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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-10
Has Your Farm a Well-kept Ap-
pearance?
pearance?

Whether you are aware of the fact
or not, the appearance of a place
affects its market value. A cores
pOndent of the Progressive Farmer
asks the question, which is at the head
of this article, and then gives his
opinion on the. subject as follows:
A few days since, was riding along
the road and came to a farm l well
knew. but it did not look natural. As
L knew it, the roadside was bordered
by a tumble down fence covered over
with briars and sprouts until the
whole had become a veritable thicket
some fifteen or eighteen feet wide
Said L, to myself: This farm has
changed hands," for it's appearance
was strikingly changed, and the con-
trast was quite pleasing. Now you
may not know it, gentle reader, but it
is fact that L always admire the
beautiful, and when l saw that old
fence hid been removed and the briars
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-10
Making Cheese.

Cheese making is a branch of dairy
ing that has never been developed in
this state. We do not see why it
could not be done. 1t would not be
easy to keep the milk over night in
warm weather. without some means
Of cooling it. But through the fall
and winter there would be no difficulty
in making good cheese in Florida. We
believe that it might become a profit
able industry. The following, from
the Oklahoma Farmer tells how one
family, at the North, has succeeded
with a small home cheese factory.
Nothing succeeds like success. We
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-10
jacksonville and DeLand Fla Wednesday, January TO- 1906

DAYS force following me have heard
the same talk in regard to what L
have said about commercial manure.
In spite of such opinions held by I'M
informed people, the silO is a grand
success, commercial manureS are
grand success, and in fact all methods
advocated by farm press and farmers
institutes are successful methods. Two
years ago | heard it said that it would
be impracticable and costly to test
every ear of seed corn for use on
twenty acres, but this year | met a
plain farmer, who makes full hand
every day and who had made such a
test of the seed for 40 acres; so 1.-The
world do move" and the institute
helps to move it.
When | awarded the corn premiums
at our county fair this year, cousin
right from the heart of the great corn
region of Illinois was present. The
'firSt-priZe white corn took his fancy,
and today L had a letter from him
asking me to get him two and a half
bushels of this corn for seed. Now,
two and half bushels of seed corn
will plant about eighteen acres of corn.
and on the land this man has he can
confidently expect fifty bushels per
acre. He has never seen but that
ten-ear sample of the variety he pro-
poses to test at wholesale. and l am
going to write him that while can
get him the seed it might be best to
test the variety on only one or two
acres Now, here is 'advice''-advice
not to run the risk of failure, or at
least a decreased yield. by changing
seed $50 miles, and most of the ad-
vice l give in my farm paper and lee
ture work is of the same negative
character. The other day met a man
at Fairplay, Mo. who had grown
about 200 pounds, of fairly good to-
baccO. and was selling it like ''hOt
cakes at 10 cents per pound. He
was enthusiastic over tobacco growing
talked of planting several acres. etc.
and wanted instructions. but here the
advice was mixed with the instruc-
ton, viz: BE sure of your market
before you put several hundred dollars
into labor and barn room, for crop
of tobacco in nOn-tObacco growing
section
Some men are absolutely failures
anywhere and at any thing, and these
fellows always do more or less damage
to the section in which they live l
once met one of these in the middle
south, on a 1OO-acre farm where he
could not make a living for a family
of three, while other men about him
were steadily laying up money He
moved to Indiana, saying the middle
south was not fit to live in. | next
found him in Missouri condemning In
diana, and now | hear that he SAYS
his section of Missouri is all rock,
which | know to be an absolute I'm
truth, as he lives in one of the best
sections of the state, where the rock
is absolutely no hindrance to cultiva
ton, and where farmers are prosper
Gus, with buildings better than the
average in any state, and farm lands
from $50 to $50 per acre. He will
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-10
Value OF the Agricultural Press
and Farmers Institutes.

