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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17

against blight and improving the quail
ity of the fruit.
He remarked that the venerable Mr..
Wilder, president of the American Po-
very many years ago, that one thing
we needed out here for success in
growing of pears was more iron in the
soil; that in New England they had
a considerable amount of it in the soil
i'm some places all they needed;
where not as much as needed it was
advantageous and profitable to apply
it, Mr.. Furnas remarked that it had
been his habit to secure a quantity of
tin cans, any iron scrap waste, and dig
it into the soil about his trees-that he
had found it a marked benefit.
TO this treatment and to the spray
ing Of his trees with Bordeaux mix
ture he had attributed his freedom
from pear blight. In an orchard of
seven hundred pear trees last season
he found only one small Drancn that
showed the slightest trace of blight
He also uses red vermillon and a lit
tie boiled oil to coat the trunks of his
pear trees. He thinks there is some
thing in that He also thoroughly be-
lieves in spraying to guard against
fungus diseases, codling moth and
other insect enemies.
Doubtless the iron parts of the great
amount of farm machinery that is ly-
ing waste on almost any farm in the
country could be utilized to better adj
vantage in burying it in places under
fruit trees than to sell it to the junk
mani for SIS per ton.-Green's Fruit
Grower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17

Fuller on Thursday evening. Messrs.
Wyman and Rodgers are very extern
sive growers in this line of vegetables,
their cucumber acreage amounting to
nine acres, from which they expect to
ship at least five thousand crates, with
ready ordered that many crates from
the Warnell Lumber Company, Of
Plant City, and are now sending out
100 crates per day. They confidently
expect to net fully So per crate and are
doing considerably better than that
now.-Tampa Tribune.
~
Florida Fibers.-Florida grows the
very finest fibers. Immense sums of
money could be derived from pineap-
pie leaf fiber. On our rich prairie,
muck and hammock lands a constant
invitation is given to the thrifty soil
toiler to take possession. Hemp and
flax would no doubt yield satisfactory
results-Orlando Reporter.
~
Sample of the Whole State.-Our
market is being we'll supplied now
with fine vegetables, among which will
be found new potatoes, onions, celery,
summer squash, carrots, lettuce tur-
nips, radishes, string beans, cucum-
bers, beets and cabbage. Strawberries
are quite plentiful also. The weather
since the middle of February has been
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17
Iron Shavings for Fruit Trees.

Riding on the train with ex-Gover-
nor r. w. Furnas yesterday, he re-
marked that he had just visited the
machine shops of the Dempster Man
ufacturing Company, at Beatrice, and
saw there a great quantity of filings
and shavings of iron, and he was re-
minded that many years ago, when
they had machine shops at BrOwnville,
he used the shavings from turning
lathes and filings and iron waste about
his pear trees, and also with other
fruit trees; that he had found the use
of these very valuable indeed to incOr-
pOrate in the soil about fruit trees and
especially pear trees. He thought it had
a remarkable influence in guarding
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17
Crops and Products.

Cucumber Gold Mine.-W. r. Fuller
exhibited to the agricultural editor of
the Times this morning a package of
very fine cucumbers sent him last
night by Wyman & Rogers, of Mana
tee, and told the following very inter
esting story in conclusion: Eight years
ago Wyman & Rogers located near
Starke, Bradford county, and engaged
in cucumber culture ON an extensive
scale. They were moderately success
full, but were not entirely satisfied.
However, they continued in the bust
ness there eight years until this spring,
when they visited the fertile Manatee
section. They were we'll pleased and
decided to transfer their operations
there. They purchased a large tract
of land near the town of Manatee and
planted nine acres in cucumbers. AL
ready the VISIONS of their move is
clearly demonstrated. They are now
shipping 100 crates per day and before
the end of next week will be shipping
200 crates daily, for which they receive
e per crate net.
Mr.. Fuller confidently predicts that
the crop of nine acres will net the firm
$4,000, and possibly more. The grow
ers expect the price to hold up well and
the demand for good stock is always
brisk. Gold mining in the richest fields
is mot in it, with truck gardening in
Manatee county. And the instance
quoted above is only one of many that
might be cited.
In further proof Of the extent of
Wyman & Rogers cucumber crop, it
may be stated that they last week or
dered 5000 crates from the Warnell
company, of Plant City-Tampa
Times.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17

