davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19
Don't P1ow Too Deep.

This is the title OF an article in the
Southern Ruralist, written by farmer
in Texas. The question Of the proper
depth for p!owing has never received
the attention which it deserves in this
state. The writer says, do not plow too
deep, and all will agree that it is good
advice But he goes on to tell Of
blowing eight or nine inches deep and
that was all right, it was only when
he p1owed from 10 to 13 inches deep
that he found that he was blowing too
deep.
| have done considerable fall ploW-
ing in the last few years, but will
first give bit Of my experience with
deep blowing.
The piece Of land in question was a
field containing some fresh, fairly pro-
ductive acres, and some rundown
older land It is gray land with red
clay subsoil, A portion OF this field
had the stubble from a light crop Of
peavines on it. This was broken only
eight or nine inches deep, turning un-
der the stubble. The remaining area
including the old Rundown part, was
turned under from ten to thirteen
inches deep in December. To use a
Western phrase, sure painted it
red The whole field was narrowed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

as we'll as it's owner, and ought there
fore to be literally fed
1--WE believe in large crops which
leave the land better than they found
it-making the farmer and the farm
both glad at once.
1--WE believe in going to the bottom
Of things, and therefore, in deep plow
ing and enough OF it. All the better
with a sub-soil plow.
eve believe that every farm should
own a good farmer
1--WE believe that the best fertilizer
for any soil is spirit of industry,
enterprise and intelligence. Without
this, lime and gypsum, bones and
green manure, mari and guano will be
Of little use.
1--WE believe in good fences, good
barns, good farm houses, good stock,
good orchards and children enough to
gather the fruit.
''We believe in clean kitchen, neat
wife in it, a spinning wheel, clean
cupboard, clean dairy and clean
conscience.
eve firmly disbeleve in farmers that
will not improve; in farms that grow
poorer every year; in starving cattle;
in farmers boys turning into clerks
and merchants; in farmers daughters
unwilling to work, and in all farmers
ashamed Of their vocation, or who
drink whiskey until honest people are
ashamed of them
We would that every farmer and
gardener in our land would not only
adopt, but keep this creed inviolate
A. ITO be glad of life because it
gives you the chance to love and to
work and to play and to look up at the
stars; to be satisfied with your posses
sions but not con'tented with yourself
until you have made the best Of them;
to despise nothing except falsehood and
meanness, and to fear nothing except
cowardice; to be governed by your
admirations rather than by your dis
gusts; to covet nothing that is your
neighbours except his kindness Of heart
and gentleness OF manners, to think
seldom OF your enemies, often Of your
friends, and every day of Christ; and
to spend as much time as you can,
with body and spirit, in Gods ont-of
doors; these are little guide-posts on
the footpath to peace. Henry Van
Dyke. -Southern Cultivator.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

once, not enough, and planted to corn.
It ali received the same fertilizing and
cultivation. The result was: The plot
not p1oWed SO deep made a very fine
yield; the other fresh plot was not
quite so good The old rundown"
plot made a very poor yield; no more
perhaps than if it had been plowed
shallow.
I have frequently turned land eight
or ten inches deep, both in the fall
and spring, always with good results.
I have also tried ridging it in narrow
rows, and think it good practice on
rolling ground. Having had but linn
tied experience in subsoiling, I know
but little about it. [ think, though,
that it would pay where there is a
hard-pan There is little to be gain
ed from turning land that has no lit
ter on it, A little Eliminating, how
ever, will convince any one that thor
ough tillage at some time prior to
planting the crop is absolutely neces-
sary. All things considered, when
the autumn leaves are falling" is
probably the best time to begin the
work.
Sunlight, air and water are essen
tial to the existence Of every living
thing The soil is teeming with little
living organisms-b acteria-a and these
demand the three essentials before
they will perform their work for us,
which consists in breaking down the
structure Of organic matter and max
ing it available for plant food. The
mel1owing and loosening Of the soil
will be conducive to this end, for has
it not been written any number OF
times, how, if a little of the clay IS
turned up, and thoroughly mixed with
the soil, it will result in the making
Of deeper and better home for the
roots of the following crop? Though
not all new, it is all true.
My experience has forced me to
conclude that in blowing, as in all
things, a man should be conservative;
that, although the soil must be deep
ened to produce paying crops, it
should not be done all at once. In
the fall is the best time to turn stub
bic, but sometimes the difference, if
any, in fall and spring blowing is very
slight, and that too much clay turned
up at any time is harmful. instead of
being beneficial. I do not approve Of
the idea of advising people to turn land
certain number OF inches deep with
out knowing anything about its charac
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19
Some of the Good Things Said
About Farming by Wise
Men.

