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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
jacksonville and DeLand Fla Wednesday, August g. 1906

cloth in strips of desired widths, say
six or seven inches, and roll these
tightly on stout iron wire as long as
the width of the cotton strips. Several
strips may be rolled on until the roll
is one inch in diameter; tie srring
around the roll at each end to prevent
unrolling while being boiled in the
wax. A good wax is made by boiling
together two pounds beeswaX, two
pounds rOsin and one-half pound good
lard; when in boiling state put in the
rolls of cloth and let them remain for
fifteen minutes when they are taken
away. The iron wire is more desirable
than sticks of wood, as the weight of
the wire keeps the roll below the sur
face of the boiling mass. Another ad-
vantage in using the wire is that if
the wooden sticks are not quite dry
the water as it is converted to steam
will cause the contents to boil over
Parties possessing avocadoes that
they consider of special merit are
cordially invited to communicate with
the Sub-tropical Laboratory, Miami,
Florida, with a view of testing their
qualities and prOpagating such as are
deemed worthy of dissemination
2. J. Wester,
Sub-TrOpical Laboratory, Miami,
Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Blight Proof Potatoes.
Florida

Editor Florida Agriculturist.
In your issue for July II, | see an
article on blight proof tomatoes and
potatoes, by which it appears that at
tempts are making to select and breed
up varieties free from these diseases
L neve, saw blighted tomato plant,
but potato blight is common enough,
whole fields often being as dead as
door nails long before frost. Some
20 years ago. | got a potato called
the Evergreen. don't know whether
this is the real name or nOt). I have
grown them ever since. and have a
patch of them now They are not
quite blight proof the lower leaves
dying sometimes. but the top leaves
never have died with me. and OrGinari-
ly they do not blight. The Rurals
Green Mountain and others of the
Burbank race will be entirely dead
right beside them while they are green
and fOurishing They are a late pOta-
to growing till frost cuts them: Ion"
rather than round. and bright red IN
color of finer grain and better Qul!i-
ty than the ''Rural No -" which is
all the go here now They rIt as
little as they blight pra<:,mr i
have not had bushel of rotten ones
in all, since / have had them, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Where are The Correspondents!

EdifOT FIOridd Agricutturist:
Why is it that we do not see the
, original letters as of old, in our paper?
| am trying to think of the nearly a
hundred old familiar names that once
adorned your columns. 1T was edify-
ing and spicy to meet the brother
farmers each week through the col
umns of the old Agriculturist. Many
of your readers tell me they miss my
radical letters. and ask: ''Why have
you quit writing?" Well, the fact is.
l am not getting old at all-not losing
enthusiasm | have drifted into
new channels of thought and am
waiting for the world to catch up.
Several years ago, Il was said by
some to be 300 years ahead of my
time-while this was complimentary,
it was not true for | was only about
twelve years ahead. / have been in
deep sympathy with the Torrens sys-
TEN of land records, the parcels post,
the pure food law, the patent medi-
clIle eSuldIOl. lTuSl DTeSllHS- elc-,
except that know that all this is a
fight against effects. and not at all
the causes. All this devilment belongs
to the profit system" and as long
as the competitive system lasts and
as long as self-preservatiOn is the first
law of nature. will men Oppress and
rob other men. 1t has been said. mon
ey is the root of all evil, this was said
while the profit system was in vogue
1000 years ago, all experience defes
it. 1t is not money but the usury sys-
tenn. Jesus so declared that was the
curse of the world. This has more to
do with the farmers prosperity than
has his crops. All labor and produc-
ton must pay this usury bill, and then
is when the shoe pinches and the peo-
pie are just finding it out.
VIM. P. Neeld.
(The Bible does not say that money
is the root of all evil, but that 'The
love of money is the root of all evil
This is quite different thing-Ed)
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Propagating the Avocado.
Editor FlOridd Agriculturist:

The avocado is one of our most re
cent fruits and. while still largely
unknown i'm the North. the demand for
this fruit is increasing steadily as the
people become accustomed to its pecu-
liar qualities which for culinary pur-
poses place it in the vegetable depart
ment. Until the last five or six years
it was thought that the avocado came
true to seed, and attempts to propagate
good varieties aseXually were wanting
or had failed. Great credit is due
Professor L. III. ROlfs. now Of Lake
City. and Mr.. George r. CellOn. Mia
mi. Florida, who did the pioneer work
in budding the avocado.
AS i'm the early days of the orange
industry the budding of citrus fruits
was thought to be very difficult. so The
budding of the avocado was at first
considered complicated operation.
but the difficulties are rapidly being
cleared away as experience is accumu-
lated. and in our experiments at the
SubtrOpical LabOra tory. | have fire.
quently succeeded in getting an aver
age of 10 per cent. of buds to develop
into trees. The general impression is
that the avocado is difficult to trans
plant, and, budded trees being eXpen-
sive, parties buying trees prefer to
purchase them established in boxes or
pots. To meet this demand, the seed
is placed in the pot and allowed to de
velOp until it is ready to bud the next
spring; or the seed is planted in
nursery in rows three and one-half to
four and One-half feet apart six to
eight inches apart in the row. where
the trees grow until they are budded
and ready for the market when they
are taken out of the nursery and plant
ed in pots or boxes where they remain
until they are well established. which
will take from four to six weeks.
Boxes 5x5X12, or 6x6X12 are more
suitable than pots, being less
liable to breakage in transit; also be-
cause plants grown in pots are not so
well braced against the winds after
being set out
The method of budding is the same
as that employed in the budding of |
citrus fruits. Many complaints have
come to my notice that the buds do not !
take Or that they do not start readily |
This is due, not to an inherent diff |
Guilty in the avocado to be budded but |
rather TO the ineXperience of the per-
former. either in budding or. more
frequently, in the selection of bud
wood. Only large, well-develOped buds
should be inserted. and rather larger
than citrus buds certainly not less
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08

than three-fourthS of an inch, in length
buds are frequently grown over where
the stock is in vigorous condition as it
should be. In our experiments at the
Sub-tropical LabOra tory, l have found
that tender wood is preferable to older
wood, and have used even the soft
aTd tender tops, inserted as sprig buds,
with perfect success. Where old and
hardened wood is employed. the buds
frequently drop, making ''blind bud. :"
For wrapping the buds, wax cloth is
preferable to string, as it affords the
bud better protection from injury and
wafer. Tie buds should be inserted
ouring the spring and early summer
and not later than August /. Two
weeks from the date of budding the
buds have taken and the trees ready
to lOp. The trees should now be gone
over every two weeks, the wild sprouts
rubbed off, and when the bude have
made a growth of eight to twelve inch
es. the stock may be trimmed back
to the bud. 1t frequently occurs at
this period that a fungus. ColletOtri-
chum Sp.. enters the wound and kills
the buds. \ satisfactory remedy for
this evil has not been found.
The loss of buds may be diminished by
covering the cut with grating wax
to prevent the entrance of the fungus
The discovery of the feasibility of
budding the avocado being very recent
only few varieties have been dis
tributed. Of these the best known are
Trarp, a round fruit holding its fruit
until Christmas. and commanding a
fancy price because of its lateness.
The Pollock, pear-shaped fruit, is
known mainly for its size, fruit having
been recorded as weighing four pounds.
and fine flavor.
Any one in possession of large, I'M
productive avOcadOes can easily con
vert them into paying trees by cutting
above ground and budding the sprouts
which soon make a start For home
Use. any fruit of good quality will
answer the purpose. In budding for
4 commercial orchard, it should be
kept in mind that the very early AMI
late varieties command the highest
prices. Other desirable points are:
1. PrOlificneSS
, Skin smooth, thick and lea athery
> \ fruit of good keeping qualities |
4. The seeds filling the cavity. as a
Dose seed pounds the walls in transit. |
early decay.
>. Small seed
The best material for grafting or
budding tape is cheap cotton cloth
which will tear easily Rip up the
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Whole No. 1860.

they keep the next summer potter
than most others. | gave them to all
the neighbOrs but no one raised them
long as our market does not NafIr long
red potatoes. and besides, they are
hard TO dig.
E. S. Gilbert.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Wonderful Things for Our Farms.

Editor Florida AgricHlturist:
Seeing an article in your paper of
late about a wonderful vine tuber-
an edible potato that grows cucumber
like on vine-its fine eating qualities
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

