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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29

co continues as high as it is at present,
the better the chance for the Florida
grower, for, with smokers, as with ev>
erything else, use becomes second ma
ture. Accustom man to any particu>
lar brand of cigars for a number Of
years, and he reluctantly abandons it
for another of the same price, and
quite refuses to forsake it for a more
costly article. This, at least, is the ar
gument used by those, and their name
is legion, who predict that the con-
sumption of Havana tobacco in this
country has been larger in the past
than it will be in the future
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29
Seed Corn.

The New York Experiment Station
for four years tested the relative pro-
ductiveness of the different grains,
with the result slightly in favor of the
tip kernels; the Kansas station reach
ed the same result; the Ohio station
found that the tips produced two bush
els to the acre more than the central
grains. The butt grains in the Kansas
and Ohio experiments surpassed the
central grains; in the New York eX-
pertinent the central grains Outyielded
the butt grains one bushel to the acre.
The tip grains are stronger and more
reliable in terminating. Experiments
I have been making result as did the
Ohio and Kansas experiments. Why
this is so I have not been able to dis
cover. One learned professor, to whom
I applied for a reason, suggested that
the central grains were the fat grains
of the ear, having so much more
starch than the tips; and that as it
was a rule of nature that Overfat AMI
mails did not produce we'll, so the CEN
trail grains of the ear might be too fat.
Another agricultural professor told me
that it seemed to be a law of nature
for which no reason could be given.
He said it was true not only of the tip
end grains of the ear of corn, but also
of the eyes of potatoes, the end sprouts
were stronger and earlier than those
from the center of the potato; and also
the tip buds on the end of the twig
were stronger than the lower buds. So,
in taking only the central grains, the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29

practice on an increased scale. ''The
best laidSplans Of mice and men aft
gang aglae," but the practical results
obtained by those who have fired their
groves this winter tend for the mos4
part to estab lish confidence in the
plan, and, in my opinion, make the
growing of oranges a much safer bus
mess proposition than it would other
wise be.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29
Diversified Agriculture for the Gulf
States.

1OT C110 OuII
States.
When looking over the ground in
search of crops and plants to grow in
the Gulf states, a little care and inves-
tigation will soon reveal to the more
advanced agriculturists the fact that
there are other crops than cotton
which may be produced at less cost
and in the end prove to be much more
profitable than growing cotton at pres
ent prices.
If asked for advice l should unhes-
itating recommend diversification of
crops. Broom corn could no doubt be
grown at profit ON our rich southern
soils. If once introduced and the best
methods of handling and curing the
straw learned, the acreage in broom
corn would steadily increase as the
business was found profitable to the
farmers.
Finally the introduction of machin>
cry and factories would follow and
add materially to the profits of the in
dustry
Further l would encourage grass
growing and hay making if only for
home use. 1t will pay. Try it.
Tobacco growing can be made profit
able to the South. For instance the
farmers living on the ST. Lawrence
river, in Canada, grow tobacco for
home use. Now what is the matter
with the Southern farmer? Possessed
of climate and soil as rich as he has,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29

AS soon as the shipping season is over
pull up all the vines (do not cut them)
and burn them, thus destroying any
bacteria that they may have. Just
here we beg to say it is our private
opinion that many of the diseases the
tomato is heir to are caused by allow
ing the vines to remain on the ground
after the shipping season is over, until
they become diseased, thus cOntami-
mating the soil. AS soon as the vines
are removed and burned, turn the
ground over, blowing little deeper
than the previous blowing, leaving it
to the sun for few days, then plant
with velvet beans. Give them good
culture as long as possible. They will
in a short time cover the ground, shad-
ing it from the sun, and at the same
time kill all wild grasses and weeds.
During their growing period they will
be continually pumping the soil full of
nitrogen. When the crop is about half
matured gather sufficient seed for
planting next year. Then, with disk
harrow, run over the field until the
vines are thoroughly incorporated
with the soil. There will be a suf-
ficient quantity of ripened seed left in
the field to reseed the land.
Let this crop grow until the time az
riveS to prepare the land for potatoes
Put on the disk harrow and treat in
same way as before. Then with a
light turning plow or scooter" open a
shallow furow, sowing in the bottom
of the furrow about 500 pounds per
acre of some special potato manure.
Mix this thoroughly with SOIL then
plant. Give the potatoes good culture,
and if need be, another light top dress
ing of fertilizer.
We ask the planter to try this meth
cd. We are confident that if the exper-
imcnt is once made it will be cOntin-
ued. In this way the prairies and the
pine lands that are deficient in humus
and nitrogen will be made the richest
lands in the State, capable of growing
immense crops in great variety.-The
HOmeseeker.
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Polk County Tobacco.

