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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-10-11
The Cabbage in Florida.

Where cabbages are grown on a
small scale, as in garden, it is good
arrangement to throw up the ground
into high ridges, two feet apart, rum
ming east and west. On the south side
of these ridges set the plants foot
apart, so that they will be shielde
from the cold north winds and receive
the full warmth of the sun. Plant on
the sides of the ridges and not III the
trenches. When the weather grows
severe in December and January, a lit
tie mulching may be thrown over the
plants, if desired, warding off the eff
fects of the cold. AS the warm wealth
er approaches, the working Of the
plants will gradually reduce the ridges
and fill up the trenches.
To Prevent CutwOrms' Attacks.-An
garden vegetables are very liable to be
eaten off by cutwOrms. There are two
methods of preventing this. The best
method is to SOW the ground, intended
plants are set out, with salt at the
rate of eight bushels per acre. The
second method according to White, is
equally successful, but requires more
labor. Throw the ground into ridges
and trenches sixteen inches apart; ler
these trenches be at least six inches
or more apart, according to the size of
the variety planted. Some use a dib-
BILE, but trowel is better, as it does
not leave the ground so hard. The
worms will not go down into the
trenches to attack the plants.
Transplanting.-In four or five
weeks from the time of planting the
seed the largest of the plants may be
removed from the seedbed and trans,
planted into the field. If the bed has
been kept mellow, this taking up may
be done without the aid of forks or
pronghOes; but if the bed has become
packed by rain it must be loOsened up
to prevent too much mutilatiOn of the
roots. Prepare the land in the field in
dry weather, but choose damp day
for transplanting. 1t is a good plan to
wet the seedbed thoroughly before
taking up the plants. When they have
become rooted in their new home stir
the soil gently about them, but do not
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In it's native home, however, the flow
ers are sterilized by a minute insect
known as BlastOphaga grossOrum
which normally inhabits the flowers
of the wild fig commonly known as the
Capri fig. These figs growing on the
mountain side are broken off by the in
habtants and are tied to the branches
of the Smyrna figs at the proper sea-
son of the year. The insects issuing
from the Capri figs and covered with
pollen crawl into the Smyrna figs, pol
lenizing the flowers, and bringing
about the ripening of the fruit and the
production of the seeds. 1t has been
shown beyond question, in California,
that the superior flavor of the Smyrna
fig is due to the number of ripe seeds
which it contains and after long eX-
pelmentatiOn it was decided that the
only way in which fig could be grown
in that State which would equal the i'm
ported Smyrna fig was to introduce
and establish the BlastOphaga in Call
fornia. Private attempts to accom-
plish this Introduction failed and the
government was appealed to for aid.
DR.. Howard laid the matter before the
Secretary of Agriculture and was aG-
thoriZed to make the attempt. With
the assistance of Mr. Geo. G. ROeding,
of Fresno, Cal, who in anticipation OF
the ultimate accomplishment Of this
result had planted a large orchard Of
Smyrna figs and who had growing
with them many large-siZed Cap
III figs, and with the further
assistance of Mr.. w. T. Swim.
gle, a bOtanist in the employ
ment of the United States Department
of Agriculture, at that time in South
Europe the speaker secured the intro
ductiOn of living specimens of Blasto-
phaga in the spring of 1898 and again
in the spring of 1899. The 1898 intro
auctions were apparently not success
full but those of 1899 have succeeded
and not only have two generations of
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Fertilization of the California smyr-

