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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

with tight eight-foot fence and posts
eight feet high, placed every ten feet
through. Upon these stringers are laid
and upon the stringers Stats one by
two and half inches are laid, with
two and a half inch intervals betw en-
the Stats, making half shade" as
pines will not stand full sunshine and
produce first quality fruit. In case Of
an expected freeze burlapping is laid
over the whole grove. upon the Stats,
but has not been found to be sufficient
protection against such freeze as
those of 1895 and 1899. In the former
year they were all frozen to the
ground, and this year about half, but
frost does not kill the roots and in
year a new crop will be ready, while
it takes oranges three to five years to
recover from a freeze.
One example will show the returns
from pine culture i'm the interior south
of the center A grove" with four
10000 pines unframed. These were of
varying sizes, but were mostly Of the
finest variety known as smooth Cay
ennes." An inspection of his sales &C
count as sent him by his commission
man shows that he averaged eight
cents apiece net for the crop, or $4,000.
The expense of cultivation for the
year was about $4,000. In favorable
years this man has been netting $4,000
per year, and investing it in bust
ness blocks in the north instead of in
more groves, as lis the usual rule here,
and, in case of a perishing freeze, will
not be ruined. The cost of a grove COM
plete, from the unclehred land to the
completion of the sheds is about So, 500
per acre. This includes also the irr1-
CATION plant, which is simply a series
of pipes, run under the Stats at inter
vals, to which hose can be attached.
The present method of protection is to
build fires in the sheds to warm them,
but many fruits are ruined thereby.
The trucking business is the most
paying one, or rather would be, if there
were no frosts, but one hard freeze at
the critical period, as occurred this
year, will deprive the planter of five
years profits, as the loss is total. The
planting season commences in Novem
Der and by january the earlier vege-
tables are in. The strawberry is not
perennial as at the north, but has to
be planted every year.
The most abundant garden crop ship
ped from Florida to the north is head
lettuce, which is shipped from Decem-
Der to March and brings good prices.
Three crops are marketed in that time,
but as lettuce is very tender it is a
hazardous business in which to en-
gage, and it, as we'll as most OF the
products outlined above, will be dis
carded if any more frosts add to the
disbursements of the growers.
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The grapefruit is so called because it
is borne ON the tree in clusters, as are
tomatoes ON vine, but the name is as
poor a one as could have been selected.
The fruit is of the lemon species and
of the same color, but is of a globular
shape and quite large running from
five to eight inches in diameter. The
skin varies from one to two inches in
diameter and is intensely bitter-qui
nine cannot be compared to it. This
bitterness also obtains in the pulp, but
only to a slight extent but as rule
the person eating one for the first time
is apt to think that it has been sprin>
killed. with quinine, for the taste is a
Quinine one. However, the taste for
grapefruit, like all acquired ones,
grows by what it feeds upon, and he
who manages to eat half dozen, ends
by becoming a devotee, and pushes its
claims with the zeal of a new convert.
The grapefruit tree in hardness comes
between the orange and the lemon.
They are profitable crop, bringing
ten cents piece for ordinary to twen-
ty cents for select in the New York
market.
The pear industry is comparatively
a new one, as the many orchards plant
ed in different parts of the Stale as
experiments have BEEN only a few
years i'm bearing, but from all accounts
it is a safer one than that of the Or
ange, as the pear is more hardy.
1t does not pay to ship to the North
any fruits or vegetables that do not
nature during the winter, as it re
quires the highest off-season prices to
overcome the high prices for transpor-
tation due to the long haul. The big
ernean cherry and other deciduous
fruits commonly packed in tins can be
grown in Florida as easily as Califor-
MIA, and more cheaply, and the day
will come when canned goods Of bet
ter quality will take the market from
California.
The peach is not a decided success
in Florida since it, as one grower re-
marked to me, sis too quick on the trig-
ger.' 1t cannot be kept dormant
enough in the Florida winters. A warm
spell in February will bring out the
bloom, followed by cold snap which
will kill most of it. Even if they could
be grown they would not make much
of a factor in the fruit trade, as the
distance to the northern market is too.
far for such a perishable large fruit,
and they ripen here but six weeks ear
lier than the first Delaware fruits.
The apricot is little grown as it
seems to be failure in Florida's soil.
The apple is grown in the northern
part of the State, but they lack the
fine flavoring of the northern apple,
having woody" taste, and are dry
and juiceless.
The kumquat Japanese persimmon),
and loquat Japanese plump have flu
lures before them as commercial
fruits. The former attains the size of
a large lemon, and is peculiarly melting
and luscious to the taste, being free
from the acridity that mars our
American persimmon. 1t stands ship
ping we'll and mpens at a season when
it can be sold at a good price. The
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