~
and as famous as the Florida orange.
1t is true that there have been many
discouragements to the growers, but
pray tell in what line of business or
of farming one may engage without
some failures or hindrances.
The ending of the war with Spain
caused a weakening in Florida tObac-
co and the consequent abandoning of
it's cultivation by many who were en-
gagged in it, but this was but a natu-
raj sequence. Americans and Cubans
who were in Florida, all seemed to
think that they had nothing to do but
to rush at once to Cuba, and find ev-
erything free and open for their use,
but it has been found that there are
many obstacles in the way of quick
fortune making over there, and Flor
ida will again claim the attention of
the tobacco growers as we'll as that
of other farmers, agriculturists and
horticulturists.
There has recently been a sale OF
$4,000 acres of land in Gadsden coun-
ty to a wealthy Chicago firm for tobac=
co plantations. In this county the
crop will be small this year, but from
present indications we believe that it
will not be long until our people will
be extensively engaged in the business
again. In last weeks Ft. Meade Times
the following encouraging notice ap.
peared:
"Gartner & Evans shipped several
bales of tobacco to Key West lately ON
which they realized some fancy prices
One bale alone bringing $500 and the
others $500 each This shows conclu-
sively what can be done by a firm
with sufficient capital to hold their to-
baccO until it gains age. This tobacco
was some of the first raised by the
company. There is practically no sale
for tobacco under three years and for
this reason it is hard to sell new to-
baccO at any price as the factories do
not care to invest their money in to-
baccO that they can't use UP at once
into cigars. Evans and Gartner are
now gaining the first fruits Of their
investment. They are keeping five ex-
pert cigar makers employed to fill the
orders for their ''Cosmopolita" cigars
which are earning such a good name
for themselves among the users of the
weed.'
La Compania Dominguez of this
city are doing a good business also,
meeting with much encouragement in
the sale of the fine cigars which they
are manufacturing. This company will
also plant a considerable quantity Of
tobacco in the county this year.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin
says:
'Nature, of course, has placed linn
it's to the probabilities of improve
ment in quality which cannot be over
stepped. Florida tobacco can never
equal in flavor that grown in Cuba,
but it can and does approximate it
closely, so closely, indeed, that it is
confidently prophesied by some au-
thorities that the difference in cost will
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29
Mr.. Taber's Firing Experience.

