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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
NITROGEN STARVATION
REDUCES CITRUS YIELD

OF all the fertilizer elements. nj
trogcn is perhaps the most important
to the citrus grower this year. The
price Of potash and acid phosphate
are almost prohbitive, even though
they can be- had. There i, a chance
also that quantities Of these material,
have been left i'm the soil from pre-
vious applications. Nitrogen teaches
out much more rapidly than either
potash or phosphatcS.
1t is, therefore, important to max"
applications Of nitrogen at intervals
during the year. II. +. Floyd, plant
physiolOgiSt to the University Of
Florida Experiment Station. cites
some experiments carried on last
year. in which the effects Of insult.
ficicnt nitrogen were noted. II has
been clearly demonstrated that lack
of sufficient nitrogen ut the time Of
Getting fruit will reduce the yield ma
tcrially. one plot in the foregoing
experiments which suffered from nj
tiogcn starvation at the time the
fruit set, showed 20 per cent. less
fruit Mt the end If the season than a
plot that had had plenty Of nitrogen
during the spring season.
Trees show nitrogen starvation 10y
ycllowing leaves. In the absence If
disease. yellowinG Of foliage can he
taken rs a sure indication Of nitro
gen starvation. Potash and phosphate
starvation are more likely to no
shown by a reduction Of yield than
by any appearance Of the tree.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17

similarly affected by booklets boosting
Florida that are made in other states
| am told that several of the cOmmu'
mites which participated in the Flor
ida First commission campaign are
taking care Of their inquiries with
these foreign printed hooks. I'll he
willing 10 wager a good cigar that
the ones which are using home pro.
duccd booklets will get more actual
results.
There was time mo- doubt. when
It was necessary to send away for
really high class printing There +,
ample evidence that this condition M
longer exists. The other day | got
a letter from Il friend Of mine in Chi.
cago on which was poster stamp
showing Florida oranges and grape.
fruit in full colorS. The printing was
so superb that | made some inycsti-
cation as to where it had been done,
and found that Florida house was
responsible.
thereafter, when I get catalogue
from Florida house that shows II
was printed outside the state, | think
! shall return it with the comment
that I do not care to do businc-~
with this house. and am determined
that when I am asked to contribute
TO the support Of a board Of trade or
similar body I shall subscribe to it,
funds on the specific condition that
all its printed matter be made IN
Florida Lets a few Of us get to-
gcthcr on this line ana see if we can't
hold I'm Florida several thousand dol
lars a month that are now going 70
printing houses in other states -
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17

tertained with delightful valentine
party given In honor Of her cousin,
Miss Mildred Freeman, Of Los Angeles,
California. The house and porch were
very tastefully decorated in red and
white with festoons Of hearts and
cupids artistically arranged about
the tables. When the little guests ar
rived, they were presented 10y Mrs q.
Norwood with souvenir heart valen-
tines for their dolls, which they had
been requested to bring with them to
take part in the festivities. After
participating in many games appru.
pirate to the occasion, which were
started with a heart hunt conducted
10y Miss Josephine HUI. and conclud-
ed by a doh show, when prizes were
awarded to the winning contestants,
the little guests were served by their
hostess with refreshments Of ice
cream, cakes and candies correspond.
ing in color to the general decorative
scheme.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
NEW PLANS FOR
DIPPING WATTS OFFERED,

DR.. G. +. Dawson, veterinarian {"
the state board Of health, offers the
following information to farmers VINO
are Interested in dipping watts:
Bureau Of animal idustry circular
207 gives directions for dipping cattle
to destroy ticks including plans and
specifications for the construction Of
concrete and brick watts. Certain
changes in the concrete vat SO a To-
make it more suitable for range con
ditions, have recently been suggested.
and are embodied i'm the accompanying
plan and bill Of materials. The priu.
cipa differences consist in the vat h"-
ing larger and having perpendicular in
stead Of sloping sides. \ longer nr
shorter vat could he made if desired.
"Copies of the circular may hc OLE
tanned by addressing the secretary "f
agriculture, Washington. u. c."
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
BOYS MUST FEEL
REAL INTEREST IN FARMS