and Farmers Institutes.
The following contribution to Cole
mans Rural World, is adapted to
each and every agricultural section of
the United States
When a fellow has seen little but
sick folks for two weeks he is not
fit to write very good article for
publication. but | know that particular
pigeon hole of mine in the editors desk
will get empty if | do not write.
Some one said to me recently. "The
farmer is not very much in need of
the advice that is so constantly being
given him from the agricultural press
and the rostrum.'' and [ want to look
ut this matter a little. So far as my
experience goes, advice" is the last
thing being urged upon the farmer by
the two agencies mentioned, while
they do work along the lines of in
StructiOn. 1t is not for me. or for this
journal to point out a line of work
for any farmer and urge and advise
him to follow it, but it is entirely
within our province to tell him of
new methods, new at least to a ma
jOrity of farmers, and show him how
it might be of benefit to him to adopt
them. If | instruct a man who is
feeding forty dairy cows on timothy
hay, corn and corn fodder how to
make half as much more milk on clio
yer hay, oats, bran and corn fodder,
at less cost than with his present ra-
ton, it is not advice. The same may
be said when l tell how | can make
an increased yield of from eight to
fifteen bushels of wheat per acre by
the use of a dollars worth of chemi-
cal manureS per acre. and instruct my
hearers how to apply the manures as
| apply them. 1t is simply instruction
along the lines of a strictly business
proposition, and farm journals. farm
press writers and speakers realizing
this, leave it to the good sense of The
people whether they adopt it or not
Not long ago I mentioned a certain
class of cavilers, hair splitters. chronic
kickerS and fault finders. and the man
so very afraid of advice is usually in
this class. When my friend Laughlin
held up an ear of corn at one of our
meetings and said: eff every stalk
on an acre. planted 44X44 inches, two
stalks to a hill, made such an ear
as this, that acre would yield IA bush
els" Some one back in the audience
cried out impossible" and then
Laughlin did the Missouri act of
showing him. and he did it to a
finish, for a man would be foolish in
deed to take the lecture stand and
make a statement he was not fully
prepared to prove.
| remember very well of once at
tending a second days meeting after
Buff Jersey, who had told how to
build and fill a silo. A man came up
to me and said, THAT fool who was
here yesterday advised us to build a
concern and put green corn in it when
he knew it would all rot" and l have
no doubt that the men on the second
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-10

soon move on" but the evil that he
has done, and is still doing, will move
on with him. and he will keep it up as
long as he has breath in his body.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
sMAcks SEIZED OFF YuGATAA
State Department Takes the Matter
Up with Ambassador Who Fails to
Get the Men ReIeasd or Better
Their condition-Texan Forces the
Issue.
DIV Assnciated press.l

GALVESTON. TEXAS, May p
Manager Mnnn, Of the Gulf Fisheries
Company OF this city, today received
dispatches from the Warren Fish Com
pany at Pensacola, Fla. stating that
that firm had just received word from
their fishing smack. the Sallie Stein,
that the boat had been seized by a
Mexican gunboat and that ten men
had been thrown in prison and com
mnnication with the American consul
was absolutely denied them.
The cargo of fish, in the meantime
is rottng
Manager Mum sent a dispatch to
the captain of his company's detained
smack taken at the same time the
Pensacola and the Mobile boats were
seized but nothing can be learned
from the officer and ii is feared that
his crew also has been thrown into
prison and denied communication
with the American consul.
Manager Mum communicated with
Senator Cnlberson and requested him
10 reach the State department and
secure necessary action.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
CAPT. G0LC0RD GETS JUDGEMENT
AGAINST STEAMER SAN MIGUEL
Master Of Schooner Harry T. Hay.
wood Will Collect $1,000 Z.
Damages.

Judge Morris, in the United States
Court. at Baltimore, has awarded
verdict for $1,000 TO Captain A.. C.
Colcord, master of the schooner
Harry T.. Haywood, against the
German steamer San Miguel. The
case has been on trial for several
days. The suit grew out OF the. col.
lision between the schooner and
steamer off. the Virginia Canes last
March. in which both vessels sns-
tanned extensive damages. II +4,'
The Hayward was beached soon
after the accident and was floated
only few days ago. She is now at
Norfolk having survey made Of her
injuries. I.
After the collision the San Miguel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
MITCHELL FOR HARMONY
ynIaR Miners |II Leader Plans 10
Bring a Settlement.
VOTE TO Be TAKEN AIKEN THIS WEEK
"cossaeks" Parade Through the
Streets Of Mount Garnet SO as to
Terrify the Coal nlasers Re-
fuse to start a Riot.
tBy Associated Press.)

