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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-04-05
ting fruit and would soon furnish

ting fruit and would soon furnish
picking" for their owners.
AT Boynton one could hardly realize
that there had been freeze, as none
of the fields were bare and many
patches of tomatoes were blooming.
This is accounted for by the fact that
the growers here on hearing of the ap-
preaching cold hustled and covered
their vines. The SOL here is deep
muck and quite light so that covering
was an easy job, and did not hurt the
plants. When the cold snap was over
the vines were quickly uncovered AMI
were soon growing as though nothing
unusual had happened. This was one
Of the most thrifty places we visited
and the growers have very fiue pros
pect of making a good ''stake" from
their gardens this year. The soil is Gre
claimed'' land made available by the
canal cut from Lake Worth to Bis
cayne Bay. The canal is from 40 to
60 feet wide and furnishes ample
drainage for the adjacent lands.
Col. Boynton, wealthy gentleman
from the West, has built a comforta-
BILE hotel only 1875 feet from the ocean
and in sight of the depot, with the gar
den lands lying between the two. He
is cultivating various crops and eXper-
imenting to find the best methods and
crops for that particular soil. The re-
ports given us as to the yield per acre
were so great that wo refrain from re-
peating them here, less we be accused
of being in league with land agents,
but we have no reason to doubt the
truthfulness of the statements as they
were made by parties having only
small tracts of land. The lesson learn
ed here is that it pays to prepare for
the cold that mighta and sometimes does
come, for if it does come that which
is saved is worth many times what it
would otherwise be. Consequently he
who is prepared for all emergencies is
sure to be ahead in the end
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Money should be sent by Draft, Post
office Money Order on DeLand, or Regis
not be responsible in case of loss. When
personal checks are used exchange must
be added. Only 1 and cent stamps taken
when change cannot be had.
10 insure insertion, all advertisements
for this paper must be received by III
o'clock Monday morning of each week;
address of their paper changed MUST
-Nc tEe old as we'll as the new address.
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Mistaken Use of Stable Manure.

Mistaken Use of Stable Manure.
The American farmer like the Eng
fish farmer and their common ances-
tors, for hundreds of years back,
clings tenaciously to the use of animal
manures This is commendable in the
climates to which our ancestors were
accustomed, but is often more than
questionable in ATTITUDES near the
equator
The tobacco growers of Gadsden
county recently imported several car
loads of stable manure, which cost
them So ton in New York, and at
least twice as much before it was laid
down at Quincy. The use Of it ON the
clay loans of that county was doubt
less beneficial, and it had a value for
it's mechanical effect on the soil, as
we'll as it's manurial action. But they
certainly never got adequate returns
for the money outlay. Experiments at
the New York Cornell station showed
that horse manure contains only 0.47
per cent of nitrogen, O94 Of potash and
O.39 of phosphoric acid, the total value
per ton being $2.79. 1t will never pay
to import such cheap material from
remote New York.
Some tomato growers of Dade coun-
ty conceived the idea that their light
sandy soils needed the filling and hui
mus-making properties of stable ma
nure. They therefore sent up last WIN
ter and got several carloads in Jack
sonville. 1t arrived in good condition
and was applied with bright expecta-
tons. We are informed by a careful
and competent observer who went
over the ground and made an examin-
alton that, in the fields where the ma
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We cannot promise to return rejected
manuscript unless stamps are enclosed.
All communications for intended publi-
cation must be accompanied with real
name, as a guarantee of good faith. No
anonymous contribution will be regarded.
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Horticultural Quarantine.

