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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-08-24
Sic MbisfD=SanDIcr

periWeben. ber Ddnolern in anbefi,
Waaren Elm altes 8eiipiel in Der 81
fdmpfnna Der 1rrts su geben. Su
Der lebten Sibuna Der .Wbplelale
2iquor Nlioeiation" gu Wlillpautes
wuroe bsiNlollen, in einen Galnpi ae=
gen Den Srult einsutreten. MaS iiber
oen ejruno bierfiir gelast miro. abnelt
ben Gloaen anoerer Geluerbe iiber Die
Srult=Wirtbibaft, pie Elm 81 Dem an=
bern. Ser Srult ldBt beitdHoie SeItil-
lerisn einseben, um Die Sdnbler 5u
sminsen. oab lie Die gHaare nebmel,
wie Der Srult lie Dorihreibt uno su ei=
nem preile, Der Dem 5rult beliebt.
.sie li(b oas bon ieb1t perltsDt, miro Die
Wcare belt0nois iblehter uno Der
Yreis tbeurer. Sa aber Der Sru1 prr=
ausieBt, DAB ole Wboleiale Gambler
li6 oieie Sebanoluns nidt ssfallen lal=
weroen, 10 1T lein yemiiheu oaraui ge=
ribtet, Den aansen 3luii6enbanoel 81
pernlh!cn. gu oieiem 9ebufe bot Der
Sruf bereits cine gr10buna Der 2aeer=
aebiibr bon S Gents auf s Gents pro
SAB ben Monat ourhuslsbt. Eis
9Sbpleialer aloubelt, oieien Gampf er=
folareid ourbIiibren gu f6nnen, meil
ibnen mebr &apitel 81 Bebote ltebt, ,uie
Dem Sruit. stab ibrer ylneabe lino
i'm @bolelale= =0iqubrbanoel bes 2anoes
sl72, 900, 900 angelegt. i'm SruH abcr
nur $50. .000,O Sic geltillerien,
lDelde Der Srult abiorbirte, bat er nit
$40, 900, coo eriuorben, aber oaraui
fiir l25 Millionen Dollars Nttien emit=
tirt. gei lOlders0ernaderuna iIt es
lelbiberltdnolih, oaB Die 0dnoler Ne=
Ihunoen peroen millIen, I'm Siuioen=
Den aus einem iolh fittipem Gapital
berous5uldlcgen. Gas gulitum piro
obne 5ra0e 9anS auf Seiten Der Sdnbler
lfsben uno lid freuen. menn es ibnell
sellnat. oGs Sod oes Srults ab;uidilt=
teln tpenn aud nur oebluesen. nm mad
oielem yelpiel. uenn es erfol9reid lit,
aud anoere Sruits gu @ooen 81 mer=
FEN.
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sSemiiDsts y4atijtif.

