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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

the large factory has been found to be
practicable.
But in order that you may see Just
what the business Of growing vege-
tables for a canning factory really pays,
we will quote some figures from the
American Agriculturist, which devoted
a column to giving the rates which
were being offered by the factories tor
this years contracts. These are the
prices offered by the largest consumers
in the business in all the canning dis
tr1cts of this country.
For tomatoes, an Ohio factory offers
25 cents per bushel for August delivery,
p cents for September and 20 cents for
October.
At one place in Kentucky farmers
are contracting to furnish tomatoes at
81 per ton. But in most states the rate
is higher, ranging from So to $40 per
ton.
For sweet corn the price varies from
60 cents per 100 pounds for husked
ears, to from So to $12 per ton for un-
husked ears. Some Maine factories
are paying 81 per 100 pounds for the
corn cut from the cobs, which is said to
be equivalent to SIC per ton for the
unhusked corn.
String beans are only quoted by two
factories, they range from 40 cents
per bushel to from $50 to $50 per ton.
These prices would seem very low to
Florida truck farmers, yet if our toma-
to plants would live through the sum-
mer and continue bearing until killed
by frost, there might be considerable
profit in selling the crop to Gamers
after the shipping season was over, but
unfortunately, Florida tomato plants
are usually nearly done bearing by the
end of the shipping season.
We still recommend the use of home
canning outfits, we believe that in many
cases they can be made quite profitable
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for any one except your own self.
That if you neglect to do your duty,
the next man may do the same and SO
nothing will come OF it.
But do not conhne your efforts to
congressman, the members OF the Florl-
da legislature also need attention.
In this case there is but little time
to spare, so that it should be attended
to Immediately. Congress has adjourn
ed and will not meet again >untll next
December, so that there is plenty OF
time for attending to them, but as the
legislature meets this month and has
only "a few weeks III which to transact
all its business, it will be necessary to
be prompt if you wish to accomplish
anything.
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st. Lucie Grass.

In quoting an article on grass for
pasture in this state, from the Tampa
Times, we used their heading, though
we do not entirely endorse it. That
is we have pretty strong evidence that
ST. Lucie grass, which is subvariety
of Bermuda, is really better pasture
grass than the old form. AS evidence
Of this, we cannot do better than to
quote a few sentences from Farm
Grasses of the United States, by Prof.
w. J. Spillman OF the Department Of
Agriculture:
'There is distinct variety of this
grass in Florida, known as St. Lucie
grass, that possesses many advantages
over Bermuda grass. It grows larger,
does not produce seed even in Florida,
and remains green throughout the year
Its trailing stems form a dense mat
that can be lifted up like a carpet, and
are strictly above ground. It is much
preferred to Bermuda grass in Florida
because it yields more heritage and is
easily controlled. ST. Lucie grass has
not been given the attention in most
parts of the South which it seems to
merit.
In addition to this he quotes from a
letter written by Mr.. w. III. Haskell,
of this state, to the Department. Of
Agriculture. Mr.. Haskell is we'll
known to our readers, being an occa-
sional contributor to Our columns.
The quotation is as follows: est.
Lucie grass is so superior to Bermuda
grass that it seems to me to deserve
special mention. Bermuda grass, in
the agricultural section of Florida, is
considered an unmitigated nuisance,
because of the impossibility of exter-
minating it. Another disadvantage in
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
The Mixing of Plants.
Editor Florida AgrjcWltatYiSt:

I had always thought that it was
impossible for plants to mix, except
through polarization, but after the
big freeze" of '95, when my Navel
oranges were all killed below the buds,
the sprouts that grew up from the roots
in many cases, produced Navel or
anges, although there were no Navel
blooms in the county Others noticed
the same thing, and one gentleman
whose name I have forgotten, made
experiments, and found that the Navel
bud did affect the limb or tree below
where it was inserted, so that sprort
from below the bud bore Navels. This
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
The Prices Paid By Canning Facto-
ries for Vegetables.

