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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-19
Florida Camphor.

The growing of camphor is attract
ing general attention. The demand
being in excess of the supply, it seems
necessary to increase the supply. This
is likely to be done by growing the
trees in this state. AS we have sug-
gested, the first in the business will
get the cream The supply of seed
and young trees is not going to equal
the demand for years to come The
following, from the Tradesman, will
be of interest to prospective camphor
growers:
On parity with tea raising in South
Carolina, which is now an acknow1-
edged success at the Pinehurst tea
state, may be placed the production OF
camphor from the camphor tree in
Florida
Both industries are alike of Oriental
origin, and, indeed until recently, nei-
Their was spoken Of as possible out
side of the far East; but the genius
Of American enterprise does not know
any-limits to it's experiments, and with
these experiments are coming many
practical matters Of service and profit
to mankind that were formerly un-
dreamed of among the possibilities.
In this latter class may be placed
commercial product no one appears
ever to have thought Of for the South
until quite recently 1t is true that
the. camphor tree had been grown in
Florida as a foliage plant, and some
thing of curiosity for some years,
but it was not until within the past
year that tests were made of its COM
mercial possibilities.
During the past year, number of
these trees in different parts of Flor
ida were placed at the disposal of ex-
perts in the department of agriculture
at Washington, and from these trees
some thirty pounds of camphor gum
were produced. This was refined and
proved to be in every respect a per-
feet substitute for the Oriental article
These experts declare that the cam
Dhor trees can be grown successfully
in manv portions of Florida, even
where the cultivation Of the orange
trees has been abandoned owing to
its liability to frost. and from which
we may infer that the camphor tree
is not as tender. or so susceptible
to being injured bv frost as the or
ange tree; and if this be fact, then
there is new industry open for Flor
ida Of considerable va1l1e.
If sufficient camphor gum can be
produced to even supply a portion Of
our domestic markets, it will be we'll
worth inaugurating, and we have no
doubt but that the experiments Of the
past year will have such results. AS
yet no details are available as to the
cost of producing this material, but
as the main question is the adapt
ability Of soil and climate to the
growth of the camphor tree, the
gathering and refining of the gum
should be a simple matter and one
with no very great expense attending
it.
We shall hope to give the readers
of the Tradesman more details of this
matter lust AS soon as they are avail
able. but Florida is to be congratu-
lated on what it has already demon
strated can be done in the direction
OF producing camphor gum in that
state.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-19
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.
Lakemont Poultry Farm.
CONTINUED from page 1.)

shells and fresh water within reach
at all times.
All of Our yards are piped, and we
have a faucet dripping in each. Our
water supply is unlimited, as we have
large tank that we pump full each
day with a gasoline engine. If one
only has few yards a windmill will
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-19

furnish plenty of water, but when
we enlarged Our plant last year we
had to give up the windmill and pro-
cure something that would not leave
us dependent on the wind
We now have about a thousand
young birds from one month to five
months old, and with this care we
have raised about o5 per cent or more
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-19

ing. I have an irrigating plant It
was the water that did it.
I feel confident that watering
plant will pay for itself in one year
on a single acre of ground, from the
experiments have made.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
Greatly
enlarge l..

THE Governments green bug book will be III
respects a rather startling publication.
1t will represent few striking figures to show
the enormous damage done during the present
year by this enemy of the wheat. which has sud
denly assumed such alarming cOnspicuouSness. and
will make known incidentally several and
curious discoveries regarding remarkable species
OF insect.
1t takes just about a pound of wheat to make an
the grain, then, will Weld sixty loaves. Such being
the case 1t is estimated that the equivalent of
one thousand million loaveS of bread has been
devOured this season by the green bug in Texas and
Oklahoma alone. This number of loaveS would
suffice to supply every man, woman, and child in
the United States with bread for a fortnight-pro-
vding them, that say, with a loaf of bread
apiece every morning for fourteen days.
Last years crop of wheat in Texas IL, I26 IS6
bushels 1t will be about half large this year the
other half having been eaten by the green bug. The
wheat crop of Oklahoma in 1000 was IS 90; $50
bushels Indications are that it will be less than
the green bug. The total damage done by the
green bug to this years crops of wheat and is
not less than twenty million dollars Eastward from
Western Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas,
and from Enid, Oklahoma. southwark to Waco,
Texas, these two cereals have literally been wiped
out of existence.
The green bug is aphis, plant louse, about an
eighth of inch long To the casual it closely
resembles the tiny insect familiar as a DESTROYER
of rose bushes The fact that the female becomes
grandmother in eighteen days is by means the
most remarkable characteristic of the creature.
which not only lays eggs, but also brings forth its
young alive. When 1t happens to have occasion for
wings. in order to seek fresh of food supply,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

