonne.
The Dashaways played cleverly yester-
day Detecting the Dangerhelds, of Hobo
Orientals, of North Hudson, are willing
to arrange games with any team II years
of age. Address manager, John Borg, No.
I'll Columbia street, Union Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
st. George A. @. Games.

The st. George Athletic Club expect to
hold a successful athletic meet on their
grounds at Gutenberg, Saturday, August
IA. Their list of events is a large one
and with pretty prizes offered the st.
George Club feels confident of getting
more than the usual number of con-
testants. All the prominent athletes have
promised to help them and as the track
is a fast one there SHOULD be some excit-
ing contests. Events follow:-1M yard run
(handicap), 800 yard run (handicap), 600
yard run movice). $50 yard run (handicap),
mile run (handicap), two mile bicycle
race (novice), running high jump (handi-
cap. The prizes will be a gold hunting
case watch to first and a gold open-face
watch to second in each event.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
Defender CvcIers, New Ofscers.

At Tuesday nights meeting of the De-
fender Cycle Club they installed the new
ly elected officers. The members honored
were:-T. Keller, president: T. Ruser,
vice president; O. Meyer. treasurer; c.
Blanc, financial secretary; o. B~ernewitz,
corresponding secretary; H. Schroeder,
captain; A. Kunzel, first lieutenant;
Byrnes, second lieutenant; Charles Fan
itz, color bearer; w. Mckenzie, sergeant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
Protest Not sustained.

AT the meeting Of the New York Cricket
Association yesterday the protest en-
tered by the New Jersey Athletic Club
of Bergen Point against the refusal of
the Paterson Club to play an extra fifteen
in their recent game, which ended in a
draw, was not sustained. The New Jer-
seys had four wickets standing and were
twenty runs short of their opponents
score when the game was called The
New Jerseys are confident they would
have beaten the Patersons had the game
continued, hence the protest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
Darmerss Ride Postponed Until To-
morrow.

The proposed ride from the City Hall
to Sea Grit, hat was to W. been taken
by Will Darmer this morning, which was
to nave been made to carry a message
from Mayor Edward Hoos to General P.
Farmer Wanser at the camp of the
Fourth Regiment, was prevented this
morning by the rain, hut will be made
tomorrow. the start to be made. at $3.50,
as stated yesterday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

taken with Munyon's Vitalize
the broken down amazingly.
Munyon's Remedies. q sepa-
rate cure for each disease,
for sale at all druggists.
When In doubt, write to
Prof. Munyon, 1905 Arch
street, Philadelphia. Pa, for
free medical advice.
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Respectively yours,
W. w. RUGGLES.
ftbiaf L.ncrtnpQr

From the same OfIicer:-
Submitting specifications for the I'M
provement of Fourth street, from Newark
avenue to Merseles street, also improve
ment of First street, from Brunswick
street to 1870 feet west OF Colgate street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Nerve Cure Is a
quick acting mi
for and
general debility. It
{ nerve troubles. and
s Xitaliunr builds ND
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.

The following claims were presented
East Jersey Water Co., 800, 265, 20; Chas.
3. Brush & Co, $50; George T. Bouton'
$40; +. p. Woodcock, $l6.75; Thee. Smith
& Bro, 1902, $40. 10; Martin Depenbrock,
S53.9l, s31.45, SLIP, s2s.64, s17.7i, $l7.s James
Muldoon, $42.27; United Gas Improvement
Co. 5000, s2.4o, $40; A. L. Nolan, $3.50,
s26.75; Patrick Sherry, s24; Albert Dat2.
John Wray, 1880; Nelson Mcfarland,
$3.50; Jersey City News, 500, $3.50. $ls.60
26.16. s14, 40, $3.50. sl4.10, s14.40, $l4,4o, y,
$500, $3.50, SO. 20, sis. &C, $2o. 70 $3.50, wy,
$l04, s13I. 95, $14.4O, sl2.60, $l4.7o, $500. SO,
$s3, $50, s32. so; Evening Journal Associa-
ton. $is0, $14.70. s13.5 50. SIG. g, $3.50 $lg.so'
s24. SIss'e0. $3.50. S23.i0, $33.55 $20.I0, 5000,
$3.50, $3.50, 1920; Thos Holmes s2S.Sl;
John Mulhearn, S56.10; Chas. II. Dayton,
S85.75; Otto Bahr, $35.S So; United Gas I'M
provement Co., SAT-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved. That permission be and is
hereby granted to the following named
persons to erect signs over the sidewalk
IN front of the premises designated in ac-
cordance with the rules and regulations
of this Board governing such matters
James Donelan, 145 Steuben street.
Mary Breuch, 12l Franklin street.
Eliza Gautier, SIG Montgomery street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That one special Improvement
certificate for five hundred dollars be
work lone and materials furnished on ac-
count of contract No. 952, for Improvement
of Columbia avenue, from Zabriskie
street to a point about 500 feet north of
Lincoln street.
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'lClHI IfOceedt
LContinued-l

