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Florida quarterly bulletin of the Agricultural Department

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Title:
Florida quarterly bulletin of the Agricultural Department
Uniform Title:
Avocado and mango propagation and culture
Tomato growing in Florida
Dasheen its uses and culture
Report of the Chemical Division
Alternate title:
Florida quarterly bulletin, Department of Agriculture
Alternate title:
Florida quarterly bulletin of the Department of Agriculture
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Florida -- Dept. of Agriculture
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Tallahassee Fla
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regular
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v. : ill. (some fold) ; 23 cm.

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-v. 31, no. 3 (July 1, 1921).
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Description based on: Vol. 19, no. 2 (Apr. 1, 1909); title from cover.
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Many issue number 1's are the Report of the Chemical Division.
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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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FLORIDA


QUARTERLY


BULLETIN

OF THE

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT


APRIL 1, 1909




B. E. MCLIN
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TALLAHAS EE, FLA.



Part l--Crops. Part 2--Weather Report.
Part 3--Fertilizers and Feed Stuffs.


Entered January 31.1903. at Tallahassee,' Florida, as second-clas matter
under Act of Congress of June 1900.

THESE BULLETINS ARE ISSUED FREE TO THOSE REQUESTING THEM


TALLAHASSEE. FLORIDA


VOLUME 19


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PART 1.


CROPS
















DIVISION OF THE STATE BY COUNTIES.


Following are the divisions of the State, and the ooun. ties contained in each:


Northern Division.
Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson,
LaFayette,
Leon,
Liberty, Madison,
Suwannee,
Taylor,
Wakulla.-1l.

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


Northeastern Division
Alachua,
Baker,
Bradford,
Clay,
Columbia,
Duvwi 1,
Nass:i ii, Putn] in,
St. Jolins-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. Lucie--10.
















DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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


CONDENSED NOTES OF CORRESPONDENTS.

By DIVISIONS.

NORTHERN DivisioN.-Planting of upland cotton began in a few localities about the 24th of March, but the bulk of the planting will not be done till about the 1st to the 10th of April, when it will be under general headway. In the Sea Island cotton growing section generally, the climate being somewhat more forward, planting is a little more advanced. It appears that the acreage being planted is Somewhat reduced froin that of last year, and more especially of Sea Island cotton. It is more important that the reduction in acreage be confined to the upland cotton, as it is the only variety affected, particularly in value, by a very large crop production, and it is to be hoped that the acreage planted will be no larger than is indicated by our tabulated, report. The corn crop just planted is undoubtedly very much larger than that of last year, and it is also indicated that a very considerable increase in the acreage of all standard field crops will be planted this year. The weather has been generally much more favorable for farm work this spring than last, and it is confidently anticipated by farmers that good stands of all crops will be obtained unless something unusual Should occur to prevent it; good rains have fallen at favorable times and in sufficient quantity to put the soil in fine condition for planting and cultivating. There has been a falling off in the tobacco acreage, attrihiltable to the slump in prices caused, by the "panic," so called; but it is looked upon by most of the growers as being only temporary in its effects. Generally, conditions of all crops and fruit trees are better than last year, and the prospectsR are quite promising at this date.












WESTERN DIvIsioN.-Planting of crops generally begun sooner in this district, also, than last year, and. as is indicated in the above district, there is an increase in the acreage planted to field crops other than cotton. The weather has been more seasonable, and fine rains haive fallen in good time and quantity, putting the soil in excellent condition for working and planting. giving promise of better stands of crops than for last season. Apparently there is also a smaller acreage devoted to cotton in this section than last year. which it is hoped will prove true, as less cotton and more food erops aie undoubtedly the best safeguard against low prices ,,f cotton, and then diversification of crop production is the only correct system of farming. There is not so much complaint of the lack of labor this season, though it is still far short of filling the demand; the use of laborsaving implements is. to a considerable extent, supplying the deficiency in labor. Crops generally, such as vegetables,small fruits, etc. are in good condition. Commercial fertilizers, as well as home-mode fertilizers, are being used to a much larger extent than in any previous year.

NoRTHEASTERN T)ivisrox.-In this district there appears to be an increase in the acreage of all products, including cotton. The weather conditions have been favorable over practically all of this district and crops are practically all in good condition. Vegetable and fruit products are doing well. and if nothing unusual occurs climatically the indications are that good yields will result. In this district the use of commercial and home-made fertilizers has been much increased, the use of these materials heing well nigh universal with progressive crop growers.

CENTRAL DlvIsION.-According to our correspondents. the conditions that prevailed for two or more years over much of this district have gotten back to a normal state. and in place of a destructive drought, abundant rains have fallen and the growing seasons are about all that can be desired. The effect of the change is readily observed in the greatly increased acreage to all products












adapted to and usually grown in this section, -the increase in acreage of some crops being quite remarkable, and show to what proportions some of these crops are attaining commercially, a position hardly dreamed of in the be-inning. Tobacco and peach growing also appear to be assuming a position of rapidly increasing proportions, and a great future is predicted for these products.

SOUTHERN DiviSION.-In this division the same improved conditions are readily observed by the marked increase in both the acreage and condition of crops. No cotton is grown in this district, but most of the standard field crops are grown, in addition to fruits and vegetables. This district is the great vegetable and citrus fruit producing section of the State, and the improved climatic conditions have already restored much of the former prosperous condition. Crops of all kinds in this section are much ahead of the more northerly portions of the State in regard to time of maturity, au d with continuation ol the present favorable conditions, success is universally anticipated.














Report of Acreage and Condition of Crops
Planted for Quarter Ending March 30th, 1909, as Compared
with the Previous Year.


COUNTIES. UPLAND SEA ISLAND
COTTON COTTON

NORTHERN DMsioN. Acreag,. { Acreag-.
Gadsden . . . 1501 150,
H am ilton . . I Jefferson . 1 . 1001 100!
Lafayette . I . i 85]
L eon . 1001 . I
L iberty .i 1001 .
Madison . 60, 40
Suwannee . . . 90
Wakulla .50_. Div. Average per cent., 931 90
WESTER N DmvSION.
Calhoun . 1 751 501
Escam bia . 100 .
Jackson . 100.
Santa Rosa . . . 100
Walton . . . 85. Washington . 80, 10
Div. Average per cent. 901 30
NORTHEASTERN D IIo.
B aker . . 1 10
Bradford . . 100
Colum bia . . . . 110 D u v al . . . St. Johns . . . . Div. Average per cent. . . 100
CENTRAL DivisioN.
Citrus . . "fernando . I . . Lake . . L evy . . 60
M arion . . 10.,)
Orange .
-P a sco . . . Sum ter . . .911 V olu sia . . . Div. Average per cent. . 83'
SOUTHERN DviSION.
Brevard . . . . . D ade . . . D eSoto . . Hillsborough . .
Lee. .
M manatee . . . . Osceola. I. I.-. Polk . . . St. Lucie . . Div. Average per cent. I. State Averages . I 91' 76'


CORN

A-reag .
125 IOU
100 110 125 106

100 100
104

115 110 100 105 110 125 110


10 100
115 i"0
103

120 100
100
Ion 10

10 Inn
1610 90 101

100

130 130
40 100 120


106
105














REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

SUGAR PEANUTS TOBACCO
COUNTIES. OATS. CANE

NORTHERN DmsisIoN. Acreage. Acreage. Acreage. Acreage.
Gadsden . 125 150 125
Hamilton . 75 75 1001 50
Jefferon . 100 100 100. 125
Lafayette . 100 100 1001.

Leon . 125 110 100 80
Liberty . 100 100 100 .
Madison . 100 60 75. 20
Suwannee . 80 80 100.
Wakulla . 100 100 100 .
Div. Average p.c. 101t 97 100: 70
WESTERN DIvIsIoN.
Calhoun . . .105- 1251 125 .
Escambia . . . 100 100 100 .
Jackson . . . . 100 75 125; .
Santa Rosa . 100 100 85 .
Walton . 100 100 100.
Washington . 100 1001 100.
Div. Average p. c.J loll 1001 1051 .
NORTHEASTERN DIvIsION.
Baker . .1001 100 100' .
Bradford . 100 100 100 .
Columbia . 100 105 100 .
Duval . 1201 130 .
St. Johns . .100 .
Div. Average p. c. . 1071 1001 . .
CENTRAL DrvisIoN.
Citrus . . . 105 125 125 .
Hernando . 85 90 125 300
Lake . . . 100 100 100
Levy . 1001 100 100 .
Marion . . . 96 100 110 .
Orange . .80 80 .
Pasco . 80 100 100 110
Sum ter . 100 100 90 .
Volusia . . . 60[ 100 100 .
Div. Average p.c.I 881 991 lO. , 170
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
Brevard . . .100 . I .
Dade . . . . . . .
DeSoto . 1201 125 951 105
Hillsborough . 1001 140 . .
Lee . 25 200 25.
M anatee . 100 100 . .
Osceola .i 1001 100 100! .
Polk . T 1001 1251 1251 .
St. L ucie . . 1 100 . I . 'Div. Average p. c. I 91 1241 861 105
State Averages . . 971 105 99! 115














REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

SWEET
COUNTIES. RYE RICE POTATOES FIELD PEASk

NORTHERN DIVISio-N. Acreage. Acreage. Acreage. Aereag.
G ads,den . . I . 1(11) 12-15
Hamilton . 50i 75 l0 75
Jefferson . 1 100 100 1' 1(10
Lafayette . .1'"' 1,'0
Leon . 90 . 120 125
Liberty . . . . . 1 '' 1'-u
M adison . 40 .' 70
Suwannee . 60 70 . .
W akulla . . [ . . . 1 ,,, Div. Average p. c. 68 12 96' 93
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 10) 101 1'(' 1011
Escambia . . .iII 13"
Jackson . . I . I 0o 1,
Santa Rosa . 1001 . 100 1
W alton . I001 . I0n' 1-10
Washington . to 10ol ion 1i5
Div. Average p. c. 1001 100 160 116
NORTHEASTERN DivisioN.
B aker . . . 10 1 0
Bradford . . . . . 100 10
Columbia . 100, 10,' 11,6 1,10
D uval . . . 125 11')
St. Johns . . . 10) I0
Div. Average p. c. 1001 1001 107 102
CENTRAL DIVISToIN.
Citrus . . .15 .
Hernando .I 100 125 100
Lake . . 100 100
Levy .0 . . 10?nn 1nn
M arion . . .' 110 l 0)
O range . . . lo i' 110
Pasco . I 1001 1101 1nn 105
Sum ter . I 751 .' 10 100
V olusia . . . 16 10
Div. Average p. c. l 91 105 io? 1l-SOUTHERN DIvIsiow.
Brevard. . . I 10w ----lanD ade . . I . ! 100 . DeSoto . . 1251 l10 115
Hillsborough . .I 10, 125! 1no
L ee . . 1 301 20o ' 100
M anatee . I . I . ! Inn 10
Osceola . I . 100' l60 10
Polk .I 70! 100 120' 100
St. Lucie . I .I 100 .
Div. Average p. e.2 70' 91 116 102
State Averages . . 86' 96 104' 101











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REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.


COUNTIES. CASSAVA

NORTHERN DIVISION. Acreage. Cadsden . . Hamilton . Jefferson . . Lafayette . 1 100, Leon . . Liberty . . I Madison . Suwannee . W akulla . I Div. Average p. c. 1001
WESTERN DIVISION.