products, and prices are fairly Salts
factory. This has been a very fine
season for farmers, and will result in
largely increased arceage next season.
Lakeland Sun.
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Heavy Shipments express PEG,
pie say that the vegetable business out
of Florida is heavier this season than
ever before. AS high as tWenty-nine
cars of vegetables have BEEN trans
ferred in Waycross in one day during
the past week. Every north bound
passenger train is loaded to it's full
capacity with express cars.
Ianate tee Shipments.-The vegetable
shipments from the Manatee river Sec
ton and points south of this city con-
tinue to boom. The shipments
through this place ON both roads to
northern markets for the week ending
May 27th aggregated $4,000 crates,
nearly all of which were tomatoes.
This is an increase of 5000 crates over
the preceding week, and more than
double what it was last year. On ac-
count of the continued dry weather in
other vegetable sections farther north,
the demand for the Manatee tomatoes
continues very brisk, and the prices
still hover very close to the So mark.
Fifty and sixty thousand dollars per
week being dropped into one commun-
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result will be small melons and low
prices.-Qui tman Free Press.
Sugar Lands.-There are millions of
acres of sugar land in Florida lying
idle for the want of development, and
at the same time the United States
ARE importing annually millions of dol
Lars worth of sugar from abroad. Cap
ftal could find no better investment
than the sugar industry in Florida
Mayo Free Press.
Sugar Cane.-Prior to the civil war
the raising of cane and the manufac-
ture of syrup and sugar was one of the
most profitable Industries of Florida,
and there is no reason why the indus
try may not be revived with largely
increased profits. If proper facilities
for the manufacture of sugar are lack
ing, the proceeds of the canefeld may
| readily be converted into syrup with
but little expense. Florida syrup when
properly made and put on the market
in attractive packages will always find
a ready sale. AS a money crop moth
ing offers better inducements than the
cultNa ton of sugar cane. The editor
of FLORIDA Facts will cheerfully give
information as to suitable Lands at
nominal prices; or place applicants in
communication with owners of land
who will accept a small proportion of
the net profits as a rental, until sucn
time ais the tenant is able to purchase.
FLORIDA Facts.
Bananas is said that immense
fortunes have been made in the ba-
mana business Revenues do not &C.
for the leaves are used for packing.
The juice, being strong in tannin,
makes an indelhble ink and shoe black
ing; the wax found ON the undersidet
of the leaves is valuable article of
commerce; MANILA hemp is made from
the stems, and from this hemp are.
made mats, plated work, and lace
handkerchiefs of fine texture. The ba-.
mana is also ground into banana flour.
The island of jamaica yields great.
crops of this useful and money-making
fruit; and we are told that the late.
Joseph Peters made a deal of money
growing bananas ON his place oppo-I
site Jensen. There is money in ba-I
mama growing if cultivated in a spot
free from severe frOStS.-Titu SvilleI
Advocate. i
Orange County Farmer.-If we could
only get our county filled up with such
enterprising farmers aus Mr.. B. M.
| Smith, who resides a short distance
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-07

Good Season in Polk.-The straw
berry and vegetable growers around
Lakeland are still busy shipping their
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Orange County Farmer.-If we could
only get our county filled UP with such
enterprising farmers aus Mr.. B. M.
Smith, who resides a short distance
south of Orlando, our county would
blossom like the rose," and freeze or
MO freeze our prosperity would be phe-t
nomenal. Mr.. Smith came to Orlando
something over a year ago from Mis-
souri,; he bought the WE'LL known Eos
ter place just south of Orlando and is
CLEARLY demons trating that man can
make all he wants to live on here on a
very small area of land. He is prac
tical farmer, a hard working man and
although he has been here but a short
time, is already making what his fam
lily consumes. He has several acres of
as fine corn as any one could wish to
see, has Lots of fine vegetables, straw
bemrfes, melons, beggar weed, millet,
etc.; raises hundreds of chickens, has
pinery coming on, and is reviving
his orange grove; an acre in bananas
is also coming along nicely. He is
we'll pleased with Florida, and is
clearly demonstrating what we can do
by work and energy. He is a valuable
ciHizen.-Or Orlando Sentinel.
Good Season in Polk.-The straw
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La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22

drought than other crops and, as a
rapid advancement. Despite the
serious delay in termination and
subsequent unfavorable conditions
the potato crop is making fair
progress, with prospects for good
yield. Cantaloupes are in excellent
condition and a large crop is indi-
Gated; the same is true of the sec
ond crop of alfalfa. Garden truck
is making rapid growth. Small
fruits, especially raspberries, are
generally abundant, and the out
look is favorable for at least fair
crop of apples in nearly all sec
tions.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
wAreeaa EloM pAv.
Rocky Ford's Annual Watermelon
Fssst on rhursdsy, September 7th.