| to the horticultural interests or the
State from insect pests that might be
imported or find foot hold in the
State, and scattered to every grove
and orchard, and we urged upon the
legislature the necessity of enacting
law that would give some competent
person authority to inspect groves and
nurseries, and to- take what steps
might be necessary to the eradication
of the pest and prevent it's spreading.
Discussing the subject the Times
| Union and Citizen says:
The control of insect pests and dan
gerous plant diseases by means of leg
| islative restrictions is now attempted
by considerable number of our
states, by some of the Canadian Prov
| inces, and by some of the countries of
| Europe. Some of our neighbOring
states have rather stringent laws in re-
gard to nursery inspections and nur-
sery cOnsignments received from 9TH
er states.
Florida, having no official State en-
tomologist, is entirely dependent upon
the entomologist of the Agricultural
Experiment Station at Lake City to
guard our horticultural interests. This
official has no power whatever to in
spect upon his own initiative, but must
await the request of such nurserymen
as do business in states having certifi-
cate laws before he can make an eX-
animation. He is further obliged to
require that the nurseryman making
such request shall pay his transporta-
ton and expenses while on the trip,
which, for parties at a great distance
from Lake City, is a large item, espec-
tally for the small dealer. 1t is also
obvious that a request for an inspec-
ton will never be made by a nursery
having stock badly infested. The sta
ton entomologist might have ON file
in his office complaints of most seri-
GUS import from various parties
against a particular nursery; in fact,
might have reasons for being suspi-
ciOus almost to the point of moral GER
tainty that said nursery was distribut-
ing broadcast over the State such a
pest as San Jose scale or cottony cush-
ion scale; but he has no power to in
vestigate the suspected premises, and
therefore cannot put himself in such
position that he can be justified in
giving even to an inquirer or would-be
purchaser anything more than nom
committal answer ais to the character
of the stock in question, so far ais his
personal knowledge goes. San Jose
scale is now distributed over Florida
much more widely than is generally
known, and the cottony cushion scale
has gained a strong foOthold at Clear
| water HarbOr.
Unless some suitable State officer is
given the powers of inspection and
quarantine necessary for holding such
a pest in check, it lis to- be feared that
it will have done a great and unnec-
essary amount of mischief before the
State wakens up to- take measures
that should have been provided for
long before. If, as we presume will
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We now have an office in Jacksonville,
Mr.. Painter will be pleased to see any of
our subscribers. Any time we can be OF
service in Jacksonville, drop US line to
....,s>C address.
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loaded with golden fruit, giving forth
untold wealth of intoxicating perfume
that made them feel ais though
they had tread on the borders Of par.
adise. Florida is not all a paradise
for the North, nor is Miami all para
disc of Florida, but both have their ad-
vantages and disadvantages.
While walking through the magnif-
cent gardens Of the Royal Palm, and
noting the many changes that have
been made during the last three years,
we could not but stop and wonder at
it all. Here is a country that little
over three years ago was almost a
wilderness, where scarcely anything
but pines, saw palmetto and cOOntie
grew, where the animals rOamed I'M
disturbed and the forest knew not the
touch of the axe. ALI this changed by
the business foresight, broad principles
and wealth of a single man-Mr. III. M.
Flagler. The whole east coast will al
ways be a monument to his honor.
1t is pleasant sometimes to be lost
in realm of beauty and loneliness,
but we have to come back to the real
everyday hum-drum of existence. We
are not here for pleasure. There are
hundreds of people looking for land
where the orange trees will not be cut
back by frost or killed by freezes.
Where open fires or sheds are not
needed, but where one can plant and
have some assurance of being permit
ted to reap.
There are not many orange trees in
or around Miami, but not one was
injured by the cold of February last.
There are a number of young groves
recently set out that appear to be do
ing we'll. One thing is quite apparent,
however, and that is that the sour
stock is not the one for this section.
1t must be either the rough lemon or
lime At Mr.. J. X. Brown & Sons,
Lemon City, we saw both kinds grow
ing. While the trees on rough lemon
were much younger than those on
sour, they were nearly twice as large
and had a strong, thrifty and healthy
appearance, while the others looked
weak and unthrifty Mr.. Brown has a
delightful home facing the bay, and
has considerable Of a garden and pin
cry. His experience in orange culture
in a few years will be worth a great
deal to the new settlers in that section
where it is almost impossible to step
without touching a stone. To properly
put out an orange tree it is necessary
to dig out the rocks to get a place to
plant it, or still better to blast open a
hole with a stick of dynamite. It is
claimed by the old resident people that
trees planted ON this rock do not suffer
in dry weather as much as trees that
are planted where there is no rock
The rock is quite soft and porous a lit
tie way under the surface and the
roots can easily penetrate it.
But what of the gardeners? The
frost that did the orange tree no harm
killed out the tomatoes and peppers
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17
TO CREAMERY PATRONS.

To THE EDITOR: Farmers and
business men in localities
where dairying is carried on in
any form are interested in the
welfare of the milk producer.
Hence, l take this opportunity
of giving brief explanation of
the dangers which threaten the
butter business and the organ
lied efforts now being made to
protect honest butter.
Oleomargarine was ever con-
sidered as a foe of the cow and
various laws and regulations
have been passed, but they
have always been evaded or
violated by INSCRIPTIONS
manufacturers and dealers.
The profits of the retailer are
very large when he can sell
oleomargarine as butter. AS a
consequence the output has
been doubled the past year. It
is now equal to the combined
output of 1000 average cream
cries.
The National Dairy Union is
an organization of dairymen
for the purpose of securing
necessary laws for the protec-
ton of their interests. Through
their efforts the National filled
cheese law was passed and
also the anti color laws in
most of the States. The Union
will go before congress and ask
for a law taxing oleomargarine
ten cents per pound instead of
two cents, which is the present
internal revenue tax.
Money is needed to organize
and push this fight. Congress
must be convinced of it's i'm
portance to large number of
people. Letters by the hun
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17
THAT the means of defence