E6fC1l1ZdClO1l OF Cn0 CdlIIOrn1d OmYT-
ma Fig.
DR.. L. O. Howard, Entomologist of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, in paper entitled '"The pres
ent status of the Capri fig experiments
in California" read at the American
Pathological Society convention at
Philadelphia, Sept. 70, gave a brief
history of the attempts made in Cali
fornia to grow a marketable fig, and
showed that they had never been able
to raise fruit which would compare
with the standard fig of commerce
commonly known as the Smyrna fig
and which is grown about the eastern
end of the Mediterranean sea. The
Smyrna fig tree has been started in
California, but it's flowers were sterile
and the figs invariably dropped to the
ground before attaining the size of
much more than 3-4 inch in diameter.
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fill up the trenches until the plants
have become strong enough to be Sc
cure from the cutwOrms.
They must be set in the ground up to
the first leaf, no matter how long the
stems may be, or else they will not
heal. The cabbage is a plant loving
GOODNESS and moisture, and unless it's
roots are placed down where they can
enjoy these conditions the heat forces
it forward too rapidly and it runs up
like a cOllard.
Preparation of the Field.-The near
Ell like the seadbed the field is prepar-
ed the better will be the result. A
plant cannot be expected to grow with
vigor when transplanted from a bed
with every condition favorable to
growth to a field lacking in these con-
ditions The land selected for cabbage
should be naturally moist, but thor
oughly drained, land; and if not very
rich it should be made So The cab,
bage is a heavy feeder and will re,
quire long time to make nothing on
poor land, while it will yield enormous,
ly on rich land. Cottonseed meal can
be used at the rate of one ton per acre
with advantage, or any standard fer
tilizer which is rich in nitrogen-yield-
ing elements. According to Prof.
Rolls, a cabbage fertilizer should have
the several ingredients in the proper
tons Of the following formula: Avail
able phOsphOric acid, per cent; pot
ash, 8 per cent; nitrogen, 5 per cent.
If cOttOnseed meal is used it should
be sown on broadcast or applied in
drills and thoroughly mixed with the
soil at least a month before the plants
are set. Salt, we have mentioned al
ready. When the soil is not naturally
supplied with lime one or two barrels
per acre of good stone lime, freshly
slaked just before application can be
SOWn. This should be slaked with
just enough water. slowly added, to
leave the lime in the condition of dry
powder. If too much water is poured
on it will make a mush which cannot
be dried out so as to become pulver-
lied without difficulty.
If stable or barnyard manure is used
it should be thoroughly rotted; if
fresh manure is applied the plants will
be covered through the winter with
aphides or cabbage lice. Hog manure
is considered Objectionable by some, as
it is said to cause any of the cabbage
tribe to become clump-rooted ard lose
their regularity of shape. Care SlloGlu
be taken not to apply cottonseed meal
in lunches anywhere near the grow,
ing roots; it will burn them and ruin
the plants. Bone dust and especially
superphosphate of lime has a surpris-
ing effect on cabbage, far more than
analysis would lead one to expect
Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower.
Fertilization of the California Smyr-
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izers that are placed on the market.
The numberi the United States would
reach up into the thousands. 1t will,
therefore, be seen that it would be a
hopeless task to experiment with any
private brand, as it likewise would be
of no value. A fertilizer house OF good
standing among the vegetable growers
of Florida, during the winter OF '97
main source of it's nitrogen. This
same house selling the fertilizer under
the same name and for practically the
same price, six months later, used nj
trate of soda as the main source of
nitrogen. Of course there was nothing
wrong in the change from sulphate of
ammonia to nitrate of soda, as the fer
tilizer house had not agreed to use
either one or the other as a source of
the firm to use whatever material was
the cheapest. So far as we know, the
vegetable growers were served as well
in one case as in another but il this
same change should be made in pine
apple fertilizer the matter would be
quite different. 1t, therefore, becomes
imperative for pineapple growers to
know not only what the analysis OF
their fertilizer is, but also just what
of i,1o
is.
Before beginning the experiments
upon pineapples diligent inquiry was
made among as many pineapple grow
ers as could be interviewed, and notes
taken upon their advice and recon-,
mendatiOn in regard to fertilizers. A
compilation of their opinions was
found to give very contradictory infor-
nation. Some general points were con
ceded by a considerable majority. The
most striking of these is that mix
ture of cotton seed meal and tobacco
dust are useful for placing in the bud
of young plants to keep them from
''sandng,'' and to destroy the red
spider. Another opinion that acid phOs-
plate is not good substance to use
in connection with pineapples seems to
be quite general.
A considerable number of prominent
growers advocate the use of cotton
seed meal as a source of nitrogen. Nj
trate of soda does not seem to stand
we'll: still it has advocates and adj
mirers. Sulphate of ammonia comes
in for a generous share of commend
alton. The use of blood and bone is
advised by number of prominent
growers. Bone meal has very few adj
mirers.
AS a source of potash, high grade
sulphate of potash seems to be the
greatest favorite. Low grade sui
plate of potash has some strong adj
vOcates. Kainit is condemned by most
of the growers. Muriate of potash has
but few admirers. There are only a
very few people who advocate the use
of no potash at all.
To enumerate the private brands
that receive commentator would al
most be equal to enumerating all that
are being sold. On the other hand to
10 MD x1yhi oh
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A form of disease may become so COM
mon that it is regarded as necessary

condition..
In some of
the valleys
of Switzer-
land goitre,
or thick
n eek, af-
ficts every
A party of
American
tourists en-
tering one
of these val
leys was fol-
lowed by a
b Cd y of
(lC@4 %L0oo
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-01-12
NEWS NOTES.