of sprays and fertilizers on the physi
illogical processes of citrus trees anG
fruits.
The chemical composition of the
starches, gums, sugars and cellular It's
sue is identical, there being but an add
ton of molecule or two of water, OF
a molecular encouragement to con
vert the sugar of the sap into starch
gum and cellular tissue.
Saccharose or sugar is carbon ~, by
drogen %, and oxygen II; the glucose
carbon 6, hydrogen ~, and oxygen g.
while starch, gum and cellular tissue
are carbon 6, hydrogen 10, and oxygen
s. Nitric and sulphuric acid are used
commercially to change starch into
glucose or grape sugar and the effects
of bi-sulphate and caustic soda sprays
in sweetening or rendering insipid the
juice of oranges are we'll known to
many members of this society, while
fertilizers containing a high percent
age of sulphate Of ammonia have a
marked influence in Fastening the ma
turity and increasing the sweetness of
oranges, though l am convinced all
these effects are produced at the eX-
pense of the vitality of the tree.
The tree roots seem to have but a
limited power of selection of food ele-
ments when presented in excessive
quantities and the putrefactive prod
ucts of organic nitrogen fertilizers not
only produce coarse, poor favored
fruit, but derange the sap functions
and produce disease. If there is a low
percentage of potash and the soil is
low and liable to saturation with bog
or solutions the conditions are still fur
there aggravated and in a few years
dieback. foot rot or limb blight are
almost sure results.
An ample supply Of phOsphOric acid
in the sap is necessary to enable plants
to convert the sugars into fluid gums
and the gums into cellular tissues
The iron solutions may revert the
phosphOric acid in both soil and sap
or the putrefactive ptOmaines partially
paralyze the protoplasmic sap func-
tons so that the tree is hindered from
converting the transitional gums into
cellular tissue and they accumulate in
such quantities as to rupture, sour and
destroy the bark.
An Overfed tree is also more liable to
the ravageS of insects.
In conclusion we would recommend
conservative methods Of cultivation
and fertiliZing as the best preventives
of insects and diseases.
With bearing orange trees a proper
ly proportional chemical sulphate fer
tiliZer with cessation of cultivation
and shading of the soil with grass OF
other green growth during the rainy
season, has proved the safest genera
method of maintaining healthy trees
and producing high grade fruit.-E. S
Hubbard, before the Annual Meeting
of the Florida State Horticultural SO
ciety.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17

