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The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
A Jefferson County Speciality.

Farmers in Jefferson county in Wau-
keenah neighborhood, have found the
raising of watermelon. seed more pro-
ftable than the culture Of cotton. These
farmers are getting rich raising water
melons for their seed for nurserymen in
other States. It has been found that the
watermelon seed raised in that Florida
county is superior to any that can be
produced elsewhere and the business is
growing year by year.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

sion that a good deal of the stock that
comes to Cuba for planting as sets is
practically worthless and should be sold
at home for whatever it will bring as
commercial onions Some step should
be taken to protect the Cuban growers
from this class of goods. In the fall of
1905 we bought 500 pounds of sets for
planting and after cleaning them of those
which had decayed and of the leaves,
tops, roots, stones, and rubbish that had
been packed with them in the crate, we
had 693.36 pounds of onions, leaving
1864 pounds Of waste material Very
little of this was decayed onions; the
rest was rubbish which there was no
excuse for having brought into this
country. A crate of Bermuda sets as
shipped, weighs from 40 to so pounds
In order to determine something about
the size of the sets and of the value of
the different sizes for planting, we di-
vided them into four grades, the smallest
running from one-half to three-fourths
of an inch in diameter There were
1876 pounds of this smallest size, which
was the only grade which could truly
be called onion sets. The onions of the
second grade ran from three-fourths to
one and one-half inch in diameter. There
were 126.2O pounds of this grade. Onions
of this size are good for planting and
may be used with profit The third
grade, running from one and one-half
to two and one-ha1f inches in diameter,
gave 317.1O pounds These onions were
practically worthless as sets for COM
mercial culture. They would grade as
small to medium commercial onions
The fourth size was from two and one
half to four inches in diameter There
were 1856 pounds of this grade. They
were worthless for planting and would
grade as large commercial onions.
Our work of the previous year (19O4-
O5) while on much smaller scale, gave
the same kind of results These investi-
cations show that more than two-thirds
of the onion sets that come from Ten
erife are too large for the best sets and
should be sold as commercial onions
The result of the crop of 19O5-O6
while very unsatisfactory from a COM
mercial standpoint, showed clearly that
the larger the set the poorer it was for
planting Grade No. 1 and Grade NO. 2
gave good results; the results from No.
3 were poor, while No. yielded prac-
tically nothing, considering CONNER
cially
We have continued the work with
grading Bermuda onion sets in different
sizes. During the year 19O6O7 400
pounds of. the sets were bought and
sorted into grades, just as in the pre-
vious years. The land was laid off into
slightly raised rows Or ridges about two
feet wide on top and two feet between
the ridges, so as to make a good irri-
cation ditch. Two rows of sets were
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

planted upon each ridge, planting about
foot apart each way
Teneriffe grown Bermuda onion sets
usually sell in this country at to 4
cents per pound, and the onions pro-
duced from them bring from 2 to 2A
cents per pound SO that there is very
small margin Of profit on planting the
large sets.
We have not had very good results
with Bermuda onions from the seed in
the red soils, but as before stated we
have seen some very good onions grown
from seed in the loamy lands of Pinar
del Rio Province
In 19O5-O6 we tried small planting
of Florida grown onion sets of the red
Bermuda, Red Danvers, and Silver
Skin varieties, but the results were not
very satisfactory, the onions produced
being small and poor
From seed we have grown many
varieties, but the results have generally
been very unsatisfactory, for, although
the seed will grow, the plants do not
produce bulbs in this red soil. The
Creole has been the only kind that has
done anything worthy of mention. The
crop from Creole seed produced small,
well-developed sets and, when these
were replanted, they made a good crop
of medium sized onions.
Celery.
This is a vegetable that is very little
grown in Cuba, but from our work dur
ing the past winters we believe that it
is possible to produce it here with sue
cess.
The seed should be sown early in
September in seed-beds. AS soon as
the plants are from three-fourths to one
inch high they should be transplanted
to other beds, set at a distance of three
to four inches each way, and left to
grow until three or four inches high,
when they are ready to set in the field
The young plants should be handled
very carefully as they are very tender
when small
When preparing the land for plant
ing we have found it best to make beds
about four feet wide and from four to
six inches high. In each bed we plant
SIX rows, the rows six inches apart and
the plants six inches apart in the rows
The soil should be made very fine, loose
and rich. 1t must have a good supply
of vegetable matter.
When the plants have been set out
three or four weeks, a dressing of
nitrate Of soda at the rate of 100 pounds
per acre, will give them a fine start
When the stalks are from six to eight
inches high they can be blanched and
used. By growing the self blanching
sorts and planting them thickly in beds,
very little other blanching is needed.
We have found that wrapping each
stalk with heavy brown paper is suf-
hc1ent. 1t can not be blanched with soil
for the stalks rust too much.
With proper care good celery can be
grown for home use and for the local
markets. Careful refrigeration during
transportation will be necessary before
1t can be made an export crop.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