The popular maid has been receiving con-
gr1tulatioas during tho week from O host OF
friends since tho tcTltale spnrkler has made
It's appearance. The announcement will not
bc forthcoming for time, but when II
does there Will be q surprise for moro than
ono youth in the community.
Tho wedding bells have worked overtime
during this nrst week of June and VIII be
kept busy for the remainder OF tho month
unless some clopements arc planned.
A shower for q petite brlde-elcct to be given
the latter part OF the week Will provo very
interesting when the handlwork OF somo OF
tho fair guests is displayed. The invitations
were very clever and tho shower q new one
or course It viii rain. Tho weather man has
promised q dcluge OF all colors OF the rain
bow.
One of the enthusiastic golfers has decided
that "a caddy is not always necessary" The
interest OF these two for each other grows
daily She has income OF four nEures O
year and he has been particularly successful
in business well poker
summer one for q couple OF matrons who even
look upon tho first days OF June In rather a
bleeo
They say the visiting belle has captured a
certain business man who the 'mammns'
with marriageable daughters hive oEled for
the past three seasons
1t Is shame to rouse curiosity Gil Tor noth-
ing. sometimes in abrupt way, too. HaVe
you heard any gossip about our family? was
tho question asked tho other day. The maid
having undergone O breathlcss hunt for par
gains at the silk counter, Gossip no. was
10 be married in tho near future" oh, Is
that all? Well. that Is all right. thousht
II might have been something else" And the
silk search was resumed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

The Country club formally opened last
evening and the club membero and their
The % club bis is Ideally situated for a dancing
party md the rooms and veronda were
thronsed with dancers last evening. Pink
md peonies were used In tho dining
room, while tho vernnda was bright with a
profuson Of yellow roses. An orchestra wns
stationed In tho southwestern corner OF tho
veranda and furnished delightful programme
during the evening. Those who received the
thur S. Bird Sirs. Edward S. Ferry, Miss Ala
Miller and Mics Katherine Judge. During the
the members OF tho reception COMMITTEES. A
number OF dinners at the club md In tho city
preceded the dance Mrs Jack Keith and Mrs
dinner Mt tho club in honor OF Mr. and Mrs.
L. w Hoyt OF Wyoming Mrs. Hoyt is u
wellknown social leader and woman Of
great beauty She ls a slster-in-lnw of Senator
". a, Clark OF Wyoming. Tho decorations
used. Tho place cnrds decorated In pink
roses Ten guests were invited 10 meet Mr..
and Mrs Hoyt
One of tho most elaborate affairs OF tho week
was tho dinner given by Miss Katharine Ged-
In honor OF Miss Mary McShano OF omnha,
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Channns
Tho decorations were entirely In red About
tho dnns-room wero hung baskets OF Grim
son pconies. q largo bowl OF flowers forming
the conterpicce OF tho tablc. Tho candelabrum
was fllled with rcd candles and shaded In the
prevailing color Invited to meet Miss Nc
Shane were Mr., and Mro Roscoe II; Chan
ming, Mr and Mrs Ernest Hamburger. Mr., and
Mrs A. v Callaghan, Mrs. Sherman Whto
Miss Katherine Judge, Miss Mason, Miss Kato
Williams Miss ALA Miller, Miss Addic Znne
MIsssSs Lillian and Maud Fitch Messrs. Henry
Mccormick Dnvid D. Tnylor, Mcdonald Jas
per McCaekell Samuel Eewhousc, Tod Good
win Glenn Schramm. John Critchlow. Hallctt
George LaWrcnco
Two delightful lunchcons wore given on
Monday and Tuesday afternoon by tho Misses
Scollon tho one on Monday afternoon being
in honor Of Mies Carolyn Holmes The guests
Of tho two afternoons wero Miss Holmes. Mss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10
JUNE 16.
JUNE 16.

Last date of teachers excursions East
and West via Oregon Short Line, Great
ly reduced rates to Denver. Omaha,
Kansas City. Chicago. Portland, San
Francisco. Los Angeles and other East
crn and Western points.
Sec agents for full particulars.
City Ticket once, 20l Main street
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Ibtasage for the Complexion

Is the latest treatment Parlors. IS
North State st. at Mrs. John Beck.
The daily uso OF Madame Tully's VI
brator has established II as the great
est known preserver and restorer OF
facial color and contour, Beauty OF
facial contour In women means a per-
feet curve OF the check and a dell
cately rounded chin and jaw Sharp
ness or angularity OF features are alb
normal Double chin and fabbinees
are due solely to the muscles being
Inactive, thus allowing fatty tissue TO
accumulate.
Proper facial treatment is as es-
scntial to tho health OF the facial mus
clcs as Is proper exercises to the mus
cles of the body, Tho Vibrator de-
velops tho muscles OF tho feshy por-
ton OF the face, rounds off angular
tiles, improves the circulatiou-hence
the complcXion-remoyes wrinkles, IA
cial blemishes and blackheads
Supcriluous hair removed by the
electric needle.
Ladies' are all invited to call
Parlors IS North State ST Opposite
tho Louise Flats on y State ST
Madame Tully Will give a fun course
OF instructions for professional use.
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a delightful place to drop in On
Thursday, June a. the Rich Refresh
bank, Tho most unique place west OF
Chicago.
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Drop Me q Postal,