In the Senate Mr.. Alien announced
that the talk of Fedora. care for ex-
Confederates and ex-Con.edcratc ceMs-
teries was an injustice to the South,
and the result Ct the Presidents and
Senator Buffers over-enthos;AsA.
Jackson day was observed IN all the
large cities of the country. notably in
Chicago, Denver and Omaha. Bryan
spoke in Chicago.
In Paris q man has beeu arrested for
simulating.suicidc to frighte:: his wife.
His ruse was so realistic t;.at .he wife
is dying of shock.
In well-inforIncl circles in England
and Franco var between the two conn
tries is believed &c be inevitable.
Senator Mason in:roduc:a an anti.
expansion resolution.
A noted English :ivii engineer al
nounces that LoDdca is built aver ,
huge lake, which is IN ;~ssin Of
chalk. It il proposed &c ask as:esian
wells instead Of briosing vs:ss rom
Wales
England has practically declared z
protectorate over Egypt, and France
it ID believed n Europe. must Yield -
England in Every othss diopaas b.
tween the two countries ~ seecst -
the arbitrameas o. the sWeeA
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HOW THEY AVOID A BLACK LIST

Tho Industrial Commission Hears About
Peculiar Letters OF Recommendation.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 9-E A. Mosely,
secretary of the interstate commerce
commission was a witness to-day be-
fore the federal industrial commission.
He cited the difficulty in proving a
blacklisting system, explaining that
many railroads, after the Debs strike,
had freely given letters of recommen-
dation to former employees. but had
phrased them so as to notify the SYM
pathizing companies that the recon-
mended man had been blacklisted.
He recommended legislation prohib-
iting the courts from attempting to
enforce personal performance of labor
contracts by mandatory process, citing
an instance from the Ann Arbor road
where Lennon, an engineer, had been
fined and imprisoned for refusing to
take out his locomotive after the court
had ordered him to return to work,
the judge having been transported
in a private car and having issued his
injunction in the company's Office. He
referred to the fact that the safety APP
pliance act, passed in 1898. did not go
into effect until 1898 and that all ex-
cept about 30 per cent of the roads had
installed the master car builders
coupler. He referred to the railroad
man as in measure a public servant
and declared that a railroad strike
here, if large enough, might Starve an
entire section of the country.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-01-12