For convenience of treatment have sera
rated the different varieties of the vegetables
which wish to consider into groups having
about the same cultural methods. 1t must be
remembered that work has done
tho heavy red lands and that suggestions
for soils of different character are made from
observation and from conversation with the
growers in those sections
Garlic, leeks and shallots all grow we'll
here, while onions have given only re-
suits upon the red lands. With plenty of
water for irrigation they can be grown
on this soil for home use and local mar
kets but they are not equal to the ones
grown upon the chocolate or loamy
lands. We have tried nearly all classes
of American onions, but with no sue
cess. The Bermuda onion from Ten
eriffe sets Or seed is the commercial
onion for this country
Like all vegetables of this class, onions
should have a very rich soil that is well
supplied with vegetable matter. The
seeds or sets should be planted in Sep
tember or October, or just as soon as
they can be found upon the market from
the Canary Island.
The sets should be planted in rows
from fourteen to sixteen inches apart
and should stand from eight to ten
inches apart in the row. The rows for
seeds should be the same distance apart
as for sets, but the seeds should be
sown thickly in the rows; when the
young plants are two or three inches
high they should be thinned out so as
to stand four or five inches apart. Some
prefer to SOW in seed-beds, and, when
the young plants are from three to four
inches high, transplant them into the
field
There are various methods of plant
ing in the field. If the land is low or
washes badly, it is good plan to use
some form of bed Some farmers make
the beds from two to three feet wide
and plant them with two or three length
wise rows, while others make the beds
from four to six feet wide and plant the
rows across the beds. Narrow walks are
left between the beds and shallow bitches
to carry off the water
When the beds are necessary, we pre-
fer the long narrow ones with the rows
planted 1engthwise, for then a number
of the smaller hand tools can be used
which are difficult to handle with short
narrow rows and wide beds; but wher-
ever possible we prefer the single row
and level culture.
The growing of onions from sets for
commercial purposes has been demon
strated as a success in the chocolate
soils, but they have not done so we'll
from seed We have seen some very
fine ones grown from seed in the loamy
soils of Pinar del Rio Province, and
have hopes that their production can be
made a commercial success.
Our work with Bermuda onion sets
from Teneriffe has led us to the conclu-
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

For convenience of treatment we have sera-
rated the different varieties of the vegetables
which wish to consider into groups having
about the same cultural methods 1t must be
remembered that our work has Deen done upon
tho heavy red lands and that our suggestions
for soils of different character are made from
observation and from conversation with the
growers in those sections.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
REFUSES REWARD TO PEARY.
House Subcommittee Says He Must
Give More Proof.

