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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
"Why Not More Farmers
Institutes?
Editor Florida Agriculturist.

| Editor Florida AgricuIturist.
| Your pertinent remarks i'm editorial
of last weeks Agriculturist bring up
a subject that is certainly worth con-
sidering Why is it that our I.egisla-
tors have not made any appropriation
| for the purpose of holding Farmers
Institutes? The start that was made
along this line, a few years ago,
promised great results, but at the very
time when success was assured, the
matter was allowed to drop. A state
like ours, where the tiller of the soil
either agriculturaly or hOrticulturaly,
numbers more than seventy-five per
cent. of it's population, should have a
system of Farmers Institutes second
to no other state. But our Legislation,
in the last two sessions were too busy
looking after sectional legislation to
pay any heed to a matter that would
benefit every section Of the state. The
statement you published from the
State Chemistry report, in same issue
of AgriculturiSt, will open any ones
eyes to the Importance of this matter
of Farmers Institutes, for the farmer
certainly pays all this tax, perhaps
indirectly, but he pays it all the same,
and when you take into account the
fact. that this tax has trebled itself
in four years, the Importance of the
farming interests of the state can
readily be judged. The question
naturally suggests itself here, has not
the commission of agriculture of the
state the power to appoint Farmers
Institute superintended for the pur-
pose of holding these meetings in the
various counties of the state. seeing
he has the other powers and is the
custodian, sa to skeak, of the tax
that is collected from fertilizers and
feed stuffS?
L hope you will not let this matter
rest here, but keep ventilating it, so
as to get it thoroughly discussed and
G. K McQuarrie.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
Japanese Cane.
Editor Florida AgricuLturist.

Your call for experiences with ia
panese cane, in your issue of the 1st
inst. has been brought to my notice.
and will say that after five years.
test of this variety of cane, that its
sugaring prOpensities are not nearly
so well marked as in the Red and
Ribbon varieties. Hence we can safe
ly boil it a degree or two thicker than
those two varieties, but it will sugar,
or at least granulate, when boiled to
30 degrees 1Baume, and this is the
highest point that it is safe to risk
boiling it. 55 to "a is what is general
ly understood by all syrup makers, as
the standard for ordinary cane. So
that the Japanese will produce thicker
syrup before granulatiOn sets in than
the others.
This japanese variety of cane has
taken a strong hold i'm the state among
all classes of syrup makers, because
it has so many good points in it's favor.
1t will produce at least third more
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

We certainly agree with the editor
of the Times-UniOn, that the money
would do the state much more good
if spent in an effort to bring desirable
immigration to the state
Taking out the swamp and over
flowed lands of the state, there are
34,500,000 acres of land i'm Florida
that are now available for cultivation,
or by clearing would become avail
able. This land belongs to the people
of Florida. 1t varies i'm quality from
almost worthless to the most produc-
tive land Oh the globe. Leaving out
the cities and the larger towns, there
are not more than 35O,OOO people living
on these lands-nOt half of them
of the age or sex for farm labor. The
people of Florida cannot possibly util-
ize more than 100000 acres of their
land. This would give each family
living on farms about sixty acres. 1t
would give over twenty acres to each
working hand.
Then there are 3O,OO0,OOO acres of
land belonging to the people of Flo
rida that could be profitably Sold and
most of it the owners would like to
sell, if a fair price were offered.
Which, then, is needed-mOre land or
more people?
Already about $5O,OOO has been ex-
pended in preparing to drain the Ev-
erglades. How much more will be
spent for this purpose? We cannot
and no one else seems to
have any more definite opinion. This
was spent to add more land to the
3O,OO0.O0O acres surplus. instead of
adding population to supply a part of
the 100000 deficit.
Why spend money in getting what
we have too much of already, instead
of spending it to get what we need?
1t may be said that under present
laws the money spent in preparing
to drain the Everglades could not
have been spent in an effort to secure
immigration. Present laws can be
changed, and one dollar spent i'm an
effort to secure immigra-
ton would accomplish more of good
Tor the state than one hundred spent
in adding more land to our already
enormous surplus.
The drainage of the Everglades
would not add one dollar to the value
of the lands that the people of Florida
own, except to that pOr-
ton now OverfOwed that is owned by
Its tendency would be,
bV adding tO the SIIDnlv to decrea GO
the value of the lands of the state.
The time will come. but it will be
many years in coming, when we will
need more land in Florida Then the
drainage of the Everglades, if pos
sible, would place on the market
lands that would be Immediately very
1t is folly to drain them
when the lands gained would not sell
for enough to pay the expense of
drainage.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

