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Florida quarterly bulletin of the Agricultural Department
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Avocado and mango propagation and culture
Tomato growing in Florida
Dasheen its uses and culture
Report of the Chemical Division
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Florida quarterly bulletin, Department of Agriculture
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Florida quarterly bulletin of the Department of Agriculture
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Vol. 31, no. 3 has supplements with distinctive titles : Avocado and mango propagation and culture, Tomato growing in Florida, and: The Dasheen; its uses and culture.

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VOLUME 18


NUMBER 4 1


FLORIDA

QUARTERLY



BULLETIN

OF THE

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT





OCTOBER 1, 1908




B. E. McLIN

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ; TALLAHASSEE, FLA.


Part I-Orops


Part 2-Weather Report


Part 3-Fertilizers and Feed StufT


Entered January 81,1903, at Tallhahassee.,Florida, as second-class matter
under Act of Congress of June 1900.0-THESE BULLETINS ARE ISSUtD FREE TO THOSE REQUESTING THEM



CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY,
State Printer.
Tallahassee, Florida.

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COUNTY MAP OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

















PART 11.,

CROPS
















DIVISION OF THE STATE BY COUNTIES. I


Following are the divisions of the State, and the counties contained in each:


Northern Division.
Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson,
LaFayette,
Leon,
Liberty, Madison,
Suwannee,
Taylor,
Wakulla.-11.

Western Division.
Calhoun,
Escambia,
Holmes, Jackson,
Santa Rosa,
Walton,
Washington-7.


Northeastern Division
Alachua,
Baker,
Bradford,
Clay,
Columbia,
Duval,
Nassau, Putnam,
St. Johns-9.

Central Division.
Citrus,
Hernando,
Lake, Levy,
Marion, Orange,
Pasco,
Sumter,
Volusia-9.


Southern Division.


Brevard, Dade, DeSoto, Hillsborough, Lee,


Manatee, Monroe, Osceola, Polk, St. Luci-10.
















DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

B. E. McLIN, Commissioner H. S. ELLIOT, Chief Clerk


CONDENSED NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS.

By DIVISIONS.
NORTHERN DIVISION.-The crops of this Division show by comparison very much the same condition that existed last year; the seasons were not favorable for good field
-crops, and the cotton crop is apparently shorter than last year; it is probable cotton will not make more than 62 to 64 per cent of a crop, if that, in some sections, and the low prices is prevailing the picking, as it will not bring on sale but very little more than it costs to gather; consequently large quantities of it are still standing in the fields, and will remain there unless some change for the better speedily comes about. Labor is scarce, and money still scarcer, and in the harvesting of crops, particularly cotton, the farmer is in bad shape. The corn crop is by no means a full crop; in some localities it is short; the average yield of the district will be about the Same as last year. There has been a good Hay crop harvested, and put away in fine condition.

WESTERN DIVISION.-There is practically no difference in the conditions existing in thlis Division and the Northern. The percentage of condition and prospective yield is somewhat lower, but in all essential respects the crop situation is very much the same. The shortness of the principal crops and the impo possibility of their regaining the loss is now perfectly well known to even the most optimistic person; the cotton crop is certain to be very near to 40 per cent short, with corn about 25 per cent, and other crops in proportion. The scarcity of labor, high wages, and poor prices ., are complained of in this district as elsewhere, and no improvement in sight. A fair hay crop has been harvested; live stock is in good condition, and pastures are in pretty good shape.













NoaTHEAsTERN DivisioN.-In this Division crop conditions are little different from the preceding districts, having suffered and are still laboring under pretty much the same difficulties. In some portions of the district the vegetable and small fruit crop suffered greatly, and in later months the field crops also lost ground very generally. As in the foregoing districts cotton is in poor shape generally, and no possibility of its recovery; complaints are numerous and strong of the low crop conditions, and the scarcity as well as inefficiency of labor, the price of which has gone beyond the value of the crops, and has brought on a sort of demoralized condition among farin laborers. With cotton, the leading farm Prop of this country, selling below the cost of production, a readjustment of wage prices is soon inevitable.


CENTRAL DivisioN.-In this Division, which is more of a vegetable and fruit growing district than general farming, the conditions have been somewhat better, though in some portions of the district, the conditions for favorable crop growing have been exceedingly poor, and results have been discouraging and unprofitable. In some parts of this district the volume of the orange crop is asserted to be very large; in others it is claimed to be short; but a comparison of the reports by our correspondents indicate that, the crop will be very little , if any, in excess of last year, while information from the same source indicates that the grapefruit crop is about the same as last year. In some sections of this district the supply of labor is as serious a problem as in other districts above mentioned; numerous complaints being to the effect that crops could not be gathered for want of labor.


SOUTHERN Divisio.-The principal industry in this Division is that of fruit and vegetable growing, the standard field crops being comparatively little grown. Such field crops as are grown, are confined to corn, sweet potatoes, suargcane, and hay, in small areas, and they have












prospered only in spots, so to speak. In this district there have been dry areas, and wet areas, the rains having fallen in scattered localities; however, the vegetable crops thrive better under adverse moisture conditions than any other class of crops, and this section has produced fair crops of vegetables; the fruit crops have suffered most, and apparently have little more than held their own in point of both condition and production.
Reviewing the situation as to the cotton and fruit crops of the State, a comparison of -conditions indicates that the cotton product of the State will be close to 5T,000 -to 58,0,00 bales, a reduction of 30 per cent of the normal crop. A comparison of the condition of the present orange and grapefruit crops with condition at same date last year indicate only a, very slight increase in either crop. The orange crop of 1906-7 amounted to 3,006,534 boxes, and the comparative conditions go to show that the cropof 1907-8 will be very little larger-hardly' a greater increase than 250,000 boxes, so that it is very probable that the crop now on will not exceed 3,256,000 boxes. The grapefruit shows a little better condition, and by the same sources of comparison there is a slight increase also. The grapefruit crop of 1906-7 amounted to 450,304 crates, and the present indications are that it will not exceed 472,819 crates for 1907-8. An error that is harmful to both crops is that of estimating both oranges and grapefruit as one; they should be kept entirely separate, and then both buyers and sellers of fruit have a fairer field of operation. We therefore estimate the orange crop of 1907-8 at approximately 3,256,000 boxes, and the grapefruit crop of 190T-8 at 4T2,819 crates, or a total of citrus fruit products of 3,728,819 boxes or crates.










REPORT OF CONDITION AND PROSPECTIVE YIELD

OF CROPS, FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES FOR QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1908, AS COMPARED WITH AN AVERAGE DURING SAME PERIOD OF 1907.


COUNTIES UPLAND COTTON SEA ISLAND CORN SUGAR CANE FIELD PEAS
COTTON

NORTHERN Divisio. Condi- Prose Condi proPec- Condi- Prospec- Condi- Prospe
tIo yie tive . t ve .i tive ti tive
tion i yield t1o11 yield tion yield /tion yield


Franklin . Hamilton . Jefferson . Lafayette . Leon . Liberty . M adison . Suwannee . W akulla . Division average per cent .


. . 75
100 70 100
. . . . 50
75 50
80 85 90
50 50 40
. . 70
50 55
71 62 I 71


75 80 50

90
30 70

66


50 100 90 75
55 60 90 100 78


ov
50 100
75 80
55 50 90 100
75


WESTERN DIvIsIoN.
Calhoun . 75 76 . 110 1 100 100 100 75 75
Escambia . 66 66 . 100 100 120 110 100 100
Holmes . o 60 . . 100 100 100 100 95 95
Jackson . . 5 6 5 . . 100 100 100 100 90 95
Santa Rosa . .0 80 . 100 100 95 100 90 90
W alton . . 65 70 . . 70 70 70 70 75 75
Washington . 66 65 60 70 80 85 75 80 80 75
Division average per cent . 68 69 1 60 70 94 94 94 94 86 86-













NORTHEASTERN DIVsioN.
Alachua . Baker.65 Bradford . . Clay . . Columbia. . Division average per cent .65
CENTRAL DmvsioN.
Citrus. Hernando . ;. . Lake. . Levy. . Marion. . Orange. . Pasco . . Sumter . . Division average per cent . .


. . . . . 60 . . . . . 85 . . . . . 90
. 85 75 90 . 50 50 100 . . . . . 75
. . . . . 90
. 90 90 75 . .1 75 1 72 83


55 -80 75 -90- 90
95 90 90 75 75
90 85 85 95 103
90 90 90 100 100
100 80 80
75.50 50
90 80 85 100 100
75 I 95 95 1 95 95
84 86 1 86 1 86 87-


SOUTHERN DivisioN.


Brevard . .I . Dade. DeSoto. . Hillsboro . .; Lee . . . Manatee . . . . . .
Polk . . St. Lucie . I. Division average per cent . I. I.I .
State average per cent .68 1 65 1 71 j 71


100 100 33 92




81 90


100100 33 92


65

78 89


-75
100 70 100 103 100 75 100
s0 89-


50 100 85 75

100 70

80 82


50r 100 85 80

100 70

81
81







CONDITION AND PROSPECTIVE YIELD OF CROPS-Continued.


COUNTIES

NORTHERN DIVISION.
Franklin . Ham ilton . Jefferson . Lafayette . Leon . Liberty . . M adison . Suwannee . W akulla . . Division average per cent .


RICE SWEET POTATOES CASSAVA PEANUTS _BROOM CORN
Condi- Prosper CondCondi Prosper- V Condi Prospective . ive I lve tive . tire
t1on1 yield tlion yield t1n yield tlion yield tion I yield
. . 90 100 . . 75 75 5o
75 75 75 80 . . 75 75 50 50
. 100 100 . . 100 80
90 75 90 80 80 80 90 90 . .
. . 100 110 . . 90 85 . .
100 100 85 95 . . 90 85 . .
. 75 60 . . 50 50 . .
75 75 100 100 . . .100 100 . .
. 100 100. 100 100 . .
85 81 91 92 80) 80) 861 82 50 1 50


WESTERN DIvISION.
Calhoun . 95 95 112 O1 10. . . 100___ 90 50 .50
Escambia . 80 75 125 125 . . 100 125 100 100
Holm es . . . 100 100 . . . 90 90 . .
Jackson . . . 110 100 . . . 90 90 . .
Santa Rosa . . 95 100 . . . 100 iO0 . .
Walton . .80 90 . . 50 60 . .
Washington . 85 90 . . 75 75
Division average per cent . 87 85 101 102 . . 86 90 75 75
NORTHEAST ERN DIVISION.
Alachua . . . . 100 100 .! . 80 I 801. . .
Baker . . . 60 75 . 185 871. .
Bradford .f. . 120 120 9. 90 90 .











Clay .
Columbia .av g p .60 "50.
Division average per cent . 60 { 50


CENTRAL DIVISIoN.
Citrus . Hernando .
Lake . Levy . M arion . Orange . Pasco . Sum ter . Division average per cent .


SOUTHERN DIvIsION.
Brevard .
D ade . D eSoto . H illsboro . Lee . M anatee . Polk . St. Lucie . Division average per cent .
State average per cent .


95 95


125 85 100 100 75

97
85


90





9)


125 90 100 80 8o

95-
80


11101115! 'd lOO.
. . 9 90 .
901 751 : ::: l 89 0! 1 .:.
96 1 97 1 . I. 891 89 1.I.


85 85


100 100 100 85 100 100 85 100 96
9 6


*,: j 100 85.10.
85 f

100 100)

90 100
85 96


100 90

100 100

75 100
94


100 .75 75
112 . . 100 100 . . 110 100 100 110 110 . . 90 80 80 72 75 . . 100
1 0 . . , . . . . . ., . .
100 100 100 100 100 . 80 100 80
1()O . . . . i:: Ii l . . . .
9- 095- -90 91-1 92 . 97 87 - 85 1 89-1 89 1 62 1 62


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CONDITION AND PROSPECTIVE YIELD OF CROPS-Continued it,-. 4:-_-. 3

CUTE.HYGRASSES. B L'EAN PASTURE
COUNTIES. H1Y BEANS PASE. BANANAS PINEAPPLES.
Condi Prospe C - I Iosdce i i Condi Prospere
Noaio yiel DIvoIoN. Cod- pvc C d totion yi l tio yield
tin yed lo~e ld ldYi yield


FranKlin . H am ilton . Jefferson . Lafayette . L eon . Liberty . M adison . Suwannee . W akulla . Division average per cent .


WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . Escam bia . H olm es . Jackson . Santa Rosa .
Walton.
W ashington . Division average per cent .


100 100

100 85 40 100 95 89


luo 100

115 90 40 100 95 91


100 100
120 125 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 90 80 85 97 1 100


.0

100 90 100 100 30

90
87


100 100 90 100 100 20

90 87


14-


100 100 . . . .
100 120 . . . .
85 85 . . . .
90 95 . . . .
100 100 . . .
80 90 . . . .
80 90
91 1 97 . I . . I .


Noit'iI EASTERN DIVISION.
Alachua . 90 90 75 65 90 90 . I .
Baker . 100 100 100 100 100 too i I.
Bradford . 80 80 100 100 . . . I . .


. I . . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .










Clay . ,, Colum bia . .
fli-ri~ijnn nvnrnpo nO1" nt.--


100 I 100 100 1 100 100 100 . I
601 60 90_190 I 75 70 I I
861-86 1 931 91 1 91 1 90 I . .


. . . I .,,,


CENTRAL DivisioN.
Citrus . 100 100 75 75 100 100 . . . .
Hernando . 90 90 100 90 100 100 . .
Lake . 90 90 so 85 95 90 75 75 . . .
Levy . 110 125 100 100 100 100 . . . . .
Marion . 100 100 80 80 100 100 . .
Orange . 60 60 40 40 . . . . .
Pasco . 100 90 75 80 100 100 90 90 . .
Sumter . 100 100 90 95 100 100 .
Division average per cent . 94 1 94 1 80 1 81 1 99 .99 82 I 82. .


SOUTHERN DivisioN.
Brevard . D ade . DeSoto . H illsboro . L ee .
M anatee . Polk . St. Lucie . Divi-sion average per cent .
State average per cent .I


100 100 100 125 100
125 125 100 100 100 85
100 100 100 so 100
90 85 60
100 100 100
102 102 91
94 95 I 84


100
100 85

100 50
100 89 85


100 100

95
80
100 80 95 93 92


100 100

95
80 100
90 90 94 93


75I 75
95 100

85 85
100 100
100 100
50 55
100 90
87 j 87 84 I 84


100 � 105 100
70 100 100
75 105
95 95


I I I t ,










CONDITION AND PROSPECTIVE YIELD OF CROPS-Continued.


COUNTIES.


NORTHERN DIVISION.


GUAVAS. ORANGE TREES
[iIN. Cond .-


C011dition


Franklin . I :am ilton . . Jefferson . . L afayette . . L eon . . L iberty . . M adison . . Suwannee . W akulla . . Division average per cent . .
WESTERN DIVISION.
C alhoun . . E scam bia . . H olm es . . Jackson . .
Santa R osa . . W alton . . W ashington . . Division ave-rage Ie' ceont.


NORTII EAsrI,:IIN DIVISION.
A lachua . . . . B ak er . .
Bradford .


tive
'-p 11( londi



60V
yie'hd tion

. . . .

. . . .


kr ispee
tive yield




25

40


LEMON TREES.

Condi- ProspecItive tion ijeld


LIME TREES. GRAPEFRUIT
TREES.
Condi- 1osi)ee- Conldi- Prospeetive tive
tion y n yield


90


100






100


15 15


. . . 100 100 . . . . . .




. . . . . . .1.0


90 40
100 100 60


1 35


. . . I . .


. 70
. . . 100










Gay . .10 0
Columbia .? Division average per cent . .I . 103 80


60 601 85 1 67


CENTRAL DIVISION. ____Citrus. . .10 100 I 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hernando .75 75 95 65.95 60
Lake.10 100 100 100 100 1 000 80 85 85 90
Levy . . .100 85.100 80
Marion . . .50 50.60 60
Orange. . .80 80.60 60
Pasco .40 25 95 100. 6.95 100
Sumter .100 100 100 10.100 100
Division average per cent .72 I 67 1 90 1 85 1 11uj 1 100 1 90 1 92 1 87 1 81


Wd SOUTHERN DIvIs-ION-.
-Prevard. 125 Dade .100 DeSoto. 200 Hillsboro .95 Lee. 100 Manatee .100 Polk .95 St. Liicle.95 Division average per cent .114
State average per cent .93


75 95

95 90 100 90 75 89 83


75 95

80 90 75 90 75 83 87


. . .* 1040 100
95 97 95 100
. *. 100 90
95 85 100 90
9t) 90 100 100
100 75 100 100
. *. 90 78
100 100 85 85
96 I 89 96 93
93 90 I 92 I 71


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Weather Report


U. S. Department of Agriculture.

CLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICE of the

WEATHER BUREAU

Central Office: Washington, D. C.


FLORIDA SECTION,
A. J. Mitchell, Section Director.
Report for August, 1908


GENERAL SUMMARY.

The weather for the month, as a whole, was slightly cooler anddrier than the normal, altho there were some stations that received much more than the usual amount of rain, the excessive amounts occurring, as a rule, during thunderstorms that prevailed over widely separated districts. The mean temperature for August has been below normal during eight of the last seventeen years, normal twice, and above normal on seven years. The precipitation has been below during thirteen years of the same period.
The month began with rather warm weather thruoui the State. The highest temperatures occurred in Jackson, Marion, Orange, Polk. Washington, Hernando and St. Johns Counties, the maximum at the stations named ranging from 100 to 103 degrees. The most pronounced warm periods were generally from the 1st to 3d, and from the 17th to 21st, except in the western counties, where the warmest weather prevailed mostly from the 3d to 6th, and from the 14th to 21st. The coolest weather was recorded over most of the State during the last days of












the month. Every station in the southern district was cooler than the August normal; elsewhere, however, there was about an equal division between the plus and minus departures at the various stations.
The distribution of the month's rainfall was decidedly irregular. The greatest amounts, varying from eleven to eighteen inches, were recorded in DeSoto, Taylor, Hillaboro, and Le-vy Counties, and the least amounts in Naasau, Duval, Hamilton,* Bradford, Columbia, Baker, Clay, and Holmes Counties. Showers occurred almost daily in the southern counties, and they were fairly frequent in the central district. The dates of rain in the northern district were mostly from the 7th to 11th, and from the 20th to 28th. Rain was not general in the western counties until the 21st, on which date showers began and continued until the 26th; thereafter fair weather ensued. There was no day without precipitation.

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.

The mean atmospheric pressure for the month, reduced to sea level, and determined from observations taken daily at 7 a. m. and 7 p. m., 90th meridian time, at six Weather Bureau stations, was 30.01 inches, or 0.02 of an inch above the August normal. The highest pressure occurred at Jacksonville, 30.16 inches, on the 31st, and the lowest, 29.87 inches, occurred at Jacksonville, on the 19th, giving a range the State of 0.29 of an inch.'

TEMPERATURE.

The mean temperature for August, 1908, determined from the records of 57 stations, was 81.1 degrees, which is 0.3 degree less than normal. The mean maximum and the mean minimum temperatures were 90.4 degrees and 71.9 degrees, respectively. The highest monthly mean was 83.0 degrees, at Clermont; the lowest monthly mean was 79.4 degrees, at Satsuma Heights. The highest temperature recorded was 103 degrees, at Marianna, on the 16th; the lowest temperature recorded was 61 degrees,












at Molino, on the 30th. The -greatest monthly range at any station was 40 degrees, at Marianna; the least, 20 degrees, at Jupiter and Key West. The greatest daily range was 34 degrees, at Marianna.

PRECIPITATION.

The average precipitation for the State, as determined from the records of 56 stations, was 6.67 inches, which is 0.75 of an inch below the normal. The greatest amount recorded at any station for the month was 18.24 inches, at Arcadia; and the least, 1.11 inches, at Macclenny. Excessive rains (2.50 inches or more in 24 hours) occurred as follows: Apalachicola, 3.71 inches, on the 23d; Arcadia, 4.12 inches, on the 31st; Cedar Keys, 2.63 inches, on the 23d, and 5.48 inches, on the 26th; Fenholloway, 3.30 inches, on the 21st and 22d; Fort Meade, 2.50 inches, on the 12th; Orange City, 2.54 inches, on the 23d; Plant City, 4.60 inches, on the 24th; St. Augustine, 2.55 inches, on the 28th; Tallahassee, 3.75 inches, on the 23d; and Tarpon Springs, 2.70 inches, on the 26th and 27th. The average number of days on which 0.01 of an inch, or more, of precipitation occurred was 13.

SUNSHINE AND CLOUDINESS.

The percentages of the possible sunshine as recorded at the regular Weather Bureau stations, were as follows: Jacksonville, 66; Jupiter, 68; and Tampa, 75 per cent. For the State, there was an average of 12 clear days, 14 partly cloudy days, and 5 cloudy days.

WIND.

The prevailing direction of the wind for the State was southwest. The total movement at regular Weather Bureau stations was: Jacksonville, 7102 miles; Jupiter, 5902 miles; Key West, 4516 miles; Pensacola, 6268 miles; Sand Key, 7103 miles; and Tampa, 494T miles. The highest wind velocities were: Jacksonville, 53 miles from the south, on the 20th; Jupiter, 36 miles from the east,















on the 14th; Key West, 40 miles from the west, on the 27th; Pensacola, 36 miles from the west, on the 22d; Sand Key, 47 miles from the east, on the 13th; and Tampa, 26 miles from the south, on the 26th. The average hourly velocities were: Jacksonville, 9.5 miles; Jupiter, 7.8; Key West, 6.1; Pensacola, 8.4; Sand Key, 9.5; and Tampa,
6.4 miles.


COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE-AUGUST.

TEmPERATURE PRECIPITATION

0C YEAR

0
Rd


-0.5
+0.1
--0.4
-0.1
�0.6
+0.2
-0.6
+0.8 +1.0
-1.0
+0.7 +1.0
-1.3
-0.5
0.0
0o16
-0.3


7.84 +0.42 6.68 -0.74 7.33 -0.09 6.20 -1.22 5.81 -1.61 6.68 -0.74 12.96 �5.54 6.02 -1.40 4.20 -3.22 10.58 +3.16 4.60 -2.82 6.86 -0.56
7.40 -0.02 11.24 +3.82 7.20 -0.22 5.97 -1.45 6.67 -0.75


1892 1893
1894 1895 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900 1901. 1902 1903
1904 1905 1906 1907 1908


80.9 81.5 81.0 81.3 82.0 81.6 80.8 82.2
82.4 80.4 82.1
82.4 80.1 80.9
81.4 81.4 81.1









CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR AUGUST, 1908.


*Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit.



00
oal 0
T4 P 0q


STAONS.


Precipitation, in inches.

.0


5 0


NORTHERN SECTION.

Archer . Alachua . 92 25 81.2 -0.3 Cedar Keys . tevy . 10 11 82.1 +0.6 Federal Point . Putnam .5 15 81.0 0.0 Fernandina . Nassau . 10 11 80.6 -0.2 Gainesville . Alachua . 176 22 81.2 0.0 Hilliard . Nassau . Huntington . ?utnam . 56 11 82.0 �0.4 Jacksonville . Duval . 43 36 80.4 +0.3 Jasper . Hamilton . 152 10 80.8 -0.3 Johnstown .Bradford . 125 12 81.4 +0.2 Lake City .Columbia . 51 19 80.4 -0.9 Live Oak . Suwannee . . . . . Macdlenny . B~ker. 125 13 80.2 -2.0 Middleburg .Clay . 10 8je80.8 �0.2 SL. Augustine.St. Johns .10 58 80.6 0.0 Satsuma Heights Putnam . 98 .1 79.4 . Switzerland .!St. Johns . 101111a80.7 +0.5


98 2* 65 29 127 9415 6929122 98 1* 679*2 97 20 69 29 20 96 2* 67 13* 25

102 2 67 13* 29 95 2 68 29 18 99 18 65 21* 30 c97 2* 67 5* 27 97 2 65 29 27


Sky.


5.08
15.8o 4.76 1.93 5.31

7.20
2.90 2.15

2.55

1.11 2.36 8.56 3.91 3.17


-2.47
+8.08
-2.62
-3.98
-2.41

-0.12
-3.31
--4.47

-3.88

-6.05
-4.75
�2.82

-3.10


sw
S'W se

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sw sw

ne e-sw se ne










CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR AU GUST, 1908-Continued.


Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit


Precipitation, in inches.


Bartow . Brooksville . Clermont . DeLand . Eustis . Fort Meade . Fort Pierce (near). Grasmere . Inverness . Kissimmee . Malabar . Merritts Island . New Smyrna (near) Ocala . Orange City . Orlando . I'anasoffkee .


Polk . Hernando .
Lake . Volusia . Lake . Polk . 'St. Lucie . Orange . Citrus .
Osceola . Brevard . Brevard .
Volusia . Marion . Volusla . Orange . Sumter .


115 13 82.0 +0.1 100
126 15 81.8 +100 101 105 15 83.0 +0.3 99 27 7
56 18 82.1-0.1 99 125 24 80.9 -0.3 97
6 17 82.0 +0.3 98 175 11 . . . 43 7 80.0-0.7 96
65 16 81.1 -1.2 96 24 9 82.2 +0.2 99 20 27.
9 20 80.8 +0.9 96 98 21. 39 17 82.2 +0.2 100 111ixja8z.3 +0.2 a99


13* 29 8.92 +0.88 29 29 7.80-1.24 23 26 7.48 +0.23

14 26 5.73 -1.14 13 27 9.83 +0.64 23 25 7.51 -1.62 12* . 13* 27 7.73 +0.08 11 24 9.40 +2.35 23 27 8.57 +4.30

8* 26 6.10) +0. 09

13 32 9.00 �1.88 13* Z5 7.04 -0.44
. . . .,.


2.03 1.58 1.62

1.90
2.50 1.62

2.06 1.47 2.20

1.40

2.54 1.40


C.







se
SW

w sw se SW SW
se Be sw SW sw











Plant City . Rockledge . Rockwell . St Leo . Tampa . Tarpon Springs . Titusville .

SOUTHERN SECTION.

Arcadia . Avon Park .
Flamingo . Hypoluxo . Jupiter . Key West . Manatee . Miami . Myers . Sand Key .

WESTERN SECTION.

Apalachicola . Blountstown . Bonifay . Carrabelle . DeFuniak Springs. Fenholloway . Madison . Marianna . Molino .


Hillsboro . Brevard.
Marion . Pasco . Hillsboro . Hillsboro . Brevard .


DeSoto . DeSoto . Monroe . Dade . Dade . Monroe . Manatee . Dade . Lee . Monroe .


Franklin . Calhoun . Holmes . Franklin . Walton . Taylor . Madison . Jackeon . Escambia .


12116 81.3 OA) 97 1" 68 140 . 79.7 . 92 20 68 28*
10 8 e82.9 +1.1 el00 3* e66 31 140 13 81.1--0.7 97 2 68 29 20 18 81.2 +1.2 96 2 68 27 20 24 81.2 +0.1 96 15 69 14 6 16 . . . . . .


81.0 . 98 1 66 13 15011 81.4-0.5 96 1 6713
4 7 . .
411 81.0-0.2 92 8* 70 4*
28 20 80.4 -1.1 90 20 70 26 22 37 82.2-1.6 91 25 71 28 8 24 80.7 -'0.5 94 2 66 13 5 12 82.0-0.4 95 10 69 3
12 24 79.8-1.5 93 2 68 13
25 4 82.2-0.3 94 8 68 13


24 4 81.6 +0.1 93 3* 68 28*
.b8I.1 . b98 18 b64 10 111 7 81.8 +0.1 98 15 65 11 10|12 80.6 -0.6 95 6* 6629 193111 k80.8 +0.4 k98 15* k62 13 70 2 65 30
200 81.0---1.1 150 16*d 64 29 80 8 1d820[+1.Id10316 d64 11 49 6 80.0--0.81 96114* 6130


13.92 +4.66


13 .


3.43 5.31 5.83
7.46 7.75



18.24 7.32

5.33
9.20 7.74 7.40 7.76 9.14
4.76


9.83
6.17
2.20
7.71


5.25
3.45 5.01


-6.43
-4.69
-1.11
-2.33




-0.30


+3.35 +3.05
-1.64
+0.22 .1.14
+2.14



+0.67

-3.04
-1.01


-2.19
-2.95
-2.96


11 17 10 17

11 15 3 21 4 18 8 16 11 15 10 20 3 22


,12 9

18 5 17 5

0 25
4 17

23 7








CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR AU GUST, 1908-Continued.


Monticello .Jefferson .207 3 80.4 +1.2 Mount Pleasant . Gadsden .260 2 79.6. Newport . Wakulla . . .79.6 -1.2 Pensacola . Escambia . 56 29 81.0 0.0 St. Andrew .Washington . 14 10 81.1 -0.5 Tallahassee .Leon .192 23 79.5 -0.2 Wausau .Washington. 250 10 82.5 -1.0


97 17w 64 29 26 5.25 -3.25 1.51 12 7 16 8 sw
95 18* 62 11 26 4.98 -0.52 1.50 8 . .
96 18 66 11* 24 7.79 -0.21 2.10 7 22 0 9 sw 93 15 69 29 18 3.66 -3.50 1.81 6 13 9 9 sw ctr 94 4* 65 11 24 6.92 -2.04 2.19 10 25 5 1 5W
94 18 64 29 20 8.44 +1.08 6s.75 11 17 11 3 a
100 6* 62 28 30 3.40 -4.75 1.04 4 8 16 7 s


All records are used In determining State means but the mean departures from normal temperature and precipitation are based only on records from stations that have ten or more years of observation.
The letters a, b, c, etc., Indicate number of days missing from report. *More than one day.






















PART III.




Fertilizers,
Feeding Stuffs and
Foods and Drugs














REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND
FORWARDING OF FERTILIZER OR COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFF SAMPLES TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.


SECTION 15 OF THE LAWS.

Special samples of Fertilizers or Commercial Feeding Stuffs sent in by purchasers, under Section 9 of the laws, shall be drawn in the presence of two disinterested witnesses, from one or more packages, thoroughly mixed and a FAIR SAMPLE OF THE SAME OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHT OUNCES (ONE-HALF POUND) SHALL BE PLACED IN A CAN OR BOTTLE, SEALED AND SENT BY A DISINTERESTED PARTY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AT TALLAHASSEE. NOT LESS THAN EIGHT OUNCESy IN A TIN CAN OR BOTTLE, WILIj BID ACCEPTED FOR ANALYSIS. This rule is adopted to secure fair samples of sufficient size to make the necessary determinations, and to allow the preservation of a duplicate sample in case of protest or appeal. This duplicate sample will be preserved for two months from date of certificate of analysis.
The State Chemist is not the proper ofracer to receive special samples from the purchaser. The propriety of the method of drawing and sending the samples as fixed by the law is obvious.
The drawing and sending of special samples in rare cases is in compliance with law. Samples are frequently sent in paper packages or paper boxes, badly packed, and frequently in very small quantity (less than ounce) ; frequently there are no marks, numbers or other means of identification; the postmark in some instances being absent.
I would call the attention of those who desire to avail themselves of this privilege to Sections 9 and 10 of the law, which are clear and explicit. Hereafter strict compliance with above regulations will be required. The sample must not be less than one-half pound, in a can or bOttl6, sealed and addressed to the Commissioner of Agriculture. The sender's name and address must also be on the paokagel, this rule applying to RrrmaT ,?ampleg of fertilizers or commercial feeding stuff.











INSTRUCTIONS TO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS.

Each package of Commercial Fertilizer, and each package of Commercial Feeding Stuff must have, securely attached thereto, a tag with the guaranteed analysis required by law, and the stamp showing the pay. ment of the inspector's fee. This provision of the lawSection 3 of both laws-will be rigidly enforced.
Manufacturers and dealers will be required to properly tag and stamp each package of Commercial Fertilizer or Commercial Feeding Stuff under penalty as fixed in Section 6 of both laws. Tags shall be attached to the top end of each bag, or head of each barrel.


INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS.

Purchasers are cautioned to purchase no Commercial Fertilizers or Commercial Feeding Stuff that does not bear on each package an analysis tag with the guarantee required by law, and the stamp showing the payment of the inspector's fee. Goods not having the guarantee tag and stamp are irregular and fraudulent; the absence of the guarantee and stamp being evidence that the manufacturer or dealer has not complied with the law. Without the guarantee tag and stamp showing what the goods are guaranteed to contain, the purchaser has no recourse against the manufacturer or dealer. Such goods are sold illegally and fraudulently, and are generally of little value. All reputable manufacturers and dealers now comply strictly with the law and regulations by placing the guarantee tag and stamp on each package.


INSTRUCTIONS TO SHERIFFS.

The attention of Sheriffs of the various counties is called to Section 3 of both laws, defining their duties. This department expects each Sheriff to assist in maintaining the law and protecting the citizens of the State from the imposition of fraudulent, inferior or deficient Commercial Fertilizers or Commercial Feeding Stuffs.
B. E. McLIN,
Commissioner of Agriculture.











MARKET PRICES OF CHEMICALS AND FERTIL-


IZING MATERIALS AT FLORIDA
JANUARY, 1908.


Ammoniates.
Nitrate of Soda, 17 per cent. Ammonia. Sulphate of Ammonia 25 per cent Ammonia . Dried Blood 17 per cent. Ammonia . Dried Blood 15 per cent Ammonia .


SEA PORTS,


Less than 5 to 10 10 tons 5 tons. tons. & over.

$60.00 $59.50 $59.00


74.00 60.00


73.50 73.00 59.50 59.00


54.00 53.50 53.00


POTASH.


High Grade Sulphate Potash 48 per cent. Potash (K20). Low Grade Sulphate Potash 26 per cent. Potash (K20). Muriate of Potash 50 per cent. Potash (K20). Carbonate of Potash, 60 per cent. Potash (K20) (90 per cent. Carbonate of Potash) Nitrate Potash, 13 Ams., 42 Potash (K20). Kainit 12 per cent. Potash. Canada Hardwood Ashes 4 per cent. (K20) Potash.


50.00


49.50 49.00


30.00 29.50 29.00

46.00 45.50 44.00


110.00 -

84.00 83.50 83.00 13.00 12.50 12.00 17.00 16.50 16.04)


AMMONIA AND PHOSPHORIC ACID.


High Grade Blood and Bone, 10 per cent Ammonia . Low Grade Blood and Bone, 61 per cent. Ammonia, 8 per cent. Phosphoric Acid. Raw Bone 4 per cent. Ammonia, 22 per cent. Phosphoric Acid.


40.00 39.50 39.00 31.00 29.50 29.00) 32.00 31.50 31.0M


3 Bul











Less than 5 to 10 10 tons 5 tons. tons. & over. .d.


$25.00 $24.50 $24.00 31.00 29.50 29.06 24.00 23.50 23.00


Ammoniates.
Ammonia and Phosphoric Aci Ground Castor Pomace, 6 per cent. Ammonia, 2 per cent Phosphoric Acid . Bright Cottonseed Meal, 8 per cent. Ammonia, market quotations . Dark Cotton Seed Meal, 6 per cent. Ammonia, market quotations .


PHOSPHORIC ACID.


Eligh Grade Acid Phosphate, 16 per cent. Available Phosphoric Acid . Acid Phosphate 14 per cent. Available Phosphoric Acid. Boneblack 17 per cent. Available Phosphoric Acid Odorless Phosphate .


15.00 14.50 14.50 14.00 13.50 13.04 24.00 23.50 23.00 25.00 24.50 24.00


MISCELLANEOUS.


El. G. Ground Tobacco Stems, 3 per cent. Ammonia, 9 per cent. Potash . Pulverized Ground Tobacco Stems . tobacco Dust, No. 1, 3 per cent. Ammonia, 10 per cent. (K20) Potash . tobacco, Dust, No. 2, Ij per cent. Ammonia, 1j per cent Potash
Dark Tobacco Siems, baled. Land Plaster in sacks .


25.00 24.50 24.00 16.00 15.50 15.06 23.00 22.50 22.00


19.00 15.00 10.50


18.50
14.50 10.25


18.00
14.00 10.00


The charges by reputable manufacturers for mixing and bagging any special or regular formula are $1.50 per ton in excess of above prices.












STATE VALUATIONS.


For Available and Insoluble Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia
and Potash for the Season of 1908.

Available Phosphoric Acid .5 cents a pound Insoluble Phosphoric Acid .1 cent a pound Ammonia ( or its equivalent in nitrogen) 16k cents a pound Potash (as actual potash. K-90) .Sj cents a pound

If calculated by units-Available Phosphoric Acid .$1.00 per unit Insoluble Phosphoric Acid .20 c. per unit Ammonia (or its equivalent in nitrogen) . . $3.30 per unit Potash. $1.10 per unit,

With a uniform allowance of $1.50 per ton for mixing and bagging.
A unit is twenty pounds, or, 1 per cent, in a ton. We find this to be the easiest and quickest method for calculating the value of fertilizer. To illustrate this take for example, a fertilizer which analyzes as follows:

Available Phosphoric Acid. .6.22 per cent.x$1.00-$ 6.22 Insoluble Phosphoric Acid. 1.50 per cent.x .20- .30 Ammonia .3.42 per cent~x 3.30- 11.28 Potash .- -7.23 per cent.x 1.10- 7.95 Mixing and Bagging . 1.50

Commercial value at sea ports. $27.25

Or a fertilizer analyzing as follows:

Available Phosphoric Acid.8 per cent.x$1.00-$ 8.00 Ammonia . 2 per centAx 3.30- 6.06 Potash .2 per cent.x 1.10-- 2.20 Mixing and B~agging . 1.50

Commercial value at sea ports .$18.30

The above valuations are for cash for materials delivered at Florida sea ports, and they can be bought in one ton lots at these prices at the date of issuing this Bulletin. Where fertilizers are bought at interior points, the additional freight to that point must be added.













If purchased in carload lots for cash, a reduction of ten per cent. can be made in above valuations, i. e:

Available Phosphoric Acid .90 cents per unit Potash (K20) . 99 cents per unit Ammonia (or equivalent in nitrogen) .2.97 per unit
The valuations and market prices in succeeding illuxtrations, are based on market prices for one ton lots.

STATE VALUES.

It is not intended by the "State valuation" to fix the price or commerial value of a given brand. The "State values" are the market prices for the various approved chemicals and, materials used in mixing or manufacturing commercial fertiliers or commercial stock feed at the date of issuing a buletin, or the opening of the "season." They may, but seldom do, vary from the market prices, and are made liberal to meet any slight advance or decline.
They are compiled from price lists and commercial reports by reputable dealers and journals.
The question is frequently asked: "What is 'Smith's Fruit and Vine' worth per ton?" Such a question cannot be answered categorically. By analysis, the ammonia, available phosphoric acid, and potash may be determined, and the inquirer informed what the cost of the necessary material to compound a ton of goods similar to "Smith's Fruit and Vine" would be, using none but accepted and well known materials of the best quality.
State values do not consider "trade secrets," loss on bad bills, cost of advertisements, and expenses of collections. The "State value" is simply that price at which the various ingredients necessary to use in compounding a fertilizer, or feed, can be purchased for cash in ton lots at Florida sea~ ports.
These price lists in one, five and ten lots, are published in this report, with the "State values" for 1908 deducted therefrom.













COMPOSITION OF FERTILIZER MATERIALS.
NITROGENOUS MATERIALS.


POUNDS PER HUNDRED


Phosphoric Ammonia Acid


Potash


Nitrate of Soda. Sulphate of Ammonia . Dried Blood . Concentrated Tankage. . Bone Tankage .
Dried Fish Scrap . Cotton Seed Meal . Hoof Meal .


17 to 19 . . 21 to 24 . . 12 to 17 . . 12 to 15 1 to 2 . 6 to 9 10 to 15 . 8 to 11 6 to 8 . 7 to 10 2 to 3 1j to 2
13 to 17 1j to 2 .


PHOSPHATE MATERIALS.
POUNDS PER HUNDRED

Available I Insoluble
Ammonia Phos. Acid Phosphoric
s AAcid

Florida Pebble Phosphate . . . 26 to 32 Florida Rock Phosphate. . . 33 to 35
Florida Super Phosphate.I . .14 to 19 1 to 35
Ground Bone . 3 to 6 5 to 8 15 to 17
Steamed Bone . .3 to 4 6 to 9 10 to 20
Dissolved Bone . 2 to 4 13 to 15 2 to 3
POTASH MATERIALS AND FARM MANURES.
POUNDS PER HUNDRED
Actual iPhosphoric
Potash Ammonia Aci Lime


Muriate of Potash. 50 . .
Sulphate of Potash . 48 to 52 . Carbonate of Potash . 55 to 30 . Nitrate of Potash . 40 to 44 12 to 16 . Double Sul. of Pot. & Mag 26 to 30 . K ainit . 12 to 121 . . Sylvinit . 16 to 20 . Cotton Seed Hull Ashes. 15 to 30.7 to 9 10
Wood Ashes, unleached. 2 to 8 . 1 to 2.
Wood Ashes. leached . 1 to 2 .1 to Ij 35 to 40
Tobacco Stems .5 to 8 2 to 4 . 34
Cow Manure (fresh) . 0.40 0 to 41 0.16 0.31
Horse Manure (fresh). 0.53 0 to 60 0.28 0.31
Sheep Manure (fresh). 0.67 1.00 0.23 0.33
Hog Manure (fresh). 0.60 0.55 0.19 0.08
Hen Dung (fresh). 0.85 2.07 1.54 0.24
Mixed Stable Manure. 0.63 0.76 0.26 0.70











FACTORS FOR CONVERSION.

To convertAmmonia into nitrogen, multiply by . 0.824 Ammonia into protein by . 5.15 Nitrogen into ammonia, multiply by . 1.214 Nitrate of soda into nitrogen, multiply by . 16.47 Nitrogen into protein, by . * * : . I . 6.25 Bone phosphate into phosphoric acid , multiply by 0.458 Phosphoric acid into bone phosphate, multiply ky 2. 18 4 Muriate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.632 Actual potash into muriate of potash, multiply by 1.583 Sulphate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.541 Actual potash into sulphate of potash, multiply. by 1.85 Nitrate of potash into nitrogen, multiply by. 0.139 Carbonate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.681 Actual potash into carbonate of potash, multiply by 1.466 Chlorine, in "kainit," multiply potash (K20) by 2.33

For instance, you buy 95 per cent. of nitrate of soda and want o, know how much nitrogen is in it, multiply 95 per cent. by 16.47 you will get 15.65 per cent. nitrogen; you want to know how much ammonia this nitrogen is equivalent to, then multiply 15.65 per cent. by 1.214 and you get 18.99 per cent., the equivalent in ammonia.
Or to convert 90 per cent. carbonate of potash into actual potash (K20), multiply 90 by 0.681, equals 61.29 per cent. actual potash (K20).




COPIES OF THE FERTILIZER AND STOCKFEED LAWS.

Citizens interested in the fertilizer and stock feed laws of the State, and desiring to avail themselves of their protection, can obtain copies free of charge by sending for same to the Commissioner of Agriculture.

COPIES OF THE PURE FOOD AND DRUG LAW.

Copies of the Pure Food and Drug Law, rules and regulations, standards, blanks, etc., can be obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture.












SPECIAL SAMPLES.

It is shown by the number of "Special Samples" (those sent in direct by the purchaser of fertilizer or feeds) that the law is becoming more generally understood by the farmer, fruit and vegetable grower. Purchasers who have any reason to doubt the correctness of the guarantee on the goods furnished them, should not hesitate to send in samples for an analysis.
This right to have a sample of the goods purchased analyzed by the State Chemist, under Section 9 of the law-without charge-the inspection fees covering the cost of analysis, as well as inspection-has doubtless had a direct influence upon the increased quality of the goods sold in the State. ' When properly drawn, sealed, witnesged and transmitted, the "Special Sample" has proved a safeguard to the consumer, legitimate dealer, and manufacturer, and a check upon the careless, ignorant, or fraudulent vendor or manufacturer.
It furnishes the consumer idth the same protection, demanded by the manufacturer, who buys his materka8 only upon the guarantee, and pays for them according to analysis.
By far the largest amount of commercial fertilizers used in Florida are manufactured or mixed by factories in the State. Large amounts of fertilizing materials are imported direct by factories and dealers located at our sea port cities; cargoes of potash salts direct from Germany are now frequently received by Florida importers, while large amounts of acid phosphate are manufactured at and exported from, the various Gulf and Atlantic ports.
Florida consumers may now purchase their fertilizers and chemicals at Florida seaports as cheaply as at any of the seaports of the country.
Tables of the average composition of feeds and fertilizer materials will be found in this bulletin. The consumer should consult them, compare the guarantee tag therewith, and if doubtful of the truthfulness of the "guarantee," send a "Special Sample" in a iin can to the Commissioner of Agriculture for analysis, as directed iD regulations governing the taking and sending of special samples-on another page.













AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL
FEED STUFFS.