The following excellent article from
the Georgetown. Ky. News. tells the
value Of the corn-and-pig club organ.
iZationS which makes il an article
worthy Of wide publicity:
Father called me i'm one day" said
county agent ''and told mo that his
hoy was ali keyed mp to leave the
farm and 20 job hunting in the city.
The father asked me to try to inter.
est the son in club work; he wantcl
to keep the youngstcr on the farm.
81 finally got the hoy to join tho
commanding club, and the father
promised him that whatever he made
ont Of the pig and his acre Of corn
he should keep. The hoy worked har l..
raised a fine pig and a fair crop Of
corn.
Last fall I went to 500 that boy
and asked him II he still wanted to
find job in the city. Not much, he
replied: so long rs amy father lets me
have pigs and piece Of land all my
own. I'm going to stay here
"This. think, shows the value of
club work to many Of our boys and
girls. II makes them feel that they
have q real interest I'm the farm and,
in Il way that the place couldn't get.
along well without them"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
FLORIDA BODIES SHOULD HAVE
ALL WORK DONE HERE

1T is beyond my comprehension
why some Florida commercial organ.
Ization- and business houses continue
to have their printing done outside
the state" remarked Lake county
man who was in the city today, while
discussing the question Of attracting
settlers 10 Florida.
"For long while I hositatcd to rc-
move here from the north. because
so much Of the literature I received
from Florida had been printed else
where. 1t seemed to me that a state
which had no good printing shops
could not he very far along in devel-
opment. Finally / got a Florida book
made in Florida, which was so well
done that all my doubts were remov.
ed" continued this gentleman.
at must be that others have been
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
TICKS GET YOUR PROFITS.

What would YOU think Of man
who would let hl- COW bleed To death
from harbcd wire cut or stab FROM
n stick? Now what do You think "
the man who would let cattle ticks
suck hi. COW. blood? OF the two. the
man who lets hi. COW bleed from
wound is fine visor and the more
mcrciful The wounded COW Is the
only one that can be- lost I'm the first
instance. The tcl,y COW loses lust as
much blood aItbourh She may not die.
Rut that i. NOT all. blood sucked bv
ti,r.s oor- f., rrodurc ,tbor ti,l;, which
o.t nm ntL,r rn,y. sill that f. NOT
all 4. I,rg ~ thc flick live. the Tex
nj. f.,c- ,,.,,rf.r, will Ia. rrnua,utcd
and tran. r,.rroI from ono COW 10 an.
o.bor
Nny. ,.b, T.. tho moro rrnGtublo
mn,utor nr sncirtyq The man who lets
his ,,,.n co,,. bIcrl 70 death hurts only
bir,s,If Tho man who rroppgatcs fc-
vor tlcl.s hurts himself bis ncirhhnrs.
his state and tho whole south. Yet
crc T.. NOR, o,,icl.I, condemned If no
LOT. r,n ,v,urI,d r,v hIccd. because
rniphbors can see the blood. In the
other ease they soc only the ticks.
g w;1lorybIv prnrcs,or Of ami
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17

prominent druggist Of Atlanta, Ca,
authority for the above positive state
ent. In explaining this statement he
ked two questions and offered one
question.
n n growing healthy business turns
IA begins to run down hill, what is
! condition Of the owners health
most always, unusually bad.
what was the first cause Of his poor
alth? Constipation.
This constipation could have been
olded by taking Rexall Orderiies oc.
sionally. They are a pleasant candy
blet laxative which can be used by
ep, women or children with the best
suits.
! have the exclusive selling rights for
bis great laxative.
JAKE WEY
ARCADIA, FLA.
BOWLING GREEN
PHARMACY
BOWLING GREEN, FLA.
THE REXALL STORE
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
THE PRESIDENTS DOUBLE TASK

Preparedness has probably been the
and arguments during the past few
months than any other one subject
and the president Of the United States
has been the object of more criticism
probably than any one man ever ha-
been. It is probable that those who
are So ready to criticisc his every ar
ton and uttcrancc ON the subject hHv,
not paused to think just what is hl~
position. or tn consider how they
would feel were they suddenly thrust
into that position with the rcsponSi-
bility upon them.
Speaking on the subject in ClcvA
land the other day, Mr.. Wilson him
self stated the case better than it has
been stated before either 10y those for
or against program Of preparedness.
What he said in one or two sentence
pretty well sums mp the situation, ami
contains considerable food for
thought.
Mr.. Wilson said that nearly every
body that came to the white house
told him two things. They would tell
him that the people were dcpcndin.
upon him to keep them ont Of war.
while in the next breath they would
tell him that they were counting ON
him to maintain the dignity and hon
or Of the United States. Have You
reflected that Il time might come
when I could not do hOthF' he asked.
Have You made yourselves ready 'oI
( aud behind your government for
the maintenance Of the honor Of your
country"
Those who are so eager to advise
and critici~c the president should
answer that question before they proc
coed further Mr.. Wilson'S i, indeed.
n double taSli.-Pcnsacola journal.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
kIPLING'S WAR or EXTERMINA
TON"