VELV BEA

Acrea


VET NS


CABBAGE


ge. Acreage. Condition.
100 125
100 75 75
100 . .
. 100 100
110 125 100
100 100
40 100 25
80. 100.
881 1001 88


Calhoun . . . 150 100 100
Escambia .j. .110 100' 120
,jackson . . . 1 . .
Santa Rosa . . .
Walton . 110 . .
Washington . 150 _ 125.
Div. Average p. c. 1501 1161 1001 110
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION.
Baker . . . 100.
Bradford . . 1 . .
Columbia .100 . . Duval . I 110 120 100
St. Johns .10. .
Div. Average p. c. .I 1021 1201 100
CENTRAL DIvISIoN.
Citrus . . . . 90 100 100
Hernando . . .150 125 75
Lake . 100 100 100
Levy . 100 110 100 100
Marion . . . 100 150 100
Orange . 100 120 100
Pasco . l80 100 90 90
Sumter . 90 100 90
Volusia . 60 100 70
Div. Average p. c. . 631 i001 1091 92
SOUTHEaN DlvSION.
Brevard . 1001 50 10,) 90
Dade.100 100 90
DeSoto.11 125 110 100
Hillsborough . 100 110 140 100
Lee . 200 . 150 75
Manatee . .100 100 100
Osceola . 100 200 120 100
Polk . 1001 80 120 120
St. Lucie . .I . 100! 1001 110
Div. Average p. c. . 118 1081 1161 98
State Averages . F 1071 1031 109? 98














REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. IRIStI POTATOES TOMATOES

NORTHERN DIVISION. Acreage. Condition. Acreage. lCondition. Gadsden . 1001 125 . .
Hamilton . 75 60 50 60
Jefferson . . Lafayette . 100 1000 100 100
Leon . 100 90j 110! 90
L iberty . . . . Madison . . . 50. 50
Suwannee . 80 75 701 75
W akulla . . . . . Div. Average p. c. 761 751 76' 75
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 120 110 1001 110
Escambia . 110 110 100, 100
Jack.son . 80 80 100i 80
Santa Rosa . . .100 90 .
Walton . Washington 100 80 . . .
Div. Average p. c.r 102L 941 100! 97
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION.


Baker . Bradford . . Columbia . Duval . St. Johns . Div. Average p. c. CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus . Hernando . Lake . Levy . M arion . Orange . Pasco . Sum ter . I Volusia . I . Div. Average p c.j SOUThtERN DIVISION. Brevard . . D ade . DeSoto . I Hillsborough . L ee . Manatee . Osceola . Polk . St. Lucie . Div. Average p. c.I State Averages . 1


100

100 100!
100; 100!

115!1 100 100, 100 100 100? 100!


1001
-102! 100'

100! 901 100?

120!l 1051

94'


100 90


125!
1001


90! 200! 1001 110' 50'
100' 100'
1 t0' 90'

104'

100
10,5' 1501

1001 1251 1001
100' 1091

99'


100 100
97

100 100
100 100 75 100 100
100 90
- 96

1,0 105
90
100 85 100 8o
125
100 95 92










15

REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. CUCUMBERS ENGLISH PEAS

NORTHERN DivisioN. Acreage. lCondition. Acreage. /Condition.
Gadsden . .
H am ilton . . . . . Jefferson . . . . . Lafayette . . . 100 90
Leon . 100 75 100 80
Liberty . . . . . Madison . . . . .
Suwannee . 80 801 70 70
Wakulla . Div. Average p. c.1 901 781 901 80
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 1001 100h 101 100
Escambia . . 1001 100 100 90
Jackson . . . . .
Santa Rosa . 901 75 100 90
Walton . . . . W ashington . . I . . . Div. Average p. c.1 971 921 100 91
NORTHEASTERN DmSION.
Baker . . . . . . B radford . . . . . Colum bia . . . . . . Duval . 150 100
St. Johns . . . . Div. Average p. c. . . 1501 100
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus . 1001 1001 . I .
Hernando . . . . .
Lake . 100 . . oo


Levy . M arion . . Orange . Pasco . Sumter . Volusia .
Div. Average p. c. SOUTHERN DIVISION. Brevard . i Dade .I DeSoto . flillshorough . L ee . I Mandate . Osceola .
Polk . St. Lucie . Div. Average p. c.1 St Average .7.


115 105j 100 100
. . . I . . . . 1 1001 100
100! 1001 .
9Sf 901 90 90
50 1001 751 80
100! 100! 1001 100
941 991 941 95


501 100! 105!
1001


1001 1001
88O!


911


- 100T . 100! 100
1001 . I .
901 100! 80
100! 1001 100
401 5! 40
. . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
751 100! 90
1251 100! 150
105! . .
921 84C 93
- 90! -104! 92













REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. BEANS LETTUc('E
NORTHRm~N Dix iso. ACreage. \Conitn. Acreage. Condition.
Gadsden . . . Hamilton . 501 50 . .
Jefferson . . j . . . . Lafayette . 11 80'.
Leon . 100] 751 125 80
L iberty . 1001 85 . .
Madison . Suwannee . H 75 6,u L5
Wakulla . . Div. Average p. c. 861 73 93 78
WESTERN DIvisIoN.
Calhoun 90 100i 110 100
Escambia . 100 100, 100 100
Jackson 1001 75 1001 100
Santa Rosa . . Walton . . . Washington . . . . Div. Average p. c.l 971 92! 1031 100
NORTiEASTERN DIVISION.
Baker . 90 801 90 90
B radford91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '.
Bradford . .
Columbia . 1oof 801 100 100
Duval . 125 75, 150 100
St. Johns . 100[ 1001 100' 100
Div. Average p. c. .1 1041 891 110 98
CENTRAL DiviSION.
C itrus . 100 . I . I .
Hernando . 100 100i 75' 100
Lake . . 100 1001 100! 100
Levy . 100 100 100, 100
Marion . 100 100 100' 100
Orange . 1001 1001 100' 100
Pasco . . 100 901 85! 90
Sumter . 901 80' 75' 85
Volusia . 100! 100 100' 100
Div. Average p. c. 99[ 96' 92! 97
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
Arevard . . 100! 100 100' 10
D ade . . . 100 1001 . I .
D eSoto . 120 100 .
Hillsborough . . 1501 100 . I.
Lee . 501 651 5! 90
M anatee . . I . l1n, 100
Osceola . I 1501 100i 120' 100
Polk . 1 120! 150! 1o 120
St. Lucie . 1 100' 100! 100 100
1)iv. Average p. c.j 109! 102! 89! 102
State Average .99! 90 97 95












REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.


COUNTIES. EGG PLANTS
NORTHERN DIVSION. Acreage. Condition. Gadsden . . Ham ilton . . . . Jefferson . . . Lafayatte . . . . Leon . Liberty . M adison . . . Suwannee . Wakulla .


CELERY
Acreage. Condition.


. .
. .
. L."
. ,.*
. I8 .


Div. Average p. c. . . 501 50


WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 75 100 75 100
Escambia . . . 100 100
Jackson . . . . .
Santa R osa . . . . . W alton . . . - . . W ashington . . . . . Div. Average p. c. 751 1001 881 100
NORTHEASTERN DIvISION.
Baker . . . . . Bradford . . . . .
Columbia . .
D urval . . . . . St. Johns . 85 90 100 100
Div. Average p. c 851 90 1001 100
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus .
Hernando . . . Lake . . .100 100 100 100
Levy . . . Marion . . . Orange . . .120 120
Pasco . . Sumter . 1 75 75.
Volusia . 1 70 80[ 100 100
Div. Average p. c . 811 851 1071 100
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
Brevard . . 50 75 .
Dade . . . 100 1001. .
DeSoto . , 90 100 .
Hillsborough . 110 1
Lee . .200 8.0 10 75
Manatee . . . . 120f 100
Osceola .I 100 60 150T 120
Polk . . 100 . 100 . I . St. Lucie . . . Div. Average p. c. 1 1071 861 971 99
State Averages . . 1 871 901 88! 90
2-Bul











REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. BEETS WATERMELONS.
NoRTHEwN DvIsIoN. Acreage. I Condition.' Acreage. Condition. 'Gadsden . . 125 80
Hamilton .j. 100' 75
Jefferson . . J 110 100
Lafayette . . 100 90
Leon . . . 100 100 125 90
Liberty . . . 110 95
Madison . . 60 80
Suwannee . 60 60 80 80
W akulla . . 100, 75
Div. Average p. c. [ 80 80 101' 85
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 751 100 115' 100
Escambia . . 11. . 90
Jack son . . . . .
Santa Rosa . . . 100 85
W alton . . . 11O 85
Washington . . . .100 80
Div. Average p. c.[ 751 100? 107! 88
NORTHEASTERN DmSION.
B aker . I . . 100 90
B radford . . . 1001 110
Columbia .j . . 100' 100
Duval . . 125 100
St. Johns . . . 100 100
Div. Average p. c. . ! . . . 105 10
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus . . 100' 1001 125 100
Hernando . 2001 100! 200! 100
Lake . o100 1001 100 100
L evy . . . 1 90 100
Marion . 100! 1001 90 100
Orange . . . . 10010 Pasco . . . (49. lo0
Sumter .! 501 70! i11O' 10
Volusia . . . 100' 100! 90 90
Div. Average p.c. 108! 9. 109 97
SOITTIIERN DIVISION.
Brevard .[ 100 100 10 160
Dade . . . D eSoto . I . I . 1 120 100
Hillsborough . 1 1201 100! 100, 100
Lee .I 5! 90! 100 90
Manatee . 10 0'0 1001 100
Osceola . 1001 1001 120 75
Polk . . . 100! 150' 100' 100
St. Lu ie . . I .' 100 100
Div. Average p.c. 871 0 17! 105' 9f
State Averages . 871 . 951- 105-- 9.











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REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. CANTALOUPES STRAWBERRIES
NORTrERN DIVISION. Acreage. Condition. Acreage. /Condition. Gadsden .
Hamilton . 50 50 501 60
Jefferson . 90 80 100 90
Lafayette . 100 80 . .
Leon . 125 90 80 60
Liberty . M adison . . . . . . 50 60
Suwannee . .
Wakulla . .
Div. Average p. e . 91j 75j 701 68
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . 1001 1001 100 100
Esacmbia . 100 85 100 90
Jackson . . Santa Rosa . . . . 1001 75
W alton . . . . . 951 80
W ashington . . 100 80
Div. Average p. c.I 1001 921 991 85
NORrHEAsTFaN DIVISION.
Baker . . . ! .
Bradford . . . 1001 100
Columbia . .
Duval . . . 150 100 1251 100
St. Johns . 100 100 .
Div. Average p. c.1 1251 1001 1121 100
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus .i 1001 100 . .
H ernando . . I . . . Lake . . 120 100 . .
Levy . .85 100 100. 100
Marion .80 1001 . .
O ran ge . . i . I . . Pasco . 90i 100! 100[ 100
Sumter . . . 75! 801 . I .
Volusia . . . I .100 100
Div. Average n. e._ 921 97 1001 100
SOUTTIERNN DIVISION.
Brevard . 50 5 100! 100
Dade.
D eSoto . 1 . 1 . ! 1001 100 Hillsborough . 1 1001 100! 150! 100
L e e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . .
M anatee . I . I . 1101 100
Oscedla . 1 100! 60 100! 90
P olk . . . . . 1201 150
St. L ucie . . I . 1 100? 105 Div. Average p. c.! 821 701 111! 106
State Averages . I 98 87 98 92











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REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.
Orange Lemon Trees. Grapefruit
COUNTIES. Trees. Trees. Lime Tre s.

NoTIwRN DIVISION. Condition. Condition. Condition. Condition. Gadsden. Hamilton . . L e on . . . . . Lafayett . . . . . . L eon . . 75 . . 60
L liberty . . . . . M adison . . . . Suw annee . . . . . . . . . . W ak u lla . ]. ]. [. . . .[. . . . .

Div. Average p. c . . 60
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun . . . 150 100 . 125
E scam b ia . t. . . . . !. J ack son . . . . . . Santa R o sa . . . . . W alton . . . . .