river and north of the Ohio, at least,
will be interconnected by trolley lines.
These electric roads are of incalcu-
liable benefit to the farmer They give
him frequent and rapid connection
with the cities, and enable him to find
a profitable market for all his pro
duce.
All the conditions of farm life are
improving One of the conditions from
which the country dweller has suf-
fered most, not only in personal dis
comfort, but in actual financial loss,
has been bad roads. One of the lead
ing factors in the civilization, of a
country is its system of transportation.
The well being of a people is depend
ent on its facilities for transporting
and distributing its products. Famine
and plenty have often existed side by
side, because the surplus of the fat
section could not be transported to
supply the need of the lean district
The financial loss inflicted on farmers
by poor roads is almost beyond calcu-
latiOn. The movement now under gen
eral way to improve country roads is
based on economic racessity, and
should be encouraged If every road
user. Even the automobile evil has
its bright side, for every car owner
who drives over a poor road becomes
a Staunch advocate of road improve
ment.
Travelling libraries are now in cir
culatiOn in many states, and bring the
best books within the reach of those
living far from state and city libraries.
Nho Iae T
sible free township libraries. Some
Old-fashiOned people may think it a
doubtful advantage that reading is be
coming so common. That was a wise
old maxim which warned to beware
the man of one book. The boy who
lay on the floor of log cabin before
a blazing open hearth and read and
re-read his Bible and Shakespeare or
Buyan or any one or two of the
worlds best books was better equipped
than the boy with large library, and
possessing only smattering of its
treasures. Some dangers, however. at
tend all gain.
The farmer is enjoying his full share
of the splendid prosperity of the coun-
try. The law of nature fixes the price
of what he sells, and his prosperity
does not depend on selfish laws de-
signed to make prosperity more ex-
pensive for other classes. He is not
dependent on the stock manipuiations
of frenzied finance, nor is any other
class compelled to suffer in order that
he may thrive. He is one of the few
producers, the only real Independent
class. May he continue to increase
and prosper!
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
Modern Progress Reaches the
Farmer.


The isolation and deprivations of
the farmers life, as it was a few years
ago, are nearly done away, in all the
older settled states. AS most of this
state is new there are many cases
where all the trials of frontier life are
still to be endured Yet, as it is a
state of small farms, there are many
settlements where the people are near
enough to each other to have tele-
phones, rural free delivery, and other
similar cOnveniences.
The American Farmer tells of the
advantage that has been made in these
respects:
The advantages of the country are
not confined to the consideration that
it is a good place in which to be born.
and in which to prepare for a career
to be lived in the city. The country is
a good place to live all the time A
reaction is setting in from the rush
from farm life to town. There is a
movement now in the opposite direc-
ton. Nearly every city man who can
afford it is looking for country home,
for some acres or rods of ground,
where he can spend a few weeks or
months of every year. free from bust
ness or professional cares, or even live
there and carry on his work all the
year, except perhaps a few months i'm
the city in the winter season. The
abandoned farms of New England. of
which so much was said a few years
ago, are fast disappearing They are
being taken up by city people, not to
raise produce, or crops. or stock. but
to satisfy craving to live in the
country part of the time The in
stinct is as old as the race The coun-
try-bred boy who has succeeded in the
city longs for the freedom and out-of-
door life of his youth. Then again.
fresh air and life outdoors cure as
many ills as drugs and doctors.
A farmer can now enjoy the ma
teria1 and creature comforts once
thought to belong exclusively to towns
people. A windmill can pump water
into tank to supply his bathtub and
washstands. He can install a gas
plant and supply his own illuminant.
There are hot water heaters of various
designs and prices to suit. A telephone
Will connect him with his neighbOrs
and the nearest town. Rural free de-
livery will dispatch to him mis- daily
paper and supply many other needs. |
Interurban electric railways are doing
much to scatter city dwellers out into
the country and make country homes |
possible for many who must earn their
living in the city. The country is be-
ing gridirOned with electric tracks. |
One can ride now from Boston to New |
York on electric cars, from Erie to |
Toledo, from Columbus to Indianapo- |
lis. 1t will not be many years before |
the electric mileage of the country |
equals the railway mileage and the en-
tire country east of the Mississippi J
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
Wise and Foolish Expenditure,

