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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-11
Top or Bottom Ear for Seed

Which Is better TO select seed
corn from. the lower or top ear
q H. a
Kinds Co Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-11

~ItY GOOD machinery adapted
!R TO your needs and care for II
~ when you get It. How often
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01

luteTSpGTSCu VIII UldCkJdCh OdhS duu
thin clumps Of saw palmetto, whose
lateral roots lie on the surface and
make walking or driving over them
anything but enjoyment. These lands
are usually level, and in rainy sea-
sons are often under water for few
inches for weeks at time. Alto
gether the ''fat woods" as such Sec
tions are called, used to be regard
ed as waste land.
But, as we all know, appearances
are deceitful." This blackjack land
costs less to clear than the other
grades, and when brought under the
same sort Of cultivation, with the
same quality and quantity of proper
fertilizers, it's prOductiveness is SIM
ply wonderful. After few years Of
such cultivation it would be impos-
sible, judging from results, to tell
which tracts were first and which
third class lands. And the once con-
iemned "flat woods" when drained,
have proved to be the ne plus ultra
for strawberry plants, and have
made fortunes for their owners.
These third class pine lands, in fact,
are good for almost everything that
grows out Of the ground. Many of
the most famous and thrifty groves
in Florida are located on second and
third class pine lands, these lands
being much more abundant than first
class or hammock lands.
Now as to the hammocks or, as
hey we're originally called, hum
mucks, because they are generally
located on higher ground than that
surrounding them, forming hum
mucks on a large scale. They are
tracts Of land which usually border
large lakes and rivers, and being
thus on moist ground, have escaped
the destructive fires which so fire.
Quently sweep through the piney
woods in the spring, and devour the
fallen leaves, branches and grasses
that if spared would increase the
fertility of the soil. The ham
mocks, on the contrary, being ex-
empt as rule, from this annual
destruction, are enriched year by
year by the falling leaves of the
oaks, hickories, bays and other de-
ciduous trees which grow so luxuri-
antly in the moist places. A deep
humus soil is thus formed, in which
a wealth of underbrush springs up,
grows, dies, decays, and grows again
and again, all the while adding more
and more to the richness of the soil,
and raising the surface more and
more above that of the surrounding
burned over pine lands. Such is the
origin Of the famous Florida ham,
mock lands, in which only were
found the wild orange groves.
Note that I use the word ''were."
I do so advisedly, because the day
of the quick fortunes made from the
finding and budding to the sweet
orange, of the orange groves, is over,
unless a few still exist in sections
remote from transportation. There
we're plenty such wild groves at the
date Of my coming to Florida, how
ever, and although I found but
few such trees on my own land,
there were many fine sweet groves
all around me, that had been bud
ded on the native sour stock just
aS thnv stood save where crowded.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01
view, and near the village-ward
ner Of the quarter section.


the terms that are constantly met
with in connection with the land sur
face of fair Florida. Broadly speak
ing, this is classified as pine, ham,
mock and swamp lands. These again
are subdivided into first, second and
third class pine lands; Low hammock
and high hammock; swammock and
swamps. The first class pine lands
of Florida cannot be duplicated else
where the world over. They are
usually undu1ating, in some locali-
ties rising almost to the dignity of
actual hills, and their soil is COM
posed of a rich, dark vegetable
mold from a depth of several inches
20 a foot or more. Beneath this lies
chocolate colored sandy loam
several feet deep, while below this
again is a substratum of mari. clay
Jr limestone.
AS might be expected such soils
are very fertile and durable, and I
rejoiced in the fact that at least
one-third of my hundred and sixty
acres was composed of this first
class pine land. A few acres were
rated by local experts as second and
third class; these too, were good
The balance Of my homestead, Cab,
how proudly said the word over to
myself, and to MollieD was high
low hammock.
Would you know the hall-marks
Of the several grades? Here they
are, then: AS just noted, the sur
face of the first class pine land is
though sometimes level for consider
able distances between the knolls
Its timber is the famous long-leaf
pine, tall, straight monarchs Of the
woodlands. Of underbush there is
little, often none at all, and the
effect Of the stately trunks rising
from their base Of green wire grass,
with light and shade playing hide
and seek in their midst, is wonder
fully restful and soothing to eye and
brain. Clay and rich vegetable
mold are often found close to the
surface, and such lands as these are
eminently adapted to the growth of
an almost infinite variety of vegeta-
ton, including oranges, lemons,
lines, pomelos (grapefruit), peaches
pears, plums, figs, and berries; cot
Irish potatoes, oats, rye, and vege-
tables of all sorts, to say nothing OF
grasses and forage crops. In fact the
question is rather, "What cannot be
raised?" than "What CAM" The one
list is much shorter than the other
Second class pine land is more
abundant than first class, following
the rule that obtains the world over,
that there is more room at the foot
of the ladder than at the top. Not
that it matters much in this instance,
for these lands when brought under
similar cultural conditions, are lit
tie, if any, below the value of those
rated as first. The pine timber is
smaller as a rule, and here and there
blackjack oaks are found, with
plentiful supply of willow oaks as
bushes or stunted trees, and scatter
ed about are clumps Of palmetto.
Last, not least, come the once de-
o7o
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01