Washington . . Div. Average p. c . 1501 1001 .I 125
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION.
Baker .I 1001 100[ .I 1 0
Bradford .l. .
C olum bia . . . . . Duval . . St. Johns . . 10 . . . . Div. Average p. c.[ 100 1001 . I 100
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Citrus .I 100i 1001 . 100
Hernando . 1251 . . . 125
Lake . . . 1251 100 120! 120
Levy . . 110 . . M arion . I 1201 . I . ! 120
O range . . . 1201 . . 1 80
Pasco . . . 100 . . 1 85
Summer . . .1001 75 75! 100
Volusia . . . 1101 100 . 1 100
Div. Average p a 11l 941 971 101
Son 'rliFR DIvIsIoN.
Brevard .I 1001 75 50 100
Dade . 100' 90! q0, 100
DeSoto. 1201 1201 120 .
Hillsborough . 1 OO 1001 100! - 100
Lee .I 1001 90! 90' 100
Manatee .I 100! 100! 1001 100
Osceola . . .100! 1001 100' 100
Polk . 150F 1001 100 125
St. L ueie .I 951 . I . 1 105
Div. Average p. c. 107! 1221 94, 104
State Averages . 1 89' 104! 959












21

REPORT OF ACREAGE AND CONDITION-Continued.

COUNTIES. Baaa.Pineap'le Gouavas. Peaches Pears.
NORHERN DivisioN. Condition Codto Condition Condition Condit'n
Gadsden. . Hamilton. . . .751 75
Jefferson . . . .100 100
Lafayette . . . 751. .
Leon. .100 100
Liberty. . . .90 80
M adison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* * **
Suwannee. . . .100 80
Wakulla . . . . .251 10
Div. Average p. c.I. . . 1 811 74
WESTERN DIVISION.
Calhoun.100j. . 100 110
Escambia . * . . . . ~ 75 70
Jackson. . . .100 . Santa Rosa. . . . . .

Washington . . . Div. Average p. c.~ 1001. .921 90
NORTHEASTERN DwIvsxoN.
Baker.100 90
Bradford. . . .100 . Columbia . . .100 9
Duval. . . . 110 .
St. Johns . 110 100
Div. Average p. c . . . .I 1041 93
CENTRAL DIVSION.
Citrus. . . .1501. Hernando . .0. Lake.100 140.120.100
Levy.100 . .1101 100
Marion . . . .100 . Pasco.80 . 40 95 50
Orange. . . . . Sumter . . .10 90
Volusia.I. . . 80 8
Div. Average p. c.- 931. 901 l1ll1 8
SOUTHERN Dmsiori.
Bead. .50 100 100 5. . .
Dae. .100 100. 95.
DeSoto.I. 125. .
Hillsborough. . .100 100 .
Lee.100 100 100.
Manatee.100 100 100 20. .
Osceola .80 100 140 100 40
Polk .100 100 100 100 100
St. Lucie .1001. . Div. Average p. c. . 90! 100j 1051 871 70
State Averages .~ 941 lO0j 971 931 82





















PART 11.


WEATHER REPORT.


















U. S. DEPARTMENT 01' AGRICULTURE.


CLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICE

OF THE

WEATHER BUREAU

Central Office. Washington, D. C.



FLORIDA SECTION.

A. J. MITCHELL, ,Section Dirctor.




ANNUAL SUMMARY, 1908.



THE WEATHER BY MONTHS.

JANUARY .-The mean temperature, 57.4 degrees, was lower than the average by nearly 1 degree. The highest temperature occurred in the -central and southern portions, and the lowest in the interior of the northwestern counties. The mild weather during the first part of the month, the maximum at several stations ranging from 80 to 85 degrees, was succeeded by freezing in the western counties on the 8th, and low temperatures continued over the upper counties until the 10th; frost occurred in the north-central portions. A second cold period prevailed over most of the State from the 14th to 18th, resulting in













heavy frosts in the south-central counties, and light frost in M-Nonroe County, on the 15th. The month's rain was slightly above normal.

FEnRUARY.-The month averaged colder than January' , and the mean temperature, 56.4 degrees, w-as nearly I degrees below normal. The highest temperature occurred in the central portion, and the lowest, 20 degrees. in several of the western counties. The spring-like w eather of the last of January continued until the night of the 1st, when a sharp cold wave swept over the western and some of the northern counties, and the cold spell continued over most of thc State until the 4th. A second sharp fall in temperature occurred in the western section on the 16th, and except for a few warm days, the cold continued until the close of the month. The warmest period wa;,s generally from the 9th to 15th. Tphe month wvas unusually dry, and no general rain occurred until the 10th. Vegetation was back-ward.

MARCH.-The principal features were the unusually highj temperatures, the maximum being 95 degrees, the continued dry weather, and, except on a few days, the generally moderate winds. The cold during the last of February was followed by warmer during most of the first decade. The lowest temperatures occurred nmostl *v on the 1st, 21st, and 22d, and the warmest, from the 15th. to 20th, and during the last decade. The month was without frost. The drought which began several months previous assumed severe proportions and the average precipitation, about three-fourths inch, was nearly three inches below normal.

APRIL.-The warm weather during the last days of March extended into April, the latter month proving To be the warmest of that name since 1892; the excess in temperature was more than 6 degrees. The coolest weather occurred generally on the 3d and 4th, followed by slowly













rising temperature, which culminated in afternoon records of 90 degrees at some central and southern stations. The warm weather advanced vegetation, aitho the effect of the drought of the previous months was still evident. While the precipitation for the State, as a whole, was above normal, the distribution was irregular over the peninsular section.

MAY.-The month was practically a, normal one with regard to temperature, aitho it opened much colder than usual for May; the minimum occurred generally on the 1st and 2d. A moderate cool wave prevailed from the 8th to 11th. During the rest of the month the temperature was generally above normal, culminating in the highest for the month on the 29th, when 1:02 degrees was recorded. Local storms on the last day of the month did considerable damage in Calhoun County. The precipitation was more than an inch below normal, and the distribution was unsatisfactory. The greatest amounts occurred in the western and southern counties.

JUNE.-The weather was slightly cooler and much drier than normal, aitho. the maximum temperature averaged about 90 degrees, and extremes of 100 degrees were recorded on the 13th, 22d and 23d. A maximum of 104 degrees has occurred in June of previous years. The warmest of the month occurred in the interior of the central section, and the coolest at coast stations, although there was comparatively cool weather in the western counties from the 10th to the 15th, and in the northern counties from the 26th to the 30th. 'The showers of May continued thruout the first week of June. Clear skies prevailed on the 28th, and the annular eclipse of the sun was successfully observed.

JULY.-As a whole, the month was characterized by nearly normal temperature, and a slight deficiency in precipitation. The warmest weather occurred generally













in the interior of the central section, and the coolest in the extreme northern and western counties. Rain feil daily in some sections of the State, and totals,. generally in excess of normal, were reported from Washington, Leon, Jefferson, St. Johns, Clay, Duval, St. Lucie, Dade. and Walton Counties. The bulk of the rain fell from the 1st to 11th, and from the 17th to 29th.

AUGUsT.-The mean temperature, 81.1 degrees, which was 0.3 degrees below normal, was the same as for July. The month began with rather high temperature thruout the State, the most pronounced warm period being from the 1st to the 3d, and from the 17th to 21st. The coolest weather prevailed during the last few days of the month, and the temperature was below normal at all southern stations-due to the almost daily showers. The distribution of the ' month's rain was very irregular; the greatest amount occurred in DeSoto County. Thunder storms were numerous.

SEPTEMBER.-S lightly cooler and much wetter than normal, were the main features for September. The warmest weather occurred generally in the northern and central counties, and the coolest in the western district. The first pronounced cold spell of autumn set in on the 28th, and the - last two days of the month were sufficiently cold for frost in some extreme western counties. Precipitation was generally above normal, except in the south. The precipitation at some stations during the month constituted about one-third of the annual amount. Rains were heavy in Duval, Volusia, Brevard, Clay, and St. Johns Counties.

OCTOBER.-Unusually cool, and drier than normal, except in the southeast portion, characterized the weather for the month. ' The coldest occurred during the first and last days, and the first frost formed in the western counties on the 30th and 31st; the temperature was in the











30's on the former date in Escambia. County. The precipitation was unevenly distributed, except in the southern portion, where it was heavy to excessive.

NOVEMIBER. Aitho the second month of autumn was about 3 degrees below normal, there was a return to nearly average conditions during November, when the temperature was slightly above normal, and the precipitation about one-third inch below. The first frost occurred during the first decade, and a second cold spell set in on the 14th, and continued over a large section until the 21st. The precipitation was unevenly distributed, and the bulk fell from the 2d to 4th, and from the 12th to 14th. The wind velocities were moderate.

DEcEMBER.-This was the warmest December, except one, of record, the excess in temperature being more than 4 degrees. Warm weather continued during most of the time until the last week, when colder weather set in, and the temperature was freezing or below on the 27th over a large portion, with frost in the lower counties. The precipitation was deficient at every station. The bulk of the month's rain fell on the 4th, 12th, 22d, 30th, and 31st, except that the distribution was fairly general in the western section from the 19th to 22d.











30

MONTHLY SUMMARY, 1908.


Temperature. Precipita- Average ,c
T Lion. of Days.
- - -f - --------MONTH. CJanuary . 157.4 0.8 85,2113.29+0.27 7 15 8 8 February . 56.4 -3.6 87 2012.36-1.50 6 16 7 6
March . 169.3+3.8' 9513510 78'-2.66 2 20 8' 3 April . !75.41 U. 99 97'3.4'�.S ; 15 1,
May . 76.1 +0.1102140 2.74'- 1.12 6 19 1 2 June . 179.31- 0.6'100156 5.931- 1.04 13 11 13 6 July . 81.11- 0.3103 60:6.781-0.46 14 10 16' 5 August . '81.1-0.3 103'61'6.67'-0.75 13 12 14 5 September .78.5-0.7 98'469.45 -2.32 14 9 13' 8
October . 169.71- 2.91 9313313.16'- -0.93 6 !18 8 5 November . 65.5 0.6 93 2511.81'-0.38 4 '19 7 4 December . 62.9 +4.11 93 2411.02'-2.08! 4 :17 10' 4











KILLING FROSTS.

STATIONS. Last in First in
Spring. Autumn.

NORTHERN SECTION.
Archer . Nov. 17
Cedar Keys . None. None.
Federal Point . Feb. 21 Dec. 27 Fernandina . Feb. 21 None. Gainesville . Feb. 22 Dec. 27 Hilliard . No rep. Dec. 8 Huntington . Feb- 23 Dec. 27 Jacksonville . . Feb. 21 None. Jasper . Feb. 23 Nov. 16 Johnstown . Feb. 28 Dec. 10 Lake City . Feb. 29 Nov. 17 Live Oak . Macclenny . Feb. 29 Nov. 16 Middleburg . Feb. 29 Nov. 17 St. Augustine . Feb. 23 None. Satsuma Heights . . Nov. 18
Switzerland . Feb. 29 Dec. 27
CENTRAL SECTION.
Bartow . Feb. 29 Dec. 27 Broksville . Feb. 19 None. Clermont . None.
DeLand . Feb. 29 Dec. 27 Eustis . Feb. 21 None. Fort -Meade . Feb. 29 -Dec. 27 Fort Pierce (near) . None. None.
Grasmere . Feb. 3 None. Inverness . . Feb. 29 Nov. IS Kissimmee . Feb. 3 None. Malabar . -\'one. None. Merritt's Island . None.
New Snimia (near) . . Feb. 28 None.
Ocala . . Feb. 21' S Dec 27 Orange Cit.i . Feb. 29 Nov' 18 Orlando . Feb. 3 Dec. 27 Panasoffkee . Feb. 28 1 No rep.


* Record incomplete.








32

KILLING FROSTS-Continued.

Last in First in
STATIONS. Spring. Autumn.

