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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-09-19

phoric acid: 80 pounds hen manure,
10 pounds sa.wdust, 16 pounds acid
phosphate and eight pounds of kainit.
We are sometimes asked what the
manure from a single hen amounts
to in a full year. In the Maine ex-
pertinent, the night droppings gave at
the rate of 80 pounds per hen per
year-worth at the average price of
chemical fertilizers IL cents. Estimat-
ing the amount dropped during the
day time, it is concluded that the
total droppings for one hen for a full
amount to Is pounds, worth 25 cents.
We see from this the value of flock
Of hens running at large in an orchard.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-09-19

and foolish, you are far from where
you should be.
Captain Mitchell's article, so far as
it refers to the fancy all it's demands,
may not be of great utility to Petalu
mans generally, burt everything else
in it, 1 commend to you as having
been realized on comparatively
large scale by one who is a sort of
neighbor of yours. Hence it is no use
for you to make much of the 'differ-
much too much Of when any distant
man talks.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-09-19

lent weight of 200 eggs of 2 ounces
each, which | regard as the normal
weight and most of the birds [ have
kept have laid far more than this,
even from almost the beginning Of
my poultry keeping. 1 tell you this
chiefly because many people are apt
to suppose that the 200 egg hen can
only be the result of years of breeding
up from tested birds. The facts Of
the case are that at least half of the
people who get high record stock for
foundation, and who mean to breed
up in laying capacity, actually breed
down by gross defects in feeding and
other maintenance. Again, many peo-
pie assume too much as to what a
great layer is of herself. They as
sumo that she can continue to make
an equal record with her own past, or
with the past of parent, on feeding
that is ridiculously unfit. They as
sumo that a great layer will remain
such under conditions of mainten-
ance, other than feeding, that are
ridiculously unhealthful.
u once bought setting Of eggs
from scrub stock, that bred according
to their own wills for many years,
that were subject to interference from
other peoples male fowls. To the
best of their owners knowledge
game bantam rooster had been ex-
ceedingly busy among his hens short
ly before 1 got the eggs. The owner
thought he got an average of about
SO eggs per year per hen. All the
chicks reared from nay setting proved
to be largely affected by the game
bantam blood in greater or less de-
gree. Some of the pullets had great
tendency to broOdiness, but if the time
they spent Matching was considered
they were all in the 200 egg class in
our hands. Done, that was never
broody until she was five years old,
laid more than 26O eggs in her first
year of laying. At years of age she
laid 70 eggs in 81 days in April, May
and June Up to five years of age her
laying was never reduced. After that
she went broody and Matched brood
We let her rear them and she did it
remarkably. In her sixth year,
once noticed a sign of breaking down
in her, but she was stolen just when
l expected to establish some data Of
future value from her.
Now I want to tell you that if you
just keep anything that looks some
thing like a chicken, you are far from
where you should be- If you keep
good fowls in ways that are anyhow
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-09-19

haps the Butcher birds knew better
than ourselves. Buzzards are very
necessary birds and are fairly Orna-
mental when viewed at sky high, but
they never struck us favOrably ON
close acquaintance.
The Butcher birds evidently thought
as we did, for as the buzzard circled
round and round, constantly coming
nearer, the birds raised the greater
rumpus, till ust as the unsightly black
rumpus, till ust as the unsightly black
tree top one single little Butcher
fellow flew out from the tree and en-
gagged the odious giant of vulture in
combat. 1t was battle royal. The
vulture, unwieldy and unsteady OH
his wings, scarcely got himself start
ed in one direction when his little an
tagonist would get in a side thrust,
shooting through the air at him like
an arrow and then ere the buZzard
could regain his equilibrium about he
would whirl and come at him from the
rear and peck him good and hard on
below and every side did this little
fellow get in his work so nightly that
the buzZard harassed and exhausted,
clumsily half fell, half Topped to the
ground-when from the trees there
fell upon him dozen or more Butcher
birds and literally would have worn
the life out Of him if we had not in
pity stepped in as rescuer. The moral
of this story, if it has one, is-when
you engage in a fight it we're better
not to ignore the old adage of taking a
chap of your size, because should you
choose a little chap ten to one he'll
click" the life out Of you. The world
is full of examples of the successful
battle of men, often despised because
of their want of size, whilst the big
men have few The little chap may
not be much to look at but some times
he's bird, for sure.
AuOurnQale Fla., req. D 1SU0.
Mr.. E. O. Painter,
Jacksonville. Fla,
Dear Sir:
We have sent sample box of oranges to
Mr. WamI>lt as instructed in your circular
to compete for your Simon Pure Prize Greatly
to the surprise of many, our grove has gone
through the freeze uninjured. It being as nice
and green now as before the freeze. We are
telling people that it is because use your
! fertilizer, and that it being in good condition
has stood the cold wave while many near US
will lose all the leaves from the trees.
Yours very truly,
E. B. Redfeld.
Jacksonville, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-09-19
"a Barrel of Hen Manure"


