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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-15
Horticulture
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NV old friend Chas. III. Ross, now
of Spokane but formerly of Puyallup,
makes several inquiries in a recent
letter when he writes as follows 81
am getting interested in the purchase
of an old orchard in the Mckee valley.
This orchard is about 10 years old
and the trees are very large, from 6
to y inches through with large tops
spreading from 20 to 30 feet high.
The varieties are the Canada Red,
Lawyer and Ben Davis. Would you
recommend the top grating of these
trees or would one better gradually
remove them and set out commercial
varietiesp Would you still grow Ben
Davis and Lawyer? How much water
does one want to the acre? The man
only wants to let 10 inches go with 45
acres.
I would op-graft those trees. See
what said on top-grafting in a re-
cent issue of The Ranch. I would
not grow the Ben Davis and Lawyer.
The Canada Red is a good apple and
sells we'll.
If by Is inches of water are meant
Is miners inches of water under an
eight inch pressure with an unob-
structed flow from the measuring box,
l would say that the supply is ample.
1 have on one of my farms 36 miners
inches of water for 100 acres of land
and the supply is ample. We have
been using this amount of water on
this land for years and have never
known a shortage. There is always
some uncertainty as to what is meant
by so many inches of water. Fifteen
inches of water without a pressure
would no be half as much as where
he water stands inches deep in the
measuring box. To measure 10 inches
inch, there should be an Aperture at
the bottom of the box two inches high
and IL inches long. The water
should stand inches deep in the box
or six inches above the Aperture and
there should be no obstruction to pre-
vent free flow from the box. There
are at least three units of measure in
vogue where irrigation is practiced;
one is the miners inch just describ-
ed, another is called the cubic foot
per second. and the third is what is
called the acre foot. These last
named need not be described here now.
I am in receipt of letter from
Charles Waters who is stopping at the
Patton Home for the Aged, Portland,
Ore. Mr.. Waters says that his health
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inclement weather or to wade about
in the mud. If outdoor work can not
we'll be done there is much that can
profitably be done indoors. Tools
can put in good shape and much
other work will readily present itself
to an enterprising farmer. Then it
would pay anyone well to put in some
of the bad days and many of the long
evenings, during the winter time, in
reading good books and papers.
There has been much sneering at
"book farming that is not well de-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-11-15

is very poor and that he is short of
breath. He is venerable horticul-
turist having been engaged in the
nursery business and in fruit growing
nearly all his life. He is almost 80
years old. He is the man who furnish
ed j. F. Spencer with his start of the
seedless apple. He was too honest to
try to make money out of this seedless
apple for he knew it was worthless l
think Spencer is an honest man, but
some sharpers tried to work the
''seedless, coreless, worthless apple"
farce but owing to the exposure of the
scheme by the rural press of the coun-
try it failed.
In the letter before me Mr.. Waters
writes: elm the lawn of the Patton
Home there is lone chestnut tree 10
inches in diameter, the spread of
limbs and height about 30 feet This
tree produces plenty of burs but very
few of the nuts have any meat in them.
Could a few CRAFTS from another
tree be put into the top that would
cause the nuts to fll?" 1t is very
likely that there is deficiency of
pollen in the bloom as the tree now
stands and that a supply Oh this pollen
would remedy the defect. should
certainly try the top grating here
mentioned. 1t CRAFTS of the American
sweet chestnut can be secured,
would use them for this variety is
very prolific and the fruit is better
than the big imported chestnuts.
What should be done in the orchard
in the fall? In answering this ques-
ton SO much depends on the condi
ton of the orchard and whether clean
culture is practiced or the mulch
method used that it is hard to give an
appropriate answer. Fortunately the
fruit grower may take season of rest
after his crops are gathered and 7 this
may last through the fall and the early
part of the winter and no harm come
to his orchard, provided the work of
the spring time does not pile up too
much. Everything that can be profit
ably done in the orchard during the
winter season should be done to pre-
vent this crowding in the spring.
There is an old motto for the farmer
that is a good one in all lines of work
and that is "Drive your work but do
not allow your work to drive you.'
Is it proper to prune an orchard in
the winter time? We do it and have
been doing SO for number of years
and fail to see any injury by the
practice. OF course there are many
days when the weather is unsuitable
or outdoor work and when this is not
the case the orchard is often very
muddy and getting about it is very
unpleasant job. There is not such
great need of the work being done
tat we need to expose ourselves to
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

