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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-02
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side.
Raising Turkeys.

there is no danger of their continual |
ly bothering the nieghbors and would
better turn his attention to something |
else, as turkeys are naturally of a
wandering disposition, and cannot be
successfully raised in confinement. If
you can keep turkeys without tres
passing on the rights of others, you
will find them a profitable adjunct to
general farming. Many farmers, far
mers' wives and daughters would find
it more profitable and really no more
work than raising chickens. But
| there is need of patience and perse-
verance; do not be disappointed if
over half the young turks die the first
year-probably more will live the Sec
ond.
When starting in do not begin on
too large scale, then the failure will
not be so great financially. A few sit
tings of eggs may be bought of a reli-
able dealer.
A better way may be to get COB
bier and two or three hens of pure
breed. If there are good common
hens in the neighborhood and the cap
ital is very limited, a gobbler alone
might be purchased; but many con-
slider it cheaper in the long run to
have thOroughbreds from the start.
Do not buy too heavy a one if it is to
be mated with common hens, as he
may injure them. 1t is held by some
that the birds should be two years old,
| as "yearlings" are not fully matured
| and their offspring would be weak
Others claim that yearling bobbler
and hens two years old give as good
poults as any matings.
The idea that turkey eggs will not
hatch we'll after transportation Or I'M
der hens is mistaken one. Turkey
eggs fresh and fertile from healthy
breeding stock, and properly packed,
will bear shipping just as well as
hens eggs and will hatch just as well
under hen as they would under a
turkey. In fact, some people find that
during the first few weeks after
Matching, the poults are more easily
cared for with hen than with a tur-
key.
Before getting your turkey eggs to
set make sure of your sitter; have a
steady, reliable hen, one which can
be relied upon to stick to her job un-
til finished, and have her sit where
the other hens cannot interfere with
her.
Some breeders give seven turkey
eggs for a sitting, others nine, others
thirteen, but seven eggs are enough
for one hen. Whenever it is possible
to do so, set turkey eggs outdoors on
the ground. By making the nest in a
bottomless coop and placing lath or
wire pen in front of the coop where
you can feed and water the sitter, the
hen is secured from all annoyance by
other fowls and all danger from foxes
and skunks by night.
Dust the hen with insect powder to
begin with, and again in ten days,
and yet again three days before
Matching time. Beyond this and the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-02
Exceptions to the General Rule in
Swarning.

rule in swarming, we would occasion
ally meet with disappointments. I
have known colonies to swarm with
out making the least preparations
whatever in the way of queen cells;
but this is very true.
Occasionally they will swarm when
queen cells are but four or five DAYS
on the way. l have also known them
to make full preparations to swarm,
and just at the time we were expect
ing them, we were disappointed to
find no trace of queen cells whatever,
they having destroyed them entirely.
This will often occur when the honey
flow is of short duration, suddenly
shortened by drouth or otherwise.
This will discourage swarming at any
stage of proceedings, either in first,
second or any after swarnls at the
time Of taking effect.
We are led to believe that the in
stinct of bees in foretelIing the season
has some foundation, as we have in
variably observed that in a time of eN-
cessive swarming a heavy honey flow
has followed. We have also observed
that in a season of failure but little
preparation for swarming was made;
and at the same time as far as we
were able to see we could not detect
the failure
Again we have had colonies to
swarm in what we supposed were first
swarms, but upon examination we
found the queen to be a young, infer
ior one; and upon examing the hive
we found young queens just hatch
ing. This is evidence that the first
swarm had come off unknown to us
and departed for parts unknown.
This may be true, again it may not.
This mysterious affair may occur
quite often during the honey season,
and the cause may be that the old
queen has become lost in some man
ner, and there being brood left in the
hive the bees will construct queen
cells to supercede their mother which
is lost, and at the Matching of these
cells there being a plurality of young
queens, they take the swarming fever
and lead off swarms.
1t is generally well known that bees
will not swarm without a queen; that
is, they will not pretend to issue from
the hive unless they have queen in
tending to follow them Swarms Of
ten emerge from the hive, fly around,
and in some cases settle, but return
again to the hive. This is on account
of the queens inability to follow
them, having defective wings or other
wise. In a case of this kind the
queen should be hunted up, and the
cause ascertained; and if found una
bic to fly, the colony should be dIvid-
ed if increase is desired, as she will
certainly become lost finally, with the
repeated attempts to take wing in
swarming
L have had queens utterly refuse to
leave the hive with the swarm, when
apparently nothing prevented her
from doing so successfully. In all
such cases they may be swarmed by
Co011rro tho o7,oo,, x.,I,;1o +I,o o,.,,-,x.,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-02
POULTRY DEPARTMENT..