Wll-KESBARlE, PA, May q
While strike talk in the towns and
hamlets of the region IS hot because
OF the shooting and bloodshed at
Mount Carmel, John Mitchell and
he union leaders propose, prevent.
Ing any preciDitate action on the
part of the delegates to the tri-dis.
tifct convention in bringing on n
strike because of the Mount Carmel
affair. No strike will be voted. IN:
less the delegates feel that their
best interests would be served by
such action.
From present indications the con.
Vention will be inrsesston three days
and the final vote to strike or not
to strike will not be taken until
Saturday.
Thirty-two troopers of the State
constabhlarly. under the command
OF Sergeant Garwood, left the sayre
colliery this morning and paraded
through the streets of Mount Car.
mel on horseback.
The troopers were divided In
squads OF fonr to make the demon.
stration more effective. The princi.
pal streets were patrolled.
a detachment of the troopers
was held in reserve at the sayre
coliifry in case Of trouble, No dis,
order has been reported Is yet, and
none is thought likely, as the popu..
lace Is quiet. ~,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
ABINGDON ATTORNEY
. TO TEST MEASURE
Reported That the General Appropria.
ton Bills Were Not Le-
salIy Passed.
Especial 10 tile Daily Press

I. RICHMOND, VA. May John j.
Stuart, q Washington county lawyer.
and a brother to Corporation Commits.
sioner Henry G. Stuart, was in the
city. today in connection with the Alb
mgdon dispensary bill, passed by the
legislature.
1t is his purpose to test the consti-
nationality of the measure in the high.
est courts and have it nullified, ii
possible. tt
Mr.. Stuart's visit has given rise 10
a report that an examination of the
journals of the two houses OF the
general assembly has revealed the
fact that many important. measures,
among them the general appropria.
ton bills are unconstitutional. be.
cause they were not passed In &C.
cordance with the requirements of the
new organic law. ...,t..i
Governor Swanson was asked this
afternoon If he had heard anything
about the matter and replied in the
negative.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
s2oo,00O,0O0 NEEDED
San Francisco viii Appeal TO Nat
|onaI Government.
FEDERAL o <" FOR ITS BONDS
Coroner Now Estimates That as Soon
as the Debris 10 Cleared Away That
the Death List VIII Be sweIIed to
Fully $500 Persons.
DIV Associate Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2.-Victor
H. Metcalf, secretary OF commerce
and labor who is here will be re-
queated to lay before President
Roosevelt the plan proposed by James
D. Phelan of having the government
guarantee bond issue by San Fran.
cisco for the purpose of rebuilding the
city.
1t is proposed that San Francisco
shall issue bonds in the sum of $780,
00G.OOo.
The two weeks that have elapsed
since the. day of the earthquake have
witnessed transformation from
chaos TO regular order
Coroner Walsh said today:
"Wihsn the debris is cleared away
there Gill be at least a thousand ad
ditions to the death roll. / would
he surprised ii the number reached
1000"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
SHIPYARD MECHANICS WILL
PLAY SERIES OF bail GAMES
Teams Representing Various Depart
ments to Contest For Champion
ship Of Yard.

The mechanics of the various de-
partments in the local shipyard have
arranged for a series Of baseball
games TO be played every Saturday
afternoon this summer.
The opening game will be played
between the machinists and boiler.
makers on the vacant block just south
of the shipyard fence Saturday after
noon. The game will he called
promptly at l o'clock so as to give
the ball players chance to see the
Shipbuilders play hall later in the
afternoon.
The winner Of the match Saturday
will he challenged by the team from
one of the other departments and the
winner of that match will be chal
lenged by some other department.
This arrangement will he worked ont
until every department has played
every other department. A handsome
prize will be given to the team that
wins the most games and the cham
pionship.
There are some good ball players
In the shipyard and the games un-
donbtedly will he fast and interesting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
OIL TRUST REPORT
FINISHED Ar LAST
Commissioner Garfield Has Turned
His Findings Over to PresI-
dent Roosevelt.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR CONGRESS
House Passes Agricultural Bill and
the Free Seed Clause is In the Ac,
Military Academy Gets s7,4s1,44o
Senator Daniel Finishes Talk on
Rates.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May "A
conference was held at the White
House today, the parties TO it, besides
the President, being Attorney General
Moody, James II. Garfield. commits.
sioner of corporations
Discussion related to the report
which Mr.. Garfield has prepared on
the operations of the oil trust. The
investigation instituted by MIR. Gar.
field was made under authority of a
resolution adopted by the House. 1t
mas been In progress for many
months. The final report was pre-
scented to the President today.
The conference today concerned
particularly the special message
which the President is TO send to con.
gress with Mr.. Garfields report The
message and report will be sent to
congress next week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
Free SEEDS in the Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May q
The House today completed and pass
ed the agricultural appropriation bill
and the Military Academy hill
The agricultural appropriation bill
carries $73Sl.4i0 The military acad-
envy bill 8carries sl,G63ll6.
There was little debate on the ag.
-ricnlfnr#iS bills tiy ayes aud noes he
Ing taken on but one csSggraph, the
provision relating to lie continued
distribution of garden and flower
seeds. which was voted into the bill
l53 to 80.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
STATE DEPARTMENT ACTS.
American Ambassador Fails to Get
the Men Released