An article under this heading in the
Times-Union is full of good sense
So long as we have thousands of acres
of good land unOccupied, we see no
reason for spending thousands of
dollars to drain the Everglades,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Chief ouartermaster's ofIiee, vancou-
YER Barracks, Wash, January %. 1900
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be
received at this Office until ii o'clock
a. m, February "a, 1905. and then pub
licly opened, for the construction IN.
cluding plumbing and electric wiring, OF
quarten for two t2) v. c. Officers, at
Fort Stevens, Ore. Full information wiz
be furnished on application to this
Office. Plans may also be seen at the
Office Of the Depot Quertermasteri
Portland, Oregon, and at Fort Stevens
Ore. The U. s. reserves the right TO
accept or reject any OF all bids or any
part thereof. Envelopes containing pro
posals should be indorsed Proposals
for Building at Fort Stevens and ad'
dressed to the Chief Quartermaster
Vancouver Barracks. Wash
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29

-rou am one Of aeS t6arter members
Of dis Llmekiln club, You was one
Of de seven Of US who met In q stable
and organized Il. You has held do
Office OF secretary and treasurer and
Of keeper Of de bar trap aud your
recorl has been as white as two coats
OF whitewash. lis all along counted
ON you as sensible man to back me
up, but Il seems dat lis TO be disap
p'inted In de end"
Has | dun anything, sahy asked
the brother as he stepped on bis own
feet and appeared NJ at ease.
"You has dun dis, sab: You has gone
and LET somebody make you believe
dat all you need TO get along In dis
world am faith. You has been tellln'
members OF dis cluo dat faith win cure
eo'us and bunyons and hlles; DAT II
viii knock out rheumatism and cure q
lame back; dat II win make hair grow
ON bald head and timber up stifS
knee: dat you kin sot right down and
have faith. and de coal man. de grocer
and de butcher win come around and
supply you without cash. Have | stat
cd de case correctly, Brudder BeebeT
"Y-yes. sab"
-well, | hain't gwine to say dat
man mustn't believe In dis or dat OF
dat be am wrong to believe In what
don't I am simply gwine to give you
test. You believe you win b mem
Der Of dis club fur some years to come
don't your
81 does, sab"
.You have faith dat de next time you
want to borry a dollar Of me I'll lend
II to you. same as alwaysy"
Il has. sah."
"Den emme say dat right yere and
now. by virtue Of de power invested In
me by article IL Of de constitution.
cross your name OF de roll Of member
ship, and should you come around and
az fur DAT dollar dere viii be winter
cyclone TO tear down hoss barns and
cider mills. You am now at liberty "a
walk out aud walk home"
but | don't want to 20 home
pleaded Brother Beebe.
What do you want TO dor
Il reckon want TO give up dat faith
business"
.'oh. see. Brudder Beebe. lemms
say to you DAT one Of de easiest thing
In dis world is fur man to make
fule o hisself. lie kin do II at twen
" or be kin do II at sixty. De maj
who wants to 20 straight has got q
hang ON to hlsself all de time. IL
rich man wants TO dabble In tomfoo
things Il haln't so much hurt. but mel
ther you nor me nor any odder mai
who works fur his libin' kin AFFORD 4
do II. A silver dollar In our poke
am wuth more to us at de grocer's dai
a hunlired dollars In faith.
IF we start In Monday mawnin
blackln' stoves and putin on de whits
wash we know dat when Saturda'
night comes we shall have de where
withal TO pay rent and buy food. !
we start ca on schism or tangen
we may look fur de nsh TO be out an
de table bare. Af4r
.Yoar name will be restored to mem
bersh,p. and has dollar yere to lem
you. but don't do any mo monkeyin
wid de buxzsaw. It's got teef."
n. QUAD.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29

