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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31

and | know of cases in which hen has
died early in the breeding season and
the cock has remained faithful to her
until the following year. If there
should happen to be a greater number
OF hens than cocks the latter generally
fertilize the eggs of the former, but
they will not remain with them, return
ing at once to their special mate. FIRE.
quently, however, if there are more
hens the eggs from the extra number
prove 1nfertlle. Guinea fowls usually
remain in hocks, and it is remarkable
how well they agree. The cocks rarely
hight among themselves, but this is
probably explained by the fact that
each bird has it's own special mate
With other fowls, however, they are
exceedingly quarrelsome.
During the first few days the chick
ems require every attention, and unless
a good deal of time can be devoted to
them during this critical stage it were
better not to attempt rearing them at
all. 1t is advisable to feed the young
sters every hour during the first ten
days or a fortnight, for they are able
to eat so little at time, their crops
being exceedingly small, and thus they
are unable to contain sufficient food to
last them longer. When the chickens
are neglected it is Immediately notice
able, no class Of poultry being more
subject to good or bad treatment. The
trst feed should be given to them
about SIX hours after they are Matched.
and then regularly every hour, from
about . a. m. to about 8 p m, till
they are ten days or a couple of weeks
Old. During this period they should
be ted upon hard boiled eggs chopped
up timely, and mixed with either bread
crumbs or biscuit preferably the
latter-mo1stened with skim milk or
warm water. Some breeders prefer
FEEDING with custard in place of the
eggs and biscuit meal, but I think the
latter is the better. Coarse oatmeal
is likewise an excellent food, but if
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31
ers, horticu1turists and orchardists.
But it may not be amiss to say that
the skill is seldom learned in cities.
characteristics and Management
of Guineas.

find them profitable. The growing
scarcity of game has created demand
for. guineas as a substitute for prairie
chickens and for guinea broilers to be
used for quail.
This week we quote a long article
| about them written for Farm Poultry,
by an English poultryman. Of course,
the prices for eggs and young guineas
are those of English markets. The
eggs are not in demand in this country,
but few can be sold, with hens eggs,
at the same price The fowls are in
demand at good prices in Northern
cities, as we said before
The chicks are hard to raise, when
Matched by hens and cooped in the
usual way. But when Matched by the
guinea hen and allowed free range,
they are no trouble and a good per
centage will be found to reach maturity.
Guinea fowls have never attained a
popular position among utility poultry
keepers in this country, but why this
is the case is not altogether easy to
determine, because they possess several
sterling characteristics which render
! them eminently suitable for practical
purposes. 1t is always as we'll at the
very outset to realize ones limita-
lions as we'll as ones possibilities, be-
cause frequently so many serious mis-
takes can be averted and so great a
! loss saved The limitation in the pres
ent instance is one of space In order
to be successful with guinea fowls, an
abundance Of room is indispensable, it
being we'll nigh impossible to succeed
in very restricted areas. They are CT
an exceedingly roaming disposition,
and during the day will wander miles
in search of food, almost invariably,
however, returning at nightfall to their
homes. They are never wild in the
strict sense of the term, but rather
are great wanderers, and success will
never be achieved unless they can have
full freedom to roam far and wide dur
ing the day. A farmer friend of mine
in Suffolk, who keeps a large flock Of
guinea fowls, often between three and
four hundred, has them so tame that
for wildness. If this class Of poultry
readily eat off his hand. This is more
remarkable when it is remembered
that guinea fowls are exceedingly shy
birds, which shyness is often mistaken
for wildness. ST this class of poultry
is treated like ordinary fowls no mere
difficulty is found in keeping them
successfully, but it is often largely
owing to the treatment that they be-
come SO exceedingly wild and unman-
ageable. If they are allowed to roost
in the treesy at night, as they are very
! fond of doing, they speedily become
wild, and once they have contracted
this taste it is very difficult to break
them in again. Guinea fowls have an
intensely disagreeable cry, the hen
making a noise like that Of a rusty
hinge squeaking, resembling the call,
come back, come back" so much so
that in many parts of the country they
are always referred to as ''come
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A Vision Of Easy Money.