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The eighth annual fair of the
Arkansas Valley Fair Association
will be held in, Rocky Ford, Colo. ,
September 9th, 9TH and sth. 1899.
The only steadily we'll attended
and successful fair held in the state.
The half-mile track has been
greatly improved and is the best in
the state. The confidence OF the
horsemen has been won by prompt
ly paying all purses in full and in
purses larger than ever before. A
cowboy race each day. Races are
promptly called and soon started.
Novelties between heats. Contin-
ual entertainment.
Watermelon Day was the first
and is the leader OF the various
days adopted by other cities, and
now so popular over the state.
There will be stacked in a beauti-
full grove, the finest in the state,
adjacent to the fair grounds, pile
of over 10000 watermelons and
cantaloupes which will be abso-
lutely free to all on that day. 1t
is sight never to be forgotten and
we'll worth the trip to see.
The premiums in all departments
will be paid in cash.
Able and experienced superin-
tendents and competent judges in
all departments.
Every care will be taken for the
comfort of visitors. Numerous re-
fresbment and dining stands on
the grounds will furnish meals at
reasonable rates. No liquor, dis
reputable game or characters al
lowed on the grounds. We have the
reputation Of having the cleanest
and best fair in the state.
Two large grand stands SO To-
Gated that good view can be had
of every part OF the track.
For premium list, or other in
formation address, A. b. Wallis,
Secretary, Rocky Ford, Colorado.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
SAINT. Fs Excursion R.....

Chatauqua session at Boulder,
Colorado. Round trip tickets will
be on sale to August 18th, final re-
turn limit August 10th. Open
rate Of $Io.I5 for the round trip.
Annual state meeting, Knights
of Pythias, at Florence, Colorado,
September 1914. 1899. Tickets
will be on sale September nth
and Iath with final limit for return
September 18th at rate of 81. 20 for
the round TRIP.
Quadrennial international con-
vention Young Peoples Alliance of
the Evangelical Association at
Naperville, ILL.,, July 26th and
August I'D. Tickets on sale July
72d to 2Sth. Fare one and one
third on the certificate plan.
Annual convention Young Peo-
ple's Christian Union Of the United
Presbyterian church at Pittsburgh
Penn, August ~. Tickets on
sale July goth and 3Ist at rate OF
$40. 90 for the round trip. Tickets
are limited for return August I5th
but may be extended till August
31st by depositing SO cents addi-
tional with the joint agent at Pitts
burg.
From July I4th to 10Th inclusive
we will sell tickets to Boulder at a
rate of one and one-fifth fare for
the round trip on the certificate
plan, account of annual meeting
State Pharmaceutical Association.
Persons buying tickets on the
dates mentioned paying full fare
one way can get return ticket at
rate of one-fifth fare. Certificates
are to be signed by A. W.eScott.
secretary, Fort Collins, Colo.
v 4lt
1t has been decided to run an
excursion from La Junta to Mar
shall Pass and return, train to
leave here at ASS a. m. Sunday,
August 9th, returning about mid
night same date. The round trip
rate will be s3.zs. This is an ex-
tremely low rate and will afford all
an opportunity of seeing the Royal
Gorge, Marshall Pass, and the
principal scenery on the D. q r.
6. road. This will be delightful
outing At very little expense and
III should take this opportunity Of
seeing the grandest scenery in the
state.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
4. It Rlsh.7

For an editor to recommend
patent medicines3 1t may be a
question as to whether the editor
of newspaper has right to pub
licly recommend any Of the various
proprietary medicines that flood
the market, yet as preventative
of suffering we feel it a duty to say
good word for Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. We have known and used
this remedy in our family for
twenty years and have always
found it reliable. In many cases
dose of this remedy would save
hours Of suffering while physi-
clan is awaited. We do not be-
lieve in depending implicitly on
any medicine for cure, but we do
believe that if a bottle of Cham
berlain's Diarrhoea Remedy were
kept on hand and administered at
the inception of an attack much
suffering would be avoided and in
very many cases the presence of a
physician would not be required.
At least this has been our exper
ience during the past twenty years.
Sylvan Valley News, Brevrad,
N. c. For sale at the Arcade
Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
An Epidemic Of o,.r,ho...

