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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24
What a Bow Can Do.

The Breeders Gazette prints boys
letter telling what he has done. We
do not think that the father of that
boy will have any trouble in keeping
him on the farm. He will have 10
desire to go to the city.
"Wjhen [ was four years old my ia
Their gave me a eve lamb to be all
my own. I was to give him half Of
her lambs and wool for feeding her
and her lambs. saved the money
| got for my share of the stock.
"When [ was eight years old father
gave my sister and me a pig to raise
we fed him we'll and when we sold
him we got So each. This much more
added to my account; it began to get
larger each year.
AT the age of eleven my mother
went to Michigan for her health; she
gave me hen and some thirty chick
ems, if | would feed her chickens we'll
while she was gone. did SO, and
when | sold them | took the money
from what | had before and bought
a SOW from my father. | was to give
him half the pigs she raised and he
would feed the sow and pigs for mar
ket. I saved the money [ got for my
stock.
"At the age of thirteen I purchased
a steer from my father with the agree
ment that he was to receive half the
gain. When | was fourteen [ pur-
chased colt for $47.5o from a neigh
Dor I am now fifteen years old and
have the following stock: One colt
worth $40; four sheep, worth $22; five
hogs, worth $50; cash on hand, ST.;
total, sos.
"This shows what boy can do on
the farm if his father will give him
some stock and share with him in the
profits. If some we1l-to-do farmers
would give their sons some stock, it
would be an encouragement to the
boys to feed and care for stock and
there would not be so many boys
leaving the farm and going to town
to work as hired men,"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24
An Inch" of Rain.

We often hear of an inch or more
of rain, in fact we have known fall
of six inches within twelve hours ard
one inch in single hour since we
have lived in Florida. The following
from Coleman's Rural World gives
a good idea of what an inch Of rain
amounts to on the land.
Few people have an adequate idea
Of the amount of water that descends
from the clouds during a rainstornl.
We read in the weather bulletins that
2 or 3 inches of rain sometimes fall
in day, and that in our last rainy
spell nearly five inches fell in forty
eight hours; but these figures really
convey very little information to our
minds and give us 10 idea at all Of
the prodigality of nature. An acre
contains 6,272,64o square inches Of
surface, and an inch Of rain means,
therefore, the same number of cubic
inches Of water. A gallon contains
277.27 cubic inches of water, and an
inch Of rainfall means 22,622 gallons
to the acre, and, as a gallon of water
weighs 10 pounds, the rainfall of all
acre is 226, 22o pounds. Counting g.
900 pounds to the ton, an inch Of rain
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24
Irrigation VS.. Nature.

The drought of the past summer
is broken now, in this section at least,
yet its effects are with us still, for
when the rains did come it was in
many cases too late The trees were
saved and there are indications point
ing to good crop, but the field crops
Of this county will be short this
summer; corn and cane and potatoes,
back bone of many a Florida farm,
were planted late, and if we were in
formed rightly, the acreage now in is
small. Yes, the crops will be short,
and in this fall off may be added the
great loss sustained by the cattle men,
who have suffered heavily from the
poor condition of the range.
Now this subject we know nothing
except from others, but this we do
know, the man whose grove was irri-
gated during the winter months is
absolutely sure of a good crop, which
will command the best prices. BY
virtue of his forethought he will profit
by the losses of others.
What is true of the orange grower
is equally true Of the grower of small
fruits and vegetables. Look at the
Sanford celery fields, whose owners
are independent of the rains Look
too, at the prosperous region just
south of Lake Apopka, where irriga-
ton is in use, and look also at the
local grower who waters his fields,
compare his crops with yours and
ponder the question.-Orlando Demo-
Crat.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24

be of decided interest, upon which one
or more papers should be prepared.
end. Suggest some subject upon
which you can and would write a paper
for the Society,"
3rd Give the name of some mem
Der, or members, Of the Society whom
you think would be willing and able
to prepare papers on subjects that you
may mention.
18th. Send in the name, or names,
Of people who are not members of
the Society, and yet would be willing
to prepare paper, and upon what
subject.
Please do not delay in sending in
this information
The Transactions of the ST. Peters
burg meeting is now going through
the press, and unless some accident
intervenes, it should be ready for dis
tributiOn soon.
Gainesville is preparing to give us
a rOusing reception, and we ought to,
i'll turn, give them a rousing pro-
gramme.
Very truly yours,
P II. Rolls, President
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24
Growing Teosinte.