BY practically unanimous vote the
subcommittee of the House naval COM
mittee in Washington decided against
bestowing any reward upon Robert E.
Peary until he had furnished further
proof that he discovered the north
pole.
The only member of the committee
who did not vote to defer action on
the pending bill was Representative
Englebright of California, who said he
was convinced Mr.. Peary had discover
ed the pole. Bates of Pennsylvania.
heretofore considered a supporter OF
Peary, offered the resolution.
Il confess l am exceedingly skepti-
cal about Mr. P ary's ever having dis-
covered the pole" declared Represen-
tatiTe Macon. and l am going to pro-
test against any honor being conferred
upon him by Congress until he has es-
tablished beyond a reasonable doubt
that he did discover it, Macon ex'
pressed himself as being indignant
at the thought of being called upon as
Il representative VI Tic <A1ISAASdA -
pie to confer high honor upon any
one of its citizens in the dark. All
legislation by Congress, he said, ought
to be open and above board.
Macon said he wanted to direct at
tention to one discrepancy in Mr..
Peary's story" This was the speed
the explorer declared he made from
the time Capt Bartlett left him until
he reached the pole. Peary said that
for five days he made 26.4 miles
day, but Macon said this appeared
singular in view of the fact that the
Peary party had made only soc miles
a day up to the time Bartlett left
THE astonishing part OF Mr.. Peary s
statement said Macon, is the mum
Der of miles he travelled every day
after Bartlett left him, and when no
white man was with him as witness,
his only companion being his negro
valet and four Eskimos."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
STEALS 100000 FROM CHURCH
Frenchman Charged with Taking
100000 from Law Affairs.

VI. Duez, judicial trustee to the tri-
bunal of the Seine and formerly liqui-
dator OF the properties of the dispos-
sessed religious congregations which
were dissolved by the law of 1901, has
been arrested in Paris on a charge of
embezzling $1,000. 900. of which $780,.
300 belonged to the congregations and
100000 to the common law affairs,
After his arrest NJ. Duez confessed his
frauds. He said he had lost the money
In stock speculations. He was re-
moved from the post of liquidator
some months ago owing to the manner
in which the property was admins
tered. but he undertook to clear him
self. The matter had been discussed
frequently in the Senate 1t is ru-
mored that other revelations OF misap-
preparations of the funds OF the con-
gregations are impending. Duez was
connected with the liquidation of the
property of the Misericorde Mission
aries. the Picpus Fathers. Marianistes.
Oblates, Redemptionists. Oratorians,
and the Ladies of Saint Maur He is
succeeded by Mr.. Lemarquis, who
liquidated the affairs of the Panama
Canal Company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
PILES CURED IN 9 TO IL DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching. Blind. Bleeding Protruo ing
Piles in TO IA days or money refunded. 50c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22

AS had been previously announced,
the grand jury of Hudson County, n.
J., indicted the six principal meat
packing companies concerned in the
beef trust several of whom are multi
millionaires. Most of the accused men
are residents of Chicago. and it very
soon became apparent that they were
disinclined to GO into Jersey to face
the charges of conspiracy contained in
these indictments. They would fight
extradition with all their wealth, If
necessary. This is the first concerted
effort in the East to fix responsibility
for the prevailing high price of food.
Under the New Jersey law, convic-
ton permits a maximum penalty Of
three years in prison or $1,000 fine Or
both. Prosecutor Caravan said he would
force extradition in every case. sparing
none, and would take speedy action.
Should extradition fail. he will turn
over his evidence to the federal au-
thoritieS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
The Hand kiss.

The kiss of the hand is undoubtei
ly ancient and therefore is not derived
from that of the lips, but probably the
converse is true. The hand kiss is
loosely asserted to be developed from
servile obeisances in which the earth,
the foot and the garments were kissed,
the hand and cheek succeeding in os-
der of time and approach to equality of
rank But it is doubtful if that was
the actual order, and it is certain that
at the time when hand kissing began
there were less numerous gradations
of rank than at later stage.
kissing of the hands between men
is mentioned in the Old Testament;
also by Homer, Pliny and Lucian. The
kiss was applied reverentially to sac
red objects, such as statues of the gods,
as is shown by ancient works of art,
and also among numerous etymologies
by that of the Latin word adore" and
it was also metaphorically applied by
the inferior or worshiper kissing his
own hand and throwing the salute to
the superior or statue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
WHAT'S THE USE
Sticking to n Habit when Ii Means
Dfacomforfg