Mr.. A. Sanders, writing from
Cocoanut Grove, Fla, says there
has been quite an epidemic of di-
arrhoea there. He had a severe
attack and was cured by four doses
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says
he also recommended it to others
and they say it is the best medi-
cine they ever used. For sale at
the Arcade Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
vo,e.nle Eruption.

Are grand, but skin eruptions
rob life of JOY. Bucklin's Arnica
Salve cures them; also old, running
and fever sores, ulcers, boils,
felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises,
burns, scalds, chapped hands, chill,
blains. Best pile cure on earth.
Drives out pains and aches. Only
rs cents box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Joy, the druggist.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
weekly Crop sslIetln.

The main temperature has aver
aged three degrees lower than nor
NAL, except in the northeastern
counties, where the deficiency has
not been so great. The nights
have been warm while the days
with the exception of Monday and
Tuesday, have been relatively cool
with . large percentage of cloudi-
ness. Moderately heavy rain is
reported from Garfield and La
Plata counties, but in general the
precipitation has been light and
scattered on the western slope.
East of the mountains the rainfall
has been considerably in excess Of
the normal, and especially heavy
throughout the Arkansas valley,
Custer, Huerfano, and parts Of
Las Animas county. Light and
generally insufficient showers are
reported from San Luis Park.
"A marked improvement in the
conditions Of crops and ranges has
been general east Of the mountains
but unfortunately the rains came
too late to save some fields on the
uplands. Winter wheat harvest is
id progress in the Askansas valley
and on the western slope; the yield
is fair and the quality excellent.
Spring wheat and barley are be-
ginning to ripen. Corn seems e
have been less affected BY the
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
"A. ARMsrRONO. N, d.

once and Residence south Of Court
House. Special attention to Nose. Ear and
: Throat. n Junta. Colorado.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
-BUsINEss DIRECTORY
sANks.
PHYSICIANS.


4 W. RAGsDALK, MD.
Physician and Surgeon. Once in Cen
tral Block. Telephone, F 1.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
Rn,lI,, YOUTH.

N. f1erCcS D SOiucu
Medical Discovery puts into mans
veins. 1t gives him digestive power; it
turns his food into good nourisliing
blood; it enables the liver to keep that
blood pure and free from bilious poisons.
1t fills him with muscular strength and
vitality. II makes him In the truest
sense young again, and d'keeps him 90.
II am pretty we'll now, for a man Of sixty
three years" says Mr.. John Larson of Ashby.
Grnnt Co.. MINI. a. had been very badly troub.
led for many years with dyspepsia also nasal
not work.
~ could hardly eat anything without voriit-
ing; had pain in the stomach and n burning
sensation coming into the throat. took DR..
Pierce's Golden Medal Discovery and Pleasant
Pellets and can truly say these medicines have
helped me wonderfully commenced taking
them in the fall and used them all winter. I
took fifteen bottles of the Discovery and six
Of the Pellets according TO directions, and
must say that both are good honest medicines:
ming just stopped taking medicine In the
latter part Of May and then felt as well ns ever
in my life. can eat all kinds Of food and II
dosen't cause me any pain in my stomach now
as II always did before ! took DIR. Picrcc's med
icines. can cheerfuiiy say to the .public that
Golden Medical Discovery for dyspepsa; II
will eradicate aud cure the disease If anything
will"
If you are in poor health write to DR..
r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. 1t will
cost you nothing whatever for his advice
although he is at the very head of his
profession in the treatment of obstinate
chronic diseases.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
Smoke Otero.