in the poultry business and that it can
be made very profitable. An editorial
under the above title in he Mirror
and Farmer, gives a burlesque on the
day dreams of some enthusiastics on
this subject. There is whole volume
Of truth and good sense in the conclud-
ing sentence
While hordes of misguided youth
were rushing to the cities Mr.. Frank
M. Newbert bought a little tract of
five and three-fourths acres just out
side Sacramento, and made a home
there for himself and colony of white
Leghorns The white Leghorns multi
piled rapidly. He has 800 Of them now
and expects to keep the colony at
about 200.
1t is calculated that hen will pro-
duce 81 per year above the cost of
feeding from the sale of chickens and
eggs. for consumption. A large extra
profit is to be had when eggs are sold
for Matching and fine fowls for breed
ing. Suppose we put the yearly net
income from Mr. Newbert's Leghorns
at $1,000.
But the hens are not his only source
OF profit He put in one and one-half
acres to phenomenal berries and mar
keted 1899 crates last season at 80
cents a crate. Deducting expenses Of
picking, Grating and delivery there was
profit of $500 on the acre and half,
and the chickens had the ground to
run on most of the time.
Specifications as to each remaining
parcel Of land are lacking, except that
we are told of an alfalfa patch that
furnishes green food for the flock But
let us stop with the two sources Of
wealth. They give $2,32O and a living
on fine broilers, fruits and vegetables.
We have only to deduct the wages Of a
Jap at $50 a month. Take $3.50 from
1920 and we have 1860 Remember
also that Mr.. NeWbert can. take a
day off whenever he feels so disposed
and that if he devolved all the labor
on two Japs he would have 81, 600 clear
cash.
So much for six acres. With twelve
acres and four Japs there would be
$4,000 at the end of the year. Unfor-
tunately the price of the land is not
given by our authority, but So, 200
ought TOT pay for the twelve acres
Borrow the money, get it. out of the
years crop and spend the succeeding
summer in an automobile tour Or
if you want to expand and see the
world in good style, buy another twelve
acres and jump the income to Sc, 400
Your little ranch will then consist
Of only twenty-four acres, and it will
be the safest thing in the world if you
keep right on farming on paper But
if you actually invest in twenty-four
acres you may wake up like the bar
ber's brother in the Arabian Nights
who thrust out his foot in the pride Of
imaginary riches and smashed his en-
tire stock Of glassware.
We should add that this moral is
not intended to discredit the interest
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31
HENS TEETH q HkSu sHe GEs

To properly digest its TODD the fowl must
have grit. What the teeth are to the human
beng, grit is to the towl We can now furnish
ground oyste- SHELLS, from which all the dust
and dirt has been screened, to supply this grit
which is lacking in nearly all parts of Florida.
Goods very inferior to ours and full of dust
have been selling for $1.OO to SIPS per sack of
100 pounds.
e. q. PAINTER FERTILIZING co.
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31

fowls are able to find their own living
for seven or eight months out Of the
twelve They are excellent foragers,
and as already indicated, will wander
miles in search of food. Keeping
them in confinement, and supplying
them with a large amount of animal
and vegetable food has upon several
occasions been tried, but in no case do
| think it has succeeded The adults
soon become listless, while the chickens
involve considerable difficulty to rear,
besides which they rarely, if ever, grow
up SO strong or vigorous. Guinea
fowls are hardy, but at the same time
the conditions must not be altogether
unfavorable. Heavy clay is unsuitable,
and great difficulty is experienced in
rearing the chickens; very light sandy
soil cannot be recommended, as in
this case there is SO small quantity
OF animal life. Medium soil, resting
upon gravel, is the best, especially in a
we'll sheltered position. Very cold ex-
posed situations are unfavorab1e, and
should as far as possible be avoided.
Under suitable conditions guinea
fowls are comparatively easy to rear,
the most critical. stage being during
the first few weeks after Matching
Once successfully over this period,
and they are very little trouble
Guinea fowls are tolerably good lay
ers, though they do not begin very
early in the season, seldom commenc-
ing before the end of April, May, or
June Hens of a good strain will lay
from ninety to hundred and ten
eggs in the course of a twe1vemonch,
and doubtless if a certain amount Of
selection were made the number could
be materially increased AS already
stated, guinea fowls are exceedingly
shy birds, and they will retain their
old instinct Of hiding their nests It is
very difficult indeed to persuade them
to sit in nest boxes or in sheds; in
fact, in such cases they generally for
sake the eggs before the end of the
Matching period Even is they are
sufficiently domesticated to sit in
a place specially arranged for them,
a much smaller percentage Of chickens
will be Matched, while those that do
make successful exit will probably be
delicate and difficult to rear. It is
better under these conditions to allow
the hen to select her own nest 1t is
good plan to regularly remove the
eggs as laid, taking none, however, un-
til there are several in the nest. If
the hen thinks her eggs are discovered,
or have been interfered with, she will
forsake them altogether, and select
another place, which she conceals with
the most sedulous care If the eggs
are not removed but allowed to re-
main in the nest, she will not Law nearly
so many, and will probably cease lay
ing altogether when she has produced
under twenty. The early eggs should
he 81 en- to ordinary hens, as guinea
fowls are usually very late in going
broody. If, however, they evince
desire to sit in good time they may be
narn1i4t ed 70 ;pc,,b,+o ~ 1,.L
Middletown transcript., 1906-03-24
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