Gcnanili0r gpaas bat eille bilioriIh-
failliiid)e 9luffslluna iiber penfonss
SablunAen in ben Ser. Gtaaten qe-
nlasbt. aus ,Delber berDorgrbt, Dab BON
l776 bis gum 1. sssnli 1899 an Better.
.dnell lln0 beren 2ln9sb0rise $2,661,-
682, l42 ii, 6prm DDn penlionen aus-
asfolgt iinO. liner Ysniipns=Sp
begaml .l776. als ber aon.inentais Ron=
arrB beltinlmte, 0aB aae Gifisiere Der
lirGee, iDeibe Bis gum gnbe oes ilnab=
bailiAteiistrieae oietien. Iiehen Sabre
lang naN 6rieOensihluB Salbiolo besie=.
ben follten. Sm sSabre 1880 muroen
Die Witiiuen unp Mailen aeiallener 0I=
fiSiere ebenfalls bieles 0alblpioes tbeil=
battia, uno Die 3ablung narb ouf 2e=
bensgit ausgeoehnt. nlter bielem Sc
ieb murDen 1880 ettpa $50, 900 pro
Sabr ausgeSablt; l79l mar Die Gunme
lbon auf $l65, ,8l3 geitieael,.
3miihen 1906 uno 1918 mar bas
Yrlnup DER Yenliunirung ppn Snpali=
ben, sltidlpiel Db SfliSiere ooer Goloa=
ten, in mebreren nah chamber paIlirte,,
8eieBen eingelii1rt. uno 1916 betrug
Die Summe Der penIionen auf GrunD
oisier Seltimmungen 1886, ,O55. I'M
Sabre 1918 ibon $426, 480. SIN
SABRE 1919 muroen Die YeulionseeIeBe
umiallenber aemabt mo Die Ysnlipns=
sahl,nsen erbDbten iib oamit alli So.
4l6, S29 i'm Sabre 1919 uno So, ,2l8.=
494 i'm Sabre 1920
Sas muroe aber Dem GOnareb bpb
al beoenf!lh, nn0 nun marb ein GeleB
pallirt, benlsufol9e ole Benlionare an=
9eben muBten, lpas Der Wertb bes ihnen
suaehorigen Gisentlums lei. Yenlio=
nore, Die Elm ginfommen BON me1r als
$50 hatten, muroen aeitrihen, unb
Ole Yenlionssall llungcn fielen auf 1914. :
778 i'm Sabre 1921. Oanit batte li6
Der Songreb aber unpopulat 9emaht,
Oenn e5 sab audi oamals Ibon proiei=
lioneae Geteranen, uno cine Qmsnoi=
run9 Der genlipnsgeiebe brahte Die Cab
lunAen tpieoer auf nabesu 81, 900. 900.
Sm Sabre 1882 muroen Die iammtliben
lleberlebenben oes HeDulutiDnstrienes
nit penlionen beOaht uuo oas penli=
ons Budget liieg auf 81. .49S.7l5. Spa=
ter muroen aub Die .Gepolutipns=Witt=
men" penlionirt, aber nihts oeitome=
niger nabmen Die Benionssahlunaen
ab, bis lie 1862 nur nod $3.50, 900
betrusen.
Sn Der bunoertjdbrieen Periooe bis
1876 wuroen insaelammt nur $50. :
376, $50 besahlt. Die iaftiaen Yenli=
onsselcbe. iuelde Die 3ablungen aui
$50 Diillpnen PRO eSabr uno b5ber
brahten puroen erlt in BEN 8Oer uno
9Oer Sabren pafIirt.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-08-24
Gretaritcn tad) 9tia8ara 6aql
iiter Die NenntbIpanta
Gluten.

am Donner1as, 81. Nu9uf, tpirb
ben Beipolnern Nem pbiIaoelpbias cine
@eleaenbeit geboten, Niaaara Sails, bos
Wunber Ameritas, 81 beiu4ey, foip,e
Die Gt1ote glepelan0 uno Buffalo llnb
eine Gabrt iiber ben grieiee ~ maGen.
Der preis flr bic 4unbreiie betrd9t
$3.50 BON Nem pbilabelpbia aus. DIR
grcnrlionssug gebt bon bier ab am
Donner@tag, 81. Muauit, No4mitta9s
iim 2.40 n1o fon,llen Die grcnriiOni-
iten om ndhffen Mor9en reht3eitia gum
Gribltif in Buffalo nnO Niaadrd sSalls
an. Betten 1uf peln Dnmpfboot rs
Gents bis $l.25. 3imlner $1.75 bis
200. Die ggcuriiohsiidets lino 5 3a<
ge Iiir Bic 0eimreiIe 0iiltig. Is
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I'm in la09lidif furser 3eit Naturaas
in allen 9duiern in Netu Bbilaoelpbia
ein3ufii6ren. miro bic gaf Dbio Bas
eompanp bonn |. Suli 1899 big l. s}uli
1900 fir ieoes 9anieno Gubitfu6 @as
einen @abatt bon S Yro3ent bepiiliaen.
Da bic COMPANY ale 2eitunaen sum
bloBen 2olfenpreiie bon Materiai uno
Irbeit beiorat, 10 slaubt lie oab, biefe
griparniB i'm preis bes Gaies arpBen-
tbeils fir bic 2eitung be3ablen uiro
nno mirp Der Gompanp ;uglei1 Die Be=
nn9tlunna beri6aifen, ieoen yiireer,
aud ben Nermfen, 3u ibrem Rnnoen
gu lnahen, mas alien bas bette uno biz.
.li9fte Geuermdterial iihert.
LIN Gabrifanten gum gebrauhe bon
Naturaas su peranlafien. eibt man benz
lelben ipe5iele preiie, iuoriiber ndbere
Wustunft in oieier Office.
gait CbiO gompanp.
II .. Strong, prdiioent.
z 4 + - 49,
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Gin 0tttntt 9SAnter.