new locks for the two outer doors,
We would also earnestly recommend
that sewerage be installed for both
the Court House and Jail.
Fourth: We believe that the
Florida Normal Institute is of ines
timable benefit to the county at large
maintaining as it does High school
second to none in the State, and the
largest Normal school in the State in
which childlen from all over the
county can obtain free tuition for
Ten months in both High school and
Normal Departments, and believe
that the educational welfare of the
children OF the county demands that
this school be made permanent; 1;
therefore we recommend to the coun
ty Board Of Public Instruction that
they take such steps as in their wis
dom may seem best to put this insti
tuition on q permanent basis, by the
erection il necessary OF dormitories
and additions to the present build
ing for the accommodation OF the
school.
Fifth: To your Honor we desire
to offer our sincere thanks for the
courtesy extended to US, and for the
able and impressive charge with
which you started us upon our du-
ties, And our cordial thanks are
also extended TO our able States At
torney who has been untiring in his
efforts to instruct and guide us dur
ing our session.
Sixth: We recommend that these
General Presentments be published
in the Enterprise Recorder. And
now having fnisle1 our labors we
respectfully ask to be discharged
from further service.
Respectfully Submitted,
SAMUEL d. Morrow,
Foreman.
j. f. HAssELL-
Clerk,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13
Woman's Christian Temperate
Union,

The w. g. T, U. held its first
meeting since its organization by
Mrs. Curtis, on Thursday afternoon
May 6, at the Baptist church.
Plans were set on foot for imme-
diate work, the superintendents of
the different departments appointed
and sides were chosen for a lively
membership contest.
tits the earnest desire of the men,
bers of our w. c. T. U. that the
ladies of our town who haYe not al.
ready joined us will realize the op
portunity for beautiful and helpful
work in the various departments CT
the organization. Not only is its
object to abolish liquor and saloons
from the country but to instill in the
young habits Of purity and right liv-
ing, The mothers department IS one
that should appeal to all who desire
the best that life offers for their chill
dren.
Let US learn more Of the vast field
of works offered by this organization
and when our eyes are once open
ed can we conscientiously fold our
hands and remain idle?
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13
Grand Jury Presentments.
Madison Fla. . Anrll h1c

Maulson Fla, April 5 1909.
In Madison Circuit Court, 8rd
Judicia! Circuit OF Florida.
To the Honorable B. H. Palmer.
Circuit Judge:-
We the Grand Jurors in and for
the body Of Madison county, State
of Florida. chosen for the Spring
Term OF Circuit Court A. D 1909,
do hereby make this oul General
Presentnent:
First; We find upon investiga-
tion that The Public roads Of the
county are not in as good condition
as they might be, especially in some
sections, and recommend a move
togards working of same. Especi.
ally do we call attention TO the lack
Of interest being shown in keeping
up the Clay roads Of the county,
that seem to have had no working
or repairing possibly siuce they were
constructed
Second; 1t is with pleasure that
we note that crime, generally, seems
to he on the decrease in our county.
We note from some sections how.
ever there is complaint Of the sale
of liquors in violation Of the law.
We would recommend increased vi.
GLANCE to the already efficient SER
vice OF our officers along this line
to the end, that this immoral and
contemplate traffic be effeetually and
permanently stamped ont.
Third: Our public buildings are
in very good repair bat we would
recommeHd some attention to the
sanitary conditions Of the Jail, and
suggest a coat Of paint or whitewash
to the interior walls Of same. Also
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