Common alum melted in an iron spoon
is said to be strong cement for joining
glass, crockery or metal.
Cut steel buttons may be polished with
powdered pumicestone, slightly moistened
and applied with soft brush or cloth.
An unusual but delicious salad is made
By etna bi sine 3 sliced ei4i+,n sitl. III.
ped tart apple served with n,ayounaiee or
cooked dressing.
Bran water is thought by some house
wives to be the best thing in which to
wash fine silk stockings, as soap is apt to
make the silk tender.
When bookcases are to be cloee,i for
some time sprinkle few drops OF the oil
Of lavender on the shelves to prevent the
molding of the books.
To keep edges Of confortabIes clean
chesecloth strips yard wide sewed over
the edges of comfortables and blankets
and changed with the bed linen rlsures
cleanliness.
When flannel garments must be dried
indoors by all means keep them away
from the fire, or they will instantly
shrink. Hang them in warm room but
never near the fire.
A serviceable addition to the invalid's
work basket is email horseshoe magnet
fastened to a ribbon or tape Of sutficie MT
length that it can be dropped to tile floor
to pick up scissors pr needles.
A vast amount Of dnSti,.g Is saved if
damp cloths are spread over each regis
ter before the furnace fire il shaken The
dust arising from the ashes is prevented
from going all over the house.
To clear carpets 60 over them ui,ce a
week with broom dipped in hnt water
to which little turpentine hl- been add.
ed. Wiring a cloth in the hit Mater and
wipe under pieces Of furniture too heavy
to be moved.
The shine that shows serge skirt or
jacket to be no longer new can easily be
removed by sponging the garment with
bluing water, such as il used u laundry
clothes. While still damp press tll,. goods
under thin cloth.
In laundering white spreads Or any
large piece where difficu ty is experienced
in finding the large soilsd spots a g.ad
plan is to fasten piece OF black silk
thread to most soileI places. Tie spots
can then be easily detected
For good cement mix the bert DOW.
dered rice with little cold water. slowly
add boiling water till the right consist
ency is obtained, then pour into sauce-
pan and boil it for minute. This paste
is almost transparent, and well adapted
for fancy paper work, for which strong
and colorless cement is required
Did 1t ever occur to any one that the
ash pan could be utilized to cook Boston
baked beans. 1t may be used for Indian
pudding or any other dish requiring long
cooking. The ashes should be en,ptied
81 course, from the pan. and the fa,od has
% be carefully covered 10 that ashes from
above shall not drup into The, baking pan.
rhe plan has been tried successfully in
me household III least.
Middletown transcript., 1906-03-24
the blazing headlines, and laid it
quietly on the table.


