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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14
Some Suggestions.

Many correspondents write me in
regard to tobacco growing, and topics
| connected Herewith. | hope that
| their questions in the main are an
swered in this bulletin In order to
save the asking and the answering of
questions | will say here that the Elk
pertinent Station has no tobacco seed
to give away or to sell. AS there are
parties in the state who furnish seed
I have not entered upon this work.
The F. C. G. P. railroad has furnished
a good deal of seed free, as have the
J. T. q K w. the East Coast and the
Plant System. Perhaps by addressing
the officials of the roads seed can be
secured now.
Pure imported Vuelta Abajo seed
can be bought of the Cuban Tobacco
| Fla, for twenty-five cents an ounce.
1t is claimed by some that the tobacco
| grown the first year in Florida from
imported Vuelta Abaj % seed is not as
| good as that grown from SEED OF the
Vuelta Abajo which has been grown
| in Florida for one or more years. Of
this l cannot speak from experience,
! but ] know that the Cuban tobacco
| growers at Fort Meade had remark
ably fine crop grown in 1896 from i'm
ported seed.
| American grown Sumatra seed can
| be obtained of the Owl Cigar Com
pany, Quincy, Fla. It is believed by
many that the American grown SUI
matra seed produces a finer and bet
ter favored tobacco than the import
ed Sumatra seed. Certainly the Owl
Company has had most encouraging
success with homegrown seed.
| Correspondents often ask about fer
tilizers for tobacco. On this head in
addition to what Mr.. Noodle says in
the body of the bulletin, I would say
that commercial fertilizers are wide
| ly and successfully used for the
growth of tobacco. The composition
of the fertilizer and the amount to ap-
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When they put man in Jail, he
cannot follow his natural inclinations.
He cannot eat what he wants-he is
limited to very frugal diet. Is it not
equally true of dyspeptic? For all
of the real enjoyment he gets of life,
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ply per acre can hardly be given in
exact terms unless one knows the
character of the soil and the uses to
which it has been previously put. In
order to aid inquirers as much as pos
sible an expert chemist and practical
agriculturist has prepared for me the
formula given below. The ingredi
ents mentioned can be bought from
all dealers in fertilizers. The mixing
should be done on dry floor a few
DAYS before the fertilizer is used.
Fertilizer mixture to be applied, per
acre in tobacco growing, to light,
sandy soils, having fair supply of
humus:
$50 pounds acid phosphate Q2 per
cent?.
$50 pounds high-grade sulphate of
potash
400 pounds cotton seed meal decor
ticated).
This mixture should analyze APP
proXimately as follows:
Phosphoric acid, 40 per cent.
Potash, 14.7O per cent
Nitrogen, $50 per cent.
If it is desired to prepare ton of
the above mixture, use the quantities
of the several materials employed,
designated below:
555 pounds acid phosphate (12 per
cent?.
555 pounds high grade sulphate of
potash.
500 pounds cotton seed meal
Total 1000 pounds.
When soils are known to be de-
ficient in humus, as result of long
and continued cultivation, without re-
ceiving proper fertilizer treatment,
| the quantity of cotton seed meal rec
commended above to be applied, per
acre, may be increased from one
| fourth to one-half. Where fresh ham
mock soils are to be employed in
growing tobacco, the quantity of nj
| trogen recommended above may be
reduced one-half and can best be APP
piled in the forms either of nitrate of
soda, or sulphate of ammonia, as a
| substitute for the cotton seed meal.
Where this change is made, employ
about $50 pounds per acre, of the
| former, 145 of the latter.-O Clute.
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Cuban Methods at Fl. Meade.

