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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17
Cow Peas VS.. Cottonseed in Furnish
ing NITROGEN.


Time changes all things. Thus, we
find that time is changing the methods
@ agriculture and of stock raising n
the Southern States. Old ways are
passing away. and new ideas and new
methods that were never thought Of
before are coming into vogue. AS the
homesteaders of the west have driven
the cattlemen back further and fur
Their every year restricting the ranges
for cattle feeding to smaller proper
tons, so the sawmills, turpentine
farms, and forest fires are changing
the pasturing area of the pine oelt of
the South.
AS the country becomes more
thickly settled as it will be in the near
future, the time will come when every
land-holder and stock-raiser must put
up fences to keep his own stock in
and others out Then cattle and sheep
that once roamed at will over hill and
valley, eating of natures verdure, will,
by necessity. be restricted to enclosed
pastures. and farmers will have to
grow the feed as a supplement to their
pasturage in order to raise and fatten
their stock for market.
Cotton has become so cheap than
there is very little money to the aver
age farmer in raising it. There are
great many farmers who are now
turning their attention to other lines.
Stock-rafsing seems to offer peculiar
advantages to farmers in the p1ney
wood section of the South. The de-
mand for stock will increase because
the rapid growth of our city popula-
ton will naturally have it's effect upon
the South in creating an increased de-
mand for good fat stock of all kinds,
not to mention the prospect for trade
with Cuba and Porto Rico. Conditions
with us in the South are so favorable.
with our long grazing season, mild
winters, abundant forage plants and
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We now have an office in. Jacksonyille,
Mr.. Painter will be pleased to see any OF
our subscribers. Any time we can be OF
service in Jacksonville, drop US line 10
We address.
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Muck Again.
ida Agriculturist:

INV mind has been much agitated on
the subject of muck of late. At the
rainy season will likely be flush enough
to saturate muck after dried, pulver-
lied and scattered around the trees,
would suggest that as the muck can be
carried in much larger quantities after
dried, that during this month, which
is usually dry, that large quantities
should be taken out and thrown upon
platform of logs, or slabs say six
inches or more above the ground, and
| if convenient keep it covered up with
rough edged boards or something to
turn water, and Let it dry out some
what before carting. This would GER
tainly tighten the draft considerably
and save expense in transportation.
I have just returned from a short
visit to the Athens school house set
Element, about ten miles southwest of
Lake Clinch, where live. There is
large area of good farming Land in this
part, and quite a number of their
thriftiest farmers are succeeding finely
by composing largely with muck, and
could give some encouraging reports,
but none of them ever write for the
papers, Not one of these farmers, I
think, who has used it fails to give
it the praise of paying largely in COM
mon farm crops.
n fo oioh nd
gardening, as we'll as fruit growing in
this section, wish to say that the
prospects are very fattering in cow
peas, corn, velvet beans, sweet and
Irish potatoes, sugar corn, rice, and
chufas. I also saw oats on one place,
planted in November, as fine as one
could wish. I am well acquainted with
growing oats, even in the Middle
States, know whether they are oats
or not by sight Let me encourage
farmers everywhere to SOW their oats
never later than the 10th Of November,
in soil plowed deeply both ways and
trice narrowed. No crop will pay
them better, or even so we'll in the
grain line.
The gardens, too, in this Athens To-
cality, were charming to behold I can
recommend this section to all who
want to get cheap lands, good for all
farming purposes, and for oranges and
grapefruit as we'll. saw a number
likely one hundred orange and grape
fruit trees on the Widow Winegar's
place, where I stopped, with fine crops
on, more than I have seen elsewhere.
and these trees were not fired, and had
no protection whatever. She also had
several large fruit trees full of young
fruit She will be comparatively a
rich woman by next winter.
/ must tell your readers that our
lake region in the Lake Clinch locality
especially, is looking up with renewed
hope. Quite a number of prospectors
have come in Of late, and have seen
for themselves that our favorable fruit
reports were true, and fruit prospects
were much more f1attering than thew
had seen elsewhere in their travels.
Our grapefruit trees have yet several
boxes Of last July's bloom on them,
which are being enquired after by a
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tage of all these blessings that nature
has showered upon this fair land of
theirs. We are still in the month Of
March, and yet, as l am writing this
article, Strawberries are ripening in
the gardens, the wild flowers and
blooming cornels are filling the air
with their fragrance, the grass is
starting anew, the hooking birds are
singing in the trees, the cattle and
sheep are feeding in the fields, the
winds from the gulf are whistling
through the tree tops, and all nature
seems to be at peace, Oh, what
country, compared to the cold, bleak,
snow-clad hills of the North! But the
| average farmer lacks the knowledge,
energy and business capacity to avail
| himself of the advantages surrounding
him on every side.
Now let us look back from the pres
ent to the past, and realizing the mis-
takes we have made, endeavor to profit
by them. We find by experiments in
feeding values that we have been u.s.
ing for years in the South as a ferti-
lizer product (cottonseed meaD that
has a feeding value of $46 per ton in
comparison with cornmeal at $25 per
ton. Cottonseed meal with the hulls
can be bought in the open market for
from SIG to $18 per ton. 1t is such
rich food in protein that the weddings
of the stock, properly cared for, are
worth IS per cent. of the feeding value
as a fertilizer. Now, under the
changed conditions of the future this
product should be fed out and the
weddings of stock carefully saved and
kept under cover, with a heavy sprink-
ling of kainit to prevent escape Of am
Northern cattle feeders have discov-
cred the value of this grain food, and
are taking advantage of it, and cotton
seed meal is being shipped as far
north as Canada, thus depriving our
soils of plant food which should be re-
| turned to them as manure.
Now if we feed this product to fat
! ten stock for market, as every progress
sive farmer must admit we ought to
do then we must raise the 1eguminous
crops to furnish the nitrogen for other
crops, and to restore and renovate our
wornout lands. Although stable ma
nure has an excess of nitrogen, the
average farmer does not get enough
to keep up the fertility of his soil and
raise paying crops. We must there
| fore supplement by raising COW peas.
By means Of the cow peas fertilized
with potash and phosphoric acid the
soil can be supplied with nitrogen and
humus added more cheaply and with
less labor than by any other means.
Progressive farmers who are studying
these principles of crop fertilization
are going slow on buying nitrogen
when they can get all that is needed
in this way.
The Florida ''beggar-weed" seems to
be spreading over the extreme south
ern section of the Atlantic coast
States, growing up and re-seeding it.
self after cultivation. Nature seems
to have given this plant the means of
| furnishing nitrogen and humus to the
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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
PR0CLAIMS REPUBLIC
AOUiNALDO TAKES a MOST
DECISIVE STEP.
ridinEs Of Proceedings Received IN Manila
with Public Demonstrations
Of Mild sort.