In considering the possibility of
profit in the poultry business, the
value of the droppings must be con-
sidered. The following discussion of
the question is from the Rural New
Yorker:
Probably no fertilizer question is
more frequently asked than this:
''What is the value of barrel of
hen manure?" 1t is almost impossible
to give a definite answer, because the
weight of the barrel varies as we'll
as the contents. There may be more
sand or water in one barrel than in
another, but an average weight will
be about 200 pounds. A number of
things are responsible for difference in
quality. The food has much to do
with it. OF course the manure from
a hen eating an abundance of insects
Oh meat, or a mash containing wheat,
bran or oats, will be richer than that
from a hen fed on corn. This is be-
cause there is more plant food in one
ration than in the other. Guano is
bird manure from the dry islands near
South America It is much richer
than hen manure, because these sea
birds eat fish almost entirely. Other
things that vary it's value are the
feathers, dirt and other matter taken
up with it, A bulletin from the Maine
Experiment Station gives six different
analyses which were made in New
Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.
These vary all the way from little
over half of one per cent to 1 IA per
cent of nitrogen, from less than half
one per cent to one per cent of phos-
phoric acid, and from one-fifth to one
half of one per cent of potash. The
average is in round numbers one per
cent of nitrogen, 80 per cent Of phos-
phoric acid and 81 per cent of potash.
This probably is not far from the
composition of average hen manure,
and is worth about three times as
much as an equal weight Of horse
manure Better samples are worth
more. At the Maine Station the
droppings from 100 hens were collect
ed for three nights, weighed and am
alyzed The pure manure, without
any 'fller," weighed A IL pounds,
and contained 100 per cent or .58
pound of nitrogen, 1.S3 per cent Or 81
pound phosphoric acid, and "a per
cent or 38 pound of potash. The
station chemists figure from this that
100 pounds of fresh hen manure, with
nothing mixed with it, would be worth
SO cents, making a barrel worth $1.1O.
OF course no one expects that all the
nitrogen in the fresh manure can be
kept There is a steady loss, so that
a barrel filled with fresh manure will
be worth considerably less than 81 at
the end of a few months. In our
section barrel of hen manure sold
at auction will bring SO cents. At
the Main Station sawdust was used
under the roosts with land plaster
or kainit. The following mixture
is suggested as a good one to dry
out the manure and hold it's nitrogen,
and also to supply potash and phos-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
PRESIDENT M'CALL
is TO Be SUED

NEW YOBK-The trustee board OF
the New York Life Insurance Co. has
adopted the committee report. which
makes Former President Mccall and
Judee Hamilton accountable for
moneys spent for alleged legislative
purposes. and recommends that suits
be instituted against them to compel
repayment Of the moneys.
The report says the committee has
been unable 20 ascertain the purposes
for which these romittances were
made TO Mccall and Hamilton or the
purpose TO which they we're put The
officials Of the home office and Paris
office have information on the subject.
and the papers. accounts and docu.
ments disclose none.
McCalTs family says the subject
can't be taken up with Mccall at pres.
ent on account Of the condition.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
RATE BILL VOTE
The HEPBURN MEASURE PASSES
THE HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY.
STOOD 346 FOR, 7 AGAINST
OF Those Ballots Cast Against Msa.
sure Not One Was Outside Far
Eastern States.