Almost every year some OF Our state
exchanges urge the building of canning
factories, on the ground that it will
help the truck farmer to secure better
prices for his produce. We have never
advised the attempt to go into the cam
ming business on a large scale. A
small home canning outfit will enable
trucker to save some stock that is too
ripe for shipment, or to use up his
crop after the market price drops be-
low profitable shipping point. This
has been shown by actual experience
to be practicable and profitable. In a
few instances under peculiar conditions,
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Mr. D00ley's Philosophy
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snted to us. As Hogan says, does an Englishman who commits an assault an batthry on Jap become ipse facto, as Hogan says, an American citizen? Ii looks to me firm this as though all a Canaieen had to do to vote at wan iv our ilictions is to show certyfcate firm tn coort clerk that he's been fined fir lickin' a Chinyman.
 T suppose that tn truth iv it is that ye can't take a rule and dhraw red line acrost map an make much diff renee between tn people on wan side or another iv tn line. If people lived on maps 'twud be aisy. But they don't. I wudden't want to be a Cana ieen, though 'tis a pleasant country they live in. I wanst spent few hours there assistin' in freein' Ireland be chasin a letter carver through a village sthreet, an whin l come back to this here land iv tn free l was ar rested an locked up in Buffalo But ye cudden't pick out a Canajeen firm amy other kind iv an American. They look like us, they use tn same kind ivy ! money an they talk almost as good English as we do. Politickally they don't agree with us: but no more does 1 Texas agree with Maine. They ain't amy rale diff'rence between tn Amer ican Americans who fought tn Japs at
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what tn London Times had to say about il an | wanted to go out to san Francisco with club an dehnd th
 rights iv tn harmless little dark peo- Dle. Our readers. says this sr-real conservative an onprejudiced organ iy public thought, our readers well know our sympathy with th people " America in their sthrugsle fir civiliZa- ton. F'r .manny years 1t has renamed unbroken excipt whin they were Tn throuble. Blood is thicker than wather. Not much. but some. Howiver ln splle iv our ancient frindship we are shocked an horror-sthicken at th con duck iv tn people iv San francisco ford our gallant little dark alleys, an, much as we wud deplore it. We be- lieve tn time has come fir tn Jap-nese poyernmint to sind a fleet acrost tn
 passyfic an blow tn United States off th' map. which they cud do with wan hand tied behind thim. Tn united States must larn their responsibilities an if they cannot prevint dhrunken ruffyans iv California firm compellin' Jap'nese gintlemen to dhraw knives on thim, thin tn time has come to lombard their cities an lay waste their coast. It is gratiiyin' to obsarve that no such occurrences has been ray ported firm amy British colony or
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Regards to the boys. Write soon.
 Signed, Walt
 And then. Larry, after days and weeks of intense suspense, news of a distressing catastrophe is cabled to us. At the very last monument an unfore- seen disaster has brought ruin upon the expedition. A small Norwegian sparrow, or Ole-bird, to use the native name, blundered into the rigging of that splendid airship on which so much time and space had been spent. True, load of mustard seed shot from a Flobert rifle promptly laid it low, but not until it's futterings had com pletely wrecked the entire upper works, thus necessitating a postpone ment of the dash to the Pole until 1916 A. D., when an entirely new craft modelled upon the lines of can of beans will be used In the meantime few weeks of open time remain ChautauQua managers and county fairs please write. All rights reserved.