NAME OF FEE 1)




Bright Cotton Seed MealI Dark Cotton Seed Meal Linseed Meal . Wheat Bran . Middlings . Mixed Feed (wheat). Corn Meal .* Corn (grain) . Corn Cobs . Corn and Cob Meal. Corn & Oats, eq'l p'ts. Wheat . Oats . Soja Beans . Velvet Beans & Hulls. Rice Hulls . Gluten Meal . Gluten Feed.


7.05



8.76 8.39 6.36 7.80

1.64 2.10 30.10 6.60 5.80 1.80 9.50

4.80 9.20 35.70 1.25 7.31


0


38.83

21.43 34.70 15.10 17.23 16.86 8.73 10.50

2.40 8.50 9.60 11.90 11.80

34.00 19.70


27.57 36.56 35.91 57.28 56.70

54.44

71.32 69.60

54.90 64.80 66.10 71.99 59.70 28.00 51.30


9.2'

5.45 5.341



4.42

4.7f

3.14 5.4( 0.5( 3.5(

4 .4(

2.1( 5.0( 16.5(

4.5(


3.60 38.60 0.7w 37.06 46.52 3.2' 24.17 54.30 3.44


6.60



6.12 5.33

4.30 5.30

1.20 1.50

1.40 0 1.50 0 2.20 0 1.80 0 3.09 0 5.40 0 3.30 0 13.20 7 0.68 4 1.80













AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDSTUFFS- (Continued.)



NAME OF FEED.

J

Hominy Feed . 4.05 10.49 65.27 7.85 2.54 Rye Products (bran). 4.53 15.57 61.28 3.02 3.80 Barley Sprouts . 10.94 27.20 42.66 1.56 6.34 Dimtillers' Grains . 12.90 32.23 33.31 12.09 1.86 Oat Feed . 20.57 7.91 54.58 3.26 5.34 Provender . 3.91. 10.62 67.34 4.03 1.83 Ship Stuff . . 16.30 58.14 4.28 . Victor Feed . 10.63 8.83 62.46 4.02 3.64 XXX Corn & Oat Feeds 9.94 9.66 64.66 5.09 3.24 Corn & Oat Feeds. 12.09 8.73 61.73 3.73 3.22 Proprietary Horse FIds 9.57 12.48 60.54 4.27 2.8.3 Molasses Feeds . 8.49 16.34 51.72 1.79 6.18 Poultry Feeds . 4.62 15.89 60.27 5.32 27.63 Beef Scrap . . 44.70 3.28 14.75 29.20 Quaker Dairy Feed . 15.53 14.42 52.12 4.05' 5.31 Creamery Feed . 10.07 20.06 51.00 5.38 3.57 Purina Feed . 12.60 15.10 56.50 4.10 4.65












COMMERCIAL STATE VALUES OF FEEDSTUFF 1908.

For the season of 1908, the following "State values" are fixed as a guide to purchasers.
These values are based on the current price of corii, which has been chosen as, a standard in fixing the commercial values; the price of corn to a large extent, goveriling the price of other feeds, pork, beef, etc.:

COMMERCIAL STATE VALUES or, FHEDSTUFFS FOR 1908.

Protein, 3j cents per pound . 65 cents per unit Starch and Sugar, 1j cents per pound. .30 cents per unit Fats, 3j cents per pound . 65 cents per unit
A unit being 20 pounds (I per cent) of a ton.
Indian corn being the standard @ 430.00 per-ton.
To find the commercial State value, multiply the percentages by the price per unit.

EXAMPLE No. 1
HOMINY FEEDProtein . 10.49 x 65c, $ 6.81 Starch and Sugar . 65.27 x 30c, 19.58 Fats . 7.85 x 65c, 5.10

State value per.ton . $31.49

EXAMPLB No. 2.

CORN AND OAT FEEDProtein . 9.66 x 65c, $ 6.27 Starch and Sugar . 62.46 x 30c, 18.73 Fats . 5.09 x 65c 3.30

State value per ton . $28.30

R. E. ROSE,
State chemist.










B1UREMAU OF FERTILIZERS. ft. A, POSE, State Chemist. L. HEIMBURGER, Assistant Chemist.
Analysezs of Special Samples under Sec. 9, Act approved May 22, 1901.
(Samples taken by purchaser.)


NAME, OR BRAND.





Fertilizer No. 1 . Fertilizer No. 2 . Fertilizer No. 3. Fertilizer No. 4 . Fertilizer . Fertilizer . Fertilizer . Cotton Seed Meal No. 1. Cotton Seed Meal No. 2. Steamed Bone No. 1 . Steamed Bone No. 2 . Fertilizer . H. G. Blood & Bone, "Sinclair
Product". .

Marked -Double Super Phosphatel-_


.0~.

0 t


1535 . 1536 . 1537 . 1538 . 1539 8.39 1540 . 1541 116.74 1542 . 1543 1. 1544 . 1546 .
1546 6.47

1547 6.58

1548 .


Phosphoric Acid.




e C



12.06 1.65 13.71 11.14 1.28 12.42 9.50 2.07 11.57 10.76 1.24 12.00 6.34 0.07 6.41 9.26 2.41 11.67 10.84 0.25 11.09


.24.79 .26.93 7.16 1.60 8.76

. 10.96

42.73 .23 42.96


C;

0 i
5 0


1.66 1.53 1.97 1.59 1.59 3.99 2.03 2.09 4.24 12.72 2.85 12.74 1.46 2.37

7.67
2.94 .
2.75
3.66 6.24

10.25 .


BY WHOM SENT.





W. P. Johnson, Cobb, Fla. W. P. Johnson, Cobb, Fla. W. P. Johnson, Cobb, Flu. W. P. Johnson, Cobb, Flu. W. S. Ryall, Auburndale, Flu. 0. C. Parker, Tallahassee, Flu. J. W. Henderson, Luanna, Flu. E. B. Shelfer Co., Quincy, Fla. E. B. Shelfer Co., Quincy, Flu. H. A. Perry, Pomona, Flu. H. A. Perry, Pomona, Flu. H. A. Perry, Pomona, Flu.

American Agricultural Chemical Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
E. E. Thompson, Avon Park, Flu.










ANALYSES OF SPECIAL SAMPLES-Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND.





Fertilizer . Cotton Seed Meal . Fertilizer . Fertilizer . Fertilizer No. 1 . Fertilizer No. 2 . Fertilizer (Bone Mixture) . Tankage. Acid Phosphate. Fertilizer . Fertilizer . Fertilizer No. 3535 . Fertilizer . F-rtilizer . Cotton Seed Meal . Kainit. Fertilizer No. 1 (Ground Meat
Pulp. Fertilizer No. 2 (Tankage) . Acid Phosphate 14 per cent.


Phosphoric Acid.:




0 0


1549 .7.53 .22 7.75 4.00 4.56
1550.7.62 .
1551 18.42, 3.82 .74 4.56 5.44 8.3o 1552 113.76110.52 1.51 12.03 2.82 2.37 1553 16.27110.201 1.77 111.971 3.53 2.89 1554 14.15 8.96 1.90 10.86 2.10 1.45 1555 4.52.14.32 3.99 1.26 1556.5.53 9.37 .
1557 . . 15.32 3.53 18.85. .
1558 . . 8.58 1.82 10.40 2.16 1.28 1559 4.68 3.08 9.33 12.41 4.07 6.44 1560 5.96 5.18 4.04 9.22 7.06 6.50 1561 3.05 17.34 2.18 19.52 2.74 0.14 1562 19.23 9.86 1.62 11.48 1.57 1.42 1563.6.55 .
1564.12.71

1565 . . 11.37 6.57 17.94 6.94 . 1566 . 1 3.96 1 1V56 15.52 112.081 . 1567 7.95 ' 14.74; 08J14.82j . .


BY \VHOM SENT.


P-Allp Fisher, Lakeland, Fla. Judson D. Clark *Mt. Pleasant, Fla. J. B. Galloway, Kathleen, Fla. A. W. McCuhiough, Glendale, Fla. U. L. Murphy, Milton, Fla. E. L. Murphy, Milton, Fla. John Parish, Parish, Fla. Jacksonville Fer. Co., Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Fer. Co., Jacksonville, Fla. John McCullough, DeFuniak Spgs., Fla. E. F. Sperry, OTlando, Ila. Sanders Fert. Co., Jacksonville, Flat. H. A. Perry, Pomona, Fla. G. C. Johnson, Cobb, Fla. W. D. Griffin, Stuart, Fla. M. R. Senterfitt, Holt, Fla.

L. R. Woods, Tampa, Fla. L. R. Woods, Tampa, Fla. American Agricultural Chemical Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.










Acid Phosphate 16 per cent.1
Fertilizer ("Gold Medal") . Fertilizer ( 'Grand Republic") Fertilizer . Fertilizer (Steanied Bone and
M eal) . Dark Cotton Seed Meal . Fertilizer . Fertilizer . Bright Cotton Seed .
Cotton Seed Meal .

-d-As-fies No. 1 . Wood Ashes No. 2 . \Vood Ashes No. 3 . Wood Ashes No. 4 . Wood Ashes No. 5 . H. G. Sulphate Potash . Nitrate of Soda . Fertilize' (Pineapple Mixture). Fertilizer No. 1 . Fertilizer No. 2 . Hardwood Ashes . H. G. Acid Phosphate . H. G. Tankage . Fertilizer . Cotton Seed Meal . Fertilizer (Guano) . Fertilizer . F ertilizei . . .


1568 8.92 16.71

1569 . 5.76 1570 . 4.93 1571 7.17 6.151

1572
1573 . . . . 1574 1 5.60! . 1575 8.54 8.38 1576
1577 .

1578
1579
1580
1581
15821
1583 . .
1584 .! 1585 6.851 . 1586 6.49 ! . 1587 6.471 . 1588 1. 1589 . 16.58 1590 1. . 1
1591 '16.5g 10.491 1592 . . i 1593 . 12.811 1594 I 9.13 . 1 1595 117.70 9.961


.24 16.95 . American Agricultural Chemical Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
1.86 7.62 6.12 2.71 E. McDonald Socrum, Fla. .28 5.21 1.93 13.67 E. McDonald Socrum, Fla. 1.851 8.00 2.74 10.68 J. A. Saunders, Ozona, Fla.
I
. 129.10 2.98 . Robert Rhoden, Stuart, Fla. . I . 7.51 . J. M. Holding, Dania, Fla. . 9.521 6.701 7.72 J. G. May, Ft. Pierce, Fla.
0.231 8.59 4.19 10.14 C. W. Stevens, Tampa, Fla. . . 7.71 . J. M. Holding. Dania, Fla. . 7.42 . E. 0. Painter Fert. Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
. 0.47 Chase & Co., Sanford, Fla. . 0.08 Chase & Co., Sanford, Fla. . . . 0.05 Chase & Co., Sanford, Fla. . . !. 1 .10 Chase & Co., Sanford, Fla.
. . !0.60 Chase & Co., Sanford, Fla. . .6.-- 48. 5 A. McRae, Monticello, Fla. . . . P. Barnhill, Pine Level, Fla.
1.951 5.501 7.25 C. B. Bixley, Ft. Pierce, Fla.
7.351 7.39 3.18 N. H. Parks Stuart, Fla. . 6.131 6.90 4.89 N. H. Parks* Stuart, Fla. . 1.69 Jacksonville Fert. Co., Jacksonville,Fla.
2.58 19.16 . Sanders Fert. Co., Jacksonville, Fla. . 3.76 10.78 . Sanders Fert. Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
2.12 12.61 1.66 1.41 W. P. Johnson, Cobb, Fla. . I . 7.80 . E.O. Painter Fert.Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
2.24115.05 19.52 1.28 T. H. Bell, Dunnedin, Fla. . 6.11 5.72 5.56 C. F. Olmstead, Ft. Pierce Fla.
1.20 11.16 . 3.28 J. H. Stephens, Marianna, Fla.










ANALYSES OF SPECIAL SAMPLES-Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND.


004)

on


Fertilizer No. 1 (Pineapple Mixture . Fertilizer No. 2 (Pineapple Mixture . Tankage No. . Fertilizer No. 2 . . Fertilizer (H. G.) . H. G. Acid Phosphate . H. G. Sulphate Potash. Dried Blood . Fertilizer . Cotton Seed Meal .


1596

1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603
1604 1605


Phosphoric Acid.





104 . . .5 50 9.6 . . 194-1 . . .0 .7 7 8 9.34 4.4 0.5 .805


104.921.40.2 .06. .6. . .11.


.17.25 10.42 9.4).5 1196 2.4o
. . . . 3.30


BY WHOM SENT.


0







4.01 8.69 8.51

47.40 1.63


Mrs. M. E. Goldsmith, Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Mrs M. E. Goldsmith, Ft. Pierce, Fla. J. Ed. Raulerson-,flly, Fit. J. Ed. Raulerson, Lilly, Pla. A. Anderson, Lakeland, Fit. A. Anderson, Lakeland, Fit. A. Anderson, Lakeland, Fn. H. S. Thomas, Eldred. Fl. R. W. Storrs, Delfuniak Springs, Fi. W. J. McPhail, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.









DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE --DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY.
R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS, 1908. L. HEIMBIJRGER, Assistant Chemist.
Samples taken by State Chemist, under Section 1, Act approved May 2, 1901.


NAME, OR BRAND.




Bradley Orange Tree. Bradley Florida Vegetable Bradley Fruit and Vine. Bradley Nursery Stock. Mapes' Fruit and Vine Manure.

Mapes' Orange Tree Manure .


Phosphoric Acid.



as0
.00


Guaranteed Analysis. 110.00 Official Analysis.6.28

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis.9.37

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis.6.26

guaranteedd Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis.7.63

Guaranteed Analysis., 10.00 Official Analysis.19.49

Guaranteed Analysis. 12.00 Official Analysis. 11.26


6.00 1.00 7.48 1.50

6.00 1.00 7.65 1.28

5.50 3.00 6.48 1.07

8.00 1.00 8.93 1.24

5.00 2.00 5.29 2.64

6.00 2.00 5.89 3.74


8.98 8.93 7.5 10.17 7.93 9.93


3.0 3.50

4.00 3.85 2.25 2.26

4.50 4.68 2.00 2.82

4.00 4.63


5.00
6.43

5.00 5.08

10.00 10.86

3.00
3.94

10.00
11.21

3.00 3.55


BY WHOM AND WHERE
MANUFACTURED.




AM. Agricul. Chemical Co. Jacksonville, Fla. Am. Agricul. Chemical Co., Jacksonville, Fla. Am. Agricul. Chemical Co., Jacksonville, Fla. Am. Agricul. Chemical Co., Jacksonville, Fla. Mapes Formula & Peruvian Guano Co., New York Mapes Formula & Peruvian Guano Co., New York 47











ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS-Continued.

Phosphoric Acid.


NAME, OR BRAND.




Williams & Clark Fruit andi Vine .1178 jGuaranteed Analysis. 10.60 Oilim fficial Analysis. 6.86 Williams & Clark Florida I Vegetable . 1179 Guaranteed Analysis. iM.OO Official Analysis. 10.84

Ideal Vegetable Manure. 1180 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 Official Analysis. 10.94

Kainit . 11181 Guaranteed Analysis.
Official Analysis .

Nitrate of Soda . 1182 Guaranteed Analysis.
Official Analysis .

Formula No. 44 . 1183 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 Official Analysis. 9.32 Armour's Vegetable Fer- I
tilizer . 1184 Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis. 8.56


M0

5.50 3.00
6.73 0.94 7.67

6.00 1.00
9.58 0.83 10.41

6.00 1.00
6.88 1.62 8.50 S. . . i.


7.00 7.59

7.00 7.56


1.00
2.22

2.00 2.31


9.81 9.87


0



2.25 2.57

4.00 3.29

4.00 3.93



16.00 15.88 3.10 3.26

4.00 3.76


4S




BY WHOM AND WHERE
MANUFACTURED.

0


10.00 Am. Agricul. Chemical Co., 10.41 Jacksonville, Fla.

5.00 Am. Agricul. Chemical Co.,
5.47 Jacksonville, Fla.

8.00 Wilson & Toomer Fert. Co.,
7.31 Jacksonville, Fla. 12.50 Va.-Carolina Chemical Co., 12.60 Savannah, Ga. .Armour Fertilizer Works, .Tacksonville, Fla.

3.20 Va.Carolina Chemical Co.,
3.26 Savannah, Ga.

6.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
5.39 Jacksonville, Fla.









A. L. Wilson Co.'s Ammo- 1185 Guaranteed Analysis.! 16.00 8.00 I 2.00
united Guano . Official Analysis. 112.39 9.95 1.70

Vegetable Guano . 1186 Guaranteed Analysis. 5.00 .
Official Analysis. 9.19.

H. G. Vegetable Fertilizer. 1187 Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 5.00 2.00 Official Analysis. 15.40 5.12 2.46

G G. Vegetable Fertilizer. 1188lGuaranteed Analysis .
Official Analysis .

H. G. Vegetable Fertilizer. 1189 Guaranteed Analysis .
Official Analysis . . H. G. Ground Ky. Tobacco
Stems . 1190 Guaranteed Analysis.
IOfficial Analysis . . .

Pulverized Steamed Bone. 1191 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00.
Official Analysis .

Gem Pineapple Manure. 1192'Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00.
Official Analysis. 7.01.

Nitrate of Soda . ll193Guaranteed Analysis. 3.00 .
lOfficial Analysis . . .

Ky. H. G. Tobacco Steams 1194!Guarantsed Analysis. 5.00.
I Official Analysis . H. C. V. C. Champion Cit_ IA rus Compound . 1195,Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 6.00 1.00 . fficial Analysis. 5.16 5.58 j 1.83


2.00 I 2.00 11.65 1.98 2.00 11.45 4.00 6.25 13.89 3.65 5.97

4.00 6.00 7.58 2.92 6.94

7.33.


22.00 23.39 2.50 1.85







7.41


Goulding Fertilizer Co.,
Pensacola, Fla.

Germofert Manufact'ng Co
Charleston, S. C.

Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
Tampa, Fla.

E. 0. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

E. 0. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

E. 0. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

E. 0. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

ET. 0. Painter Fertiiizer Co.,
Jacksonville Fla.

Wilson & Toomer Fert. Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

Wilson & Toomer Pert. Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

Va.-Carolina Chemical Co.,
Savannah, Ga.














NAME. OR BRAND.

*0


H. G. V. C. Fruit and Vine. 1196 H. G. V. C. Tip Top Tomato Trucker . 1197 Simon Pure No. 2 . 1198 Gem Sweet Potato No. 1. 1199 Mapes' Fruit and Vine Manure . 1200


Mapes' Vegetable Manure. 1201 ailliams & Clark Orange
Tree . 1202


ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS-Continued. 50

Phosphoric Acid.
0
SBY WHOM AND WHERE
45. MANUFACTURED.
0 0 n



Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 6.00 1.00 .2.50 110.00 Va.-Carolina Chemical Co., Official Analysis. 4.87 7.06 1.09 8.15 3.68 11.15 Savannah, Ga.

Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 7.00 1.00 . 4.00 5.00 Va.-Carolina Chemical Co, Official Analysis. 4.66 8.61 0.49 9.10 5.21 4.61 Savannah, Ga.

Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 6.00 2.00 .4.00 6.00 E. 0. Painter Fert. Co.
Official Analysis. 7.25 7.32 2.48 9.80 5.47 6.88 Jacksonville, Fla.

Guaranteed Analysi. . 4.00 4.00 6.50 E. 0. Painter Fert. Co. Official Analysis. 6.50 5.34 0.07 5.41 4.20 7.72 Jacksonville, Fla.

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 5.00 2.00 . .2.00 10.00 Mapes Formula & PeruviOfficial Analysis . 10.16 5.94 2.17 8.11 2.25 11.83 an Guano Co., New York

Guaranteed Analysis. 12.00 6.00 2.00 .5.00 4.00 Mapes Formula & PeruviOfficial Analysis. 13.61 6.29 3.03 9.32 5.30 5.22 an Guano Co., New York

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 6.00 1.00 .3.50 5.00 Am. Agricul. Chemical Co., Official Analysis. 7.27 7.48 0.99 8.47 3.69 5.99 Jacksonville, -Fla










Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 6.59

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 5.78

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 8.15

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis. 12.46

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 9.02

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 9.91

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 Official Analysis. 5.64

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 official Analysis. 4.62

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 Official Analysis. 6.40

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 official Analysis. 10.48

Guaranteed Analysis. 10-00 lofficial Analysis. 1 4.62 1


6.00 6.82

5.00 5.76

6.00 6.73

14.00 13.69

7.00 7.16

8.00 8.37

5.00 5.65

5.00 6.05

5.50 7.87

3.00
4.27

6.00 6.57


1.00 1. - 'i 1.46 i.2

2.00
0.74 6.50

1.00
1.14 7.87

1.00
0.42 14.11

2.00
1.25 8.41

1.00
1.85 10.22

1.00
0.88 6.531.00
1.31 7.36

1.00
0.10 7.97

2.00
0.63 4.90

1.00
2.14 1 8.71


5.00
4.63

2.00 2.60

2.50 2.66



4.00 3.69

5.00
4.89

3.00
3.14

3.50
3.45

8.00 7.55

7.00 6.38

5.00
4.64


8.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
8.90 Jacksonville, Fla.

10.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
8.63 Jacksonville, Fla.

11.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
8.92 Jacksonville, Fla.

Armour Fertilizer Works,
Jacksonville, Fla.

6.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
6.07 Jacksonville, Fla.

7.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
7.37 Jacksonville, Fla.

8.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
8.53 Jacksonville, Fla.

8.50 Armour Fertilizer Works,
9.95 ; acksonville, Fla.

4.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
4.67 Jacksonville, Fla.

4.00 ATD)our Fertilizer Works,
4.46 Jacksonville, Fla.

8.00 Armour Fertilizer Works,
7.87 1 Jacksonville, Fla.


Amour's Sugar Cane . 1203 Armour's Strawberry Frulter . 1204 Armour's Fruit and Vine. 1205


Acid Phosphate 14 per cent 1206 Armour's Vegetable . 1207 Armour's Blood, Bone and
Potash . 1208 Armour's Watermellon Special . 1209 Armour's Irish Potato
Special . 1210 Celery Grower . 1211 Amour's Lettuce Special. 1212 Tomato Special . 1213
1









ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS-Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND.