UHe CuUdn InoGnOQS Oh UnolT extensive
plantations, at Fl Meade, Polk coun-
ty. On the 18th of December, 1896, we
saw no less than rs acres in the fields
in perfect condition, most of it being
harvested, while, as an experiment.
some was being transplanted, all just
as they do in Cuba now, and have
done for century past.
That they have produced and finish
ed product fully equal to the Cuban
in every respect, no one from Cuba or
elsewhere has yet been found to ques
ton. And when the intelligent pres
ident of the company, DR.. M. A.
Abelo, told us that the climate, soil
and seasons of Florida are all preem-
inently adapted to the perfection of
the Nuelta Aba 10 tobacco, and more
over that they can plant eight months
in Florida, whereas in Cuba the seed
are sown in August, transplanting is
done in early winter, and harvesting
in late winter or early spring. He
also stated to us that the soil in Flor
ida is not so much worn as in Cuba
centuries, hence less fertilizer is re-
CURED here. This company employs
Cubans by the score, at $1.00 per day,
and everything is done by hand. mol
teams, no cultivating with a pillow, no
hauling done, so jealous are they Of
every plant and leaf. This of course
increases the cost of production to 35
cents per pound, as the president of
the company stated, and which we ar
gued could be reduced to ten cents per
pound by the use of improved i'm
plements ard labor-saving machinery
But when we consider that all their
labor is skilled and faithful and eX-
pert in the Cuban method of cutting,
curing and baling, and the fancy
prices they are sure to obtain, the net
profits for their finished goods, either
in cigars or bales ready for the
''bench," will no doubt pay a good
dividend.
At any rate, if they can produce as
good leaf in Florida as in Cuba,
which they are confident has been
demonstrated, the difference in the
matter of duty on the imported leaf
alone amounts to a large profit. And
when they learn the improved Ameri
can methods of cultivation in the use
of the pillow, the sweep, and particu-
larly the horseshoe, as we tried to
show them, one man and mule can
care for as many acres as ten men by
hand-a saving of about so per cent
in cost of cultivation. Moreover the
Cuban method of fertilizing and feed
ing the plant is the same it was one
hundred years ago or longer. 1t seems
at least probable that if all the Euro
pean nations and America have made
progress in agriculture, there may be
room also for improvement in their
ancient though measurably successful
manner of fertilizing, which consists
in the exclusive use of Peruvian
guano which does not combine the
proper and prepOnderant proportion
of potash, nor the well balanced pro-
portions of nitrogen, phOsphoric acid
and magnesia. The same may be said
of the prevailing custom of the Gads-
den and Leon county growers in the
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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.
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he might as we'll be in Jail. He can
not eat what he likes nor enough. He
suffers much, gets little sympathy. At
first, perhaps little heaviness in the
stomach, a little sOurnesS, windy
belchings and heartburn; headaches
and biliousness and foul taste in the
mouth in the morning. Chronic con-
situation is almost inevitable, and
means that the body is holding pois-
onous, impure matter that should be
gotten rid of. The poison is being re-
absorbed into the blood and the whole
body. Impurity in the blood may lead
to almost any disease. Constipation
is the start of it all. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation,
cures it SO it stays cured. No other
remedy in the world will do that.
Send 21 cents in one-cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa
ton, Buffalo, n. Y, and receive DR..
Pierce's 1908 page Common Sense
Medical Advertiser, illustrated.
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TOBACCO DEPARTMENT..

Address all communications to Tobacco
Department AGRICILTURIsT, DeLand. Fla.
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lSJUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS.
WARRANTED. PRICE SO cts.
GALATIA, ILLS, Nov. 16, 1893.
Paris Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo- ~ o'
conference.-the sold last year, 600 bottles oe
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have
bought three gross already this year. In ali orr CIV;
perience of IA years, in the drug business bSTa
never sold an article that gave such universal salts
faction as your Tonic Yours truly,
ABNEY, CARR & Co.
The times., 1897-12-30
CANTATA AT HAMLINE.
An Elaborate Entertainment for
the Children