THAT the means of defence
against the sparrow have been
scarecrows, traps, netting,
shooting, poison of phosphorus
arsenic and strychinine applied
through grain heads, bran and
sugar. The results are gener-
ally stated as having been in
sufficient, which may be due
to the modes of administration
rather than to defects in the
materials used. To the above
expedients the following are
suggested: Rewards for spar
rows eggs and heads, removal
or gun licenses for the season,
poisoned water during the
summer, sulphur fumes under
roosts at night and plaster of
paris mixed with oatmeal and
-four. It is further declared
that united action of all prop
erty holders including the gov
eminent, is necessary for an
effective result"
In Australia and New Zea-
land the farmers have been
forced to poison the birds by
the wholesale. Their most sue
cessful method is thatof placing
poisoned wheat in bag with
chaff and allowing it to leak
over the tail of the cart along
the road. The sparrows are
destroyed by the bushel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17

dred thousand must be sent to
farmers and dairymen all over
the country to get them awak-
ened and induce them to send
letters and petitions to their
congressman. Not less than
$4,000 will be needed for postage
alone, besides large amounts
for printing and expense of
sending representatives to
Washington to argue the cause
before congressional commit
tees. To raise the necessary
funds the Union is selling
beautiful badges at 50 cents
and ST. Patrons of creameries
can get them through butter
makers or direct from Chas. Y.
Knight, 1873 South Water ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
The patrons of the Shutdown
& Willow Lake creamery will
each receive badge and
literature, which explains
everything. They can then de-
eide for themselves, if the cause
is worthy of their support to
the extent of 80 cents or 81.
Such law would raise the
price of butter two or three
cents pound and everybody
can calculate how the change
would affect him.
The oleomargarine factories
are fourteen in number, located
in the large packing establish
ments and cannot escape the
tax any more that breweries or
tobacco factories can.
This is not charity but pro-
tecting our own interests
against the encroachment of a
counterfeit.
LOUIS LAWRENCE.
Shutdown, May 10.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17
THE ENGLISH SpkRROWS.
Additional Facts About the De-
struCtiveness of These Birds.

The following extract from
official reports relative to the
depredations of the English
sparrow in Australia, where
they were introduced some
time before they came to
America, will be read with in
terest, especially by farmers:
ION August 4, 1881, a board
of investigators consisting of
eight members was appointed
by the governor of the province
of South Australia, with full
power and authority to diligent-
ly inquire into and report upon
the alleged injuries caused to
fruit growers, gardeners, farm
ers and others by sparrows,
and to take into consideration
steps for their destruction and
to report upon the best means
to be employed therefor"
On August 81, the following
report was submitted only the
important features of which
are here given
The alleged damages caused
by the sparrow to horticulture
and agriculture in South
America are indeed enormous.
We are convinced that their
destruction is urgent before
another fruit season. The
sparrows are spread over an
area of the colony comprising
Adelaide and it's suburbs, from
seacoast eastward we'll up the
hills, southwards to Happy val
ley, Crumandel valley and Will
limga, north to Allendale and
far on at Bertalor. In the south
east Mt. Gambirr possesses a
center of it's own. The sufferers
in this area cry for relief from
sparrow depredations asif from
a pest, and with what reason
the following statements as ex-
anples, will show:
81. Chambers, of South Rich
mond, says: In the short space
of ten days the sparrows took
a ton and a half of grapes.
They ate all the figs off five
trees. They kept low fifteen
acres of lucerne during the
summer.
"Mr. Fiden, of Salisbury:
This season the sparrows took
$50 worth of fruit
"Mr. Wilcox, of Lower Mitch
an, has three times this season
sown peas and they have each
time been destroyed by the
sparrows.
THAT specie of sparrow DOM
telling in South Australia
damages and consumes fruit,
cereals and vegetables. Its
fecundity is astonishing. A
few today are a thousand next
season. Its work is done on a
magnitude despairing to the
cultivator and under condi-
tons he cannot control, for the
seed is taken out of the ground,
the fruit bud off the tree, the
sprouting vegetable as fast as
it grows, the fruit before it is
ripe and can be saved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
Csc. The genuine has L. B. @. on each
tablet. 14-5mo
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-17

Three teams of good work horses for
sale at the Willard farm. 2S-t.f
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-21
Academy Notes.

Miss Minnie Ward, OF Alton, is Wis
iting her sister Maude, at the acad-
emy.
The first meeting Of the literary so
clety was held last night. La grippe
shortened the program somewhat but
the numbers were good. Maude
Wards recitation was especially good.
The business school has arranged a
banking office for the convenience Of
the students in the bookkeeping
course.
E. II. Schulz, of La Harpe, ILL.,, will
arrive next week to take the position
OF assistant in the academy.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-21
UNITED STATES COURT.