0


Vegetable Fertilizer No. 1. 1214 Guaranteed Analysis. 5.00 Official Analysis. 8.44 Orange Tree Germicide and Enricher . 1215 Guaranteed Analysis. 5.00 Official Analysis. 3.64 Strawberry Fertilizer. 1216IGuaranteed Analysis. 8.00 1Official Analysis. 13.82 Orange Fruiter Special. 1217 Guaranteed Analysis.l 8.00 Official Analysis. 5.88 Fruit and Vine. 1218 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 lOfficial Analysis. I 6.80 Pineapple Manure . 1219 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 I Official Analysis . ! 4.56 Favorite Blood, Bone and! I
Potash for Vegetables. 1122) [Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 IOfficial Analysis. 1 7.85


Phosphoric Acid.


ci
crp
Cd 0
7. -6 &d
Cd i


. .
6.91 9.42

5.00 10.34 14.52

2.00 . 1.44 9.33

1.00 . 1.01 9.01

1.00 . 1.70 8.35

. 10.00 2.57 7.80

1.00 . 1.71 10.16


8.00 7.95

4.00 4.14

2.50 2.20

2.00 2.95

2.00 2.01

6.00 5.50

5.00 4.87


BY WHOM AND WHERE
MANUFACTURED.




5.00 Germofert Manufac'ng Co.
5.18 Charleston, S. C.

6.00 Germofert Manufac'ng Co.
5.33 Charleston, S. C.

8.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
7.12 Tampa, Fla.

16.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co., 12.37 Tampa, Fla.

12.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co., 12.04 Tampa, Fla.

8.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
8.26 Tampa, Fla.

7.00 Sanders Fertilizer Co.,
6.94 Jacksonville, Fla.










io. 1. 12211Guaranteed Analysis.110.00 5.00 2.00 Official Analysis . 15.27 6.74 0.44

Fruit and Vine . J1222 Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 7.00 1.00 Official. Analysis. 6.10 8.83 0.56

Vegetable Fertilizer . 1223 Guaranteed Analysis.!10.00 6.00 2.00 Official Analysis . 9.02 7.28 1.30

No. 4 . 11224 Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 6.00 2.00 Official Analysis . 8.71 6.98 0.32 II


**7 '.18 8.89 18.58 6.66


5.00 4.00 Southern Fertilizer Co.,
5.60 4.63 Orlando, Fla.

2.00 12.00 Southern Fertilizer Co.
2.48 10.49 Orlando, Fla.

5.00 6.00 Southern Fertilizer Co.,
5.04 5.37 Orlando, Fla.

3.00 10.00 Southern Fertilizer Co.,
3.34 10.59 Orlando, Fla.










R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. BUREAU OF FEEDSTUFFS. A. M. HENRY, Assistant Chemist.
Analyses of Special Samples under Sec. 9, act approved May 24, 1905. (Samples taken by purchaser.)


NAME, OR BRAND.


Purina Feed . Grass Hay. Shorts. Kudzu Vine Hay . Cotton Seed Meal .

Pure Wheat Ship Stuff . Pure Wheat Bran .


00.


000a
70 7.45 15.01 50.79 48
71 29.62 11.98 36.37 1.38
72 6.80 15.36 56.71 3.83
73 30.20 14.80 35.03 2.38
74 25.20 15.88 40.65 4.00

75 4.20 16.90 58.83 4.45
76 9.05 14.70 54.25 3.28


FROM WHOM RECEIVED.


8.90 IMartel Lumber Co., Martel Fla.
9.10 Robert Carlton, Nocatee, Fla.
5.35 C. Brown & Bros. Ocala, Fla.
7.95 C. E. Please, Chipley, Fla.
3.77 The McPhail Liumber Ce., DeFuniak
Spr ings, Fla.
4.10 Guy H. Champlain, Jacksonville, Fla. r-i 6.97 Guy R. Champlain, Jacksonville, Fla. I"


NOTICE.-The especial attention of consumers and dealers is called to the following paragrapli:
Consumers desiring to avail themselves of the provisions of Sec. 9 of the laws providing for "Special Samples" drawn by consumers are requested to read carefully Sec. 9 of the laws and the "Rules and Regulations governing the taking and forwarding Special Samples of Feedatuffs and Fertilizers" found on a preceding page of the report. Also to compare the "official analysis" and the "market value" of various feeds sold in the State.
It will he found that in a number of cases the "market value," or price, is no criterion of the actual feeding value of the goods-that in several instances the highest "market value" is placed on the most inferior goods.
Consumers should compare the guarantee tag on the bag with the table of "average composition of feedstuffs." In case of doubt as to the truthfulness of the guarantee, draw a sample, according to law and regulations, and send in a tin box, sealed, to the "Commissioner of Agriculture." Preserve the "guarantee tags" off the packages, to compare with the result of the analysis of the sample by the State Chemist.










DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU RE-DIVI SION OF CHEMISTRY.
ANALYSES OF FEEDSTU FFS, 1908. Rt. E. ROSE, State Chemist. A. M. HENRY, Assistant Chemist.
Samples taken by State Chemist under Secti on 1, act approved May 24, 1905.


Pure Pure


NAME, OR BRAND. C




Wheat Bran . 562 Wheat Bran . 563


Bran . 564 Pure Wheat Bran . 565 Pure Wheat Bran . 566 PLare Wheat Bran . 567 Pure Wheat Bran and Shorts. 568


Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis. .

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.


CS ADDRESS OF
1. 0 as MANUFACTURERS.
CCrI


7.49 16.09 53.58 4.68.jAcme Mills and Elevator
7.32 16.10 55.73 4.001-5.701 Co., Hopkinsvile, Ky.

7.49 16.09 53.58 4.681.'.Acme Mills and Elevator
6.20 15.32 57.46 4.00 4.87 Co., Hopkinsville, Ky. Cn

9.50 14.50 54.00 3.75. H. C. Cole Milling Co.,
9.20 15.53 52.57 4.43 6.75 Chester, 1ll.

9.50 14.50 50.00 4.00. Cumberland Mills, 9.01 14.57 54.02 4.38 7.27 Nashville, Tenn.

9.49 14.60 57.23 4.06. The Dunlap Milling Co.,
9.00 14.52 55.08 3.80 6.50 Clarksville, Tenn.

9.50 14.50 54.00 5.00. Tennessee Milling Co., 7.77 14.74 56.16 3.33 6.00 Estill Springs, Tenn.

7.64 14.94 58.28 4.46 4.68 Barnett, Denton & Lynn
6.42 14.60 57.91 4.10 5.00 Co., Dalton, Ga.










ANALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS-- Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND.


Middlings. Shorts. Pure Wheat Shorts . "Ship Stuff". Corno Hen Feed . Combo Horse and Mule Feed. Gonzalez Cow Feed . (irainfalf a Feed.


569 Guaranteed Analysis. 5.50
Official Analysis.3.50 570 Guaranteed Analysis. 6.25
Official Analysis.5.80

571 Guaranteed Analysis. 6.0d
Official Analysis.5.52

572 Guaranteed Analysis. 7.00
Official Analysis.7.21

573 Guaranteed Analysis. 2.30
Official Analysis.2.22

574 Guaranteed Analysis.
Official Analysis.13.47

575 Guaranteed Analysis. .
Official Analysis.8.37 576 Guaranteed Analysis. 11.00
Official Analysis.11.80


16.00 57.00 17.11 61.14 15.50 61.25 20.45 52.73 16.00 48.00 16.20 58.76 13.00 60.00 13.60 59.10 10.*00O 70.00 10.50 69.53 10.00 58.50 10.00 57.49 16.50 51.40 16.15 55.43 12.'00 58.00 11.41 57.07


ADDRESS OF
S MANUFACTURERS.



.H. C. Cole Milling Co.,
3.45 Chester, 1ll.

.W. T. Kemnper Elevator
5.20 Co., Kansas City, Mo.

.Liberty Mills,
4.67 Nashville, Tenn.

.Mountain City Mills Co.,
3.81 Chattanooga, Tenn.

.The Combo Mills Co., 1.551 East St. Louis, 1ll.

.The Corno Mills Co., 4.32 East St. Louis, Ill.

.M. F. Gonzalez & Co.,
3.35 Pensacola, Fla.

.The Great Western Cereal
4.65 Co., Chicago, 1l1.









"Molasco . . 577 Protena Alfalfa Feed . 578 Purina Feed . 579 Cotton Seed Meal . 580 Cotton Seed Meal, medium grade 581 Cotton Seed Meal . 582 Cotton Seed Meal, Star Brand. 583 Cotton Seed Meal . 584 Pure Wheat Middlings . 585 Mixed (Bran) Feed . 586 Mixed (Middlings) Feed . 587


Guaranteed Analysis. 8.00 12.23 66.801 Official Analysis. 17.52 15.93 43.9o

Guaranteed Analysis. 11.90 12.30 56.00 Official Analysis. 10.65 12.95 56.38

Guaranteed Analysis. 1 7.9014.00 6J.00 Official Analysis. . 9.45 13.69 58.04

Guaranteed Analysis. 38.62
Official Analysis. 10.55 38.00 29.35

Guaranteed Analysis. 38.62
Official Analysis. 10.60 39.31 29.66

Guaranteed Analysis . 38.62. Official Analysis. 10.20 38.65 28.15

Guaranteed Analysis . 38.62 24.00 Official Analysis. 10.32 40.19 29.49

Guaranteed Analysis. 25.00 . .
OFficial Analysis. 18.7;j 23.30 37.10

Guaranteed Analysis. 4.5S 16.04 62.48 Official Analysis. 4.95 16.15 57.85

Guaranteed Analysis. 11.24 13.42 . :. Official Analysis. 19.17 8.90 54.63

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.90 14.26 Official Analysis. 12.87 11.23 59.15


3.27 The Molasco Co.,
2.80 9.85 East St. Louis, Ill.

4.00 Ralston Purina Co.,
3.60 4.67 St. Louis, Mo.

4.50 Ralston Purina Co.,
3.80 4.45 St. Louis, Mo.

Fla. Cotton Oil Co., 7.45 5.40 Jacksonville, Fla.


. People's Cotton Oil Co.,
5.85 Selma, Ala.

Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
5.85 Savannah, Ga.

J. Lindsay Wells Co.,
6.35 Memphis, Tenn.

5.00 Fla. Cotton Oil Co., 5.00 Tallahassee, Fla.

The Dunlap Milling Co.,
4.15 Clarksville, Tenn.

Capital Grain and Mill Co.,
4.40 Nashville, Tenn.

Capital Grain and Mill Co.,
3.60 Nashville, Tenn.


6.28














NAME, OR BRAND. Cz



Mixed Shorts. 588 Alfacorn Feed. 589 Pure Wheat Bran . 590 Pure Wheat Bran . 591 Pure Wheat Bran . 592 Pure Wheat Bran . 593 Lillie Bran. 594 Pure Wheat Bran . 595


A&LYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS -Continued.

,: 0
bn

E2 Cp4 '4.)

Guaranteed Analysis. 7.39 12.99 60.71 4.03 2.64 Official Analysis.9.32 14.92 55.76 4.50 4.75 Guaranteed Analysis. 12.00 10.00 55.00 3.50. Official Analysis.16.00 9.96 55.70 2.88 4.82 Guaranteed Analysis. 7.49 16.09 53.58 4.68. Official Analysis.7.40 15.97 54.53 3.98 5.70 Guaranteed Analysis. 9.50 14.50 50.00 4.00 . Official Analysis.8.27 14.83 54.30 .3.50 6.10 Guaranteed Analysis. 9.50 14.50 50.00 4.00. Official Analysis.8.53 15.36 56.31 3.20 6.50 Guaranteed Analysis. 9.50 14.50 50.00 4.00. Official Analysis.8.07 16.06 54.49 3.639 6.30 Guaranteed Analysis. 8.50 15.00 56.50 4.00. Official Analysis.7.25 15.97 55.8. 4.13 5.82 Guaranteed Analysis. 15.00 54.00 3.00.
Official Analysis.8.97 15.75 52.98 4.08 6.65


ADDRESS OF
MANUFACTURERS.


Hardy Grain Co.,
Union City, Tenn.

Capital Grain and Mill Co.,
Nashville, Tenn.

Acme Mills and Elevator
Co., Hopkinsvlile, Ky.

Alabama Corn Mills Co.,
Mobile, Ala.

Liberty Mills, Nashville, Tenn.

Liberty Mills,
Nashville, Tenn.

Lillie Mill Co., Franklin, Tenn.

Geo. P. Plant Milling Co.,
St. Louis, Mo.





Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis. .

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis .

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis. .

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.

Guaranteed Analysis. Official Analysis.


13.78 62.35 15.75 62.35

14.94 58.28 15.45 59.35

14.00 63.00 16.10 64.68

17.39 55.10 14.57 68.27

16.00 48.00 18.16 55.89

17.31
16.58 57.60

13.00 60.00
13.74 60.64

12.00 60.00 15.58 57.28

7.00 58.00 8.34 62.01

11-50 60.75 11.90 60.28


3.00 . . . I Blackford Milling Co.,
3.00 3.51 Blackford, Ky.

4.46 4.68IDarrett, Denton & Lynn
3.30 4.75 Co., Dalton, Ga.

3.50 . . John F. Meyer & Sons,
3.10 2.30 Milling Co., St. Louis.

3.26 Acme Mills & Elevator Co.,
2.20 1.82 Hopkinsville, Ky.

4.00 Southern Mills,
4.45 5.30 Nashville, Tenn.

4.85 Washburn Crosby Milling
4.30 4.95 Co., Louisville, Ky.

5.50 Mountain City Mill Co.,
5.20 3.20 Chattanooga, Tenn.

5.50 . Mountain City Mill Co.,
5.40 4.20 Chattanooga, Tenn.

4.00 The Valley Milling Co.,
3.70 3.85 St. Louis, Mo,

5.48 . American Steam Feed Co.,
3.33 4.95 Nashville, Tenn.

4.00 The Great Western Cereal
4.40 4.45 Co., Chicago, 111.


Bran and Ship Stuff . 59( Pure Wheat Bran and Shorts . 597 Albatross Middlings . 59S White Middlings . 599 Pure Wheat Shorts . 600 Pure Wheat Shorts . 601 "Ship Stuff . . 602 "Ship Stuff . . 603 Delta Feed . 604 Cooked Horse Feed . 605 Grainfalfa Feed . 606


11001200 5800 9.57 11.98 57.95















NAME, OR BRAND.



Cotton Seed Meal . Cotton Seed Meal .


ow


Cotton Seed Meal . 609 Cotton Seed Meal . 610 Dairy and Stock Feed .611 Daisy Dairy Feed . 612 Banner Feed .611 Banner Feed .614


qALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS -Continued.



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Guaranteed Analysis. 38.62 . .
Official Analysis.10.80 37.73 23.42 6.95

Guaranteed Analysis. 38.62 . .
Official Analysis.9.20 40.75 27.08 8.35

Guaranteed Analysis. 38.62 . .
Official Analysis.9.15 40.75 27.2o 8.00

Guaranteed Analysis.25.00 15.0 5.00 Official Analysis.23.50 19.44 39.51 4.45

Guaranteed Analysis. 9.50 18.00 48.00 4.00 Official Analysis.7.50 24.92 46.43 5.10

Guaranteed Analysis. 9.00 14.00 58.00 3.00 Official Analysis.10.47 14.54 54.73 1.77

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 8.50 62.00 3.50 Official Analysis.8.80 9.13 65.70 3.13

Guaranteed Analysis. 10.00 8.50 62.00 3.50 Official Analysis.7.62 9.39 06.99 2.90


ADDRESS OF
4 MANUFACTURERS.


5.77 6.05


4.30 5.0.35 7.26


2.82 I2.80


Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.,
Augusta, Ga.

Florida Cotton Oil Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla.

Macon County Oil Co., Tuskegee, Ala.

J. Lindsay Wells Co., Memphis, Tenn.

Atlanta Milling Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.

The Great Western Cereal
Co., Chicago, Ill.

The Quaker Oats Co.,
Chicago, 1ll.

The Quaker Oats Co.,
Chicago, 1ll.









Purina --;eed. Sucren- Dairy Feed .


Sucrene Horse, Mule & Ox Feed Victor Feed . . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Middlings . Brown Shorts. Fancy Shorts. Forest City Feed Meal . Cotton Seed Meal .


015,G. aranteed Analysis. 7.90
Official Analysis.8.80

616 Guaranteed Analysis. 12.00
Official Analysis.11.15

617 Guaranteed Analysis. 13.50
Official Analysis.9.00

618~ Guaranteed Analysis. 12.00
Official Analysis.12.85

619 Guaranteed Analysis.
Official Analysis.9.72

620 Guaranteed Analysis. 9.50
Official Analysis.8.97


L-1 Guaranteed Analysis. 4.58 16.04
Official Analysis.5.30 18.60

622 Guaranteed Analysis. 6.00 15.00
Official Analysis.5.45 16.32

623 Guaranteed Analysis. 3.90 16.36
Official Analysis.5.30 16.45

624 Guaranteed Analysis.,. 23.00
Official Analysis.118.75 23.69

625 Guaranteed Analysis.36.05
Official Analysis.10.15 40.75


I60.01) 61.66

48.54 47.18

I52.45 59.49 62.00
63.34 51.20 53.91 50.00 53.90 62.58 56.45 60.3 58.68 62.66 59.70 30.00 35.76


27.50


4.50.Ralston Purina Co.,
2.98 3.35 St. Louis, Mo.

3.50 .American Milling Co.,
5.00 7.20 Philadelphia, Pa.

3.00 .American Milling Co.,
3.13 5.80 Philadelphia, Pa.

3.00. The Quaker Oats Co.,
2.55 4.10 Chicago, Ill.

4.84. Ingleheart Bros.,
4.05 5.90 Evansville, Ind.

4.00.Liberty Mills,
3.85 6.80 Nashville, Tenn.

4.17.The Dunlap Milling Co.,
5.35 4.50 Clarksville, Tenn.

4.00.Atlanta Milling Co.,
4.55 4.75 Atlanta, Ga.

4.50 3.15 Akln-Eiskine Milling Co.,
4.38 4.15 Evansville, mI.

4.50. .The Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
7.85 5.20 Savannah, Ga.

.Johnston Cotton Oil Co.,
7.73 5.90 Johnston, S. C.











ANALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS -Continued.

Cd0

1C.5


Globe Gluten Feed .626 Guaranteed Analysis. 26.00 . 2.50.
Official Analysis. 7.22 26.2,) 47 25 4.48 4.95

Feed Stuff . 627 Guaranteed Analysis. 15.46 12.00 55 .23 3.301.
Official Analysis.7.00 j13.16 68.5,1 2.471r 7.50


ADDRESS OF
ArANUFACTURERS.


Corn Products Refining Co., New York, N. Y.

Cornelia Mills, Jacksonville, Fla.


SPECIAL NOTICE.-The attention of dealers and consumers is called to the table of "Average Composition of o Feedstuff s" on a preceding page. This table shows approximately the composition of the various feedstuffs sold throughout the country. Any material variation from these averages is presumptive evidence of impurity or adulteration.
A careful examination of the foregoing tables is recommended to both dealers and consumers. The guarantee of the manufacturer should not vary materially from this table of averages, while the "official analysis" should show practically the same composition as the guarantee. Dealers and consumers are requested, in all cases of suspected Inferiority or adulteration, asnd a sample at once to the Commissioner of Agriculture for analysis.


NAME OF BRAND.










R. E. ROSE State Chen: Z Name or Brand. 148 Red Heart Mead . 149 Pabst Mead . 150 Schiltz Fizz . 151 Pabst Mead . 153 "Malt Extract, No. 2" 154 Schlitz Fizz . 155 Schlitz Fizz . 157 "Meth" . .


SPECIALFOOD AND DRUG ANALYSES.
-Samples sent in by citizens


Manfuacturer.


Jung Brewing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio . Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis . Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis . Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis .

o. . �.


Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis . Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis . Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Co., St. Louis, Mo .


Retail Dealer. t



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I , 63
B. H. BRIDGES, Assistant Chemist.


By Whom Sent.



2.00 S. Demetre, Tallahassee,
Fla.

2.00 S. Demetre, Tallahassee,
Fla.

2.00 A. D. Stanton, Sheriff,
Madison County.

2.70 A. D. Stanton, Sheriff,
Madison County.
5.65 J. Gordon Pearce, Alton,
Fla.

2.00 Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

2.00 Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

2.70 Deeb Bros., Tallahassee,
Fla.











SPECIAL FOOD AND DRUG Z Name or BranG. Manufacturer.


158 White Top . Capital Brewing Co., Montgomery, Ala . 159WMaltine . Acme Brewing Co., Mal con, Ga .

161 Schlitz Fizz . Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis . 1621Schlitz Fizz . Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.,
I Milwaukee, Wis .


ANALYSES--Cont


Retail Dealer.


tin ued. 64

0'
!a By Whom Sent.



2.70 P. W. Williams, Havana,
Fla.

. P. W. Williams, Havana,
Fla.

2.00 Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

2.25 Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.





Mrs. 0. C. Van Brunt, Tallahassee, Fla.
Mrs. 0. C. Van Brunt, Tallahassee, Fla.
E. H. Sellards, Tallahassee, Fla.



J. L. McDaniel, Jennings, Fla.



J. L. McDaniel, Jennings, Fla.


SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSES.


Laboratory Number


FROM-


IDENTIFIED AS-


A mixture of:
Bone Phosphate of Lime . 44.16 per cent.
Sodium Hyposulphite . 34.44 per cent. .


Joseph Crews, Wauchula, Fla.


Liberty Fruit Products Co. Jacksonville, Fla.


Apple Cider: Extract .
A sh .

Paris Green: Alcohol . :- . --*'-***'*
Arsenious oxide . .
Copper oxide .

M ilk : F at .


4.61 per cent. 0.28 per cent. 4.85 per cent. -


58.61 per cent. 26.70 per cent. . Hardee-Smith Co., Tallahassee, Fla.
CA


159


5.1 per cent. -


M ilk: Fat . . 4,9 per cent.

M ilk: Fat . 5.4 per cent.