it promptly undergoes the requisite transformation
and puts them
In the autumn there are both males and females.
and the latter lay eggs. But at other season ot
the year there any males egg laying females.
The eggs hatch in the spring but they produce ready
fertized females, which eight DAYS later begin u
give birth to young al the of two or three.
sometimes six to eight. a day When they eight
days old the young themselves. likewise self fer
tilted, begin to bear young. and this goes until
fall. the multiplication continuing III geometric
ratio.
During the summer the insects live grasses
and other such vegetation may be available: but
III autumn they seek the young wheat. the leaves
of which they bring forth their offspring Cold
weather Is soon to arrive however, and accordingly
at this season both males and females produced.
and the latter lay eggs. which expected to last
over the winter and hatch a generation the fol-
lowing spring. Meanwhile, under ordinary Cireurl-
stances, the bugs themselves ali perish.
But it happens in awhile that there comes an
exceptionally warm winter. followed by chilly
spring. When this happens. in Too6-o7. the
bugs survive and go multiplying all through the
cold season, being able to withstand a temperature
below freezing point. Nevertheless if April should
be reasonably warm they would be attacked and
practically destroyed by their natural enemies II
IS only when chilly spring, following such winter
prevents the breeding of these enemies that the
green bug has everything its way.
The principal foe of the green bug is tiny wasp
like insect, about the size of very small gnat, which
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

present to one Of our nurses when
left Tor the winter, and she writes ne
has SO far advanced since then that
he IS now not ior sale under fifty
dollars.
We decided t. create an appetite
for reading by circulating loan libra
ries with simple pictured story books:
The success of the venture was well
illustrated when | dropped into "a
fishcrruan's house The head OF the
house was rccounting 10 his family
Of eight children the romantic story
of Robinson Cru,oe This - them
was a very chapter from the Cos
pcls. and had such an effect that
thcv clamored 70 be initiated into
the art Of interpreting these strange
hieroglvphics for themselves. ENen
while the narrative was going on a
small quota OF Youngsters were eager
Is discussing the book on their knee.
which unfortunately in their childish
ignorance they We're holding upside
down.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

but there Is already AZ hand IN early sp--a- vast
army of full fedged green bugs. ready q 1ttacH
the Young wheat and oats. They multIp-r W1th
extraordinary rapidty. and within few weeks are
SwarTning the cereal plants sucking t---l drE
of sap. and turning whole fields of thr-t-, gram
into brown desert patches.
The LvSiphlebuS appears to be the or. really
efficient defender of the crops against this de- ctle
insect. n slender. black. fOur-winged hy. E. cra"S
over the infested plant of wheat or oats md, at
tacking the aphides one after another deposits II
the body of each one a single egg. From t--- egg Is
hatched grub. which in SIX DAYS l. fu- srown-
vents the latter from producing young. Luz does
not Interfere with its vital parts IntS the
victim remains alive while the grub feeds unon is
TISSUES.
At the end of six DAYS the grub begins -' turn
itself round and the green bug dies. It's body SSli
ing a spherical shape and taking the form ot Ioo
lar enveOp which serves a house tor the ntIiSi.e
The latter. four DAYS later, having taken IN IL
winged form and become fly. cuts a rouu' hoe ~
side of the envelop and emerges. With nuen
delay proceeds to lay eggs IN the bodies ~ othe-
aphldeS. and thus the process goes on al S D a iaI'
that before very long practically all the o''cctIo
able insects are destroyed
There a serious outbreak of the green ouS Ia
1900 due TO the fact that a cold spring t'..'"ed
winter In 1901 there was another, thousu
not so bad. Even ten davS Of warm weathe-
in early spring will check the mischief But & Ia.
April IL began 10 get cold Just at the time wneh
h.. Ia. h1a.~L-H HfASff rtrnr
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