WASHINGTON-The House passed
the Hepburn railroad rate bin by a
vote OF SAC to 4. Those voting against
the measure were. Littlefield, Of
Maine: Mccall, Of Massachusetts;
Perkins, OF New York; Sibley, Of Pen
nsylvania; S~outhwick. of New York;
Vreeland. OF New York; Weeks, Of
Massachusetts, all republicans.
Rate bill attention will nov turn TO
the Senate. where the measure will
come up as the Deliver bill. The Dol
liver and the Hepburn bills III similar
differing only in minor details, which
will be easily adjusted in conference.
Anticipating the roll call on the rate
bill there was a large attendance of
members and the galleries were crowd
ed. After the roll call the announce
ment OF the passage of the bin was re-
ceiyed with a ripple OF applause.
Speaker Cannon stated the vote 20
be SAC yeas and seven NAYS. Mr.. Sui
Ivan Of Massachusetts voted present
and was q paired There ere
twent, eight members paired. but
these pairs were generally political
ones. None Of them was made on the
bill and consequently did not indicate
opposition.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
INSURANCE MEN
HIRING LAWYERS

NEW YORK-Whfe IT will be a
week or two before District Attorney
Jerome begins the prosecution OF life
insurance officials against whom he
is preparing cases. the Insurance men
who will be accused have already be-
gun the fight.
Each OF them knows as well as
Jerome whether he viii be charged
with anything serious, and every Off
eial who knows is terrifying himself
behind the best legal talent that he
can obtain.
Every step In the prosecution will
be bitterly fought. Jerome knows this.
and for that reason he is going slow
He is preparing the PRINCIPAL eases
himself. and he is making them air
tight.
The first stem will be the application
by Jerome for a special grand jury.
Atty. Gen. Mayer denied today that
he intended going over Jerome's head
10 these cases. He said there was no
warrant for the published report to
that effect.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
CONGRESS ABOLISHES
HIGH ARMY RANK

WASHINGTON. Congress IS
ready to adopt the view that the rank
Of lieutenant general OF the army is
made useless by the action Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in deciding TO appoint
a general OF junior rank as chief OF
staff. Il was decided by the house
committee on appropriations that the
pay for lieutenant general would lot
be provided In the coming ]appropri
alton bin.
This action is the direct ~outgrowth
Of the decision 10 promote Gen. J.
Franklin Bell 10 the head OF the gen,
eral staff over five major generals and
a lieutenant general
II was the general understanding
when the rank OF lieutenant general
was revived that Il was for the pur,
pose OF giving the chief Of staff a rank
commensurate with his position at the
head OF the army.
Now that the president proposes TO
have a lieutenant general in the minor
place o. commanding a division IN the
field, members or congress say there
Is no use in continuing the higher
rank.
II the grade Of lieutenant general Is
abolished Il viii deprive Gen. Henry
c. Corbin and Gen. Arthur Macarthur
OF possible promotion 10 hat rank.
Each Of these officers would follow
Gen Bates In the natural order Of
things.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
SEhATE'S PIRATE
GREW" is CALLED"

WASHINGTON. - Senator Aldrich,
Rhode Island, the Standard OIL sen.
ator, and the railroad senators in the
committee on interstate commerce
were called To task by Senator Dolli
e Tor their attempt to block the Hep
burn bill in the senate.
Despite the efforts OF the so-called
pirate crew" however. the bill, it Is
said, will be reported f~avorably Fri
day.
The minute the bill came up for
consideration Friday, Aldrich and the
railroad senators began an attempt 70.
load down the bin with amendments
TO weaken it. Senators Clapp and
Deliver t%hereupon protested against
the tatics OF Aldrich and the others.
The discussion became heated. Ex-
actly what occurred is not known, as
the senators refused to talk. but al
any rate Senator Clapp became so dis
gusted that he refused to sit with the
committee until the vote IS taken Fri
day.
Aldrich made a heated reply. which
brought forth some singing retorts on
Standard OIL and railroad methods
from Deliver.
Deliver told Aldrich in very plain
language that he would choose his
own words. and would characterize
as he choose the methods resOrted 20
by Aldrich and the railroad senators,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
"KING BRIGHAM"
THUS SANG THE MoRMoNs NJ
HAlLlNe THE PROPHET.
GIRLS TAUGHT POLYGAMY
Testimony IN the Reed smoot Hear,
ing Brings out Interest
ing Details.

