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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-19

For the Florida Agriculturist.
What Doth it Profit Man if He
Save the Roots and Lose the Top?
A reader of the Agriculturist writes,
'FSince 1894-5 l bank every tree under
my care. l have nearly thirty acres,
not all my own, a part belong to non
residents.
| have read with much interest your
letters to the Florida Agriculturist,
and wish to ask few questions about
throwing the orange tree into a dor
mant state. While think your ideas
about cultivation correct, what both
ers me is, if we leave off cultivation
about the first of June there is such
mass of grass, beggar-weed, etc.,
about my trees that know not what
to do With it when l wish to resume
cuNtiva tiOn; besides it is dangerous to
leave it under the trees ON account Of
fire hazard. L do not like to plOW near
my old trees on account of destroying
so many OF the larger roots. The way
| work my trees now is to keep about
six feet on each side of the tree clean
the year round, plowing the middles
in late fall. In this way l break but
few roots.
How can you tell me of any better
methods of cultivation.'
The communication you refer to
must be that published in the Agri-
culturist of May 10th. Your memory
has played you false, for in that let
ter it is said that, ''dhe grove should
receive it's last working early in Sep
tember.''
AS to encouraging the trees into a
dormant condition from November
your own practical experience will Of
fer some suggestions. For spring and
summer your ideas of caring for the
roots is right, but for fall plOwing you
will have to modify Those Ideals some.
l ann not a preacher but will try a
Biblical quotation on you, though it
may not he verbatimi ct lteratlm;
"What doth it profit a man if he gain
the whole world and lose his own
soul?' Similarly, what doth it profit
a man if he save the roots and lose
the top?
1t is a good idea to keep the ground
covered, not with infamable material,
but With some green crop, such as
oAts or rye, during the winter, up to
the trunk of the tree. The covering
will keep the temperature uniform,
while the bare sand will be heated to
high degree by the, hot sun shining
through cloudless sky, as ours is dur
ing most of the winter.
Then, again. the green crop Will
keep up a constant circulation or
moisture in the soil from below up
ward, whereby large quantities OF ash
ingredients which the water holds In
solution are brought nearer to the
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nuts, sugar cane, squashes, sky+scrap-
ing corn stalks, rice, egg plants, chu-
fas broom corn, beets onions, cucum-
bers, tomatoes, syrup, jelDies and
host of other things, and when they
were speedily arranged in che spacious
hall it was a sight worth seeing, and
made the hearts of the 700 people
present beat With gladness.
The melon committee consisting of
Geo. Danley, Chipley; your corre>
spondent and John Furnas, Indianap-
oils, Ind, had their hands full; each
melon was carefully weighed and all
of it's points were tested and NO COM
plant at the awards was the result.
Being a resident of Middle Florida,
w. Nj. Girardeau, Monticello, the
great Florida melon seed raiser, was
Lot a competitor, but he showed two
me.ans, now in Omaha, that took the
cake aud Jha whole bake shop, but he
had 600 acres to pick from. Next year
West Florida ait her melon fair, either
at Chipley or DeFuniak, will see his
3 bis. that he beat us with, and go
him 10 bis. BETTER.
With only one good rain, splendid
specimens Of broom corn were on eX-
hibition, from seed planted April 1, all
of which goes to show that this Sec
tion is broom corn land. These sam
piles We're ripe, of a beautiful bright
green color and ready for curing. The
STRAW is much longer and smoother
than that seen on the average broom
and when once in the factory no ar
tificial green coloring maItter will have
to be used Judge Porter has made
a good START and being a determined
man he will push this enterprise to a
issue. He has made whole
sale cane growing marked success
and in fact everything else he graspS.
For a long, long time many of these
people who are, or have been mem
bers of the State horticultural Society
have dropped out or do not attend,
simply because that valuable society
lis true to it's name and works to that
end principally, and they are praised
for it, while we at this end of the
State do not have anything to do With
the orange, pines, lemons and that
class, Except eat them,) we fail to be
properly enlightened in the manner
desired when at these meetings, hence
the organization of the West Florida
Agricultural Society this day and date
with Judge Porter as president, Geo.
Danley of Chipley, vice president, and
the writer as secretary. The two first
are choice selection; John Thomas
Porter is fully identified with the
farming interests of this portion of
the State. He is brfm full of the
three P's: Push, Pluck and Persever-
ance and will fairly make things hum
when thoroughly harnessed. George
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alive we held agricultural and tobac,
co fairs, but since, MISUNDERSTANDING
has prevailed, but Judge PORTER has
risen PhoeniX-like from the ashes, and
West Florida is again up and accom-
ing. The only thing lacking is for
the T.. & N. System to give us precise
ly the same amount of encourage
ment that Col. Chipley did, and as
mucn more as they may desire. The
future remains with them. Another
and better fair was ordered for next
year, provided they ''chip in'' and lend
helping hand. 1t is evident and
plain that agriculture is their biggest
means of support and we instance the
shipment of between 80 and 40 car
loads of melons, over their line this
season, from this one county alone.