A correspondent of the Southern
Agriculturist recommends this very
highly as an excellent plant to grow
for green forage. This plant, Euch-
laena luxuriens, is native Of Mexi-
CO and Central America, it is a strong
vigorous grower, yielding an enor-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24
Opportunities That Await the Trained
Farmer Boy.

finds now awaiting him? And the in
clinations are that these calls for train
ed young men will continue to grow
pronounced, and that the number Of
positions awaiting graduates will be
increased each year
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-07-24

nous amount of very sweet forage.
1t may be worthy Of trial, but we
doubt if it is equal to Japanese sugar
cane as a source of feed. The article
mentioned is as follows:
I see in your valuable paper that
Mrs. w. J. Bolts, Kimmins, Tenn,
makes inquiry about teoslnte, SO [
thought | would give my experience
with it. | have been raising it for
the past ten years, and my plan is
to have the rows three feet apart and
one stalk every two feet in the drill.
Manure the ground we'll and put in
good fix, and plant as early as the
danger Of frost is past. Cultivate
you can get four cuttings from it in
one season. 1t should be cut before it
begins to joint, say about waist high,
and it will multiply every time you
Gilt It. | have had as much as eighty
stalks from one hill. If you let it
commence joniting before you cut it.,
it will die out and do no good. If you
want to get good seed, get them from
d Southern dealer, as they germ nate
much better than the Northern seed.
1t is an excellent green feed for
horses, mules and cattle.
The Florida State Horticultural So
ciety has a membership of the strong
est people in the State of Florida,
and also people outside of the State
The great success that the Society has
achieved up to the present has been
due to the fact that the membership
has responded generously toward max
ing the programmes a complete sue
cess. Those who have not felt them
selves in a position to appear on the
floor, have given their aid and support
by being present in the audience AS
the strength of the Horticultural So
ciety depends upon the organization
being Of benefit to the individual men,
bers, and the object of the Society
being to do the greatest amount of
good to the greatest number in the
Society, it has been thought best to
canvass the membership with a view
of finding out whether any topics have
been omitted from the programmes
that are of value and interest,"
The programme for next year is
now being considered If you will,
therefore, give us about five minutes
of your time to-
1st. Suggest some subject that would
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HOTEL FOR SALE.

LAKE 81 CATHERINE HOUSE, WELLS
VERMONT Five miles from Granviilo station,
Recommendations fpr lag: so sleeping rooms
house completely furnished -incinding Tab
Ard lied linen, piRtsawaFe ana kitchen nteas,ls
Iares stable. barn and Ice h0ree; "a row boats
4acres of land Very taaspnatie terms Hull
particulars. Illustrated Nqukiet.
WILLIAM Il. GnNvITLE,
a0ltG no Nassau st New York
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JUST PLAIN MILK.
II May &c Clean and Wholesome,
Though Not "Certified"

II May &c Clean and Wholesome,
Though Not Certified"
This subject Of clean milk continues
to become more and more important in
the eyes Of both consumer and pro-
Queer, In series Of experiments w.
A. Stocking of Massachusetts studied
the effect upon the purity and quality
Of milk las measured BIZ bacterial con-
TENT OF certain common dairy prac-
tees, such as feeding and brushing
COWS, stripping, etc. He found that
feeding hay. dry corn stoyer and dry
grain Just before or at milking time
greatly increased the bacterial contain
inntlon Of the milk. Brushing the cows
at milking time had also similar En-
feet, because the hair and dust thus
Get free into the atmosphere settled
into the milk pail, Wiping the tanks
and udder OF the COW with damp
cloth just before milking was very
effective IN reducing the bacteria con.
tent. Thorough stripping reduced the
number Of bacteria found in the milk
at the next milking, while leaving a
small amount OF milk in the udder had
directly the opposite effect
The zee the DaIryman Fights.
Under ordinary methods Of producing
and handling, large numbers Of bac.
terra get into milk. 1t Is highly desira.
bic that dairymen should know how to
prevent the entrance OF these organ
isms into the milk and to 30 handle il
thar thr growth OK those which do get
in win be reduced 10 the minimum, 1t
IA possible to produce a grade Of milk
which shall contain but very few bac.
terra. This LIS demonstrated by some
OF the so called sanitary or cert
fed milks which are now on the mar
ket, but these are produced at an in
creased cost and are sold at q price
considerably above that Of the regular
market milk. AT the present price
which the average producer gets for
bis milk be cannot afford to greatly IN
crease the cost Of production. In order
to meet the public demand for a better
grade OF milk he must therefore make
use Of inexpensive means for prevent
ing the entrance and controlling the
growth OF bacteria In his milk
Easy Means Of Improvement.
Cleaner barns. more light. fresher
air, cleaner animals and better sanl-
tary methods Of caring for the ma
nure sum up Improvements strongly
urged by dairy experts for many dairy
farms.
1t remains for each individual pro-
Queer Of milk to ascertain how far his
own conditions fan short OF these sim.
pie fundamental requirements OF clean.
liness and sanitation, for, as these au.
thorities remark, even "the producer OF
what might be termed common or or.
binary country milk is under obllga-
ton to the public to produce reason
ably clean article"
The intelligence and personal habits
Of the indivldual mixer are also inn
portant factors ia determining the
germ content OF the milk.
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$3.50
WRITER'S AND PAINTERS.

