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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-22

are very low grade in quality, it is a
certain indication that potash is lack
ing. When a soil produces good, early
maturing crops Of grain, with plump
and heavy kernels, DhosDhoric acid
will not generally be found deficient in
the soil.
In order to ascertain with greater
certainty what food elements are lack
ing in the soil, the surest way is for
each farmer to do some experiment.
ing on his own soil and crops Apply
different kinds of fertilizing materials
in different combinations, using, for
example, potash compounds in one
place, phosphoric acid compounds in
another, heterogeneous materials in an
other. Then different combinations
can be made on other portions of the
crop Some portions of the field can
be left without application of any
kind. The result can then be studied
in the yield of crop. In carrying on
such field tests, several difficulties may
be met. The season may frequently
be such as to interfere seriously with
the favorable action Of the fertllizing
materials applied. Thus, a severe
drought may cOunteract all other con-
ditions and prevent a satisfactory
yield. The difference Of mechanical
condition of the soil on the same farm
in, no 01I
a fair comparison of the action of diff
ferent kinds of fertiliZing materials
and elements. But, Notwithstanding
such difficulties, valuable suggestions
will be gained from an experimental
study of ones soil through the be-
haviOr of the crops.
1t is a fact of great interest and i'm
portance that one form of fertilizing
constituent is preferred by some plants
to the same constituent in another
form. This preference is indicated by
greater yield or better quality of pro-
duct or by both. Thus, wheat seems
to give better results when nitrogen is
than in any other form. Spinach has
been found to do better with sulphate
of ammonia than nitrate of soda,
while the reverse is true of asparagus.
The quality of tobacco is injured by
potash in the form of muriate and,
hence, only sulphate should be used
for fertilizing purposes. The quality
of sugar beets and Of potatoes appears
to be better, when sulphate of potash
is used.
While the soil may contain quaint
ties of fertilizer naturally, in most
cases it will not pay to give serious
attention to this source of fertilization.
Farmyard manure, and similar refuse
substance should always be used with
hoed crops, in which case it is plowed
under; otherwise it is best used as a
top dressing. When plowed under
farm manures should be applied for
fall blowing, unless the crop to be
grown covers the entire growing sea-
son, as, for example, Indian corn. The
fertilizer in such manureS becomes
available very slowly.
Nitrate of soda, when used alone,
should always be applied to growing
crops, and for quick efforts. For
yOlfng fruit trees or for vegetables,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-22

active than nitrate of soda, but more
so than the nitrogen Of farm manure.
They are generally used in complete
fertilizers, and are best plowed in, or
drilled in at seeding time. All forms
of potash are equally available, but
should be applied as early in the sea-
son as possible; even fall applications
are advisable, as there is little danger
of loss through drainage. Lime also
aids the effectiveness of potash salts.
PhOsphates in the form of "supers'' or
acid phOsphates, are very quickly
available, resembling nitrate of soda
in this respect, though it is hardly adj
visable to make more than one appli-
cation, early in the season or at plant
ing time. All other forms of phos-
pilates are best applied in the fall, or
very early in the spring.
1t is we'll known fact that diff
ferent crops need different quantities
of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric
aicd compounds. If we know with
a fair degree of accuracy how many
pounds of nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid a crop of any kind
will remove from the SOIL then
we have fairly definite knowl-
edge of the amounts of differ
end forms of plant food to apply to
the soil to insure a crop. If we could
not depend upon the soil to furnish
any plant food, then, we should use
at least the amounts of fertilizing ma
terials removed by one crop. In the
following table, we give the number
of pounds of nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and potash used by different kinds of
crops grown on one acre of land. In
studying this table, we must keep in
mind that the figures do not in every
case represent the amount of plant
food removed from the soil. Thus,
with clOvers, beans peas and other
leguminous crops, a portion of the nj.
trOgen is obtained from the air, and
hence we have need to apply less nj
trogen in the form of fertilizer than
appears to be called for by the table.
In the case of fruits, like apples, pears,
plums, etc, it will be found safe often
to apply larger quantities than the
table calls for, because the figures in
the table do not indicate the demands
made by the tree in increasing it's
growth.
TABLE GIVING THE AMOUNTS
OF FERTILIZER INGREDIENTS
NITROGEN, POTASH AND
PHOSPHORIC ACID CON-
TANNED IN THE CROP
FROM ONE ACRE.
Nitro Pot PhOs.
Crops. gen. ash. acid.
Apples. =. E. 80 lbs 60 lbs 30 lbs
Barley. =. =. 81 lbs 81 lbs 80 lbs
Beans. rs lbs So lbs 30 lbs
Buckwheat. Sc lbs 40 lbs IA lbs
Cabbage :. 200 lbs 27O lbs no lbs
Glover, green 100 lbs 40 lbs 40 lbs
Glover, dry :. 80 lbs SO lbs 18 lbs
Conn.,. :. -. 83 lbs SIS lbs 48 lbs
Grapes. =. 80 lbs 80 lbs II lbs
Hops. -. - "a lbs So lbs % lbs
Mixed Hay :. 70 lbs " lbs Is lbs
Oats. IS lbs So lbs % lbs
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-22