past week. One of the commissioners
| figured out the result of Mr. Closes
crop. He said it took 375 bushels to
plant the 1875 acres, and if he received
| twenty for one planted, his crop would
amount to $500 barrels, and at So a
barrel he would receive $22, 500. for the
crop. Mr. Close is some potatoes and
the biggest in Marion county. We wish
there were thousand Closes; how
Marion county would boom!-Ocala
Star
Sheep Industry in Volu"ia.-The
raising of sheep in VOluSia county,
both for mutton and for wool, proves
very remunerative, or such has been
the experience of those engaged in the
business. On the range in the south
end of the county, in the vicinity of
Osteen and Lake Ashby there are
large fiocks, and have been for years,
and they do well.
Mr.. John P. Ditson, who was in De-
Land last Monday, Informed the Rec
|ord that he and Mr.. Kirby Osteen, as
partners in a flock, are finishing up
the spring shearing Of their flock. They
between 1000 and 5000 pounds of very
fine wool ready to be sent to market.
They sent a sample to a New York
house, and this house offered them 10
cents per pound for it. They are going
to wait later before shipping, when the
market will be better. At 20 cents one
men get for the spring shearing from a
thousand head
Aessrs. Ditson & Osteen have just
sold 200 withers, to be sent to the Gu
ban market via Miami. Their f1ocks
increase very rapidly and they are sell
ing constantly the year round. They
do we'll on the range. A few years
ago the eagles killed off a great many
of the young lambs but have not both
cred them much this spring VOlusia
County Record.
Big Pasture.-Hiram Moody Of Tam
pa, and b. e. Skipper, of Barlow have
| completed the purchase of six thou
sand acres of railroad lands at Mioco's
| Bluffs on the east side of the Kissim-
NEE river in this county, which will be
used for cattle and sheep pasture
Mr.. Moody is one of the largest stock
men on the Valley range, and this pas
ture is particularly fine piece of prop,
erty. A gang has been at work for sew
eral days fencing it, This will cut off
six miles of water front ON the river
Kissimmee Valley Gazette.
Lee County Pines.-Vegetables of all
kinds, and also pineapples are now 60
ing forward from Marco. Mr.. f. B.
Ludlow shipped 400 crates of pineap>
pies last week, and has gone to Key
West for hands to pack the big crop
to be sent to market. Jesse Green,
who came up from Marco, Monday,
says tomatoes, onions, cabbage, and
other vegetables are shipped daily,
both via Punta Rassa and Key West,
and big prices are being realized. Mr.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-17

Potatoes in Marion County.-W. c..
Jeffords startled the Board of County
commissioners Monday by appearing
at the board with a monster Irish po-
tatO, and cracked their credulity by
gravely announcing that it was only a
baby murphy. The potato came from
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

The lower house of the Legislature
has passed bill fixing the compen-
sation of special judges at S. day
and providing against two salaries
where a regular Judge is called into
another county to hold court. This
bill ought to become law. There
is no greater injustice done the PEG
pie of the state than the practice of
the judge of one county or circuit
holding court in an adjoining county
anil drawing pay as special judge iii
that county and his regular salary in
his own county at the same time.
There lave been instances in which
the regular Judge, acting as special
Judge in an adjoining county APP
pointed special Judge of his own
county to act in his absence, but
drawing pay for the same work. In
other words, the people have had to
pay three men for the same work,
Wabash county hes witnessed an in
stance of similar practice. Judge
Wiley, who has acted as special
Judge on the Wabash bench during
the past six months periodically, is
also one of the Indiana appellate
court judges. and as such draws a
regular salary in addition to his per
diem as special judge in Wabash
county. AT the same time Shively
drew his salary as regular Judge.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
J. G. jill SON
Preachers Mistake.

This story is told on a Valparaiso
preacher. On hot Sabbath as he was
preaching last summer, he took from
his pocket what he thought was his
handkerchief, shook it out, wiped his
face, intently talking all the time. To
his surprise those in the front seats
commenced to laugh, when be discover
ed that what he put in his pocket for a
handR erchief that morning was pair
of his little chlld's drawers, the legs of
which were quite visible as be wiped the
perspiration from his face"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
SENATORIAL DEADLOCKS

The past week witnessed the cleo.
ton of MIR. Scott, republican, to the
United States senate from West
Virginia, in Texas Governor Cul.
berson, democrat, was elected, ii
Montana Clark, democrat, was
chosen, and in New Jersey, Kean
republican, was successful. Seven
senatorial deadlockS continue with
out material change.
In Pennsylvania the republicans
have a majority over all on joint
ballot of "a. and the full republican
vote is I64. Quay leads with an
average of 1914 votes, or ii less than
majority of the votes cast.
In Delaware the republican ma
jority over all on full vote is 10,
The full republican membership is
81. The Addicks and Gray votes
have been IS each on nearly every
ballot thus fer cast.
In Nebraska the total republican
members is IL, the republican major
ity over all IS. The highest repub-
lican vote for any one candidate was
al, being 81 less than the full re-
publican strength and 20 less than
the required majority.
In Wisconsin the republican
strength is III, the republican ma
jority over all 81, and the number
necessary to elect 81. The highest
vote for any candidate was 40.
In California the republican mem
bership in the Legislature is 81, the
republican majority over all Is, and
the number necessary to elect 81.
The highest candidate on the list
received 70 votes.
The situation is no better in
Washington. The republican mem
bershIp is S. and the republican
majority over all So. With S.
votes needed to elect a senator the
highest vote was rs.
Turning to democratic state
of the seven the situation is equally
unpromising.
In Utah the straigh. democratic
vote is II and the democratic major
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Dunkard's Undecide d.