,Wenn mir Eidt cine sslaIhe ssor.
mis- Maaenftdrter I'm 0auie 9ebabt bdt=
ten." fdreibt 0err Mug. Stop, 333
Oft Ste Npe., Neu Oorf, vio tudre un.
let Sohn niht mebr unter ben 2eben.
ben. zines WOraers, a!s nod alles
i6lief, tpurbe er pI6blib franf. Mlle
5pmtome oeuteten auf Gboiera Mor=
bus. gr ring an iid 3u eybreden. ie,n
Stnllsana ipurDe loie. nit eiaentbiims
lihem Scrub. ilnb er ipurbe iebr
fhwad. gum Oliif batten mir cine
Glafde BON Gorni's Ragenifdrfer i'm
1auie. IS balf aud fofort uno oils
ber Abenb tam, mar aud ale Geiabr
beieitigt."
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Gas pulj;rcnoc 3opf,ucb

piiroe Oih idnelI perlaiien, menn bu
Or. Sings neue 2ebenspillen aebraub,
tef. SaulenOe baben oeren beiipisllp=
len grfolg fir Neuralgia uno nerpolss
Gopflpeb erprobt. Sic reinigen nas
glut, narfen Die Nerpen nno MAIDEN
aeiuno. 2eibt einsunebmen. Wer=
iudt lie. Dur 25 Gents. Belo suriif
besa6lt penn teine 6eiluna erfolat.
Gerfauft III s. s. Miller uno Sobns
Mpot1ete. /
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Grcnrftontta fiber Die yenmjDI:
pania &iniet ttad, Den,
MatiomnI 8. u. Ut.
sSclOIaAcr.

Gas braunbbreibisite NatipnaIs sSelblaeer nno bic
GenniDn Der p0r0no MrmD pT tbe Gepuhltc" iptrb IN
gpiiasephia ab9sgaiteM gne amar BPM 4 BIG 5nIn s.
B. nno 4. September inc bcpnoere GrtnripnS-Giefets
nafp H9Iaoetpba itbsr be 9ennIgpania Sinien per-
fault
Srei syormen ppn gictets merben gum Werfaut eiu
su beipnbers reousrten Jabrraten. bic 10 blis ein
perben nber bic 4ennipioana &oute tpie irgenb cine
aubere 2inie.
Gin Gent pet WleiIe aussemom,men, 100 bic Giulpcs.
abrrate $ll ooer ipeni9er betra9t mrb bic 9ate ein
BON 1idet Stattonsn ant bem Nenniplpanta Spitem
s pom gtSDs ass BE Sr aurs
fir tine nnunterbrobene syabrt nad beiben btungen
xidets nbsr Baltimore nno gDaibngton tperoen sn
Der nieortsitsn Ginwes JaDrrate pertanit nne ino
giiitig 5um Nnfentbalt in Baltimore nb Der YnnoeS.
8anptitabt nnb fnb aud galg fur meiteren Mnfeat.
bait in jeoer N,btang Ditlib pon Yittsbmrg
zitetS Iber peri6iebeue Routes (iber cine bireste
HDute gebenb lnb ber eine onoere 3urdfebren0 pers
ben 5 elmer einfaden Fabrrae plus ~ perfant Diee
Iidets limb ebtuals galtig fir Anfentbate In 8alti-
more nnb 1Nalhin9ton ionie 5n einem Aufentbatt In
Die 3eit sur Ridfebr anf alien Ggcurions Ticfets
iber bic pennDlpania 2inen Dirb Der II. September
ein. bod fann btsieIbe bis gum co. September incl.
perlGngert iperben ipenn bic 9tfets bel be Mgeu.
ten in Bbilabelpbia abgibt
Ane gennplpania 2nien flbren nadb philadelphia,
nnb bic 9auptpuntte anj bieiem Spittm baben td9lb
bur6gebenbe S4laipagaDns unb bnrdb9ebenben @Dod3.
0ienif nab Der huater. Gtabt npubnr1 6ie Yaagiere
IN Stanb gefebt finb. pbne Wa9gDnmedbih bin6urcb
su reiien Die Noute ,ft iber Yttsburg unb Sarris.
bnrs nnb bur bic tntereianteiten Yuntte BON Yenn'
iplpania
Ybilobelpb,a pirb am bellen 1age erreidt BON allen
3igen iber bic Yeuniplpania pue bon allen YMnttem
peffIib BON pittSbur9. Dies 9ibt ben Befn6ern Ge.
e9enbeit ibre Anariere au ipdblen ebe bic Nat Elm.
britbt.
Die YennfpIpania Gtation III pbIabeIpbia III In,
Centrum ber gtobt 9eIegen. 9eseniber ber 8roben
Gel9dfts' nnb gDobnhduier isi4t erreid9en fam.
9DeQen beionberer AnSfunft iber gioten, Heit Der
Abfahrt Der Siee un0 onberer Wortbeile. Deibe bic
YtnnpIpania Hinten cferiren, penbe inau I'D an ben
befgen Yaagier. M9enten ober ir0enO eiuen anberen
Tidet. Mgenten, pber abreiFre an s.. BON 9ufen.
Gbef Afhftont General paffa9ier' Mgent @itsbaT9,
ga. . Is
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2orain 0ranh.