in computing the probable draught on
the soil for each of the crops men
toned. 1t must be understood, how
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
As Reflected by Dealings In Philadel.
min and baltimore.

phia and Baltimore.
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.-Flour firm; win
ter superfine. $225G2.50 Pennsylvania
roller. clear sS.15a33O; city mills. extra,
s2.5O@2.75. Rye flour firm at $500 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania Wheat
strong; No. 2 red, January, 76s4a77c. Corn
firm; No. mixed, January, old A1sG
IBc. do. do, new, 407sl, i07sc.; No. 2 yell
low, new, for local trade, 411ag42c Oats
firm; No. 2 white 35AQ351ac.; No. 2 white,
clipped, S594I36c. Hay steady; choice
timothy SI.6O for large bales Beef
steady; beef hams, sls5oa1s. Pork firm;
family. $l2u12.60. Lard quiet western
steamed, s5.95n6. Butter steady; western
creamery, l4Wl9c.; do. factory, 12g14c.:
Elgins l9c.; imitation creamery, 13Q lGiac.;
New York dairy. l3I17c.: do creamery,
14d1Slac.: fancy Pennsylvania prints job
bling ut 2l42ic.; do. wholesale. 20c. Cheese
steady; large, white and colored. l0isc.;
small do. 11mllAc.; light skins. 7,2aSAc.;
part do, 6i2M7lac.: full do, 3M3hc. Eggs
firmor; New York and Pennsylvania, lsh
Gtl9c.; western. fresh. 19c.; southern, TAO
1sc. Potatoes steady; Jersey. 81 .12l4nl so,
New York. &l.25a l.62la; Long Island, N.75
o.; Jersey sweets, sl.2542lo. Tallow
steady; city, aa4uc.; country. 4aa4Nc.
Cottonseed oil rat prime crude. 1885,, do.
yellow, 23la024c. Turpentine quiet at 42ia
6r43c. Cabbage at s2N4 per 100.
Baltimore. Jan. 2".Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat inactive and trmer;
spot and month, 774I7i+sc. February.
TasH77l2c.: steamer No. red ,ii444asc.;
southern, by sample, 72n7sc; do on grade.
74i4p77IRc. Corn dull spot and month,
4Oasa4ORc.; February. 4O5sdti0ac. March,
4m4iAc.: steamer mixed, 33A43sasc.;
southern white, 3SAg4oac.; do. yellow.
n. ttgty
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Not In The Trust,

- Reports from Toledo, o. and other WEI.
tern cities, to the effect that bridge
building trust is about to be form cd by
the combination as NEARLY all tho large
bridRe-building companies in he country
is discrsdted in this city. Officials OF the
Phoenix Bridge Company stated yestcr-
day that as ia as they knew there is no
probability Of the organization of such q
trust at this time. Tho Phoenix Com
pany has received no Invitation to enter
into such q combination.
The Edgemoor Bridge Company of Del
aware, and the various iron and steel com.
panies in ana near this city which have in
terested in bridge Building enterprises are
said to be in the same position as the Pho.
nix Company and have entered into no
negotiations tor trust Or combination.
For several months there have been ru-
mors that an attempt would DO made to
consolidate all the leading bridge build
ing companies In tho United States. A
pool of tire leading companies, similar 10
the rail pool among steel companies form
erlv existed, but it has not been in opera
tion fot 10 years.
OF tho prominent concerns in the bridge
business, numbering possibly two score
over one half are located in Western citie..
and it is possible that local combination
may have been formed among some of
them. II this Is the case it is stated, it
will / ave little effect upon the bridge
building companies in the East.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Obituary.