WANTED. YOUNG MEN, PREPARE
yourselves to hll the positions that
will be created as fast as the numerous
railroads completed their extensions during
1905: salaries paid telegraph operators
$50 to $50 per month"; we prepare you
at home by mail first and you can enter
our school later, saving to 2 months
board and tuition; write for our terms
today. Pacific Coast School OF ie's'
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SHAKKsPKARK DIS WINTER
president. Il am told dat you contem.
plate readln' Shakespeare dis winterr
Yes. sah."
Il am told dat de objeck am to Inn.
prove your mlnd:'
Yes, sah.''
-Do you owe any back renty'
ssTwo months, ! reckon"
"Have you got in your coal for de
winterf-
"N-no, sab"
'.Have you got shoes and warm
clothes fur your ehilenT"
mot yet. sab"
Have you got an extra bushel Of
tates down ceIlar?'
"Not jest Jet"
..Brudder Pullback, lemme give 700
Q tip. Shakespeare was q good man.
He was q smart man. he used up q
heap Of Ink and paper In writin'. Oar
hshi't 10 question but what II you or
any ddder Guild man would cot down
and read his books for six months you
would improve your mind.
But you hain't got time. Bruddes
Pullbaek. Yeu has got 70 hustle fur
bacon and taters and clothes and shoes
and back rent You has got to b
rtghf on de hump. You may Git time
to pick up somethin' BY Laura Jean
Lbbey or Old sleuth, but you won't 80
eyond Dat
Il shall keep an eye ON you de com
In winter, and II I hear dat your
ehil'en can't 90 TO school fur de want
Of shoes or dat you have put a mort
gage on your cook stove shall pur-
eeed to improve your mind In a way
dat VIII make your heart ache fur six
months to come.
"You may now sot down, and II Ed
er Penstock am wild US tonight be
wiIl please stand up"
The elder was there. During the last
three months be had been debating
With himself whether the earth or the
sun moved. and he was figuring on q
piece Of paper when the voice Of the
president reached him.
'Brudder Penstock, you has been q
member Of dis club fur good many
years. and up TO a few weeks ago
counted you among de level beaded
What you been gettin' in your head
about de sun moyin'T'
I'VE am told dat de alrth moves
around de sun, hain't wei' queried the
elder.
"Ts heard some sich talk"
"But don't believe dey kin prove II
rs been watchln' things, and Is al
most belleyin' dat it's de sun dat does
de mOyin'"
"Brudder Penstock, s'pOse you should
find out dat de airth moved around d.
sun for suah-what would happenr
why why-I dunno, sab"
"s'pose you should find out de oddel
xay-what would happenf"
-Can't say, sab"
NO. | reckon you can't. but I'll tel
you what'll happen II you don't draI
dis sun business and 90 TO work.
happen TO know dat you am head ODE
heels In debt and iibin' mostly on drie'
apples, and unless you make chang
you'll get de bounce from dis Limo
RIln club In a way to take de cu1
outer your hair. It's nuffln to you o
me or to any odder eulfd man wb
has 70 work fur llbIn', whedder u
sun or de world moves. What we wan
IL 70 be on de move ourselves. w
want 10 be moyin' coal and eodns
into our cabins, and we want to se
de chiren movln' right along to sehot
ebery day.
when our days work am done.
any Of us am fule 'nuff to 20 out an
IL on de fence to see wbedder de moo
or de fence moves. dat's all right. b.
we hain't gwine to waste none Of q
daylight.
.Dat's all, Brudder Pehstcck. an
How have q word 10 say to Waydov
Beebe.
"Bruddes Beebe." said The presIdsp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29
Brother Gardner
On the Warpatb
nhs Piesdent q the Eme6ln Cub
Gives Sound Adsee TO
Several Members

rcopyrssht 1916, by Mcclure. Phillips a Col
- AN Trustee Pullbacs in de hall
n dis evening"" asked Brother
~ Gardner as the routine busi-
= ness Of the Llmesiln club
had been disposed Of at the last meet.
ing.
Trustee was there in his usual seat
behind the reihot stove and, after
alowly climbing out. he stood at at
tention to hear what might be said.
.Brudder rullbsck." continued the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-29

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FOR sALE-mIscELLANEous.

SECOND HAND DONKEY ENGINES
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LOST AND FOUND.

$500 REWARD WILL BE PAID FOR
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rs Eighth street.
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WANTED Energetic. trustworthy man
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