Raw Linseed Oil:
Specific gravity . 0.89
Iodine value . 105.90 adulterated
Ash . 0. 24 per cent Boiled Linseed Oil:
Specific gravity . 0.885
Iodine value . 99.95 adulterated
Moisture . 3.07 per cent











R. E. ROSE, State Chemist, ' FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSES. B. H. BRIDGES Assistant Chemist.
Official spies drawn by State Inspector, under Chapter 5662, Acts of 1907.
RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF VINEGARS.
W C)
o Manufacturer r. Indications are
Name or Brand or Wholesaler. Retail Dealer. .) Lead acetate. that this isP c P. ,4- P ~ t
JbIApple Vinegar. Semmes-Boord Co., West-Gadsden TradWashington, D. C. ing Co., Greensboro, Fla . 4.29 2.29j0.37 Precipitate .' Dark Apple Vinegar. 691Distilled Vine- R. M. Hughes & Co., J. P. Smith, Quincy,
gar . Louisville, Ky. Fla . 3.89 0.34 0.08!No precipitate . Distilled Vinegar. 71 Apple Vinegar. R. M. Hughes & Co., E. B. Shelfer Co., Louisville, Ky. Quincy, Fla . 4.40 2.23.0.20.Precipitate Dark Apple Vinegar. 87 Apple Vinegar. Prince Lucas Cider H. Muller, PensaVinegar Co . cola. Fla . 4.37 2.1610.38Precipitate . Dark Apple Vinegar. 89 Cane Sugar Dodson Brown Mfg. J. E. Dubuisson, - en- I
Vinegar . Co., St. Louis, Mo. sacola. Fla . 4.76 0.4510.08ITrace precip- . Fermented Cane
90 Distilled Vine- R. M. Hughes & Co., J. E. Dubuisson, Pen- I itate . Sugar Vinegar.
I gar . Louisville, Ky. sacola, Fla . 8.07 0.22 0.04'No precipitate Distilled Vinegar. 95[Apple Cider H. J. Heinz Co., Randolph & Finn, I
I Vinegar . Pittsburg, Pa. Tallahassee, Fla. 4.67 2.52 0.33 Precipitate . Dark Apple Vinegar. 96fDistilled Vine- H. J. Heinz & Co. Randolph & Finn., I
I gar . Pittsburg, Pa. Tallahassee, Fla. 5.66 0.15 0.021Trace precip- . Distilled Vinegar. 97IDistilled Vine-.H. J. Heinz & Co. T. B. Byrd & Co., I I itate .
I gar . I Pittsburg, Pa. Tallahassee, Fla. . 51.30J0.18 021No precipitate. Distilled Vinegar. 98 [Apple Vinegar. iH. J. Heinz & Co., T. B. Byrd & Co., j
I Pittsburg, Pa. Tallahassee, Fla. 4.7011.740.401Precipitate. Dark Ap)le Vinegar.







RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF CONDENSED MILKS.
Labora- - - Per cent
story No. Name or Brand. Manufacturer or Wholesaler. Retail Dealer. Fat.


37 Dime Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New Bittjemann & Heims, JackYork . sonville, Fla . 7.5 38 Blue Ribbon . Hire's Condensed Mihik Co., Philadel- Bittjemann & Heims, Jackphia, Pa . sonville, Fi . 9.0 40 Challenge Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New Bittjemann & Helms, JackYork . sonville, Fla . 7.8 41 Jersey Brand . Mohawk Condensed Milk Co., Roch- Bittejemann & Heims, Jack
ester, N. Y . I sonville, Fla . 8.4 43 Peerless Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New King Bee Grocery Co.,
York . Jacksonville, Fla . 7.5 45 Red Cross Brand . Mohawk Condensed Milk Co., Roches- David Brothers, Jacksonter, N . Y . [ ville, Fla . 9.0 46 St. Charles . St. Charles Milk Co., St. Charles, Wilkerson & Spiller, JackIll . . I sonville, Fla . 7.8 47 Peerless Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New J. P. Lovett, Apalachicola,
York . Fla . 7.8 48 Magnolia Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New J. P. Lovett, Apalachicola,
I York . Fla . 8.4 49 Dime Brand . lBorden's Condensed Milk Co., New J. P. Lovett, Apalachicola,
I York . Fla . 7.9 51 Challenge Brand . lBorden's Condensed Milk Co., New R. Collins, Apalachicola,
I York . Fm. 8.7 52 Eagle Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New R. Collins, Apalachicola,
, York . Fla . 9.0 53 Van Camp . IVan Camp Packing Co., Indianapolis, City Bakery, Apalachicola,
I Ind. I Fla . 7.8











RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF CONDENSED MILK-Continued.

Labor Name or Brand. Manufacturer or Wholesaler. Retail Dealer. Per cent
tory Nc I Fat.

54 Pet Brand . Helvetia Milk Co., Highland, Ill. J. B. Hickey, Apalachicola,j
I ba. 7.8
57 Peerless Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., NewjE. B. Woodberry, Quincy,
York .Fla . 8.4 58 Dime Brand . . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New E. B. Woodbrry, Quincy,
Nork . Fla . 8.4 60 Challenge Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New Love & Hearin, Quincy,
York . I.Fla . 7.8 61 Dime Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New H. L. Gregory, Tallahassee,
Y ork . . Fla . . 9.3 52 jPeerless Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New R. B. Carpenter, TallahasYork . . see, Fla . 8.1 o 63 Square Brand (skimmed). Hire's Condensed Milk Co., Philadet,. Randolph & Finn, Tallahasphia, Pa . see, Fla . 0.0 64 Eagle Brand . Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New T. B. Byrd, Tallahassee,
York . Fla . 8.4 65(a) Dime Brand . [Borden's Condensed Milk Co., NewP. T. Mickler, Tallahassee,j
I York . Fla . 7.8














MISCELLANEOUS



SHALL RUDIMENTARY SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE,
AND THE KINDRED SCIENCES BE TAUGHT IN
THE COMMON SCHOOLS?
(Address by R. E. Rose, State Chemist, before the Florida
State Horticultural Society at Gainesville, Fla., May
15, 19-08.)
'The question, Shall we teach'rudimentary science in the common schools-physics, chemistry, biology and kindred sciences relating to agriculture and domestic science, better known as nature studies-is now occupying the attention of many thinkers. The question is discussed from many points of view, by persons of divers professions, the scientist, the editor, the professors of our colleges, both literary colleges and scientific schools; the political economist and the layman.
The fact that the discussion is universal among thinkers shows its importance. No one at this day will deny the value of education; no one would dare suggest the abolishment of the common schools.
The question is, therefore, What is the purpose of public education - The reply would certainly be, To improve the man; to make of him an active, useful member of society; to teach him the principles of the calling he is to pursue; to broaden his conception of the laws underlying his chosen profession; to give him the benefit of knowledge accumulated from the experience of others without the ca-re, toil, research and time necessary to be given in the personal ex-perimenting and study of the subject, in gaining the information as, to the facts, laivs and reasons underlying the work he is to perform; incidentally to improve his reasoning powers, broaden his mind, and develop his intellect.
The common school has greatly broadened its scope, in the last three decades-much useless matter has been eliminated and better methods adopted.












SCIENCE OF TEACHING.

The science of teaching has been recognized-teachers are trained. Pedag(ogy is now recognized as a science, and taught as such. To become a teacher, one must study' the science and art of teaching. Most of us can remember when the teacher in the common schools was generally an
-untrained wvorkmnan, knowing little of the teacher's profession, having more or less knowledge of the "'three Rs" and little if any capacity or inclination to impart what little he did know.
The danmand for training, or education, has grown wonderfully in the past thirty years, particularly for training al-ong 'special lines. In all walk,% of life the specialist is now recognized-in law, medicine, thme sciences, teaching, agriculture, chemistry, physics; in none is the specialist more evident than in the teachers' profession.
Agriculture, "the -oldest art, the youngest science," occupies by far the greater number of our people, while the trades and other productive occupations, manufacture and transportation, the next larger part of the population of this and other countries. The proper fitting or training of this vast majority of our citizens for their future occupations, becomes a question of the utmost importance to the State.
In a recent address delivered in this city by an eminent authority, Dr. Andrew Sledd, president of the Florida University, he said:
"For some years the public schools of the United States have not been fully meeting their obligation to the general public. According to the census of 1900, of the 29,0'00,000 persons -over ten years of age engaged in gainful occupations, 10,400,000 were following agricultural pursuits, or 35.7 per cent.; 24.4 per cent were- employed in manufacturing and kindred labor; domestic and personal occupations claimed 19.2 per cent, trade 16.4 per cent, and the professions only 4.3 per cent. In Florida the percentage of farmers is even greater, or 44 per cent., and of men engaged in the professions, smaller, or 3.5 per cent.
A public school system, established for the greatest












good of the greatest number, would, if free from prejudice and from traditional influences, base its educational policy along the line of bulks of population. The curriculum would be made to prepare the major part of the youth for their life work, instead of those preparing to follow some profession. Until recent times the major part has been ignored.
STRUGGLE WITH TRADITION.
The present situation gives promise of what is to be, although the struggle with tradition is still going on. Modern education is for the masses. Practical educatioL is e()mirkg to the front. The cultural and humanizing subjecis are not to be ignored, yet the practical should assert its rights.
Washington, in his first message to Congress, advocated the fostering of agriculture. The first organization of farmers in the United States Was founded in 1785 at Philadelphia. Of this society Washington and Benjamin Franklin were members. Among the committees appointed was one to promote agricultural education. This committee advocated the founding of professorships of agriculture in the colleges already established, and the giving of courses of agriculture in the high schools. The first professorship of agriculture was established. at Columbia in 1792. The First State Agricultural College was founded in Michigan in 1855; although private schools, some of college rank, were in existence before this date, and a few of these had State aid.
The Federal Government early manifested its interest, the first action being taken even in the time of Washington. In comparatively recent times this interest in the practical education-in the education for agriculture and the mechanical arts-has grown greatly. 'Various acts have been passed and several are now pending in Congress for the fostering of education in agriculture and the mechanical arts.
In these acts the Federal Government seeks solely to promote instruction, in agricultural and mechanical arts.












It believes that the masses need instruction where their work lies. There are several acts still pending.

FEDERAL AID.
In its aid the Federal Government seeks to throw emphasis wherein is most needed to help the masses, to enable the man who toils in the sweat of his brow to do his work more efficiently. It seeks to uplift the mass of working people. Schools founded for this purpose should keep it in mind; they should strive to serve most of the people ,in the best way."
I have taken the liberty to quote Dr. Sledd liberall-, his position as an educator, his knowledge of the subject, gives his opinion and statement weight and authority.
I desire to call your attention, however, to the fact that the effort to teach agriculture and its kindred sciences, has been to establish colleges and schools of higher learning-a very necessary course perhaps in the early days, when trained agriculturists and scientists were few, when the science of agriculture was practically unknown, when text books on the subject were few, and not adapted to the school room; in fact, only of value to the trained scientist, and so numbered with scientific terms, that the ordinary teacher, to say nothing of the school children, failed to grasp their meaning or understand their truths, which were frequently, simply assumptions, and not yet demonstrated facts. There were doubtless reasons for beginning the structure at the roof and building down to the foundation. As Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has aptly said: "Place a faculty of agricultural professor in the top story of a building without a stairway, and say to the boys and girls of the country, jump up here, and we will teach you scientific agriculture."
When we remember that of the many millions of school children, only I per cent or less graduate from the high school (of which 80 per cent are females), that by far the greatest Dumber never enter the high school, but have to begin their life work, with but a few years' (or months') training in the common schools, we realize how few of our












boys and girls destined to be farmers, and farmers' wives, Of the country, ever receive in school any practical or scientific knowledge of the subject which will be the print. cipal, if not the only, pursuit of their lives.
I will not indulge in the usual platitudes, "The farm the basis of wealth, the mudsill, orr foundation of the nation's prosperity." The object of my talk is to stimulate a demand for teaching those things that will be of the most value to the greatest number of the future men and women of the country, that will elevate them to excel in its pursuit.
Ninety per cent of our boys and girls, particularly iu the rural districts, "quit school" before reaching vliat is known as seventh grade of the common school; very few enter the high schools, and still fewer graduate therefrom.
By far the larger part of our people begin their life's work without finishing the course in the Cot'imon01 schools, with a smattering of "reading, riting and rithmetic," with no effort to teach them any of the facts, or laws, underlying the profession they are to pursue. It would be folly for for me to decry the value of the necessary preliminary studies, arithmetic, spelling, reading and writing, and such fundamental branches. I do contend, however, that the rudimentary principles of physics, biology and other natural science, "nature studies," should be substituted for the ordinary "reader"-with its fables and glittering generalities, elocutionary gymnastics and singsong poetry. Our reading exercises could be made useful and entertaining, and impart knowledge at the same time; language equally as pure taught, and correct ideas as to natural science imparted at the same time.
Equally as interesting stories, inculcating facts, can be substituted for the fables and stories of the present reading lesson.

AGRICULTURAL TEXTBOOKS.

Many of the text books on agriculture--now abundantare interesting to a degree to the youthful mind-always












hungry for information. That child oncee taught the first law of physics, expressed in simple language-that "force and reaction are the same and in opposite directions," will not in future life spend years in the futile effort to create perpetual motion.
That child taught a, few lessons in physiology, or animal structure, will never be guilty of removing an animal's inner eyelids to cure the "hooks," nor bore a cow's horn for "hollow horn."p
When taught a few of the fundamental laws of agricultural chemistry he will niot buy a ton of "guano" because it is cheaper than another ton; nor will he be persuaded to buy fertilizer or feeds on account of a, name or brand. and pay more for an inferior material with a catchy name.
No lesson is more quickly absorbed, nor more easily taken in, by the average child than physical geography, simply because it deals in facts as to productions and conditions of various countries, strange animals, plants, peoples and customs.
A boy or a. girl may not know what is the definition of
-a continent, peninsula, island -or isthmus; he knows, however, that oranges and alligators are found in Florida, that "Uncle Sam" is cutting a big ditch at Panama; that monkeys, coffee, jaguars and india rubber come from South America.

PULDREN WANT FACTrS.

We do not appreciate the capacity of our children for facts. They care little for the reasons, but want facts. These should be given as fully as possible. Rules mean but little to children; facts much.
How many of you remember the old Murray's grammar, with its pages of rules, which we "learned by heart" and did not understand (and don't yet) ? The old Davies' or Todds' arithmetic, with its rules and terms-all Greek to ns then, and to most of us now.
We diid know (when the teacher or our parents told us) that certain constructions of sentences or certain












words were not correct. We learned good language from t5
hearing it spoken.
We now teach grammar and arithmetic almost unconsciously, by absorption, we might say.
The same may be said of science or "applied common isense.11 The facts which experience and experiment have proved to be facts, governed by natural laws.
How many of us members of the, Horticultural Society would have avoided serious mistakes, expensive in time and money, had we, as children, been taught a few facts as to the composition and use of fertilizers; why they were necessary, and for what purpose applied; the functions of nitrogen, phosphates and potash in the plant economy?
How many of us have had to learn by experience, more or less expensive, the facts well known to the scientist of the day, though 'forty years ago he knew little more than the average pupil of the common school knows now?
There is little chance to teach agricultural science (and art) to, the adult farmer. Barring the Farmers' Institute, there is no efficient method of reaching him. Howe, er, teach these facts to the children, furnish them with authentic and trustworthy text books, and very soon the parent will himself absorb a very CODsiderable part of the sciences.

BEGIN WITH THE CRADLE.

It has been said "The education of the child should begin in the cradle." No greater truth was ever spoken.
"The child is father to the man," and on his early training depends the future citizenship of the country, while teaching the child, the common school pupil, the rudimentary truths, facts and laws of science--"nature study" , by simple statements of facts, with little discussion, rules or reasons, put before him in an interesting manner in the shape of narratives or stories, illustrating the subject., together with simple experiments and illustrations, we unconsciously, but none the less certainly, teach the












parent many truths and broaden his conception of his calling. For rest assured, that whatever deeply interests the child at school is disCussed at home, commented on and digested to a degree not generally understood nor allowed for.
Why have our children's imagination excited, their faith in the wisdom or truthfulness of their teacher and text books lessened by such tales as the Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, Gulliver's Travels, Don Quixote, interesting and exciting to the imaginative and credulous mind of the child, and other equally useless, in fact, injurious matter, used in the school room, when equally choice and interesting reading matter, describing wonderful occurrences, beautiful processes and surprising results-all inculcating truths that will be of value in the succeeding years-can be given them; equally as interesting and exciting to their imaginations, making lasting impressions on their plastic minds? Truths told in simple language, free from scientific jargon, comprehensible to the youthful mind, or to the ordinary adult, who has had no scientific training, of which the mass of our people are composed.
Among scientific literature, written in plain, simple language that should be found in every school room and read by every teacher or pupil of our common schools, *s the little monthly publication of our State Board of Health, called Health Notes. It deals with common things, common diseases, their cause and effects, in such simple, though forceful language as can be readily understood by anyone, child or adult, who can read. As a pattern for a children's or adults' primary scientific text book, it iR commendable and should be found in every household :n the State.
I am pleased to. say that this subject is now attracting the attention of school officers and educators everywhere.

SUMMER SCHOOLS.

I note that our next summer schools for teachers will have the benefit of twelve lectures on agricultural sub-











jets by such men as Dr. Sledd, Prof. Rolfs, Prof. Floyd and Prof. Fawcett of the University of Florida and the Florida Experiment Station. Lectures that will doub"less go far towards instructing the teachers of the S'ate as to the importance of acquiring a knowledge of the rudimentary principles of agriculture, that they may be beti.er fitted to successfully prepare the children of the Sfae for a broader view and more comprehensive knowledge of their future callings; that they may be able to dignify the farmer's profession by teaching that it is truly a sci. ence, as well as an art, requiring more knowledge of all the sciences than does that of any of the learned prtifessions, to master its details and successfully practice it.
I believe the place to begin the teaching of agriculture is in the common school, just where we begin the teaching of literature and the science of numbers and language. That the farm, the school, the experiment station aud agricultural college should be linked together and properly co-ordinated; that we should begin at the f 'unda.tion-the child-and build upward toward the complete edifice, the college, and not from the college downward.











UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI,
TURE, WASHINGTON, D. C.

FARMERS' BULLETINS.

The following is a list of the Farmers' Bulletins available for distribution, showing the number, title, and size in pages of each. Copies will be sent free to any address in the United States on application to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Numbers omitted have been discontinued, being superseded by later bulletins.
22. The Feeding of Farm Animals. Pp. 40. 24. Hog Cholera and Swine Plague. Pp. 16. 25. Peanuts: Culture and Uses. Pp. 24. 27. Flax Seed and Fiber. Pp. 16. 28. Weeds and How To Kill Them. Pp. 30. 29. Souring and Other Changes in Milk. Pp. 22. 30. Grape Diseases on the Pacific Coast. Pp. 15. 32. Silos and Silage. Pp. 30. 33. Peach Growing for Market. Pp. 24. 34. Meats: Composition and Cooking. Pp. 31. 35. Potato Culture. Pp. 24. 36. Cotton Seed and Its Products. Pp. 16. 39. Onion Culture. Pp. 30. 41. Fowls: Care and Feeding. Pp. 24., 42. Facts about Milk. Pp. 32. 44. Commercial Fertilizers. Pp. 38. 46. Irrigation in Humid Climates. Pp. 27. 47. Insects Affecting the Cotton Plant. Pp. 32. 48. The Manuring of Cotton. Pp. 16. 49. Sheep Feeding. Pp. 24. 51. Standard Varietties of Chickens. Pp. 48. 52. The Sugar Beet. Pp. 48. 54. Some Common Birds. Pp. 48. 55. The Dairy Herd. Pp. 30. 56. Experiment Station Work.-I. Pp. 20. 58. The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop. Pp. 24. 59. Bee Keeping. Pp. 48. 60. Methods of Curing Tobacco. Pp. 24.
-61. Asparagus Culture. Pp. 40. 62. Marketing Farm Produce. Pp. 31. 63. Care of Milk on the Farm. Pp. 40. 64. Ducks and Geese. Pp. 55. 65. Experiment Station Work-TT. Pp. .32. 66. Meadows and Pastures. Pp. 30.











68. The Black Rot of the Cabbage. Pp. 22. 69. Experiment Station Work-Ill. Pp. 32. 7O. Insect Enemies of the Grape. Pp. 23. 71. Essentials in Beef Production. Pp. 24. 72. Cattle Ranges of the Southwest. Pp. 32. 73. Experiment Station Work-IV. Pp. 32. 74. Milk as Food. Pp. 39. 77. The Liming of Soils. Pp. 24. 78. Experiment Station Work-V. Pp. 32. 79. Experiment Station Work-VI. Pp. 27. 80. The Peach Twig-borer. Pp. 16. 81. Corn Culture in the South. Pp. 24. 82. The Culture of Tobacco. Pp. 22. 83. Tobacco Soils. Pp. 23. 84. Experiment Station Work-VII. Pp. 32. 85. Fish as Food. Pp. 32. 86. Thirty Poisonous Plants. Pp. 32. 87. Experiment Station Work-VIII. Pp. 32. 88. Alkali Lands. Pp. 23. 91. Potato Diseases and Treatment. Pp. 15. 92. Experiment Station Work-IX. Pp. 30. 93. Sugar as Food. Pp. 31. 95. Good Roads for Farmers. Pp. 46. 96. Raising Sheep for Mutton. Pp. 48. 97. Experiment Station Work-X. Pp. 32. 98. Suggestions to Southern Farmers. Pp. 48. 99. Insect Enemies of Shade Trees. Pp. 30. 100. Hog Raising in the South. Pp. 40. 101. Millets. Pp. 30.
102. Southern Forage Plants. Pp. 48. 103. Experiment Station Wor-XI. Pp. 30. 104. Notes on Frost. Pp. 24. 105. Experiment Station Work-XII. Pp. 32. 106. Breeds of Dairy Cattle. Pp. 48. 107. Experiment Station Work-XIII. Pp. 32. 108. Saltbushes: Pp. 20. 109. Farmers' Reading Courses. Pp. 20. 110. Rice Culture in the United States. Pp. 28. 111. Farmers' Interest in Good Seed. Pp. 24. 112. Bread and Brkead Making. Pp. 40. 113. The Apple and How to Grow It. Pp. 32. 114. Experiment Station Work-XV. Pp. 28. 115. Hop Culture in California. Pp. 28. 116. Irrigation in Fruit Growing. Pp. 48. 118. Grape Growing in the South. 1 p. 320.