Address all communca tons to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-02
Paris, May 10Th, 1897.

At the trials of American Imple-
ments just held at Bourges, the only
French Government trials held this
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-02
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
John II. McLean'S
Great Newspaper.

Without a single exception, there
is beyond doubt no greater or more
popular newspaper in the United
States than the Cincinnati Enquirer
or a more successful publisher than
its proprietor, Mr.. John r. Mclean.
The old-time prices for the Daily
Enquirer have been maintained, and
its circulation largely increased each
year; hard times and cheaper jour
mails failing to arrest its onward march
and high appreciation of the public
for its true worth and merit.
The Weekly Enquirer at beginning
of the campaign year was offered at
50 cents year, and its circulation
increased by the addition of over
400, 900 new subscribers; the most
substantial and coveted testimonial a
publisher could desire.
When asked for the secret of such
success, Mr.. Mclean frankly answers;
The Enquirer has no opinions to force
upon its patrons, it simply prints the
facts and tells the truth that the reader
may form his own opinions. BY
maintaining the price of the paper,
more news and greater variety can be
furnished, and every class of business
interests catered to, which cheaper
journal cannot afford.
The very liberal support given the
Enquirer by the public at large, makes
il incumbent upon the management
to serve it faithfully with zeal and en-
terprise in minor matters as well as
those of greater magnitude.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
CHAPTER ".


When Mrs. Topmark had been dead
six weeks, Walnut Creek was discussing
her burying with an interest but the
more lively that it was so decorously
subdued. such a magnificent coffin as
she hadl And minister from town to
preach the funeral sermon, instead of
old Brother Macpounder, who, for all
his religion, did unquestionably lack
polish. Then, too, the widower's grief
had been SO notable, his tears had fallen
like hail, and Mrs. Winfield, sobbing
lpon Mrs. Talbot's shoulder, had beg
ged those about not to let him fling him
self into the grave with poor, dear
Louisa. Afterward she had shaken her
head, signing out that nobody knew in
the least what might not happen. IF
it WASH Z for them pore little orphans Of
his, / really don't believe brother'd care
ter live another day"
Widowers have been, time out Of
mind, kittle cattle. Beyond question
Mr.. Topmark mourned his wife. Why,
throughout the six weeks he went to
church every Sunday and sat inside
with bowed head, listening to the SER
mon. Still some of the more irreverent
noted sober smartening Of his garb,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
Exposure To Disease
ITO T. CO.TlNULD.l

Does not necessarily mean the contract
ion of disease provided the system is in a
vigorous condition, with the blood pure
and all the organs in healthy action.
When in such condition contagion is
really resisted and the disease germs can
find no lodgment. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the best medicine to build up the sys
tenn because it makes pure, rich blood
and pure blood is the basis OF good health
In cold weather it is especially necessary
to keep up the health tone because the
body is subject to greater exposure and
more liable to disease. Hoods Sarsapa
rila is the safeguard OF health.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