The following letter explains the sit
uatIOn so far as the Brethren publish
ing house is concerned
Mount Morris, ILL.,, Jan. %, 1889.
Mr.. Jos. STiudell, Plymouth, Ind
Dear Sir: You have no doubt been
looking for some information relative
to thu work or progress OF our commit
tee. Two members of our committee
received a severe attack OF lagrlppe
soon after leaving your city which ne
cessitated their going home and they
have not yet been able to return. Up
TO this time we are unable to reach a
final conclusion on the question of
location. We shall push our work as
fast as possible-meanwhile we cannot
give assurance to anyone of the final
results.
Very respectfully,
j. AMICK, Chairman.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

One of the great lawyers OF the
union fell at his post in Washington,
Thursday, while expounding the law
before the supreme court of the Uni
ted States. There is no question
about Garland's legal attalnments or
his ability to expound constitutional
law. While IN the midst of an argu-
ment he fell to the floor and was
dead in ten minutes, thus dying as he
desired to die. To Judge Scott he
once said: 1t has been forty years
since | argued my first case. Moth
ing would please me better when my
time comes to die than to be stricken
right here in this court room, in the
midst of an argument. That would
be the fitting climax to my career"
And strange as 1t may seem Gar
land fell almost in the same spot he
occupied while making the above
statements.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

The contest over the reorganiza-
ton of the State Board of Education
is now before the general assembly
and the fight between the two fac
tons of the school men is bitter.
The non-state colleges are demand
ing that the presidents of the three
state schools, who are now members
of the board ex-officio, be removed
and the power of appointment given
to the governor. They claim that
these men are able to draw patron
age to the state schools on account
of their position on the board, re-
ceiving students who might other
wise attend non-state school.
The state school men and their
friends demand that the higher state
"';tutions be represented on the
'"'o as formerly and ask that three
.ou"'y S'perintendents be added to
"' 80 that tn state board will repre-
sent the rural schools, city schools
and the higher Institutions. everv
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

The republicans are now busy
reading Congressman johnson out
of the party. That party never has
had use for a man except he con-
sents to be "6gure-head" sort
of parrot. So long as men will be
whipped into line, we NAV as we'll
have despotic government and be
done with it. Politicians may not
like it but the people in general will
applaud the independent course of
Congressman Johnson.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
A state school Champion.

Senator DrummOnd was the first
champion of the CLAIMS of the state
schools. and began his talk, says the In
oianapOlis Journal, by saying that,
while the senator from Henry had
affirmed that the nOnstate light was to
be carried on without bitterness, his
attack had been most violent, and if he
wanted war 1t would be given him. He
said that for ten years the record of the
state board had been blameless. Re-
garding the claim that 1t was the pur
pose to mix religion with study, he said
the senators should give to religion all
that is due to 1t, and likewise to the
Board of Education that which was its
due. Continuing, he said that all large
universities In any state have ultimat e-
ly been taken under the wing and pro-
lection of the state in order to secure
their future. As proof of this, he ssid
that the present State university had
teen plOding along for years with mea-
ger attendance and little influence until
the state had taken It under its protec-
ton ard made it known Throughout the
land. He held that it was the duty of
the state to keep as close as possible TO
the schools of the state and if the
scheme of allowing the governor to ap
point members of the education boar
from here, there and everywhere was
adopted the result would be that the
state would lose control of its own edu-
cational system. In conclusion, he said i.
"The niger in the woodpiIe is that
more students are going to Blooming
ton than to other colleges. and the re-
suit is that these institutions are fired
with an old woman jealousy of the state
school to the extent that now, after ten
years of success, when the Board of Ed
cation has br ought the educational sys-
tenn of the state out into the light of
day, the nonstate schools want to stab
it in the back. Ii 1t Is a question of
perpet ual license, if the nOnst ate schools
turn out as good stud ~nts as the state
schools, the proof of it only entails the
work of an hour or two of examina-
tions, which is cheerfully given to ap-
plicants for teachers licenses"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Capt. Greiner Returns to Culver.