cultivation and use. Just staying on
the land little while, and then step
ping on it again every few months
or weeks, won't chime in with Uncle
Sans ideas of good faith, and many
a man (and woman), has had the
entry cancelled for just such viola
tions of the obligations assumed at
the time the entry was made.
Sometimes the land entered is
more suitable for pasturage than
for ordinary crops, and in such case
our kind Uncle accepts such use in
lieu Of actual cultivation. The home
steader must begin his actual resi-
dence within six months from the
date Of entry, or he loses his claim.
While a clear title will be won
from the Government after five years
of residence without any expense
save that of fees to the proper Off
Gals and such small sum as it may
cost to bring ones neighbOr wit
nesses before them at the time OF
final proof, there is no need to wait
so long if the entryman desires to
obtain title sooner. He can claim
title at any time after an actual resi-
dence and cultivation of fourteen
months from the date of entry, bJ
proving such residence in the same
way in which final proof is prescrib-
ed, and by paying one dollar and
quarter for each acre entered. This
is called communication Of the home
stead, and thereafter the holder has
and can give as clear title as
though he had purchased the land
from a private owner.
Final or communication proof may
be made before any of the officials
who are competent, according to the
law, to receive notice of entry. The
whole business of homesteading, as
Mollie wrote in answer to my at
tempt to explain it all to her, "1ooks
like a great big piece of red tape,
but after all, it is quite simple when
one knows how, like setting an egg
on end, and anyone may know 1t all
by applying to the general land Office
Of the Department of the Interior at
Washington, or to the local land
office at Gainesville, Florida, for
certain pamphlet issued by Uncle
Sam, entitled "SuggestiOns to Home
steaders and Persons Desiring to
Make Homestead Entries" That is
what I did and what everyone should
do who is personally interested in
this important subject. 1t is always
best to go to the fountain-head for
information, and all that I have said
regarding my homestead proceedings
is merely intended as a sort OF out
line sketch for those wise ones whose
thoughts may be turning over the
problem of how to obtain a home
and land to cultivate without means
to purchase.
Having secured our future home
beyond the misfortune of having
some other fellow step in ahead"
as my landlord expressed it, my next
step was to begin a clearing where
the house was to stand. More than
ever now did l wish that my dear
little wife was standing at my side
to help to make the selection for
our home site. But I knew what
spot she would choose just as well
as though she had pointed it out.
III
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Suggestions for Housewiues

