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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is, 1906.
New York Markets.

Very few Florida oranges are going
to market at the present time. Prices
range from $3.50 to $3.50. Grapefruit
from $3.50 to 500. California oranges
range from $4.OO to $500. Florida
pineapples from $500 to $500.
The prospects for the potato market
seem fairly good, though it is still too
early to predict with any certainty. A
few Florida potatoes have already
reached the New York market and sold
for from $3.50 to $3.50. One firm was
expecting a carload by April or g..
These were to come from Little River
A Chicago firm was also expecting a
car i'm time for Easter. Reports from
Hastings are conflicting. Some who
have been on the ground, say that the
frosts have cut the crop short, and
that it will not be as large as that of
last year, others report that the crop
will be much larger than last year.
All agree that the quality will be excel
lent.
Other vegetables are quoted as fol
lows: Beets, $1.5O to 1925 per barrel
a crate. Cabbage $500 to $3.50. Cauli-
flower $1.5O to $3.50 per basket Egg
plant, $1.5O to $500 per box. Lettuce,
SOC to $500 per basket. Okra, $500
to $4.O0 per carrier. Peppers, $1.OO to
1925 per carrier. String beans, $1.5O
to $3.50 per basket. Squash, $1.OO to
$1.5O per crate. Tomatoes, $1.0O to
$500 per carrier.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18
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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18
The Date Palm.

Date trees are hardy in Florida, as
far north as Mandarin or st Augustine
We see no reason why dates should
not be grown in this state, at least
for home use. Our climate is much
more moist than the native home of
the date, so that it might not prove
profitable on a commercial scale, but
we should like to see some expert
menting done in that line in South
Florida. We give in this paper, several
articles on date culture, the first is
from Farm and Ranch:
Condensed from U. S. Bureau of
Plant Industry, Bulletin No. 53. By
Walter Il. Swingle.
Seeding dates have long been
growing in California and Arizona
and still longer in Mexico, but only
recently have successful Importation
been made of Off-ShOOtS of date palms
by which alone the varieties CAM be
prOpagated. Although the date palm
can stand very much more alkali than
any other crop plant, it does not en-
dure having soil about the roots water
soaked. Proper aeratiOn of the Soil
about the root is necessary. Good
drainage permits the alkali to be
washed out of the soil by means of
heavy irrigation, and doubtless this
also favOrs the growth of the palms.
Date Palms in TeXas.-Only the eX-
treme southwestern part of Texas,
bordering the Rio Grande from the
mouth of the PecOs river to near
Brownsville, is adapted to the culture
of the date palm. Throughout the
eastern half of the state and in
strip along the Gulf coast, down to
the Mexican boundary, the climate
is too humid and the summers are too
cool to ripen the fruit properly, while
in all the northern part of the state,
above San Antonio latitude 80 de-
greeS nOrth), the winters are too cold
to permit the date palm to grow out
of doors without protection. In the
region lying south and west of San
Antonio, between the humid Gulf
coast and the Rio Grande, the sum-
mers are hot enough to mature even
the medium or late varieties of dates.
The rainfall averages in this region,
only about 10 inches, and the late
summer is usually dry enough to per-
NIT dates to ripen; irrigation would
usually be necessary. Ordinarily the
winters are not severe enough to in
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18
Crimson Winter Rhubarb.

We received, a few days ago, pack
age containing three small seedlings
Mr., John Lewis Childs, Floral park,
N. Y. Though we have had no word
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-18
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on applica
ton by letter Or in person.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
More Attention for Sheep.

The sheep fever is running
high over the western range dis
tricts. with no evidence of abate
ment. The sheep has long been
referred to, in it's enriching cap
acity of the farm, as the ANNA
of the golden hoof. The sheep is
rising so rapidly in the estima
ton Of the live stock interests of
the country, that it will soon b.
the object of worship on the
range. From all parts of the
sheepbreeding districts come re
ports that buyers are now TRYING
to contract the spring lambs at
$3.50 per head for next falls de.
livery, and these offers are go
very liberal and u]nreserved that
In many instances they are with
out restrictions in quality. TIE
evidence is all with the flock
owner for another prosperous sea
son IN sales of the tlock's surplus.
Am. Stockman.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09

whole land will be made lovely
the macadamized roads of the
State will be adorned by avenues
Of Towering trees as well as shade
trees ; the farmers will put hardy
plants with fruit trees, and grape
vines along the roads near their
homes ; the real estate companies,
In laying out tracts, will give
more thought to parks and street
decorations, and no country In
the world-neither England with
It's hedges and ivy, China with its
wealth of Towering trees, Italy
with olive aud lex avenues, Hoi-
land with its gorgeous tulip beds,
nor New England with its green
trimness-shall be o beautl.
full than our own North Carolina,
u own South.
Mrs. John Vanlandingham.
Charlotte, N. G..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Agricultural Department.

have, as the Cole Planter plants
corn, cotton, peas, cane, and does
1T well, unless the land is very
wet.
Raise plenty of potatoes for
the hogs. One acre will make
more feed than anything else
that a small farmer can plant.
Plant cantaleupes TO feed in sum
mer to your hogs, and if you
don't mind, you will have meat
to sell.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Executors Sale.

