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The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
A STRAWBERRY STUDY.

Twenty years ago Polk county re-
STRAWBERRIES, yielding 40 quarts
worth $118, or twenty-five cents
per quart. In 1910 the official
report credits the county with
322 acres, yielding 37o,558 quarts val
ued at $Io2,o55. The county is the
second as strawberry section and
Lakeland growers received this year
$4,000 from a crop of $4,000 quarts.
This last item printed a short time
ago led the writer to look over the
records for the last twenty years,
taking intervals of five or more years
for the study. The facts are inter-
esting.
Bradford and A1achua counties
were the leading producers, furnishing
more than half of the combined
acreage of the state. Bradford stood
first with PSI acres, yielding $4,000
quarts; Alachua I33 acres yielding
358,33o quarts. The Coz acres dis
tributed over the state gave a crop
of I.o87,8oo quarts, averaging 1900
quarts to the acre. bringing over 80
cents per quart to the fortunate rails
ers. Evidently strawberry culture
promised good returns in those early
days.
Duva1 and Sumter were the only
counties reporting any considerable
acreage; the first had u, the second
"a acres. Four other counties report
ed only one acre each and Polk, as
mentioned above, had one quarter of
an acre.
In 1897 over four hundred acres
were added, the exact figures being
1914, with yield Of 1,297,o22 quarts
valued at $I82, $1,000. Yield per acre
and price per quart, it will be seen
were very low and not as encouraging
as few years previous. Fourteen
cents per quart as against forty-eight
and a little over 200 quarts per acre
as against 800 must have proved
discouraging to strawberry growers
Putnam raised it's I8 acres up to
232; Pasco's 7 increased to 2Io; Brad
ford dropped to 1o7, taking third
place, with Alachua about the same
acreage reported years before, Io2
Hillsborough's 7 acres grew to Isl,
while Duval had only 26 as against its
previous record Of u. Polk reported
78 acres, showing that berry culture
was on the increase. Five counties
heretofore reporting dropped from
the list
In the year 1900 the official report
shows a decrease in acreage amount
ing to over $50 acres, the exact figures
being 700. yielding 554,6o8 quarts, val
ued at $64,o66, trife over II cents
per quart. Bradford county dropped
out entirely, and Putnam took first
place with PSI, and Polk second with
148 acres. Alachua had only 40 and
Hi1lsborough reduced its acreage over
one hundred. Pasco, from 2Io drop
ped to o2, while St. Johns increased
its acreage from rs to 81. Four coun-
ties, Citrus, Columbia, Lake and Mar
ion, had each only one acre, Columbia
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Home grown peaches now vie with
luscious watermelons for first place on
the family board Figs will next step in.
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FOR SALE-White Leghorn Eggs for hatch
ing, from fine pen of straight "Wyckof"
Leghorns; $3.50 per IS. Fine cockerels for
sale. c. H. JACQUES, Miami, Fla. r. F. D.
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the rate of cents per word each insertion.
No advertisement taken for less than IS cents
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Classified Advertising