Washington, Jan. 2G.-The govern
ment has been notified that ARuinaldo
has taken decisive step and publicly
proclaimed the republic Of the Philip
pines The ceremony took place at
Malolos aud were witnessed by the
members Of his cabinet
This news comes from Manila, where
the tidings Of Aguiualdo's procedure
was received with public demoustra-
tions Of mild sort All IA not plain
sailing for the insurgents. as u il said
the rival Authorities mt Cebu are sight
ing The trouble has moi yet reached
an acute state, but the safety " the
town and surrounding couEtry Is Ia
danger.
The northern provinces have roocDt-
ly given indications that they are not
In accord with Aguinaldo and sh,vild
his proclamation lead 10 hostilities
with the Americans lac may bpye n
revolution on bis hands.
Another serious feature. according
TO the dispatches, is that the interior
Of Luzon IA In fcrmcnt Native OFF,
GERS have been murdered and no effort
made ~ punish the criminals.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
BURIED EAoAN's REsy,
Deoompo,ed Meat Issued to IN. so,o,..H
Ponce.


Washington. Jan. 25.-The bos,d Of
survey appointed by Secretary Algsr 10
pass upon the question Of the proper
condemnation Of large quantity Of
beef destined for the troops IN puerto
Rico has received from Captain lar.
clay II. Warburton OF the penpsyl.
vania volunteer battalion OF artillery.
n sworn statement Of the condition Of
refrigerated beef on board the trans.
port Manitoba, which transport WINS At
Ponce from August 10 10 20. In the
course Of this statement Captain War.
burton says.
II ate Of the beef which the transport
Manitoba brought 20 Puerto Rico. II
was served 10 the officers mess ON the
United States transport Missis.ippl.
which brought my command back TO
New York, leaving Ponce Sept and
arriving In New York Sept 10, isgs.
When I say ate the meat, must
qualify my statement by saying tina,
! tried to eat the meat IL was "a
bad that II was impossible to swallow
IL. In my opinion, the meat was not
good, nor was IL 1T for issue.
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A SPANISH MASSACRE
GOVERNOR AND SEVERAL OFF,
GERS KILLED.
We're Attacked by the Natives while Re-
turning Prom Church-The Women.
Children and Priest Rescued.

Labuan, Island OF Labuan, British
Borneo. Jan. 24.-The steamer Labuan,
which has returned from the island Of
Palawan, In the southwestern portion
Of the Philippine archipelago, reports
that the Spanish governor Of the island
and a number Of Spanish officers were
murdered by the natives while issuing
from church. The natives then retired
10 the hills, taking the women and
children and some men as prisoners.
A Spanish gunboat and mail boat
called and left again. Captain Pfort Of
the steamer Labuan interviewed the
natives and brought away the COVER
nors wife, the ether women and child
rem, a priest and twelve soldiers.
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PREPARING ron CONFLICT.