Plant City . Feb. 29 None. Rockledge . No rep. None. Rockwell . Feb. 28 Dec. 26 St. Leo. Feb. 28 Nov. 18 Tampa . None. None.
Tarpon Springs. . Feb. 21 -None. Titusville.* None.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Arcadia . Feb. 29 None. Avon Park .None. None.
Flamingo . None. No rep.
Hypoluxo.* None.
Jupiter .None. None.
Key West .-None. None.
Manatee . None. None.
Miami . None. None.
Myers . None. None.
Sand Key .one. None.
WESTERN SECTION.
Apalachicola .FYeb. 20 None. Blonntstown . No rep. Nov. 14 Bonifay . Feb. 28 Nov. 15 Carrabelle .Nor. 16 DeFuniak Springs .Feb. 23 Nov. 15 Fenholloway. . Feb. 24 Dec. 9. Galt . Feb. 28 No rep. Madison. Feb. 28 Dec. 27 Marianna. No. rep. Dec. 9 Molino . Feb. 28 Nov. 6 Monticello . Feb. 28 Dec. 9 Mount Pleasant . Feb. 29 Nov. 15 Newport .Feb. 28 Nov. 16
Pensacola . Feb. 21 None. St. Andrew . Feb. 28 Nov. 16 Tallahassee . Feb. 2 1 Nov. 15 Wausau . Feb. 28 -N ov. 14
* Record Incomplete.












COMPARATIVE ANNUAL DATA FOR FLORIDA.
TEMPERATURE. PRECIPITATION

YEAR. Cd
Cd ti

1892 . 70.4 101 22 47.99
1893 . 71.0 101 19 53.01
1894 . 71.2 104 12 52.51
1895 . 69.9 100 11 45.50
1896 . 71.0 103 20 49.62
1897 . 71.2 102 17 56.69
1898 . 70.5 102 17 48.36
1899 . 71.0 104 -2 53.93
1900 . 70.7 104 13 61.19
1901 . 68.8 107 12 58.47
1902 . 70.8 105 15 51.24
1903 . 69.8 105 17 55.79
1904 . 69.9 102 20 48.15
1905 . 70.5 103 10 61.43
1906 . 70.9 101 14 53.76
190T . 71.5 102 21 49.15
1908 . 71.2 1 103 20 48.54










CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT: FLORIDA SECTION.

Climatological Data for the Year 1908.


STATIONS.





Nortliern iSection.

A rcher . Cedar K eys . Federal Point . Fernandina . Gainesville .

Hilliard . Huntington . Jacksonv'iNe . Jasper .

Johnstown . Lake City . Live Oak . Macclenny .


COUNTIES.







Alachua . Levy . Putnam . Nassau . Alachua .

NUssiau .
Putnam . Duva . 1Hamilon .

Bradford . Columbia . . Suwannee . Baker .


Temperature in


26 100 June 22

12 71.7 94 Aug. 15 16 70.9 100July 16 12 69.2 97 Aug. 20 23 70.3 99 May 28*


12 . 102 May 29* 37 69.3 95 Aug. 2 11 . 99 Aug. 18

13 . 97 May 22 2069.2 98 May 28*

13 68.6 97 May 28*


Degrees, Fahrenheit.


33 Jan. 24* 30 Jan. 25 27 Feb. 23 27 Jan. 25*


27 Jan. 25* 28 Feb. 3 24 Feb. 3

22 Feb. 3 23 Jan. 25
. . i . .


22 IFeb. 3









Middleburg . St. Augustine . Satsuma Heights . Switzerland .

Central Section.

Bartow . Brooksville . Clermont . DeLand .

Eustis . Ft. Meade . Ft. Pierce (n ar) . Grasmere .

Inverness .
Kissimmee . Malabar . Merritt's Island .

New Smyrna (near) . Ocala . Orange City . Orlando .

Plant City . Rockledge . Rockwell . St. Lee .


Clay. St. Johns. Putnam . St. Johns .



Polk . Hernando. Lake . Volusia .

Lake . Polk . St. Lucie . Orange .

Citrus . . Osceola . Brevard . Brevard .

Volusia . Marion . Vn~lisia .


Orange .

Hillsboro . Brevard . Marion.
Pasco .


10
10 98[ 10]



115 126 105 27

56 125
6
175

43 65
24 20

9
98 39
111

121 10 10
140


91 . i 99 May 22 21 Feb. 8 59J70.1 96 July 8* 28 Feb. 3 12 . 100 July 15* . 2 69.5 95 Aug. 19* 27 Jan. 25*


14 72.8 100 May 29* 30 Jan. 15* 16 72.6 101 Aug. 2 28 Feb. 3* 16 . 101 July 16.

8.*.28 Feb. 3* 19 72.0 99 Aug. 2 29 Jan. 25* 26172.4l100May 18 29 Jan: 15 18 73.8 98[July 31* 38 Jan. 15* 12. .I. 31 Jan. 15*

8 69.8 96 April 26* 25 Jan. 25 17 72.5 99 July 16 32 Feb. 3 773.7 100 July 18* 31 iFeb. 29 28 . . .

21 70.9 96'May 28* 31 Feb. 2* 22 . . 26 Jan. 25* 18 . 102 May 29 27 Jan. 15* 19 72.8 100 May 29* 31 Jan. 15

17 . 30 Feb. 2*
1. . .
9171.61100 JAug. * 25 Jan. 25 14171.81 971July 16* 29 jJan. 15*











CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT: FLORIDA SECTION.-Continued.

Climatological Data for the Year 1908.
Temperature in Degrees, Fahrenheit.



STATIONS. COUNTIES

o ., I I


Tam pa . . H illsboro . . Tarpon Springs . Hillsboro . . Titusville . BVEvard .


Southern S section.

Arcadia . Avon Park . P lam ingo . . Hypoluxo . J u p iter. .

Key West . Manale . M iauli. . Myer . San d K ey . .


1)eSoto . . DeSoto . Monroe . Dade . 1)ade .

Monroe . M analee . . [)n( . . . . 1 ee . Monroe. .


II I
20 19 72.3 96 Aug. 2 20 25 71.2 96 Aug. 15 6 17. . . .



56 1j78.1 101 July 17 150 12 73.31 98 July 16 4, 8 . . . . .

4 2 . 96 Jiuly 18 2 2174.0 951July 18

221 :8 7;.8 9lAug. 25 25172.5 95 May 2:*
1:3 75.9 95 July 1S* 121 25 72.9 94 May 22 251 5176. 51 941Aug. 8


1
33 IFeb. 3 27 Jan. 25




29 Jan. 25 34 Feb. 29


40O Jan. 25

51 Feb. 21 313 Feb. 29 40 Feb. 28 :l; Feb. 23 53 ]Jan. 25









Western Section.

Apalachicola . . Blountstown . . B onifay . . Carrabelle .

DeFuniak Springs . Fenholloway . Madison . Marianna .

Molino . M onticello. . Mt. Pleasant . Newport .

Pensacola . St. Andrew . Tallahassee . Wausau .

Means and Extremes .


Franklin . . Calhoun . Holmes . Franklin .

Walton . Taylor . Miadison . Jackson . .

Escambia . Jefferson .
Gadsden . Wakulla .

Escambia . W ashington .
-pon . W ashington .


24 5. 1. I.
11i1 8 68.4 10 13.

193 12 . 70 .
200 6 69.4 80 9 .

49 7I67.2 207 4 68.5 260 3 68.4
1. I.


2431 24 68.0 2501 11 68.5

.71.2


July 16 Aug. 15* Aug. 6*


100 Aug. 3* 103 Aug. 16

96 July 17* 99 May 24 95 May 30* 96 Aug. 18

93 Aug. 15 97 July 10 94 Aug. 18 100'Aug. 6*
-1
1031Aug. 16


24 jFeb. 3

23 Feb. 3 25 Feb. 3 2d Feb. 3
25 Dec. 27

28 Jan. 24 22 Feb. 3
24 Feb. 3 20 1 Feb. 2

20" Feb. 2*











CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT: FLORIDA SECTION.-Continued.

Climatological Data for the Year 1908.


STATIONS. COUNTIES.


Northern Scction.

Archer . Cedar Keys . Federal Point . Fernandina . Gainesville .

H illiard . Huntington . .Jacksonville. Jaspe. .

Johnstown .


Alachua. Levy . Putnam . Nassau . Alachua.

Nassau . . Di4ltnan. Duval. I Ialn1111on.

Bradford .


Precipitation in Inches.


26
12 45.25 15.80 16 45.54 11.31 12 56.17 16.79 23 43.12 9.62


12 44.14 14.10 37 55.44 21.79 11 . .

13.


0.62 0.10
04 0.347


Cd Cd


0


Mar. Mar. Mar. Dec.


Mar. Nov.


Sky.

0















71 8 e

E .
. . . . . .









Lake City . Live Oak . Macclenny .

Middleburg . St. Augustine . Satsuma Heights. Switzerland .
. Central Section.

Bartow . Brookksville . Clermont . DeLand .

Eustis . . Ft. Meade . Ft. Pierce (near) . Grasmere .

Inverness .
Kissimmee . Malabar . Merritt's Island .

New Smyrna (near) Ocala . Orange City . Orlando .

Plant City .


Columbia . . Suwannee . Baker . .

Clay . I St. Johns.1 Putnam. St. Johns .



Polk . Hernando . Lake . .
"ousia.

Lake . Polk . St. Lucie . Orange .

Citruls . . Osceola . Brevard . Brevard.

Volusia . Marion . . Volusia. O range .

Iillsboro .


29.83 37.85


58.64 49.82



48.89
43.44 49.78


42.98 46.57 63.00


46.28 46.86 62.77


63.80

54.24 49.64 40.49


4.85 7.44


16.22 15.65



13.72 9.62 16.02 11.39 11.20 15.44


11.03 9.40 19.96


21.49 14.10 9.94 13.92


July

Sept Sept Sept



Sept Sept Sept


Sept Sept Sept


Sept Aug. Sept


Sept Sept Sept Aug.


0.35 0.31 0.53

0.44



0.02 0.10 0.03


0.02 0.18 0.33


0.47 0.26 0.06


0.32 0.-07
0.251 0.001


Nov. Nov.




Dec.


Mar. Mar. Mar.


Mar. Dec. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.x


. .: .


Ne-Se.





Ne. W.



W.
Se. Se.


Sw.
Ne. Se.




Sw.











CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT: FLORIDA SECTION. -Continued.


Climatological Data for the Year 1908.


STATIONS.






Rock bedge. Rockwell . St. Leo . .

Tampa . Tarpon Springs . Titusville .

8oldht rt s $c( tiolt

Arcadia . . Avon Park . Flauiingo . TTyp)oluxo . . Jupiter .


COUNTIES






Bievard. i. Marion . Pasco .

Hillsboro. Hillsboro. IDrevard .



DeSot o. DeSof.o. Mol 1'<(. . . 1ade . D)ade .


Precipitation in inches.


.0

0- W
- . . . . . .


35.4T 7.63 June 41.69 10.12 June 32.25 7.48 Aug. 140.21 7.75 Aug.




62.62 1.21 Aug. 42.46110.30 Sept 70.1 )7 19!7 Oct. 70.42 20.4:1 Oct.


.0


0.0 oo7


0.10

'0.08
0.04 0.01 0.08
0.55 o).602


Sky.


C)



.0 .



0


Dec. I. .I Mar. 112,147 Mar. 109 184 Mar. 88 284




Dec. 13' . Mar. 111 191 Mar. 1451 83


0











W.

Ne. W.


E.
122 53 Ne S(o.

:M 53 Se. 22,11 591 So.









Key West . Manatee . Miami . Myers . . Sand Key .

Western 'Section.

Apalachicola . Blountstown . Bonifay . Carrabelle .