A scratch on polished furniture IAN be almost obiteraed by rubbing vso-
ousy with ltnseed oil
One woman who pa@epartouts a great many pictures for friends In the
course of a year holds the edges together for a while with cothespins to pre-
vent slipping
Get a smansized hook and fasten to the inside of your pantry door and
you will find it a very handy pace for yor bills, slips rom TIL grocery store
memoranda, etc
1t is said that STAINS OIL blankets an other wooden goods car be removed by
using a mixture of equal part of gycerin and ylk of al egg. Spread it o the
stain, leave it for half IN hour and then wash.
Some housekeepers never think Of scaldng nut all the sponges N in a
while and washing the hot water bottle in strong soaps uds tt better tt b e o n
the safe side Sponges especially are IN germ collectors.
The English say that milk nay be testeda home TO its purity by means of
an ordinary bright steel knitting needle Dip the needle in the milk. If the fluid
Iadheres to the needle and drops o slowly it is lot adulterated; but IT, o n the
contrary, it run of quickly, the milk has been diluted.
Be the creamy delicate shade o old lace, is extremely fashionable now
and a guimpes ad yokes as we'll as jabots in this tint, are particularly good
style with cloth costumes for fall If real old ace is lot obtainable a very good
substitute may be made With ordinary tea. This tea should be quite weak and,
of course without milk or sugar, which woud make the lace sticky and stiff.
To renov iron rust saturate spot with lemon juice and cover with salt
Let stand in the SUI for several hours.
When sewing in sleeves, instead of binding the seams ue the French seam.
Ii is much neatera and quickly done.
A little glue dissolved din skim milk I'M water will reaoreo old crepe. Dip
the crepe lightly tntot he mixture n hang to dry in the open air.
A good way to bleach linen or lace is to pt: it in a towel of soapy waters and
set it tut in the strong sunlight If it will b exposed thus to dust ad dirt
place a piece of glass over It, n
When going from a warm atmosphere into a cooler ne keep the mouth al
ways closed, so that the air may be warmed by it's passage through the nose ere
reaches the lungs.
Mating and mating rugs of straw may be feshened by washing with salt
/ ad water II then rubbing dry quickly wha cloth. TIC prevent embroidery
from puckerng haste tissue paper under the part to be embroidered. 1t win
easily pun away when the work is finished.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Oily Complexion.

Dear Margery Doom:
i have an oily skin, and massage
my face with a cream, and wash 1t
with CASTLE soap. Please let me know
II the cream and soap are good to
use? h massaging, which way
should l rub? Thanking you,
ANXIOUS.
Rubbing the face with alcohol will
make the skin less oily. Do not use it
too often, however, as it will make the
skin too dry. l have not heard of the
cream you mention. There are several
well-known cold creams on the market
that are greaseless. Am sorry l cannot
give names in this column. When mas
saying use a rotary motion, emphasize
ing the upward stroke. At night, after
you have washed your face with soap,
rinse first in hot and then in cold
water, until every bit of soap has been
removed from the pores. Then mas
sage with the cream. and wipe with a
soft towel.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Men and Women of Newark
NO. JASPER CRANE

= AsPER CRANE "a the leader OF the settlers from Branford as Robert
Treat was of the first band of settlers. the Milford people, who founded
III little setlement o the west bank Of the Pasaic river the
city of Newark, with nearly 100000 ih abrants Int several thousand fac
tories At the time Jasper Crane W IA a leader in the infant settlement there
was only m church edihce and it IA used as a town hall also. Now there
are IF 200 churches and chapls in Newark.
original settlers of New Haven, Conn, where, IS In Newark, the church
was Thu State n the State the church, for many years, Mr.. Crane estab-
|tsbed several settlements, his object being to spread the gospel INC only to
te colonie at present, but to posterny" He a a great factor in the
church at Newark, served as magistrate N president Of the town court
and also as deputy with Robert Treat to the Provincial Assembly. Dur-
ing the six years of the existence of the Assembly he vas first on the list Of
deputies. Samuel Swaine, father of HI famous Elizabeth Swame, was third
man. in influence in he W after Captain Treat returned to Connecticut to
live.
who fixed the boundary line in 1868 between the town Elizabeth
town. He had a controlling influence In The town for fourteen years safer its
A nc was lot a strong "a physically, Samuel Swaine often
renresented him in the affairs If h town. His "home lot" a at Market
and High streets, where St aurs Episcopal Church now is The First Pres
bvterian Church occupied a part of the "town lot" of Robert Treat who
shared with Jasper Crane h controlo Of the in Its infancy. Mr. Crane,
1851 - ha a6 #eMr
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
SASHES STILL POPULAR.