Discomforts
Old King Coffee knocks subjects out
tolerably fat at times, and there is no
possible doubt of what did It, A Mich.
woman gives her experience:
II used to have liver trouble nearly
all OF the time and took medicine
which. relieved me only for a little
while. Then every once in a while /
would be suddenly doubled up with an
awful agony in my stomach. 1t SEEM
ed as though every time | took a
breath | would die. No one could suf-
fer any more and live
Finally I got down SO sick with
catarrh of the stomach that ! could
not turn over in bed. and my stomach
did not digest even milk. The doctor
finally told me that if did not give
up drinking coffee / would surely die.
but / felt could not give II up.
However, Husband brought home a
package Of Postum and IL was made
strictly according TO directions II
was the only thing that would stay on
my stomach, and l soon got so liked
Ii very much.
Gradually / began to get better,
and week by week gained in strength
and health. Now | am in perfect con-
dition and / am convinced that the
whole cause of my trouble was coffee
drinking, and my getting better was
due to leaving OF coffee and taking
Postum.
a short time ago tasted some cor
fee and found, 10 my establishment,
that / did not care anything about H.
I never have 10 take medicine any
more. / hope you will use this letter
for the benefit OF those suffering from
the poisonous effects OF coffee
Read the little book. The Road 10
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea-
son"
Ever read the above letter. A
new one appears from time TO time.
They are genuine. true, and fall OF
human interest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
Trials of 81 Lecturer.

A we'll known Englishwoman lectur-
er tells some stories at her own ex-
pense
Il was she says, ION tour through
the provinces, and one night as | APP
peared on the platform in small town
the chairman introduced me to my au-
dienee in the following way: You have
heard of Mr.. Gladstone, the Grand Old
Man. Let me now introduce to you
the grand old woman This was in
tended as a sincere compliment.
ION another occasion a bluff old
farmer who boosted of his ability TO
look on all sides of a question an
nounced me as follows: This lady S
come here to talk about her rights.
She's hired the hall herself. and so
she's. got a right to be here, and if
any of you don't like what she's got
to say you've got an equal right to
walk out in the middle ont"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
FROM FAR AND NEAR.

Orders for 100 steel cars of all
classes, approximating in cost $4,000
600. have been placed at Pittsburg in
the last few weeks.
Lancy Evans, expert rice statisti-
clan of the United States Department
of Agriculture. suggests that rice farm
ers use low-grade rice to feed cattle.
]. Pierpont Morgan. Jr.. has let con-
tracts for a country home on the north
shore OF Long Island near MATINEE
cock point. n. Y, at cost exceeding
$3.50, 00O."
Jacob Kohel, a farmer living near
Dorchester. Neb., was shot and in
stantly killed by his son, John kohel.
The father who had been drinking,
was fiouyishing a shotgun.
Fire caused by crossed electric wires
destroyed the storage battery depart
ment of the Westinghouse Machine
Company's plant at East Pittsburg,
Pa. causing a loss estimated at $751;
600.
Plans for the merger OF companies
said to control about two thirds of the
Autograph business of the country.
have been announced at Cincinnati.
Ohio.
President Charles S. Barrett, of the
National Farmers Union. called a ma
tional convention of farmers to meet
in ST. Louis from May to to dis
cuss legislation affecting farmers.
Phiiander c. Knox. Jr. who has been
cut off by his father. Secretary OF State
Knox. because of his elopement and
marriage, has gone to work in Provi-
dence. r. l.. as an automobile agent
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Railroad car repair shops al Bairview.
OKLA. valued at 100000. were burned
They viii be rebuilt.
After a two and half days run up
ON the Society for Savings in Cleve-
land. the depositors regained their
equilibrium and the panic ended. While
the run lasted $l.25o.o00 was with
drawn.
Countess Jean de Castellane. sister
in-law of Count Boni de Castellane. is
credited with the statement made at q
reception ia Versailles. France. that
Count Boni was. TO wed Miss Anne
Morgan. daughter of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan of New York
Charles Davsi. c,lored. who last
AUGUST killed Ella Welch. aged Is.
also colored. was eiectrocuted in the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus.
The New York League of Republic
can Clubs. in session at Syracuse.
adopted resolutions indorsing Presi-
dent Taft and the policies and meas
ures advocated by Governor Hughes.
especially mentioning primary reforms.
The foreclosure of a mortgage on
the farm birthplace of Daniel Webster.
near Franklin. y. H. may lead to the
formation of an association TO pur-
chase the place as Webster memorial
Senators Lodge. Crane and Gailinger
are interested in the project
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
The IrreguIar verb "ro he. J,