Hanlne NJ. L. Church, at Ninth and 2
streets northwest, was the scene OF
Christmas lreIriment last night by the
Sunday-school.
The Program was as folio ws: Singing
by the school; Christmas scenes, prepared
by Prof. Murray and illustrated by the
steIeopticon; cantata, The birth or Christ, ~
also illustrated by the stereoptieOn aud
sung by chorus of young Iedies sta
toned III different parts of the house. The
angels answering tine shepherds were in
the loft OF tile church. Those taking
part In the cantata Were he Misses HoUchen
ID arby, Holden, Perry, Muirhead and
Dolan, and Prof. Palmer, Messrs Spencer
and Henney, assisted by a large chorus,
Miss Ida o'Seil having charge. There
were recttations by Miss Mamie Becker and
Mr.. NJ. A. Watson. The three graces
were represented by Miss Florence Muir
head. Miss Emma HoU chen and Miss
Lanra Dollar. Santa Claus appeared on
bicycle and distributed presents and
candy Il the children.
The affair was under the direction OF
the following committee: Mr.. J. W
Davis. chairman, MIS-. +. P Polkfnhorn.
Mrs. Kitty Johns, Miss Irene Banes, Miss
Theresa Crew, Miss Ada Pipp, Messrs
F.. I. Booreem, E. w. Morgan, J. A. Rose,
Ray MCUlton, Fred Van Dyne and Super
intendent Z. B. Towner.
The times., 1897-12-30
FOOD AND MUSIC FOR 100.
The Salvation Army Provides for
More Hungry Than Come.
A FEAST FOR NEWSBOYS
They HIVE Jolly Time Again ut
the Meulshy Home-Children at
ST. Matthews Receive Presents
Christmas Entertainments of the
Day and Night.

| The Salvation Army, with the aid OF
other active Christians, provided Christmas
rations for 100 hungry people yesterday
at Center Market Hall.
Though the crowd was large, 1t was lot
so lar"e as the managers were prep n ID
seats and surplus OF food. This will be
distributed among the poor.
Each year the Salvation Army gives "A
Christmas dinner to the poor. This Is done
in every city i which the Amy mainfa ms
corps. Col. Higgins, chief secretary 10
the army. was present yesterday, and said
tia. although reports from other cities
were as Yet very meager, they showed
that the Salvation Army had served Chr st
mas dinner for 81 900 people,
Five long tables extended the length Gf
tie hail, and two shorter tables at ;hc
nurtn end OF the hall Were set ut .iS1t
angles to them. They were decorated Win
holiday greens and flowers contributed by
florists. The platform at the south 'nd
o. the hall was powered in green.
Pending the serving OF the dinner, Major
A Ashloy ebbles, CHER OF the south Atlantic
division OF the Salvation Army, called
the concoursc to order, and introduced Mr..
Henry h. +. Macr arland, whoofferedpraye IT.
William R,.din Woodward read Scriotrr.u
passage and Mr.. Ralph Wells, OF New
York, made a brief speech, I'm which he
succeeded ia holding the attention OF the
children. He showed them a jar OF fit red
water. He said that repres euted the world
before sin was known. He told of tie 9uSt3-
tory iudiscretion or Eve, and dropped IA
chemical lito the water which turlsl II
black, This typified the coming of lin.
Then he pumped in "a dccolorant, aud as
the water cleared again he told IT he
advent OF the Saviour. "A merica" wassung
and tie Tuxedo Mandolin Quartet, % Il
posed of McssIs. Amiss, Todd, X. f. Weaver,
aud A. 81 Weaver played. The Mount
Pleasant Band made the rafters ring, III
then followed vestal drill by the follow
ing young ladies from the Fifteenth Street
NJ. E. Church: Misses Grace Osborn, Jennie
Robertson, Marie Prentice, 0na Murray,
Janey Yessey, A Annie Vessey, EsSie K )essl,,
CoirInne Giilenwater, Emma Shade, RoviIia
Funk, Maud Wagstarf, and Bertha King
The team was Differed by Misses Daish,
Funk ana Bedford, and the music was
furnished ny the Mount Pleasant Band.
aided by Misses Helen GATES and Lydia
Hughes, pianists.
During tie program dinner was being
served. This consisted OF generous por
tions 0f turkey. ether meats, vegetables
sauces, tread butter, coffee, fruit. cake
and candy.
Mrs. Alfred Wood, promoter of the musical
and literary features OF the feast, pre-
pared the program.
The times., 1897-12-30