KANSAS CRY. Mo. Jan. 9.-Receipts Of
wheat here showed considerable increase this
morning but there was brisk demand for it
and prices advanced l40ic.
hard Wheat-No :, 661aac: No 3 G5,sc: No
T. 63%c: rejected. So. Soft wheat-NO =
7o07lc; No B. 6614c. No. 4, &c; rejected sc.
Spring wheat-No. 3, 641.c; No 8. 6!1.c.
Mixed Iorn-No. /. s3H:: No s34c; No
4, 3?.c; no grade. 3lHc- White COrn-Na :.
341.c; NJ SIC: No. 4, 32,sc.
Mixed Oats-No :. s7Mc: No 3 a6,z@s7,:
No. t. .5%sc White Oats-No : :9hc: No !
&c: No. =. 2slc.
Rye-No =. So: No. 3. sic; No 4, 49c.
F!axseei-Sl.0s Der busn.-
Bran--sc in lOJ-lb sacks
Hav-Prairie hay. choice s'.OO97.5O; No I.
e6 5Oa7OD: No. =. g Oo@6 y; No 3 s5.2,11 Is:
No l. sL5'Gl5; packing. s3.5O@A0a Timothy
Hay-Choicc N.OOG7.5O; No I. 1915: No
{. S65J; No B. 10 OOG65Q Clover, mixed.
No l. 81 5OaLO: No 4. &65165o; No
3. S550a6OO. Pure clover 1913 ~ D. Alfalfa
S7.OtOsOl Rye straw, $5.Ooa55o; wheat straw.
u 5OGa 90; Oat straw 8A.51A71
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10 KILL CIVIL SERVICE LAN.
The Appropriation Is Voted Down
in the House.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The anti-civil
service reformers scored victory in
the House yesterday. The legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill was taken up for consideration
and when the appropriation for the
civil service commission was reached.
Mr.. Evans, Republican, of Kentucky,
made a motion to strike it out. This
motion has been made annually for a
dozen years or more, and has in
variably failed But yesterday the
opponents of the law laid great
stress Oh the fact that they
could not get direct vote upon the
proposition, and were. therefore, com-
PEELED to seek its notification in this
manner. Even these appeals failed to
bring out the full strength CT the OPP
position. though the motion to strike
out carried by narrow majority, CT
81. This was in committee of the
, whole, where no record is made of the
vote. Mr.. Moody, Republican, of Mas
sachusetts, gave notice that he would
demand a record vote in the house,
where the friends of the civil service
law expect to reverse the decision.
Those who advocated the motion to
strike out were: Messrs. Evans of
Kentucky, Grosvenor of Ohio, Hep
burn of Iowa, Linney of North Caro-
lima, Brown of Ohio, and Marsh of ILL.,
nois, all Republicans.
its opponents were Messrs. Moody of
Massachusetts,, Hopkins of Illinois,
Fleming of Georgia, Brosius of Penn
sylvania, Henderson of Iowa, and Dol
liver of Iowa, all Republicans except
Fleming.
During general debate on the bill,
Mr.. Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia,
delivered speech on anti-imperialism.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-ComptToi.es
of the Currency Dawes has received a
report from the receiver in charge of
the First National bank of ,Emporia
and as a result he takes a more hope
full view of the future of the
institution. The receiver reports
that he has collected more than $780,
900, and upon this basis, the comp
troller has estimated that he vii! be
justified in declaring dividend in
favor of the creditors at an early date.
Just what the dividend will be, the
comptroller is unable to state, and it
will not be announced until he re-
ceives a detailed statement of the
banks finances from the receiver.
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Flower Of Our Armv for Manila.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Major General
H. w. Lawton, who was recently as
signed to the command of the military
forces in the Philippines, arrived in
Chicago yesterday on a tour of in
spection of the troops that have been
ordered to Manila. A rigid examina-
ton of the Fourth infantry at Fort
Sheridan was made during the day
with the result that forty or fifty If
the soldiers we're disapproved and will
not accompany their regiment to the
Orient. General LawtOn said his COM
nand would be made up of the flower
Of the American army.
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Mayor OF Victor Jailed.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan. o.
James Doyle, mayor of Victor. Colo.
and wealthy owner of mines in the
Cripple Creek district, occupies cell
in the county Jail here, having been
committed by Judge Lunt of the dis
trict court for contempt of court. His
alleged disregard of an injunction is
sued by Judge Lunt against him not
to prosecute a suit brought by him at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, against James F.
Burns of the Portland Gold Mining
company to recover several hundred
thousand shares of Portland stock,
caused Judge Lunt to order his COM
'uitment.
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ISSUE WILL BE FORCED.
War With the. Natives May Result ii
uuilO.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. - President
Mckinley has decided to force the
issue with the Filipiros. His decision
may result in battle at lloiio. Tie
President has ordered General Miller
to land his troops at. lloilo. The order
leaves the American commander no al
tentative. He is directed to be con.
ciliatory toward the natives, but at
the same time he is instructed TO use
force, if necessary. TO effect his iaad-
ing and establish himself ic the de-
sired camp. In other words. General
Miller is to act on the defensive He
will not fire a gun unless attacked by
the Filipinos.
General Miller's troops have been
cooped up in transports for nine Or ten
days. He has had several parl"ys with
the insurgents who took possession of
Iloilo as soon as it was evacuated by
the Spaniards. and he has assured them
of the beneficient character of his mis-.
sion. He has brought these consider
ate negotiations to climax by pub
fishing President McKinley's message
of peace and good will to the natives.
The Filipinos are therefore fully adj
vised of the purpose of the United
States to take control of the islands,
to give them large measure Of homo
rule and to establish just, humane
and enlightened government. The
President has been extremely mag
unanimous and concilliatory IN his
treatment of the insurgents, and it is
held there is no warrant Cor thela to
offer fOrcible resistance.
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THREATEN TO BURN THE CITY
Insurgents Kerosene the Business
Portion of IloiIo.
WILL BURN IT If ATTACKED.