able 70 hit with a ball stick OF
tobacco at a hundred Yards have
lived 10 rue the accu-ae- OF the
scoring tablets
Perhaps the most nove- mt Is the
race of dog teams. The irlver IS
permitted 70 direct his dog 1lv with
his voice. and on no account 70 ge-
of his sleigh 20 steer. Stones OF the
performances of dog teams. as CHI
1uerIcal as trout Stor1r9. --r handed
down from father 10 son. ti- tle las
occasion twenty-five team rltered
The starting line was nearly halt
mile wide. and a harde- ---- 20 start
/ have never attempreI --e con
testantS showed So much II re nter-
est in the life blood o- -l--- next
door neighbOrs that II was i-rhculr
70 prevent the race from leEelOpIng
into a battle. Indeed. some u the
teams were unWISe enough -' round
the turning mark from appOsl-e
directions. when. II Is alu1-- -eedless
70 say. some of the CO-npe---.-s IS came
home on three legs
rs for the dangers of lie II Labra-
dor. | should not say that ---E were
any greater than those II other
parts of the world W -e free
from most kinds OF germ -e have
no endemic diseases. we AVE an
abundance OF sunshine. re-i-. -at back
again both from sea and -.F. We
have no motor cars. no ra-- g.. accI-
dents. and no nervous pr'~--..-.1r-
The cost of fishing. lc Is ---r, can
not be measured entirely .- iOllars
and cents: but on the other hand
the amount of balancing 4i.-1-ageS
of a life where every tlc-.-v nndS
scope and where SO much depends
on a mans pluck and resou-. --ulneSS.
there are IOvs which are not SHOWN 70
the man who sits on an ONE stool,
and If. when We have u I've or
he drama of life. we sleep under the
: everlasting hills. L do not k- So tina.
less peacefully or IN a less lInIhed
we should under the SO1neW -- grue-
md blatant epigraInS IN the t -rnent
= cent. cemetery company.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
Football IN Labrador

REING a believer in games 70 oc-
u cupv idle hours and As a means
t. inculcate self control and cooper
ative effort. we introduced football.
To my surprise | found a sentiment
against PLAYING any match-the con-
tcstants always stipulating before
hand that neither side should be
beaten, as the object was not -
win. This was solely done because
they were well aware that they had
not the mental stability to take
beating. These things have passed
away; we now have intervillage
matches. and have even risen TO the
dignified level of a civilized match
team. by being honored with broken
leg in one of the recent games.
At an annual gathering for sports.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

possessing no common name. Is
known to science as Lysiphlebus.
Alone and unaided, it is fully able
to keep down the numbers of the
destroying bugs. and to protect the
cereal crops. But it cannot breed
when the temperature is much
below fifty-siX degrees, whereas
the aphis is able to propagate
its kind when the thermometer
is below thirty-two. Thus the latter
is able to continue to multiply
while its enemy is helpless. a situ-
alton which gave rise 10 the recent
plague IN the Southwest
Within such circumstances, as
during the present year. not only
do the eggs hatch that are left
over from the previous autumn;
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

1t annual gathering Tor sports.
originally conceived gather the people together
from far and near and give them an opportunity OF
wpng out the trivial quarres that will always ARISE
among small communities. have tried to revive all
those kinds of things which the people of the coast
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

the stage Ot the drama OF HE, we Sleep u---lT
shadow of otir everlasting hills / do not Il So
we shall rest less peacefully or in less l'1n
manner than we should under the SOneW
some effigies and blatant epIgrarIS IN the q z
of some SiX per cent. cemetery company
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

ltlC HlIlC DletCh - HIS Jug a
been putting IN their be-, WoIA,
and during that month there wele
only FIVE DAYS when the tempeII41.
ture was high enough o. 'enaDc
them to breed. Accordingly. theIs
was nothing to oppose the TaP-u
multiplication of the green ouss'
which were enabled TO destroy tne
crops wholesale
In the grain growing belt farll.s- lS
north the insect Is plentiful enough
but even in relatively mild WHITES
the weather IS So cold as to PFC
vent it from living until SPllns
There are only the eggs to Prouu.JJ
the next years generation a. a.
thus the mischief does not ASSUME
serious proportions
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

WIN USVWOO0 ~ 0OO
SaAto Domingo - 90 a tAo lbv
places In the world where amber oe-
ours IN any quantity. The bulk a
the supply comes from The vicinity Of
K0nigsberE. On The Baltic ~. There
Il occurs In the lower oligoeene. and
appears to have deposited originally
in glauconitIc beds Of clay. which Wa
afterward eroded BY wave aetioo md
the amber distributed. though mech
Of II II taken. from beds IN which
It vas originally Deposited. Anber
Ia simply f0ssllized rosin. derived ~
parently from certain ~eoniibroao trosa
The conditions under which e occurs
In Sant0 Domingo Do Mt apDear 70
differ Substantially iron - Battle
sea coast. Il h found near 0Antiaoo
City. associated With ignite. sanA-
stone and e0nglo0eEatea. These hodb
probably belong 10 Tie oNepeene
formation and are found eoataininR
amber At . number Of places a IL
north coast, - well - o. both lanhe
Of the Monte Crisu raaea Il ain
frequently occurs n the streams Gov.
ing through these beds. The amber
ID usually found IN ovate Mmpa. frou
the size Of . pea to . mans ct. often
1lattened. duh On the exterior. beins
covered with . kind q hrovnisn
erust-NaxWelrs Talisman.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22
Rooster Fights ooue.