Gonntags3ige ap1iden llbridsnil1e nnb glepelaub
unb ubri6spae nnb aoraiu. 9ieielbe geben lue fogi
BON Stem philadelphia ab, fiblidb @nrmttaas 1898
nnb Nahmttaas 943 N6rblib: Dormittags 6.43
nnb ytadbmittags 402
Observation-Disclosures 5piIben Wbeeling, unf
Wartins GerrD uub 0elIaire uuo benz s. s. & 10
DdbnbDftn IN Bridgeport.
Wtan erfnnbige fi6 bel ben Moenten um Musfunf
na1 ben beften Werbtnouugen unb uat ben Yaiiasier
preifen nod alen Yunften
u. 6. GarreI, 8eneral paiienser Nst..
Glebelanb. 8.
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DER gRAttrdJr 5ssobnd)ier.
beraxsoeseben pon Der
Eeobachter Publishing Co
- in
Ncu YailaOclpbia. Ohio.
eamnsl ". Ninuis. assaitrnr.

Der rgepbattter" crithcint ieoen Donnerstag nnter
fotaenben SnbierlptienSpreiien
iyir bic Ner. Staatsn uio Canada, nit Der Mder-
uno 6artenbau 9eitung in UnranSbe5ablpng - 80
SDiro erft i'm NerIIHfs beS SabuS pDrr nod gb-
Iauf heSlelbea bc3ablt. .................S rs
Jnr @entlNlano Into bic Sdmet3 obne Die .aider.
inb Gartenbau 3eitnn9A bel @oraispeaablhng ~. .0o
Mean iad} Mblani etles IermpS ein 2ioonileut oas
@latr nid refaiirt reip. mebr aS amet Ntmnern ans
ntmt 10 pro Der Yetrciienbe aud tiir ben olgenben
Ierintn alS Abonnett etngeIragen.
go lange Der GublrriritpnSpretS fir oaS 1iatt nod
gans ober tbeiliuele auSebt Oar fen slDpnneat bass
Ielbe parlpeigern.
Entered at the Post Office at New Philadelphia.
o.. as second Glass matter.
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%. s.. Me@abe bon COLLECTION iparo
gum tempordreu Noriiber unb 6. 8.
5bombion BON Monroe gum tempord=
rem Sefretdr Der @onpention beItin,mt.
S. %. Weaslep, Yrafoent.
S. 3. M a ba # ep, Setretdr.
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aR soi3intn far Giiitgl llnqc

lrsrotM ppn ,inS gerabe II 9e-
wiHeubaft belcrst, ipte fcItbe fur
Grnahlene. Cure sEiinfhe
fcnmen 8efeblen sleiA fir rei=
ne Naaren l,np n,a6iSe preife.
Die Stapel Mept;inen linn Sorz
rdtbig, anrere werpen nah 8ez
sept anfsefilbrt.
Scrsfdltisfcit,u Oenauig=
tett ihern Belriebisuns Bel REM
jenteen, Die Nrsneien unp @tc=
ri3inen faufen.
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periprehen. ben Ddnolern in anoefr
Waaren Elm autes 8eilpisl in Der s..
tdmpfuna Der 5ruits Su geben. sSr
Der lebten SiBung Der .Wboleiale
Qinllnr 9iiincintinn1 Ill YRinmnllfpf
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Sensosratii6e ienatorieue
GOnbenticm.