MANILA. Jan. Colonel Potter, the
special emissary of General Otis be-
tween Manila and Iloilo, arrived yes
terday with dispatches from the latter
point. The situation when he left
there was practically unchanged. The
streets were barricaded, and it was re-
ported that the principal buildings had
been "kerosened," the insurgents hav-
ing threatened to destroy the whole
business section by fire at the frst
shot Of bombardment. The banks
were shipping treasure to the United
States transport Newport and other
vessels. The family of the American
port.
Colonel Potter reports that Presi-
dent McKinleys proclamation had to
be typewriter aboard ship, as the
printers on shore declined to do the
work, and when the text of the proc
lamation was read to them ridiculed
the notion that Cancellation was posi-
BILE.
Privates Harry Silvey and Frank
Kirkpatrick of the Sixth United States
artillery, while guarding a water boat
astern of the Newport, were attacked
by the natives of the crew. Private
Silvey's skull was fractured, fatally,
and Private Kirkpatrick fell overheard
but escaped with a flesh wound.
The United States gunboat Petrol
arrived at Iloilo on Friday, and Col
onel Potter reports that the United
States troops will probably land on
Guiamaras island, about midway be-
tween the island of Panay and the
island of Negros, where camp will
be established.
Both sides, Colonel Potter says, have
been impressing the local shipping for
military purposes and the Francisco
Reyes had landed $50 natives The
foreigners were taking refuge on the
British cruiser Bonaventura.
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"The hardwood trade Is really In .
n. ore satisfactory condition than that
pertaining to the soft woods" says
tile Northwestern Lumberman. There
III not a weak spot in the market any
where. Though the season is near an
end, and consumers are inclined to re-
strict their purchases to necessities.
there yet has been but little slacken-
log Of the urgent movement which has
characterized the trade all season. Dry
stocks at the mills, north and south.
have been sold on. even what would
ordinarily be considered riff-raR hav-
ing been cleaned up. The demand this
ieason has predominantly been FOR
common and Gull lumber. the call for
firsts and seconds having been les
than usual, except when lumber was
required for export. The greater de-
mand from all sorts of consumers has
been for common lumber. that SEEM
ing to have been as good stock as they
required. This excessive demand has
absorbed common oak faster than II
could be dried. with the result that
there is a shortage all over the coun-
try. Thick ash has also been sold out
to the extent Of scarcity at the mills
south, and at market points. Black
ash In the north has become almost
an unknown market quantity, and the
same can be said of Michigan soft elm.
It is also said that the greater por-
ton of Wisconsin Eastwood has
changed hands, and the demand for
Gull is in excess of the ready supply.
Poplar has done better this. season
than for years. and the demand Is still
well maintained, while prices are firm
at $50 to s. a thousand higher than
a year ago."
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WAS A WATER HAUL.
Omcials WIN Return After . Ffultaess
Search for The Leeds lsooey.

OMclals WIN Return After . Ffaitaesa
Search for The Leeds Booey.
GALLATIN, Mo, Jan. 9.-Chief 81
Police Strauss of Topeka and Sheriff
Cook Of Shawnee county, Kan, were
here yesterday, looking over the
ground in the vicinity IF the WNbash
crossing, with plat furnished by one
Stowell. Stowell claims to have par
ticipated in the Leeds train robbery
and in the Kansas state house robbery
and says the booty was buried at a
spot indicated on his plat near the Wa.
bash crossing. The officers made /.
careful search but found nothing.
They returned to Topeka. They will
make an effort to get Stowell here.
They have confidence in his story. He
gave truthful information concerning
other stolen property.
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Princeton Got. Another Gift.

PRINCETON. n. J., Jan. Sit is an.
nounced that George A. Armour of the
class of ~ has given $40. 900 to Prince
ton university to found a classical de-
partment in the university library.
For the next three years he will give
s., TOO annually for the further sup
port of the department. Mr.. Armour
came to Princeton from Chicago four
years ago.
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Leedx.. St Lou,. Commission.

TOPEKA, Jan. Ex-Governor Leedy
appointed the following men to-day to
be delegates to attend a meeting for
making the preliminary arrangements
for the st. Louis centennial celebra-
ton of the Louisiana purchase: j. G.
Slonecker, Topeka; II. Kuhn, Marion;
Frank w. Elliott, Troy; A. j. Tullock,
Leavenworth; b. F. Hennesey. Great
Bend: Lyman Naugle, wellington; w.
c. Perry, Fort Scott: O F. Sawyer,
Topeka; Abe Steinberg. Topeka; L.
". Harrison, Topeka; S. +. Nicely,
LeavenwOrth.