For reduced price list for expert Ko-
dak finishing Harry Shiplcr. CONNER
cial Photographer. 151 Main st. Both
phones.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Wertheimer and daughter
isaye is on an extended t.S trip to southern Cal.
homo 10 hor friends on tho afternoon OF the
18th
Mr.. and Mrs Howard v. P1ott left for
tho!r homo In Los Angeles yesterday. taking
George Reed. who will be their gueet, for tho
next fcw weeks
Miss Edith Sutherland left this week for
Tarkio. Mo-. TO spend tho summer.
Mra I. j Kyes LETT on Sunday for Den
yer, whero nhc will visit with her sister for
several weeks
Miss Mabel Beckner, who attended Chris
tian college at Columbia, Mo, the past year,
is homo for the GUNNER
Mira Emma A Dsemer and Mks Estelle
Bcemor loft Wednesday for the East. where
they will visit with relatives and friends for
sx weeks. While away they VIII spend some
time in Denver, Chicago. Milwaukee. Boston
and Niagara Falls.
Mrs Fred EarIs and Miss Lena welby are
at the Gordon academy for fow days, Mira
Earls being her way to Join Mr. EaIls
In Cortcz. New. whore they Will reside for
como time
Mre A F; Kendall and heI daushtos. May.
friends In Illinois and lows
Mr. and Mrs A O. Clark will spend tho
summer In Long Beach
Hiss Grace Frost left this week Tor chicago,
whence she goes with her aunt to Ludding-
ton on Lake Michigan to spend the summer
guest Of her sister Mrs Abner Luman. ct
6l9 East Second South street
Mr. end Mrs Jacob Herr Of Pekin. Ill,
have made Mr. Jacob Hartman md family e e
| very pleasant visit and Will probably mako
| Salt Lake their future homo
Miss H.. Mr. and Mrs. Henry cohn and
| Mics Edna Cohn and Miss Harriet Cohn will
| snil the 2lst OF the month for Europe
whero they will spend the summer
Mrs r. l.. Hartley OF omnha, Heb.. is tho
guest OF her mother, Mrs. Charles Hall
Mrs. Tom Blytn. Jr', Of Evanston. wyo.
is 'fi,; tho guest Sit q Dr. and Mrs, Jack Keith
Mr. and Mr.. E. r Thorns OF Los An
geles are guests ot the Keith apartments
~ o,s u-s David Ncwhrand OF Iowa
prominent society people, are In the city " and
| viii probably decide to make their hom" nere,
During the past woek they have been enter
tained by Miss Carrie Steward
Mrs Goo NJ Herdison will leavo on tho
18th for Chicago Louisville, Ky u buLa,o ,,th nhS
] other eastern points TO spend the summer WIN
relatives.
Mrs d B Mudgctt and daughter Edith
Mudgett left Monday evening on the q
R G. for Illinois. whore they VIII spend inc
summer
Mrp 81 B. Dresser md Harry Dresser left
for tho East yesterday afternoon Tor ylel'
of peyerai months in Washinston' New forb
and Conada
Mrs. John Sharp hos returned from plens-
ant visit In Kansas CITY
Mcconahay the Jeweler is forced 10
yacate by July l. Big reduction to re-
pfn
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Go with the Elks to Saltair next Thurs
day. Tho amusemcnts arc all complete.
Dent miss II
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ler In BostonI

s.Ssi .SSslf,iSsaarle,. isaae.r native and
:t5a IA Ns.lano he uans Of tho win
n, va Is93;9dicap, Tokalon, or To
;:xd .ssgsiles beauty, Apnar. ~
- 4 Yos,ic attsinments arc
E ssi,.sse ssetaa, a. where this horse
-: a7erisn,.w We are reminded OF
~ b1ro0s ;, ot soms New YORK.
iasy hired q cargIasa ,,,a
. st=s 1sfs :, they wanted to 1s' ro
"a t.ra !, S she club under whesc eV;
|. '' held as wcii as y ,bey
sausra anyhowr' mid ono
Ss7s ,s TO tho driver e
/ FAis.ns,S..f from the Creek. i1gsj and
View Yorkera-eoU,on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

McConahay, the Jeweler. Is forced 70
vacate by July 1. Big reduction 10 re-
ducc stock.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