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No advertisement taken for less than rs cents
FOR SALE-White Leghorn Eggs for hatch
ing, from fine pen of straight "Wyckoff
Leghorns; $3.50 per IS: Fine cockerels for
sale. c. H. JACQUES, Manu. Fla. R. F. D.
FIELD PEAS to exchange for hens or eggs.
w. J. MCCAIN, Fruitand, Ga.
WANTED-An educated Northern young man
wishes position of trust on orange grove
farm other place where there is chance
for advancement Responsible, earnest work
er; age 80; married. Excellent references as
to character Address P. O. Box 163, Bill
1erica, Mass
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS for hatch
ing, $2:5o per dozen. Descriptive leahet free.
G. c. VOWEL, Ellenton, Fla.
FOR SALE-DeSoto county, Florida, land, in
100, $40 and 64o-acre tracts. J. A. HARRI
SON, 500 Livingston Bldg, Bloomington, III.
SOMETHING NEW'-The Dixie Land
combination brooder, colony and laying
house; made of waterproof canvas. Formula,
blueprint and full instructions how to build
only 81. Send today. Address L. E. AM
IDoN, New Smyrna Fla.
SMALL FANMS NEAK JAOAOONV lLLE-
Well drained; no swamp; bracing breezes
from the ocean; neighbors; Christian
church, school and good market We want
more neghbors but make no extravagant
promises If you have energy and little
cash, will welcome you. Address VIM.
F. HAwLEY, Gilmore, Fla.
FOR SALE-7,5oo acres in Florida's greatest
agricultural district; fine cut-over pine land;
frst-class location and we'll adapted to col
onizaton purposes proposition of real
merit. J. A. HARRISON, 500 Livingston Bldg,
Bloomington, Ill.
FOR SALE-Lawtey farms, 81 miles south
west of Floridas most famous strawberry
section; good land, good title, good water,
good town, good schools, good churches;
good community. Soil is productive, the
climate ideal. Write for free booklet UNCLE
SAM FLORIDA LAND Co., Main and Wash
ington Sts., Bloomington, Ill.
ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED.
We have a limited amount of genuine Rocky
Ford, Melted Gem, Cantaloupe Seed, which
was, personally, selected by the late George
w. Swink, from melons grown on new ground
and is particularly choice.
Price of No. 1 seed. ..... $1.oo per pound
nl1 Price Of Ne ~ seed @ rs per RoHnd
Rocky Ford, Colorado
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FOR SALE-DeSoto county, Florida, land, in
SON. 500 Livingston Bldg, Bloomington, Ill
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WANTED-An educated Northern young man
wishes position of trust on orange grove,
farm or other place where there is chance
for advancement. Responsible, earnest work
er; age 80; married. Excellent references as
to character. Address P. o. Box 163, Bill
lerica, Mass
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SOMETHING NEW"-The Dixie Land
combination brooder, colony and laying
house; made of waterproof canvas. Formula,
blueprint and full instructions how to build
only 81. Send today. Address L. E. AM
IDoN New Smyrna, Fla.
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FIELD PEAS to exchange for hens or eggs.
w. J. MCCAIN, Fruitland, Ga.
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SMALL FARMS NEAR JACKSONVILLE

FOR .SALE--7,5oo acres in Florida's greatest
agricultural district; fine cut-over pine land;
frst-class location and we'll adapted to col
onization purposes. proposition of real
merit. j. A. HARRISON, 500 Livingston Bldg,
Bloomington, Ill.
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INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS for hatch
ing, $2.5o per dozen. Descriptive leafet free.
G. G. VOWEL, Ellenton, Fla.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
I. R. TO LAND
IN NEW YORK
Scheme to Bring Him Home by
Way of Pacific Seems to Have
Fallen Through, According to
Wire.

PARIS. Feb. 22.-Former President
Roosevelt has confirmed Mrs. Roose-
velt's determination that the African
hunting party will not return by way
of San Francisco, Seattle and other
Pacific coast cities, according to a dis
patch received by local news agency
today from Gondokoro. This dispatch
quoted the former president as say
ing;
81 am very sorry that l will be I'M
able to visit my western friends on my
way to the Atlantic. coast l would
like to see them but 1t Is impossible
at this time. I hope soon to be able
to make a special trip to California
and other Pacific coast states"
According to u well know diplomat
here, there are many reasons why
Roosevelt must hasten home. Not the
least of these, he stated, is the COM
ing marriage of Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr.
at is natural that the young man
should want to be married in June"
the diplomat said. land 1t is even
more natural that his father should
want to be present at the ceremony"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22.-The
Jeffries-J johnson fight for the heavy
weight championship will be fought
in San Francisco. This announcement
was made tonight following a confer
ence between Tex Richard Eddie
Graney, Supervisor Herget, Sam Fitz-
patrick and Jim Griffin.
The fight will occur before the
Broadway Athletic club. of which
Griffin is manager. The fact that this
club is to be granted the fight permit
for July by the board of supervisors
has caused Richard and Gleason to
come to an understanding tonight
with Griffin. Herget, who is better
known under the ring name of Young
MITCHELL" participated in the confer
ence and his presence is taken to
mean that there will be no difficulty
in obtaining permit for As rounds.
Gleason did not attend the conference.
No reason was assigned for his alb
Sence,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
GUEST IN HOTEL
IS SPEECHES.
Man Found by Chambermaid
Alone in His Room and Help
less in Chair.
HAD PROBABLY BEEN ILL
SINCE SOME TIME MONDAY
Is Identified as c. L. Chase of
Sunnyside, Who Is a Subordi-
nate in the Reclamation Work
of Project Engineer McCulloh.