Die Nblaltung Der ienatoriellen Gpn=
pentlpn iiir ben l8. uno 10. Gitritt
tpuroe auf
Mitt 10 . d, 6. Septemb er 1899,
FeitseieBt uno lit Goibocton ais Gonuen=
tlonsplas beltimnt. @s fno smei
Senatoren gu je eiuem uno sipei Gan=
oipatsn fitr alitalieoer Der Staats=Nus=
aleidunasbebOros llno iolbe anoere
@elhaf.e 81 erlebiaen, ipelde Dor Die
Convention aebraht merben mDeen.
Die &eprdientation in Der gonpen=
tion miro nod Der Stinmensabl be-
ltlmmt, Die i'm Sabre 1897 fir gbap=
man 1ilr Goliperneur ab9egeben tpuroen
uno lit jeoes Gpuntp su errennen Te=
leaaten fur ieoe 100 Stimmen, Die fir
Chapman ab9egeben muroen. uno fir
sinen gru1tbeil BON so ooer mebr au
einem tpeiteren 9eleaaten bers1tiot uno
lino oemnah Die peridieDenen Counties
gu Der folaenoen 3abl bon Eelesaten
hcrcd,f;s4
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: Sn elmer Crtfnnft Men SerieD's
hdben bic Mpthl6pfe einfI0erein ae=
9riinoet. What next!
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Has b0hlfe Dnreaugebduoe IN Der
QpeIt 1T ioeben in Rem 2)ort fertig aes
lielIt iporoen; es III 80 etod, reip. 300
TuB bod. Jiir bic BslDolner oes obers
hen Gtoflperfs nlB es bod Elm erbe<
benoes geIiibl fein. oem 0iInmel, gona
oIeihoiiltig, mas pa5firt nm 70 Diel nds
4er 81 d feirl ais lire 9isbenntni6en.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-14

frigeratOr cars on the road, and in
these the berries. were shipped to the
cas- tern and northern markets on an
average of from three to five cents
cheaper per quart than the same could
be carried 10y the ice boxes. In other
words, this made the growers an addi-
tional profit over that of the year be-
tore equal to this difference in ex-
press rates, which in itself is no very
small item in the aggregate. We. have
also been informed that not one single
complaint has been lodged against the
refrigerator cars-they were well iced
and the berries without exception
reached their destination in first class
condition and hence brought fair
prices.
Now we have around Lake Butler as
good strawberry lands as there are i'm
the state. AT one time we shipped sew
eral hundred bushels of berries ner
day. High express rates cut down fine
profits to such low margin that orr
planters turned to other crops for re-
muneration. The time, however. has
again come to turn to this industrv
With cheapened transportation ratios
our people will again find good profits
in planting strawberries Other points
IN the county do this and prosper. Why
should not we? Our portion of the
county is known as a corn and cotton
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1876 lbs

If potash and phosphate are liberal
ly supplied, the nitrogen is alost all
clear gain, while the greater part of
the potash and phosphate is also re-
turned for making the following crop
In the above Illustration, the use of
100 lbs of potash and phosphate has
resulted in gain of 1875 Tbs of fe1'ti-
liZer nitrogen The latter is worth
about $13, while the former costs per-
haps Sc, but the former is largely re-
turned for use again. While the econ
omy of the cow pea thus shown is as
actual as sunlight, it is equally true
that the nitrogen can not be accumu-
elatd unless the potash and phosphates
are present in the soil in available form
that is as fertilizer.
Also 1t is too much to expect, to get
a total assimilation of amy fertilizer
applca ton. For an acre as indicated
above, the plants actually take UP 90
Tbs of potash and 80 lbs of phosphoric
acid. To provide for this drain ON the
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Good Outlook for Berry Growers.


