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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Alfalfa in West Florida.
DeFuniak Springs. I

DeF UIIIdk SprIHgS. T Ia.
July 13, 1906
Editor Florida 4gricuIturisf:
1t may be interesting to You to know
that Alfalfa on my red clay land of
this section Of the state promises to
90 well. | have Il small experimental
patch of it 'one-fourth acre. planted
the 10th of October last. from which
| have taken three cuttings. and at
the ate of gOwth of the last two
cuttings will get at least other four
cuttings this season. First cutting
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Chinaberry Trees and the White
E1v

In the Florida Agriculturist of Jun,
Is. we published Il letter from Mr.
NJ. f. Robinson, calling attention t,
the Chinaberry trees as a probabl,
harbOr and breeding place for tn,
white fly. In the last number of ht'
rier-InfOrmant. the editor reprint.
our article and then proceeds to give
his own experience in the matter. L
is strong cOrrOborative evidence of the
suspicion which had been aroused. Ii
a general inspection of the Chinaberry
trees should show that they are guilty
then they should be condemned tC
death and the sentence carried out
promptly The following is Editor
Laws article:
In accordance with the request Uf
the Agriculturist, | will give my per
SOnal observation and experience on
article. -Four years ago as I was pas
sing one morning about O'Clock. IL
cross the street which separated my
lot from the pOstoffice in Barlow. |
observed a perfect cloud of small in
sects passing across the street from
the pOstOffice lot to mine in which
about twenty grown orange trees
were growing. | had sprayed the
trees the year before and they were in
fairly good condition. On investiga-
ton of the migration of insects, had
observed. | found that they were
white flies and that they came from Il
number of Chinaberry trees, then in
bloom, on the pOstOffice lot They had
evidently been Matched there and were
still on the trees in countless numbers
and of all sizes and ages. They were
themselves rapidly to the
orange trees in mine. and adjacent
lots. which We're soon in worse condi-
ton than before they were sprayed
the year previous
| have watched this process repeat
ed from year to year. until my trees
look as if they will die, in a few years.
if the immense hatchery of white flies
nearby is not gotten rid Of / have
only given my experience with my
own and adjoining lots where there
are just such hatcheries of the white
fly all over Barlow and it is simply a
question of time when orange culture
will have to he abandoned i'm this vi
Unity. Shall we raise oranges or
That is the question.
That the ChinaberTy tree is the most
'rOlific producer of white flies in the
world, | know from ocular demOnstra-
ion. They may hatch on other trees
IND shrubs. such as the Alder, etc, |
'ut the Chinaberry is their breeding |
'lace par excellence. | verify believe |
hat half dozen China berry trees |
'laced on the windward side of the |
biggest grove in Florida and allowed |
o stay there long enough. world put |
out of business. or make unprOfit- |
BILE to the owner. on account of the |
Expense Of fighting the white fiy.-Ed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08

! agriculture so old that we do not know
when it commenced.
1t is an easy method of making Il
| living provided the grass remains
good all the time. but there's the rub
StOrer speaks of parts of Ireland
where one man and Il dog can tend
| 1000 acres. and we may add that there
are parts of this country where one
man. horse and a couple of cOlles
tend much more than that. But win
| ter comes and perhaps the natural
| feed is not sufficient to 90 through.
| or perhaps Il severe storm comes and
| hundreds die in few days or per-
chance the summer is very dry and
there is not enough grass to feed the
| flock and part of them must he rushed
to market at sacrifice. Shelter and
feed must be provided against con-
tingencieS of the weather and thus
the simple business of grazing f1OckS |
and herds as followed by Abraham.
ISSac and Jacob becomes complicated
| lhuNt bt ihNNStCu III
the .'plant" The winter losses are too
heavy and feed must be raised in sum-
mer and stored for winter use.
In many instances however. the
problem of winter feed is much more |
easily solved than the problem of
summer feed. Enough acres of hay
nd in hn sly- i'm /
90 through the winter, but the matter
of summer feeding has not received
enough attention. Pastures do not al
ways remain good the summer
through. There is scarcely Il season
but what. ut some time between
spring and fall. the pastures are dry
and stock fall away In the dairy
regions of the United States this CON
dition of affairs has been pretty fully
met by progressive dairymen by the
practice of 'sOilng" or by the Use of
the summer silo. ''SOiling is the
practice of cutting green feeds. such ,
hauling to yards or stables and feed I
ing either OH the ground or feed !
troughs Either Soiling or SLIDING is I
a good solution of the summer feed
problem for the dairymen. but it is l
not a suitable method of feeding sheep :
or hogs in warm weather. True. we {
read of ''soiling" sheep in the vicinity {
Of Paris and it may be that some Of l
the large mutton sheep may be adaDt- 5
ed to such an environment, but in the l
of cases better results are |
secured by allowing both sheep ana ;
hogs to Craze.
And right here comes in the utility !
Of forage crops for grazing purposes. d
Periods of short grass can be tided
over by having fields of green forage
-rOps for stock to Craze down in the
ields. For generations, English farm q
,rs have graZed turnips with sheep S
" Denning them first on one plot and t
hen on another. thus returning ma v
lure TO the land for its enrichment t
Prof Thomas Shaw. in Minnesota,
,racticed Il similar method on other K
-ropS. providing Il succession of for s.
lge crops from spring to fall just as a
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08
Pasturing Forage Crops.