The first week of United States
court closed this afternoon and has
disposed of a large amount of
criminal business. A number of
Jury trials have been had, and a
large number of pleas of guilty
have been accepted and sentence
passed. There are several murder
cases on the docket that are to be
tried at this term, and a number
of transfers to other courts. The
end of the criminal business is not
in sight.
Burrell Cox, murder of the Tul-
sa Chinaman; transferred to Mus
kogee.
The jury in the assault with in
tent to kill case against John and
Ebert Roddy, returned a verdict
Of guilty as to John Roddy, and
acquitted ebert Roddy this after
noon.
Bert Buckmaster, larceny; plead
not guilty; continued.
Garfield Ellis, Jerry Wilson and
Spybuck, larceny, plea not guilty;
set for trial Feb. 6.
Joe Fish, larceny, plea not gull
ty; transferred to Tahlequah.
Chas. Gates, larceny; on trial.
VIM J. Kuhn, liquor; plead not
guilty; continued.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-21
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Young peoples meeting at p. m.
Miss George, leader.
The Rev. Theodore Bracken, of EN-
poria, Kan, the synodical Sunday
school missionary of the synods of
Kansas and Indian Territory, will
preach at the Presbyterian church
both morning and evening.
Strangers cordially invited.
w. L. KING, Pastor.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-21
Tomorrow's Services.

ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL MISSION.
Morning prayer and sermon at II a.
m.
Sunday school at 400 p. M.
Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30.
Z. LLOYD, Rector.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-21
CHIEFS PROCLAMATION
Calling an Election to Ratify
the Agreement,
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The act of the Nation
al council approved December 2,
1898, entitled "An act providing
Tor the appointment of commits
sion to negotiate with the United
States commission" provides that
in the event an agreement is enter
ed into by and between the two
commissions, the Principal Chief
shall, after the same is reported to
him, issue his proclamation, ad-
dressed to the clerks of the several
districts, elected for the two years
beginning the third Monday in
November, 1897, calling special
election to be held at the various
precincts in the several districts of
the Cherokee nation for the pur-
pose OF voting on the ratification
or rejection of said agreement and
said election shall be held and re.
turns made as provided in article
/, chapter s, OF the compiled laws
of the Cherokee nation, and where
the same are not applicable, under
such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the principal
chief.
Therefore, l, S. H. Mayes,
principal chief OF the Cherokee
nation, do hereby issue this, my
proclamation, addressed to the
clerks of the several districts or
dering special election held ON
the 3lst day of January, 1899, at
the various voting precints of the
Cherokee nation, for the purpose
OF voting on the ratification or re-
lection of the agreement entered
into On the 14th day of January,
1899, by and between the govern.
ment OF the United States, repre-
sented by the commission to the
Five Civilized Tribes, and the
Cherokee nation represented by a
commission duly appointed and
authorized thereunto.
1t is by law, made the duty of
the several clerks aforementioned,
to promptly promulgate this writ
Of election for the information of
the qualified voters Of their re-
spective districts, and cause to be
posted at every voting precinct in
their respective districts, the pub
lished authenticated copies of the
aforesaid agreement herewith fur.
nished 1t is their duty also to
appoint and notify. in writing two
clerks and two superintendents of
election for each precinct III their
respective districts, one of whom
shall be able to speak both Chero-
kee and English.
On receipt Of the precinct elec.
ton returns, the clerk Of the dis,
trict shall. in the presence of the
superintendents Of election, place
the same, unopened, in a single
sealed envelope, which by the
clerk shall be placed in the hands
of the sheriff or his deputy for de-
livery to the principal chief as d.
rected by law in the holding Of
elections.
Attest my hand and seal of the
Cherokee nation at Tahlequah, In
dian Territory, on this the 18th
day of January, 1899.
S. Fl. MAYEs,
Principal Chief Cherokee Nation.
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Principal Chief Cherokee Nj
That Comparison.


CHIEFTAIN Of January Is, was not
quite finished. | said further that
| knew that Cherokee commission;
that | believed they did the very
best they could for their people;
that it was not in their power to
make treaty as they themselves
would like to have had it. The
present treaty | believe better
than the Curtis bill. The Chero-
kee commission saw this, and
thought it best to send it to the
people for them to decide by popu-
lar vote. AS for my friend, R. B.
Ross, and regarding his splendid
estate adjoining Tahlequah, it
proves his loyalty, for he has
spent his life in the Cherokee na-
ton. AS to my friend. G. V.
Rogers, with his valuable farm on
Verdigris, he made it many years
ago under many privations. This
change was not thought of when
they made their farms.
Very respectfully,
MRS. ]. S. BLYTHE.