Paducah, KY, may well feel proud OF
some of her enterprises. Messrs. ID.
Wilson & Son, Of Kimble KY, write to
the L. +. Sutherland Medicine Company
as follows: ave write this to certify to
the wonderful and grand good results
from your DR.. Bells Pne-Tar- Honey,
which is selling faster than any medicine
we ever sold. People who never traded
at our store have heard Of it and come
from adjoining counties for it. One case
in particular lie that of Mrs. Smith Wool
bridge, OF this place, who was so afflicted
with her throat for over two years that
she could not speak above a whisper.
After she used the first bottle of DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey she could talk as well
as ever, and the case is such a wonderful
cure that her neighbors come in to see
for themselves and are astonished to
hear her talk" All dealers sell it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

las RLJ, has own true Lowell Now he
faced the knowledge with which for
three years at least he had fenced and
played. Before that he had told him
self she was his little sister. He had
even tried TO keep up that pleasing fg-
ment after he came to find his heart
beating like trip hammer at sudden
sight of her. OF course he had known
in the depths of consciousness what it
meant, bat love, marriage, were not for
him until he had Strengthened all the
tangle of home affairs. He had sort of
chivalrous idolatry for his parents, and,
though he rejoioed to know that his ia
Their understood Rob and loved her as
she deserved, he knew, too, what his
mother felt If only she had been harsh
in judgment, he might have thought of
defiance. 1t was the gentleness of her
disapproval that gave it so much weight
with her son.
There was the question Of money too.
Meager as was the return it brought,
Roscoe was unquestionably valuable
estate. A man needed to think well Of
himself or have little of manly indie
pendence to go counting the heiress of it
with empty hands. Jack was proudly
independent He wanted his wife to
owe to him comfort and cherishing. But
what ought he not to put aside to save
his love from the insult Of Ben Top
marks woUi,'..?
Tr1. 4
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
DUKES.
Mrs. Josephine Ballman Quite Sick
Advice to the
Farmer,

Mrs. Josephine Ballman, is quite sick
with bilious fever.
Born, Jan. /, 1897, to the wife Of w.
S. Ashby, fine girl.
Mrs. Mary Duke spent Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Aggie Roberts.
Mrs. Lou Jarboe spent Wedn esday
with her mother Mrs. Sarah Burnett.
Jack Smiley, wife and daughter,
Florence, visited relatives in Cloverport
Sunday.
Greed and gain is sinking many blool
bought souls into the dark domains of a
never ending MISERY.
Robert Duke will occupy the house OF
Lafe Newberry's this year that he pur-
chas I'd from Henry Ray.
Our school has fallen off considerably
on the account of bad colds, lagrippe in
our midst and the measles being so near
us.
Rabbits are destroying you ng orchards
this winter by pealing the trees more
than for years, a greater number OF the
quadrupeds than usual.
Mrs. Gilmore and grandson, Leo,
returned home Sunday from Leaven-
worth where they have been spending
the holidays with relatives.
Mrs. Aggie Roberts, who has been
confined to her bed several days with
l,grippe and rheumatism, we are glad to
say is able to be up again.
If the farming class OF people of the
United States, would raise only enough
for their own use it would be but short
time until monopolists would sing
different tune.
1895 was famous for cut worms, the
tobacco worm plague OF '9G, was the
worst ever known to tobacco growers
and whatever is in store for the farmer
the coming year will better be known in
the future
1t is harder to get days work in this
part of the country than was ever known
beiort, debts are harder to pay, farmers
are going down because the owners can
not sell their produce at price that
will admit OF a surplus, to seed their
lands, besides there is the slightest hope
OF encouragement to the laboring class OF
people throughout Mark Hannahs adj
ministration.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
THE MISSING WORD.
A New Chance for Our Subscribers To
Make Money.