DeFuniak Springs. Fenholloway . Madison . Marianna .

Molino.
Monticello . Mt. Pleasant. . Newport .

Pensacola . . St. Andrew . Tallahassee . Wausau . .

Means and Extremes


Monroe . Manatee. Dade . Lee . . Monroe .



Franklin. Calhoun. Holmes . Franklin.

Walton, . Taylor . . Madison. Jackson .

Escambia. Jefferson. Gadsden. Wakulla.

Escambia. Washington. Leon . Washington.


38.83111.43 48.44 13.41 85.36 27.86 48.53 12.91 21.31 4.76


1 .I 8 48. 10.091 13 . . . .

12 .14
2 41.94 11.07 6 139.32 7.301


7 58.54f 7.91 4 48.25 11.51 3 38.32 7.14


10 142.01 6.82 It1148.98 12.271 24 155.010 10.211 11 148.947.21
.148.54127.861


0.18
0.04 0.86 0.33
0.24





9.72



0.00
0.14


T
0.51 T.S


0.67 0.051 0.18 0.00

0.001


Mar. 52 57 Mar. 82 90


Oct. 64 . Nov. 116 156 Nov. 70 .


Nov. 1102 135 Nov. '9. Mar. 89 1169 Nov. 671128

Mar. t 11OO 162


T-Amount too small to measure.


* Also other dates.


x Also November and l~ccember.














U. S. DEPARTMENT OF -AGRICLLTIRJ


Climatological Service of the

Weather Bureau.
Central Office: Washington, D. C.


FLORIDA SECTION.
A. J. MITCHELL, Section. Director.


REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1909.


GENERAL SUMMARY.
The weather for the month, up to and including the 29th, was unusually mild, and compared with Januaryv during the last eighten years, the month was the warmest of record, except one. It was, also, notably dry, being surpassed in this respect only three times since 1892.
The warm weather that characterized December continued practically unbroken until the 7th, when colder set in over the western and extreme northern counties, resulting in the first frost of the month. There was an early return to warmer, however, and the mean temperature averaged from 2 to 12 degrees above normal during most of the second decade. Except a change to colder in the western and extreme northern counties on the 17th, unusually high temperatures persisted thruout the last decade until the 29th, when a severe storm that moved eastward over the central valleys was followed by a cold wave. Colder weather set in on the 30th, and on the 31st minimum temperatures ranged from 18 degrees to 22 degrees over the western counties; 20 to 26 degrees












over the northern counties, and 26 to 29 degrees in the central counties. In the upper portion of the southern counties the temperature was in the 30's. Vegetation suffered to a considerable extent. Freezing weather continned over most of the State on the night of the 31st.
'The precipitation was greatest over the southeast portion, and least over the central, extreme northern, and western counties. Every station, except one, in the northern and western sections, received les s than the average amount of rain, and there were only seven stations in the other sections that received the nolimal, or an amount slightly in excess of normal. The first three days were dry in the western district, altho scattered, light rains occurred elsewhere. Showers and locally heavy rains were fairly general on the 4th and 5th, followed, however, during the rest of the month by generally light and widely scattered precipitation. Rain is needed thruout the State.
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.

The mean atmospheric pressure ifor January, 1909, 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 30.13 inches, or '0.01 inch above normal. -The highest pressure occurred at Pensacola, 30.49 inches, on the 31st; and the lowest, 29.63 inches, occurred at Jacksonville, on the 29th,, giving a range for the State of 0.86 inch.

TEMPERATURE.

The mean temperature for the month. determined from the records of 60 stations, was 62.4 degrees, which is 4.8 degrees above normal. The mean maximum and the mean minimum temperatures were 72.6 degrees and 52.3 degrees, respectively. The highest monthly--mean was 71.1 degrees, at Sand Key; the lowest monthly mean was 56.6 degrees, at Molina and Pensacola. The highest tempera-












44

ture recorded was 89 degrees, at Merritt's Island. on the 4th; the lowest temperature recordedwas 18 degrees, at Marianna, on the 31st. The greatest monthly range at any station was 65 degrees, at Marianna; the least, 20 degrees, at Sand Key. The greatest daily average was 45 degrees, at Marianna.

PREC IPITATION.

The average precipitation for the State, as determined from the records of 62 stations, was 1.67 inches. which is 1.36 inches below the normal. The greatest amount recorded at any station was 5.98 inches, at Jupiter; and the least 0.34 inch, at Macclenny. Rains exceeding 2.50 inches in 24 hours occurred as follows: Cedar Keys, 2.58, on the 5th; Gainesville,,2.96, on the 5th. The average number of days with 0.01 inch, or more, of precipitation, was four.

COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE. JANUARY.


TrMPERATURE


PP. CI PITA TION


YEAR


1892 . . 5(.6 1893 . . 52.2 1894 . 61.9 1895 . 59.7 1896 . . 56.5 1897 . 56.2 1898 . . 60.4 1899 . 59.2 1900 . .55.9 1901 . . 57.3 1902 . . 55.1 1903 . 57.2 1904 . . 54.9 1905 . . 52.8 1906 . . 58.3 1907 . 63.4 1908 . 1 57.4 1909 . . 62.4


C






+4. 3 +2.1
-o.



-1.4
+2.S

+1.6
-1.7
[-0.3
-2.5j
-0.4[
-2.7
-4.8
+0.7
+5.81
-0.21
14-4.8


22 .1f; +0.13 20 1.95 -1.08 27 2.16 -0. 7 22 "1 (17 -,. -4 2'1 3.9 C , 93 17 1.9' 1.1, 16 0.74 -2.29 25 4.53 -1.50) 1:2 , 2.25 , - 6 2 22 2.45 -) 5,S 15 1 ). 65 -2.3 8 18 5.24 -2.21
1 20 5.21 -12 1 12 1.79 -1.24 21 4.66 --1.57 25 0. O -2.23 21 3.29 -1-.26 18 1.67 -1.96









CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT: FLORIDA SECTION.

Climatological Data for January, 1909.
Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation, in inches. Sky be Pa 0
0 4)

STATIONS. CO'UNTIES.C

03 d 0
a4 p H A- a


NORTHERN SECTION. Archer . Cedar Keys . Federal Point . Fernandina . Gainesville . H illiard . Huntington . Jacksonville . Jasper . Johnstown . Lake City . Live Oak . Macclenny . Middleburg . St. Augustine . Satsuma Heights. Switzerland .


Alachua . Levy . Putnam . Nassau . Alachua . Na-sau . Putnam . Duval . Hamilton . Bradford . olumbia . uwannee . Baker . Clay . it. Johns. Dutnam . St. Johns .


92 25 . . 80 24 24 31 1011 62.8 +5.6 80 8 26 31
5115! 62.4 +7.0 83 25 26 31 10 11 58.8 +5.1 79 12 23 31 176122 60.41+5.8 81 23 23 31 �.I 58.3 . 82 23 * 20 31 56,11 62.1 +6.3 80 25 261 31 43136i 59.3+5.4 7924 23 31
152-10 1 . i. . . . . . . .
125 12 a58.41 +4.5 a82 24 a231 31 210 19 59.6 +4.1 82 24 20 31

125113 a58.41!+4.2 a82124 la221 31 10 8 h60.01+7.3 1i82125 h23[ 31 10!58 60.61+4.51 78 26 25! 31 98!. 60.4 . 77112* 24! 31 10111Ic60.21+6.5c79j25 1c241 31


12.70-0.69 2.25 2 . 326302-o.91 2.58 4 25 2
32 2.42 -0.151 1.80 9 131 13 1 27 1.56 2.07 0.74 8 11 6 14 32 3.15 -0.40 2.96 3 20 3 81 400.74 . 0.71 2 19 4 8l 31 0.86 -1.01 0.70 2 21 3 7 24 1.17 -1.95 0.98 1 12j 9 10!

41 0.53.-2.21 0.53 i .:. . 35 1.00 2.58 0.93 2 15 11 51

37 0.34 -2.55 0.30 2 . 36 1.75 -1.03 1.55 3!. 32,1.65 -0.97 1.52 2i 91 4 8 29 1.45 . 1.24 3 7. 29 2.66 +0.04 2.19 2.


Ne. Ne. Ne. Ne.


Ne. Ne. N.









CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR JANUARY, 19O9.-Coiutinued. _
,Temiperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation, in inches. Sky.


STTOS CONIS


p ., 4 0'' E.68z
1 1 z Z


CENTRAL SECTION.
Bartow . Brooksville . Clermont . DeLand .
Eustis . Fort Meade . Fort Pierce (near). Grasmere** . Inverness . Kissimmee . Malabar . Merritts Islandtt . New Smyrna (near) Ocala . Orange City . Orlando . . Plant City . Rockledge . Rockwell . St. Leo .


Polk . 115 13 64.7 +5.01 83 24 29 31 34 Hernando . 126 15 65.2 +7.81 86 25 26 31 31 Lake . 105 15 65.4 +5.9 86 4 27 31 30
Volusia . 27 7 62.41+4.6 78 24 27 31 25
Lale . 5618 64.2!+5.9 83 4 28 31 27
Polk. 125 24 64.61+5.7 85123 30 31 34 St. Iu.ie . 6 17 a67.1 +4.6 b83j29 a32 31 24 Orange .175111 . . 81 22* . ('ilrts . 43 71 61.0 +5.5 80 25 25 31 30 Osceola . 65 16 65.0 -5.0 81 23 28 31 28 lirevard . 24 9 66.8 +6.8 82 26* 30 31 130 Ilrevard . 20 27 68.0 +6.2 89 4 31 31 29
Volusia . 9 20 63.8 +3.8 80 26* 30 31 36 Marion . 98 21 1)61.4 AA 4.1 b83[23 b25 31 31 Volisia . 3 9 17 63.3 -5.2 84 4 26 31 36 Orange . tI 18 64.8 + 5.5 8223* 28 31 30 lil l ,,o ,ugl . 121 1(; 65.8 -1 6.2 85117* 28 31 33 leva ,r', . . . . 67.2 . . 82. 8 s 17 29 31 28 Marion . 10 8 e64.2 +8.1 e82 23 . .34 I'aso . 140 13 64.2 �5.2 82 23 27 31 28


0.94 -1.79 0.62 1.19 -1.90 1.19 1.60 -1.17 1.05 1.75 . 1.50
2.29 -0.75 1.45 0.89 -1.54 0.52 4.631 +1.17 1.81 1.34 -1.08 . 1.45 -1.20 1.20 0.86 -2.14 0.32 2.35 -0.14 0.81 2.70 -o.35 1.05
2.00 -0.94 0.55 1.271-1.4,8 1.08 1.2.5 - 1. 41 1 .131
1.311--1 . (7 1. 7
1.431-0.60 1.111 1.53 . 0.711
1.761-0.891 1.40 1.751-1.751 1.70


5 13 13!5 Ne. 1 22 4 5I Nw. 1 12 15 4! Ne. 2 16 13 21 W. . 2 31 Ne.
18 9 41 Ne-se 12 . . . . Ne. . 23 6 2 Ne. 2 3 24 4 Ne. 5 19 11 1 Ne.
13 24 4 3 H.
9 17 9 5 Ne. . .
3 13 9 9 21 22 7 2 W. 2 922 16 6 Se.

51 l26 3 2 Ne. 41 . .W.










Tampa . Tarpon Springs . Titusville .

SOUTHERN SECTION.

Arcadia . Avon Park .
Flamingo . Hypoluxo . Jupiter . Key West . Manatee . M iami . M years . Sand Key .

WESTERN SECTION.

Apalachicola . Blountstown . Bonifay . Carrabelle . DeFuniak Springs. Madison . Fenholloway . Marianna . M olino . Monticello . Mount Pleasant . Newport . Pensacola .


Hillsborough Hillsborough Brevard .