The New York World discusses
Kipling's WAR Of determination" as
fellows:
Part Of the British debt will prob
ably he rcpudlated after the war says
Rudyard Kipling, since men rich
enough to lend big sums to the state
are rich enough to lose them Goose
flesh rises ON the British investors
rotund periphery at the very Thoughts;
hut see what. according to Mr.. Kip
llng's latest outburst, is going to he
fall the hated foe:
1.-THE idea is beginning to penetrate
the Teuton's head that this is not
war Of victories hut a war Of exter.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
STUDENTS WILL
STUDY JOURNAL.S,'

Students at the University If rln'-
ida this year will have opportunity T.
study agricultural journalism. Most
agricultural colleges have recognized
the Importance Of training their -"
dents in the essentials Of journalism.
No matter in what branch Of agric
ture one engages some training in III"
preparation Of copy for the press Is
needed. This Is especially true Of
men who do research and experiment
tai work.
II is with a view OF giving such
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
COTTON GROWERS MISS POTASH.

The cotton grower, Of Florida are
W against the difficult propositions
Of supplying sufficient potash Toy the
needs Of the cotton plants. Formerly
It was the practice TO use large
amount of kainit as an after dressing
or in the fertilizer formula. In fact.
the favorite fertilizer for cotton was
kainit and acid. This year it will lc
impossible to get the kainit, consc-
quently a great many attempts hny"
been made to substitute other mate
rails.
p. II. Rolls dean Of the University
of Florida College Of Agriculture Gale
attention to the fact, however thar uu
other plant food can take tho place
Of potash, ana attempts to use table
salt or ball potash will prove disun-
pointing. Experiments have shown
that il is the potash element I'm kaiui-
that produces plants which are resist
ant to rush. Ball potash. as Il Is pu"-
uarly known, contains no potash.
Potash I'm this respect is MISSIONER.
To make up for this deficiency Dy
tension workers are constantly calling
attention to the need Of greater care
in the preparation Of soil and create,
thoroughncss in the cultivation ni
plants as well as the use Of all farm
manure that can possibly be made
available. These three Important
points will not supply the need Of not
ash, but will in a measure help to over.
come the difficulty under which farm.
ers are laborlng.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17

training that the College Of Agricul-
true is Offering the work. Twelve stu
dents have registered for the course,
and it i, expected that several more
will register. II Is given primarily
for students in agriculture, hut 9th.
crS may elect it, NJ. - Brclcr. editor
Of the agricultural news service. will
have charge Of the class.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17


mlnatlon for his species.
when he is used up, there Will hc
very little Of the German problem "a
settle.
"No Germany will remain; only Il
few peoples living on the eternal de-
fonsivc In moral, social and political
trenches.
All the rats are before MS In tho
same ditch.
Those who til the soil will he rich
after the war: those who do not viii
be poor. But there will be no more
Germany"
Let Tlrpltz. dcvislng his submarine
horrors Iasscr inviting the world to
admire "tbo delight Of the human
race" the cmpcror. Iissaucr. with his
"IIymn Of Hate" the who ser the
cmpirc "straflng" England Rcvcutlow.
bidding Germans give no account Of
"wbat the Turks do with their Ar
mcnianS:" let them and others hide
diminished heads. Respectable artisan
apologists Of atrocity they may be :
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
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BERNIONT.