line Dnfour and Mary Carwile; Germ my,
Helen Detweler; China, George, Willie a nd
Charlie Fey; England, Misses Ruth Macxn,
Edith Lariniore, Cecil Belman, Carrie Bent
ley. Bessie Handy, Onve Mitchell, Grace
" alters, Evelyn Smith, May White, Maize
Johnson anu Mary Wells; France, Edith
Everett and Love Ferguson; Italy, Merriam
Hammer and Alice Crossni an; Spain, lila
Burkhardt; Ireland, Pauline Cruipt; Turkey,
Clara Moore; Eskinlos, Ida Carwile and
Herbert Meyer; Indians, Joseph Stout and
George Henderson; sailors, Clarence Ev-
erett, fortunate Child, Milan Shelby; bG,t-
biz rs, Claude WyliG, John Brisuow, Mci.
Win. Walker, John Palmer, John Hardell
Geni GO Merlin, Leonard Knoff, Sidney Kemp,
Victor olmstead, John Bird, Warren Humph-
re!, japanese, Mabel Christina and Ella
UeDdy.
IL the afternoon Mrs. W. II. Hoeks,
superintendent or the kindergarten ella, s,
entertained 125 little ones Under five y4ars
OF age with a luncheon in the Sunday
school room. The children were each given
presents OF candy and also dainty cup
and sa ucer, the gifts Of the Calvary ChITch
SUNDAY y school.
The times., 1897-12-30
FEAST FOR THE SEwSBoYS.
They Enjoy a Sumptuous Repast at
the Mauisby Home.

Two hundred and fifty newsboys had a
jolly good time and a sumptuous dinner
yesterday al the NewsboyS' Home. The
occasion was the annual Christmas dinner
rendered the newsboys OF the city by the
board of lady managers of the horne.
The friends of the home had been .luI-e
generous in their donations. and the ladies
ii. charge and Others who take an active in
terest in the little news vendors spared No
pains liz mai ing the occasion q nest enjoy
able one. That they succeeded in this was
evidenced ty the delight manifested by the
little banqueters. For the time the cry
of the stock in trade was forgotten, and
they enjoyed themselye es with telling jokes
and stories.
The tables, besides being bountifully
laden with wholesome and tempting food
were also beautifully decOra ted with
flowers donated by Mr.. j. W Small.
The menu embraced everything that
goes to make up a substantial meal.
There were also candies, cakes and coffee.
Shortly before dinner the boys as
sembled in the main room, where prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Sunderland, pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian Chur ch.
AT the tables blessings We're asked by
the archdeacon of the Maulsby Home pr.
I. s. Childs, DR.. Mackay-Smith and Rev.
W. f. Parsons. pastor OF the Church of
the Reformation.
The dinner was served under the dir.c-
ton of MI. Childs, president of the home.
Mrs. 7. T. McFarlan, treasurer; Mrs
Atwater, secretary Of the board Of lady
managers; Miss Wilson, superintendent Of
the institution; Mrs. J. W. Babson. CHI .ir-
The times., 1897-12-30
A Christmas Celebration