DeSoto . DeSoto . Monroe .
D ade . Dade . Monroe . Itanatee . Dade . Lee . Monroe .



Franklin . Calhoun . Holmes. . Franklin . W alton . Taylor . Madison . Escambia . Jackson .
Tefferson. Gadsden .
Wakkulla. Escambla.


20 18 20 24 6 16




150111 41 7 4JI
4 11!
2 820 22 37 8 24 5 12 12 24 25 4



24 4
ii~
10112 t93111 70 2 200 5 80 8j 49 6

j60 2


65.2 +7.8 64.7 +6.4 65.0 +5.6



66.0.
66.1 +5.3

68.8 +3.3 68.6 +4.3 71.6 +2.2 65.8 +5.4 69.6 +4.3 65.8 +3.5 71.1 +2.8



58.6 +4.5

57.4 5. 57.0 +3.9 57.4 +6.3
61 . . 58.2 +4.01 57.0 +6.4 56.6 +6.2 58.7 +4.0 60.0.
57.6 +5.4 56.6 +4.3


81 24 84 23 81 13



83 4* 86 24

83 5 80 26 79 29 85 4 82 29 80 4 78 28



76 26

80 23 78 2 6 81 6* 86 17 83 24 a83 23* 83 23* 80 24* 84 24 79 27 76122


31 24 1.78 -1.02 1.57 31 29 2.081-1.32 1.68 31 3T1.57 +o,19 0.52



31 30 1.06 . 0.69 31 32 0.37 -2.00 0.23

31 28 4.388+0.87 1.64 31 22 5.98 +2.40 2.39! 31 15 1.82 -0.16 1.05 3130 1.12 -1.58 0.75 31,24 5.45 +8.89 2.231 31i23 1.13 -1.531 0.61 31110 0.89 -0.06 0.59



31 29 1.11 -2.72 0.90

31 36 1.45 -3.80 0.52 31 28 0.92 -2.19 0.72 31141 0.80 1-3.23 0.35 31 37 2.07 . 1.401 31 35 1.101-4.16 0.52 31 45 0.47 -3.25 0.37 31 39 1.50 -2.75 0.83 31 35 0.64 -2.69 0.43 31 43 0.35-0.59 0.251 31 40 0.50-3.48 0.50 3121711.711-2.33 0.601


4 10 13 81

9 12 10 9 2



7 12 15 4

. . t. .
14 17 11j 3 17! 10! 1j 61 5 18 7 6 3 22 8 1 9 23 5 3 41 181 91 41 615 12


23 4

14 7 241 5 17 15
13 12 71 14 19 10 23 3 151 11

261 0 111 12!


Ne. W.
N.



E.
Ne.

Ne. E.
Ne. Nw. Ne. E.
Ne.



E.
S.

N.
Sw. Sw. Nw. N.
W.

Sw.
Ne.









CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR JANUARY, 1909.-Continued.


Temperature,


0 0-4
STATIONS. COUNrIEl. 2
o 0




St. Andrew . Washington . 57.1 +5.2
Tallahassee .Leon .243 23 57.8 +5.9 Wausau . Washington . 250 10 57.2 +5.8
Late Report
(Dec. 1908) .

Apalachicola . 60.0 +5.0


in degrees Fahrenheit






752 211 31 29



78 24* 211 13 82 25 304




77 1 381 9*125


All records are Used in determining State means, but the mean departures from normal temperature and precipitation are bacd only on records from stations that have ten or more years of observation.
The let(('Is a, 1), c., etc., indicate number of (lays missing from report. * More than one lay.
** 1'. 0. Plymuouth. ft P. O. Georgianna.


i


Precipitation, in inches.

0 'A






1.87I-2. O1] 0.80
1.32]-2.39] 0.35 ,
0.85-2.97 0.55




1.62 -4.43 0.81


51 211 61 41 N-Ne.






















PART 111.


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 OUNCES, IN A TIN CAN OR BOTTLE, WILL 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 officer 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 andi 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. Pke sample must not be less than one-half pound, in a can or bottle, sealed and addressed to the, Commissioner of Agriculture. Phe 8ender's name and ad, dress must also 'be on the package, this rule applying to special samples 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 payment of the inspector's fee. This provision of the law-Section 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 Fer, tilizers or Commercial Feeding Stuffs.













MARKET PRICES OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZING MATERIALS AT FLORIDA SEA
PORTS, JANUARY, 1909.


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 .


Less than S to 10 10 tons 5 tons. tons. & over. $60.00 $59.50 $5900 74.00 73.50 73.00 60.00 59.50 59.00 54.00 53.50 53.00


POTASH.


High Grade Sulphate Potash 48 per cent. Potash (K0) . Low Grade Sulphate Potash 26 per cent. Potash (K.0) . Muriate of Potash 50 per cent Potash (K.0 ). Carbonate of Potash, 60 per cent. Potash (K,O) (90 per cent. Carbonate of Potash) Nitrate Potash, 13 Ams., 42 Potash (K,O) . Kainit 12 per cent Potash . Canada Hardwood Ashes 4 per cent. (K,0) 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 16.00


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 31.00













Less than
Ammoniates. 5 tons.
Ammonia and Phosphoric Acid: Ground Castor Pomace, 6 per cent. Ammonia, 2 per cent Phosphoric Acid . $25.00 Briht Cottonseed Meal, 8 per cent. Ammonia, market quotations . 31.00 Dark Cottonseed Meal, 5 per cent. Ammonia, market quotations . 24.00


5 to 10 tons.


10 tons & over.


$24.50 $24.00 29.50 29.00 23.50 23.00


PHOSPHORIC, ACID.


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


15.00 14.00 24.00 25.00


14.50 14.50 13.50 13.00 23.50 23.00 24.50 24.00


MISCELLANEOUS.


H. G. Ground Tobacco Stems.
3 per cent. Ammonia, 9 per cent. Potash . Pulverized Ground Tobacco
Stem s . Tobacco Dust. No. 1, 3 per
cent. Ammonia, 10 per cent.
(K20) Potash . Tobacco Dust, No. 2, 14 per
cent. Ammonia, 14 per
cent. Potash . Dark Tobacco Stems, baled. Land Plaster in sacks .


25.00 1.6.00


23.00 19.00 15.00 10.50


24.50 24.C0 15.50 15.00 22.50 22.00


1,.50 14.50 10.25


1s.00 14.00 10.O0


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













NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT JAN.
1, 1909-FERTILIZER MATERIALS.

Am MIONIATES.


Ammonia, sulphate, foreign, spot, per 100 lbs. $ futures . Ammonia, sulphate, domestic, spot.
futures . Fish scrap, dried, 11 p.c. ammonia and 14 p. c. bone Phosphate, f o. b. fish works, per unit.
wet, acidulated, 6 p.c. ammonia, 3
p.c. phosphoric acid, f. o. b. fish works . Ground fish guano, imported, 10 and 11
p.c. ammonia and 15-17 p.c. bone phosphate, c. i. f. 9. Y., Balto. or Phila. Tankage, 11 p.c. and 15 p.c., f. o. b. Chicago. Tankage, 9 and 20 p.c, f.o.b. Chicago. . Tankage, 6 and 25 p.c. f.o.b. Chicago. Tankage, concentrated, f. o. b. Chicago,
14 to 15 per cent f. o. b. Chicago. . . Garbage, tankage . Sheep manure, concentrated, f. o. b. 'Chicago, per ton . Hoofmeal, f. o. b. Chicago, per unit . Dried blood, 12-13 p. c. ammonia, f. o. b. New York. Dried blood., high grade, f. o. b. Chicago. Nitrate of soda. 95 p. c. spat, ptr 100 lbs
futures, 95 p. c .


2.85 @ 2. 871@ 2.87j @ 2.90 @ 2.65 & 2.40 &


2.75 &


2. 871 2.90 2.90
2.924


10


35


10


2.30 & 10. 2.20 & 10 L5. 00 @

2.25@0 6.00 @ 8.00

7.50 @ 2.30 @ 2.35


2.60 2.50 2.15 2.15


@26.65 @ 2.55
* 2. 171
* 2.171


P110SPHATFS.


Acid Phosphate, per unit .50 @ 55 Bones, raw, per ton . 20. 00 @
ground, steamed, 3 p. c. ammonia and 50 p. c. bone phosphate 24. 00 @
unground, steamed . 17.50 @ 18.00













South Carolina phosphate rock, undried,
per 2,400 lbs., f. o. b. Ashley River. South Carolina phosphate rock, hot air
dried, f. o. b. Ashley River . Florida land pebble phosphate rock, 68
p. c., f. o. b. Port Tampa, Fla . Florida high grade phosphate hard rocks,
77 p. c., f. o. b. Florida or Georgia ports
Georgia ports . Tennessee phosphate rock, f. o. b. Mt.
Pleasant. domestic, per ton, 7SE/ 80 p.c.
75 p. c. guaranteed .
68 @72 p. c.


5.50 Ca 5.75 7.00 Ca 7.7 3.25 Ca 3.5') 9.25 E, 9.75 9.25 Ot 9.75


5.00
4.75 4.00


.5.50
5 .00
4 .25-


POTASHES.


Muriate potash, basis 80, p. c. per 100 lbs. Manure salt, 20 p. c. actual potash.
double manure salt, 48 p. c. * Sulphate potash (basis 90 p. c.) . Kainit in bulk, 2,240 lbs .


1.90 9
14.75 Ca' 1. 164 Ca 2. 18 @ S. 50 Ca'













STATE VALUATIONS.

For Available and Insoluble Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia
and Potash for the Season of 1909.

Available Phosphoric Acid . 5 cents a pound In soluble Phosphoric Acid .1 cent a pound Ammonia ( or its equivalent in nitrogen) 16A cents a pound Potash (as actual potash (K20) . 51 cents a pound
If calculated by unitsAvailable 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 he TUhe 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 ceut.x$1.00-$ 6.22 Insoluable Phosphoric Acid. .1.50 per cent.x .20- .20 Ammonia .8. .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 seaports. $27.25

Or a fertilizer analyzing as follows:
Available Phosphoric Acid. .8 per cent.x$I.00-$ 8.00 Ammonia .2 per cent.xK 3.30- 6.60 Potash. :*.*. '2 per cent.xl 1.1f- 2.20 Mixing and Bagging. 1.50

Commercial value at seaports. $18.30

The above valuations are for cagh for materials delivered at Florida seaports, and they can be bought in one ton lots.- at these prices at the'date of issuing th is 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 f ten per cent. can be made in above valuations, i. 6:

Available Phosphoric Acid . 90 cents per unit Potash (KO) . 99 cents per unit Ammonia (or equivalent in nitrogen) . $2.97 per unit

The valuations and market prices in succeeding illus. trations, are based on market prices for one-ton lots.

STATE VALUES.

It is not intended by the "State valuation" to fix the price or commercial 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 fertilizers or commercial stock feed at the date of issuing a bulletin, 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 determined, and the inquirer informed what the cost of the necessary material to compound a ton of goods similar to I'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 1909 deducted therefrom.














COMPOSITION OF FERTILIZER MATERIALS.
NITROGENOUS MATERIALS.


Ni-trate oflbSoda. Sulphate of Ammonia . Dried Blood. Concentrated Tankage . Bone Tankage . Dried Fish Scrap. Cotton Seed Meal. iof Meal . :.