the Men Released
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2-The
action of the Mexican government in
stopping American fishing vessels off
the coast of Yucatan is now the sub
ject of telesraEhic correspondence be.
tween the State department and the
American embassy at the city of Mex
leo
When the case was reported to the
State department last week that two
Pensacola boats had been seized off
Campeche and taken into Progresso.
an inquiry was promptly directed to
Mr.. Thompson. the American ambas.
sador. He has replied by telegraph as
follows:
Information so far received from
Progresso is so indefinite that II Is
of little value, Three vessels are now
under arrest in Progresso..
The Mexican government says that
American poachers have long been
working in Mexican waters and have
been warned Intellectually, making
their arrest necessary. az trying
to arrange for the release of the YES
sells after bonding and am perfectin 3
my investigation"
Senator Culberson, of Texas, has
been Informed of the receipt OF this
dispatch in view Of his inquiry rela-
tive to the reported seizure OF two
fishing boats by Mexican officials
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03

Ueen any alleSatlOnS OF lTfegularltY
OH the part of the board on raising
the salary of Mr.. Clark, an employee.
He replied that he knew OF none.
adding that the superintendent had
suggested it.
Secret Session Held.
At 1890 O'Clock a short secret
session was held to discuss the advis-
ability of allowing the record of the
Richmond investigation as to Mr.
Cloves fitness for office to be used
After an hour it was decided that
the record might be used as record
Asked if the removal of Miss
Perry from the position of matron
had been the unanimous action Of
the board Mr.. Cole replied that it
had; that MIR. Cloves had not in
f,enced him. If there had been any
Influence used he had exerted it ov-
er Alr. Cloves.
Good Food for Patients.
He was asked the per capita ex-
pense of running the institute AMI
replied that he did not know. He
did not favor reducing the per CAPT
Ia expense to the lowest point He
favored giving the inmates good food
and clothing. He repeated that the
relations between the officials of
the institute were pleasant as rule
Books of the institute were pro.
duced showing the method of pur.
chasing supplies.
Foster Wants an Attorney.
Dr. Foster after stating the i'm
portance Of the investigation to
him. asked that he he allowed 10 be
represented by counsel.
II is expected that when DR.. Fos-
ter and E. II. Cloves are put on the
stand the testimony will be aensa-
tional
Judge Mann will be relieved to
know that he has escaped horse.
whipping by declining TO serve on
the investigating committee. A pa
tient, formerly of Burkeville. and
who opposed Judge Mann in his race
for the senate in the Thirty-eighth
senatorial district, says that Judge
Mann has stated in q paper that he
the patient only received eight
votes.
Judge Mann must retract that
statement or take horsewhipping,"
declares the wiry little man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03

proceeded TO Baltimore, where she
was temporarily repaired. Later the
vessel was brought to the local ship.
yard, where she received permanent
repairs. Work on the steamer was
completed yesterday and at $40
O'Clock yesterday afternoon tn,
steamer set sail for Port Maria,
West Indies, where she will load d
cargo of fruit for the return trip to
Baltimore. The cost OF repairing
the San Miguel was $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
'. N. l. STUDENTS HAD CAUSE
Packing House Butterinc One of the
Things That Caused the Rumpus
at the coIIese-WItnesses Admit
Tina. soys Were No. properly
Fed-Dr. upshur Quoted.
Especial to the Daily Press).

