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

Our California neighbors may be
able to Guido the world with Naval
oranges but it is evident that they
have not yet acquired the art Of rails
ing grape fruit. The following from
the West Palm Beach News, ex-
plains itself:
Several weeks ago letter came to
an Ormond fruit grower from an old
guest of Hotel Ormond spending this
winter at Santa Barbara, California,
and who had often eaten Florida fruit
and highly appreciates its superior
qualities, requesting that two boxes
Of grape fruit be expressed to him
that he might show California grow
ers what real grape fruit looked like,
tasted like and truly is. The two
boxes were expressed March 1st, and
the following is an extract from the
letter acknowledging the receipt of the
shipment:
"I am having lots of fun with the
fruit I have never seen finer, and it
is a revelation to these growers here.
They admit that they have never seen
grapefruit before. I wish you we're
here to see their amazement They
get scales and weigh and measure
them. I have some of them on exhi-
bition at the Fruit Growers display and
it makes them tired
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Asparagus not Suited to Florida.
Unl'atilla, Fla.

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
In recent number of your walt liable
paper, saw an article on the su bject
of asparagus, and from the tone OF the
article I judge the writer was OIL the
opinion that asparagus would be a
valuable vegetable to grow her in
Florida. There are lots of good things
to grow here that will tickle the palate
and make money to the grower, but
asparagus is not one Of them. I have
in the twenty years that have lived
IN Florida, seen several parties try
their hand at it and all failed, / with
the rest. In order to grow asparagus
there must be freezing weather to
bring it out in the spring, and that we
do not get in Florida. A friend of mine
that is successful nurseryman in New
Jersey, and who is a regular winter
visitor here and the owner of orange
groves and home here, set out one
winter, about a half acre of fine as
paragus plants, and when he had
finished he said he would invite me to
eat Florida grown asparagus with him
the next spring. The result was there
was not single sprout the next spring
that was fit to eat, and a very few
plants that showed up at ALL 1t is like
ginseng, needs cold weather to bring
it out.
Geo. H. Wright.
Orlando, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

was published in the Agriculturist at
the time.
Some years ago, got hold of a
sweet potato, white inside with dark,
rusty skin, something like an Irish po-
tato, and peculiar foliage. I planted
them six or eight feet from a patch of
yellow potatoes, and was astonished to
find them mixed the first season, before
either variety bloomed, the white al
ways doing the mixing, both in foliage
and tubers, and I found that, that va
riety was sure to mix, bloom or no
bloom, and spoke ito many about it.,
but no one can explain. it, although
some were familiar with the fact OF
potato mixing without blooming.
w. A. w.
Umatilla, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

means, a scientific farmer, but have
been fairly successful in growing COM
mon field corn for the past ten years,
and have found the common white va
riety, known by some as the FLORIDA
Improved" to be the most profitable
stand continued drouth much better
stand continued droughts much better
than seed grown from the North. I
select my own seed each year, hence
am improving the variety all the time.
AS to mode Of cultivation, break my
land we'll in spring, then harrow
thoroughly; lay off the rows four to
five feet each way with an eight inch
corn shovel; put my corn in with a
hand planter and fertilize in the hill.
I run harrow over the corn, one way,
just before it comes up, then put two
burrows with a common cultivator
every ten days afterwards; first one
way and then the other, until the corn
is laid Bly,
H. H. Witherington.
Apopka, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Remedy for Pecan Rosette.
Editor Florida AgricMltNriSt:

Editor FtOr1dG Agr1cMLtNr1St:
May we use the columns of your
valuable paper to acquaint those of
your readers who are interested, with
Our remedy for Pecan Rosette? This
disease is described by Prof. Hume in
his valuable work, ''The Pecan and It's
Culture
During the summer of 1905, we ex-
perimented with various chemicals,
prunings, methods of culture, ETC., and
were at last rewarded by discovering
that solution of Copper Sulphate
(bluestone), poured over the roots OF
the affected tree was remedy. We
continued its use last summer with
fatterlng results, and now feel it a
pleasant duty to give it to the public.
We generally use about a double
handful for tree an inch in diameter,
larger trees proportionately more.
Shall be pleased to have the results of
others using it.
Jas. A. Bear,
Prop. Bears Pecan Nurseries.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

order. There is great complaint about
rotten oranges this year. One man
said he got a box of Floridas from
St. Louis, and there were only thirty
and some odd in it that were sound
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