POUNDS PER HUNDRED

Phosphoric
Ammonia Acid Pah

17 to 19 . . 21 to 24 . . 12 to 17 . . 12 to15 i to 2 .
6 to 9 10 to15 . 8 to11 6 to 8 .
7 to 10 2 to 3 lI to 2
13 to 171 1jto 21.-


PHOSPHATE MATERIALS.
POUNDS PER HUNDRED

Amona Available Insoluble
Ammoia hos.Aci Phosphoric
Phos. , id Acid

Florida Pebble Phosphate . .26 to 32 Florida Rock Phosphate . . .33 to 35 Florida Super Phosphate . .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 8
POTASH MATERIALS AND FARM MANURES.
POUNDS PER HUNDRED

Actual Amoi Phosphorlc
Potash Amoi Acid 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. . . Kainit .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 1j 35 to 40 Tobacco Stems .5 to 8 2 to 4.3j Cow Manure (fresh) . 0.40 0 to 41 0.16 0.31
Horse Manure (fresh). 0.53 0 to 60 0.28 '4).31
Sheep Manure (fresh). 0.67 1.00 0.23 0.33
Hog Manure (fresh) . 0.60 0.55 0.19 0A)8
Hen Dung (fresh) .0.85 2.07 1.54 0.24
Mixed Stable Manure . 10.63 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 . 6.25 Bone phosphate into phosphoric acid, multiply by 0.458 Phosphoric acid into bone phosphate, multiply by 2.1.4 Muriate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.632 Actual potash into muriate of potash, multiply by 1.5S3 Sulphate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.541 Actual potash into sulphate of potash, multiply by 1.S5 Nitrate of potash into nitrogen, multiply by . 0.139 Carbonate of potash into actual potash, multiply by 0.6-'1 Actual potash into carbonate of potashmultiply by 1.4G6 Chlorine, in "kainit," multiply potash (KO) by. 2.33

For instance, you buy 95 per cent. of nitrate of soda and want to 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 0.6S1. equals 61.2'i per cent. actual potash (K.O).



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 sane 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 fertilizers or feeds) that the law is becoming more generally understood by the farmer, fruit and vegetable grow~er. 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 1have a sample of- the goods purchased analyezd 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 ha~d a direct influence upon the increased quality of the goods sold in the State. When properly drawn, sealed, witnessed 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 fitrnis hes the consumer with the same protection demanded by the nmifactarer, who buys his materials onhy 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 seaport cities; cargoes of potash salts direct from Germany are now frequently received by Florida importers, while large amounts of acid phosphate are manufactured at andi 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 sho-uld consult them, compare the guarantee tag therewith, and if doubtful of the truthfulness of the C'guarantee," -send a "Special Sample" in a tin can to the Commissioner of Agriculture for analysis, as directed in regulations governing the taking ancl sending of special samples-on another page.









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AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL
FEEDSTUFFS.


NAME OF FEED
� 4
U C rZ

Bright Cott'n Seed Meal 9.35 39.70 28.58 7.78! 5.84 Dark Cotton Seed Meal 20.03 22.891 37.141 5.481 4.99 Linseed Meal .8.76 34.70 35.91 5.34 6.12 Wheat Bran . 8.12 15.49 55.151 3.861 5.98 Middlings . 5.17 16.821 58.741 4.17 4.50 Mixed Feed (wheat). 7.80 16.86 54.44!1 4.79 5.30
Corn Meal . 1.64 8.73 71.321 3.14 1.20 Corn (grain) . 2.10 10.50 69.60[ 5.40 1.50 Corn Cobs . 30.10 2.40 54.901 0.50 1.40 Corn and Cob Meal . 6.60 8.50 64.80 3.50' 1.50
5.soI I
(orn and Oats, Eq'l pts.1 5.S0 11 64.63! 5.20' 230 W heat .1 1.801 11.901 71.991 2. 10r 1.80 Oats . .9.50 11.80 59.70! 5.00 3.09 Soja Beans . 4.80 34.001 28.001 16.501 5.40 Velvet Beans&Hulls. 9.201 19.70' 51.301 4.501 3.30 Rice Hulls .1 35.701 3.601 38.601 0.701 13.20 Gluten Meal .1.251 37.06 46.521 3.271 0.68 Gluten Feed . .7.31 24.171 54.301 3.44? 1.80












AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDSTUFFS- (Continued.)



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NAME OF FEED.
;m4 Cz
44

Hominy Feed . 4.05 10.49 65.27 7.851 2.54 Rye Products (bran) . 4.53 15.57 61.28 3:02 3.80 Barley Sprouts . 10.94 2T.20 42.66 1.56 6.34 Distillers, Grains . 12.90 32.23 33.34 12.09 1.86 Oat Feed . 20.5T 7.91 54.58 3.26 5.34 Provender . 3.91 10.62 67.34 4.03 1.83 Ship Stuff . 5.63 14.61 59.80 4.97 3.71 Victor Feed . 11.50 8.29 64.05 2.60 3.44 XXX Corn& Oat Feeds 9.94 9.66 64.66 5.09 3.24

Corn & Oats Feeds. 1 12.09 8.73 61.731 3.73 1 3.22 Proprietary Horse F'ds 9.57 12.48 60.54 4.271 2.83 Molasses Feeds . 8.49 16.34 51.72 1.79 6.18 Poultry Feeds . 4.62 15.89 60.271 5.32 27.63 Beef Scrap . . 44.70 3.281 14.75 29.20 Quaker Dairy Feed . 15.53 14.42 52.12 4.051 5.31 Creamery F eed . 10.07 20.06 51.00 5.38 3.57 Purina Feed . 8.69 13.21 59,361 3.611 3.6-0
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COMMERCIAL STATE VALUES OF FEEDSTUFFS FOR 1909.

For the season of 1909 the following "State values" are fixed as a guide to purchasers.
These values are based on the current price of corn, which has been chosen as a standard in fixing the commErcial values; the price of corn, to a large extent, governing the price of other feeds, pork, beef, etc. :

COMMERCIAL VALUES OF FEEDSTUFFS FOR 1909.

Protein, 3j cents per pound . 65 cents per unit Starch and Sugar, 1 cents per pound. .30 cents per unit Fats, 3- cents per pound . 65 cents per unit
A unit being 20 pounds (1 per cent) of a ton.
Indian corn being the standard @ $30.00 per ton.
To findi 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. 10.58 Fats . . 7.85 x 65c. 5.10

State value per ton . R31.49

EXAMPLE No. 2.

CORN AND OAT FEEDProtein . 11.15 x 65c. S 7.25 Starch and Sugar . 64.65 x 30c. 19.40 Fats . . . . 5.20 x 65c. 3.3,R

State value per ton . S30.03














FORMULAS.

There are frequent inquiries for formulas for various crops, and there are hundreds of such formulas published; and while there are hundreds of "Brands" the variations in these grades are surprisingly little. Dozens of "Brands" put up by the same manufacturer are identical goods, the only difference being in the name printed on the tag or sack. A good general Formula for field or garden might be called a "Vegetable Formula," and would have the following: Ammonia 3117, available phosphoric acid 6101, and potash 71%. The following formulas will furnish the necessary plant food in about the above proportion. I have purposely avoided the use of any fraction of 1,00 pounds in these formulas to simplify them. Values are taken from price lists furnished by the trade, which we published in our Report of January 1, 1909.
For Cotton, Corn, Sweet Potatoes, and, Vegetables: Ammonia 31 per cent., available phosphoric acid 61 per cent., potash 7-1 per cent.

(A) VEGETABLELE"
No. 1.
Per Cent.
900 pounds of Cotton Seed Meal (7j-21-1j) .3.25 Ammonia 800 pounds of Acid Phosphate (16 per cent.) . 6.40 Available 300 pounds of Muriate (or Sulphate) (50 per cent) 7.50 Potash 2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged .$28.60
Plant Food per ton . 343 pounds

No. 2.
Per Cent.
1000 lbs of Blood and Bone (6h-8) .3.25 Ammonia 400 lbs of Acid Phosphate (16 per cet).~ 7.00 Avail. Phos. 600 lbs of Low Grade Sulp. Pot. (26 per ct.) )7.80 Potash 2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged .$30.20
Plant Food per ton . 360 pounds 5-Bul
















No. 3.
Per Cent.
300 lbs of Dried Blood (16 per cent.) .2o 100 lbs of Nitrate of Soda (17 per cent.) 3.25 Amionia 1000 lbs of Acid Phosphate (16 per cent.) . 8.00 Available 600 lbs of Low Grade Sulp. Pot. (26 per ct.) 7.80 Potash

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $31.00
Plant Food per ton . 381 pounds

(B) "FRUIT AND VINE."

No. 1.

Fruits, Melons, Strawberries, Irish Potatoes: Ammonia 4 per cent., Available Phosphoric Acid 7 per cent., Potash 10 per cent.

Per Cent.
1000 Ibs of Blood and Bone (6 -8) . 100 lbs of Nitrate of Soda (17 per ecnt.) . 1 4 Ammonia 500 lbs of Acid Phosphate (16 per cent.). 8 Available 400 lbs of Murlate of Potash (50 per ct.) . . 1 10 Potash

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $34.00
Plant Food per ton . 440 pounds

No. 2.
Per Cent.
500 lbs of Castor Pomace (6-2 per cent.) .1 200 lbs of Sulp. of Am. (25 per cent.) . 4.00 Ammonia 900 lbs of Acid Phosphate (16 per cent.). 7.70 Available 400 lbs of Sulp. of Pot. (48 per cent.) . 9.60 Potash

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $32.25
Plant Food per ton . 426 pounds

No. 3.

Per Cent.
500 lbs of Cotton Seed Meal (7j-2 -1j) . 100 lbs of Nitrate of Soda (17 per cent.). 3.97 Ammonia 100 lbs of Sulp. of Am. (25 per cent.) . 8.30 Available 900 lbs of Acid Phosphate (16 per cent.). 8.97 Potash 400 lbs of Sulp. of Potash (48 per cent.).

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $31.65
Plant Food per ton . 425 pounds





















300
400 200 750 300
50

2000


(C) "TOBACCO FORMULAS."

No. 1.
Per Cent.
lbs of Carb. of Pot. (60 per cent.) . lbs of Tobacco Dust (2-5) . 3.05 Ammonia lbs of Cotton Seed Meal (7j-2j-1j) . 5 Amaia
lbs of Bone Meal (4-10) . 8.95 Available lbs of concentrated Phos. (25 per cent.) 10.50 Potash lbs of Nitrate of Soda (17 per cent) .


Commercial value per ton mixed and bagged.$38.30 Plant Food per ton . 440 pounds


No. 2.
Per Cent.
300 lbs of Nitrate of Potash (13-42). 100 lbs of Carbonate of Potash (60 per ct.) j 3.05 Ammonia 800 lbs of Tobacco Dust (2-3) . .8.95 Available 200 lbs of Bone. Meal (3-12) . 10.50 Potash 600 lbs of concentrated Phos. (25 per cent.)

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $38.30
Plant Food per ton . 440 pounds


No. 3.

400 lbs of Nitrate of Potash (13-42). 100 lbs of Cotton Seed Meal (7i-2-1i). | 700 lbs of Tobacco Dust (2-5) . 100 lbs of Bone Meal (3-12) . 700 lbs of concentrated Phos. (25 per cent.)9

2000


Per Cent.

4.20 Ammonia 9.45 Available 10.20 Potash


Commercial value mixed and bagged . $37.15
Plant Food per ton . 477 pounds

No. 4.
Per Cent.
500 lbs of Nitrate of Potash (13-42) .4.45 Ammonia 700 lbs of Tobacco Dust (2-3) . 10.00 Available 800 lbs of concentrated Phos. (25 per cent.) 11.55 Potash

2000
Commercial value mixed and bagged . $39.50
Plant Food per ton . 520 rounds














SO11, ANALYSES.