It is not often that . barnyard fowl
attains neighborhood popularity, but
such Is the case with . large Massa,
chusetts red rooster belonginx to
Charles Davis Of AIS st. John avenue.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Davis was at.
tracted to his barnyard BY the whines
of q half-grown setter pup he Is train.
ing. He found that the dog had been
driven into q corner. and was being
sayagely attacked by the big cock. and
before he could interfere in behalf Of
the pup it had been pretty heavily
marked by the ROSTERS spurs.
Since that time Red" % he has
come to be called, has become . neigh
borh0od bully, and refuses to allow
pigs or dogs to come within the
grounds under his rule. Curiously
enough, dogs will not fight hack, but
actually run from his assaults. As for
game cocks. he has probably thrashed
more of them than any other bird In
the city.-Kansas City Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

Roads3de Trees ln Hanover.
The German province Of Hanover
Rys the st. Louis ost-Dispatch. owns
1857 miles Of highways, on which
there are 175.7s4 fruit trees pear!.
cherry, plum and apple-sulicient II
sot out 80 to IN acre to form IN or
chard Of more than 800 square miles.
The fruit raised on these trees u .
source Of income for the province,
which sometimes makes $4,000 q year
By selling the products OF this elon-
gated orchard. I
The province maintains q nursery OF
COS acres to supply young trees Tor
roadside use and for promoting the In
terests Of fruit culture. The profit OF
Q tree h very small, but the Hanover
people do not worry about that Shade
O. Afforded in summer. the roadbed is
free from dust, the presence of trees
retards the washing out of the soil
from the banks into the roadside
bitches and the attractive appearance
Of the roadside stimulates an interest
IN tree culture and benefits the prov
ince in many other ways. They find 1t
worth while.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22
Volcanic Dust Showers.

VOWO0sueS OSOS ~
A strange occurrence is reported
from Lower Silesia, where now the
Figors Of hard winter prevail, writes
. Berlin correspondent Of the Pail
Mall Gazette.
During q storm In the Liegnitz dis.
trict there has fallen . great quantity
Of yellowish-broWn volcanic dust, de-
posting itself in . layer 90 thick On
the frozen country roads and sheets
Of water that skating and s'eighing.
which had been in full swing for days,
have both been stopped.
Az the season Of the year IL most
unusual for occurrences of this kind,
and there II neither any record Of
volcanic e%ruptions in Europe or Of the
dustfall taking place anywhere else,
the visitation IL causing q good deal
Of perplexity among German scien-
lists.
Queen W1lhelmina o. Holland 10
one Of the busiest monarchs in Eu-
rope, and is never happier than when
attending to affairs Of state. Even
rs . child she was fond of asserting
her authority. One day she sent for
. certain minister and announced that
she had quarreled with and dismissed
her governess. The minister grave
" asked: when does your majesty
wish her to be beheaded? You know
It II the custom in Holland to behead
an those who are oficially disgraced.
It viii be necessary for your majesty
to be present at the execution, and"
Here the child queen abruptly left
the apartment and the governess was
reinStated at once.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