Both Paris and America seem to think
that draped sashes in soft fabrics will
be cordially accepted this season. They
are not the sashes of other days. We
have long since departed from anything
so primary. They are not tied casually
about the waist into a more or less
formal bow; they are draped around
the waist, over the shoulders and about
the knees at n the same time.
In the hands of an, artist they form
the chief eason for the gown. Every
fold is lovingly thought out; every knot
is adjusted with care. The whole forms
a classic drapery that is fetching.
One can make a caricature of a gown
by draping the sash In an inartistic
way. Too tight in one place, too loose
in another spoils the effect. Yet there
are so many models to copy that one
need only study for awhile to gain a
good idea Of how the work should be
done, says a writer in the Philadel-
phia Record.
The joy of these sashes lies in their
a~daptability. They may be used on
new gowns, but, much more to the
point, they serve as an admirable means
Of altering the spring gowns that must
do duty in the autumn
Sashes are not for the street. They
are for the house. This gives them a
chance to be worn on most of ones
frocks, for we seem to have ridden
safely over the wave that threatened
to destroy severe outdoor dressing. The
sash Is the main frippery for the dozens
Of indoor gowns that are worS for all
the social occasions OF life.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Social Qualities May Be Made
Strong Asset in Business Lite

She says: ct have been puzzllng ana
worrying about myself so long that |
have decided to write to you to see IL
you will suggest a plan of work to SUIT
my case. l want to earn a living out
side of an Office OF a schoolroom.
"Outdoor exercise 1 must have be-
cause / have worked to the point OF a
physical collapse, and next in impor-
lance is an income, because I am en-
tirely dependent upon myself for a
living.
"A line of gardening I cannot con-
slider, for the very good reason that 1t
requires capital to get an enterprise of
this kind to a point where It would pay.
Naturally soliciting would suggest
itself as the best opportunity to get
both out-of-door exercise and quick re-
suits, without an investment of capital.
But you know the prejudice that exists
for the average book agent or other
vender of wares, and his unpleasant
errand. I don't believe I can bring my
self to adopt a work altogether SO I'M
popular.
Il have lived in a small city for a
number of years, and l stand well, not
only with my neighbors, but with a
large circle of friends. / will add that
I do not fin it difficult to make the
acquaintance of strangers, and I always
believed that l could do well in some
position where l could use this knack of
making friends readily.
IF you a think of any way that I
could utilize this social quality in the
advancement of my business interest, I
shall appreciate It,"
The writer of this letter is quite cor
rect in her surmise that there exists
more or less prejudice concerning an
occupation of which ~canvassing is a
feature, but the woman who stipulates
the need of a vocation in which out-of-
door life is of first Importance, and has
no capital with which to establish a
business, has few lines of work open to
her that does not embody some element
of soliciting
To a woman brave enough to sweep
aside the prejudice against s Letting,
and intelligent enough to enter some of
the larger fields now open to her. life
insurance offers an unlimited oppor-
tunity. So great are the possibilities
in this business, a woman managing
agent of one of the big life insurance
companies recently said: when one
thinks of the magnitude of life insur-
ance companies, Of their combined
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Insurance Offers Field to Women
in Interesting Sisters in
Taking Out Policies.