Il am new tired OF writing novels"
says Mrs. stnnnard, otherwise John
Strange Winter she has written nine.
ty-six Of them.
Marie Corclli has never had a line
rejected. Her FIRST book, "A Romance
af Two Worlds" was a great success
and all her other books have been
great successes.
Finley Peter Dunno, who writes Mr.
Dooley, Re 80 timid about making pub
lie addresses that he will not 20 to a
public dinner unless he has guarar-
tee that he win not be called upon to
speak.
The pope has consented to have his
portrait painted by william Edwards
Cook OF Independence, Ia. Mr.. Cook
studied az the National Academy OF
Design and under Jean Paul Laurents
Of Paris. Mr., Cook viii be the FIRST
American to paint portrait Of the
present pope.
George Kasson Knapp, the dean OF
Syracuse artists. Is writing his recol-
lections. Mr. Knapp was born at
Onondago Hill, N. r.. IN 1888, and
cannot remember when he did not
make pictures He began his profes.
sion as painter OF portraits In Ocro.
Der. 1858 He has painted the por-
traits Of many famous men.
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TO RENT Shed room III Z. II More sheds
enough for one gang Of men Inquire Of ~
4 Lane. 233tf
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FOR SALE IN THEFT, B CATE REAL ESTATE
AGENCY. BOLSTER BLOCK, BARRE. WI.


Two-tenement house on Hill street, near
closets connected with sewer city water
Large lot, good garden win rent for 5000
per month. WilIsell low, with small payment
down. 509u
Cottage on Farweil street Large lot, 20 feet
front aud isp feet deep. Spring water runs 20
the house. Price si,0to si0d or 5000 down.
Bond for a deed. 30stf
A nice (neariy new cottage and barn ON Per,
rim hill. House has six rooms. barn is iSxfS.
Good hen house spring water. Large lot,
i06 I-2 T5 feet. Gas range goes with the
house. Must be sold before April 1st. $2t0
down on less. We ran give you bargain ON
this, SOFT
Farm in Washington. on the Chelsea road.
Contains sI6 acres, Abundance Of wood and
some small timber Will keep 10 COWS and
team. Running water, Buildings good. Iei-
ephone and II. 7. p. Price low. win exchange
for other property. 2s2tf
Farm Of III acres 10 miles from Williams
town village. VIII keep 20 cows and team.
Hay all cut with machine. Plenty Of
wood Coed buildings. Running water.
Price &sa8VA 2s2tf
Farm, one mile from Gfanitexille, contains
i55 acres. Cuts 10 tons Of hay. Good build
ingss Brick house. Win exchange for rent
ing property. 2s2tf
We also have cottages, tenement houses,
business blocks, building lots, granite guar
ries, granite cutting plant, etc, also fifty eight
thousand acres of timber lnHd, estimated 70
cuk four hundred million feet. Price only
S65,e00. There Is a fortune III this for you. Ad-
dress above. 2s2tf
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MANURE sPREADER.
Many Up TO Date Farmers Find II a
Good Thing.