We call the attention of our readers to
the interesting details of our clubbing
proposition with the Atlanta Weekly
Constitution, published in full elsewhere.
As will be seen, the joint price of our
paper and The Weekly Constitution for
one year is but 81 90. Every subscriber
will not only get the two papers for little
more than the price OF one, but will, in
addition, have a chance to participate
without cost in the missing Word Con-
test" the premiums for which are offered
by both papers. Every subscriber is
entitled to guess at the missing word in
the following sentence
supply and demand are as intl-
mately ', ..,........' as cause and
effect
and the one who supplies the correct
word will be entitled to 10 per cent of
the amount received from subscriptions
not only from The Constitution, but all
of the papers participating in this club
bling offer with The Constitution between
now and the LIST of March. The Consti-
tuition guarantees that at least FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CASH will
be distributed, and probably the amount
will be between $1,000 to $1,000. II
more than one person supplies correctly
the missing word, the cash amount will
be distributed among the successful
guessers.
A few months ago The Weekly Consti-
tuition offered 81 900 in cash to the SUBJ
scribers guessing the size Of the years
cotton crop as announced by the New
| Orleans exchange. The successful guess
er was Mr.. r. T. Poole, OF Rockingham,
N. c., who received Immediately after
the announcement OF the crop by the
New Orleans cotton exchange 81 900 in
cash from the Weekly Constitution, en-
aiding him to buy the farm which he
was then renting and pay himself out Of
debt.
Every intelligent person should sub
scribe to his home paper and should take
at least one general newspaper which
covers the news Of the world. This The
Constitution does better than any south.
ern weekly newspaper, and the fact that
it has now the largest circulation Of any
weekly newspaper published on the
western hemisphere attests to its popu'
larity. 1t publishes l56,000 copies every
week and goes into more homes in the
southern and western states than any
weekly newspaper published in America
You want your home paper and wher
you can get 1t in connection with The
Weekly Constitution for almost the pric,
OF one and in addition become partici
pant in the great missing word contest
announced elsewhere, you shall tax,
prompt advantage OF the combination
Remit the combination price to us an,
send your guess OF the missing wore
along with it, and we will forward you
name to The Constitution, and you
guess will be duly recorded. If you ar,
already subscriber to our paper an,
want The Weekly Constitution, forwar,
us ONE DOLLAR with your guess o
the missing word and we will see that i
is sent to The Constitution.
The proposition is an attractive one
and il is to be hoped that some reader
OF this papers will supply the correc
missing word in the above sentence.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
Electric Bltters

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed when the languid, exhaust
ed feeling prevails, when the liver is tor
pid and sluggish and the need OF tonic
and Alternative is felt A prompt use OF
this medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious levers. No medi-
cine will act more surely in counterfeit
ing and freeing the system from the ma
larial poison. Headache. Indigestion.
Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC. and 81 90 per bottle at A r.
Fishers Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
When tobacco is grown on a large

4. When tobacco is grown on a large
scale, it is economy to get a copper
knapsack sprayer. from some maker or
dealer Of known reliability. An "agita-
too" should always be attached to the
handle of.the pump.
5. To those who dislike TO use paris
green on tobacco, the use of cobalt in
the flowers OF jimson weeds is com
mended. 1t has stood the test OF ex-
perience now for forty years at least
and is still in favor with growers. The
best time to use it is during August,
when the fly is most abundant The
flowers may be plucked from the plants
and set upright in the ground about
tobacco fields, after introducing by
means of quill little of the following
mixture: water, one pint; molasses or
honey, one-fourth pint: cobalt, one
ounce.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13
TOBACCO WORMS.
Something of Interest Concerning
Their History.
Conclusions Reached Regarding the
Injuries Accomplished by These
Pests to the Growing Crops.
A REPORT FROM STATE COLLEGE