MI. ". IL. IdUcI, VI Olou 81. MdIy,
writing to the Times Union and Cit
izen in reference to his experience in
firing during the last blizzard to pro-
tect his nursery says:
/ would say that we deemed it a
great success up till the night of Feb
ruary II, but that night and the next
two days were too much for us. The
results, in nutshell as far as my eX-
perience goes, are that for any Ordina>
~ cold weather firing is an unqualified
success, but against the combination
of rain, snow and a northwest gale of
wind and the thermometer down to
eight degrees above zero one might as
we'll sit in the house, smoke a pipe
and philosophize.
On the night of February 8-four
days before the big freeZe-it was
clear and cold, with the thermometer
at "a at 8 p. M, and 1 set twenty-four
men and boys at work firing. We fired
nursery, working all night, and deem
ed it perfect success. We saved all
tender growth and blossoms, even on
lemon trees The thermometer at day
light the next morning was 26 in the
open, away from the fires, and very
stiff frost. We had large fires going
on the north and west, and smaller
ones scattered through the grove and
nursery at distances varying from
thirty to sixty feet apart. The last
half of the night we had two teams
hauling wood from the reserve piles;
not enough having been previously
placed. The work was much more ar
duous in the nursery than in the grove
as we had to place our fires carefully
on account of their proximity to the
trees in the nursery rows. A lesser
number of men could have accomplish
ed an equal amount of good if the
work had been confined to the grove.
We had perfect pillows, of smoke
over the entire twenty-five acres all
night, and, as above stated, the results
were all we could have asked for. If
we are to have regular New England
winters, with snow and ice, and the
unprecedented cold that prevailed on
the night of the 18th inst, and for two
days thereafter, the kind Of trees that
will endure such conditions, either
with or without firing, are to be found
principally outside of the citrus. But,
on the other hand, if we call this
most decided exception and are to
Judge of the future climate of Florida
by the average conditions that have
prevailed for hundred years, the pro-
lection by firing, if properly arranged
for in advance, can be made success
in nineteen years out of twenty, and
by having the trees we'll banked every
winter the buds can be saved when
over the fire fails.
I have even more faith in firing than
| did before I had given it the practi-
cal test of the past thirty days, and
shall arrange for a continuance of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-29

careful farmer has been grading down
instead of grading up.-Southern
Planter.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
BADGER BRIEFS.

Miss Jennie A. Gale of ST. Johns
charge of Girdley chapel, Beloit. She is
now assistant pastor in Bloomington,
Vt.
The formation of a trust with a
capital of $50,00O0O0 to control the
output of wood pulp board, paper pulp
board and strawboard will not affect
single Appleton or Wisconsin mill.
r. c. Pope sold his interest in the
Pope Lumber company at Ashland to
w. G. Allen and James Ryves, the
vice president and secretary, respect
lively, of the company. Mr.. Pope will
start retail lumber yard.
At Mayville the marriage of Albert
Haberkorn of Fond du Lac to Miss
Alma Bliss took place at the home OF
the brides parents. They will live in
Milwaukee.
At Rhinelander man giving the
name Of John Brown has confessed to
forging the, name Of President Oakley
to two checks of $40 each on the Bank
of Osceola
James G. Walker, manager Of the
Fountain Spring house, Waukesha
was married in Chicago Oct. 10 to Mrs
Grace Smell Coffin. Mr.. Walker eX-
pected to spend the winter in Paris
and had arranged to sail during Octo-
Der, so it is probable the honeymoon
will be spent abroad. Mrs. Walker is
ho 10, Of
whose murder in Chicago a number
of years ago made a great sensa ton.
She married Frank Coffin in 1881, and
after legal separation they were re-
married in 1897 a reconciliation result
ing through the sickness of the young
est of the three children born to them.
Soon after the death of the child, a
second divorce was granted on appli-
cation of Mrs. Coffin.
The Fond du Lac company will have
to take it's case against Mrs. Alice
Tweed Andrews and others to the
United States court. Judge Burnell
has sustained demurrer of defend
ants, which was entered on the ground
that the company could not bring suit
against the executrix of an estate pro-
bated in Hamilton county, O., except
in the United States courts, and that
the action should die with the death
of the one who is alleged to have COM
mitted the wrong act. The complaint
alleged misuse of the funds of the
Fond du Lac Gas company by I'M
profitable investments, and to recover
the company brought suit against
the heirs of the late Joseph Andrews,
Daniel Andrews and John Tweed. The
suit involved about $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
FILIPINOS LOSE AT CALAMBA.
But Kill a Soldier Near Iloilo by
Treachery.