A wide spread movement is uO-
der foot TO enlist the sympatbies and
co operation OF school children in
the cause Of Temperance. 70 this
end a banner has been offered by the
National w. c. +. L. to be given at
the close OF each year to the school
raising most towards the stamp fund
of this organization. Our school
has enrolled in this very important
work, each room having put up a
penny box, the teachers having
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13
sunday sehOeI PleaIe

n spite Of Indications, Ju pi I
.yius decided to PASS US by with
visit Monday, and the long de-
"a Sunday School picnic went
5oph without any serious hitch,
sapioyed by fairly large crowd
No folks and little. The Metho
church was hostess for the oc.
o0 and the committee under MIR.
Smith provided ice water and
delicious lemonade, serving
later both morning and after
eu. About one O'Clock the dinner
spread, and a more delightful
,bundant one would have been
a 70 imagine. The Blessing was
,sounced by Kav. W. r. Ivey
4 The meal was partaken Of as by
\ large family. During the whole
grolhing more exciting occurred
n me passing Of the passenger
III, spd accidental header taken
Tom Beggs into the branch with.
The formality Of removing his
dies,
TIE sfternoon was spent by the
apg people in target shooting and
rolling by the boys in swimming
games, and by the elders in
sli chatter until about 4 v e
N,when all dispersed bringing
an cod a most enjoyable day.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

THE various labor associations
can perform no higher service to
their members, can accomplish no
greater good for themselves and
their employers, than by adopting
as a requisite for membership in SUCH
unions a provision that no man who
indulges in Intoxicating drinks shall
have the protection Of tue union and
no man who drinks to excess shall
remain a member Of a union. -
Lexington Ky, Gazette,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

"God has set the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union for a grand
er contessioa and defence OF the faith
than we have dreamed as yet; but il
we are true and tender-hearted,
holding fast the hand OF Christ, we
shall be equal to the emergencies as
they arise, no matter how perilous
or great. Frances +. Willard.
Mrs. L. d. Lowe,
Reporter.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

Texas has passed a c. D, d. Ii.
quor law fordidding the shipment OF
intoxicants into dry counties. This
applies not only to points within
Texas, but also prevents its ship
ment into Texas from other states.
Mayor Rose is reported to have
said after the Milwaukee debate,
"Well did the very hest 1 could
wilh a bad proposition" His best
is certainly a prohibition vote win
ner.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

ne Seaboard Air Line Railway
8 hid off eVery other 'ection fore
.n between Waldo aud Cedar Key
ilhe length ofthe section is dou-
b 10 ordertO cover the ncreas-
territory section formen will he
uplied with motor cars Levy
uest Democrat.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-13

Pledged themselves to keep the chill
dren reminded of it. They are re
quested to send in proceeds from
these boxes on the 1st of very
month.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
Ravens and the Aapsburgs.

Henri de Weiddel tells the story OF
the late Empress Elizabeth and the
ravens which Maurus Jokel gave in
an article at the time of her majesty's
tragic death
Early in her life Elizabeth wrote
some verses in Hungarian on the sub
ject of the rev Ell, tES bird of ill omen.
which plays q great part in the his.
tory of the Hapsburgs According to
the imperial poetess a fight of ravens
was lowering over Olmu.1 when Fran
els Joseph received from his uncle's
hands the crown which was destined
to infiict him with such miseries.
A raven followed Macmillan and
Charlotte on their last walk before
their departure for Mexico, and when
Maria Christina was starting to re.
ceive the crown of Spain, which was
one day to be so grievous a burden,
a raven few over the horses heads
and accompanied the carriage to the
railway station. These incidents were
the subject of the poem.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
Ayerage Fr:sec..ica of Corn.

VII. .De ,.ar 1909 has been an
eKtrcuc;, uafa cradle ore f.r growing
crops Il I'll E.nds in Mississippi, it is
likely t.'at tie average yield Of corn VIII
not be bid by any means. Reports COM
ing in froa. various sections of the State
indicato that some exceptionally good
yiel 20 been made. and that the av-
erage v..i ,e held up by these, although
the crop as a general thing may be bad.
One Of the corn club boys has already
come forward with a record of 147 bush
els to the acre, only one bushel less than
last years record of 14s bushels. Many
of them save gone beyond the 10O-bushel
mark If the 1000 boys in this great
work have averaged above so bushels,
and there is every reason to believe that
they have, it viii be considerable help
en- the general average.
Some Of the ''old" boys are coming to
the front, several having been reported
in their local newspapers as having gone
beyond the 10O-bushel mark The Farm
eIs' Union clubs have been responsible
for great deal of this, and in some in
stances communities have banded togeth-
er and offered premiums for corn grow
ing
The outlook for Mississippi is bright,
in spite of the boil weevil and its do
vastating work. Weevils do not bother
corn and hogs, hay, vegetables, cattle,
etc. They viii surely cause q depression
fer a year or so, bat when the new order
of things comes about, the country will
be happier and more prosperous than
ever before
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
NEVER ALLOWED A SALOON.
Iowa City, with $1,000 Population, Has
Existed for Years Without a
Drinking Place.