The editor Of the StucklIian says:
To pasture the permanent GRASSES.
such as blue grass, Bermuda, mesquite
and many others and live on the in
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-08

and Its prOlIf1cacy would eXc1te my
curiosity, were it not for the fact
that l have been working for three
years for to get a start of the won
derful Otehite yam-that perennial and
spOtansOns potato of the tropics which
has fed the natives for so many thou
sands of years. | think this a great
acquisition to my farm crops As to
its eating qualities. | need hardly rec
cmmend it further than above stated.
We prepare it els mashed Irish potato
and declare that no one would ever
Getect the substitute We mix with
-four for light bread in place of white
or sweet potato. The tuber is almost
fndestf1Ictabye if handled carefully
1t will grow on and on from year to
year. and may be dug any day in the
from the garden 800 days again and
again. sounds facinating. ell: AS to
the yield. that is regulated by the
fertilizer. and l think patch two or
three years old might turn out a
thousand bushels / dug out root
just to show friend-the first one
in the rOw-that was like a pine
stump, 1t was easily over the equal
of peck of potatoes. this root was
eighteen months Old. We have plant
ed near half-acre in large fiat beds
say four feet wide and ten inches
high. two feet apart. If at end of
this season they yield eight or ten
pounds to the hill. we will dig every
other hill and market them among
the foreign population of Tampa at
two to two and One-half cents per
pound Every other hill left will be
cultivated for another year, when the
yield should be two or three times as
great. big money! eh?
In the water burrows between these
beds. applied acid phosphate and pot
ash liberally and planted COW peas
with the view to keeping down the
grass and weeds. Well. just bet they
are ON tear" where they get roots
into those beds where stable manure
and commercial fertilizer was put
without stint. But by August they
will peter out and begin to return
from WHENCE and then the 'Aters'
will start Off-tO Gandmas, The
grass will not grow much after Aug
ust, and these Otte vines will look
like new kind o potato patch. They
will take root like potato ''netters.''
and form Ottes from the size of small |
Irish potatoes to large as a-as a |
dogs head. these are just the thing |
for seeds.
I am most afraid this ''new potato
will run out of countenance our old /
Irish and sweet potatoes, Shame, eh?
Now Mr. Editor. I'd like to have
some of those other kind o. potato
as % that grow like cucumbers, but
fOr this labor prOblem-my boys don't
seem to he bent on work. I've got
ny quantum. this is Latin).
VIM. L. Neeld.
Riverview. Fla.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
\ Beautiful Fading Process.