119. Experiment Station Work-XV. Pp. 30. 120. Insects Affecting Tobacco. Pp. 32. 121. Beans, Peas, and other Legumes as Food. Pp. 38. 122. Experiment Station Work-XVI. Pp. 32. 124. Experiment Station Work-XVII. Pp. 32. 125. Protection of Food Products from Injurious Temperatures. Pp. 24.
126. Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings. Pp. 48. 127. Important Insecticides. Pp. 46. 128. Eggs and Their Uses as Food. Pp. 40. 129. Sweet Potatoes. Pp. 40. 131. Household Tests for Detection of Oleomargarine and
Renovated Butter. Pp. 10.
132. Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. Pp. 38. 133. Experiment Station Work-XVIII. Pp. 32. 134. Tree Planting in Rural School Grounds. Pp. 32. 135. Sorghum Sirup Manufacture. Pp. 40. 136. Earth Roads. Pp. 24. 137. The Angora Goat. Pp. 48. 138. Irrigation in Field and Garden. Pp. 40. 139. Emmer: A Grain for the Semiarid Regions. Pp. 16. 140. Pineapple Growing. Pp. 48. 141. Poultry Raising on the Farm. Pp. 16. 142. Principles of Nutrittion and Nutritive Value of Food.
Pp. 48.
143. Conformation of Beef and Dairy C-attle. Pp. 44. 144. Experiment Station Work-XIX. Pp. 32. 145. Cabon Bisulphid as an Insecticide. Pp. 28. 146. Insecticides and Fungicides. Pp. 16. 147. Winter Forage Crops for the South. Pp. 4-0. 149. Experiment Station Work-XX. Pp. 32. 150. Clearing New Land. Pp. 24. 151. Dairying in the South. Pp. 48. 152' Scabies in Cattle. Pp. 32. 153. Orchard Enemies in the Pacific Northwest. Pp. 39. 154. The Home Fruit Garden: Preparation and Care.
Pp. 16.
155. How Insects Affect Health in Rural Districts. Pp. 19. 156. The Home Vineyard. Pp. 22. 157. The Propagation of Plants. Pp. 24. 158. How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches. Pp. 28. 159. Scab in Sheep. Pp. 48. 161. Practical Suggestions for Fruit Growers. Pp. 30. 162. Experiment Station Work-XXI. Pp. 32. 164. Rape as a Forage Crop. Pp. 16.











165 Silkworm Culture. Pp. 32. 166. Cheese Making on the Farm. Pp. 16. 167. Cassava. Pp. 32. 168. Pearl Millet. Pp. 16. .69. Experiment Station Work.-XX1I. Pp. 32. 170. Principles of Horse Feeding. Pp. 44. 172. Scale Insects and Mites on Citrus Trees. Pp. 43. 173. Primer of Forestry. Pp. 48. 174. Broom Corn. Pp. 30. 175. Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape
Juice. Pp. 16.
176. Cranberry Culture. Pp. 20. 177. Squab Raising. Pp. 32. 178. Insects Injurious in Cranberry Culture. Pp. 32. 179. Horseshoeing. Pp. 30. 181. Pruning. Pp. 39. 182. Poultry as Food. Pp. 40. 183. Meat on the Farm: Butchering, and Keeping. Pp. 37. 184. Marketing Live Stock. Pp. 40. 185. Beautifying the Home Grounds. Pp. 24. 186. Experiment Station Work-XX1II. Pp. 32. 187. Drainage of Farm Lands. Pp. 38. 188. Weeds used in Medicine. Pp. 45. 190. Experiment Station Work-XXIV. Pp. 32. 192. Barnyard Manure. Pp. 32. 193. Experiment Station Work-XXV. Pp. 32. 194. Alfalfa Seed. Pp. 14. 195. Annual Flowering Plants. Pp. 48. 196. Usefulness of the American Toad. Pp. 16. 197. Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation. Pp. 30.
198. Strawberries. Pp. 24. 199. Corn Growing. Pp. 32. 200. Turkeys. Pp. 32. 201. Cream Separator on Western Farms. Pp. 23. 202. Experiment Station, Work-XXVI. Pp. 32. 203. Canned Fruits, Preserves, and Jellies. Pp. 32. 204. The Cultivation of Mushrooms. Pp. 24. 205. Pig Management. Pp. 40.
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206. Milk Fever and Its Treatment. Pp. 16. 208. Varieties of Fruits Recommended for Planting.
Pp. 48.
209. Controlling the Boll Weevil in Cotton Seed and at
Ginneries. Pp. 32.
210. Experiment Station Work-XXVII. Pp. 32. 211. The Use of Paris Green in Controlling the Cotton
Boll Weevil. Pp. 23.
213. Raspberries. Pp. 38. 215. Alfalfa Groiing. Pp. 40. 216. The Control of the Boll Weevil. Pp. 32. 217. Essential Steps in Securing an Early Crop of Cotton. Pp. 16.
218. The School Garden. Pp. 40. 219. Lessons from the Grain Rust Epidemic of 1904,
Pp. 24.
220. Tomatoes. Pp. 32.
221. Fungous Diseases of the Cranberry. Pp. 16. 222. Experiment Station Work--XXVTIT. Pp. .32. 223. Miscellaneous Cotton Insects in Texas. Pp. 24. 224. Canadian Field Peas. Pp. 16. 225. Experiment Station Work-XXIX. Pp. 32. 226. Relation of Coyotes to Stock Raising in the West.
Pp. 24.
227. Experiment Station Work-XXX. Pp. 32. 228. Forest Planting and Farm Management. Pp. 22. 229. The Production of Good Seed Corn. Pp. 24. 231. Spraying for Cucumber and Melon Diseases. Pp. 24. 232. Okra: Its Culture and Uses. Pp. 16. 233. Experiment Station Work-XXT. Pp. 32. 234. The Guinea Fowl. Pp. 24. 235. Preparation of Cement Concrete. Pp. 32. 236. Incubation and Incubators. Pp. 32. 237. Experiment Station Work-XXXII. Pn. .32. 238. Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States. Pp. 49. 239. The Corrosion of Fence Wire. Pp. 32. 240. Inoculation of Legumes. Pp. 8. 241. Butter Making on the Farm. Pp. 32. 242. An Example of Model Farming. Pp. 16.











243. Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing D~iseases, of
Fruits. Pp. 32.
244. Experiment Station Work-XXXIII. Pp. 32. 245. Renovation of Worn-out Soils. Pp. 16. 246. Sacchar~ine Sorghums for Forage. Pp. 37. 247. The Control of the Codling Moth and Apple Scab.
Pp. 21.
248. The Lawn. Pp. 20. 249. Cereal Breakfast Foods. Pp. 36. 250. The Prevention of Wheat Smut and Loose Smut of
Oats. Pp. 16.
251. Experiment Station Work-XXXIV. Pp. 32. 252. Maple Sugar and Sirup. Pp. 36. 253. The Germination *of Seed Corn. Pp. 16. 254. Cucumbers. Pp. 30. 255. The Home Vegetable Garden. Pp. 47. 256. Preparation of Vegetables for the Table. Pp. 48. 257. Soil Fertility. Pp. 39. 258. Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention. Pp. 45. 259. Experiment Station Work-XXXV. Pp. 32. 260. Seed of Red Clover and It94 Impnritio-q. Pp. 24.




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COUNTY MAP O F THE S T ATE OF FLORIDA

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PART I. CROPS

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DIV ISION 01'' TRE S TAT E BY OOUN TIEB. Following are the dlvi1lon o f tb e St1tte, aD d th e aou ti e& contained in each; Northern I)ivl1lo n. Franklin, Gadaden, Ramilto.11., J e lf eno n, LaFll.felte, Loo,, Liberty, ll a d lao n, Buw a nn~ Tll.y l or, Waku l la .11. WN te rn Dlri lo .11. OalhoU.11., Eacambla, H
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONDE NS ED N01'ES OF CORRESPONDE1"TS. Ry D1v11110NS. NORTHE R N DIVl!IION.-The c rops ot this Dhision show by comparison n~ry much the same condition th:1t eJ:isted last year; the ecnson, were not favorab le for gOQd field crops, and the cotton crop ia apparently Jiho rtcr th a n la.st year; it is probabl e cotton will not make more tlurn 02 to 64 p
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NOB'l'WM8'MCR."l DIVIBION In this Di vis lvn cro p COildi tion s are l ittle different fro m tho preceding district&, hav fog suffered and are 11til\ laboring under pretty much the &a.m e difficultie11. In !!Orne portion" of the dis t r i ct the vegetab le and small fniit crop su ffered greatly, and in l ater 01onth11 the field crop11 al so lost grou.nd very g,,11 er a ll y. All iu the foregoiug districUI c ottou is in p,vor llhape b>euera lly, and n o poS11ibili1y of its recove ry ; co m plainU are numerous and stroug of the lo w crop coudi tion s,and the scarcity a s well asinclllclencr of labor, the price of which has gone l>eyo nd t he value of the crop11, nndh n s broughtonasorlo!demoralizedconditio nn mong r a r m laborer~ With co t ton, the leading tn rn c r ,i:, o f thbcountry, sellingbelowthecosto f production.a read Jue tme nt of wa irepriccsis!!Oon ine.ltah le. CSN'I'UL D1v1s10N,l n th is Div lsl on which is more o f a vegetable and fruit growi u g distric t t h l.ln !,"Cl H!ra l farru. ing the conditions have beet1 somewh~t btt! r though i n ,oweportionsof t hedistrkt,t h eco nd i t ions f o rfa vol"3.b le crop gro wiug have bee n eJC(!Cding l y poor and results ha v e bee n discouraging at1d u nprofi table. In some parh of this d istrict the volume of t h e ornnge crop is asserted to be very large ; i n otbers i t is claimed to be short ; but a oompartson of t he rep o rts by ou'f co rrespunden h iudi ca t e that, t hettop will h e.-er ., little If any, ln exces s ot lad ye!lr, w hile in fonn u t i on from the sam e so ur ce i t1 dl eatea th at the grapefniit crop is ab out the aame as last year Jn wmesectionP.ofth!s distr!ct t hesupplyoflabo r Is u ser i ous a problem as lt1 oth er d istricts abo<"I! men tioned; unmerons complain t s being to the effect th at cro))l!could notbegatberedforwantoflabo r. SoUTlll:IIN D 1Vl!UON. 'fhe pr it1cipnl industry in this DlvlslonlsthatoffM.1i t and vegeta b legrowing the stand ar-d fiel d crops beit1g co m parat c !y little gr o,rn. Such field crop s a s are grown, are confined to corn, sweet po tatou suargcaue, and ha y, in s mall areas, and they have

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pro&pered only in apota, ao to 11peak. In thla di,trlet there hD\ 'e been dry areas, and wet a.rea.8, the rain hav Ing fa l len In .cattered loealltle11; howeve r t h e vege ta ble crops thrive better under adverse moi11ture than any other cla1!8 of eropa, and thi11 11eetion ha11 pro. du eed fair erop1 of vegetables; the fruit crop& hal'e 11uf fered moat, and apparently hal'e little more than held t heir own In point of both condition and production. lrevie"'ll'ing the g[tuatlon all t-0 the cotton and fruit croJ)ll of the State, a compal'ison or condit i-Ona ~ ndicatee that the cotton prod11ct of the Sta t e will be cl~ to 51,000 .to 58,000 bftlee, a reduction of 30 per cent o f the no rmal crop. A comparieoll of the condition of the pl'Cll ent orange and b'l'apefruitcrope with condition atl!8Jlle datela atyearindicateonlya\ery11llgbtincreaee in eithe r crop. The omnge crop of 190(;.7 amounted to 3 000,!i3 4 bore6. and the compara tiv e oondltione go to 11how that the orop of 1907-8 will be very little larger-hardly" a gn!Bter !ncrea&e than 250,000 boxe11, eo that it iser.r probab l e that the c rop now on will not exreed 3,266,000 boxes. The grapefruit 11.howe a little better condition, and by t he 1ame !OureeA of comparll!On there ill a 8l i gbt i11crea1J11 also. T he grapcfn1it crop of 1906-7 amounted to450.304 Cl'lltP.ll. Rll d the pl'Cl!ent indication~ are that it will uot exooed 472,819 era(ell for 1907-8. An error tha t iA harm. fnl to both crovt1i11 that of estim a ting both omngeii an d grapefruit a11 one ; they 11ho11ld 00 kept entirely l!E!parate, and then both hnyen nnd l!C!lers of fmi t have a fa ire r field of operation. We therefore e11timat e the oronge erop o f 1907-8 at appro:ziimatel.v 3,256.000 boxe and the grapefruit crop or 19-07 8 11t 472.819 crate11, or a total of cltruefrnitprodnct s of8.728,819boXfl&orcmtes.

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PART II.

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Weather Report O. S. Department of Agrlcultlll'EI. CLIMATOLOGICAL SER VICE ofthe WEATHER BUREAU Central Office: Waahington, D. C. FLOlllDAa.c'n0:!1', A J. Mltehell, S~tion Director. Report for Angnat, 1908 GENERAL SUMMARY. The weather f or th e 11i,,nth, RI! a whole WU slightly cooler and' dri er than the normal, altho there were some that received mncli more tlian the naual amonnt of rain, the exce11Sive amounts occurring, as a rule, during thunderstol"JD.8 that prevailed ove r widely ecparn.ted di trleta. The me a n temperature for Auguat baa been below normal during eight of f he last seventeen yea!'II, normal twice, and above normal on seven years. The precipita tion h118 been below during thir t een yean or the aaJD& period. The month beK11-n with rather warm ~,mther thruout the S t ate. The highe~t lemperaturea occurred ln Jack son, Marlon, Orang,:i, Polk. Washington, Hernando and St. ,lohns Counties, the maximum at the atation11 named ranging from 100 to 103 degl'Cftl. The m011t pl'Ononnood warm perlod11 were gene1'9lly fl'Om the lat to 3d, and from the 17th to 21st, except in the western eoUD.tlee, where the warmest weather prevailed mostly ti-om the :ld to 6th, and from th e 14th to 21Rt. The <:00lest we9ther wu recorded o ver most of the State durin g the la.et da]l!I ot

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22 the month. E,ery station in the wnthetn didri ct wa. cooler than the August norwal; el!!(! w h ere howe,er there WlUI about an equa l divi a ion betwe e n the plus and mlnue departures a t the various 11tation11. The d!atrilm tt on of the month's r a infall wu decidedly Irregular. 'Ibe greatest amounts, varying from ele.en to eighteen Inches were reeorded In DeSoto Taylor Hi\111boro, and J,evy Counties and the least am ount& in Nu81l u, Duval, Hamilton ; Bradford, Co umbla, B aker. Ch1~, and Ilohne11 Counties. Showel'i! oceun-ed almo st daily in the sou t hern co untlea 1rnd they were fairly frequent in the central district. T he d aks of rain in the northern distric t were m'tly from the 7 th to 11th a nd from the 20th to 28th. Rain w aa not general i n the westeI'II conn ties until thc2ht,ou which date showers began and con tinued until the 26 t h; thereafter fail' wea t lier euned. There was no day without precipitation. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. The mean atmospheric prc1111ure tor the montb, reduced to 11ea l evel, and determined from obeervation11 taken daily at 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. 90th meridian time, a t ,ix Weather Bureau ,tatlons, was 30.01 inehea, or 0.02 ot an inch above the Anguat normal. The higheet pre,ie11re oeenrred at Jacksonville, 80.16 Inches, on the Sat, and the lowem, 29.871ncheii. oceul'l'edatJacksonvil!e,onthe19th,giving 11. range the State of 0.29 of an inch. TEMPERATURE The mean temperature for August, 1908 determined from the ree
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at Molino on the 80th. The greate11t monthly range at any 11tation wu 4.0 degrea, at Marianna; the Jea11t, 20 degn:m, at Jupiter and Key Weet. The greaterit dail1 rnnge waa S4 degreee, at Maria.Dna. PRECIPITATION. The average precipitation f or the State, 8/l determined from the reoorda of 66 11tatlon11, wa11 6.67 lnchfli, ,rhlch ie 0.7~ or an !n ch below the normal. The grenteat amount recorded at any station for the month wae lS 24 inche11, at Arcadia; and the lea11t, 1.11 inches, at Maedenny. E:c ceellive rain11 (2.50iDcheaormore ID24 honr!!) oeeun-ed 8/l follows: Apala1:hlcoia, 3.71 lDehCll, on tbe 23d; Arca dia, 4.12 inches, on t h e 31s t ; Cedar Keye 2 63 inohe111, on the 23d, and 5.48 inches, on the 26th; Fenhollo,ray, 8.30 Inches, on the 21st and 22d; Fort Meade, 2.150 inches, on the 12 th; Orange City, 2.64 inchea, on the 23d; Plll.llt City, 4 60 lnCht'f!., on the 24th; St. AuguatiDe. 2.55 Inches, on the 28th; TallahHsee, 3 76 iDehea, OD the 23d; and Tal'J)On Spring11, 2 70 inehee. on the 26th and 27th The averngtlnumberorda13onwhlch 0.0lofanineh ormore, o f precipitation occurred wa11 l8 SUNSHINE AND CLOUDINESS The pel'Centage11 of the po1111tble 11unahine R.8 recorded at the regular Weather Bttrean 11ta.tlo n 11, were a11 follow11: Jack&Onv!lle 66; Jupiter, 68; and TamJlll, 75 per eent. For the State tbere WIUI an average or 12 clear da,-, 14 partly cloudy da13. and fi cloudy da:n, WIND. The prevailing direction or the wind for the State wu lllllllthweflt. The total movement at regula r Weathe r Bureau 8 tatloue wae: Jaek:invllle, 7102 milee; J u piter 58il2 milee; Key Weet, 4516 miles; Pen8neo l a 6268 mllet1; Bnnd Key, 7103 mileti; and Tampa 4947 mile8. The highest wind velocitle11 were: JackMnv111e l'i3 mileJI from the 900th, on tile 20th; Jupiter, 36 ml!efl frQm the eut,

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on the 14th; Key West 40 mllea from the ,...ellt, ou th 27th; I'eD!III.CO!a, 36 mile. trom the weiit, OD the 22d; Bamd Key, 4..7 miles from the eaat, ou the 13th; and Tampa, 26 mllee from the 10uth, on the 26th. The average hourly nlocldes were: Jacksouvme, 9.l! miles; Jupiter, 7.8; KeyWerrt, 6.1; Pensacola 8.4; Sand Key 9.5; and Tampa, 6.4 mllea. 1' ~EJt~nn PO
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PART III. Fertilizers, Feeding Stuffs and Foods and Drugs

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REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND FORWARDING OF PERTILIZER OR COMME CIAL FEEDING STUF F SAMPLES TO TRE COll:MISSJONER OF AGRICULTURE. SECTIO~ 111 OF THE LAWS. Special sample. or Fertlll:reni or Commercial Feedln1 Stull'. l!!lnt in by purchaaert1, under Seo:lion :I of the law9, ,hall 00 drawn in the presence of two tlit:rinitcrestedi 11 itne1u1ee, from on e or more package, thoroughly mix ed and a PAIR UlllPt. or TUI: &.uu; OF NOT UU!t TH,1,N IUOU .. OUNC.S {ONll,1,1.P POtlSD) BH,1,LL IUI PWCS::D IN ,1, CU I OB BO'ITLS, 11,1',.ALED ,1,NO U:li"T ar ,1, D18INTEU9'1U P,1,KT't TO C0lU1188IONlUI OF &OBICUL'l'UIIIII AT TALU.BA88U. No-. W:U TUAN E I OHT OtlNCSII, IN ,I, TUI' CUI OB IIO'l"?LB, Wlul.\ H ACC.IPTED nm .o.s,1,Ln111. Tbta mle la adopted to aeeure fair 11amplea of 1ufflclcnt alze to make the neceunry deter mln11tlona, and to allow th e pl'eliCrvatlon or ll dnpllcate ,ample in caseol prote.torappeal. Thia duplicate 111. ple wll\ be preset'\-00 for two month, from date of cer tUka te of analy11'11. The State Che11:1!1t 1, not the proper officer to recei1' & 1peclal &le11 froo, lb e purch88el'. The propriety of the method of dra "'iug and 11endl ng the ,a.mp\ea H fiJ:ed h1 th& law ia ob,ioua. The drawing and IN!ndlng or spec ia l aomplcti in rare caee. in compliance with law. Sample. are treqncnt11 ,ent in paper pocka~ or paper bo:i:ea, bo.dl1 packed, a nd treque11tly in very llllll il quantity (leu thn11 ou.uce); rre quently there aM no mart., number or other means of ldcntllication; the po1tmarlt in 101ne l11 a t!lnce1 being ab11ent. I would l'all the attention of tbn&e who d ea ire to avail themaelvefl of thia privilege to Section, 9 n.nd 10 or the J aw ,'!l'bleh aredcarande:rp licit. Hereafter 111:rict e-0mp l h1nce ll'ith above rcgntatlon1 will be required. Tile lllMp l e mw.l't not be kH tlla~ 011t,/la lf pound, in. a Ctin or botm ,, 1001cd an& addru ttd. to tM Cammln/()tlc,of Agriculture. TM 1ondcr'1 nam a an& ad4.-e.t~ mfl~f 111 ~0 b ~ on Ute package. this role applyi~g tn ~fll'f'/111 .ttrmplc of fertilizer or oommeroi:al fuding 1 t-uff.

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32 INSTRUCTIONS TO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS Each package or comm ercial F e rtili zer, and eacl pack.age of COmmerda l Feeding Stuff must bs~, -ecun:ly atta che d thereto, a tag witb the g11aranteed analy1i1 required by law, an d the 1tam11 a h owtn g the pay JDe.nt of the in1pector'1 fee. Tb\1 pro vi1 Io n or the. law Section S of bo lh lnbe rigidly enforced M a nuf aeturert1n11dde11ler11wlllberequlredtoproperly tag a nd atarnp eacb l,>flc l rnge of Commeretol l<'ertllio:er or Commercial Feetliug Stull' u nder penalty 1111' fixed in Sec ti on 6 ,Qf both law,. Tttgii shall be attached to the top end of each bag, or b ead o f each borrel. INSTR UC TIO NS TO PURCHASERS Fer~~[!~:e~r 8 ~mC:!~:i!f1 F~::~ ~:tr llfhu~ 0 ~=tc~!~ =~l::d e:;hl::::k:!1 ''t~: n :;;:; t~:egu;;::: of the in Rpee t or'1 fee. Good, not having the guarantee tag and atamp are irregular a nd frnuduleot; the abeence of the guarantee and ,tamp being evidence that the mann facturer or dealer bair not co mplied witb the l 11w. Without the guarantee tag and llho wiog what the are guaranteed to coutalu, the pnrchuer hn1 110 recoul'tM! against the mannfaeture r or dealer Su c h are IIOld Illegally and fraudu l e11tly, aud are genel'fllly of li ttle n.lue. All reputable wa 11u racturera and dealcn now comply aU'ietly with the l aw and regulntlon11 b,l' placing the guarttntee t.ag end on each vec k age. INSTRUCTIO NS TO SHERIFFS. Th e attention of Sberifi'a of the Vllrlous coun tiea !a called to Seetloo S o f both laws, defining their dntla. l'hi 1 departme11t expect, each Sherld' to &1111!1t in main taining th e Jaw end vrot~ t ing the c iti i:ene of the State f rom the Jmp011lt(oo o f fraudulent, Inf er ior o r defldeu t Oom mercial Fertlll~era or Commer c ial J:,'eedlng St ufh. B. E. M' c U N, ~mmlMioner of Agricnlt ore.