Services were held over tho remains of
Thomas Edwards at his late hone No. 5l2
Lombard street yesterday afternoon aud
interinent was made in Wilmington and
Brandywine GENE cry.
The funeral Of Fritz Vol Bourbon took
place yes efdny afternoon from the home
OF his son-in-law Edward Corson at No,
9l3 West Fourth street The services
were conducted by the Rev. Paul Isenscb.
midi Members Of tho German Library
Association, tho German Mutual Benefit.
DIAL Society, No l.; ths Delaware Sacngsr.
bund, and large number of German
CT tizens met at Gclman Hall and proceed.
ed in body to attend tho funeral. The
pall-bear were: Ludwig Mechior, Fred.
erick W. Heiss and GoLthold Yeager, Of
the Library Association Gottlieb Seidle,
Anton Stcinke and George Trieb OF the
German Mutual Beneficial Society. In
torment was made in Riverview Gene
tory.
James McClo'kcy was buried from his
late home M. 6l4 Wost Sixth street yos-
terdny morning High mass was said in
~. Peter, Church and enterment was
III ade in New Cathedral cemetery,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26

Children deprived Of fats
and mineral J foods have
weak bones, Aabby flesh and
thin watery blood.
The milk of nursing
mothers, enfeebled by chron-
ic diseases, or long contin-
ued nursing, produces the
same results.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil partly digested and
with the hypophosphites,
forms a fat food which acts
on the infant through the
mothers milk, giving rich
blood, strong nerves and
sound flesh and bones to both.
soc. and 81 90, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Supper at Stanton.

The ladies' Of Stanton NJ Il Church will
give supper in Stanton Hall on F.day
ana Saturday evening, tho 10Th and 18th
OF February, for tho benefit of the trustees
who want to pay the salary duo the pastor
beside other little bills The laborer is
worth of his hire as it was said of old,
MuZzle not the OK that treade,h out the
corn. The ladies OF Stanton know how TO
get up good snpprrs, and this one will be
pleasant as we'll rs profitable Lvt all the
young men DO on han and have their Lest
girl with hem. and The fathers amt mother
VIII sec that all things work together for
good
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
THEY REMEMBER THE MAINE.
Perfecting Arrangements For a Me.
mortal Anniversary In Havana.

PerfectinG Arrangements For Me.
mortal Anniversary In Havana.
Havana, Jan. 26.-Seventy-fve Amer.
lean women met In this city yesterday
to arrange for memorial of the anni-
versary Of the destruction Of the Uni.
ted States battleship Maine. on Feb. IL.
Mrs. Estes G. Rathbone presided, and
q letter from Captain Sigsbee was read
suggesting as features Of the program
prayer. singing, If desired. addresses by
one or two prominent persons and
volley fired over the graves by bat
talon Of marines from the United
States batleship Texas. Captain Sies-
bee wrote that he had granted the re.
quest Of q deputation Of sailors and
marines of the Texas to be allowed to
decorate the graves.
The executive committee was direct.
ed to invite Major General Brooke, Ma
jor General Ludlow. Major General Lee.
Captain Sigsbee and others to take
part in the ceremony. The question
whether the Cubans and Spaniards
should be allowed to participate caused
a lively discussion. The general wish
was to have 1t exclusively an American
memorial, but 1t was decided, in order
to avoid giving offense, to issue an in
vitation to representative Cubans and
Spaniards.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Dotx