Manila, Oct. 24.-Major Cheatham's
battalion of the 9th infantry, three
companies Of the 21st infantry, bat
terry Of the 9Th artillery and gatling
gun sailed out Monday morning from
Calamba and drove the Filipinos from
their trenches, pursued them three
miles and inflicted heavy loss on them.
One American was killed and three
wounded in the 21st infantry. Lieu
tenant Ferguson, with 20 scouts of the
36th regiment, while accommodating
near Labao, encountered a party Of
Filipinos, killing six men and captur-
ing ten rifles. Four men from the
gunboat Marivelos were lured ashore
by the insurgents Is miles from Iloilo
by flag Of truce. The insurgents
opened fire, killing one, wOunding an
other and capturing third. The gun
boat was unable to fire for fear of
wounding the Americans. The second
battalion of the 18th regiment, Maj.
Reefe commanding, embarked for Ilo-
lilo today to reinforce the troops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26

Woodruff intimated in his Sunday cor
respondence that another season might |
see one or two of the members of the |
old big four displaced. If so, by
whom? Certainly a western team or
western teams. AS to the Wisconsin
Yale game, the badgers appear to be
really entitled to credit only for put
ting up a great contest and being mar
rowly defeated. Yale's touchdown can
not be called a fiuke, even though it
was accomplished when the ball was in
Yale territory and bearing toward the
Yale goal, with but few minutes left
in which to play. The older schools
long experience in the exigencies of
game, which require that there can
never be one moments cessation from
watchfulness, prevented Yale, possibly.
from leaving such an opening as Wis
consin left when the latter practically
| had the contest at point where defeat
seemed impossible and victory was
dimly in sight. The lesson was severe.
| but it emphasizes the Importance of re-
Numbering that defense must still be
regarded as the important factor, even
by the team which is the nearest its
opponents goal. 1t is generally ac-
cepted as probable, although by no
means certain, that Wisconsin is the
strongest team in the west. Unfor-
tunately there will be but one game
on which to determine any answer to
this question, and even this game may
not determine it. Michigan will meet
the badgers in Chicago on Thanksgiv-
ing day, and will have a glOrius
chance to win renown for itself as we'll
as to further prove the increasing
strength Of western teams generally.
But even should Wisconsin defeat
Michigan decisively there will be Chi
cago to take in consideration, and Chi
cago plays neither Michigan nor Wis
consin. Of course, Chicago meets
Pennsylvania, and so does Michigan
and Pennsylvania meets Harvard
while Harvard plays Yale, but this is
going a long ways to find satisfactory
comparisons. Unless Pennsylvania
should defeat Chicago, and in turn be
easily defeated by Harvard, the sup
; porters of the maroOns may feel dis
: satisfied with conceding Wisconsin,
supremacy to the west, especially
should Harvard decisively outplay
) Yale"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
FEARS ARE GROWING
APPREHENSION IN ENGLAND
OVER TRANSVAAL SITUATION.
THINKS NEWS SUPPRESSED
Belief That Gen. White is Unable to
Maintain Advantage Of His Victory
and That His Position is Precarious
-Communicati0n Broken at
Various Places

London, Oct. 24.-No news is yet re-
ceived that tends to dispe1 the appre-
hension caused by Lord Wolseleys brief
summary of the situation. A PETER
maritZburg dispatch says the censor
now permits no messages to sent from
the front. Other dispatches represent
the beers as boasting that Dundee is
absolutely cut off and asserts that de-
spite British victory the situation is
still uncertain. A Pretoria dispatch
giving the report of Gen. Joubert to
the government evidently refers to the
first battle at Glencoe and the reasons
why Commander Erasmus had to come
to the assistance of Commandment
Meyer cannot be fathomed Had he
done so British victory might be still
more dearly bought. 1t appears GER
tain, however, that the brilliant VIC
tory at Elandslaagte was productive of
no effect for the relief of Glencoe and
the very reticence and brevity of Lord
WOlseley's communication is only too
ominOus. 1t seems to be worded to
prepare the public for bad news and it
I
has been compelled to abandon the
wounded and prisoners at Dundee be-
cause his force is too weak to hold the
four and half miles separating Dun
dee from Glencoe. 1t is expected Com
mandant Erasmus has by this time
Joined Commandment General Joubert
and that the combined columns
amount to 10000 men, while the
Free State beers now threatening
Ladysmith from the east and the col
umn reported coming through Zulu
land must also be reckoned with. In
short, Gen. Sir. Stewart White has been
unable to follow up his success and is
obliged to remain at Ladysmith with
out being able to restore communica-
ton which is probably broken at other
points besides Elandslaagte 1t is
quite evident the war Office has news
which has been withheld from the pub
lie and if the situation, as here
sketched, is confirmed, the boer divi-
siOns may be expected to be over the
frontier points. A dispatch to the
Times from Coleburg, Cape Colony
says: "The situation today (Monday)
is grave. The beers are $50 strong and
will be reinforced from Driekop No
defense is possible. The town guard
will retire on Noouwpoort on the ap-
pearance of the enemy" The Driekop
force is estimated at 1,500 men. The
report of the fighting at Glencoe has
been placarded at Bethulie, a frontier
town on the east London line, as
brilliant boer victory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26