What these farmers want who have
perfected an agricultural organization,
wF4iaassEtill be alluded to further along,
is cheaper transportation to markets
of the North, and when the next fair
comes off, the same rates given by. Col
Chipley Will they get it is the mo-
mentous question. In due course of
time they will be appealed to and
favorable answer will be expected,
otherwise it will be just as we'll for
tHhe Agricultural Society of West Flor
ida to hang its hopes on the willows.
tell it's people to go out of the melon
business in 1900 and fall back into the
old ruts of yore. We ask for the same
manifestations from the 2. & A. that
was accorded to your farmers of
South Florida when they we've frozen
out and Henry M. Flagler came to
their rescue. That kind of spirit is
desired in West Florida. It's big mon
ey in the till of the RAILROAD corpora tiOn
who use it unstintingly with West
FlOridians.
To say that the melon fair was a
success rs SlIGDW1uS NJ NCIy DCdu-
fiful weather, good order, boun ..tul
tables. eloquent OratiOns and liberal
premiums did the work. The prize
winners were ais follows: LIST prize, J.
r. Boles Cottondale, So; 2nd prize,
Matt Porter, colored, Cottondale, 81;
Sd prize, J. D. Watson, Mariana, So.
All the prize melons were raised from
Girardeau's Triumph seed, and they
were 'fbouncers" Today with hun
dretls of others of tneir neighbors,
they are Quietly resting at the great
Omaha Exhibit, and the dailies are
continually praising the huge melons
from Florida.
Originally it was the only Intention
to have straight out watermelon
fair. but the farmers wouldn't have
it that way. EARLY on the morning of
the 4th, and in fact, even the day be-
fore. there began TO arrive by rail and
wagon boundless Quantities of canta
loupes, muskmelons, long cotton, pea
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-10
repor, thereon to the board a. its

report thereon to the board at its
next meeting.
Columbias, standard Of the
world. Downer sells 'em.
For fresh bread. pies or cakes go
to Fishers postoffice news stand.
"What lovely wheel" eyes,
it's Crescent. Downer sells 'em. !"
Mrs. Emma Wilson, postmis-
tress at Higbee, was a county seat
visitor yesterday.
Take 'em and try 'em before you
buy 'em. Pianos and organs at
Smiths Music Store.
For RENT.-Five-room brick
house; also household goods for
sale. Mrs. II. w. Hawkins.
Mrs. G. A. Smith. of Stansbury,
Mo-, mother of Mrs. ]. w. Fisher,
arrived in this city last Saturday
morning, to spend the summer
with relatives.
Miss Lizzie Weir, niece OF F.
F. Turley, who has been visiting
in this city for several months
past, left on No. 6 yesterday
morning for Fair, Texas.
Mrs. |. N. Covalt, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mosby
A. Lee, for several months past,
returned to her home in Montezu-
ma, Ia, on No. E Thursday night.
William Inge, brother, and
Luther Inge, nephew, of h. c.
Inge, of this city, were visitors In
this city early this week, returning
to their homes in Garden City last
Wednesday morning.
A petition for sidewalk along
the west side of Santa Fe avenue
from Trinidad plaza to the Meth
odist church was circulated
among the property owners inter-
ested this week, and will probably
be presented to the city council at
the regular meeting next Monday
night.
The greatest days business in
the history of the local stock yards
was on last Wednesday, when over
5000 head of cattle passed through
the yards. One shipment from
Old Mexico of about 1000 head,
belonging to Cox & Kayscr, were
held on the range southeast Of the
yards all day, and when rounded,
up for shipment at night the bunch
was found to be $50 short. 1t was
reported that bunch Of about 100
head was seen going south during
the day.
The month of June started out
on a record breaking pace in the
county clerks Office. For the
first six days in June, which in
cludes but five working days, there
were sixty-three instruments filed,
the total amount of fees taken in
being SII6.15. This is an average
of nearly s25 day, and if the av-
crage was kept up the entire
month the receipts would be about
1915 per cent. greater than in any
previous month. A majority OF
the instruments are deeds Of trust
and warranty deeds, consisting
mostly of ranch property. A great
deal OF property Of this class is be-
ing bought and sold at the present
time in Otero county.