1900 lniH9s
Ideal manuring would consist In
placing small particle OF manure
and it's bacteria--in contact with each
particle Of soil.
This cannot very well be done when
the manure Is spread by hand In the
old fashioned way. No matter how
careful you are, the manure Is apt to
be scattered in uneven chunksa big
one here, smaller one there and none
somewhere else. Probably not more
than two-thirds Of the soil particles
come into direct contact with the ma
nure and its bacteria. or course on a
small field or garden spot man might
BY using rake or extra quantities OF
manure bring about better results But
on large field both time and manure
are too precious and scarce to use in
such way.
And right here Is where the machine
manure spreader steps in and per-
forms it's perfect task. Big hard chunks
are torn 10 shreds before being spread.
and the entire field Is blanketed with a
thin, even layer Of manure, every par.
ticle OF soil receiving its uniform just
share Of bacterial nutriment
Many farmers have not thoroughly
realized the important part which is
played by the bacteria contained in
ordinary stable manure. For best
plant growth the presence Of bacteria
Is as necessary us the presence Of food.
Stable manure furnishes both.
The main advantage Of a manure
spreader, according to Farm Journal, IS
this: 1t enables the owner to spread
manure 50 finely and uniformly that a
light, thin layer win answer the purpose
of heavier layer spread by hand.
Thus given amount Of manure can
be made 70 so a great deal farther.
This means money saved increased
crops, increased prosperity.
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MErHops OF INSTRUCTION.
DISCUSSION Of Classical Studies Held al
Conference Of Vermont Schools.

The second conference OF the sohools
OF Vermont with the university OF Yer
mont was held at Burlington Friday
with large attendance, In the vii.
liams Science hall IA the morning ct
. O'Clock the conference opened with
paper by principal @. P Rowland Of
st Johnsbury academy on Methods Of
Elementary Instruction in Greek and
Latin" discussed by Mise Jessie A.
Judd. Bellows Falls high school ard
PRINCIPAL j. K. Colhurn of Burr and
Burton seminary THE Study OF Greek
Prose Authers' was the subject treated
byProf W. s. B1rrage Of Middiebury
college, with discussion led BY princi.
pal w. A. Beebo Of Peoples academy,
Morrisyille The last paper, aThe
Study Of Homer" was presented By
Prof s. +. BaAsett Of the university OF
Vermont, followed by a discussion Ted
By Prof NJ. ". Harris Of Lyndon in.
stitute
Two papers were given in the after.
noon. *The Study OF Latin Compost,
ton" was treated BY Prof G. L. CLARK
Of Yale university. with discussion led
BY Prof G. T., Putney Of the Burlington
high school, "The Study Of Virgil and
Ovid" BY Prof !, f. Goodrich Of the
university Of Vermont was discussed
by Principal Z. G. Ham Of the Ran.
dolph high school.
A short evening session was held
in the Billings library to hear an adj
dress by Prof J. r. Wheeler Of Column
bia university on "A GrcekIdeai and
It's Relation to the Teachings Of the
History OF Art"
The conference closed with the an
nual banquet Of the Vermont school.
masters club at the Van Ness house.
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Feed For tho Chicks.

For the first few feeds nothing Is
better than bread moistened with warm
milk After that the regular soft feed
bf cornmeal and mlddlings may be sub
stituted, and there Is right and wrong
way Of mixing It.
Take two parts cornmeal 0ather fine
ground ana one part middliugs, mix
thoroughly, then add boiling water
(mast be boiling and stir briskly. The
mass will then be partially cooked and
sticky. Now stir in a little more Of
the dry mixture tn II becomes slightly
GRUMPY
This Is now an ideal feed, easily pick
ed up by the chicks and rellshed In
ensely. National Stockman and Farm
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ROOMS 10 RGNT-A A 4 Merchant 81 sooti
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1he shareholders of the Mortified
National bank has passed resolution
% reduce the stock $4,000. thus bring
ing it to $4,000. This will not effect
the relation Of the bank with its
customers but il II occasiofied by
changes Of the laws and the small
profit on capital TO share soldiers.
Charles 4. Bennett, Of Derby Line,
who has kept accurate weather re-
cords, reports an aggregate snowfall Of
107l5 inches 80 far this year. This is
said 70 be considerable more than the
average snowfall Of am entire season,
but thaws have taken away good
portion of what has fallen. m tde
open fields there Is not now great
quantity Of snow, stubble being seen
IN many places. The lowest tempera.
ture at Derby Line was 40 degrees be-
low zero, q remarkable record even for
that northern section.
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TIE Real TEST
OF Herpicide Ii IN Giving II a Thor.
ough Trial.