0lx Wt6ouo On oaoosoooD A0opo0ae
~ Thaa .0Daay 0eeo1s3 9

WITH anoehee vu0an, Ma W4BAn
Heary Smith. Il ~ resins q WooHnv
vidowsevidows WHOSE WeoDeD =
reckoaed By teaD q 06111o0D-R -
become true tAat stx ef-tAa0 aDsoe
By massing their 1ertuoeo eooDd 0a.e
. total a @ss4eoaeoa 1ro 91lth's
fortune vim not fAll fr sAsse q W.
oooyooo. Il n q aDoun9 a1Deoe q
large - that which Hu1oo0 S10o1oes
to his widow. Ma 00len - ~ -
ven Known tAroagAout ~ un6e0 -
llrs. Saea.
Her vidovAool = TOO rsesae = e
va oaly . short t1De - TIT -
Husband died b JapaA. 1se ~ o.
NOR q her fogtuDe - suEsoun1 Aer
name instead q ~ 0AaiA - o.
ready Aas haDDeosa b Mn 0a0s's
case. But Aes wealth. Wm eAnn0e
that quickly. 1oe q Dsase0 ~ aaea6
the four richest Vjoows b ~ eoon-
Try. The six vho ~ drawing eAeehs
could make Up . quarter bllns0 ~
Mrs.. Sage, Mr1. SuE1tA. Hstty Green.
Mrs. Anne WelghtDA0 Wa1boe. Ma
Marshall Field al Ma 0aro1A11
Field. Jr.
Each of these 1rst -four Wo0so -
. fortune several tines - great -
that q either MrA Field. h fAets 4
b possible MrA Gags. Mra. 00fth.
Mrs. Walker and Ma 0reoa .eo014
make such . showing V1thou9 IL ~
Of the Chicago widow.
Hetty Green's fogtuDe = ese1nate0
1t from >eA.ooA.ooo to >oAvooaloo4L
Leaving her out a. tho eount. ~
list b headed BY MrA Sage ~ ArA
Smith Jointly. for. tAo1gA tAs widow
Of Wan streets great Dooey lea0ee
received %8s.ooA.ooo uaAer - xtl.
she has sivea away @1k.ooAooAI
Next cones Mr2 WALKER Win ~
0oe.oo9. MrA Field tie older has
$15.ooo.ooo. MrA Field the yoangsf
$5.0oo.oo0. But he eo0pafative
smallness of yong Mn. Hssdns for
tune h Onset n . sense ~ the fAee
that her sons VIXEN q 40 vim d
vide 5oy0oo.0ool Mn. Green anA IrA.
Walker are the business Wo0ea q
the six and each Inherited hoe for.
tune from her father.
In Mn. Walkers case. hovever. The
fortune came iron WilllaD WEIGHT
man practically - e Stands to-day.
whereas 4ra. Green received oaly
$12.00o.00o from her fathers estate,
and 1t least Q~uaarupled that anouat
through her MN ahalafv Mr. 0o~o
and the elder Mn. Field are Tie Only
widows Of the six whose foetunes
were amaaoed By their huhan0AL
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22
Intended 10 Pay.

Intended 70 Pay.
The kindly old lady from the coun.
try had purchased . pair of gloves
in a department store.
CASH." shouted the saleslady.
my land!" exclaimed the old lady,
fumbling in her valise, I'll give It to
you just as soon as I find my pocket.
book."-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

How % Make 6 Grow and OoubjG
Up u Carefully Used.

According to the annual report Of
the New York savings banks the
number Of depositors IN now 2,753.-
ss5. and the total Of their deposits
q over $1,400Y0 00Y 900. an amount
greater than the bonded debt Of the
United States.
These deposit0rs, who 0utnumber
the Inhabitants Of Manhattan Islana.
are to b commended for their wis
dom. II all men Of small means were
20 follow their example. the c0mmuni-
y ~ . whole would be much better
u. There was not one savings bank
allure in the past year. There II
aot . single savings bank now whose
report il not creditable to its man
agement, and whose solvency IL not
beyond question.
In these days Of get-rich quick
schemes. Of mining stocks. Of specula-
ton in bucketshops. poolrooms. On
The curb and In the stock exchange
It ID most timely to turn to the sav-
tngs banks and to point out the SUI
W OVSIy A180 u 0u40A4 00IUS
tngs and limited means Of depositing
. definite surplus regularly at inter.
est.
For . rich man to speculate 10 one
He can afford to lose some
money. He has time for personal in
vestigAtion Of the risk, and b has
the power to enforce his legal rights.
He may win or he may lose. but In
case the transfer Of wealth II
not . vital matter.
To Ill The men who work for wages
u On salaries their only hope for .
peaceful old ago and for . Hfe free
rom racking money cares n to pro-
hide beforehand for the future. They
Ihould take no risk. When they spec-
Mate they stake their family's future
md their own peace q mind against
} few dollars. Even were the chances
squalNand In the case Of . small man
10 odds are always against him
IL risk which he takes % vastly dis-
pr~opogtionate to any possible g1inL
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

She Never Existed.
Mrs. Gaddie-She tells me she's
got the same servant girl who worked
for you last year.
Mrs. Hiram Often Impossible!
Mrs. Gaddie But she's positive OF
It.
Mrs. Hiram Onen-Nevertheless I
say it's impossible. I never had .
servant girl who worked for me-"
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-22

Trowble comin0 AStss 9eheol
Johnnie Jones-My sister has been
took With the measles. teacher.
Teacher-Then you'd better %
home ct ones. Johnny. and stay there
TN sAe gets well.
FREDDY Brown = Please, teacher,
Johnny's sister = stopping with HI
amt n Ch1caGo.