The rain hoodoo still abides
with us. Thursday evening we
had tantalizing shower of brief
duration which settled the dust,
but that was all. 1t rained hard
and plentifully to the east and
west Of us, and there were num-
Der of washouts along the Santa
Fe in Kansas, near Syracuse. The
early morning trains of yesterday
did not reach this city until late
last night. A severe hailstorm
prevailed in Kansas, and it is re-
ported that every window light in
Dodge City was broken. En-
osuaov C;nrnooo yepoyfs that every
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-10
LOCAL AND PERSONA. ,rtw..

''>H> -" Joaho-
! Trade at the Palace drug store.
Take it to Downer. He'll fix
it,"
For diamonds and fine Jewelry
1 so to Fisher & Larsens.
Seven per cent money for city or
farm loans.-W. r. Gibson.
Buckley & Hart have plenty of
,, money to loan on good farms.
Downer sells Columbias ard
Crescents, and says they're all
right, too.
County Clerk Winchell issued
marriage license Thursday to John
J Devine and Leona Vanhee.
Miss Lena Baxter, of Trinidad,
, is spending the summer with her
sister, Mrs. w. l.. Fertig
Carl Weinberg, one of the nurses
at the hospital, left on No 2
Wednesday for Topeka to attend
the marriage Of sister.
]. NJ. Dotsou, OF Trinidad, the
new cattle inspector for this dis
trict, was in town this week max
ing an endeavor to get acquainted
with his duties hereabouts.
II. X. Thomas, OF the postal
service between La Junta and AL
buquerque, left on No. 6 Tuesday
night for Williamsport, Ind, on
thirty days vacation to his old
home.
4 Nature is forgiving and will re-
store your diseased kidneys that
will give you perfect health by u.s.
ing DR.. Sawyer's Ukatine. For
sale at Joys Pharmacy and the
Palace drug store.
i ID. Fl. Brown, for some time
past clerk in the Office of Road
master Marshall, resigned his po-
sition this week, and left Thurs
day morning for Lakin, Kansas, to
accept position as cashier OF
bank.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertie, of Trinidad, for
mer residents Of La Junta, have
| been the guests of Mrs. Fred A.
Sabin during the past week. They
are on their way home from Gree
ley, where Miss Wilson has been
attending school.
| The Rev. Joel w. Todd has
been called to Saratoga, Wyoming,
to take charge of the Presbyterian
church at that place. He will
leave for his new field about June
2oth, and will carry with him the
| good wishes of the many friends
he has made during his stay in our
city.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt,
of New York, who will make the
principal address at the reunion Of
Rough Riders at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, on June 24th, will be es-
corted from Chicago to Las Vegas
by general officials of the Santa
Fe. 1t is possible special train
may be run through from Chicago
for his benefit, but if not, special
car will be rendered him for the
trip.
| The chairman of the Populist
party, anent Mr.. Pefer's return to
the Republican fold, refers to him
as the s'dog returned to his own
vomit, as the SOW that is washed to
her own wallowing in the mire,
whereupon the Wichita Eagle re-
marks that 'if the pop party ever
boasted brains, it was in PETER;
or if they ever had virtue they lost
it in losing that monument of pat
riarchal whiskers and patriotism"
4 The county commissioners ad-
journed Tuesday afternoon after
two days session. The only addi-
tional business transacted not re-
ported in our last issue was the
action taken in the matter of the
petition of A. F. Dunton ct ell. for
a county road two miles long near
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-10
Excursion Rates..
On Dry Goods and Ladies' Wear for
the week commencing June l2th.....
LADIES. oxFoRDs.
os<1ce0

We will continue our spe-
cial sale on tan Oxfords
for another week.
$500 tan Oxfords for 81. IS
So. so Ian Oxfords for SI.75
So.o tan Oxfords for 81. AS
81. so tan Oxfords for 81. 20
La Junta tribune., 1899-06-10
LADIES. nEckwEAR.

Ladies' fancy striped col
lars, pink and white, and
blue and white e--- I5e
White linen collars at ----I2Hc c
Ladies' bows, stock collars
and puff ties in great variety.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05

voice. for you know the law. 'N,,,..
imposes no penalty on the rirhtfgi 10y.
" her powcrsl She Furnishes oniy thus,s
who abuse herN e
Then you think" interrupted ,,.
young man. 'n'
THAT the singer who has hab csn
dren can touch the human t,art a. ,s.
woman who has none never cao" ua
piled the Philosopher 'a'
Maternity a mothers iovo' RI.
one beautiful, unselfsh thing LOO nh,
which is nearest the dvlrei
1T Tits the soul MS nothing else ,,,
and the expression Of the Singer IN
~ songi 'Ai
~ Nine. Schumann-Helnt is h.
greatest o. living contraltos. think ibo
seven children had n great deal 4, a,
with IT, said the philosopher. ng d.. ,.I,,
his hand on the young mans sbsyit..'