D0tk
For srsosrlss ssso Welsh, Ne sis Kins
A pleading lecture on ..Dots and Dashes''
Vas delivered Il tha essood HssAodist
Protestant Church last night b. Post
master Ebsn N. Baldwin. Of. ClaymonA
A rainbow tea and musical will Bs given
by the Junior Aid Society Of Olivst Pres
byterian Church on Friday evening.
s Dr. Emily G. Hunt Of Philadelphia de-.
livered an interesting lecture at tho
Friends School, at Fourth and West
streets, yesterday.
Word was received from Newark this
morning that Representative John Pilling
was 90 improved that he was able to be up
and about the house
Thomas Bowen q p, w, & B. engineer
was killed In q wreck on the B. & P. d.
vision at Washington yesterday.
The Market street bridge was turned off
BY hand yesterday owing to part of tho
machinery being repaired.
Part Of the ways from which the steam
or kershnw was launched, was carried
away by the storm on Tuesday night.
Ihey were caught by the tug Amanda
Powell and returned to tho Harlan and
Hollinssworth Company yesterday.
b Thomas NJ. Cornbrooks has been made
ohief draughtsman OF the HULL department.
Of the Maryland Steel hiphuiiding com.
pany at SpArrows Point. Nd.
The members Of the National Guard
Will report at the Arinory to-day.
The front wall of the Tadman and
Hickman Morocco Company which was
Quilted by fire, collapsed at midnight No
one was Injured.
At the fifty fifth annual meeting Of the
Cumberland County Agricultural Society
at Bridgeton, N. j., yesterday. It was
shown the indebtedness of the Society
was at this time over sS.OOO 1t has been
losing money for the past few years. It IL
ono Of the has bssns.
The Diamond Match Company 10 trying
to secure control Of the American Straw
Board Company's plant at Akron, o.
Charles H. Blaine has received tho con-
tract amount ting to several hundred dol
lars for furnishing the copper and galvan.
i2ed work for the Croxier's Home for the
inourabls at Upland, Pa
The North American of Philadelphia.
has been sold to r. Il. H. DOrr Of tho
New York Mail and Fxpresa 1t was the
Oldest newspaper published in Philadel-
mia
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26

1HE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
y III cor. THIRD AND kiNo sTRlssis
Il
The Republican Printing
and Publishing Go.
PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Entered at the Post Office ut W lImington
Del. as secopd.cIass mall matter.
q THURSDAY, JANUARY 76, 1900.
PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAYS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 76. 1900.
The Drawing Of Jurors.

We are not prepared to say that
the bill providing for the appoint
ment of two commissioners by the
Judges Of the court, in each county,
to draw jurors, which the Legisla-
ture rejected, is the best one that
could be devised, but we are salts
fed that if the names of Jurors are
manipulated as they are reported
to be in certain cases, the officers
guilty Of such conduct should not
only be indicted, but convicted and
sent to Jail. Dishonest officials are
a travesty on justice and their malo-
dorous practices should be speedily
rebuked and properly punished by
fine and Imprisonment. The man
ner of drawing jurors in the U. S.
Courts seems to have been devised
to allow partisans, even if guilty of
the offense charged, to escape pun
ishment through disagreement,
as a "fellow feeling makes some men
wondrous kind" Political sympa-
thy may warp the judgment, and
sause men to stultify themselves.
but it may be better that ninety nine
guilty parties should escape punish
nent than that one innocent man
should suffer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
He Fooled the Merehan t.,

New York, Jan. 26.-The Times says:
A man calling himself w. B. Deming
is reported to be indebted to a number
of merchants to the extent of about
$4,000. A host of creditors are looking
for him, and SO are the police. Deming
started to do business IN New York
some time ago as a shipping and COM
mission merchant. Stenographers were
kept busy writing letters to business
firms throughout the country, particu-
iarly in the west, to send big shipments
Of merchandise to various addresses.
The merchants, supposing him to be
William B. Deming, the wealthy
broker, filled the orders without any
hesitency.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
WEAK NERVES, POOR BLOOD
I Was All Run Down, Sleep
less, With Weak Nerves.
Ny Food Distressed Ne and !
Was q Great Sufferer.
I Have Been Helped Most Wonderfully
By Dr.. Greene's Nervura.