WASHINGTON-Brigham Young,
the prophet of the Latter Day Saints.
vas thus hailed in the Mormon temple
as the king of the new world and the
head OF the new dispensation. This
Is the song hat they sang In the
temple in greeting him. The entire
temple used to arise when he entered
and sing the song of hail and juba
day.
Heard Disloyalty Taught.
When this fact was testified to In
the Reed Smoot trial even the staid
senators from Utah had to join in
the general laugh that followed the
announcement. Henry w. Lawrence,
a little man with a very positive man.
ner, formerly a Mormon. but now a
Gentle. testified to the fact. He as
serted that the Mormons taught dis
loyalty to the United States, though
Of late years he had heard sermons
in which loyalty TO the government
was preached.
Part of the covenant vas to obey
the priests against the laws OF the
land, he said. The ~postulants We're
Instructed, he said. that living the
religion" meant that every tenent had
TO be observed. and no man was o
sidered a Mormon or a saint or en-
titled to all the freedom OF the state
unless he was dwelling in polygamy.
While it was taught in church that
the manifestos was Of divine origin,
coming from God. yet there were
seven OF the apostles who opposed it.
Controlled the Offices.
C. ". Owen Of salt Lake City In
trOduced certified records showing
that the church was so powerful 20
~litically that it held all Of the major
state offices, those Of governor. sec
Rotary Of state, treasurer, auditor and
state superintendent Of education,
while in the legislature there a al
ways a two-thirds majority of the
members.
He said that the teaching Of poly
gamy was that the polygamous mar
rage was a most sacred thing-the
most sacred precept Of the church. It
was taught TO the young women in
the seminary.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
BIG THIEVES NEVER
UNCOVERED, He SAYS

WASHINGTON.-In his argument
TO Sen. La Toilette OF Wisconsin to
"a the senator's assent TO bccom.
ing one OF the trustees for the prox-
ies in the New York life and Mutual
Life Insurance Cos, Thomas W. Law
son declared there had been stolen
from the policyholders Of the two
two companies t250.000. 600.
Lafollette asked time to consider
Iawson's proposition. The trustees
so far secured by Lawson are: Gov
Cummins of Iowa. Gov. Johnson Of
Minnesota. Gov. Hanley OF Indiana
Gov. Broward OF Florida, John Hemp
hill OF Charleston. S. c.. editor OF the
News Courier; Ferdinand Older. edi-
tor Of the San Francisco Bulletin.
lawson declared that not n OF tho
big %evildoers had been uncovered by
the New York investigation. He said
when the annual meeting Of the
New York Life is held in April the
country will see some OF the fastest
.scurrying Fl has ever had the priyi-
lege 0f witnessing. Il viii be perform
"a by Rockefeller. Rodgers, Stillman.
OF a., and might properly DC called
getting from under
lawson plans for the trustees 20
ask the New York assembly 90 amend
the charter Of the New York Life so
that a majority OF the board Of dlrec.
tors can be elected In April and TO
cancel all old proxies.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTROL.

The House 10 investigating 20 Deter
mine the Governments Rights.
WASHINGTON Acting under In
]structlon OF the House the Judiciary
committee has begun an Investigation
IN order that &c may report whether
or not Congress has the power TO pro
vide federal control OF insurance That
this authority does exist was maintain.
ed by r. W. Breckenridge Of Omaha
chairman of the insurance committee
of the American Bar association. The
opposite view Of the question was pre-
scented to the committee by George
Whitelock OF Baltimore. The Bar as.
~sociation by a vote Of lI3 to 20. sent
TO its insurance committee for con.
slderation a resolution declaring fed.
eral control OF insurance Illegal and
unconstitutional under the decisions OF
the Supreme court OF the United
States.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
CASTRO is RAISING
AN ARMY FOR WAR

WASHINGTON -Adyices state that
President Castro Is enlisting recruits
and commissioning generals In each
state Of Venezuela, anticipating war.
II has been learned that Castro can
not raise more than 10000 men who
will fight for their country. This In
formation dictates that the people viii
not support Castro All ableboided men
were called 20 arms.
Gen. Alcantra. a West Point grad
uate. commands al la Guayra. He
has received orders 60 fire upon
French warships the moment they are
sighted.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
Chinese Students Are Indignant.

SAN FRANCISCO. - Charges Of
cruel treatment toward Chinese stu
dents upou their arrival Ia this coun-
try has been made before Commission.
or Hart North By several Young Chi
nose who maintain that they were
treated with indignity Fifteen stu
dents IN Oh were examined concern
Ing the ease Of a young man named
Ching. The students are an attending
the University OF Berkeley and made
their report 10 Mr. North az the re-
quest Of Secretary Metcalf.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
NJ. cummIrs DIsposed 70 Serve.