 Ut used to be different, Larry. In the old days thin and angular Polar explorer sometimes got back, but a Tat one rarely did. When the rescue boat landed the sorrowing friends and relatives of the fleshy ones would march down to the dock with crape on the arm, and pin tuber roses and Gates Aiars on the lower front waistcoats of the sinewy survivors. and let it go at that. Those times they didn't do quite as much dashing to the Pole as at present, but they seemed to be bet
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peaceful British hamlet an attacked tn frinds iv Great Britain an chased thim through tn sthreets an thin come home. I expicted to r-read firm tn London Times: 'England's Shame; Jap'nese assailed be colonists un- worthwy iv tn name iv Briton; army corps hurryin' to Vancouver to de- sthroy tn popylation an rage tn city Instead iV which, HinnisSy, l r-read; Our faithful alleys have been again subjicted to tn most infamyous out rages be ruffyanly Americans. Not contint with insultin' tn flag iv Nip pon in tn Chop sooey imporyums iv San Francisco these oncivilized bar baryans have invaded wan iv his maj esty's colonies to carry on their nee faryous designs.
 Not havin' tn facts at hand. tn story in brief is this, as we imagine A few thousand Japnese, as well as siyeral hundherd iv his majesty's sub- ticks firm lndya, who had left that noble an fruitful impire on account iv tn prevailin famine, landed at Van- couver with tn idea iv tal>in' up their, homes permanently or till they got little ahead iv tn game. It Is need less to say that they were heartily welcomed be tn staunch British popy- lation iv tn territory. Tn colonies are
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ter walkers. They were more like Cooks tourites and less like light house keepers. I recall that several early eighties they got so far north that if they got twice as far they'd a-been almost half as far as they in. tended to go when they began. The fixed or stationary style of Arctic ex plorer didn't have the vogue then which he now enjoys amongst all classes.
 New York was ever ready to give the heroic explorers to the Pole great send-off. 1 think probably this may have been due to the friendly feeling that on chilly proposition would naturally have for another. The enter prising illustrated weeklies regaled us with the thrilling wood cut pictures of the period: Explorer Yansen and his three children, Gyndolin, Gladys and Isadore, Jr.. Explorer Yansen, with his breakfast shawl on, opening a boiled egg Explorer Yansen in Polar costume, with his favorite buskie dog sitting at his side A second glance was always enough to convince even a casual observer that the one on the left was the dog.
 Half million of us, more or less, would go down to the Battery to see the expedition depart, and we'd cheer and hurl farewell speeches at the no. ble fansen and then go home and for get his name, as has ever been the GUS. tom in regards to our popular idols.
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Along about a year later It was GUS tomary to get the rescue expedition on It's way. But nobody minded that much. wrecking crew never attracts as much attention as a wreck.
 What I never could understand was why they didn't send the rescue ex- petition on ahead in the first place, sos 1t could get settled in its cosy Arctic bungalow, that would be an ice cellar if you didn't know it was bun galow, and have everything ship shape, with lighted lamp in the kitchen Win dow shining out across the snowy wastes, and a blubber pie cooling in the pantry and an order of A12t Jem- ina Esquimaux's seal skin pancakes on the iron, all waiting for the ex- hausted explorer when he came stag gering in. gnawing alternately the heel of his last remaining rubber overshoe and the wish-bone of his second mate
 But they never did it that way It didn't seem to be according to the rules of the game as then played The expedition first, the rescue party sec ond, the memorial list third-such was the regular order. Some day a friend would meet us.
 "'Well,' he'o say. they've found Yansen.'
 "'Yansen? we'd say. The name sounds sorter familiar. Let's see now was he the chap that invented the health underwear CT was he the Swede that had the troupe of trained fleas up at Hammerstein's last season2'
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corded on the front page under large headlines that after two long years of experiment and preparation the daunt- less explorers have at last completed and equipped a chilssa-Steel air ship. shaped something like a sausage and something like a cheese. but more like cheese, which may be absolutely de. pended upon to defy all the perils and riggers of the inhospitable region ly- ing north of Herkimer county-the killing breath of the Arctic gale. the rude buffet of the infuriated polar or polack bear. the gnawing tusk of the wall-eyed walrus of them hideous wilds and the impact against the pin nacled battlements of the treacherous foe, as so well and so often depicted in the second act of The Sea of Ice.