Tho Claim Made That AEulnaldo Has
10000 Men Under Arms.
Ilongkong, Jan. 26-Reports received
from Manila indicate that Aguinaldo's
authority ia now generally recognized.
Every available male Is being recruited
and arms dcpots are being established
at San Bcrnardino. Union, Trinidad
and other large towns. The surround
ing country il being levied on for sup.
plies, aud the Filipino troops are liv-
ing on the fat Of the land, while the
native villagers are compelled 10 sub.
sIst on rice
There IL some friction between tho
Filipino civil aud military officers, but
they are united ON the question Of in
dependence.
II IN estimated there are fully 10000
Filiplnos under arms, and II IA said
that there arc nearly atty Maxim guns
at Malolos, some OF them being Sc
crctly acquired.
The Filipino military authorities arc
convinced. they say, that the Ameri'
cans will be unable to work effectively
outside Of Manila, In the event OF hos
tilitics, hence they feel confident In
the future Many OF the Filipino OIL
GERS complain Of alleged discourteou,
treatment upon the part Of American,
"A Auutta
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27

Lima, Peru, Jan, 20, According TO
Advices received here from the Dcsa.
guadero district, or inter.Alpine valley,
In Bolivia aud Peru, fierce battle
took place ON january II, at Curlbay,
thirteen leagues from La Paz, the nom.
inAl capital of bolivia, between the
vanguard of the federallst troops, or
insurgents, who now occupy La Paz,
aud the vanguard OF the forces com
manded by President Alonzo. The lat.
ter was defeated with loss OF a
colonel and forty.three mon Mlled.
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senate ra..e. Nlear.rua pln.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The Nienra-
guam canal bill has passed tho senate
The bill, as II passed, continues the
name OF the Marntine Canal company.
II provides for the issuance OF |, 1000, 0O0
shares OF stock at 500 each. The
canal company is required to call In
all the stock issued, except that held
by the Nicaragua and Costa Riean gov
ernments. The company Is also re-
quired 10 redeem and cancel bonds and
scrip heretofore issued by the com
pany, and TO satisfy all cash liabili'
ties
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Washington, Jan. 20 The support.
ers in the senate OF the bill for the
government OF the Hawaiian islands Us
territory Of tie United states are
growing somewhat anxious over the
prospect, In view OF the crowded con-
dition OF the calendar and the apparent
Indifference towards Hawaiian legisla.
ton, they express the fear that the
bill may not receive attention before
adjournment aud they say II II does
not there will be most perplexiug
condition Of Affairs In the Islands,
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Shanghai, Jan. 25.-The An Houl
rebels, who, under the notorious des.
perado Nui, reinforced by rebels from
the province OF Honan, attacked the
city OF Kuyung, January 10, have cap.
tured 1t and ordered the execution Of
all the civil and military officials, They
have also captured another city aud
district in the same prefecture. The
rebels are now marching TO besiege
shau Chau, In the province OF Kwanp
Tung. aud Kan chau, In the proyine,
OF Kian~ 81
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siskns.. In Dawson city.

Dawson City, Alaska, Jan, 94.--The
Animation here is indeed very gloomy.
The number OF sick is increasing, and
the six hospitals are full. The
mounted police have donated for the
HELM OF the poor some $4,000 in cash
nom their treasury. This leaves them
with but $4,000 cash ON hand, Com
missioner ogilvie recently called a
Meeting TO decide on ways and means
for relieving the situation, and a
memorial asking for aid will be sent
Ia Washington.
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MORE BRIBERY CHARGES.
Sensational Statement. Made In Carsoi
Regarding Nevada Contest.


Regarding Nevada Contest.
Carson, New, Jan. %. A sensational
statement was published In the News,
which is devoted 10 the senatorial as
pirations Of Congressman Frank New.
lands, charging that Assemblyman
Leidy Of Esmeralda county had been
paid $50, and had been promised .
position in the Southern Pacific Office
at san Francisco, TO vote for the re-
election o: Senator Stewart.
A counter-oharge is made by the
Stewart managers to the affect that
Leidy was induced TO remain away
from the caucus through improper In
huences excrted on behalf Of New.
lands.
Both senate and assembly had nd.
journcd until Monday before this pub.
lication, but II Is probable that an In.
vestiRhtion Of the charges will be made
when the legislature rcassembles, per.
haps postponing the senatorial cleo
tion, which is called for next Tuesday
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
ALEssoN IN MANNERS.
one Taught the spanlards by tho Captain
Of the n esoiuta.