The Lake Butler Bulletin urges the
people of it's section to turn their at
tention more largely to the strawberry
business, and expresses the opinion
that the prospects for faid profits in
the business are more encouraging
than formerly. 1t says:
The farmers in the vicinity of Lake
Butler should look forward toward
making extensive preparation for the
cultiva ton of large quantities of
strawberries during the next season.
The planters at New River Sampson,
Hampton and Theresa, although the
season was very short all made very
fair profits during the past two
months. The Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway had number of re
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soil the application should be at least
1875 pounds of potash and rs pounds
of phosphoric acid, say $50 pounds of
muriate of potash and 500 pounds of
acid phosphate.
BRYAN TYSON,
Long Leaf, N. G.
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|
roots and bark of the trees and in or
der to obtain a small quantity of cam
phOr number of large trees are sac
rificed. The trees are cut down and
| the roots dug up and every part of
| them utilized for extracting camphor
gum.
The process of getting the gum is to
| cut up the roots and branches of the
| trees into chips a few inches long.
These are gathered and put into an
enormous wooden churn, small at the
top and large at the bottom. When
filled with the chips a tight fitting
cover is placed over the tub. A bam-
boo tube connects this tub with the
condenser. The condenser also con-
siStS of wooden tubs, and in the air.
tight chamber of the upper part of the
condenser clean rice straw is placed
for the camphor to crystalize on. By
this crude method of distilling it takes
about twelve hours for each tubful,
and from every twenty or forty
pounds of chips only one pound of
crude camphor is obtained. The pro-
cess is so wasteful that the same chips
could be utilized by an expert and
made to yield nearly as much more
camphor as the natives extract by
their simple process.
There is little wonder that Ameri-
can growers in Florida have found
different methods for extract the
gum and oil from the camphor trees,
and not only this but a new method of
utilizing the products of the trees
without wasting them. Instead Of cut
ting down the camphor trees in Floria
for obtaining the gum the growers
simply use the small twigs and leaves.
1t has been found that every seventy
to eighty pounds of these yield about
one pound Of gum. The camphor trees
are great growers, and the leaves and
tWigs pruned out are quickly replaced
by new ones. Hence, the product of
the trees is obtained and utilized
every season, while the trees continue
to grow and thrive. The trees produce
dense foliage and are very ornamental
in their producing season. They are
evergreens, and in Florida they make
three growths year and can be trim
med down to one-half in April, June
and October without materially injur-
ing their growth, in fact, the pruning
appears to do them good, for they
grow faster the next year when the
leaves have been judiciously thinned
out.
Thus, planting camphor trees may
become a profitable industry. Here
tofore it hardly paid to raise them be-
cause each tree had to be destroyed
when the gum was harvested; but if
good crop of gum can be harvested
each year while the trees continue to
thrive and increase in value, there will
be money in the enterprise.
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Camphor Business in Florida.
Long Leaf, N. G.

| just to accuse FlOridianS of a lacl
of perseverance, for the history of tn
| orange industry in Florida is a posi-
| tive refuta ton of such charge
When we look back, however, upo1
the many promising industries tina
have started life with blare of trum
pets and have "petered OUT before
they had the opportunity of demon
stra ting what was in them, we are in
somewhere.
Just after the great freeze our peo
pie were greatly interested in the cam
phor growing industry, and many
large groves were planted. In this
case we trust that the growers viii.
hold on until they have given the bust
ness a fair test
Mr.. Geo. e. Walsh, who has made
a study of this infant industry in Flor
ida, and who is conversant with the
methods of culture and extraction pur-
sued in other countries, writes as fol
lows in the American Agriculturist:
Quite a number of camphor tree
groves in Florida yielded a fair supply
of camphor during the past year, and
ndica tiOns are favorable for a rapid
development of an entirely new indus
try in this country. A few years ago
the department of agriculture made
special inquiries about camphor grow
ing with a view to establishing the in
dustry in this country if eXpedient.
In the data compiled at the time il
was found that the camphor trees ap-
peared to do we'll in great variety of
climates and environments. They
were found growing successfully in
Japan, in far away Madagascar, in
Egypt, in the Canary Islands, in Bue
nos Ayres and in France. Many OF
these climates and surroundings were
so Numerically opposed that the
question was raised as to- what were
the special requirements of the trees
TIL answer to this question can be
summed UP in few words. The trees
need soil that is rich in nitrogen
and hence one that is composed large
ly of decaying plant food is the best
Thy require a minimum of 20 degrees
and during the warm growing season
they need at least so inches of rain
With these conditions supplied the
camphOr trees appear to thrive with
out much care or cultivation. In their
native forest of Japan and the island
of FOrmOsa the trees thrive without
cultivation because nature supplies
the needed conditions abundantly and
satisfactorily. Many of the native
trees reach an enormous height, and
near Toxic some of them are 200 years
old. In Florida camphor trees flourish
naturally, but with a little cultivation
they do much better. There are sew
eral successful groves near Palatka
TT. Myers, Tampa and other places
on the peninsula. The commercial
value of camphor and the systematic
waste of trees in Japan and other ma
tive countries have induced Florida
farmers to engage in growing cam
phor trees for the future. The price
of camphor is bound to go up under