Musical America.
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average with the rest. In the book of
Deuteronomy vou can read how they
got at u In those days They pala lhe
tenth Of their fi0cks ns they passed IN
der the rod. ! asked President ray l9r
once how they managed g. ne relied
As they ran under the rod bishop,
they touched every tenth animal as the
tithlng." We'll" said I. when they
got Into the next corral, how c0ull
they know which had been touchedf
Why" said he. "thcy got something
and dipped 1t into black or red paint.
and De they ran under the rod thcy
touched them with the paint. and then
picked them out u the herd after
wards" ! thought that was very nice
way and I speak Of % because TINS u
somewhat Of a ehecp-rnising couh-
try
do not know but what many Of our
faults and failinrs are chargcable TO
the Priests. FOR not VISITING the houses
Of the members Of the church and
teaching them the principles N the
Gospel. including the principle % uth-
ing ana then 10 the Teachers, for not
lnqulfinE faithfully and diligently 20 see
that every member remembers his
tlthes and ofterinRa, IN the season
thereof ] would not like TO go any fur
Their than that. and say that any Apos-
Tie was responsible, or that any ELDER
or lnshop was responsible Tor 70. but l
seriously ask myself the question, Am
! responsible for the situation that the
rruph 4 u the Lord finds the Latter
day Saints In today Wherein have !
been neeicctfui concerning laying be-
fore the i.atter-day Saints thcfe I'M
portant questions ! remember being IN
ward down south here. and after talk
Ing TO the people the Bishop 7nid 20 me.
why. Brother Preston from the way
you talk. there IA nothing hardly per-
tuiuinE to the Gospel except the paying
u tlthinE." We'll" said !. There u a
whole lot besides that. but that ~ a
very important item Tor the Couailern
ton OF the Latter-dny Saints. W. that
there are 20 many great and o lrlous
blessings promised through obedience
unto that law. and I want 60 see the
Latter-day Saints working for those
blessings" ! ind that We are not work
Ing for thom today. and we are under
| condemnation before the Lord because
/ " H. II IL n good time now Tor YOU
| and I 10 repent u our shortcomings ant
| mlHdoings. and commence 10 turn ovei
n new leaf from this time hcnccforth
/ Today D. ours, tomorrow u not! ant
/ the sooner we commence 90 weigh our.
/ selves IN the balance and see how muci
/ short we are the better it Will be- fo
/ U.S. The Lord said 10 ancient Israel
I bring Sc all the uthra into the store
I house. that there may be- meat In mint
house. and prove mo now herewith
saith the Lord 81 hosts n I Will no
open you the windows VI heaven, ans
Z pour you out o blessing, that Their
shall not be- room enough 10 receive a..
That same promise n 90 Israel Of 'odal
| gathered In these mountains. / pral
the Lord that lie may inspire thoE
| who speak and those who listen, that nj
] our hearts may be- turned unto tn
] Lord. TO keep this great and holy pfin
! cipie. and every other principle. tina
we may enjoy an the blessings promise
! unto The fnlthful. Anon.
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desire very much, my brethren and
sisters. that you give me your faith
aud prayers. that I may say something
that will be for our mutual good and
benefit. am honorod and blessed In
travelling with the Prophet Of the Lord,
President Lorenzo Snow, on his journey
through this part OF the country. from
st. George northward. We have had
very pleasant trip 10 far. ] have Neon
very pleased TO note the kind attention
that has been paid 10 him. not because,
as have heard him remark. he is Lor-
emo Snow. but because he ~ the proph-
ct OF the Lord. come to give the word
OF the Lord 10 ~. and 10 tell ua what
TO do to be saved and finally brought
back unto the presence of our Father.
when we come 60 examine ourselves,
we ind that We have much 90 learn.
have been made Co feel ON THIS jour
ncy that have learned but little yet
concerning the great plan Of salvation
and redemption ana the revelations Of
the Lord Jesus Christ unto this people.
] am persuaded from my observations
and from the Statistics you turul D uH
from year 90 year. that We have Hctrcc.
~ commenced 60 live the principles ~
the Gospel uH revealed unto uH through
the Prophet Joseph Smith. We nre stun
as children, ana 10 viii be blessing
10 ~ " We VIII carry the spirit N
childhood with uH, M other words, have
a teachabie spirit
The word " the Lord to un ~ that
We are not fulnlllng the law uf tthUH
and offerings We appear 20 have only
Just commenced TO work at IL. We have
neither trained ourselves, aa people,
nor our gcneratlons.to observe this law.