wealth-one company alone having Ia
force more than one hundred and fifty
million dollars In business, and that the
bulk of this vast business Is carried on
the lives of men in policies that have
been written by men, 1t is easy to
understand how much there is left for
women to accomplish in writing life in
surance on the lives of women" The
man who solicits confines his operations
to writing for men almost exclusively,
for the reason that it is often difficult
to secure an interview with women,
Where a few years ago it was tho
policy OF the big companies to refuse
women as risks, now nearly all OF them
are not only willing to take women
but some Of the companies are making
a special effort to obtain this class Of
business.
Many new plans of insurance have
been especially proposed for the bene-
fit of women in recent years, in which
the idea of investment is predominant.
A result of this attention to the needs
- tiiC oNCAEtSc ODfd 40 AN 8lCdt JUL
eft tina has been derived by hundreds
of wage Farmers and their dependents
within the last few years.
Besides this class we have women who
have inherited a small legacy and who
have a very keen appreciation of the
value of an investment of this kind.
AS a rule it is reasonable to p
that a woman solicitor could more cas-
lily obtain an interview with an investor
of this class than q man.
The writing of insurance by women
for women now becomes a field of al
most unlimited scope. These opportun-
tiles exist not only IN the old line COM
panies, but in connection with the in
surance feature Of the fraternal orders.
The old line companies, of course, APP
peal to the professional and business
women, but the fraternal organizations
appeal to the woman who is anxious TO
have a sick benefit as well as insurance
connected with her policies.
There are at least a half-dozcn well
established fraternal orders with an
insurance feature hat admit women to
membership.
They are under the leadership Of
women of rare ability. These orders
are represented by State officers. who
in turn are represented by assistant
deputies. They have established lodges
in every city where good workers can
be obtained. The duty of these deputies
is to arouse an interest in localities by
personal solicitation with a view.to or
ganizing local auxiliaries.
Any oma who is a member of a
fraternal order is eligible to appoint
ment by represents lives of that order.
Success in this work requires tact and
an instructive knowledge Of human
nature, If the writer of the foregoing
letter possesses these qualities as well
as her knack of'making friends readily.
/ should urge the field of insurance as
one not only of great usefulness, but
as being particularly well adapted to
her special needs.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26

: &
TwOMEN pREJUDIcED SPELLERss ]


"Of all the educated opponents of
spelling reform, I have to confess that
the most entertaining to me are
women says Professor Lounsbury in
his learned and entertaining English
Spelling and Spelling Reform" which
the Harpers have just brought out.
"As devotion to the present photography
is a matter of sentiment n not one
of reason, it is perhaps not strange
tina some of the most violent opponents
of the present movement are to be
found among the members Of that sex
with which appeals addressed to the
feelings are peculiarly potent h
distinguished professor is careful to
add that his Characterization is not
meant to apply to all women, and that
those to whom 1t does not apply are
often more intelligent reformers than
men. He cites the fact that high po-
sition and sex we're once regarded as
exempting their professors cor
rect spelling. Richardson represents
Charlotte Grandson as saying that n
of her lovers spelled pretty vel for a
lord And Swift, "who in way or
another was always in a state of anx-
iety about the English language. had
frequent occasion to chasten Stella on
the subject"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Candied Citron.
Dear Miss Doom:

Dear Miss Doom:
Will you kindly tell me how to candy
c~itron, such as one buys for cake?
MRS. NJ. d. b.
Cut the citron in quarters and stew
until soft; when cold immerse with a
fork in the following syrup: Add one
tablespoonful Of water to a cup Of
sugar and boil until it threads when
tested in cold water. Use the syrup
while hot, lay the fruit on buttered
plates to cool and put away in covered
Jars.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26

prize-winners for two days are an
swer to last Thursdays clothing store
puzzle was: /, coats; 2, shoes; 3, pants;
4, belts. The two following children
We're awarded prizes:
LEONA GLICKMAN, aged II, 155
Paramount avenue, Newark (game);
HARRY JEFFRIES, aged 10, 80 Grand
place, Arlington (penknife).
The correct answer to last Fridays
puzzle of the butcher shop was: 1,
steaks; 2, chops; 8. bacon; 4, mutton.
The two following children were
awarded the prizes in the contest:
EDITH GROSS, aged IL, II Franklin
place. Arlington (book); EDWARD
HOROWITZ. aged 10. IL Hunter street,
Newark (penknife).
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
Address, Ability to Make
Friends and knowledge of
Humanity Aid Success.
BY MRS. MAY MOORE.

THAT there are hundreds. yes. thou
= sands, of capable women working
at a disadvantage in overcrowded
fields, while neglecting newer and more
profitable vocations, every student OF
economic conditions must admit. This
is the statement of Mrs. Moore in the
Philadelphia PresA
In proof Of this assertion I am Sc
Letting an extract from q letter sent
me a week ago.. 1t contains tho touch'
ing appeal of a w-age-earner. who has
found it necessary to refrain from Of
fee work.
She Is asking advice in the selection
of some outdoor employment, away
from the slavery of long hours and I'M
hygienic conditions,