LCOulluuEu-I
For furnishing stopcoeks, meters, etc.,
w. w. tarrler.
For furnishing hydrants and valves, W.
w. Fsarrier.
For furnishing coal, coke and wood,
John w. Sweeney.
For furnishing paints and oils. J. +.
UnderhilL
Respectively yours,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

presented lHS iOAoWinSt-
to this Board asking for a change of
grade on Dwight street between Ocean
avenue and Garfield avenue; and
Whereas, Said petition Is signed by all
the owners of property interested.
Resolved. That the grade as shown on
profile accompanying said petition be and
said street.
whereas, This Board met on the sixth
day of July, 1897, TO hear, consider and
adjudicate upon objections which should
be presented against the final assessment
map and report for the Improvement Of
Winfield avenue. from Garfield avenue to
Avenue E, conformably to the provisions
of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895; and
Whereas, No objections were presented,
alleged or known against the same; there
Resolved, That said final assessment
map and report, as filed by the Commits
of June, 1897, and the said assessment
therein shown be n the same arr. hereby
confirmed, and tha the Clerk be directed
to file the same with the City Collector
collection.
day of July, 1897, to hear, consider and
adiudicate upon objections which should
be presented against the final assessment
map and report for the construction of
a sewer In Clark avenue, from a point 80
feet from West Sid avenue to Mallory
avenue, and through Mallory avenue to
and connecting with sewer in Yale ave-
Chapter 2i7 of the Laws of 1895; and
Whereas. No objections were presented.
alleged or known against the same; there
fore
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, Tha one special Improvement
certificate for five hundred dollars be
drawn in favor of VIM. Byrnes for work
done and materials furnished on account
of contract No. 9S1, for construction. of
an 18-inch vitrified pipe sewer in Central
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

tifcates for one thousand five hundred
dollars be drawn in favor of Timothy
Burke, surety for j. H. Jones. for work
done and materials furnished on account
of contract No. 991, for improvement of
Newkirk street, from Sip avenue to sum
nit avenue, and Dick street from New
kirk street south.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That a mason's license be
and is hereby granted to Michael F. Ma
lone to make connections with the sew
ers of Jersey City when he files the re-
quired bond in the office of the Permit
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

$40 to Edward Benson. for cash expend-
d June, 1897, claim No. 602.
Charge cleaning sewers and basins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That one special Improvement
certificate for two hundred and forty
three and 30-100 dollars be drawn in favor
of Refill & Edwards, final for work done
and materials furnished on account of
contract No, 942, for Improvement of Ar
lingtou avenue, from Grand street TO
Communipaw avenue,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

The forging were each separately
adopted by the following vote. on the
call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-Al the members of the Board.
five 90 in number.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That s15s be paid to Edward
O'Donnell for use of team and truck
cleaning sewers and basins, 26 days in
June, 1897, at Sc, claim No. "a.
1858 to Michael Feeley, use of team and
truck cleaning sewers and basins. June,
1897, 25h days at Sc, claim No. 243.
Charge cleaning sewers and basins.
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arge this -appropriation.

Resolved, That s747.sS be paid to Henry
Cunningham, on account of contract No.
go. for removal of ashes and garbage
the streets of Jersey City.
Charge this appropriation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That 500 be paid to Michael
for services as sewer inspector, for
month of June, 1897, claim No. 122.
500 to Edward Benson, for services as
foreman over sewer cleaning squad, June,
1897, claim No. COL.
and basins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That one special improve
ment certificate for five hundred dollars
be drawn in favor of NJ. T. Connolly for
work done and materials furnished or ac-
count of contract No. s84, for construction
of a main sewer in Clendenny avenue,
from West Side venue to the Hacken-
sack River, together with laterals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

for I remember seeing it being used for
evening capes and bodices some three
years ago by Felix. Fortunately, the effect
has not become ~cheapened by limitations,
or even by crude
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved. That the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewer upon the ap-
plication in writing of John Fl. Metz and
others. presented to this Board on the
twelfth day of July, 1897. for the construc-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That $40 be paid to Michael
Gavin for a expended June, 1897, claim
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

The girl who has colored linen for an
Elton suit should trim 1t with heavy
blonde or white lace binding OF a
contrasting shade, for Dame Fashion IA
vors this style.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

For each and every pound OF At
l3ntfc white lead. eight CENTS .0s
For each II every pound of red
lead, two cents. . OF
For each and every pound of yell
low Ochre, six cents. .06
For each and every pound of burnt
lumber. seven cents .07
For each and every pound of lamp
black ground in oil, three cents. .CS
Fol each and every pound of green
paint, nine cents. 90
For each and every pound of IN
dian red in Oil. three cents..... .O3
For each and every pound OF glue
in oil, TWO cents. .Q2
For each and every pound of putty,
For al and every gallon of raw
iinseed oil. forty-eight cents. AS
For each and every gallon Of boiled
linseed oil, fifty cents. $500. so
For each and every gallon of tur-
pentlne. forty cents. ~
For each and every gallon OF var
niSn, sixty cents. :. ...-. go
For each and every pound of raw
sienna two cents. -. 90
For each and every pound of burnt
ange sheliack, three dollars. SEQ
For each and every gallon of Japan
dryer. ninsty-five cents. :. -. IS
For each and every gallon of coach
varnish, sixty cents. ...... so
For each and every gallon of al
cchol. two and 60~100 dollars. .. 2.ea
(To be continued.l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Resolved, That $1,000 be paid to Henry
Byrne on account of contract No 1853 for
and cleaning streets and re-