 'l have learned how this magnid- cent sky-scraper called the Delicates. sen Is marvellous combination of a burglar proof safe, refrigerator car. gas works, balloon. Santy Claus sleigh kennel show. snow blow, Pullman sleeper and family grocery store. All the necessities for such a journey, in cluding rapid fire typewriters, canned goods. dogs and doggesses. monogram cigarettes, cards suitable for auto graphing, gum boots and carbon sheets for making manifold copies have been put aboard and properly stored in their respective compart- ments.
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wud be rayported. Wheriyer tn Brit ish flag flies human life is rayspicted.'
 Well, sir 1 was humilyated fir me counthry. That's wan thing about Americans, we're very proud iv our counthry, but we're asily humilyated be her. If annything happens over here that don't seem just right, tn pa-aper r-read remarks: Such state iv things wudden't be tolrated in Eng land for a minyit' There are momints. Hinnissy, whin I'm ra-aly depressed about this here great country iy ours, it's so diff'rent firm England. So whin l r-read about tn outbreak in Vancouver I give a hearty laugh. We'll says I, we are not so much worse thin amy wan else. I wondher will Japan declare war again Eng land? She cud aisi,y lick us, but can she lick ivrybody at wanst?'
 But. as Hogan says, me triumph was short-ived. was in tn midst iv me hilarity whin 1 picked mp tn pa-aper an read an exthract firm tn London Times that explained it all. It was an aisy explanation. l wondher l didn't think iy it. Cant ye guess it? Oh, thry. Well, sir, tn simple explana- ton iv 1t is that Americans done it all. Yes, sir, we invaded this here
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attacks you fercely, first reddening your skin, then swelling, blistering and scorching it. If you kept in the sun long enough and the miracle did not occur the sunlight would kill you, burn ing off your skin first and then fiercely attacking the raw flesh.
 But the miracle does occur. The skin changes from it's pale color to a tan, and upon this tan the sun has no effect The sun may beat on tan colored skin for days, for weeks, for months, but the skin will remain al. ways sound.
 And so nature works her miracle. le white skin is suffering, and nature, proof, changes the white to tan.
 To prove this miracle-to prove that it is not the hardening of the skin, but the change in the color which protects 1t from sunburn-is an easy matter.
 Let pale person, unused to the sun, stain the side of his face yellow, and, leaving the other side untouched, go out in the bright summer sun for Q couple of hours. The one side of his face is no tougher, no more hardened than the other, yet the unstained side will be inflamed blistered, while the tan-colored one will be quite cool and unhurt.
 Sunburn is miracle, protection to mankind, as inexplicable and as won- derful as how the arctic animals change in the winter from dark coats to snow-white ones.
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ON POLAR EXPEDITIONS


"'You remember Yansen,' the friend would say. The guy that sailed north on a ship and what his wife has to say have been looking for him so long, and
 "'Oh, yes.' he'd say, seems like I do recall. So they've found him, eh? Well it's good thing. I hope the extradition papers go through. It's time we was teacEing these here for eigners they cant come over here and commit bigamy just as free as if they'd been born and raised in the country.
 Well, anyway, after while Yansen would get back, bringing three of his toes in glass bottle for the whatnot on the parlor mantle and showing decided aversion to discussing the last hours of certain members of his crew with their widows. That was the crude, uniformed epoch of Polar ex- ploration, marked by frequent loss of life, appetite and ear lobes. Nowadays as l have tried to point out to you. the system has been improved and put on pleasant and congenial basis. with which the life insurnce com panies can find no fault"
 Tt must have been turrible hard on mans feet, pirootin' around through all that snow and skating over them ice bergs for months at tine," said the house detective.
 Tt was,' said the hotel clerk. "rhey used to get cold feet after they started. Now 1t comes on before they leave."'