ASK ANY SHORT LINE AGENT
About June 16.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

ss Of the public Is that
an'rd House Cleaning Co.
W City the future is so
10 Will pay us all to stay
aIpet cleaning facilities
Nompressed air and
. your choicep House
WI excuse, but you need
II your troubles make
@ply phone US and wait
Windows, woodwork,
Halns cleaned, particular
Painting Is a speciality
also tdnting OF kalsom-
ssu's Cleaning Co., SO E.
sh'uss lo5s-K and e7s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

NJ. N Dresser md Harry Dresser lef
for tho East yesterday afternoon for VOL
of several months In Washington. New Yorl
and Canada
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Mrs D. q Mudgctt and daughter. Edlth
R G. for Illinois whore they VIII spend tho
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

Tho Misses Engllman entertained Informally
Friday evening Games and music tho
order of the evening. The guests wero Miss
Carrie Stuart Miss Winnie Schrack. Mrs X.
NJ Taylor Mrs Wrangs Mrs. L. 81. NcCan.
Miss Rye Tutncld. Miss Leon Needham. Miss
Aggie Campbell Miss Leola Schrack. Miss
Edith Burns Miss Nan Godbe. Miss Henscl.
Miss Hansen, Miss Rouch. Miss Evelyn Kay.
Miss Elsie Mitchell Miss Mamie Hyde. Miss
Anna oswald. Mrs. Hebcr Goddard and Miss
Mabel Gardiner.
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Mrs John Sharp has returned from piens'
ant visit In Kansas CITY.
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Misses Hazel Woodruff and Ruby Erskine
will entertain Mt a china shower next Thurs
day evening in honor OF Miss Claire Midsey.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

Mrs. B. F. Cnfroy entertained at q prettily
appointed luncheon yesterday afternoon IN
honor OF Mrs. ]. c. McClain and her guest
Mrs G. z. Fung, Red was the color chosen
for tho decorations. Pconics, shades OF red
formed the centerpiece. with OF the
flowers at the corners OF the table. The place
cards wcre hand decorated in crimson. Invited
10 meet tho guests or honor Mrs. NJ NJ
Johnson Mrs. Harry Knight. Mrs. b Snyder.
Mrs Heist Nro. II. z McConaghy. Mi5s Ivy
Snyder. MIRO. a. y. Kerr, Mrs. Gould Blake
ley. Mrs c, F, Little, Mrs Warrums Mira
Wiley, Mrs. F W. Francis, Mrs. S. G. Paul.
Misc Darling. Mrs. c. G. Snyder. Mrs w. W.
Sahler. Mrs. Swonson. Miss II. SwonSon, Miss
Helen JohnSten os Now York Following tho
luncheon musical programme given by
Miss Snyder and Mrs, Kerr.
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Mrs Hubbard Reed entertained at an In
formal luncheon yesterday afternoon at tho
Commercial club. tho AFFAIR boins in honor of
a number OF her musical friends OF tho city.
Following the luncheon informal pro-
grnmme was giyen by Mrs. Alfred Peabody
and Miss Berkhoel. The decorations were In
crimson. roses being used. The place cards
wero miniatures in water color, Covers werc
laid for twelve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

Mrs. r. w Pittman entertained informally
yesterday afternoon in honor OF her daugh~
ters tho Misses Helen and Martha Pittmon.
The wero decorated with toll vaseS OF
pink carnations and peonles, tea being served
on tho lawn, About thirty guesto enjoyed
the afternoon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

Misses Eloiso and lila Anderson entertained
last evening ut their homo on South Main
street in honor OF Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley OIL
son. whose marriage took place Thursday. Tho
rooms wcro decorated prottily and dainty
luncheon eerved. Covers wero laid for
fy-ol
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Mrs. W, w Anness entertained at an In
formal ten Tuesday afternoon In honor OF
Mrs, McDcno Wcrtz and Miss Mary HoaS.
The decorations wcro entirely in yellow roses
During tho afternoon q guessing gamo was
played. tho prlzo being awarded to Mrs. His
kcy. The guests were Mrs Parsons, Mrs. Don
Coray. Mrs Abhcloerrow. Mrs NJ. Mckay.
Misses Foster. Miss Bessie Williamson. Miss
Van Houghton. Misses Anderson. Miss Walsh.
Miss Katherine Mcdonald. Misses Morse and
the Misses Wattcrs
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Mrs Goo NJ Hardison viii leave on tho
18Th for Chicago, Louisville, KY, Buffalo and
other eastern points TO spend the summer with
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10

Mr. and Mrs Everett Buckingham announce
tho engagement of their daughter, Helen, &c
Wayne Hemphill The wedding Will take place
In tho carly fall.