at Elandslaagte staggered the beers
completely, rendering the attack upon
Dundee feeble. Therefore there is no
cause for anxiety. A party of Kaff1rs
returning home from Jagersfontein to
Kimberley are unable to obtain food.
Already there is a scarcity of supplies
throughout Bechuanaland and Girl
qualand to the west, owing to the total
stoppage of transport service. Famine
is almost certain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
IRVINE BRINGS SUIT.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 18.-William
Irvine of Milwaukee, who was slated
for business manager Of The Chronicle
under it's new character as a republican
paper, will not hold the position. When
the announcement of his coming was
made, The Republican and Leader
made a vicious attack on Mr. Irvine,
and as consequence he has sued the
paper for libel, laying his damages at
$4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
BIG FIGHT POSTPONED.

New York, Oct 18.-At a meeting
Tuesday of the managers Of Jim JEFF
fries and Tom Sharkey it was agreed tc
postpone the fight one week. 1t will
take place Nov. 3. At the Broadway
Athletic club Tuesday night Dan Cree
don of Australia knocked out Pat
Ready of Washington in the eighth
round.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
M'CORD SAWMILL SOLD.

Ashland, Wis, Oct. 20.-The Edward
Hines Lumber company of Chicago has
perior and 100000 900 feet of timber in
Bayfield, county. The consideration
for the mill was s15O,OOO and for the
timber 100000. The timber was
bought from E. G. Filler of Manistee,
Mich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
CHOYNSKI AND MAHER WINNERS
Beat Their Men Monday Night
Sporting Affairs-Footbau Scores.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 24.-Joe Choyn-
ski knocked out Dick Moore of st. Paul
Monday night at the st. Louis Athletic
club in the third round. Moore, though
outclassed, was game and took his
hard beating like stole.
Maher Defeats Dunkhorst.
Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 24.-Ed Dunk
horst Of Syracuse lost to Peter Maher
in the seventh round of a scheduled
ten-round go before the Monarch ath-
letic club here Monday night on a foul.
Dunkhorst was completely outpointed
by Maher, who gave him a terrific
pummeling.
Shooting at Nashville
Nashville, Oct. 24.-High class shoot
ing was the rule at the Belle Meade
gun clubs annual tournament Monday.
Frank Gilbert of Short Lake, Iowa, led
with 1913 out of 200 clay pigeons. Chas.
Budd of Des Moines was second with
100 and Jake Gay of Pine Grove, KY,
third with 1S9. Mrs. w. P. Shattuck
Of Minneapolis scored 165.
Racing at Columbus.
Columbus, O., Oct. 24.-In the 2:25
pace, purse $500, Clinton B. won, best
time, PIP. In the 2:09 pace, purse
$500, Exploit won, best time, 2:0SA.
The 2:30 trot, purse 5000, was won by
Greenlander, best time, 2:1614.
Football Scores.
Notre Dame Z, Indiana 0.
Lombard College, 81, Iowa Yves
leyan, 6.