+ In one of the Senate cloak-rooms dur
ing a recent session, the talk turned
says a writer in the Troy Press, on
the old ante-bellum negro of the South
and his amusing originalities in the
use of the English language.
Senator Taylor, of Tennessee, said
the finest example he knew of was the
remark made by an old negro whose
worthless son was married secretly.
The old man heard of it and asked
the boy If he was married.
Il amt sayin' l amt" the boy re-
piled.
Now. you, 'Rastus," stormed the old
man, II amt askin' you is you amt;
| is askin you amt you isl"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
PARIS RAap1cKERs.
An Occupation That Is Passed Along
From Father 10 Son.

From Father 10 Sou.
The ragpickers Of Paris are born to
their work. the occupation being passed
from father to son for generations.
Each vagpicker family has its own dis
trict, which is inherited by the chill
dren and grandchildren.
In spite of all the progress made in
modern and elegant Paris barrels of
waste are piled up on the streets in
front of many buildings on beautiful
boulevards in the early morning hours.
and it is the privilege and in fact the
mission of the ragpickers to examine
this refuse
They have use for everything. and
but little is left after they have passed,
their thoroughness being one reason
why the system is still allowed. Every
scrap of paper has its market; rags
are gathered for paper manufacturers
shoes go back to leather dealers.
Old sardine and preserved meat tins
are used for making playthings, old
bones produce gelatin and glue, lem
OAi anu V1-~A6O PSSAS Ga lCdllS SOUSu
after and sold at the rate of a cent
a pound TO perfume and strip manu-
facturers. old metals are highly priced.
cigar stubs go to tobacco factories,
and even stale vegetables are earted
away.
The quarters of the ragpickers of
Paris are Just outside the confines of
the city-sections carefully avoided by
most people who do not belong to the
guild Every member of the family,
from the oldest to the three-year-old,
takes part in the sorting of the spoils.
and it often happens that members of
a family die either from poisoning
from stale food or from a cut from
one of the tins-Popular Mechanics.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
Retribution.

Stand up, prisoner" orders the
stern judge.
The trembling culprit, who has been
found guilty by jury of his delighted
peers, stands.
Prisoner at the bar" solemnly de-
clares the judge, you have been con-
victed of building house after house
containing one of these COMPOUNDED lit
tie boxes called reception rooms in
which there is neither room to receive
nor hooks to make it wardrobe. The
sentence of the court is that for the
next ten years you shall be confined in
one of these alleged reception rooms Of
your own construction and design"
Immediately the lawyers for the de-
PENDANT begin work upon an appeal on
the ground that a cruel and unusual
punishment has been decreed.-Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
Beautiful Wall Coating. for Homes.

In line with the progress of all other
things In these modern days is the
beautiful, perfect land sanitary wall
coatings for our homes. Alabastlne is
the name of a rich, soft and yelvety
preparation for the decoration of walls
and ceilings. Is 1t adheres to the walls
Of Us own adhesive qualities. 1t is in
expensive, clean, artistic and so cas-
lily put on that any one can follow the
printed directions on every package.
Any shade or tint is easily produced.
Alabastine is proof against insects or
disease germs so prevalent in wall pa
per. 1t does not rub off and fake Hike
kalsomine. A complete color plan for
the walls of the home and stencils TO
help make the home beautiful, together
with book about home decorations
and samples of color effects will all be
sent free by the Alabastine Company,
4S2 Grandville avenue, Grand Rapids,
Mich. The liberal offers of this COM
pany to home decorators in our adver-
! Using columns elsewhere in this paper
deserve careful perusal.