Capt b. III. Greiner, who has been on
leave of absence for nine months from
the CULVER military academy, has re-
turned to resume his duties as professor
of physics and mathematics in the
academy. He was with the Fourth
Ohio. in Gen. Hairs's brigade, and saw
some sharp fighting with the Spaniards
in Porto Rico. The 164 cadets of the
academy received Capt. Greiner with
much enthusiasm and are expecting
soon DIN entertaining lecture on his ex
perience in the army
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
CHIEF SIMON POKAGON.

After an eventful career of nearly
10 years, the last chief of the Potta-
watomies, Simon Pokagon, has been
gathered to his fathers. He died
Friday at his cherries cabin home
in a desolate region of southern
Michigan after weeks of suffering.
Pokagon's life had been one of
sacrifice. He was no warrior. There
was no fighting blood in his veins.
He belonged to peaceful band of
the famous tribe and followed in the
footsteps of his father as a christian
teacher, an advocate and defender of
the red mans rights. He had re-
ceived liberal education and was
something of an orator as we'll as a
writer. AT one time he was in fair
circumstances and an honored mem
Der of the rural community near
Hartford, Mich. OF late years, how
ever, the old chief was reduced to
actual want by neglecting his own
affairs for those of his band and a
fire not long ago destroyed his
dwelling and many of his valuable
papers.
After many years of determined
effort Pokagon succeeded in secur-
ing for his people the annuity that
had been rightfully theirs ever since
his father signed the treaty that
coded his birthplace and much sur
rounding land to the government in
1888, but he shared equally with all
the others in the distribution of the
money, his portion amounting to
only about $500.
The old chief was born in 1920
about six miles north of South Bend
rear the St. Joseph river, and he had
great affection for the place of his
birth. 1t was his dream of late to
be able to bry the site OF the old
village to build a home and pass the
remainder of his days there. But
when his money came from the gov
eminent there was not enough 10
meet the obligations he had incurred
in securing it, so the old chiefs
dream was never realized and he
was compelled to suffer for the plain
necessities of life at the end. He
was wholly dependent upon char
ity. The story of Chief Simon Po-
kagon's life, if correctly written,
would make one of the most inter
esting, as we'll as the most thrilling
and pathetic, to be found in all In
dian history.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

Walter K. Lands, a newspaper
man of Marion, and a brother OF
Congressman Lands, has been APP
pointed postmaster of San Juan,
Porio Rico. He is to take charge
Feb. 1. Mr.. Lands recently left
for Porto Rico and helped to estab-
lish the United States Postoffices in
Ponce and other cities.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
A Big Movement.

A movement has been started by the
Presbyterian church of the United
States to get 100000 children outside
If Sunday school TO attend the Sunday
services. 1t is called twentiet , cen
tuary movement and many of the
churches have joined it, so that the Sun.
day schools will endeavor to bring in
100000 children.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

phase of public school work. They
claim the private schools have no
right to assist in determining the
policy of the public schools, and are
boldly threatening to take the fight
into politics unless the non state peo-
pie withdraw their demands.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

Following Boston's 100000 pur-
chase of a new carnation, Mrs. Will
lam Astor pays 100000 for a dinner
set. While some have "money to
burn" others ale ready to burn to
burn for money.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1899.

The man who bought wheat ten
days ago has demonstrated himself
to be successful speculator.