DLANNAOANAs
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. r. Washington, OF
Iattylllc. Ala. are visiting the
rmer'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. c
|ashIngton, on Shell Creek.
Mrs Julia r. Graham and son; Mrs
II. Keustcr and Mrs. VIM. Kruet7
ID daughter, were guests Of the Gate
|oods during the week.
There will be preaching at Thomas
|ammock in SHADY Grove Park next
|inday at eleven o'clock.
Misses Frankie Warren and Julia
|irke. after spending a week in Punta
|prda. returned home Sunday, and re-
brit fine time.
IL. G. Hoffman returned to Fit. Ogden
onday. after n visit with homefolks
Messrs. Ell Edmonds. Jesse Button,
BID G. W. GatewoOd transacted busi-
IS in Arcadia this week.
Mrs. r. W. Virgins Is visiting her
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shenefeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. p. Tucker, OF Punta
|orda, motored through Bermont
Fednesday.
James Turner Is home for a few
bys after an absence Of several weeks
bent in Arcadia and Tampa.
Mrs. ]. W. Shenefeld returned home
hturday and is very sick at this writ
Ig.
Mr.. VI. r. Mizell is identifying HIS
ace by planting out some shade trees
so some fruit trees.
Mr.. Ed Keeton returned to his
pine in Detroit, Mich, after a pleas
pit visit with the family Of ]. W.
henefeld.
Mr.. Ed P!owden is spending a few
hys on his place here this week.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
Harn.NIay.

Married, at the residence of the
'ide's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H,
,arn, on Tuesday afternoon, February
h, at three o'clock, their daughter,
iss Ada, TO Mr.. Charlie May, Rev.
n, W. Gatewood officiating.
Only the near relatives and a very
w Intimate friends OF the contracting
rites were present.
Just after the ceremony the guests
ERE invited into the dining room.
here hountiful dinner was served.
insisting Of turkey, salads. cakes and
es' and everything that could he
en'ioned to make the dinner n fitting
'ast for the celebrationof the happy
fcasion.
Inc bride wore a lovely dress Of
chiffon over net, trimmed with
n'te satin and lace. and carried a
Puquet of orange blossoms and
|aldenhair ferns; while the groom
pre- the conventional black.
ne young couple are now living
'neir homestead on the prairie.
le9SrS' II. II. Harm and Wess Bal
were visiting the formers parents
hesday
me oyster supper at the school
use on February 9Th w9s quite a
"VeSs' and the oysters were the
'Ihat could be grown. There was
'~ large crowd and Mr.. Hugh
aes was among the people and gave
~, sa'N on drainage, as we'll as inter
.ne the people with his candidacy
'ne position of prosecuting attor-
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
THE WESTERN BATTLE FRONT

London, Feb. 100. The whole
western fighting front is the scene OF
heavy engagements. At some point,
the big guns have been roaring inces-
sanity for days; infantry has been
engaged in hand to hand struggles;
grenade fighting ana mine operations
have played a prominent part I'm bat
ties, while aimen have fought cucl
other above the lines. and have been
cannonadcd from below by the anti.
air craft guns.
The Germans followed up their re-
cent success in Champagne 10y the
taking Of an additional half mile of
French trenches around Tauhure in
that district, and their artillery bonn.
hardmcnts in the neighborhood Of
MaSsigcS and Navarrin have been an.
swcrcd in kind by the French.
To the north Of Scissor. near Tir-
nay. and along the River Aisnc, the
Germans started an infantry attack
hut the French put it down with their
guns and rifles.
To the south Of Sommc the Ger.
mans endcavorcd to surround outpo>t
trenches. but desiStcd under heavy fire
Of the French
In upper Asacc the German, turn.
ed loose their guns on trenches the
French had recapturcd from them, hut
the French during the night had cvaC-
uated them. and the Smelling did no
other damage than to shattcr the en-
placements.
Seventeen flights in the air is the"
record of Sunday reported Yesterday
by the British along their lines in
Flanders. In addition there has been
great activity along La BaSsc canal.
where the Germans exploded seven
mines. Heavy commandments an an
infantry attack in that section is also
reported. the Germans succeeding i'm
entering a French trench. They were
driven out almost Immediately.
In Albania the Arzen river, which
runs westward across central Albania
and emptics into the Bay Of Duraz-
70, has been reached 10y the Austru-
Hungarian vanguards. according Ia
Vienna. The BulgarianS have occupied
FL Bassan, an important town in cen.
trail Albania.
There have been no important
events on the eastern front. hut the
Russians i'm the Caucasus have occu.
pied one Of the Erzcrum forts and
have taken large numbers Of Turkish
prisoners. Several Turkish batteries
on the Trebizond coast Of the Black
Sea have been silcnced by Russian
war ships.
ma reports. has arrived there to visit
Emperor Francis Joseph. This would
seem TO set at naught recent moffl.
cinl reports that Bulgaria had asked |
the allies for separate peace.
Reports from Athens credit the
Turkish government with the intcn- |
ton to strongly reinforce its armies
In McSop0tamia. where the British |
on the Tigris are struggling to push |
their way to Kut.ol-Amara and the re-
lief Of their beleaGured little army |
there. Turks in Formidable numbers
1t is said are being sent to the Mcsn-
potamian war theatre. some from the
l'ardancllcs and some from the
Thrace.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17

1t has been almost a week since Ar
cadia has had a sensation. -Clcarwn
ter Sun.
We have concluded not to give them
all out to the public.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-17
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OWENS.