That city Of Is, 900 population can
flourish without saloons, is the boast
of Mason City, which has the distinc-
ton Of being the largest town in
Iowa without the saloon, where the
sentiment is backed by majority of
the voters. In fact, numberless chill
dren have grown up there to manhood
and womanhood who have never seen
a saloon unless they have been out
of the city. 1t is also fact that
great many common laborers, as we'll
as railroad men, join with a large
majority of business and professional
men in their opposition to the sa-
loon.
What does it cost to police Mason
City? Here it is from the last report,
Just issued. One chief of police, five
assistants, all drawing a salary of So
S98.71. And no one will claim that
the city is poorly policed, for, if they
do, they are wrong. AS to the num-
Der of DRINKS: The orders of the
mayor to the police oficials have
been very definite to arrest all drunks,
and, consequently, few have escaped.
Thirty-two have been tried in the
mayors court, and 349 in the justice
court, making total for the year of
3S1. They paid into the city treas
urer more than enough to pay the
salary of the mayor. This looks pretty
good in comparison with some Of the
cities of the state where saloons are
maintained. &aS
T. In improvements, how does the
largest anti-saloon city in Iowa COM
pare with other cities? The answer
is certainly favorable. 1t owns its
own waterworks plant, which is val
ued at 100000 The city has three
miles of paving and ten miles of sew
er. 1t has to-day in process of con
struction or contracts for construc-
ton over $1,O00,O00 in improvements.
There is not a vacant house in the
city and not an idle man from neces-
sity within the city gates
What effect has this no saloon bust
ness on the churches and schools?
The church census of the city gives
an actual church membership of
5000. All have fine churches. There
are six schools and one $4,000 high
school, They are all we'll equipped
and teachers are we'll and promptly
paid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
a DOCTORS NIGHT.
MAAR


A peculiar variety of nightmare
seems 10 DO increasingly prevalent
NSasaE medical practitioners. The
Victims Of this psychosis dream that
disease In rapidly disappearing, that
syeatually. every one being healthy,
doctors viii become extinct, like the
dodo and ornithorhynchus. 1t will be
their own fault too. continues the
vision. for this profession presents the
curious picture OF a group OF men
striving, by preventive hygienic and
sanitary measures, to stamp out the
very conditions upon which their live
MOOD depends. THE profession of
medicine, so far as it is a profession
Of healers, ia constantly and strenu-
ously engaged in digging its own
grave" w. ]. Tyson. a British NJ. d.
with ten letters after his name "a
fact emitting his prophetic vision to
more than ordinary attention., is the
latest Of these pessimists to take the
world into his confidence. II the doc
tors are to gain livelihood. he says,
their numbers must be gradually Ge-
creased, and even then many Of them
will have to be supported by the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
Monument viii Be Dedicated.

The Mississippi State Monument Com
mission has decided that the dedication
exercises are to be held November II,
which will be the second day of the re-
union of the Mississippi division, United
Confederate Veterans. All practical ar
engagements have been completed for the
dedication of the state monument and
the twenty-six markers which adorn the
line of Confederate avenue, and few
minor details were necessary to fill in in
order to round out an interesting and
appropriate program. The members of
this commission are Capt. w. I. Rat
lift, Raymond William Yerger, Green
Vile, and John G. eastman, Vicksburg,
who have faithfully and ably discharged
the duty imposed upon them by the
legislature of 1906.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
WAR AGAINST THE
MOSQUITO.