Of the n e.olute.
Havana, Jan. 2s.-Captain Eaton, Of
the auxiliary cruiser Resolu'c, captured
a twenty.foot Spanish flag In the har.
Dor, and incidentally taught the city
Spanlards a lesson In manners
A Spanish schooner OF about seventy
tons sailed alongside the Resolute.
where II hove 10 aud with n cheer OF
defiance from the men aboard an i'm.
mense Spanish Hag was run up 10 the
masthead, with the Cuban beneath Il.
Captain Eaton was forced to recog.
nlze the insult and ordered Naval
Cadet Warrant aud Marine odicer
Thrope, with flle Of marines, into a
steam launch. which speedily overtooa
the spanlardA The captain refused ia
obey the order TO lower the flag, where
upon the marines went aboard and
took iorcible possession Of the Spanish
nag, leaving the Cuban flag flying al
the masthead. The occupants Of tn,
schooner were then compelled TO give
three cheers for the Cuban and Amer
lean flags, after which tho vessel wal
allowed to proceed. The captured flaI
will be held rs prize.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
MArAAFA WAS ELECTED.
nut chief Justice Declared In Favor Of
Malietoa Tanu.

Hamburg, Jan. Ascending to
news received here from samoa, Chief
Justice Chambers on December 81.
annuled the election OF Mataafa who
was returned by a sextupie majority
and declared Malietoa Tanu, the son
OF the late King Malietoa, who is still
n minor, TO be king. The three eoun.
ellis recognized Mataaia's people as
provisional government. Maletoa TAnu
Tamasese, another claimant for the
throne, and Chief Justice Chambers, Il
Is added went on board British war
ship, whercupon the provisional gov
eminent closed the chief court. The
The British warship then landed de.
tachment Of bluejackets and later the
court was re-opened under the pro.
tests Of the provisional government
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
PoLYoAMY BILL INTRODUCED.

Makes Poiygamists Ineligible To sit In
Congress.
Washington, Jan. "a. In the house
Representative Clark OF Iowa yesterday
introduced bill providing that no
person living In or practiclng polyg-
amy shall be eligible to be a member
Of either house OF congress, nor shall
such person be permitted TO hold a
seat therein"
II Is further provided that the evi.
dence ofpolygamy shall be of whatever
nature that establishes the fact
Another provision makes the act
take immediate effect
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-01-27
STEWART REELECTED.

WIN Again Represent Nevada In tho
united states senate.
Carson City, New, Jan. sd-william
NJ. Stewart has been reelected TO the
United States senate from Nevada. In
the assembly he received majority of
one, In the senate majority Of two,
or total of twenty.four from both
houses.
The next highest candidate TO Stew.
art was Warren Williams OF Churchill,
Republican, who received ten votes,
A. C. Cleveland got Ave, n. II. A,
Mason three, William woodburn one,
and 4, l. Flanagan one.
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wYoMlNo RETURNS CLARK.
Present senator REFLECTED on the first
haiiot.

Cheyenne, wyo,, Jan. 25.-Promptly
At noon yesterday each house OF the
Legislature voted for United States
senator TO succeed Clarence d. Clark,
Hut two nominations were made.
Clark, by the Republicans, and Con-
gresham J. 4. Osborn, by the Demo-
Gratis. In the senate thirteen votes
were cast for Clark aud i've for
Osborne, one absent In the house
Clark received thirty.four votes; On.
borne, three; ono absent Clarke's
total vote, forty.sevcn; osborne's eight
There Ia general satisfaction In wyo.
ming over the senatorial election and
that the present Legislature Ia free
from the prolonged contest which Ia
the principal feature OF nearly all the
Legislative sessions In the country.
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Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 2E-on the
line between Lee county, Virginia,
and Hancock county, Tennessee, re-
gion remote from telegraph, n battle
occurred between twenty members Of
the Eddy family Of Virginia and the
Ramsey family OF Tennessee. The
battle lasted several hours, during
which number Of men on both sides
were killed and injured A quarrel Of
long standing resulted in the fight,
particulars Of which are not at present
obtainable.
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MAY SUSPEND RELATIONS.
AguinAido Threatens to Hecanpns Envoy at
Washington.

London. Jan. 2s.-The Philippine
junta here has received dispatches say
ing that ifAgoncillo, one OF AguInaldo'a
ENJOYS at Washington, Is not received
by tho United States. government with
In II Fsw days, Aguinaldo will recall
fnim TO Manila and suspend rolA,,.-
With ths usItsd states, thus rcmov'
ing an important medium for arriving
at peaceful understanding" The
junta advices state thAt"large numbers
OF American troops are fraternizing
with the natives, and that many OF
them are engaged 10 Filipino girls"