Speeches. and helpless in a chair
suffering from paralysis which wa
caused by an appolectic stroke, c. L..
Chase was found by a chambermaid
Tuesday afternoon. He was removed
to st. Elizabeth's hospital and at last
reports last night was said to be inn
proving somewhat. Mr.. Chase is 4
subordinate of Project Engineer Nc
Culloh, of the Sunnyside project Of
the reclamation service. He is p
young man, less than 30 years Old
and is unmarried. He is well-known
in North Yakima. having been about
this section for year or more.
AS he is unable to speak Mr.. Chase
has not been able to tell anything
of the sickness which rendered him
helpless in the hotel. 1t is believed,
however, that he had been where
found in the chair, for day, prob.
ably since sometime Monday after
noon, as those about the hotel say
they had not seen him since Monday
When the maid entered the room she
found him in the chair and later in .
vestigation showed that his right side
was paralyzed and his speech gone
Mr.. Chase, who Is a vigorous look
ing man, had been under treatment
with DR.. John Cam eron. who was AZ
once summoned when the discovery
Of the mans condition was made.
Under his care the man was removed
in an ambulance to st. ElIzabetb's
hospital
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
WILL UNITE IN
BIG CONCERT.
All Christian Organizations Wiil
Devote Sunday, April "a, TO
Furthering of the tuberculosis
Campaign.

Announcement of a national tuber-
culOsis Sunday to be held on April
gath in $4,000 churches of the United
States was made today by the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention OF tuberculosis.
Following campaigns against con-
sumption that have been carried on in
the churches Of hundreds OF cities, and
sermons on tuberculosis that have
been preached before thousands OF
congregations during the past year. a
movement has been started to estab-
lish permanent tuberculosis sun
DAY, on which it is hoped that every
one OF the $4,000 900 church goers in
the United States will hear the gospel
of health. 1t is planned to enlist the
active cooperation of anti-tuberculo-
sis organizations, labor unions, trater-
nal organizations, and other bodies to-
gether with the churches in the move
ment. The aid of leading churchmen
in many of the principal denomina-
tions has already been offered. All of
the large INSTRUMENTATION bodies,
such as the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, the Young Womens Chris
tian Association, the Kings Daughters
and Sons and the various young peo-
pies societies are also in sympathy
with the anti-tuberc ulosis campaign.
1t Is planned that on April Gath
tuberculosis sermons shall be preached
in all the churches OF the country
Literature will be distributed to MEM
bers of the congregations, and in
every way an effort will be made to
teach that Tuberculosis Is q dangerous
disease and that 1t can be prevented
and cured
Clergymen who desire to obtain adj
ditional information in regard to tu-
berculosis will be able to secure lit
erature from state and local anti-tu-
berculosis associations and boards OF
health, as well as from the National
Association.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
TRA|NMEN REFUSED
WAGE INCREASE ASKED
Inauguration of Better Pay Cam
paign Repulsed by Large
Railroad Companies.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-Two pow
erful railroad labor org nizations, the
Order of Railway Conductors and
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
which have undertaken to obtain
general increase of the wage scale for
all employees in those branches Of
service on the principal lines in east
ern United States and canada, have
suffered a repulse at every Inaugural
ton of their better pay campaign.
Three weeks negotiations with the
Baltimore G. Ohio, among the first to
be approached in the matter, ended
today, when the company, through
President Willard, declined to accede
to the demands of the organizations
The company's statement says further
that the representatives of the train
men, on the other hand, did not feel
authorized to accept a counter prop
osition made by the company, and
that conferences have been suspended
until the representatives could submit
the matter to their memberships.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
SHOULD NOT
LOSE ALL HOPE
Building of West Side Drain
Should Be Planned on Differ
ent Basis.