For sale, at public auction. on Mon
day the 2nd day of July 1906, at Lam
caster, s.. c., At IL o'clock IN. Tract of
land in Lancaster County containing
about 653 acres, known as tract 4 of
the estate lands OF julius Mills, bound
ed north AMI west Oil Catawba and
Wateree rivers, as per plat Of w X.
Duren. ID. $; being tract conveyed by
Williams, Clerk of Court, to Annie X.
Robinson by deed dated the 2nd day
OF December, 1889, and recorded in
Deed Book G., pages 3 and 4.
Terms cash; or one-third cash and
b balance payable in two equal
successive annual Instruments from
date of sale, secured by bond OF the
purchaser and mortage Of the prem e
ises. Purchaser to pay for deed $1,000,
and also for taxes payable after date
OF sale, including those payable in
1906 a. NJ. Lee,
Executor,
Est. Annie X. Robinson,
0-23-lw. deceased.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Fortunate Missourians.

when ] was IA druggist. at Livonia, Mo.
writes 1. j Dwyer, now of GraysvilIe. Mo,
three of my customers were permanently
cured of consumption by DIR. Kings New
Discovery. and are well and strong .o.day
One was trying to sell his property and
move TO Arizona, but after using New Dis.
coVery a short time he found it uuncces-
sary to do so. | regard DIR. Kings New Dis.
cnveTy as the most wonderful medicine in
existence" Surest Cough and Cold Cure
and Throat and Lung healer. Guaranteed
by Funderdurk Pharm acy. Crawford
Bros II ]. +. Mackey Il Co. Druggists.
GOc and 81 Trial bottle free.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Comment bv the Ed tor
C~ollinville, Ala.

Comment bv the Ed tor:
l.. No, 1T will not injure your
hogs, but it seems to us it would
pay you much better to allow it
to stand until mature, as you
would have so much more food
and feelings value. At least 1t
would pay you to fence off part
so as to grow longer, before turn
ing your hogs upon it. 1t pays to
have several feed lots for hogs.
2. Yes melilotus will grow IN
your section all right and can be
sown from October to April /
Try a small patch of 1T and see
how you like it. We have seen il
suggested to mix 1T with alfalfa.
This might work we'll.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Shall ! Pasture Hogs on Scr
ghum.
Southern Cultivator.

Southern Cultivator.
Would you kindly advise me
through the next issue Of your
valuable paper Cd whether sor
ghum sown broadcast or drilled
will injure hogs to pasture it
when it gets four or five inches
high2 l know it makes fine feed
after it heads, but would prefer
to pasture if advisable to do so.
[2l Will melilotus, described in
the last issue of your valuable
paper, thrive in North Alabama?
j. w. w.
Collinville, Ala.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
A Renaissance in Gardening.
Farmer.


a very decided abatement of in.
terest In the exterior adOrnment
of Southern homes. Doubtless
this has been due to the changes
of property the divisions of large
plots in.o small lots; the desire
to lessen grounds and supply
necessary improvements to resi-
dences the increased and often
absorbing interest in interior de.
coration and furnishings /; and the
necessity for economy in domes.
tic service. New houses and pref.
tier ones have arisen all over the
country, but the old style of gar
denlng, for which u Southland
was conspicuous, has departed
a loss to the distinctive beauty
of the Sonth and a disappoint.
ment to visitors.
But in accordance with the nat.
ural swing of the pendulum of
Time, the rebound has come, and
there are evidences every where
of a renaissance In gardening.
Let us not only welcome but en-
courage it. Let our women, to
whom is left much OF the regula.
ton of the homes, determine that
that their premises, whether in
town or country, shall be made,
by flowers and vines, hedges and
shrubs, as beautiful as possible.
There is really no limit to the
possibilities of Carolina flora. for
our climate and soil admit of the
culture of so many species that
one is astounded in contempla.
ton.
IT landscape gardeners were
consulted more frequently thev
soon would do as much for the
State as architects have in late
years done, giving suggestions of
beauty and adaptabillty, and
preventing the mOnotony of imi
tatlon. Even small plots in our
towns may be made artistic and
picturesque if a number Of con.
lguOus ones are arranged accord.
ing to certain schemes, blocks be.
ing designed as whOles but cared
Tor by separate owners of parts.
There need be but moderate ex.
pense, for the love Of flowers
quickly develops a generosity
shat delights in sharing the open
air treasures. 1t il sweet TO be
associated with such gifts. Let
fences be abolished everywhere.
and hedges and border plants be
used to establish lines. Tall wire
fences covered with such vines
as cIematjs, wisteria, woodbine.
Virginia cleeper, white and vel
low jasmines or roses NAV be
placed where screens are neces
Utilize native Towering
shrubs as hedges when possible.
and study variety.
And to the women who read
The Progressive Farmer, it is TO
you that the South looks for it's
beauty. No home is so humble
that it may not be made attract.
i've as a vine. covered cottage, no
residence is so grand that it can.
not be adorned by the simplest
flower.
When our women again develop
the taste for gardening that is
theirs by right of heredity, the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09
Growing Sweet Potatoes.