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BY F. P. DUNNE

San Francisco an tn Canajeen Ameri- cans that fought thim at Vancouver. They sing 'Gawd Save tn King, but so wud if he gave me rent free an l wasn't afraid I'd choke singin 1t. lis aisy to be seen that most iv tn Canajeens who come to this counthry come firm tn part iv Canada that's most like England, an when Americans go to Canada they go to tn part that's most like America
 q wondher why they don't shake off tn Saxon yoke?" asked MT. Hen messy.
 'Wud ye want to shake off tn yoke if a night watchman that paid ye something f'r his sarvices?" said MT. Dooley.
 But what are tn Japs goin' to do if nobody will let thim in?'
 What wud ye do if ivry time ye wint out iv dures somebody threw rock at ye?"
 "I'd stay at home," said MT. Hen- messy.
 An that" said MT. Dooley, may be what tn Japs'll have to do. Be tn looks iv things, I think tn time is comin' whin twill be we'll fir ivrybody to stay at home that don't want his head broke."
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"The cable editors are enabled to state that information of the most cheering character has been received at SpitZbergen, which sounds like a violation of the health ordinance in regards to street car floors and plat forms, the news having come direct by dog courier, Ponto. from Hammer fest, which sounds like place where Senator Foraker would go to talk about the Taft boom. The tidings were that the good ship Bratwurst- Gorgonzola will positively start for the pole on next Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O sharp, reaching there Friday night in time to dress for late dinner
 No possible contingency can delay the expedition now. There's nothing to 1t. The Frangfurter-Edam will soon be on her way upon her dash to the pole manned by crew of the most daring North Pole dashers that ever proved dash could be just the same as a blank. So l begin to make men tai calculations on how long it will be before we are 'cceiving souvenir rosf' cards showing a view of the North Pole House, Mrs. ]. WillouShbv Si- wash. proprietor. with the boarders grouped on the front porch. and hur' ried message writte en underneath. something likn this
 "Arrived here yesterday after
 qernoon after pleasant trip. This
 Is lovely place for spending sum-
 her. Sleep under blankets every
 night. Wish you could come up.
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ceived tn Jap'nese envoy III th' uny- form iy tn Postoffiee volunteers in token iv his humility. Tn envoy wore tn well-known an always at thractive Handmedown costume iv tn officyal class. This closes tn incident so far as Britain Is consarne1, but tn prospect is dark fr America. Tn in- suit must be wiped out with blood. Latest intillijence (received just be- fore tea time) Tn Americans ar-re increasing in number at Vancouver. A mob iy at least eighteen thousand iv thim undher tn leadership iv two men named Saunders McPherson an En- nery Orkins have just cut off Chiny- mans pig tail Sir Charles Tupper has started f'r tn front to protect tn Ory- entals Later: Sir Charles Tupper has decided not to go to tn front ontil th' Americans have been chased out iv Vancouver
 An there ye are. I'm bowed in shame fir me counthrymen. They seem to behave as bad abroad as at home. Not contint with disgracin' tn flag iv our nation, they have brought shame on tn unspotted banner iv Great Britain. It's up to us to apolo- gize. On hearin' tn news firm Van couver tn Jap'nese ambassadure hur- ried to tn White House, but forchin- itely tn Prisidint seen him comin' an lit out through window Tiddy is in tur'rble state iv mind. Me heart says he, in letter to tn Millydoo, is wrung with sorrow at tn thought iv th' outrages committed be me coun- thrymen at Vancouver. Although I received no votes in Vancouver at tn last iliction, or if l did they were held out on me, l cannot evade tn respon- sibility fir tn population iv that on- happy city. I offer sincere apologies. an if ye hear iv a Chinyman bein' licked in London, Manchester, Liver pool or Chipping Norton blame it % us, an we'll beg ye'er pardon
 An there ye are. Faith, an don't know what's to become iv us. It's large question iv internaytional law that our frinds acrost tn sea have pre-