Concrete is coming to the front as
a building material. It can be used on
the farm for fence posts, stable floors,
houses, barns and other buildings
Well made, it lasts for generations.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

Mr.. Whitcomb's Theory Confirmed.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:
I enclose couple of letters from
Jefferson City, Mo-, that may be Of
interest to your readers as showing
how good, we'll raised oranges will re-
sist decay from freezing, thawlng
rough handling and being confined in
an alright barrel with rotten ones
among them for month.
You may publish as much or as little
of the two letters as you think best
but please return them. The writer
says that if he could get the fruit when
frozen, before it thaws out, and let
it thaw out in the cellar, or even in a
cold room, when the weather is cold
the fruit would come out all right, but
it is often thawed out a week or two
before he gets it, and is knocked about
when soft, so that it is wonder how
we'll it stands it, although picked with
out clipping, and thrown or dropped
from top of the tree before starting on
the long journey.
Compared with such an ordeal as
they have to pass thr ough, what do the
scratches from finger nails" and
dropping two feet" and Handling like
eggs" amount to?
w. A. Whitcomb.
Umatilla, Fla.
Following are some extracts from
the letters referred to:
''The two barrels of oranges and two
barrels Of grapefruit shipped the 18th
Of November, arrived the 18th of De-
cember, in very bad order. The dray-
man would not unload them until he
learned whether the consignee would
accept them. Mr.. Wright decided to
accept them and perhaps put in bill
for damages. He phoned for me and
I went to his store, and after some ex-
animation thought I would not pay
the freight on them for the fruit. The
juice was running through the barrels,
and when the head was taken out, look
ed like at least half box Of oranges
were gone and the top ones specked,
wet and covered with rotten portions
Of oranges. But I thought l would see
what could be saved out of them, and
after day and half work, wiping and
cleaning, here is what I got out of the
lot, to my great surprise:
-Four boxes and 1O8 good oranges,
which brought $15; and 29S grapefruit,
$2o.14, making $50 Il, less freight,
$3.50, leaving $27.25 net. Besides this
we have had specked oranges and
grapefruit all we could eat until today.
THE grapefruit was in pretty good
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Growing Corn.
Editor Florida AgricNltMrist:

Editor Florida AgricMItMriSt:
A few words as to the best methods
of growing corn, and the best kinds to
grow on this light sandy soil. will
say, in the first place, that I am, by no
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
CHEAPCOLUMN

Twenty words more IA cents per word.
For three more insertions cent per word. No
advertisement taken for less than 25 cents.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

WANTED-at once: 20 gallons of Florida Rough
Lemon Seed. Redlands Nurseries, F. I. M ar
tin, Proprietor, Redlands CAL
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FOR SALE-One of the most desirably located
eight-room dwellings in Jacksonville: price low,
terms easy, if sold soon. Address Box 70. Jack
sonville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

WANTED-We want you to send US your photo
to be enlarged to life size. New Photographic
process. cheaper than crayon work and won't
Fla. al -4t
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FOR SALE-Banana Plants. The Bananas will
produce more nourishing food to the acre year
by year than any food grown. Bearhead Farm.
Orlando Florida.
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WANIED-Gardener. 500 per month"; new resi-
dence Man with family preferred Opportun-
ity for advancement good Apply to P. H.
Rolls, Gainesville, Florida
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

FOR SALE-Several hundred very fine grape
fruit buds, two years old. Address. Box
I'll, Orlando Fla.
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FOR SALE-The cheapest little place in Marion
county; 20 acres, all cleared; small house and
other Improvements. Will take $500. Address
Owner care Apriculturist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Use OF the Dlvinlnu Rod.
[From a bulletin of the U. S. Geological
Survey.1