The machine papers insist that the
inSurgent movement is fading out.
1t doubtless was this fading process
that led our present attorney general,
Philo Hall, to announce his candidacy
on the insurgent platform.
1t doubtless was this fading process
that led Mr.. Crawford to again an
nounce for governor.
1t was doubtless this process that
has led Senator CasSill OF Lincoln
county to announce his candidacy for
state treasurer on the inSurgent plat
| form.
1t was doubtless this process that
led Carl Sherwood of Clark county to
write that manly and courageous let
ter published last week.
1t was doubtless this fading process
that has led Ustrud the present SUI
| perintendent of schools in Minnehaha
county, to announce his candidacy
for state superintendent on the insur-
gent platform.
1t was doubtless this fading process
that led Wesley Clark to put himself
in sympathy with the movement in
Sphinx county.
1t was this process that led Arthur
Linn to peel the hide off the machine
in his last editorial.
1t is probably this fading process
that leads four papers in Codington
county TO oppose Brother Cory.
1t was this fading process tat led
Judge Campbell to write to the editor
of The Press saying: 81 have no dis
position to shy at any of the political
questions of the day, but will discuss
the matter with you when ] see you"
1t was this process that has led in
the last four weeks at least half doz-
en- Republican papers to begin to
come out into advocacy for more
open and square deal line of politics
in South Dakota.
1t is this fading that has led the
railroad agents to begin to call to
council some county politicians and
Office holders to impress on them by
inuendO and otherwise that if they do
not ''saw wood for the public service
corporation gang they may lose their
heads.
Let the fading process go on into
the fadelesS day Of freedom from the
felonious and fraudulent fixing Of a
| fa yOred few
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Standing Room Only For Hens.

The theory of some people seems to
be that hens require standing room
only, and that If well fed they should
lay without regard TO the size OF their
quarters. Room is quite as essential
as feed. A place to rOOst Is not the
only requirement Of the hen The
chickens we keep MUST be producers,
and they must be given conditions
favorable to production. While the
farmer has not time to devote to ex-
periments which to be Of any value
must extend over some time and un-
der like conditions, he has no excuse
for not availing himself Of the expert
ments of the various experiment sta
tions which are conducted for the
most part very carefully and accu-
rately A question of sufficient i'm
'portance to be given series of ex-
periments lasting over year in the
experiment stations Of different states
is of sufficient Importance to receive
the attention of the farmer.
The Maine Experiment Station con-
Quoted series of experiments with
hens to ascertain how many hens
could be kept with profit in certain
sized pen. In pen where fifteen
hens were kept with ten and one-half
square feet each of room they gath
cred 976 eggs during the test: twenty
hens in the same sized pen laid l.2Oe
eggs: twenty five hens laid l,32S; and
thirty hens 1908. That is, thirty
hens laid but 227 more eggs than fif-
teen hens in the same size house, and
ate twice as much.
In another similar experiment a
house was divided in two equal parts.
In one half Of this building ninety
May Matched Barred Rock Pullets
were put and daily records kept with
them for eleven months. In the other
half sixty pullets Of the same age
were put in the same day and treated
in the same manner. Where the nine.
ty birds were together they averaged
lO3 eggs each, and where the sixty
birds made up the flock they averaged
100 eggs each. None of these birds
were crowded, however, having 81
square feet each in the house Of nine
ty. and 7.6 square feet in the house
of sixty. This experiment was carriec
on also through the summer tim'
when the hens needed very littl'
room as compared to the winter
when they would be confined to th'
houses most of the time. The aver
age farm chicken house does not Civ
81 square feet of floor space to eacl
hen, but the question of room doe
not arise once where the question o
feed comes up dozen times. Plent.
OF room, plenty of litter, and the hen
made to work for their living, will d.
much to increase the egg yield.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Mighty Well Pleased.

We make the following extract
from a private letter from and old
time republican written at Mitchell,
but the author is a resident of
Egan:
Il had the pleasure a day or two
since of reading an article in the
Sioux Falls Press. stating that you
had left the old sinking ship-the
machine, which did my heart good.
And l had the pleasure this evening.
of reading your presentation OF
Charlie CaSSill as a candidate for
State Treasure, also your article,
"The Machine afraid of discredit. v
1t is hummer. All l can say is,
God bless you in your efforts for purer
politics.
Please remember me to Bro. CasSill,
and tell him I hope he and all the
rest of the reformers will win.'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
E. C. BECKER HAS GOLD MEDAL.

Edward C. Becker the Star Crown"
cigar manufacturer of Canton, carries
a handsome gold medal for the gal
LIANT rescue of a soldier from the
fourth story of a burning building in
Providence, r. l. in, January 1904.
Mr.. Becker was member of a hook
and ladder company and when it was
reported that one Of the militia boys
was overcome by smoke in the arm
ory on the fourth floor, Mr.. Becker
was the first man to reach the help
less soldier and carry him to safety.
For this gallant act Ladderman
Becker was presented gold medal
by the city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Nels N. Rommereim Writes.