quietly on the table.
1 should have said no more
than this, but you answered me
by telling me that I was not good
enough for your father; that be-
cause had not even made any eff
fort as yet TO ingratiate m yself
with clique of high-handed rob-
bers, because I did not care to use
the money of widows and orphans
in order that I in good lime might
pose as philanthropist. | was
not good enough to associate with
him. When | believed the money
was honestly got, / could not ask
you to leave it all behind you and
come with me. The moment /
knew that it was dishonesty got,
| felt that the barrier between us
was gone. The choice is yours.
Live on in luxury if you wish,
knowing that the money to in-
dulge your whims and fancies was
wrung from the poor. But never
permit yourself to forget that the
knowledge of your fathers
wrongdoing was what drew me at
once to you, was what alone made
it possible for me to come to you
and ask you to be my wife.
The door closed between them.
For long time she sat there si-
lently.
In the next room, the French
lesson drew to a close; The pro-
fessor said au revoir. The door
swung open and the younger sis
ter danced into the room.
Hello, Beatrice. It's over at
last. Oh, my!I IN tired with those
terrible verbs. You look solemn
enough.
Beatrice drew her over on the
sofa.
Mildred, she said, what would
you do if all these things around
US did not belong to US; if We had
no right even TO sit on this couch,
if the meals we ate were not ours,
if the money your French profes-
sor gets every quarter was stolen
money! What would you do?-
would you give it all up?-would
you work for living?
The portieres parted, and a man
came into the room. His white
hair was trimmed carefully back
on a smooth, well-formed fore
head. He stopped slightly, and
his face was tired.
Hey, papa, exclaimed Mildred
in a mad rush of words, what
doyou suppose Beatrice was say
ing9 She said, What would you do
if all this didn't belong to us-if
we didn't even really own this
couch we're sitting on, if the
meals we ate were not ours, and
if the money you give the profes-
Sor every quarter was stolen
money? That's just exactly what |
she said-yes, you did! Just as
if I knew! Say, papa, what would
you do?
Middletown transcript., 1906-03-24

One Of the special commissioners sent
by the Department of Commerce and
Labor to investigate trade condition
abroad has returned to Washington after
several months Of absence He is RAYMOND
F Crist TO whom was assigned the investi-
CATION Of Japan and North China. 1t can
not be said that any Of the views Mr.. Crist
has expressed since his return have been
startling lynew. They are in many rpspe, Is
the same that have been voiced hy lone
and Helpless consuls for years and years
and which had about as much effect on
American manufactures as throwing water
ON drowned rat. Mr. Crist saws that
the reason American trade abroad ia NOT
IN the same condition as the expoFt trade
OF countries like Germany and Great
Britain is became 0nr manufacturers will
not go after it. There is, he saws in the
northern part of tie Orient as fine a field
for American trade as could be desired.
but our manufacturers are either ignoring
it or pecking at it in half hearted, unin-
teliigent way. The lack Of business. saws
Mr.. Crist is more the fault Of our export
ers than OF our eonsnls. Tie American,
manufacturer needs waking I'M to grasn
the foreign trade opportunity b.fore Il i
entirely absorbed by France, Germany
and England.
Middletown transcript., 1906-03-24
A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Made

This the Mddlown
County Just think It'll sold and below
opportunity
but would advise
the is broken. No goods on credit
The Meeker herald., 1906-10-27
SMOKE THAT BURNS.
A Series Of Tricks which Can H Per
formed with Rapsr Lighters
and Q Bottle.

Not 10 very long ago. before matches
we're quite 70 common ~ they are
now. and. indeed. I'm some country
places to-day lamp-lighters are used
for lighting lamps and candles. and
even gas Jets. They are made Of strips
Of newspaper about Is inches long
and one and half inches wide. which
are made into rather close rolls. b.
ginning at one corner. The end last
finished il turned over to prevent the
strip from unrolling. and when thu
lighter 10 needed for the purpose In
tended 1t II lighted at IRE.
Make . number Of these lighters,
and then try these few tricks with
them. keeping away from drafts while
30 doing. and having . scuttle or Z
dish Of water near by in which to drop
them when charred:
Hold one Of the lighters in . slant.
ing position, with the end farthest
from your hand pointing downward.
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. Light
the lower end. and as the flame burns
upward. tongue Of name will remain
burning at the lower charred end.
II you blow this name out. leaving
the upper one still burning. stream
of smoke will take the place Of the ex'
The Meeker herald., 1906-10-27
Generous 70 American Warmers

Generous 70 American Farmers.
Secretary Wilson says 1t would 70.
suirs an investment Of $3.50. 000. 900 1t
two par cent to produce revenues
enough to r,,n the department Of agri-
sulturs for one year. This il an illus
tration, he said. Of what Il being done
Or the farmer. The income Of the de-
partment II . little more than ST.
Soo, 900 year, and when the new meat
Inspection law. the work Of sxtsrmi-
nating the cattle fever tick. and the
gypsy and brown-tailsd moth and the
Investigation OF dry land farming have
been put In operation. the department
will have . pay roll Of eyer 5000 per-
sons About half Of these are scisn-
lists. trained along special lines. The
average salary II lees than $500 year.
ovsr 13.o0o. 900 pieces Of literature an
sisculatsd eacA ysar md this amount
vim b srsatly incfsassa = nsw iines
u investigates ass begun. ons o.
the now lines provided for this year
d grain inspection and this promises
to b. one Of the largest fields Of scion
tito labor.
The Meeker herald., 1906-10-27
In the Court Of Love,