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33 M ARKET P RJ CES OF C HEMI CA L S AN D FERTI L IZUW :MA TERIALS AT FLORID A SEA PORTS, JANUARY, 1 908 Le than Ii to to 10 to11 Am.monlatee. 5tou.. t o n11 tovu. Nitrate of Sod a, 17 ve,r L-001. Ammo n ia . . . . . . . '6() 00 t 5 9 .60 '59 00 Sulphate of Ammo11la 21i per cent Ammonia . . . . . n.oo 73.60 73.00 Dried Blood 17 pe r cent. Ammonia .. .... .. .... .. . 60,00 li9.1Kl 119.00 Dried Blood 1Uper cen t Aw moulo. M.00 113.50 53.00 POTASH High Grade Sulphate Pot u b ol 8 Jlfct'ttDt, P owh ( K20). Lo11r Grade Sul ph a t e P o t&11b 26perrent. Potuh (K20). Mu rin.le of P otaab llO per cent. Potaah (K20) ..... Ca rbona t e o f Potub 60 per ce nt. Pots. ah {K2O) (90 pe r cent. Carbonate or P otash) Nitra t e P otruih 13 Ame., 42 P otn11 h ( K2O ) E"nlnit12perce nLP o t u h .. Cacnda R o r dwood Ashes 4. 1 1e r cent. (K20) P otwih .. \..~ ... ~ !50.00 49.GU 4.\1,0& 80.00 2!1.50 29 00 "6.00 4 6.W H.00 11 0 .00 SUlO 83.60 83 00 1 3.00 1 2.00 12.00 17. 00 1 6.50 16.00 AMMONIA AND P HOSPH ORIC AOID. Hli:-h Grade Blood nn d B one, 10 per cen t Am01011la..... '4 0.00 39.50 39.00 I .ow Gr,ide Olood nn d Bone 61 pe r cent. Amn1onla 8 per cent. Phos11b oric Acid. 31.00 29.50 29.00 Rnw Rone 4 per cent. Am moni:i, 22 per c ent. Pbos phoric Acid 32.00 31.50 31.(lfl

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" t,e1111tlian 5to10 lOtou Ammonia te a Gton8. tonB. &over. Ammonia a nd Ph OB phoric A cid. Oronnd Cu t o r Po m ace 6 per ce nt. Ammonla, 2 per cent PhO!!pboric Acid . ... $ 2ll.00 '24.50 24.0 1 Oright C otton11eed Menl per ce nlAmmon l 11 marke t quotatiODI 3l. OO ~-50 29 0t Da.rk Cotton Soe d Meal, G p,ercent.Am m onl a, markel quotation, 2-i .OO 23.50 23.oe PHOSPHOR I C ACID Bigh Grade Acid PhOllpbate l 6perce n t Avallabl e Pb011 ph o ric Acid..... .. .. . ... 15. 00 14 50 U.59 A ci d Pho"phate U pe r cent. An.llablePhoephorlc Acid. 14.00 l S.l'lO 13.0f Boneblack 17 per cent Avai l ab l e Phoepbori c Add 24 00 23.50 23.0& Odorleu Pho1p h ate. 25.00 24 l'lO 24. ot MISCELJ ANEOUB a. G. Orouod Tobaci Stem,, 8percent.Ammo n la,9per cent PotUb . . . . . . 25.00 24.l'lO 24.0& Polverlr.ed Ground Tobacco Btelllfl . . . . . . . . .. 16.00 UUJO 11'.'i.~ Tobacco Dllllt, No. 1, S per oent.Ammonla,l0peroeot. ( K20) Pota.llh .. .... . .. 23 00 22.W Z:?.OG l'obaeeoDDlt,No.2 lj:per ce nt Ammo n ia, l l per ~.ntPotaah ... . ..... .. 19.00 18.~ 18 00 Ouk T obacco Stem, baled . 15.00 1 -UiO U Oft Laud Pla1ter lo 119.ck, . 1 0.50 10.25 llt 00 T he ch11r1,-e11 by reputable m11nuf11ctu1'lre ror mi,:iug and M gging"nJ l'edalorreguh1rformul 11 re fl. Mlperton la HCEU of abo"fe price..

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STAT!-; VALUATIONS. I<'or Available and lntoluble l'ho11phoric Ac i d, A.1nmoni a 1111dPota11h for the Setuiono f Hl08. Availabl,e PhOlphorie Ac i d. .5 een t t a pound lnl!Olubl e PhOllphoric Acid .. ...... .. ... 1 eent11pound Ammon ia ( or equivalent in 11it.rogen)lGl eent a pound rotuh (u actual potaah. K20 ) ........ 5iceiit1a1io11 nd Hcalculatedh1onliAvallnblc Phoephoric Add. . ....... . $1.00peronit lnflOluble PhOlphoric Acid .. .. .. ... ... .. 20 c. ptt u11it Ammonia (or ita eqnlnlent in nitrogen) '3.SO per unit Potuh. ................ fl.1 0peronit With a. Ullifonn 11llow a 11ce o f ,1.50 pe r ton for mb:ing and bagging. A unit it twency ponndt or 1 per c e nt, in a ton. We 11.Dd thill to be the euie!lt and qulckelJt met.bod for caku lating th& value of fertiliser. To i lh111 trate thl11 take for example, a fertilizer which anal yzee f ollows: A-v&ilable i'bo.p h oric Add .6.22 per cent.:ir ,l.00-f 6.22 Inaolnble Pboephoric Acid . l .60 percenU .2 0-.30 Ammonia . .. S.42 per eent.J.: 8 .30-I 1.28 Pota11h ... .. ... . . ... . 7.23percent :ir 1.10-7.95 lfii.ing and Baggi ng.. . ....... ........ 1.60 Oommettlal value at port,.... .. .. .... '27.211 Or a fertilizer ana l 1dng u f ollows; Availab l e l'boephoric Acid .... 8 pu cent.:ir $1.0~ 8.00 Ammonia . ..... 2 per cent.:ir 3.80-6.06 Potaah . . . . . . . ..... 2 per cent.x 1.10-2.20 Ml:ir ingandBagging . .... 1.50 Commelal value at 11ea . '18.30 T h e above valuation, are f or cub for d ell v ered a t Florida porta, and th e1 can be bought In one ton a t theae prices at the d11teo! !s aulng tbl a Bulle tin. Where fertllir,en &re bought at interior poiu. tl, the add lt ional freight to tha t point mnat be added.

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" Ir pur ehued l n carlood lot. to r eo,h, a reduclion o f t en per ~nl. can boll urn de in above 1alU111tion11. I. e: A-ra ilable Ph08photlc Add ........... 90 cent!! per 11nit Potuh (K20) ...... ............ ... 99 ce nt11. 1--e r un i t Ammonia (or eqnivaleot in n i l.l'Ogen ). f2 .97 per unit Th e vuh,atiou a nd w n rket prieefl i n l n cett d i og i llw,.. tntlon11., are bated on m11rket p r ieetiforoneton ]or,.. STATE VALUES. rt i.11 not intended by the "Slate va l u11tlo n to fix the price or commcrla\ l'Diue of a gh en tmrnd. Th e "State valuee;" a re t he m a rk e t pr!~ for the various appl"Oved cbemical.11 and material used In mii:ing or manufacturi n g commercia l fertilien or commercial a tock feed at the date o f iuuinga buleti n or the open i ng of the "1eua011-." TheJ DUI,,)', bot 11eldo m do vary from the market priC'e8, and a re made llbernl to meet any .111igtit ndrnnce o r decline They are compllc,d from price li 1t1 nnd comm erriaJ report.II by reputable d eulenJ nod jourunl ,. Th e queirtion i1 frequently Mked: "What !1 Pruit and Vine worth per to n !'' Such ll q11C11tion e1rnnot be an1wenld catego rically. By 1uu1ly 11 l11, the ammonia, available pboepbori c acid. a nd potneh m n y be determined and theinqnfrer Informed what the co,to t !b e D t'Ct'II-Sa ry material to compound u to n or g ooda 11lrnilnr t o Fr1 1 lt nnd Viue" l'. OUld be, n~ing nouc but nccepted no d well known m nte rinls of the best 1111nlity. State ralu e1 do not con a i d er "trncle 1ecrcl1," loss on hnil billR. c u s tof n dl' e rti .iie ment8 ,n ndex J)!: n 11eaofcollec tion1. The "Stn t e \ lu e ia aimpl,v tl tn t J) rl ce Ill which t h e rnri ou1 i n g r e d ients neccn:uJ to u se i n compo unding a fer1ili7.er. or f ee d cn u be pwrclJ~ for oo.t.l in ton lot, at Florida Bro port,. Tbc!l(l price li1tt I n one. 1\.-c nod ten l oh. n r e published in 1hia reJ)O r l ith the "State .-nlllell f o r 100 8 d educted ni ert"from

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COMPOSITION OF PF.:RTlLlZER MA TE RIAi.ti. NIT ll 00to:N 0 US MA TERIAL S. 1 .. -,~' :'~:; ;m Nffiiiion,.a =-:: ... 7. =1 .... =-i...... =cc Sulphate of .\ll).IQOn lf. . 21 lO M ............... ..... Dried Blood.............. 12 lO 17 ................. .. .. . Concentn.ted1'11ntap.,.. 11t<>U 1 to 2 ........... ~~Di~~~~;;;;;:J J ~! .: urL:>~:~: :~ I-able ,~ f \~\]; 5~:ill~~ : -1 : :_ :_:_ :_: :_ :_ : : : 1 :::: i~ :: : ;~1 :1 ::l! fil::~~Bo~~i ~ ::::::::: : I ; : ii E J :~ POTASH MATERIALS ANO FARM MANURES. l'Ol.i1'!D!! ~"'-. lltllDt
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3S FACTORS .FOR CONVE USION. To('Onv e rt Ammonh t i nto nit~n multiply b y . 0.82-1 Ammonia into pro tei n by... .. .... ... l:i .15 NU-rogeu into 1110111-0oia, ruuJtfply b J' .. ... .. . 1.214 Nitrateof aoda i nto nitrogen multipl J' by .... .. 16.47 Nitroge n inlo pr otei n by .............. ti.2J Bone phol'Jlhllte into p.hoe.phori c acid, multiply b y 1 U~, 8 PhOllphori c acid in t o boue pho1:1p bat e, m 11l tipf1 by :!. 1 8-1 Murie.le of 1 1ot:uib into m:tual pota,h multiply b y 11.f.S:! Actua l pot aa h in to muriate o f potash, 111111ti p ly by u,s:i Sulphate of pota 11 b into actua l pota11h, mul t i ply b~ i!.~ H Actual potlUlh into 11,Ulphate ot potuh, multiply b y l.&i Nitrate of potaeb into n it rogen, multiply by.. .. ,J.l39 Ca rbooa ~ ot potaab in to ac tna l pota.ah mnl tlp ly b y O.lll!l Actual pot u h into ca rbonat e of potaab ,m ultipl y Oy U66 Ohlotine, ill kai11it," mul tiply potash ( K20) Uy 2.33 For i111'ta11ce yo11 b11y 95 per ec 11t. of 11 itrate o f l!Oc\a and wa11t o Ir.now ho mu ch n itroge n i in it, multipl v 95 percent. b y 16.Hy o uwill get 1 5.65percent.nltroge11; yon want to know how wuch ammonia thi111 nitrogen ill eqlliHlen t to then mu l tipl y l!S.65 per cent. by 1.214 and you get 18.99 per cent ., th e equiv a l ent i n ammonia. Or to OOD1'ert 90 pe r oent. ca rbo ttate o f pota lh into actual potash ( K20 ) mulUply 90 by 0.681, equa. 1 111 61.29 per coot. actual potnBh (K2 0). CO PIES OF THE FERTILIZER A.ND STO C KFEED LAW S. Cit!renslnte~tedinthe.f e rtli!zer and1 tockf oodl11w111 or the State and deairing to a1'81 I th e lllllChCII o r their protection can obtaiD copies frff ot charge b f .e ndin g for aa ~ to th e Comm!Mlone r o f Agricu l t ure COPIES OF THE PU RE FOOD AND DRUG L AW. Oopie. of t h e Pore Food on d D rug Law m lclr a n.d regulation ,, 1tandard1, b!Ju 1ke, etc., can be obtain e d trom t b a Conunl .. ioner of Agricn l tu~

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39 E!YECIAL SAMl'LES. It l1 ahowu by the number of "Special Saw pleii" ( th011e ae 11t i ndirectbyth epu r cb1:111e roffelili zerso rf eed1 ) that the l aw i1 be co m i ng more generally nnd entood b y th e farmer fruit and vegetable grow,r. PUl"(' b.aeet1 w bo have an y ret11011 t o donbt t h e con-ect 11E11 1 of the guarantee 011 the goo d s fumi a b ed t.l.Jem, 11ho uld not be11lt a t e t o .end in 111.nlpleR for an anaJ11t 1. eh!~ a~it~dtiy h~:e st!:C~~~i,r 11~:cr l:1~~ 11 r:r the law-without charge-the n11~t lo n t eea tol'tdni; the coet of aonly 1 i 1, q well IUI lnspection-haa doubtleu had a direct lnlhlence upon the iuereeeed quality o f the i;ood:s 10ld lo the St a t e. Wben proper l y draWll eealed, wi.t oe.lled a nd train.milted, th e "Special Sample' b aa pronlll a aa t eguanl to the con1 umer l egitimate deale r a nd manu tachlrl!r and a check upon the careleea, ignonnt, or fr a udulent vendot'ormanula.ctun! r. u fittm,hu ti\.o OOM1HIWW tott/1. t/1(1 ,cam,o protit'"' fifflumded by tMI manufacturor, wllo buy, m, m<1ttrial1 only 11pon. the guarant u, and P'111' (Of' tMl'll aooording to anol yffl. BJ rn the l arget1t amoun t or commercial rertlllzel'II nlil!d in Florida are mllllu faetu red or mixed b y r oct or l ee in the State. Large amon nt ll' of ter t il izlng ma teria lt are Imported direct by ractorlee an d dealen l oca t ed at our ee a port citietl; cari;oe. o r po taah direct fro m Ger. IXULD.J' are now frequently relved by Florida lmportera wh ile l arge amouota or aci d pbo 11p,bate are mauufo.etured at &nd exported f ro m t he varlou11 OuU and Atlanti _c port11. Florida may now purcb111111 th ei r fertllin-11 and cbemicala at Florida eeapom II! cheaply 9'I at an y of or the country T ah l eii of t he average comf)O'ttlon o f f eed& and ferti l ize r materiala wlll be found in b u ll etin. The con 1um er abo old CO llflUlt t he m rompare the guan1ntee tag th erew ith and U doub tfu l of th e truthtulne1111 of th e gulll'1l.n tee," send a "Spcel aJ Sample" i n a t in can t o t he Commi1111io n er of Agrl c ultme for analY9i 1, aa directed iu 1'gulatioH governing tlie taking and eeodi ng of !IICCiHl 1111.mplee-----on another page.

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, \ n:RAGN CO liPO SITION OF OOlllfE R C IAL FEEDST UF FS NA ME OF Fl EP I l j \ a [ I 1i ii~~! ; right Cotto:-Sood 11 ea l -; 05 3;~ 27 5j 9.22 1 6 60 Dnrk Cotton Seed Me:\I 2 1 f 3 3656 545 1 L i neeed Me-a l 878 3470 359 1 5.34 G i l W b entll r an 8~19 Hil0 u7 2 8 1 365 )33 Midd l! ngM 0 .3 R 17 .23 56. 70 H2 4.30 M ixed l <'ccd hent ) .. 7. 80 16 .$6 Ci t.44 U9 5.30 Corn ireal Corn (gr11i11) Coru CobM Corn l lD d Cob )l t'fl l. Corn .t Oa l a, e-q 'I p' ts .. Wheat . Onts .. 1.61 8. 7 3 71.32 3.H 1.20 2.10 10.50 69.G0 5.40 1.50 ~0. 1 0 2 -1 0 54..90 0 50 1.f0 6.60 8.60 64.80 3.50 1. 50 5.80 !1 .60 66. 1 0 4.40 2 .2 0 1.80111.00 71.99 2.10 1.80 9 50 11. .80 5 9.70 5 .00 3.09 8oj11 Deilu!i I.SO 34.00 28.00 10. 50 5.40 V e ]v('f Hi i una & Bu lls !l.20 19.70 5 1 .80 4 .50 3.30 Ri ce Bulla. . :15.70 3.00 88. 6 0 0.70 13 .20 G l ute nll eiil .... . . J l.25 37.06 40 .112 3.27 0.68 r.1u1"n p ,.,.d ... ..... i~'l l 24. 17 5t.ao 3.44 1.80

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AVERAGE OO Ml'O S ITI O~ OY C OMMJ<.:R C I AL 1''EBU S TOF .FS-(Contfflwod.) NA .\lE OF FEED. 8 0 111 t n y Feed .. Rye Pr oduct (bran). D a rle .r f'lprout, . Oi eti ller11' Oral111J. \ ~ 1 ~ 1 ]~ ~ 1 I t I u : I ".) Q. rl} I :.. .. 104' 6527, ; .. ,,. 453 J.557 6128 3 02 380 10'!4 2720 42Gb 1 56 631 12 .00 32.23 33.3 1 1 2.ro 1. & ; Ont Feed. . ...... 20.!1 7 7.91 5t. 58 3.26 5.34 P rorcudcr. Ship StulT . . .. ....... 1 6.30 58.14 4 .28 . ... . 3.1)1 IO.G2 1 67.3.& 4 03 1 .83 V ic tor Fee d. 10 .'-"'J 8.83 62.46 4.02 3 64 XXX Corn & Ont Feed s 9 o.t 9.66 1 0..1.66 5.09 3.24 Corn & Ont Feed .09 8.73 61.73 3. 7 3 3.22 Prorielary Honie F 'd 1 M7 1 2 .48160.5 4 4. 27 2.83 .lifola &IICl!Feed, ....... 1 6.3--1 51.72 1.79 6.18 Po u l t ry Fee,.! 9. 4.62 15.89 60.21 G.32 1 27.63 l ~tScrnp 4.i 70 3.2 S 14.nil 29.20 Quaker Da iry Feed.. Hi.53 14.42 52.12 405 1 5.3 1 Creamery Few . 1 0 07 20.08 51.00 5:38 3.57 Purina Feed. 12.6 0! Hi.10 1 56 ~ 501 4.\11 4.r.a

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" C0 /1H1BRCJAL STATE V ALUE S 01'' F E ED STUF!o' 190 8. 1' or the se usou uf HIU8 til e following "State vai uea are li:ited a ij a guhh: to pn1ct11u c r1. Tihe11e l u eti are bwied on t he current p ri ce or c oru wh ich Ila& ~U c h oi;c u m,;. 11 "tu n da rd ill ti l i n g the Will m el'Ci lll v11lue; t be11rlceof co rn ,toRl11q, -eut e u1 gov er n i ng t h e J Wite of oth er f Cl!dfJ poik l.leef, etc.: Co, u i:IJll; I AL Snnc \ 'ALUA ru, F U Ull'l'V rt'S t 'O 1 908. Protein,J t
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MISCELLANEOUS SilAJ,[, R UD IME NTA RY scrnNcf;, AGIUCU L TU RE AND THE KJNDRED SCIEJ.CES DE TAUGHT IN TBE COMMO?-" SCH OOL S! (Addreas by R. E. Rose State Cl1em\11t betore the ~' lori da Sta te Dortieulturnl Society at Ooln e.v !lle J:,' la ., May 15 Ht08. ) The qu eetio n Sh11 ll .,-e teach T11dim e n tary ecienee in the common sc hools-ph y ice, c h em.i1try, biol ogy und kin dred IIC~CH relating to agriculture an d do rueatic tc i cnce, bet.. terknowoaauatureijtu di eg.......i11nowoccupyl ngtbe atten tion of runny thinke1"8. The queatio n i di scu1111 e
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SCIENC E OF 'l'F.A C ll l '-C Thi! gc ience o r tcnclling hn e bcc 11 rc 1:og ni1. c d-t cne hcr9 are t"1 -:.i l11('<.). l'cn,\Jcr when t he t enc h e r in the co mmon s dwo ls wa s geuemlly an unilniu cd wol"km,m knowing l i-tt!c of t he too ch ers pro fessiou, h n1i ng mo1-.:, or lc l!S know lcd g<; or t he 'th ree 1 und littl e if nny rnpaci t _, or i u di natioa 10 i 1 u p ari what litt l e l,c did kno w. Th e d -~ 11 ,an d for t rnlu ing, ore
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good of the greate,;it number would, if froo Crom pl"l:ljU dieeand froI1.1 tradi1io rialiu tluent-es,base i1 seducatio nal policy a l ong the lino of b u lks or po1mlntion. The c uTT"icu. 1nm "l\"<.m!d be made to prepare the mnjor par t of the yo ufh for their life work, instead of those pr ep ari11g to follow l'OlllC prok>ssion Until 1-oc-ent times the major part MlJ boc11 ign01'00. SrKUOGLII Wlrli T!! ADJTIO:< The pl'C!!en t situation gis-es ( J romis o of ~-hut is to be, although the skugglo with traditio n is s t ill going on. Mode1"Il educatio11 is for the masses. Pr acticaleducati or. iii e<,mirlg to the (ro11t Tho cultural an rl humanlilng ~ulJ. jl" nsn.re not to 00 ignored,y et tho practical should a!Jl!Cr! ltsright11,, W1u1hington, in his ftM t m ess age to Congm.,s, advocated tho f011tcring of agricultu.re. The firat organization of fanuera in tho U 11ited States was founded In 17 85 at Philadelphia. Otthill !lOCio ty Washiugton and Benja,nin Franklin wel'8 members. Among the comniittees appoi 11t od wa,i,one topromotoagriculturaleduration This com. mlttoo o.dw>eafod the founding o! pro!~ahip., of agri culture in tho coll~ already established, nnd the giving of co11r11es of agriculture In the high schools. Th e finit profeHori1hlp o f ngricnlture w11a eatahliehlld.11t Columbln l11 1792. Tile Fil'9t State Agricultural College was foun(I. ed in Michigan in 1855; although private schools, some of colleb,e rnnk. were in existence before this date, and a few o f these had Stllte aid The },"edel'lll Govm'l!mcnt e arly ma11ife11ted its interelft, the flret action being taken even in the till}(! ot Wa.shi11g to11 fo comparatively rerent times tliill intere11t i11 tbe p.ract ical educatiiou-in the education for agriculture and the mechanical 11rta-bn8 grown grootly. Variou8 act8 have been passed and eeve?'lll al'8 now pending in Con gross f o r the fo atori ng of edur.1tion in a.grirultnNl and the mechanical al"ts. In thei,e act11 the Federal Go=ment seeks solely to promote inatn1 ctio n !n agricn!tnral and mochnnical arts.