more about the potatoes before
this. 1t is now time to begin to
sci them out and this may yet be
In time to reach some. | never
broke my land till late and try
TO do it with a good season so the
land will break finely if | do
this and before | set out it rains,
| harrow the land and try to keep
it flush. BY so doing it will stay
damp. Any n can set out pota
toes. | have set when dry, but the
air was damp, and that Is when
to do it. | use nitrate Of soda in
the mud, and would mud the
roots. | have done this at II
O'clock, and when the sun sets
ninety five in every one hundred
would be standing up. When ten
days old, | would side them with
a cotton pillow with a No. 3 mole.
board, which would nearly get all
the grass. When they have run
from row to row | take a turn
pillow and hill up, running a cot
ton pillow. | pull grass out with
my hand, but if l do have to chop,
| am very careful not to cut the
roots. Some people use hoe before
they pillow, but too much chop
ping is not best. You chop the
roots off. The first roots that come
out near the top of ground are
the ones that make the fruit, so
if there are five roots to the hill,
and you cut three, it will not
make but two potatoes. l run
rows three feet and three inches.
I plant after corn.
One man wrote me the same
week that my article came out
on handling and killing last fall.
urging me to say more about the
potato. l think his name is Mr..
j. M. Bunch, Columbia, S. O. He
stated that his vines were very
thrifty, but his potatoes very
stringly though he made, | think.
one thousand bushels. | think if
Mr.. Bunch will use only acid
phosphate and potash he will
make more potatoes and less
vines on such land-sOmething
like four or five hundred pounds
Of phosphate and twenty. five
pounds of potash. Paintings are
best raised from vines. They
sprout better and have less rot
ten leg on draws. They keep bet
ter and you have fewer rotten
germs in your bed, which cause
the rotten leg-that is, a poor
draw or sprout. The rotten sprout
Won can notice, il it lives, will
raise potatoes with a black rusty
look Oh the stem Of the potatoes
when housed which carry the rot
back to hill.
highly approve of Mr.. Il. NJ.
%cltt's letter this week. ! think
If more of the big farmers would
take up his mode we little fel
lows could buy us a little home
snd pay for 1t quicker with the
cotton and tobacco, as it would
bring better prices. About half
the farmers are buying corn now
and expect to pay for it with cot
ton.
I'm with Mr.. p. A. Hoyle ON
the farm too! question. We little
farmers would have to quit if we
had to buy corn shredders, etc.
Ruf lpt ma COW tbot NO CON br,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-09

The NnWc Does Job Printing
lHu NUHD for others. Why
can't we do yours2 222222
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11
OCTOBER II, 1906

swoop of the more aggressive and pop
ular editor of the World Herald.
j. j. Thomas in the Fourth district,
is said to be making rapid inroads
upon Hinshaw with excellent chances
OF winning out. The high character and
generally recognized qualifications of
Mr. Thomas for the office is counting
for him and winning him votes in
every county in the distric.. He is
good campaigner and is expected to
turn the tables on his opponent before
the arrival of election day.
R. D. Sutherland, the popular ex-
congressman is arousing enthusiasm
among the voters in the Fifth dis riot
and reports from the district indicate
gains for Sutherland His prospect
OF election are much improved He
has been tried and found true and
deserves reelection. -
In the Sixth district Grant Shumway
according to reports, is making a good
impression and is likely to surprise his
opponent on election day The cam
paign in the First district has only
just begun, but it may be looked for
to be lively from now on T. ]. Doyle,
the democratic candidate is a popular
Lincoln attorney and good cam
paigner. The fact that the present in
cumbent, Ernest M. Pollard, received
from the United States government
$1,000 for services he never rendered,
and for time when he was not men,
Der of congress, ought to make it
easy to defeat him.
On the whole it may be said that
the prospects for the election of a ma
jority of the congressional ticket is
favorable and are steadily improving.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11
~
MORE WONDERS