LEXINGTON, VA. May 2--The
second days proceedings of the com
mittee investigating the Virginia
Military Institute was called TO order
by Chairman Swift this morning.
DR.. Charles V. Darlington, of Rich.
mond was the first on the stand.
DIR. Darlington stated that he was a
patron Of the institute, having a sou
In the third class. He said he him
self had opportunity to test the fopl
conditions and found them unsatls-
factory.
will you give the committee the
result OF your observations as to the
food conditions?" asked Senator Ma
chen
Or. Darlington then told of his trip
here LAST September and Of the meal
he took al the institute, which i'm
pressed him as unsatisfactory. He
then had spoken TO DR.. Upshur about
the food expressing his astonish.
ment. 81
To this the witness stated that Dr..
! Upshur had said he knew Of the
food conditions and that the board.
was endeavorlg to remedy the stu
alton.
Did you have an opportunity to
observe the meals at any other
timer asked Senator Machen.
No. sir; did not"
Then yonr other, information was
received from cadets?"
1T was, or rather of ex-cadets. II
received letters from some. cadets,
however"
lp wipding up his statement Dr..
Darlington testified that he under
stood the food conditions had been
much improved and that as far as he
knew there was nothing to be deslr-
ed in that direction now He had
observed the physical condition Of
several cadets. and had found them
food. i., is
DR.. Darlington concluded by re-
ferring to Mr., Hamilton, who, he
said, tried hard in his bullying per.
sonal attack on me to bring trouhls.
Mr. Hamilton has done himself much
injury by his attitude"
Here the chairman objected to any
personal matter being incorporated
III the statement. Mr. Hamilton sat
silent and attentive. chewing on his
cigar
DO you regard butterine as un.
heaIthful to the student?" was ask;
ed.
II do; the Washington authorities
have also passed on that they use
butter at the penitentiary."
DR.. Darlington then ended his test
timony. Z,
Mr.. Hamilton here arose and said:
II wish to know the action OF the
committee on DR.. Carrington's per
sonal attack on me-"
we have struck that out" said
the chairman, and Mr.. Hamilton
bowed and sat down. 4
Alexander Hamilton occupied the
witness stand last night and said
that the board, at their September
meeting, concluded that the com
plants of Or. c. v. Darlington were
nnfonnded, hut thought that the
FOOD was not 80 we'll cooked as It,,
Should have been. Along with the
inefficiency Of the commissary de-
partment. the temporary kitchen and
mess hall had hindered. the hest, sar,
vice,
He said the food conditions had.
improved since employing a steward
who Is paid about as much. as the
commiasary. .fl !
MIR. Hamilton stated conditions. In
the larger and better sense, had not
been good at the institute for years,
and spoke of the crowding Of four
men into one room as one of the
causes. so.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
ALL QUIET IN PARIS.
Military and Police Have Been With
drawn,
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, May 2.-The city has as
snmed its usual appearance. The
police patrols have been withdrawn
and most Of the labor organizations
have resumed work.
The courts during the day sentenced
sixty OF those arrested yesterday to
various terms OF imprisonment.
The strikers at Brest did not re-
turn to work today. The arsenal en-
ployes. however, are all at work.
Marseilles and other points are com
paratiyely quiet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
Or. Loeb on Warnaih.

Or. Lonis Loeb stated yesterday
that he was on the warpath for the
parsons who have. been destroying
property at the Casino baseball park,
and that If he catches them he will
make examples Of them. He declared
that about fifty dollars worth of
damage already as been done to the
grand stand this season and that tho
canvas fence surrounding the parl,
had been injured by some marauders
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
Bay State 20. K" After All.

= he following message was received
nj The .'a!n' - wn Exposition head
Quarters Hrst"''a, afternoon from
Secretary Sheppard who is now in
Boston Mass:
To-day Senate and House under
suspension of rules unanimously en-
acted original bill without amend
ment for s50.000 Gov. will sign,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-03
Millions For the Canal.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May ,2.--The
isthmian Canal Commission met to
day and decided to ask for On appro.
priation of s26a4s,28l to continue the
construction of the canal during the
fiscal year ending uune 30 1907. u.