Survey.J
Numerous devices are used through
out this country for detecting the pre-
sence Of underground water-devices
ranging in compleXity from the forked
branch of witch hazel, peach or other
wood, to the more or less elaborate me-
chanical or electrical contrivances MANY
Of the operators of these devices, es-
pecially those that use the home-cu
forked branch, are perfectly honest in
me belief that the working of the rod is
influenced by Enthusiastically regarded
as electric currents following under
ground streams of water-that are en-
| tireiy independent of their own bodies,
| and many uneducated people have i'm
plicit faith in their ability to locate I'M
derground water in this way
In experiments with a rod of this type
one of the biologists of the United States
geological survey found that at points
1t turned downward Independently Of his
Will, but more complete tests showed
that the downturning resulted from
slight and-unti watched for-uncons-
cious changes in the inclination of his
body, the effects of which were commune
Gated through the arms and wrists
to the rod. No movement Of the rod
from causes outside the body could be
detected and it soon became obvious
that the view held by other men of
! science is correct-that the operation of
the "divining rod" is generally due to
unconscious movements of the body or
! Of the muscles Of the hand. The ex-
| periments made show that these move
ments happen most frequently at places
where the operators experience has led
] him to believe that water may be found
| The uselessness Of the divining rod is
/ indicated by the facts that the rod may
be worked at will by the operator, that
he fails to detect strong currents of
water running in tunnels and other chan
! nels that afford no surface indications
/ of water and that his locations in lime
stone regions where water flows in we'll
defined channels are rarely more sue
| cessful than those dependent on mere
/ guesses. In fact its operators are sue
! cessful only in regions in which ground
| water occurs in definite sheet in porous
| material or in more or less clayey de-
! posts, such as the pebbly clay or till in
which, although a few failures occur,
| wells would get water anywhere.
Ground water occurs under certain
/ dennite conditions and as in humid re-
! gions stream may be predicted where
/ ever "A valley is known. so one familiar
! with rocks and ground water conditions
| may predict places where ground water
| can be found. No appliance, either cleo
! trical or mechanical, has yet been sue
cessfully used for detecting water in
! places where plain common sense or
mere guessing would not have shown its
/ presence just as we'll The only advan-
tage of employing a water witch" as
/ the operator of the divining rod is some
times called, is that skilled services are
! obtained. most men so employed being
keener and better observers of the occur
renee and movements of ground water
/ than the average person.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
ASHuELoT. N. Il.

Miss Helen Woodbury. is visiting in
Boston and vicinity.
II. O. Bottoms family entertained rela-
tives from Greenfield Sunday.
Mrs. =. NJ McAulin of Greenfield is a
visitor at her fathers, John Conroy's.
Fred Spaulding las taken a position as
assistant to Station Agent f. c. Hicks
Patrick Quigley sr. has been confined
TO his bed recently as the result Of a
shock
y. o. Phelps has been spending a few
weeks with relatives in Pittsheld, Mass,
and vicinity.
Miss Katherine F. Conroy is entertain
mig her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Roach, a
nurse in Boston.
E. w. Allen has cut down the trees
in his walnut orchard and shipped the
hickory away by car.
The Misses Maxfeld of Lower Ashue-
lot are entertaining their cousin, Miss
Florence Wood Of Orange
W. L. Quigley of West Swanzey spent
part of last week at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Hannah Quigley.
James Joseph has given up his lease Of
the Sheridan store and moved his goods
to his store in Lower Ashuelot.
Charles Axiom and Mr. Keefe, recently
employed in the weave room at the Sheri-
dan wooden mill now have work in Sax
tons River
Mrs. S w. Maxfield entertained at her
home Friday the members of the infant
department of the Universalist Sunday
school, of which she is in charge
The Sheridan wooden mill which has
been closed the past two weeks, is ex-
pected to have orders on samples, so as
to resume operations next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