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saturday afternoon at her home
owens' Mrs. Minnie Norwood en-.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-13
COLDWEATHER
ON ITS WAY TO.
THIS SECTION
Weather Bureau Sends Out
a Warning and Displays
Cold Wave Signals
WILL FREEZE BY
TOMORROW MORNING
Coolest Weather Of the
Winter Is Being Waited
Down From the North

Freezing by tomorrow naorufnvl
That is the prediction Of the weather
bureau, which goes a little furthar A.
its representation and says the tenn
peratwe by that time win Be down %
% or 26.
That sounds good to the clUthing
man, and the coal man, as wen ~
the fellow dealing IN wool blankets,
but It does not strike the ordinary
citizen as having a bright side.
A cold wavas the worst Of The So
son, which has been lowering around
the Great Lakes and other unpleasant
places In the winter time, "a smiarnA-
ing southwark. It's on it's way down
and moving at a pretty fast clip, &C.
cording to the weather "dopa" az last
night. Its advance breezes win be
waited In some time during today,
when the mercury, which has been
playing high capers, win take a turn-
BILE on itself and start a race for TIE
cellar.
SIGNALS GO UP.
The weather man put up storm sig-
mails yesterday, but the cold wave shot
this disturbance to atoms IN a few
short hours, and the weather man
shortly afterwards sent out warnings
Of a cold wave. His first message
coming from the sharps at Washing
tom, gave the following Information
Temperature WIN begin to fall Go
night and win continue 20 fall rapid
~ Thursday and Thursday night
Temperature below freezing expect
ed by Friday morning.
Fearing the population hereahouts,
baslring in the summer climate, would
think he was joking, the Washington
lookout" repeated last night with an
other. It was short and 10 the point
and leaves no room to doubt but that
the gentleman believes his "dope" Is
correct. He says: ''Cold wavei Tenn
perature win fall TO between 20 and
26 degrees by Friday morning"
SPREADS OVER CoUNTRY.
The cold wave has spread an OvGr
the country. II is in blizzard proper
tions in some sections, tying up trains
and delaying wire traffic. IN has fcA-
lowed mild weather al over tha
United States and has swoopad down
so suddenly that business Is pract3-
caIly paralyEed In some parts Of tha
country where below zero is the Gus
tom at this season Of the year,
Having conquered all the Territory
over which il had Travelled the cold
wave is now hiefng itself southwark,
for new fields 20 control
and If the weather man Is correct it
viii have this section IN its grip b.
morrow morning,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-13
BELIEVE
REPUBLICANS WILLING
UNITE ON A CANDIDATE
Way Opened for Common
Leadership of the Two
Parties
RY Assoc1Arnp PRRss.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Most OF the
members of the Progressive National
committee and party leaders left for
their homes today after deciding last
night to hold the national convention
in Chicago on June 7, concurrently
with the Republican national conven-
ton.
After the completion of work the
committee, many of the leaders ex-
pressed the opinion that the way had
been opened for common leadership
of the Progressive and Republican
parties.
The next progressive gathering
will be held in New York City prob
ably within two weeks, when the exec
utive committee of the national COM
mittee win assemble for the purpose
of preparing call and beginning
preparations for the convention.
In the declaration Of principles
which was adopted without dissent
ing vote the belief was expressed
that the surest way to secure for the
country suitable leader, would be
'Tby having both Progressive and Re
publican parties choose the same
standard bearer and the same prin-
ciples."
Continuing, the delegation of prin-
ciples says: "If the Republican con-
vention is responsible to the patriotic
spirit that brought the Republican
party into being and that made it
dominant for half a century; If it
meets this crisis in the spirit of broad
patriotism that rises above partisan
ship, the effort for common leader
ship will be successful"
Addressing the conference Of party
leaders, George w. Perkins, chairman
of the executive committee, said:
owe are all hoping that both
parties will agree on somebody and
the candidate need not necessarily be
Colonel Roosevelt"