l. agriculture is the most health
full, most useful, and most noble en-
ton
2. II believe in a spade and an acre
Of good ground. Whose cuts a
straight path to his own living by the
help Of God, in the sun and rain and
sprouting grain, seems to me a uni
versal working man. He solves the
problem OF life, not for one but for ali
men Of sound body. "-Ralph Waldt,
Emerson.
3. "Only the best for the tiller Of the
SOIL
4. Every child in garden-Evcry
mother in a home-croft- individual
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

young horse an easy bit is essential,
severe one being quite out Of place, as
the latter will inevitably spoil the ami
mails month.
A mild bit-either curb or snaffle-
requires to have fairly thick mouth
piece. A bit with thin mouthpiece is
more Or less severe because the latter
has a cutting action, which tends to
hurt the horse The thinner the
mouthpiece Of bit is the more severe
is the latter in its effect upon the
horses mouth A twisted form Of the
mouthpiece Or any growing on it adds
to the severity Of bit, as the ridges
on a twisted mouthpiece and the edges
Of the grooves on grooved one tend
to hurt the mouth of the horse by cut
ting into the flesh. A smooth mouth
piece is the easiest and most comfort
able for a horse, and it is therefore the
best and most suitable.
In curb bits the port must not be I'M
duly high, as high port means a Sc
we're bit The port requires to be quite
low in a mild or easy curb bit. Bits
with high ports are neither sensible
nor useful under any circumstances,
and should not be used. A mouthpiece
with a very low port is the best and
it is practically as mild and as easy as
a straight mouthpiece (having no port)
which last is commonly seen in the
Liverpool driving bit.
In the case Of snaff1es, the form or
shape Of the mouthpiece is the sole
factor which determines the mildness
or severity of the bit. But in the case
OF a curb bit it's action on the horses
mouth is largely dependent upon the
length Of the lower cheek-ends. The
longer these latter are in curb bit
cause the amount Of leverage that is
exerted by the bit increases proper
tionately with the increase in the
length of the lower cheek-ends It is,
therefore, essential that a curb bit
should have comparatively short lower
cheek-ends if it is to be mild and easy.
In the case Of riding bits, the lower
ends of the cheeks should not be more
than twice as long as the upper ends
(including the top eyes), and they may
we'll be somewhat shorter When the
lower cheek-ends are longer than this
the bit is needlessly severe for ordinary
use.
The action OF curb bit is, of course,
to some extent affected by the way in
which the curb chin is hooked in. A
tight curb chain adds to the severity Of
a bit, whilst the more loosely the for
mer is adjusted the less severe is the
action Of the bit. A properly adjusted
curb chain (being neither too tight nor
unduly slack should allow of two or
three fingers being placed between it
and the horses jaw.
Snr,,o 20 tho Good ", CosI
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

er in a home Of his own on the land"
). ''The citizen standing in the door
way of his home-contented on his
threshold-his family gathered about
his hearthstone-while the evening OF
well-spent day closes in scenes and
sounds that are dearest-he shall save
the Republic when the drum tap is
futile and the barracks are exhaust
ed. Henry w. Grady.
| 6. "The slums and tenements Of the
great cities are social dynamite, certain
to explode sooner or later. The only
safeguard against such dangers is to
plant the multiplying millions Of our
fast increasing population in individual
| homes on the land-homecrof hiw
ever, small owned by the occupant,
where every worker and his family can
enjoy Individual independence Geo.
H. Maxwell.
| Z. 'But since we live in an epoch
Of change and too, probably, Of revo-
luton, and thoughts not to be put
aside are in the minds OF all men
capable Of thought, I am obliged to
affirm the one principle which can and
in the end will close all epochs OF
revolution-that each man shall pos
sess the ground he can use and no
| more "-Ruskin.
1
s. "Whenever the farmer makes his
calling highly technical and it becomes
a profession, requiring only highly
trained men to succeed, then the long
standing prejudice against farming and
in favor Of a business training will be
| smoothed away"
! 9. "Comfort and convenience are
most essential features to the country
| home and if the farmer would keep
the wrinkles Of care from his brow
and have those about him happy and
contented, he will look to these matters
carefully.''
! 10. "Steadiness of national character
goes with firmness of foothold on the
soil david Starr Jordon.
H. eye may boast O. yer democracy,
Or any ither 'cracy, or any kind O.
poleetcal rubbish; but the reason why
your laboring folks are SO happy is
that We have a vast deal O. land for
vera few people. '-Carlyle.
r. An Old Time Toast In BY
gone days the following inscription was
found printed on many English drink
ing vessels:
let the wealthy and great
| Roll in splendor and state;
I envy them not, I declare it,
[ eat my own lamb,
My chickens and ham,
I shear my own fleece and wear it.
I have lawns, have bowers,
I have fruits, I have flowers;
The lark is my morning alarmer.
SO my jolly boys now,
Here's God speed the plow,
Long life and success to the farmer
! Nowadays with present agricultural
prosperity the farmer can think Of the
! above toast with true sentiment when
he raises the sparkling spring water
to his lips, and thinks again and again
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20
News of ZOlfO.