DIES MONIES, GA-Govornor Cum
Minis has practically decided to accept
Thomas Lawson's offer Of membership
on the Insurance committc, though he
viii make no definite announcement
untl after a conference with Govern
OF Johnson. Of Minnesota Mr. Cum
Minis, however, viii not accent the
chairmanship. as he Is extremely busy
with his campaign for a third term.
and cannot undertake the additional
work.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
A MuYlNY ON rae MAReLsAsApf
sailors Said 90 Have Refused to Obey
orders-Captain Denies u.

Sailors Said 20 Have Refused 70 Obey
orders-Captaln Denies II.
SAN DIEGO, CALI Is stated on
what Is believed to be good authority
that a condition OF mutlny existed
among the sailors OF the cruiser Mar
blehead, while ON her recent trip In
Southern waters. The Marbelehead.
Captain Mulligan, has reached this port
and anchord apart from the other yes
sells Of the Pacific squadron now in
this harbor.
While at Pichilinque bay, It is said.
all but ten OF the S25 sailors refused
to participate in coaling the vessel
giving as the reason for this action a
lack Of shore leave and an absence OF
fresh vegetables since the cruiser was
last at San Francisco. Several Of the
sailors YER interviewed and, while
nom OF them denied that there had
been a mutiny on board. all were
averse to discussing the affair. though
several Of them admitted that the re-
port was correct
Captain Mulligan said there had
been no trouble.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
SHAW MAKES GENERAL CUT
About 20 Treasury Department EN-.
ployes Lst Out.

WASHINGTON-The house appra.
priation committee has reduced Secre
tary Shaw's emergency bill by $780,
600 that he asked for the payment OF
wages In custom houses, postoffices
and appraisers and store buildings.
and now Shaw has announced about
20 employees will be dismissed and $50
reduced for economy. The announce
ment was made Friday, and indig-
nam congressional members are be-
sleging Shaw's office as the result OF
the messages from home 10 save faith
ful henchmen. The dismissals and re-
auctions are distributed evenly over
the country. St Louis leads with p
employees reduced in pay, and az Kan.
sas City and Omaha four employees az
each place were reduced Scores OF
towns have one or two apiece. Near.
Is all dlsmissals are the janttors' force.
engineers. firemen and cu~stodians
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
Redmond is Reelected.

DUBLIN - a. a meeting OF Irish
members Of the parliament. John T.
Redmond was reelected chairman Of
the Irish parliament party A reso.
luton was unanimously adopted re-
iterating the demand of the National.
lists for self-government and declaring
that the party could not support any
English party or government which
did not favor the extension Of home
rule 20 ireland.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
Divorce Congress at Washington.

WASHINGTON - Delegates from
forty-two states and the District OF
Columbia forming the divorce con
gre8s. viii In this city on
Monday. the 18th inst, to perfect a
permanent Organization. Governor
Pennypacker. representing the state
Of Pennsylvania. which initiated the
movement. eliminating IN the con.
yeneing OF the congress under an act
OF It's legislature. viii deliver an Hd-
dress In the afternoon President
Roosevelt viii receive the delegates
Prominent speakers viii appear
throughout the session.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
sac Anet the pennsy.

HARRISBURG, PA-The house has
adopted a resolution instuuetlng tho
attorney general to institute proceed.
lngs AGAINST the Pennsylvania. phIla.
delphis 8 Reading and Delaware.
Lackawanna a Western railroads n
they are found IN Investigation 20 be
carrying ON the business OF mining
coal IN violation OF the state consti.
tuition and their charter rights.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15
Ro.ksIeIIer Il : Yaehtl

RACINE. visa private yacht
with John 70. Rockefeller on board
was laid up al Key West, Fla. Fob
ruary T. a%cccrdlns 20 VIgeo Hansen.
a business man Of Racine now travel
ing In the South. Mr.. Hansen men
tions having sat OF the next table 20
that ~ Mr.. Rockefeller al a hotel iu
Key West The next stopping place
OF the yacht was not ascertained.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-15

WEEWOKA. l. T.-Bm TulIey a
brotherinlaw Of Governor Brown Of
the Seminole nation, was struck on the
head by an Indian with a bar OF iron
At sasakwa and later died from his
iniuTles. His assailant has not yet
been approheuded.