The self effacement of the demo
cratic party in New York state last
week by the Endorsement of the can
didate of another and hostile political
organization was something unlocked
for and strange. But when the action
of the New York democrats last week
is followed by the still more strange
action of the Massachusetts democrats
this week in endorsing the nominee
for governor of the prohibition party
who was also the nominee of the In
dependence league, we may well in
quire, will wonders ever cease?'
What can be the meaning of such
strange phenomena in our politics, is
a question that must suggest itself
to all who know anything of the his
tory OF the democratic party. But
when the strange action of New York
democrats is followed by Mr.. Hearst
giving a letter of acceptance to the
Independence league and conducting
his campaign as its candidate rather
than as hiatt of the democratic party,
while the league in Brooklyn and other
places is putting up candidates for
judgeships and other important Offices
in opposition to the regular democrats,
it adds another wonder to the accum-
ulating list not less remarkable and
strange than the others.
The attitude of Mr.. Hearst is GER
tainly a novelty in our politics. And
it begins to look as though veritable
Napoleon of democracy has appeared
The composure with which Mr.. Hearst
starts out, stating his principles and
attacking all who are opposed thereto
regardless of whether they are demo
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11
CONFESSIONS OF A MoNoPoLlsT

A book that deserves to be read by
all who are interested in study and
solution of the monopoly problem Is
that just published by the Public Pub
fishing Co., Chicago, "The Confessions
Of a Monopolist," by Hon. Frederic c.
Howe. 1t is a strong story of the ca
reer of a typical monopolist of today,
forceful character, who, through &C
quiring monopolies by the usual
means advances his political power
until he obtains a seat in the United
States senate The story might be
that of any one of a score of captains
Of industry" whose names have be-
come household words during the last
decade 1t lays bare many secrets of
the work done by the monopolists of
today to extend their political and
commercial power, and the whole
forms a story of timely interest. Two
chapters of this story originally APP
peared in the Worlds Work under the
title, "The Confessions of a CONNER
cial Senator" and are Incorporated In
the present volume. This volume
should be read by all who s.rive to
keep abreast of the discussion of the
monopoly question, and especially by
young men who are looking forward to
a business career.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11
For Scientific RaiIroadinq

San F'rancisco-The Southern Pa
cifc has arranged to make a new
move in scientific railroading. Ar
rangements have been made to start
a school for the education of railroad
employees holding responsible posi-
ions. The school will be started at
Sparks, New, in connection with the
university of Nevada, under the joint
supervision of the railroad and the
university. The subjects to be taken
up will include arithmetic elementary
mechanics, mechanical drawing, link
motion and alive motion.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

one in which he claimed to be the
voice of Mckinley and Hanna, he APP
preached Senator John P. Jones of
Nevada and boldly asked the veneer
able senator what he thought of his
effort. To which Senator Jones re-
piled: Young man you have a great
vocabulary and if you ever become
educated up to your vocabulary you
will then be great man.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

Senator Beveridge now thinks it
would be delightful to receive little
attention from w. j. Bryan in the form
of reply to his rhetorical display in
Lincoln recently. But If Mr.. Bryan
ever does pay his respects to the In
diana bantam he will regret his part
in the Nebraska campaign.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

The publishers OF The Independent
want agents everywhere to canvass
for subscriptions and sell Mr. Berge's
new book, 1.-THE FREE PASS Bril-
Berry SYSTEM" See advertisement
of book elsewhere in this paper. We
receive hundreds of orders through
the mails 1t is the only book writ
ten upon a subject In which the peo-
pie are just now vitality interested
The people everywhere will want the
book. Ex-Governor Larabee of Iowa
ordered ten books before same were
off the press. We receive orders from
all parts of the country. This book
is a seller. All you have to do is to
tell about it. You can make 500 per
month. Write at once for terms.
THE INDEPENDENT, Lincoln, Nsb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

Evidently Mr.. Hearst is counting all
the personal attack upon himself that
he can draw from his opponents in
all parties, and is anxious to have
them hurl their anathemas at him as
early in the game as possible. By
doing this before the everyday man
becomes excited over the contest he
himself and what he stands for will
become the issue to exclusion of party
considerations. In which case the
chances will favor his election by an
Overwhelming majority.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

the good sense to make his speeches
SO short and pointed that every news
paper that takes any notice of them
at all can better afford to print them in
full than not
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

Snce the republicans of Nebraska
have seen fit to exploit the Indiana
oracle in the present campaign, we
opinion of one of the most eminent
men of this generation upon the quail
fications of the distinguished Hoosier
egotist After Senator Beveridge de-
livered in the senate his loudly her.
aided speech on the Philippines, the
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

1t don't make any difference how
many other New York papers oppose
the candidacy of Mr.. Hearst, the
American and Journal presses will be
able to supply reading matter to his
friends.