Hankinson, N. D., Jan. 25, 1906.
Editor Linn: Inclosed find $l.5O
to pay for an excursion ticket for the
Dakota Farmers Leader for 50 trips
to Hankinson, North Dakota. The
Leader and Brother Linn are the two
best friends l have got left in Canton.
"Their" visit is always pleasant and
prompt. We like this country very
we'll and we are all in good health.
My best regards and wishes to all of
the Leaders family.
From Yours Truly,
NeiS N. ROmmereim.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Martin Traded 11G Men.

We find the following article in the
Lead Daily Call and it shows how
nicely the entire vote of the Black
Hills, ll6 men, were traded off at the
Sioux Falls convention two years ago.
1t takes the evidence of Editor Grow
of the Daily Call to convince us that
ll6 American Citizens could be car
ried around in Mr.. Martins vest pock-
ct and disposed of for promise that
will never be carried out. The arti-
Gle from the Call is headed:
WHERE'S BROTHER CROW?
From the tone of several of the
Calls editorials in the past week or
ten days, we conclude that its editor
has gone over to the boxer element.
"Mr. Crawford has been very fav-
Orably mentioned and Senator Gam
ble's defense has been undert aiken,
| but not a word has been said in ia.
vor of our Black Hills candidate for
the scnatorship. What is the matter
Bro. Grow? The Republican papers
of the Hills would like to know where
| you are at. .'-Tribune.
The article to which the Tribune
calls attention and to which it ap-
pears to take exception was from the
Minneapolis Tribune but rcpublished
in the Lead Tribune a short time aft
er the republican state convention in
1904 and thereby hangs tale.
"Boxer element is good, and when
the fact is recalled that the Black
Hills delegation was composed Of llG
delegates who were supposed to rep
resent the SO-called stalwart element
Of the republican party (mOrc par
ticularly known as the machine),
many of the members of that body
will remember what narrow escape
that the entire delegation had from
being delivered individually and col
lectively to the ''bOXer element 1t
has been common talk ever since that
eventful gathering that the Black
Hills delegation did not know which
faction of the party they were to
support until within an half hour OF
so before the convention convened
for action. The boys were corralled
in the Eks' club rooms at Sioux
Falls waiting for instructions, when
they were finally advised that the die
had been cast for Mr.. ElrOd instead
of Crawford. The goods were de-
|livered".tO man. with one eXcep-
tion. and that gentleman reserved
the right. and exercised it, to vote
for Crawford. He is now basking
under the warm rays of a tropical
sun, in foreign, land, drawing a fat
government salary.
Had the word been given to sup
port Crawford for governor as many
delegates supposed it would, we
presume the whole bunch would
today be regarded as boxers. Hence,
what narrow escape the Black Hills
had from being turned over to the
enemy, according to ''machine' ar
gument. The Call believes in free
expression of the will of the people,
and is willing to take chances on the
wisdom they may display in the Sc
lection of leaders to carry the repub-
lican banner under the Roosevelt
pOlicV
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
A. s. Stuckey's Auction.

Mr.. Stuckey lives on the old Talbot
farm in Dayton township, three and
a half miles northwest Of Canton, and
will offer for sale at auction on Thurs
day, February 8, fine lot of cattle,
a number Of hogs and farm machin-
cry, besides seed corn. potatoes, hay
and other things needed by farmers.
Sale begins at one O'Clock. Col. Repp
will do the selling and T. Fl. Helger-
son will do the clerking.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Advertised Letters

The following letters remained un-
called for in the Canton pOstoffice on
SATURDAY.. January. 81. 1906:
Anderson, Helge
BOrsting, Conrad
FOrthun. S.
Halverson, Carl
johnson, Martin
Ladding, Mrs. Emma
Olsen, Ingvold
Schetfer, Carl
Wanson, Mrs. j.
Nysater. Martha O.
In calling for the above list please
say advertised.
II. II. SMITH. p. NJ.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
It's Amusing.