The Christmas entertainment for the
Sunday school or the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, was held Tuesday. The exer
cises consisted OF music and defamation.
Master Lawrence was the orator of the
evening, and Miss Alice Irwin, fine elo
cutionist, read poem, entitled Tea cher s
Greeting to the Pupils written for the oc-
casion by Mrs. Mary E. Ireland A COPY
OF 1T was placed in each of the 700 boxes
of candy which Santa Claus distributed
among the pupils at the Close of the enter
tainment. Teachers and pupils received
other presents from his liberal hand, and
the pastor, Rev. DR.. EaStun. was the re-
cipient Ct several presents from his Congre-
agtiOn, MIR. Steward making the presenta-
ton speech.
The times., 1897-12-30

OF these newspaper men and Others right.
As to Canadian aud United States sea.
ports, the customs returns will show al
glance that Canada imports from five
to sever times as much through United
States ports as the United States imports
through Canadian ports. That rather DIS
poses OF these erroneous ideas, I fancy.
As to the Canadian Pacific steamship lines
on the Pacific and their taking business
away from the American lines, we Lave
only three out OF seventeen regular lines
and of the Pacific ocean trade do only
that propoItionate SHARE.
THE question of section 22' and the al
legged injury the Canadian Pacific r1ad Ia
doing the trans-continentaI roads in the
United states is very strikingly Illustrated
by the tea statistics as they are actually,
Your pee pie have argued that our line taxes
goods inteu ded for Che United States across
the continent. when your lines should have
the business. The real facts are that nof
as much tea for the States is carried
through Canada as tea for Canada is
carried through the United States. We
carry some tea for you, to be sure. But
you carry more for US. Tea is the most
important of the foreign merchandise trdns-
pOltSu Dy Us IOE YOU. section u. is
some Of your people wished it interpreted.
would lose this country more than 10 would
gain. The people " TO talked so fiercely
against the Canadian Pacific were really.
believe, it could be proven, less sincere
enemies OF our roads than very dear frienIs
Of some particular American interest.
There is one other very convincing
fact about the business OF the Canadian
Pacific. At least 80 per cent Of our
profits cUrne from Canadian goods and
goods intended for Canadian people. Put.
ting it in another way the statistics OF
the road Show that not over > or 3 per
cent of tEefreight We haul is either Am er-
lean or intended for American consunp-
tion. Nc, we are sorry 10 see these at
tacks, fased on such absurdly erroneous
ideas, but be sure it is not for business
reasons. You are our neignbors and al.
though the Canadian Pacific is run IN
strictly business principles and not in any
way for sentiment, we do take the lib
erty of being sorry that our neighborg
have such misconceptions
The times., 1897-12-30

Miss Maud C. Lambert, the daughter oi
Mr.. aud Mrs. Tallmadge a. Lambert.
made her formal entrance into society
yesterday at one of the most brilliant
and beautiful coming-ou s,cepttons VI the
month. The -debutante, wearing lovely
gcwn of white satin, fluffy with chiffon
and carrying great cluster Of La
France buds, was presented by her mother,
Mrs Lambert, aud assisted in receiving
tie large numbers of callers by Miss
German, Miss Roach, Miss Ednlons ton,
Miss Mohun, Miss Morris, Miss Marsh,
Mis-, Hume, Miss Joyce and Mss Wied3r-
sham, Of Philadelphia.
The iutrodnctions We're made in the front
dra wing -uom, which, together with the
halls and tea room. were embowered with
laurel ard holly, and hung with Christmas
wrcs tbs. Flower gifts OF roses, Niolets
and Iilies-of ofthe-yalley met the eye at
every point aBG the tea Ia BILE, with its arts
tic arrangements of lights, was made eX-
quisitsly pretty with blush roses and green
orchids There are few older or more prom
inent famiiies ia the District than ii ,se
from which Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert are
descended, and as q consequence, the
ma jorIty o f the guests present were
residential though there We're number
of representative from the judiciary and
official world.
The times., 1897-12-30
ST. MATTHEW'S CHILDREN
A Christmas Tree and Each One
Gets Il Present