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72 1t believei. thattbemaillelinred instruction where their w-0rk Jie6. There nre ll(lveral ach etil! pending. In its aid the l<'ederal Goven11ne11t Sl.leb to throw em phasis wbere 'it i s most ueedetl to h elp the ma-, to ena ble the man who toili in the 11wea.t of hi1t brow to do his workworeeffi c iently. Itseekstoupliftthelllnaaofwork lng people. schools founded for this purp,ose shou ld keep itjn mind; they should strini to serve most ofthe1 M.>0pl e 1 Jn the beet way." I have taken the libert y to quote Dr. Sledd liberally; hi.3 position as an educator, his knowledge of the subject, gives hi~ opinion and statement weigh t and authority. I desiro to ca l l your atte n ti on how eve r, to lhe fact lhalthee1l:'orttoteachagricnltnreanditskindredsc i en ees, has!JecntueijtnlJ lishcoll ege s andsehool so! high
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" and glrla datin ed to be farmeu, and flll" mers' wivea, of tb.e country, e1er receive in echool auy practical or sci entific kno w led ge of the iwbject which will be the prin cipal, i f not the-0n l y, pUl'llu!t o f the i r live-. I will no t Indulge in the um a l pl a t itu des, "Th e farm the ba1i11 of we al th, the mudsill, or foun da tio n o f t he nation e prosperity."Theobjcctof my falk is tostiwulate ad ewan d forteiu: h iugthosethings th atwlllbeofthemOl!t va l u e to the greate,,,t number of the fut ure m e::i oud wo1 ne n of the co un 1ry that will elevate them toei:cel in ihpunrnit. Ninety pet' cent of o u r boy 11 an tl girl1. particu\arl.r iu t h erul'!lldllftr!ch," quit school"beforereacb ingv. hati.!I known aa seve nth grad e of t he comm-011 achoo]~; very few enter tho h ig h 11chool11, and still fewer graduflt:i therefrom, Hy fa r the larger part o f our ~ople be;, '1n thci1 l ifr '11 workwithoutfinishiugthe courseinthero,:rno u s.-1,oo ls, with a sma l lcriug of "reading, ri tl ng nnd r_lthmetic, w i t h no effort to tench them any o ft !Jefacta ,o r laws, underly ing the pr-0 f eas ion they aro to pu!'sue. It would be folly f orformetod ecry t!Jevaln eo!thenecessarypreliminary etudie s, ari thm etic, spelling, rending and wr it ing on d 11u ch fundamenta l branches! I .-lo conte nd howe, c r that the r udimentary pri n ci1,Jes of phyl!ics, b i o log y nn rl other n atural ncience, ' nntu re st udiee," ~hould he substit uted tor lheurdinnry "reader"-with its t nl,lesandgliltering gP.ne ralit i es,elocntionarygym n:u1 t i C11a n d si ngsougpoetTy Our rendi ng e,-erdaes could be made useful a.nd e n tertain i ng, n m l impart knowledge a t tbn sam e time; language equ ally aa pure tn u ght. nnd co rre ct id eas 118t-0 natural scienC
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hun gry for h1for111aliou. T h1 1t c hild 011cc taught the tint law of ph y~it-, e,:prel!l!ed i u si mpl e lauguag ethat ''force nu d reaction arc the illHnc a nd in Opj)Ollite dire<:lion1." will 11 ot i u futu re li t e apend yeat'II in the futile effo rt to cren te perpetual motloo. Thal child laughl 11 few ICIIIIODII in phys i ology, or an i m11I 1tr ucture will never be guilty or remo,ing an an i m11l 1 Inner eyelids to CU N! the "hookll," nor bore n co,.~ born for ho llow l1 orn." Wllen tau ght n few or the rundameut al l nw11 or agric ul tu1-:il chemistry be will not buy a ton of "guu uo" bec:rn1ie It choo.per tha.n another t.on; nor will be be pcn111nded to buy terllHzeror fet'd1 on account of II n1une or brand. nnd pny more for an i,nfcrior materia l 1'ith a cn l o.hy UILDle. No leuon i s more q ui c kl y absorbed n or more ea11 i l_, t aken in, b:v the av~mge chil d than geography, 11im1> ly becau!IC it dool1 hi fnctfl !LIi to produ ctionl and co ud itioneof vuriout coun t rif)li, 11tr 11 n go nnlmn\11. plant.I!, people& and A ho y or a girl mAy not know wbnt is the deflnitiou of 11. continent, penln1ula, !, land or bthmu,; h e kno .. -1, how en r that orunge,e an d a.l ll gnt of'II nre fountl In Florida, t h nt 'Uncle S am I euttlng II big d it ch 11t t h t m onkey,, com~ jaguars an d India robber oome from South America. ,CHILpRw; WAN'l' F .i.CTt. We do not appreclnt e the capacity or ou r c hildren for t act.11. The y care \itllo 1or the :rea&0ne, b11t wMt facts. Tbcee hou l d be givtm RI full,y a& pol!llib le Unle,11 mean but littletochi l dren;fnchmuc b H o -.. m a n y o f you reme m be r the o ld M u rr11. y gnunma.r, wit h i111 pnge11 of ru l e. l\ 'hic h we ;lP.Rnled by h eart" and did not uude r11tan d (nu d don't J ilt)? The old O avie11' or Todd' a.rithmdic, wl th 118 rules aod t e rm s-a !! Greek to UJJ the.n ~nd to m o11t or 11 11 uow. We did know ( wbcn t h o teacher or our pnrenh toM u1) tha t cP.rtaiu constructio n ~ of 11entencet or oortain

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75 words were uot cor 1~t. We learn.-d good langu age trom hcal'i n g it 11poken. We now tench grnwwar a11d nritbm ctlc p\moet un l'On 11Ciouaty, by ub1orJ11iou, we migh t !ll Y The 11ame way be said or 11cicnce 0 1 ,ppl ied con1111011 ,eense.'' Tlte fact, wh i ch exl)crience no d expl'riWl' Dt ha1e prowd to be rnct,, govel'lled by naturul law,. }{o11, many of us mcmben of t he Borti c ultur-.il Society wou l d t,u1e a1oidcd scrio m~ mistnkca, CXJ>ensil'e in tiwu and mon ey, had we. 118 c h il dren, IH)e u taught a few fncta It.I to the cowpoaltlon nod u11e or ferlilhe1'8; ll'h.J' they werenece!i811ry ,n ndfor"''hatpurJ)Ol!enp111ied;thef11nc Uon.1 or ni trogen, phoaphale11 an d potash in the plarit economy! Il ow manyofuahu,ehad to learn bye.,:1i.c r ie n ce, 111oro or !ells upensil'e, the facta well known to the scientist of the dny, though 'l'orty yenn ngo be knc,.,little wore th nn the nver nb~ pu1 1i l of t he common ~h<>ol knows now? Thereiisl ltllechnu t 'Ct o techui;riculluro l sclcnce(and art) to the adult fnmier. Barring th e Fnrmer11' I nstitute, there ia no efficient u,cthod or reaching him. Ilowe,'er tea c h the1:1e fnc !s t o the chil d ren, furni11h U, em with authenti c aud IM.1'11\"0rtby te:rt books, 11nd "ery ,no n the pnttnt will hime l abl!orb a .-e r y coneidcrable part of thc rrci enc ea. HECll:; Wl'l'H T H E C1U.l)Ll1. It hn& been ll{Lid "'l'he educntion of the c hild should begi n in the cradle." No gn:ater truth wu e,er spok en "Theehil di 11fPthPrtothe num ,"a ndonhiaenrlytr:lin ing depend ll the future citi1.enahip of th e cou11tr:v, while teaching the child, the c uuunon 11e hool pupil. the rudi men ta r y trnth , fact, aud laws or 11Clenoo--'n11ture atudy" by simple tntcmcnt.B of fnch1, with little di&cua!!ion, ru le;iorrea1J0118,!)Utbeforeh im i nnn interesting manner in the sh111 >e of 11nrrnt1, e11 or s to rieij, !llu~t r atl n g the 11 11\J Jeet, together-o,!th 11imp leexperim ent1 a nd illustrutioH, we nnconacionl.r, but none the leu ccrtnlnly, teach till'

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" p~ot man, truth, nn d broaden hie ooneeption of h i.9 ca lling. For rest aaured, tha t w h ateve r d ee11ly intere.ts t h o chi ld at 11ebool la d la~ufllled at home, com mented o n t1.11d digeat e d to a degree uot ge n erally nndentood nor a ll owed fo r \\'by 111\vconr c hi ld ren' !lll'llgina ti on e x cited, thei r faith in t~111 isd om ortrutbfulnC911 of their tea che r an d tert books let!eellffl \Jy 11.uc b ta les a11 the Advent u ree o r Sinblld the Sa ilor Gulllve r '8 Travels, Don Quixote, i nter uting and c.i:citi ng to the lmaginntlve ond credulou.11 mind of the c hild and o ther equally u aek:1111, I n fact, inj u rioue matter, uS('d In the se h ool room, wlll'n equall,v cholce nnd in (el'{!,ti ngre n ding m ll\ t er,deecr il,ing wonderful oc. currencea,benutiful11 r oce-n nd snrprieingresult&-a ll lnculcatingtrnths tha t wtJI be of rnl11e in thes 11c ctei ling yCAl'l!-ctllJ be giveo them ; equally :n i 11t cre11ti n g uod e .1citiog to their i111ngf n ntion11, ma k ing lasting im pr eHion a on tbeir p l a11tie mind11! Truth told in &imple fanguPge, f ree from aeientifle ja r gon, compre.heneible to the you1b ful mind ,or t o the o r dinory adult, w l.to bflJI bnd no 11<:ie titk tl"Diniog. or h the maq o r our people are CGm p -,. AmonA' i,.c i e n titl e Hter[lture, wrltie n in phin imp le language tha.l 11hould he found in t\'ery ,.c11ool room and read bye,1! 1'. \' tem : bero r pupil ofou r rommon 11<:h0019. : tbe little rnonthl,\ 1mbli cntlo n of ou r Slnfe B oar d o f I1 e11 lth called Ilenllh Not ea. It deals with comm on things, commo n dieeasea, 1hcircnusenod effects, in sucli simple, though force fu l !nnb"Ullge n, cnn be readily und et"llt ood h ynn,rone,c hild orndult,w h oc1 rn rtn d. A1<11pntter11fo r n c hildre.n 'II o r adulta' p r imary se!c u tifle te:lt book ii 19 co mmend ab l e an d ahon l d. be found i n ew!:ry household ;n. th e S t ate. I om pleAsed totny tha tthl,subJect 111 now attra ctin g tbe ottcntlon of tc hool o fflccra and educator1 e,,erywhett Sui.rnca Scaoor,a. J not e that our DCJ:t ,urnmer ecbool for teacheNI ,.; u b ave th e beneftt or twehl'l l ec t ures o n 11gricu! tura\ s ub

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77 jeets by such men a11 Dr. Sledd, Prof. Rolfs, Prof. Flo~-rl and Prof. Fawcett of lhe UnfreMllty of 1'~\orida and the .Florida Exl)('riiuent Station. Lectm-ea that will doub ICll8 go far towanl11 in11tructing the reachers of tbe S'utc 1111totlieim()Ortanceofacquiringaknowledgeofther0Ji wentary principlesofagriculture,thal th1;1,v may bc!oet,tr fitted to aucceeafnll.v prepare the cbihlren ot the Sa'.e fora broader view 1rnd mo1-ecomprchenairn know!edi,-e uf tlieirfutnrecalling11;thatthey1Uayboabletodigni!Y the farmer's profession by teaching t!Jat it ill truly n sci ence, a11 well as a.u art, i-eqniriug moi-e knowledge of all the seiencea than doe~ that of any or the \earnlld pl"vfe~11ion s, to maater it11 detalla and succenfolly prnctice it I belie\e t he place to begin the teaching of agric11:tur e i11 in the oonimon s,chool, just where we begin tbe tw1cl1ing of literature aud thel!cienceofnuwbersandla.ogu.a1,~. TbRt the farm, the school, the experiment 1tatlon auol agricu!turn! college should be linked togeth er an,! prop erly co-ordinated; that we should begin at the trnuda tion-the child-and build upward townrd the complete edifice, the oollege, and not from the college downw .. r d.

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78 UNITED STATES DF:l',\RTMENT OF AGRICU I TURE WASH I NGTON, D. Q. FARMERS BULLETINS. The following i11 a list of the Farmers' Bu!letina av n il a ble for diatribution, ahowini; t he number title, and ai~ i.u pages o f each Copl e awillbellCD t free to anJ nddreu in the Unit e d S t at es on n11pllcation t o the ~reur y ot Agricultul'(l, Wnahi u gtoo, D. C Numbers omitted buve been diecontiuued beiug auper 11e lled by la t eibullt-t i na. 22. The Fe(!ding of Farm Animale. Pp. 40. 24. Ilog Cholera and Swine P l ague. Pp. 16. 25. Peannte : Culture and Uees. Pp. 24. 2'l' Flu Seed and Fiber. l'p. 16. 28 Weed& and Bow To Kill Them. Pp. 30 29 Souring and Other Chan1,,ea in Milk. Pp. 22. SO Grape Di11eaaes on t he Pacific Coaat. Pp Iii. 82 SilOII and Silagt!. Pp. 30 33. Peach Growing for Murket. Pp 2i. 84. Meat~: Cnmpoeidon and Cooking. Pp. 31. 85 Potato Cu l ture. Pp 2 4 36 Cotton Seed and Its Products Pv. 16. 39. Onion C u lture. Pp. 30. 41. Fowls: Ca'rc and Feeding l'p. 2' : ,2. Fads about Milk. Pp. 32 , Commedal Feftilizers. P p. 38. 46, Irrigation in Humid Climatea. Pp. 2i. 47. ln110Ct11 Aff'ectiug tbe Cotton P l ant. Pp. 32. {8. The Mnnuring of Cotton. Pp 16. 49 Sheep Feedi11g. l'p. 2-1. 51. Standard Variettiea o f Chlcken11. Pp. 48. 62. The Sugar Beet. I'p. 48. 54. Some Common BiNls. Pp. 48. 5'5. The Dairy Rel"d. Pp. 80 Mi. EJ
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GS. The Black Rot of t he Cabb:lge Pp. 22. 69. Experiment Station Wor k111. Pp. 32. 7il. ln!i
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80 119. E.speriment Station Work-XV. Pp. 80. 120. Iue cta Afl'ectiug TobRo. Pp. 32. 121. lkune, r e:ui, and other Legumee a Food. l:'p. 38. 122. Experiment Stati on Work XV I Pp. 82. 124. Exp,:,rirnent Stntion Work XVII. Tp. 32. 125. Protection of Food Produ ct& from lnjuriowi TewJ>er&tilffll. Pp. 24. 12 6. P!'flct i eal Suggfftion1 for Farm Buildingt. Pp. 48, 127 Importan t Tt111ectlcide.. Pp. 46. 128 Eggs and '!'h e ir uac, u Food. Pp. 40. 1 29. S"eet l'otafOetJ. Pp 40. 1 3 L 80W1ebol d Te ll.I for Detection of Oleom,u'l,'3.ri.oe an d Renovated Butter. Pp. 10. 1 32. lnaect Eoewle of Growlne Wheat. P1 >. 38. U IS. Experiment St11tion Wnrk XVJII. l'11. 32. 184 Tree P lan t ing in Rurnl Schoo l Oround 8, Pp. 32. 1 35. Sorghum Sirup Mauura.ctnrc. Pp. 40. l!l6. Earth Road1. Pp. 24. 1 37. T he Angora Goot. Pp. 48. 188. Irrigation I n Field and Ga rden. Pp 40. 139. Emmer: A Otaln ro r the Semle.ri d ReglonB. Pp. tG. 140 Pineapple Orowiug. Pp. ,a. tn. Poultry on the FW"m. P p. 16. 142. Principles of Nntrittion aod Nutritil-e Value of Food. Pp. 48. 143. Conformation of Beef and Dairy C>ttt l e. Pp. 44. 144. Experi ment Stuion Work-X J X. Pp. 32. 145. C ubon Biaulphid a& an Iueecticide. Pp. 28 146. lneecticideaand Fungicidea. Pp.16. 147 Winter ForaJ,'e Cropa for the South. Pp. 40. 149. F.:i:pe rim ent Station Work-XX. Pp. 32. 1.50. Clearing New Land. Pp. 24. 151. Dairying In th(! South. Pp. '8 152' Scabiea lo Cattle. Pp. 32. 1 53. Orcb11rd Enen1ic1 In the Paellk No~thwc1t. P p 39. 154 Tb e Borne Fruit Gorden: Preparnt!on and Care. Pp. 1 0. 1 55. Uow Inl!l?<:t e .'1.ft'ect H enltb lo Rural Diatrfclll. P p, 19 150. Tl1e Home Vineyard. Pp. 22. 1 5 7. The Propognti ou of Plnn te. ~p. U. Hi!!. How to Build Small Irri ga t io n Dit cbea. Pp. 28. 159. Scab In Sheep. Pp. 48. 161 Practical SuJu;eetio na for 1-'ruit Growen. Pp. 30. 162. Experiment Statinn Work XXI. Pp. 82. llU. R ape aa a Forage Crop. Pp. 1 6.

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81 166 Silkworm Culture. l'p. a:.l. ltlU. Cbeee M&kill& uu the b arm l'J), ltl. Hi7. Oueava. l'p, az HI& Pearl Millet. Pp. 16. 161:1. Eiperilllellt Statkm Wurk. XXH. l'p. :!2. 170. l'riuciplei of iloNe Feeding. l'p 44.. 172. Scale lUltCtA lllld Mite. Oil L:itru l l"OOtl. 1'p .aa. 17a. Primer ot Forutry. l'p. '-i:I, 174. liroom Corn. l'p. SO. 175. llowe .Man11f11.Cture and U.e of Un!erweuted Grave Ju.ice. Pp.16, 178. Cranberry Culture. l'p. :W 177, Squab Rahing. Pp, 32. 178. ln1e<:UI lpJuriout 1D Cranberry <.:ultutt. 1'11. 32. 179. Boraeaboeiq Pp. SO. 181, l'r1111lllg. Pp. a. 182. l'oultcy aa Jo' ood. P p. 40. 1 8a, Meat 011 the 1" um; But c hering, and K eeplua. Pp. 37. 18'. l:larketing J,ive Stock. Pp. to. 186. Beautlf,Ying tbe Uowe Grouuda. l'p. 24. 186. Experiment 8t11tion Work-XXUJ. l'p. 32. 187. Drainage of .1"arm La.Deb. Pp. 38. 188. Weeda Ulled h:1 .Medllllne. l'p. 45. 190. Experiment Sta tion Work-XX.IV. Pp. 82. 19 2. Barnyard Jd aoure. Pp. 32. 193. Eq,erime.ot Station Work-X.XV. l'p. 32. 194., Alfalfa Beed. l'p. U, 195. Annual Flowerlog Piao\:&. Pp 48. 196. U-.efulocee of the American 'Toad. l'p. 16. 197. Importation of Gawe Dirde and ~gg for Propaga. tlon. Pp. SO. 198. Stl"awberrlM. l'p. 2-1. 199. Corn Growbig. Pp. 32. 200. Tnrkeya. Pp. 82. 201. Cream Separator on Western Farm,. Pp. 23. 202. Experiment Station Work-XXVJ. l'p. 32. Z03. Canned Frffltt, P!"ellet"Ve~, and Jellie,. Pp. 32 20,. The Onlthation of Miubroom,. Pp. 24. 2011. Pig Management. Pp, ,o. I B'1

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200. )filk .Fenir an d 1111 Trea t ment. Pp. 10. !!08 Val'ieUet1 of Fru i t .II n, ecommeo~d f or l'lantiu~. Pp. 48. 209. Controlling the Do ll \\'~vi i i11 l'olfon ~eed and at Gl nn erie&. Pp. 32. 210. 1':xperimPnt 1'-tat.'lon Work XX\' TT r,,. 32. 211. The Uee of Par i!I Greer, i ll Con trolling the Cotton Roll W oov ll. Pp 23. 213. Hupberriet1 Pp. 38. 2tti. Alfa lf a Growi n g. Pp -40. 2 1 6 The Control o f the Roll Wceril. Pp. 32. 211. F.W!nf i al 8tep11 in Securing an Early Cro p of Cot. ton Pp 16. 218 Thi! School Garden P p. 4 0 219. 1-n from the Grain Ruet Epidemk of 19'14 Pp.24. 220. Tornatoe11. Pp. 32. 221. Fungoua IJlillll!al!l'e of lhP CMlnbl-11'.". T'11. 16. 222. F.xperiment Statio n Work XXV I TT. T' p. !12. 223. ?,fi"(:ellaneo u!I Co t to n l n!Wrtn ln 'T'(>xnn. Pp 24. 224. <:n nudi nn Fie l d Pea~. P1 1. JO. 221'1. 1-;l'per\ment S tati on Work XXIX P11. !l2. 226. R e lation of Co,..-ote,, to F{tOl'k Rlllslni:r in the We~!. Pp.2-t. 227 Experim ent Station W ork XXX P p. 32. 228 F ore~ Planting and Farm ~hnn~menl P p. Z'.!. m The Proonction of ('.ood Reed CtJm. Pp 2,. 23 1. Spr-a _., i n,: for Cueumbeta nd Mel on Tll 11e11-. Pp. 21. 2.'12 Oln'n: Tt a Culhln! nnd u-. Pp 1 6 :?33. Erperiment Stlltion WtJrk-XXT. pti. Jl2. 2/U.. Th e Guinea Fowl. Pp. 24. 2..'ll'i. Pro p nrllilon o f Cement Co n c1't!te. Pp. !l~. 2..16. I ncubation and Tneubntor11. Pp :12. 2Jl 7 F.:a:pe r lment !station Work XXXII. f'n '.!~. 238. Citr ue Fruit Gro,dng in the Gnlf R1111r~. T' fl 4:,:. 2,19. The Corrmiion of Fence Wire. Pp. 32. 240. Tnoculetion of T.egu me11. Pp. 8. 241. Butte r Maki n g on the 1"ami Pp. 82. :!42. An E:a:ample of Mode l Famiing. Pp. 16.

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