The disappointment of the size of
the bids for the proposed draia on
the west side, has been very keen to
builders and business men az well as
to a number of city officials who
have hoped that the contract could
be let Immediately and the work
pushed to an early completion So
urgent has been the demand for the
Grain that the present council has
sought to hasten it by STIMULATING in
the specifications that the contractor
must finish the work in ninety days.
This evidently proved a stumbling
block, for all of the bids were ex-
cessiye and one contractor stated that
he would not undertake to finish the
work within ninety days under any
consideration because he was held up
on a sewer contract for three months
last season in this same district be-
cause of high water.
Doolittle Not Discouraged.
But City Engineer Harold i. Doc
little Is not discouraged because OF
the failure of the city to win he
first round with the contractors. In
an interview with "a representative of
L
that no one should be discouraged
because we found it impractical to rel
the contract Monday night. We must
build that drain sooner or later and
we ought to begin now. believe
that we should readvertise for bids
for the making of the cement forms
Immediately. They will be seasoned
when autumn comes and in first class
condition to be laid. That will in
sure lasting piece of work.
"Then | believe that whea the
forms are Grady for use, we should
forms are ready for use, we should
ton of the drain. The high water
will have subsidized by that time ant
no doubt this will prove a large
factor in the prices submitted bv Tho
contractors The city has NJ money
to throw away and l am of the orin.
ion that ell things considered, thi.
rlan is the most economical of an,
that can be followed. l hope THAI tn,
council and citizens will see the mat
ter in this light
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
GAR. AND WING.
JOIN IN PARADE
Washington's Birthday Celebrated
in North Yakima With Due
Honors.
RELIEF CORPS GIVES
DINNER TO VETERANS
Companies E and c, Led by the
G. A. r., March Through the
City and Drill at the Armory
on North Third Street.

Despite the cold weather of yester-
day the birthday of George Wash
ington was celebrated in good. old
fashioned style by veterans of the old
the republic.
About 10 o'clock members OF com
panies +. and c. of the w.
N. G., led by comrades of the G.. A. r
marched from the armory to the
tunes of Captain G.. a. Hannold's fife
and drum corps. The line of march
took in Yakima and Fifth avenues
thence back to the armory where
both companies of militia engaged in
battalion drill and later formed for
company drill
At l o'clock the ladies of the
Womens Relief Corps rendered the
comrades of the G. A. r., and their
wives a handsome spread which was
greatly enjoyed by the grzzled veter-
ans. Immediately after the dinner
the program for the day started with
a recitation by ROLAND Woodruff, a
duet by Mesdames wilkins and Holt.
which was followed by the reading Of
nation.
This was succeeded by short
speeches from comrades Roberts,
Webb and Penny. The program
closed by the assemblage singing
America
Enjoy Excellent Dinner.
A feature of the dinner was
hugh cake weighing at least 25
pounds. The cake was baked in honor
of a remarkable coincidence that per-
haps has no parallel in this state or
elsewhere. In the assempiage there
being four people whose birthday
falls on the same day as does the
jllustrious father of our country;
three of whom are members Of the G.
A. r. They are Ruel Allen, Thomas
Webb and Thomas Quinn, with one
mem Der of the w. r. c., Mrs. Minnie
Van Mabern.
The cake occupied the center Of the
dining room, and, worked in candy
around the cake, were the names of
those who celebrated their birthdays
yesterday After the dinner each
guest was presented with a generous
slice of the cake.
There were 80 people present at
the exercises in the G.. A. r. hall, SO
of who were presented with a little
Ratchet made of red flannel. The
Ratchet was given to each guest after
he had answered in the negative to
the question, Did You Ever Tell
Lie?" The single exception being w
n. Irish. who refused to acknowledge
that he had not at least told one in
his whole life. Mr.. Irish being the
sole exception is wondering now
whether the Joke is on him or the
others.
Mrs. Hester Tibbets gave an ex-
hibition of snare drumming that was
pronounced by those present one Of
the best features Of the dav's pro-
gram.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
ANOTHER BRU|SER
LOSES HIS TITLE
Monte Attell, Brother of Invincible
Abe, Loses Bantam Champion
ship to Frank Conley.