A Christmas, Tree and Each One
Gets a Present.
The annual entertainment given the
children of st. Matthew's Church Sun
day-scliool yesterday afternoon at the
academy, on X street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, was most
enjoyable affair. 1t was the intention Of
Rev. Father Lee, rector OF the church, an.l
the teachers of the Sunday-school to in
terest and instruct the little ones with a
musical ard literary program, but the
la;enesS OF the hour made it necessary "a
omit this feature of the entertainment.
When the children We're assembled In
the rnain classroom Father Lee made "A
short address appropriate 10 the sea on
and occasion. A large Christmas tree
was erectc ell 1t the south end Of the hall,
from which each OF the little ones rt-
ceiyed Il handsome present.
During the afternoon several piano Sc
lections We're given by Mrs. Van = .ss
Huyck. Feforc leaving each OF the Sunday
school children, in addition to the Christ
mas tree gift, was given q box of candy
Father Lee was assisted by Father Rem
nolds, Mr.. Bryan Huyck, M. +. Dove and
Misses Fitzpatrick, Mccarthy, Duprey,
Throckmortcn, tue Misses Crossfield, Sin
clair, Murphy, Bell, Cummings, Elliott, Car
roll and Moran,
The times., 1897-12-30
THE Y. NJ. C. A. RECEPTION
All arrangements Perfected for the
New Years Day Affair


New Years Day Affair.
The reception committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at its meeting
yesterday afternoon completed the ar
rangements for the New Years reception
of the associa ton. They are confident
that this years reception Will be the
largest and most attractive ever given.
1t is rendered ito the young men OF
Washington by receiving party of forty
young ladies, friends of the members of
the associa tion.''
From 3 to 8 o'clock on New Years
Dag these ladies will have open house
at the \. NJ. c. A. Building, and fr,ln 8
to 10 musical and literary entertainrn .nt
will be given. The ladies will be assisted
by the large reception Committee of sbe
association. Together there will be sixty
entertainers. There will be refreshm ms.
and the after Program is of especial merit
and interest.
The ladies represent the various sections
o. the city and the various churches The
chairman of the reception committee is Mr.
Y. l.. Hammer. Mr.. Frank S. Browne.
the chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, has charge of the literary pro-
gram. Mr.. Charles E. Foster, president
of the Y NJ. G. A, will preside.
The times., 1897-12-30
AT CRITTLNTON MISSION.
A Pleasant Afternoon Provided for
MANY Callers

All Tuesday afternoon and evening there
were callers at the Florence Crittenton
Mission, No. 21S Third street northwe est.
The board Of vice presidents were lat
home to their friends, and great many
OF the hest people of the District ,ouk
this opportunity to pay their respects
and to see the tome.
The house was in holida attire, while
iC the library was beautiful Christmas
tree, well laden with useful gifts and
ornaments. In this room stood the ta BILE,
upon which bountiful refreshments were
spfeed, and Mrs. HaInIin presided over the
coffee urn.
It was announced that on Sunday, at
8 clock, there would be a mass meeting
n Hamline NJ. E. Church. Ninth and
streets northwest, at which MFR Crittenton
and Mrs. Barrett will speak, and Mrs. Ce-
ella Fentress viii sing.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr.. George I. Thomas, OF this city, and
Miss Lizzie Edwards, of Brownsville, were
married on Thursday last at st. Luke 5
Episcopal Church, OF that place, Rev. E. I.
Helfeustine officiating. Mrs. Jane Kelly
and Mr. JOHN Edwards, sister and brother
of the bride, preceded the couple 20 the
altar, which was brilliantly illuminated
and adCIEed with palms. The ushers were
MeSSrs NJ. L. GarroJt and Joseph Young.
The bride, who was given away BY her
brother, was gowned for travelling in a
stylish dress of gray cloth. A mong the
hgtonjans present at the large recep-
ton which followed at the home of the
bride, ere Mr.. Alexander Hunter Mrs
George /. Thomas, and Mr.. Thomas, re-
latives Of the groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Will maBe this city their home.