Hot weather and checker players are
two things that you can always find on
the streets of Zolfos Ask one of our
business men what he is doing these
days and he will always say, Il am try
ing to catch up with my checker playing
Miss Ethel Hart, of Brandentown is
spending this week with Miss Allie
Booth.
Prof. II. G. Murphy, of the Popash
Institute, makes Zolfo his headquarters
every Saturday and Sunday. Do not
quit us H. G., as we are always glad to
have you with u.s.
J. /. Roberts, senior member of the
firm of Roberts Brothers returned home
Thursday from an extended trip out
West While gone he visited most of
the principal cities, including St. Louis,
Kansas City and Old Mexico. He re-
ports nice trips, and from the way he
talks he may return again.
Mrs, ], 1. Roberts returned home from
Fl. Meade, where she has been visiting
her people while her husband was out
west.
Last Friday night Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carlton gave a social at their home three
miles from town which was attended by
most of the young people from here.
Those present were; Misses Elise Main
Ollie Booth, Ola Gardner, Bessie Gill,
Ruby Hough, Clara Sauls, Maude Carl
ton, Ethel Hart, Messrs Pasco Bryant,
Leslie Skipper, Morris Durrance, Man
uel Whidden, James McDufy, Acilla
Allen and Harry Booth
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20

The Job Department of our office
is certainly doing lots Of business
nowadays. The people have
found out that we have the best
and most modernly equipped print
cry in this part of the State. Al
most every mail contains orders for
"Artistically Neat Printing and
we are keeping the Southern Elk
press Company busy delivering
these orders for us.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20
every child who is taught to help
in the support of the work.
Yours for the children,
MOTHER BEAN.
At Joshua Creek.

Rev. w. M. Wambolt has been
secured to hold series of meet
ings at Joshua Greek, The meet
ing begins Friday night goth, and
runs on through the Fourth Sun
day to the fifth Sunday. Bro.
Wambolt is one of the finest pulpit
orators in the South, and all will
be delighted to hear him,
The public generally from the
towns and communities
are cordially invited.
S. L. LoUDERMILK,
Pastor.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20

OF Application for Tax Deed Under Section of
Chapter ASS Laws OF Florida
Notice is hereby given that w X. Cain pur.
chaser OF Tax Certificate no i66, dated the sth
day Of July, A. D., 1897 has fled said certificate
IN my office, and has made application for tax
deed 70 issue in accordance with law. said Ger
uhcate embraces the following described prom
erty situated In DeSoto county. Florida, to-wit:
IA Of SWh Of section n, Up. 10, s. II, % east.
The said land being assessed al the date OF the
Issuance OF such certificate In the name OF I'm
known. Unless said certificate shall be redeem.
ed according TO law, tax deed will issue thereon
on the 10Th day Of October. A. D., 1896.
Witness my official signature and seal this the
18th day Of September, A. D., 1906.
lSEAI. IL. 4. cARLroN.
Clerk Circuit Court DeSoto County, Florida.
BY CLAUDE L. CARLTON, ID. c.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20
OUR NEIdHBORS.
Fort Green Notes.
Continued from First Page.)

ment of Mr.. Hendry and Miss
Ellis is progressing nicely. Attend
ance good and work first clnss.
The young people of our com
munity are looking up a little.
They have ordered nice organ for
the singing class. A few of the
young people met at the house of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Gill Sunday
and spent the afternoon singing.
All report nice time.
Wanted; A teacher for the
Bible class or the TT, Green Sun
day School, as our teacher has
married a wife, the assistent hunt
ing one, and so they do not at
tend S. S. Are they excusable.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ], Alderman, of
TT. Green are taking a visit up to
Tampa and St. Petersburg to see
relatives.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20
Orphanage Day.