1t is amusing to read the silly rot
in the Argus Leader about how Gam
bic forced the machine to throw him
overheard and how Gamble is having
midnight meetings with Crawford
and Pettigrew. Those who have read
the Argus Leader can readily remem-
ber how that paper endorsed Martin
in the same issue with his announce.
ment. The Argus Leader must think
that all it's readers are fools. olin
Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02


We enjoyed pleasant visit last
Saturday with our old and esteemed
friend j. +. Ferguson Of Minneapolis.
He was formerly one OF Canton's lead
ing business men and is still a direct
or in the First National bank Of this
city. He is now member Of Coffin's
Box and Lumber company Of Minnea-
polls and is treasurer of the company.
The business is growing rapidly under
the able management Of Mr.. Fergu-
son and his associates. He takes a
great interest in the relief fund for
Mrs. John Berwin, whose husband
sacrificed his life to save a woman
whom he was carrying out Of the
West hotel. Berwin saved the woman
at the sacrifice Of his own life. Mr..
Ferguson says the relief fund will
reach $4,000 before he and other
admirers of the heroic Berwin will be
satisfied. A widow and four children
are to be provided for.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
w. Il. AbbOtt's Auction.

w. E. Abbott will have big auc-
ton sale at his place one mile west
and two and three quarters miles
north of Canton, on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 6. The sale begins at one O'Clock
sharp. Mr.. Abbott has horses, cattle,
hogs, farm machinery and household
goods for sale. Colonels Repp and
Bodie will conduct the sale.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Grant County In Line.

The News predicts that when the
caucuses are over and the votes count
ed in May, the machine gang will
have gone down to everlasting defeat.
Mr.. Bently, will have the united sup
port Of the Republicans of Grant
County for the nomination for Con-
gresham from South Dakota Grant
County News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Brookings County Safe.

Geo. N. Breed, one of the able edi
tors Of the Brookings Register the
leading republican paper OF that
county for "a years, writes the editor
of the Canton Leader that Brookings
county is safe for Roosevelt republic
anism and opposed to boss rule in this
state, and that Mr.. Crawford had a
splendid meeting at Volga in spite Of
the storm that prevailed.
Seven days Of May weather in jan
uary is something unheard of.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02

The "Star Crown is the Canton
fayorite. The best 5 cent cigar on
the market. Try one and you'll en-
Joy it. ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02

Fred II Barrow wants you to know
that he repairs pumps and does all
kinds of pipe work. Shop opposite
Farmers Lumber Co. 4l-tt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Machine Abuse.

Philo Hall, whom no republican
can criticise, is getting the usual
amount of abuse by the machine for
daring to aspire for congress without
their consent.-Violi Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Short Time Loans.
Low Rates West and Northwest.
Daily February 10 10 Aprli H.
Chicago, milwaukee, n 81.
Paul Railway.

Greatly reduced rates will be made
on the above dates to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma, Seat
tie and many other points West and
Northwest. Half rates for children
of half-fare age. Liberal stop-overs
allowed on all tickets. Tickets are
good in Tourist sleepers. For further
information regarding rates, routes
and train service see nearest ticket
agent or write F. A. Miller, Cen
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02

Chester Kennison Of this city, son
of William Kennison, has joined the
q. S. secret service and gone to San
Francisco.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02
Has Proven Himself Worthy.

Hon. Philo Hall has announced his
candidacy for Congress, dependent
upon nomination at the republican
invention next May. Mr.. Hall has
a record that places him at great
advantage among those who are seek
ing the honor of representing this
state at Washington, and will un-
doubtedly add strength to the wing
of the republican party which he In
tends to advocate. He is man who
has done things, and one who Is
equipped for doing things in the fu-
ture. 1t is pity that the republican
party in South Dakota Is In such a
state of internecine conflict that a
man like Mr.. Hall cannot receive the
hearty support Of all the members Of
his party in the state. His record as
attorney general has been one of un-
falling victory for the state against
the corporations and combin ations
which he has fought. He is a man
who is possibly better fitted to qualify
as an active member Of the South
Dakota delegation to Washington
than any other man who might be
selected. II better man than Philo
Hall is to be in the running let him
show up, and we will throw up our
hat for him be he machine or insur-
gent, but at the present writing we
are for Hall, and we opine that we
shall be for Hall until the delegation
to the state convention give him
their unanimous vote for the n0mina-
tion for Congressman from South Da-
kota. rlington Sun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-02

If you want the cigar of cigars,
smoke the "Star Crown" cent
cigar equal to any ten cent cigar
sold. ~.