Mrs. Julia r. Hancock, West Berlin,
VT, says; II am glad Of an opportunity
Of telling what DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy has done for me.
For good many years l have been
troubled with heart disease and for the
last two years have been running down.
My food distressed me and my nerves
were in very disordered state, SO that l
did not sleep, in fact, was great suf-
fcrer from complication of troubles
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
The Oldest Daily Changes Hands

The Oldest Daily Changes Hands.
Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-The North
American prints the announcement of
its transfer b R. E. A. Dorr, pub
Usher of the New York Mail and Ex-
press. and of the dissolution of the
firm of Clayton McMichael & Sons The
North American is the oldest daily
newspaper in America, being a direct
descendant of the Pennsylvania Packet
and General Advertiser the first issue
of which appeared on Oct, %, III.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Pennsylvania Judge to Resign.

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-Judge William
M. Butler, of the United States dis
trict court has issued a letter to the
members of the bar stating that he is
about to send in his resignation as a
judge of the district court to President
Mckinley. Ie gives no reason for his
retirement, other than to say that he
believes that the time has arrived
when he should law aside the duties of
his official position,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Brave Oncer Rewarded.

Washington. Jan. Backward o Flah-
erty, lately non-commissioned officer
Of the Sixteenth United States infantry.
who was severely wounded while lead.
ing a platoon of his regiment in the
charge at San Juan hill, July /, 1898,
and who for ten days after the bat
tie was reported as dead and buried,
was yesterday rewarded with an APP
pointment as a clerk in the adjutant
generals office.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
VIII Not Recognize Aeoncillo.

Washington, Jan. 2G-The presenta-
tion to the state department Of the
communication from Agoncillo the
representative of Aguinaldo. as he
styles himself, has not changed the at
titude of the department towards him,
and there Is not the slightest prob
ability that he will be officially recog-
nized by the president or the depart
ment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26

puDilC SALE FRANK G. sTIDHAM AUG
: t!oncer, Is prepared 70 call sale OF heal
Estate or Personal Property, in the city or
country at short notice. Terms moderate. N.
B. will pay. cash for all kind Of second hand
full Mrplsh|d house. Apply to Auction room,
Ill Ease Fourth street, Wilmington, by postal
or phone SIS jl21l
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
ON WEDNESDAY.
THE lst DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1890.

tho following. described real estate, Wis
~ tnat certain piece OF parcel Of land, stu
ave IN AppoQuinimink Hundred New Castl,.
county and state Of Delaware being q par,
q ,Deianeys Manor. bounded and described a.
Beginningin the centre Of bridge over Dol,
branch and running thence with the centre O
said branch or ditch south SO degrees east o.
Perches to . stake or stone; thence south g.
degrees wsst2 perohes to stake or stone
thence south " degrees east % psrches 70 Il
stake or stone; thence south 20 degrees sast T..
psrohes and 84.l00 Of a perch to q stake or sSor
thence south 81 degrees west 81 perches and
22-10O Of perch toa marked gum tree; thsnor
south ~ degrees west 60 perches to d stone
thence north 5412 degrees west 80 psrchos and
6olO0 Of perch to stake or stone In the low
ground; thence north 001S degrees east
perches aud 00.l00 Of perch thence north Hl1s
degrees west % perches to stone set mp Oh
the east side Of the Aforesaid road to Baldwip's
saw mill, and thence with said road north ~
degrees east 20 .perches to a stake or stone
thence north 5415 degrees east perchea and 81.
100 Of perch to the place Of beginning, con.
tanning 90 acres and ~ perches Of land, be the
sAne moro or less.
Seized and taken In execution a. the Drop.
erty Of Henry D. Webster and Alkaline Web
stsr norteagors, and 6usan A. Maloney and
Thomas Mal0ney, + Us and to ba sold by
JOHN 3. TAYLOR, shsriff,
shsriff's once, lWilningtsn. belawnsa
January TO- ANY, s.a ~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26

A report APPEARED in o morning paper TO-
dry that MAY Earle formerly Of this city
attempted suicide 10 baltimore by taking
!au mum. Her friends III Wilmington
NV roihing Of tho attempt II such &C.
o.. red
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
Donation Day,

TIKI Is donation dry at the Mjnquadale
Home Tho managers will be Mt the New
Cen . y Club to receive donations,