The City of Tampa, Fla, has adopt
ed q model mode of warfare against
the mosquito, and one that is proving
highly successful. There are many
rAin-water tanks and cisterns through
out the city for supplying water for
hVRtory and various other purposes,
and these are favorite breeding places
for mosquitoes. The warfare against
the annoying pests consists in stock
ing these reservoirs with small fish
to feed on the mosquito larvae. This
method has been tried in one place
and another in Florida, and has
proved successfully in every case.
The fsh eat the larvae greedily, keep
ing the tank water clear at all times.
They live for years, even in tanks that
are covered and their living place is
one OF darkness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22

Another det&is the cost of installing
irrigation plants and tie cost of opera
ton. This is very important mat
ter and to be well considered by the
early contemplating rice growing. in
this bulletin, eighteen plants m Louisiana
ed Arkansas have been taken up and
fully described, giving the average cost
per acre for installation and the average
cost for operation. A limited number
of copies have been secured and will be
sent on application by interested parties.
Rice undoubtedly offers a promising
field for the man with bottom lands with
a clay subsoil who desires to diversity
and head off the weevil. 1t has and is
proving a safe and profitable crop i'll
Louisiana and Arkansas, under condi-
tions similar to those existing in por-
tions of Mississippi. Several experiments
are being made in the state and the re
suit will be ready in a short while The
following extract from a letter written
by prominent rice grower of Louisiana
to Hon. Writ Adams, is given by per-
mission and conveys some idea of the
crop and the profit derived:
"Yours duly received. | am sorry that
I am not to have the pleasure Of a visit
from you to the rice farm. We are han
vesting now right along. The outcome
is very satisfactory. My yield is about
fourteen sacks to the acre average.
have sold some of the rice at $3.50 per:
barrel fob. here to the rice mill at StutS
CART, Ark. AS my sacks contained about
one and one-ffth barrels each, you can
see that the gross yield is about $500
per acre fob. cars. The situation here
generally is about the same. The planters
who put in rice are all going to make
money. Some of the smaller rice crops
are showing up even better. Mr.. J. H.
Cooper has finished his crop of Honduras
rice on 800 acres and reports a yield Of
1882 bags to the acre average. The
plant he put in was small and in
expensive one, and he told me that his
profit above all expenses for plant, prepa-
ration, etc, (ths is his first year, would
he about SIS per acre. I notice that a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-22
DRINK EVIL AND BUSINESS.
Big Railroads and Commercial Houses
VIII Not Tolerate Employees Ad-
wr dicted to lntemperance.

The best temperance lecturers are
the hard-headed men of affairs. The
most convincing words are official or
ders. There's no sentimentality or
mawkishness about them, says the
New York Tribune
Down in Baltimore there has been
much trouble at the city hall. Two
men have been arrested recently for
embezzlement, and one of them frank
Iy admits that his downfall came from
drink. The whole condition of az
fairs there has been demoralized, and
so the mayor has determined to be
drastic in curing the evil. He has
just issued this statement:
THE man who does work at the
city hall must keep straight and let
whisky alone. l am not going to
stand for this occasional spree any
longer, and any employee who remains
away from his work to indulge in
whisky will be dismissed imme-
diately"
This Baltimore case is not a spor
adic example of good sense. The
wisdom is epidemic. 1t affects the
little shopkeeper and the big manu-
facturer. Railroads are especially
stringent. Some of the big lines go
so far that they discharge an en-
ploye seen going into saloon or com
ing from one. The lives of too many
hang on the clear-headednes of the
railway men, and those in authority
are taking no risk. It's too costly.
Moreover business competition is
too keen nowadays for any firm to
give its rival the odds by employing
Incorporate men. The keen edge
of their ability to sell goods, to make
contracts, to be personally persuasive,
is blunted by drink.
The men who make these orders
and see that they are rigidly enforced
glad, incidentally, that they are help
ing the world to grow better, but
their main purpose is selfish If they
are high in Office, and firmly clamped
there, they may take their own pipe
and glass, but even then 1t will not
be in working hours. During such
time they obey the rules they them
selves have made.
1t is in a like practical way that
may desired reforms of the world will
come. Emotionalism is good, but not
lasting. Business needs and business
selfishness work for good even while
they are working for themselves. And
the good remains.