The grave problem Of matrimoay-
grave for the unmarried, stu gravsr
for the marrtsd-is opened under .
new and troubious aspect BY the keen
remarks Of magistrate Of New York
who has the fortune to be known q
''ths happy little Judge" Like ali
philosophers, says the Chicago Post,
the happy little judge IL the wiser be.
cause he II unconcsrned. He has
reached the haven. II not the port, d
widowerhood. From these calm va
tsrs he launches his torpedo against
the Haunting craft OF single bliss. He
declares that nine out OF every tsn
men over 80 years OF ago brought bs.
fore him are unmarried. Marry young,
he admonishea. Few single men are
truly great. All men who wish to sue
coed should marry.
The Meeker herald., 1906-10-27
WORK IN THE FLOWER oAso1s
The Beauty Of Golden Glow. esms
Lew-orowlns PLAINLY.

Rudbockia golden glow 10 Q wonder
full plant. 1t blooms profusely through
out August and September. 1t multi
plies remarkably. You are able to
divide It after the first year. increase
your border and share with your
friends. The plants are 70 hardy that
you need never give them an anxious
thought. It's habit" 10 good and It's
foliage handsome except at the bottom
"a shortcoming which can be hidden
BY planting something else in front.
In the hardy border It makes an i'd
mirable background against . fence.
A large number Of plants Of few
kinds usually makes better effect
than . few Of each Of . great many
kinds. says the editor Of the Garden
Magazine.
In front Of these very tall plants
should come the larkspurs. foxgloves
and others. that grow to height Of
three feet or 70. In front Of these
come columbines. bleeding heart, day
lilies. lupines and score Of medium
sized ones. Low edging plants. either
annual or perennial. come right down
to the edge Of the lawn. English
daisies, pansies. primulas and low
days are used for this. Sweet alyssum
10 good, too. 1t has delightful habit
Of self-sowing. 80 that 1t may I'LL all
the space available, covering the
ground between the taller. moro
"stemmy" plants. Most good garden
ers have = prejudice against bare soil.
They would almost harbor q weed
rather than an unproductive square
foot in the border. like to raise 4
great many seedlings Of forget-me-nots
and pansies and poke them In
wherever there Is . gap. The first
year it il well to sow Shirley poppy
and zinnia seeds broadcast among the
perennials. which are. very properly,
planted far apart to give them room to
expand. and thin them out when they
crowd.
The Meeker herald., 1906-10-27
TOLD IN METRIC TERMS.
Academy Of the Middle West Uses New
Systsm In Its Field and
Track Meet.

There IL growing use In this coun
try of the metric system Of weights
and measures. Many commercial
houses in the east and . number OF
the colleges there have adopted the
system, and eventually 1t IL expected
that the many standards now in com
mon use in the United States viii
give place to the more simple. exact
and scientific one.standard Of the
metric system. At the suggestion d
Mr.. 8. W. Stratton there II one acad
adopted the system and this yea,
used It In Its field and track meet
This 10 the academy Of the University
Of Chicago 1t Morgan Park. and thia
IL the way the record Of its Inter
hall contest reads. Any Of our read
err who arc interested can turn these
into feet and inches BY remembering
that meter II equivalent to 3S.31
inchss and . foot IL 0.3o4S meter:
ITO metsrs-hish hurdaes. time 10 II
seconds: 1890 meter run. time fou,
minutes, ~ IS secoads: 400 meter
ran, time 80 Is seconds: 100 meter
dash, time II Is seconds: II pound
hammer throw. 40,Ss57 meters: Il
pound shotput 1A,3431 meters; run
Ming broad jump s.s42 meters: zoe
meters-low hurdles, time - IS 80.
onds; pole ~Anlt 3.4S6S meters; discus
throw 1887 meters: 800 meter run,
time 3.oSs minutes: 100 meter dash,
time - Is seconds; high jump l5o1a
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