We have not yet commenced 10 study
the great blessings that are promised
through obedience unto that law We
are told In the revelation that Zion
shall not be- Zion unto Us. N We fail 10
keep that law. We are told In the same
revelation that our names shall not be
known In the midst of the Lutter-day
Saints N we observe not the law ~
tlthing. The data we gather from the
various wards ana Stakes ~ Zion prove
that We have not observed that law,
Very nearly twenty-five per cent oi
those Latter-dny Saints who ought Ia
pay tithlng do not pay anything There
II perhaps twenty-five per cent more
Of the people who pay what ~ termed
little tlthinG-lf such term can b,
used In that connection. II you made d
note az the bank aud agreed to pay ter
per cent Interest FOR the money hor,
rOwcd. could you satisfy your banker
by paying him little ten per cent?
! am afraid u would only satisfy hiu
"a little" I presume N many Of az
were 10 reckon as to how we stood be-
fore the Lord In the matter Of tithlng
FOR the past few years, we should vera
az least. ~ has been said. those who
observe the law or tithlng. the LORD
viii remember them: lie viii overlook
their weaknesses nnd faults In many
respects. and win move upon them bl
the power OF His Spirit 60 do an othcl
things necessary Tor their salvation
ana eNnltatlou. Are We or are we no
going to pay our tithing1 ~ the mos
Important question now before the Lat
tor-day Saints. n We decide that W.
are not going 10 pay tithlng. we ha,
likely lind ourselves little behind
Some OF you VIII remember doubtless
that the time was when what We owe,
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Of the I.atter-dny Saints; and am
very anxious 10 have my name and the
names of my postcrity known amoung
the Latter-day Hainta, NE uthepaycfh
Just as well tell the bishop to mark
our names on the records ~ his ward.
because we do not want TO- b. known
amongst the people. do not believe,
however. that the Lattcr-day Saints
feel that way.
A. parents. we have much to answer
for ln the training N our children. Inc
wise man said. Train up child IN
the way he should 20. and when he u
old. h. will not depart from IT, How
arr we trimming our childrcr2 ] am
afraid we are guilty n neglect In this
particular. a short time ago. ~ one
Of our northern wards. ! saw the oNl-
dcnce Of n little good training which
greatly delighted me ! hnppeund -
be- 10 the tlthlng office NJ that ward.
when little boy stepped 100, and. hhnd.
inE ln some money Co the CLERK tuld
him 60 take eighty cents out Of "
for tithing. asked him his name. lie
told mo- Glow old are your I
forget now whether he said eleven or
twelve years old. where are you work.
mgr He told me- How much wages
are you retting7" Eight dollars a
uthing regularly every month do your
"YCH. firi my mamma tells me not 10
bring tho money 10 her I'M have paid
my tlthiug" I felt almost like hugElnt
the boy. and his mother too. u she had
been there. Tor training her boy after
that manner, n was exactly IN line
with the passage Of scripture ! have
quoted. Mother did not take that 80
cents to the tlthinR ofiice herself and
put u 90 the boys credit. but she taught
the boy 10 take u himself This ~ what
all fathers and mothers ought to DO.
They ought 10 teach their boys 90 take
their tithlng 10 the tlthing ONCE. 30
that their names may be- known In the
midst of the fnttcr.day Saints from
their youth up. then % will not prove
o. hardship 90 them when they get
older
a while nEo I was looking up the
records Go see how much tithiug was
paid By the hands employed In the
Provo Wooden Mills. and I was very
pleased 20 note that the girls who are
working IN that Institution were pay
Ing their tlthing but was sorry 20 ind
put that not oue.hnlf VI tho men and
boys of the Institution paid their tlth-
ing. A. fathers we viii have TO com.
moncc 90 examine ourselves. and weigh
ourselves In the balance. To- see where
We stand before the Lord for the rec.
ordH are being kept all the time. Their,
are two sets ~ records. too; one OF then
Is kept I'm this life. and one In the Other
life. ! sometimes hope that our record
! here will compare favorably with thOa,
| boz the other llfo. but ! am afraid theS
/ viii not. Too frequently we pay In f1i
/ uthing something that II % not much
/ value 90 ua, and that we cannot use
| ourselvos-aotne old COW. or horse. oi
something Of that kind that We canno
! convert into money, 80 we turn u N
| 20 the Bishop. We should az least pas
| an average In quality % that which VI
| produce and pay a. tenth. IN the season
| thereof When we gather our fockn
lot the tithlng sheep be at least on AZ