Every growing OISdIlLdllOli
enterprise or private home has de-
mands from time to time for an
outly of money extra of the
current expenses required to run
it. This is the natural consequence
of orphanage work. The history
of older orphanages than ours is
one building, two buildings and
on to thirteen, fourteen and to
greater numbers as the work grew.
To help to meet such expenses, all
older orphanages have instituted
and united on one day in the year
known as Orphanage Day, asking
the friends of the homeless and
helpless to give the earnings Of
that day for the use of the Homes,
We have selected the first Satur-
day in October for our Home.
We were very much gratifed at
the hearty responses to our appeal
last year. In other states where
this day has been observed for
years, it is among the happiest
days of the year. Sunday Schools
and churches talk it and work it..
Many Schools in the country send
in twenty-five and thirty dollars.
The children plan for a days work
to earn something, from picking
cotton, selling fruit, milk, backing
shoes, fishing and various other
things, for which they have
planned and prayed that it may be
the biggest earnings of the year,
Professional men beforehand con-
secrate that days earnings to the
Lord for this object and trust Him
as they give big sums. Fathers
and mothers, with each member of
your family, pause for moment
to look around you at the comforts
of your home, the happiness of the
sweetest earthly ties and source Of
the most sacred joys given us by
God, that of loved ones and home,
then think of the broken ties that
often were as sweet and dear as
yours, though may be causing
children to be fatherless, mother
less and homeless in poverty, then
from a sense of gratitude get your
consent to give this days earnings,
or a part of it, as you see fit, to
this great work. God will enlarge
your heart and soul that you may
enjoy the more the blessings Of
your children and home. You
children will Ia be sweeter and
better from having earned some
thing from the labor Of their owr
hands, to give necessities and com.
forts to the dear little boys and
girls here in our home, totally de.
pendent on the love and mercy Of
the good people of our country
One of the great blessing of the
Orphanage is, it develops that
beautiful spirit of unselfshness in
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20
A Lesson In Health

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood, and unless they do this
good health is impossible. Foleys
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys and
will positively cure all forms of kidney
and bladder disease. II strengthens the
whole system. Sold by Ed Greene.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20

The Editor and half the mechan-
ical force Of The Champion have
been off all week taking in the
Okechobee trip rendered by the Fl,
Myers Board of Trade to the Flor
ida Editors and Lawmakers. On
their heads be an shortcomings in
this issue.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-09-20

NEW seed in bulk at Gaslins'
DeSoto Fertilizer Warehouse. DeSoto
Fertilizers build you new soil.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

been opened up for settlement east
.of The city, A number of business
men Of Las Vegas accompanied the
party.
Special permission Mas granted BY
the Santa Fe railway company 10 al
low one OF the street cars to go up
the canyon road and also for the par
is To go through the magnificent
Monteznma hotel,
The visitors were enthusiastic In
their praises Of the wonderful beauty
o. III" canyon and we're astonished by
hrth the exterior and interior Of the
hotel al the springs. Several said
tina, they were coming To Las Vegas
neat summer with their families to
=! spend their vacation In the canyon,
and almost all OF them intend 10 puT
chase large tracts of land In this
vicinity. They are unanimous In say
Ing that they never saw finer land
anywhere than lays on the mesa and
that all this country needs TO make II
a great farming country Is American
farmers. The party took an excursion
out on the mesa this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24
ENJOYABLE TROLLEY
TRIP TO THE CANYON
Number of Citizens and Party Of Land
Buyers From Ohio Visit the Monte
yuma Hotel at Hot Springs.