The following interesting matter in
regard to the tobacco worm is from a
report OF the State College of Kentucky:
HIS LIFE HISTORY.
A knowledge of the life history Of
this insect, and particularly Of the
number OF broods of worms which APP
pear each season, is OF good deal Of
importance in spraying. After gather
ing up all my notes from 1889 to 1895,
inclusive, l find that there is some
evidence of three annual broods, in
stead Of two, as has been thought to be
the number throughout the south.
On June s, 1895, adult moths were
captured by me at Lexington. These
probably represented the adults from
worms which went into the ground
and changed to pupae in the fall Of
1894. On July Sd nearly grown
worm was taken from tomato plant
in my garden and on July 9th it had
changed to pupae in the ground.
Young worms recently Matched have
been observed on tobacco July 3, 1894 |;
July 8, 1894; July IL, 1885, August o,
1884, Sept. 8, 1895.
Those observed during the first half
of July probably represent second
brood, the first one developing in to-.
mato or some other plant. The third
brood would, therefore, be the one
which appears during early August and
does most of the injury to tobacco. The
young worms, which were noted by me
last fall on the refused tobacco left after
cutting, are probably from occasional
adults from the third brood which dur
ing long, mild autumns come out in fall
instead OF spring. II took Sept. Is, 1890,
a moth just from the ground and with
the wings not yet expanded Such
young are liable at any time to be des-
troyed by frost and l think ordinarily
do not become adult still it is not
altogether improbable that during some
OF the exceptionally mild fall and winter
weather experienced here, some go into
the ground to pass the winter.
To the grower the important facts in
the life history OF the insect are the
appearance OF brood in early July and
OF another in early August.
CONCLUSION WITH REFERENCE TO TOBACCO
| WORM INJURY.
l. II is not necessary to spray tobac-
CO more than three times, provided the
times Of making the applications are
well chosen.
2. Judging by experience the proper
time to apply paris green is early in
July and again in early August, but
extended experience will propably show
the broods to vary somewhat in times oil
appearance with the season. The thing
to do, col quently, is to watch the
plants and apply the poison as soon al
the young worms begin to appear. A
third application may safely be made
about the middle OF August.
8. Use weak mixtures, even II you
are forced to spray four times. One
pound OF paris green in 100 gallons o.
water is enough II applied at the prop
er time, namely, when the worms are
young. should not use more thar
one pound in l2O gallons, in any case.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

f. L Sutherland Medicine Co.:
Gents-I write this letter because be-
lieve you have made discovery in
cough, cold, throat and lung remedy
that the people ought to have. refer
to DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. l have
thoroughly tested it and know its Won
derful merits. 1t cures. Any one who
ever needs a remedy OF this kind should
never be without bottle of DR.. Bells
Pine Tar-Honey.
JERRY NJ. PORTER,
Glass and Queenesware, Paducah, KY
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

hold on life. 1t might snap my day. At
the best the end was not far And to
his last hour she would ease and spare
him all she might. He was her world
and love of him her religion. In the
strength and light of love she could
stand blameless before a multitude of
accusers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-13

The following interesting matter in
regard to the tobacco worm is from a
report OF the State College OF Kentucky :
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04
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A GREETING FROM A sHUT.IN.

New-York. January !. 1897.
My Dear Shut-Ins want to give you sugges-
ton which think really worth following. have
noticed on the Only Woman's Page many times
pieces OF poetry and that have been ex-
quisitely sweet In sentiment. At first, with par
ticuar reason except that liked the verses. cut
them out and stuck them on my plncushion.
When the pncushion became SO loaded that
found It useless for pins there a necessity
OF clearing 1t OF Then the idea occurred to me-
"Why not save all OF these little bts-put them In
a scrapbook and call It my Shut-In Book OF
Poems?" You would be surprised what a beautiful
little book II has formed. Now with January l.
am beginning new one. and have headed II with
January" the beautiful verse that we all read In
to-day's paper. Then followed 1t with "Contem-
porary Humor and To-day and Yesterday"
diary for the purpose. and paste these
pieces OF poetry each day under the correct date
and mark In them something that select as the
days motto. 1t Is more interesting entertainment
than one would imagine. Just try this scheme