OF Herplcide Ii IN Giving II Thor
ough Triai.
There is only one test By which II
Judge OF the efficiency of any artiel
nd that Ia by its ability to do that
ehich 1t IS intended to do. Many hail
gigors may look nice and smell nice,
out the point is---do they eradicate Dan
aruR and stop falling hair7
No. they do not, but Eferpieide does
because 1t goes 10 the root OF the evil
and kills the germ that attacks the
papilIa from whence the hair gets its
lie.
Letters from prominent people every
where are daily proving that Newbro's
ssrpicide stands the "test OF use"
n IL a delightful dressing. clear. pure
ia free from oil or grease.
Syld BY leading druggists. Send i0c. ir
fraps for sample TO The Herpicide Co.
9-9,t EieE.
Two sizes---50 cents and $500.
e. A. Drown, Special Agent.
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I Had stone II The Bladder.

and my kidneys were affected. None Of
the means taken for relief produced any
lasting benefit until ! began the use Of
Or. David Kennedy's Fayoiite Remedy,
Of Rondout, N. Y. The pain ceased
the calculus or stone having been dis
solved By the medicine ] am ready
TO testify that my recovery was due
to Dr. kennedy's Fayorite Remedy.
D. w. Parsons, Rochester, N. y.
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What causss snov.

Snow Is the condensed vapor Of the
air frozen and precipltated 70 the earth.
When the air IS nearly saturated with
vapor and is acted on by current Of
air below the freezing point some OF
the vapor is condensed and frozen into
snow. The largest fakes are formed
when the mir abounds with vapor
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TO RENT Blacksmith ana woodworking
shop on Seminary street. Inquire OF a. H,
Batchelder, at 90 Merchants street. 2lstf
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70 RENT--Ofsicss 10 rent, either single or
double, 10 front L. n, AyenIls bailding, up
two flights i35tf
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RAIsuLI FREE AGAIN.
Moroccan General Dislodges Recalcitrant
Trihesmen.

Tangier, Morocco, March 1.-THE new,
that Raisnli once again has escaped hi.
pursuers y confirmed, SAYS d despatcl
from Iangier. kaid Mehalla, the repre-
sentative Of the minister Of war. has
dislodged the Ben-laruus tribesmen fron
their position and has driven them a con,
siderable distance. He burned seven VII
lagos, killed 200 of the tribesrnen ane
took q number of prisoners. Raisuli
however, succeeded IN escaping before
the engagement, and took refuge at Ia.
zirout.
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Found at Last.

j. A. Harmon Of Lizermore, West Va.
says; at last / have found the perfect
pin that never disappoints me; and for
the benefit Of others afflicted with torpid
liver and chronic constipation, will say;
take Or. Kings New Life Pills" Guar.
antced satisfactory. 25c at Red Cross
Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-11

The ruby is found In Burma. Siam
and Ceylon, those Of the frst named
country being the finest, the 20 called
ipigcon blood Emeralds are found In
the Urai mountains Of Russia, in Peru
and In Colombia, the lntter--in the An.
dean region producing the finest, that
termed Spanish emerald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-11

MRS. WTNsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP, fof
children teething sofiens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, nllaya ali pain, and cures wIus
collie. Perfectly safe IN all cases We woui0
say "a every mother who has q suffering child
% not let your prejudice, nor the prejudice
ii oihsrs, stand between YOU and your sufer
az child ana the relief that Will DO suro--ysa
sneotnteiy rnre--to follow the use OF thia
nd, 1ene. II timely used. Price zoe. bottle
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TO RkNr-Front room Ia old city building.
Suitable for Office Apply to Alex Milne, chair
man property committee. 123tt
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TO Rent

40 RENT Furnished frort room. Inquire
at 52 Church 81. 5l0t6a
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International Rugby Football.

London, March 11.--Wales beat Eng.
land by 20 to D in the fifth interna.
tional Rugby football match at Cardiff
Wales, Saturday. Scotland and England
play the last match Of the series the
10th. The score at present Is: Scot
land 2, Wales 2, ireland /.
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cool season crons.

Cool season crops that may be sown
lutdoors in the latitude OF New York
city toward the end OF March In an
ordinary season are the earliest varie-
ties Of beets, carrots, leeks, onions.
peas potatoes, radishes. spinach and
lurnips
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALEM Leghorn and y. p. Rock
son, Barre, X. r. D. No.3 S05t6s