Smoke Otero.
Trade at Joys Pharmacy.
For diamonds and fine Jewelry
60 to Fisher & Larsens.
Buckley & Hart have plenty Of
money to loan on good farms.
Why not own your own home and
save renta Look at the list offered
by Buckley & Hart.
Undersherif Steward expects to
move into his new house on Cimar-
ron avenue next week.
For SALE. My residence; price
81, 600; one-half cash balance on
easy payments.-E. !. Deeds.
A. L. Beardsley, Of Ration, fore
man of engines on the western di-
vision, was La Junta visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. S. ]. White, of Efingham,
Kan, is the guest Of her brother,
George P. Holmes, and will make
an extended visit.
Fred Johnson, of Holbrook,
filed final receivers receipt for
his homestead entry Thursday in
the Office OF the county clerk.
For RENr-Furnished or un-
furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Also a four-room brick
house. Inquire of Mrs. M. A..
Wells.
Charles Steward returned Thurs
day morning from three days
roundup OF witnesses in kiowa
county for the Hobson- n-Fenton
cattle-stealing case.
w. E. Cade, the ticket agent, is
acting cashier at the freight house
during the absence of ]. E. Hireen
in the east. A. Vestry is selling
pasteboards at the depot.
Hodges and Crockett now handle
Mrs. Carruthers' hygenic toilet
articles, the only harmless prepar-
ations for the skin and hair.
Don't send out of town when you
can purchase such articles at home.
ave have sold many different
cough remedies, but none has
gwen better satisfaction than
Chamberlain's," says Mr.. Charles
Holzhauer, druggist, Newark, N.
ii. 1t is perfectly safe and can be
relied upon in all cases of coughs,
|colds or hoarseness. Sold at the
Arcade Pharmacy.
"Pegleg," who has been playing
Heading parts in almost every en-
gagement hereabouts for two
months past, shook the dust Of
- Junta from his foot this week
and departed for fields green and
pastures new. Some Of his friends
|convinced him that the officers had
/ sn eye on him a. candidate for
the bughouse at Pueblo.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22

Physician and Surgeon. Once and resi-
dence, corner Ration avenue and Kansas
streets. La AJunta, Colombo.
La Junta tribune., 1899-07-22
NORMAL ,msr,rvrE.
Eighth Annual Session to be hssd at
lsJunts July sat to August nth.

The teachers normal institute OF
the eighth district will hold their
eighth annual session at La unta,
July 3Ist to August nth, inclusive,
conducted by E. X. Jones, princi-
pal of the Lamar schools. Follow
ing are the instructors, lecturers
and the programme for the insti-
tute:
lNsTRucToRs-Primary methods,
vertical penmanship and grammar,
Mrs. Ruby NJ. Clark, of Extra,
Iowa; civil government and school
law, H. A. Long, superintendent
schools Kiowa county; science,
physiology and hygiene, psychol-
ogy and theory and practice, E. E.
Cole, science department La Junta
high school; arithmetic, history
and geography, E. II. Jones. prin-
cipal Lamar schools.
LEcrURERs.-Helen L. Grenfell,
state superintendent; DR.. B. o.
Aylesworth, president-elect Agri-
cultural College; DR.. Il. X. Snyder
president State Normal School:
one of the faculty of the state uni
versity to be announced later.
Following is the programme for
each day:
MoRSIS0.
$50 to e:0o-Arithmetic.
800 TO a:2s-Announcements and Music.
9:2s to 10:i0-Primary Methods.
1910 to l0:35-Science.
I0:35 to lG:l5-Recess
lo:.5 to II ;.,-physiology and Hygiene:
il:zs To ii:os-Civil Govcrnmt mt. School Law.
AFTERNOON.
l:s0 TO 300 Geography.
200 to 2:2s-Psy choiosy or Theory and Prac-
tice.
2:25 To 2:s5-Recess.
2:ss to a1s--Penmanship and History.
8:i5 TO t:0O-t;rammar.
Every effort is beng made to in
sure the success of this institute.
The instructors are practical and
successful teachers, who may be
relied upon in every particular to
make the institute a source Of in
spiration to all who may attend.
The registration fee of one dol
lar, which is required by law. will
be the only expense aside from
boarding. All teachers in attend
ance who desire any credit for the
same, or the addition of five per
cent to their standing, as allowed
by law, should register and pay the
fee on the day OF entrance.
Board and lodging at reasonable
rates may be secured at hotels and
boarding houses and in private
families. All teachers will receive
a hearty. welcome by hospitable
people. Don't fail to attend.
Two prizes have been offered
One, Webster's International Die
tionary, leather bound and indexed
will be given to the lady giving
the best recital. The other,
Shakespeare's Complete Works,
well and handsomely bound in
handy volumes, will be given to
the gentleman delivering the best
Grafton. In awarding the prize for
the best oration the subject matter
and delivery will both be consid-
cred. Contests open to all teach
ers of the district who pay the
registration fee OF one dollar. A
cDeilinp match will he conducted