An enjoyable excursion party was
taken up the canyon to tn" Hot
SPRINGS Yesterday afternoon. The
guests Of honor on this occasion Were
Josiah Mckinney of Vannata, Ohio;
John Tucker, P. S. Phillips and Chas
Vogclmcicr Of Newark. Ohio; f.. F.
Dush, of ST. Louisville. Ohio, and Sam
Imh0ff. Jr.. of Newark. These gen
tltmen are AN prospective land buy.
prs who came 10 Las Vegas at the so
licitation Of the Harris Real Estate
company to look ove the desirable
farming lands. which have recently
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24
LAND BUYER SAYS HE
FELT slight SHOCK
Sioux Falls Citizen Took Las VEGAS
cu'ver For RumbiInes Of Real Es
tate Boom.

This makes a fellow wish h.
VAS back ENJOY ing Colorado climate
remarked \. G. Hahn. who rtturnr /
Friday night from an extended ton.
Of Inspection In Colorado. points
south of Denver. and in New Mexico
rs far south IN Las Vegas. y. NJ.
says N" Sioux Falls Argus. leader
Mr. llAhn'S trip into this TERRITORY
INT planned as "A prospective buy ine
trip and II is a similar route owe,
which he travelled in 1894.
In conversation with Il reporter
Mr. Hahn expresses himself as beinS
wonderfully impressed with the re
markablp improvements In lands and
building conditions there For in
stance. Trinidad is a town of 6.000
Inhabitants, well built up and has a
first class street a system. Las
Vegas, y NJ, has about Ia. 900 p0pul
ton with the best of street car ser
vice.
"Wha, about the reports of a slight
earthquake shock felt In that viCin
i'y according 20 recent dispatches?
q,1crt"d tho reporter.
"Oh. that didn't amount To any,
thing said Mr. Hahn Il took II
for the rumhlings of a real estate
boom"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

CHURCH or IMMACULATE CON
cEPTtoA. Henry c. Peusat. PASTOR
On Sundays Mass Is said &c : a. IN.
and at 10 a. m Benedietion Of the
Blessed Sacrament ~ 7:3o p. m.
Through the week Mass Is said at Z
a. m Mass IL said In Los vigiies
On the Tuesday following the frss
Sunday az the month: I'm Upper Town
On the Thursday following the first
and third Sundays Of the month. in
Eegoso On the Tuesday following the
third Sunday Of the month,
Sunday school for the English
speaking children at ) p. IN, Sunday
school f"r the Spanish speaking chi:
! dren at ? p, NJ. Benediction at SO
p. IN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24
CHURCH OF OUR LADY or soR.
ROWS, Rev. Paul Gilberten. Pastor

First mass Of zoo a, IN. every sun
day except the third Sunday. Sec
oud mass at $40 Il. IN, Sermon In
English. This mass Is especially for
all the children Of the parish. Hymns
sung by the young ladies under the
direction Of the Iorctto Sisters.
Third mass at 10 "a. m.. sermon In
Spanish, Dcn"dicti"n at 400 ., IN.
Every day mass at $50 Il. hi.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

-gT3 seventh street.-KesnIaF seFN
ices Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Subject. Ancient and Modern Nee
romancy. or. MesmeriSm and Hypnoi.
ism"
Sunday school at 9:45 n. M. Mid
week services Wednesday evening at
n O'Clock. All are welcome.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

Read any want nd In The Optic and
you will get n bit Of Information from
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS a COLD
but never follows the $ Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. II stops the cough.
heals aud strengthens. the lungs and
prevents pneumania.
For sale bv o. G. Sehaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

FOUND - 4 p~ocketbOok containing
a rosary. a black boTdered handkev.
chief and a key ring was found on
Bridge street today. The key ring has
name OF =. f. Ca:'egos stamped on II.
Owner can have same by calling at
this office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. A.
o. U. w. Hall, DOUGLAS avenue

u q '" FdH' DVuU'as astFu1-
Sunday school at Gas a. M, +. l..
Goff, superintendent. Preaching at
1900 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Christian
Endeav0r at 200 p. M. All r cor.
daily invited TO these services. w,
s. BuIlard, pastor
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

A. A. Jones. chairman OF III" demo
cratic territorial central committee.
left III" city Yesterday afternoon for
Albuquerque. to attend the meeting
Of the committee In that city, where
nlans will be- made to sea Hon. o. A,
I.arra>ol0 In congress as dclecat"
from New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-24

FOUND $50 A pair of new buckskin
gloves. Owner can have same by call
ing at this office and paying for this
notice. "