nearly recovered and will return home
soon.
d. M. Frost has gone to Flushing, N. Y.
to visit. ~ -
this week. 80 '0"'
Rev. H. E. Buffum went Wednesday to
Boston for short stay.
The many friends of Mrs. BENJAMIN
Howard were glad to see her out Tuesday
Mrs Boorum has closed her summer
nome and returned to Brooklyn for the
winter.
The Grange will hold an interesting
present.
Bodine & Davis of Bellows Falls are
installing a new furnace i'm the Congre-
gational church.
William wilkins, who has been en-
ployed at the Andrews farm. has returned
to his home in Lisbon, N. II.
There will be an auction sale of farm
ana household goods beloning to Levi ].
fioughton next week Wednesday
The ladies of the Congregational church
VIII serve Boston Market supper at the
church next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Maria Kelley and daughter
Blanche, of Bellows Falls, came TUESDAY
TO H. L. Bailey's for a few days visit.
George Ware who has been CARRYING on
the meadow farm owned by II. p. Farr
mas finished work there and will 60 to
Connecticut 9 ~
The basketball game Tuesday evening
between the town team and high school
resulted in victory for the town team
the score being % to 5.
Mrs. Addie Johnson, who has been at
! nome a lew days, las returned to Spring.
field, Mass, where she is staying with
her sister, who has been i'll
social and an illustrated lecture, "The
| Christ among Men" will be given by Rev.
! II. b. Buffum i'm Pierce's hall Tuesday
! evening, Nov. 10. The ladies' will serve
light refreshments and coffee.
The Christian Endeavor society meet
| ing of the Baptist church Sunday evening
| will be held at $50 o'clock. At 100 there
! will be an address by the pastor. Rev
| H. e. Buffum, illustrated by the stereop-
| ticon
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Everleth Mrs. Frank
J Harris, Mrs. l.. H. Bugbee Mrs Hannah
| Waite, Mrs. @. b. Newcomb and Mrs.
! Ira Davenport attended the district meet
! ing OF the Eastern Star in Brattleboro
! Friuay.
The people were enthusiastic over the
| meeting held at the Baptist church last
| Sunday evening, when Charles e. Bishop
presented the work of Kurn Hattin homes.
! The lads he brought with him sang very
| acceptably.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. d. Whitman and Mr..
| and Mrs. c. w. Brooks celebrated their
wedding anniversaries Wednesday even
ing at the home of the Williams Mr..
and Mrs Whitman have been married AS
! years and Mr.. and Mrs Brooks 81 years.
The lecture which was to be given in
| the Baptist chapel Wednesday evening by
Rev. George B. Lawson of Brattleboro
upon THE Three Monkeys, or Stupidity
as an Art" had to to be postponed. No
tice will be given later of the date for this
| lecture.
a small audience greeted the speakers
| on New Vermont" at the town hall last
week Friday evening. Everyone inter-
ested in our public schools should have been
| there especially the parents. There was
not dull moment and those who did at
| tend received instructions as to what con e
ditions will make this New Vermont and
their part in it, and were at the same
time highly entertained
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
The Big New York Banks.

The impression conveyed in some of
the news dispatches, that the suspended
knickerbocker trust company is the Sec
ond largest financial institution in New
York, calls for correction 1t is the sec
ond largest trust company, the Farmers
loan and trust company, with resources
and liabilities each of $SS 900, 000 being
the largest; the other larger trust COM
panies being the Knckerbocker, so, 900,
900; Central trust company, SCI, 900, 900;
United States trust company, $65, 900, 900
Trust company of America, which has
been enduring a prolonged run, $61, 900,
900; Union trust company, SOS, 900, 900
and the New York. Guaranty and Morton
trust companies, each of more than $50,
900, 900. But there are at least four ma
tional banks larger than the largest OF
these trust companies-the National City
bank having deposites alone of 1923 900, 600
and capital and surplus liabilities addi-
tional of $4S, 900, 900, the National bank
of Commerce having $145,500, 900 OF de-
post and capital liabilities. the First
national s1O7 900 900, and the Park ma
tional 500, SOC, OOO,-[Springield Republi-
eau.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Mrs. Henry A. Gould.