JEFFRIES ARENA LOS ANGE-
LES, Feb. 22.--Frank Conley, Of
Kenosha, Wis, knocked out Monte
Attell of San Francisco today in the
forty-second round of fight that
was scheduled for As rounds. Conley
emerged from the fierce encounter
without scratch while Attell lay on
the floor two minutes after receiving
Conley's finishing blow on the jaw
His left eye was closed and badly dis
colored, his mouth and nose were
bleeding and his lips swollen and
bruised
His seconds did not wait for the
referee to count him out, but threw
up the sponge as the fallen fighter
Strengthened his limbs and rolled on
his back five seconds after he had
fallen. Conley danced to his corner
confident that Attell could not get up
and that he had won the bantam
weight championship and the Nc
Carey diamond belt that goes with it.
Attell could not get at and never
seemed able to break through Con-
ley's defense when they mixed it. He
was always aggressor but nearly al
ways got the worse of exchanges.
Attell perceptibly weakened in the
thirty-third when Conley landed d
terrific drive under the heart and
from then on he went down hill 70
the finish. Attell started the forty
second with his usual rush but
slipped and fell on all tours. Con-
ley waited for him to rise and then
staggered him with a series of rights
and lefts. AS he came away from
the clinch Attell was dazed by jabs
to his face and turned his back to
run, Conley suddenly drove his right
to the jaw and the fight was over.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23

man stood spell bound and speech
less. With eyes bullying from his
head he pointed to a hole in the
g ound large enough at the orifice
to receive horse and wagon. Willing
to test his metal the younger man
slowly approached the hole and
peeped over but quickly drew back.
His com panion did likewise. One
Whit was sufficient and terrible
nausea than which swell of the tur-
bulent Pacific can produce none
greater, compelled him to PROSTATE
himself on the ground forthwith and
submit to natures nursing.
Thankful to Escape Alive.
Both being finally resusciated, the
mighty hunters made their way to
their carryall and returned to North
Yakima thanking wise Providence
that the monster who Inhabited the
place was fast asleep when they I'M
Intentionally stumbled onto his lair.
Monday they CHANGED to make in
quiries of a rancher who lives in the
vicinity of this dreadful fastness and
its terrors were somewhat explained
The hole is an abandoned we'll seven
feet across the top and is said to be
over 200 feet deep. The mouth of It
has never been protected in any way
and animals have fallen into it until
the stencil from within rising to the
top has no counterpart this side
of the inferno For aught anyone
knows. humans may have found an
untimely end in this same hole
Messrs. Bunce and Shea are starting
an agitation to compel the owner of
the property to enclose the opening
with fence to protect unwary pedes-
TRANS and jack rabbit hunters
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-23
EXPERT FAVORABLE
TO cANNERY OUTLOOK
Says That if California People
Take Hold Here They Will
Maintain Equipment.

Messrs. Chick and Shepard, who
were in North Yakima to interview
fruit growers with regard to the con-
ditions here preliminary to a report
as to whether it is advisable to open
the cannery this year have gone west
again. Mr.. Chick will, it Is believed
make a favorable report to the Cali
fornia Fruit Gamers association, he
having expressed himself favorably
before he left North Yakima. This
was after he had met and talked with
a number Of the more prominent Of
the fruit growers. He recognized,
however, that it was not the best
time of the year in which to get
definite~data and therefore it is likely
that he will return in couple Of
months.
Good for Yakima.
Operation Of the cannery here, Mr..
Chick thinks, and his opinion is
based on long experience in Califor-
mia, will be of immense benefit to the
local producers. 1t will be a factory
for the manufacture of Yakima
product and will carry the canned
goods of this district to field much
wider than me green fruit can ever
hope to reach. He says, and says it
fatty, that the growers will have to
get over the idea that a cannelv is a
pant on which they can dump an in
ferior article and slough off a pro-
duct for which there is no other mar
ket. Under the new management the
cannery will have to maintain for
North Yakima the reputation it's
green fruits have made. The pack
will need to be as good as is possible.
The. association, he says, will not put
out can of goods which will not IN
themselves prove to be an advertise
ment. To send out anything out the
best Guild be destructive advertising.
Asks About the Future.
Mr.. Chick wants to know Low a
long a season the cannery may ex-
pect to operate here and what prom
Uses will be made for future crops If
it decides to come. Regarding the
plant itself he says it Is excellent OF
large capacity and that under it's new
ownership it will be maintained with
an equipment adequate for the needs
of the country. In other words it will
grow as fast as the field grows