Lila Louise Underwood, 80, wife OF
Henry A. Gould, died suddenly Saturday
morning at her home on Depot street In
Chester from the effects of grip.
Mrs. Gould was born In Putney' Aug;
3. 1868, daughter of the late John and
Gertrude (Oaks) Underwood. Her girl
hood was spent in this town. In Septem-
Der, 1887, she was married to Thurston
A. Emery and they moved to Chester
where Mr.. Emery was killed on May TO-
1894, in a bicycle accident. One son.
Tracey Haven Emery, was born TO them'
I'm November, 1894, she married Henry
A. Gould of Chester, who with her SON.
Tracey, survives her, also her prother'
John Underwood of Putney, and Mrs
Ed Huntley of Brattleboro, Fred Under
wood of Newfane, Mrs. Jessie crosby OF
Boston and Mrs. VIII Burnett OF West
Dummerston, half-brother and sisters
The body was brought Tuesday atter
noon to Putney and the funeral was held
from the home of John Underwood at
o'clock Relatives were accompanied py
Rev. Henry Ballou, pastor OF the Con
gregational church in Chester, or when
Mrs Gould was a member, She was also
q member of the Grange in Chester The
burial was in the family lot In Mt. Pleas,
ant cemetery. Fred Underwood, WhI
Burnett, Ed Huntley and G. Herper'
Huntley were the bearers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
NoRTHFIELD, MASS.

\ good delegation from the Grand Army
organizations and others from here at
tended the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Jackson in Vernon.
Several from Mortified chapter, o. E
$. accompanied Mrs. y. p. Wood and
Mrs c. H. Webster on their official visit
to Bethlehem chapter in Florence on
Monday.
Mortified chapter o. +. S, will give a
public supper at Masonic han next Fri
day evening at o'clock. Following the
supper a dramatic entertainment will be
given. for which a small admission will
be charged.
Maud $ Merrman, daughter of Mrs.
Julia Merriman. and Frank II. Montague,
both of Mortified, were married at the
home of the bride on Wednesday at noon
in the presence of the immediate fami-
lies and a few intimate friends. The
bride, handsomely gowned in white, was
attended by her sister, Annie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Montague left for a short trip and
will live at the Montague homestead. Mr..
Montague is a prosperous farmer and his
wife has been one of the public school
teachers in town for the past two years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. Il.

F. w. Tarbell is erecting another new
shop and he has it nearly enclosed.
Mrs. Celia Winn who has been serious
ly i'll with asthma, is more comfortable.
On account of the severe storm Satur-
day evening the deputy did not make his
inspection visit to Spofford Grange, but
we shall look for him later.
A husking party was greatly enjoyed
Monday evening at the pleasant home
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farr, about AZ
of their neighbors and friends being
present. Cake and coffee were served.
C. H. Chickering's little daughter was
badly kicked by a horse one day last
week Her face was cut and bruised and
at last accounts it had not been deter
mined definitely whether she would lose
the sight Of one eye.
The 21st anniversary Of the dedication
of Citizens hall will be held on Tuesday
evening, Nov. ~, when a play will be
presented by young people from Hinsdale
after which a chicken-pie supper will b'
served Music for dancing will be fur
nished until 4 o'clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
SOUTH VERNON.

Prof. William shipman is visiting at f,
o. Lees.
Dayton Park is with his family here
this week.
Rev. ]. w. Denton will speak in the
chapel Sunday at II a. m.
Miss Flora Regain of Springfield, Mass,
is visiting at F. G. SCOTS.
John II. Gould has been a guest the
past week at c. II. Newtons.
Mrs. George Alderman, who is in the
hospital in Springfield, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Dunklee have gone
to Springfield Mass, for a short vacation
w II. Newton and family have moved
to Brattleboro Mr. Newton is employed
in the S. A, Smith company's factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Woodland of Fair
lee and Miss Cynthia Woodland of North
field were recent visitors at ]. Woodland s
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

n COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

~. Estate of CAROLINE ID. SHERMAN,
he undersigned having been appointed
district of Marlboro, Commissioners, to
receive, examine and ADJUST all claims and
demands OF all persons against the estate
or Caroline d. sherman, late of Brattle-
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, here
by give notice that we will meet for the
purpose aforesaid. at the Brattleboro
and 18th day of April next, from l o'clock
p. M, until o'clock p. M, each of said
days, and that six months from the 18th
day Of october, A. D., 1907, is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to
present their claims to US for examina-
ton and allowance
Dated at Brattleboro, this 18th dav OF
October, "A. d. 1907.
ARTHUR B. CLAPP,
JOHN r. RYDER,