We frequently have samples of soil sent in for anal~ ,sis and a request to advise as to best methods of fertilizingo. Excepting in extreme cases such as lleavy Clays. Pure Sands, and Muck Lands, there is but little information to be derived from a soil analysis that would be of benefit to farmers. So much depends on tilth, drainage, culture, and other physical conditions, that an analysis made under Laboratory conditions -is of little value. In this connection we quote from the Report of the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station, IPurdue -University. Lafayette, Indiana, as follows:

"SOIL ANALYSIS op' LITTLE VALUE IN SHiOWING FERTILIZER REQUIREMIENT.-The Chemical Department is called upon to answer hundreds of letters of inquiry in relation to agricultural chemical problems from people all over the State. In this connection it might be well to say that there is a widespread idea that the chemist can analyze a sample of soil, and without further knowledge of the conditions, write out a: prescription for a fertilizer which will fill the needs of that particular soil.
The Experiment Station does not analyze samples of soil to determine the fertilizer requirements. There is no chemical method known that will show reliably the availability of the plant food elements present in the soil, as this is a variable factor, influenced by the kind of crop. the type of soil, the climatic and biological conditions: hence we do not recommend this method of testing soil.
The method recommended by the Indiana Station ms the field fertilizer test or plot system, in which long, narrow strips of the field to be tested are measured off side by side. The crop is planted uniformly over each. Different fertilizers are applied to time different plots, every third or fourth one being left unfertilized. The produce from those plots is harvested separately and weighed. In this manner the farmer can tell what fertilizer is best










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suited for his needs. As climatic conditions may influence the yield with different fertilizers, it is best to carry on such tests for more than one year before drawing definite conclusions. There is positively no easier or shorter method of testing the soil, that we feel safe in recommending.
Soil can be greatly improved by an intelligent rotation of crops, the conservation of stable manure, and the use of some kind of commercial fertilizer. Farmers need have no fear that the proper application of commercial fertilizer will injure the land."










BUREAU OF FERTILIZERS.
R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. L. HEIMBURGER, Assistant Chemist.
Analyses of Special Samples under Sec. 9, Act approved May 22, 1901.
(Samples taken by purchaser.)

Phosphoric Acid.


NAE116, OR BRAND.


.0
J
I
Dissolved Bone Black No. 1. 1616 . Dissolel Hon , Black No. 2. 1647 . Fertilizer . 1648 7.81 Dried Blood . 1649 . Fertilizer . . 1650 3.52 Fertilizer . .1 651 . 9. Fertilizer . . 1652 13.99 Fertilizer No. 1 . 1653 11.60I Fertilizer No. 2 . 1654 6.351 Fertilizer No. 3 . 1655 15.691 Orange Prniier No. 1275. 1656 8.17 Blood, Bone & Potash No.1276 1657 8.9-, Vegetable No. 1277 . 1658 11. 81 Largo Sjec. Pridt & Vine No. 1278 . 16;59 9.07 Original No. I Mixture, No. 1279 . 1660 10.07


17.00 15.52 7.03

5.32 8.08S
6.91 5.90 4.85 (;. 59 7.83 8.51 7.75

6.21
5.45


1.77 18.77. 1.36 16.8S8 . 1.52 8.55 4.74 . . I 16.50
6.70 12.021 4.34
1.83 9.91i 2.79 0.96 7.87 2.39
1.84 7.741 1.74 2.04 (;.9S 6.25 1.65 8.24 1.20 0.25 S.0S 4.06
0.18 9.42 1.89 1.02 8.77 3.8(;

0.45 G.6(; 3.13

0.64 (;.09 4.73


BY \VHOM SENT.


. Southern Ferlz. Co., Orlando, Fla .Southern Fertz. Co., Orlando, Fla
8.65 E. H. Hamilton, Terra Ceia, Fla. .P. J. Webster, Miami, Fla. 10.39 H. A. Perry, Pomona, Fla.
4.53 Gwynn Tobacco Co., Tallahassee, Fla. 10.531 R. E. L. Turner, Parrish, Fla.
6.651 John Parrish, Parrish, Fla. 7.89 John Parrish, Parrish, Fla. 11.40 John Parrish, Parrish, Fla. 12.33 Armour Ferlz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla. 7.81 Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla. 5.99 Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla.

9.89 Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla.

5.371 Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla.









Canada Hard Wood Ashes. 11661 Fertilizer . 1662 Steamed Bone . 1663 Fertilizer No. 3. 1664 Special Mixture No. 1 . 1665

Hastings' Potato Special . 1666 L. G. Potash No. 1 . 1667 L. G. Potash No. 2 . 1668 H. G. Potash No. 3 . 1669 Fertilizer No. 1 . 1670 Fertilizer No. 2 . 1671 Fertilizer No. 3. 1672 Fertilizer .:11673 Ashes No. P. 17148 . 11674 Fertilizer . 1675 Fertilizer . 1676 Fertilizer . E1677 Hard Wood Ashes . 1678 Nitrate of Soda No. 1 . 1679 Dried Blood No. 2 . 1680 H. G. Sulphate Potash No. 3. 1681 Tankage No. 4 . 1682 Steamed Bone No. 5 . 11683 Fertilizer No. 6. 1684 Fertilizer No. 1.1685 Fertilizer No. 2 . 1686 Fertilizer . 1687 Fertilizer . 1688 Fertilizer (S. R. 11039) . 1689 Fertilizer . 1690 Home-Made Fertilizer . 1691


4.051 5.73 12.14
5.44 5.78 . 6.66


10.95 5.27







5.24 6.59 7.27 11.09


9.46


6.29



9.93 7.09 7.21 6.76

5.29 7.87 8.79




11.13
7.00 7.52 7.84 11.27 7.07 7.08 7.22 0.98


4.86 10.59 12.08 24.22 5.82 11.60 1.98 8.68

1.68 7.97



0.24 10.17 0.32 7.41 0.62 7.83
1.35 8.11

0.86 6.15 0.611 8.48 14.91/ 23.70 . . . . . . . . . . .



. 10.09 12.19 23.32 5.05 12.05
6.27 13.79 5.97 13.81
2.59, 13.86 0.74 7.81 0.54 7.62
1.01 8.28 0.151 1.131


4.05 3.69 3.76 5.03

4.70



2.65
4.70 2.81 3.69

6.35
3.69 2.40

17.63 15.91


3.65
6.23 6.00 5.64 3.17 3.98 4.68 4.20 0.72


3.661 Southern Fertilizer Co., Orlando, Fla. 11.69 H. A. Perry, Pomona, Fla. . .H. A. Perry, Pomona, Fla. 10.96 H. A. Perry, Ponmona, Fla.
5.621 A. W. Corbett, St. Augustine, Fla.

7.07 A. W. Corbett, St. Augustine, Fla. 27.44 Southern Fertilizer Co., Orlando, Fla. 25.76 Southern Fertilizer Co., Orlando, Fla. 49.72 Southern Fertilizer Co., Orlando, Fla.
3.78 R. Y. Burr, Lemon City, Fla. 5.84 R. Y. Burr, Lemon City, Fla.
5.33 R. Y. Burr, Lemon City, Fla. 4.44 B. W. Kennedy, Parrish, Fla.
1.34 E. 0. Painter Fertz. Co., Jacksonville.
8.00 Walter Walden, Miami, Fla.
3.78 Thomas D. Moore, Dunedin, Fla.
0.29 Sanders Fertz. Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
2.06 M. M. Hall, Punta Gorda, Fla. . J. Ed. Raulerson, Lily, Fla. .J. Ed. Raluerson, Lily, Fla. 51.48 J. Ed. Raulerson, Lily, Fla. 9.42 J. Ed. Raulerson, Lily, Fla. . J. Ed. Raulerson, Lily, Fla. 9.99 J. Ed. Raulerson, Lily, Fla. 7.05 W. Cliff, Crescent City, Fla.
7.52 W. Cliff, Crescent City ,Fla.
7.72 J. P. Coburn, Cresecnt City, Fla.
5.49 A. J. Campbell, Arch Creek, Fla.
6.22 Sanders Fertz. Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
5.321 M. J. Sloan, Arch Creek, Fla.
0.191 T. J. Minor, Ocoee, Fla.










BUREAU OF FERTILIZERS-Continued.

Phosphoric Acid.


NAME, OR BRAND. 6 BY WHOM SENT00 0d >


Cotton Seed Meal. J1692 .
Raw Bone . 1693.1. Canada Hard Wood Ashes. 1694. Fertilizer . 1695 . Cacined Carbonate Potash. 1696 Oat Mixture . 1697 4.60 Foreign Bone . 1698 . Acid Phosphate . 16991. "Guano" . . 1700. Fertilizer . 1701 10.30 Fertilizer . 1702 8.70 Fertilizer . 1703 0.67 H. G. Sulphate Potash . 1704 . Fertz. (Wilson's Special) . 1705 .". Fertilizer . 1706. Fertilizer No. 1 . 1707 . Potash & Bone Meal Mixture 1708. Fertilizer "Malone No. 2". 1709 . Blood. Bone & Pot . 117101 10.541 Watermelon Spec'l . 17111 7.421


. 7.84 . Douglas, Carmichael & Malone, Quincy
. . 23.35 9.80. Southern Fertilizer Co., Orlando, Fla.
9. s�3.13 Dr. A. B. Tadlock, Ellenton, Fla.
8.44 0.48 8.92 4.7 9.97 Easterling Bros., Irvine, Fla.
. 66.08 Schroeder & Arguimbau, Quincy, Fla.
7.62 0.951 8.57 3.34 13.69 Schroeder & Arguimbau, Quincy, Fla. 13.83! 15.761 29.581 1.581 . Schroeder & Arg lmbau, Quincy, Fla. 14.14! 0.09! 14.23!. .[ A. L. Wrilson Co., Quincy, Fla.
8 118 9. 93 2.221 2.191 A. L. Wilson, Quincy, Fla.
8.32 0.31 8.63 4.25i 9.83 C. B. Morrow, Crescent City, Fla. 10.05 0.16 10.21 4.571 7.08 V. 1. Carrier, Crescent City, Fla. 5.31 7.71 13 02 2.98 4.68 Walter Cliff, Crescent, City, Fla. . . . . i 47.40 T. F. Nevins, Merritt, Fla.
8.66 0.61 9 .27 2.541 3.68 A. L. Wilson Co., Quincy, Fla.
. 21.041 . A. B. Barrington, Winter Haven, Fla.
.:75" 4.77 17.5 1.741 19.72 A. L,. Wilson Co., Quincy, Fa.
7.16 8.09 15.25 2.701 16.48 Douglass, Carmichael & Malon(, Quincy o.531 9.321 15.851 2.47 15.32 A. L. Wilson Co., Quincy, Fla. .9 0.531 8.921 4.94 6.86 Armour Fertz. Wks., lacksonville. Fin 5.26 0.411 5.67! 2.941 8.84! Armour Fe-rtz. Wks., Jacksonville, Fla.









Fruit & Vine . 1712 8.75 Special Mixture . 1713 5.77 Fertilizer No. 1. 1714. Fertilizer No. 2 . 1715. Fertilizer No. 1 . 1716 . Fertilizer No. 2 . 1717 6.45 Fertilizer . 1718. Fertilizer . 1719 8.71 Ground Tobacco Stems . 1720 . ] Fertilizer No. 1 . 1721 5.69 Fertilizer No. 2 . 11722 6.71 Nitrate of Potash . 1723 . Kainit . 1724 . Nitrate of Potash. 11725 . Fertilizer No. 1 .1726 11.331 Fertilizer No. 2. 1727 10.991 Fertilizer No. 3 . 1728 10.61 Fertilizer No. 1 . 1729 . Fertilizer No. 2. 1730 . Fertilizer No. 3 . .17311.


6.761 0.70 7.46 2.35 10.97 Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, 8.47 5.62 14.09 7.33 5.57' Armour Fertz. Wks., Jacksonville, 7.48 0.24 7.72 3.22 10.28 W. G. Norsworthy, McIntosh, Fla. 9.36 1.40 10.76 4.80 8.80 W. G. Norsworthy, McIntosh, Fla.
7.14 0.19 7.53 4.47 10.38 C. W. Stevens, Tampa, Fla. 7.18 0.17 7.35 4.15 10.96 C. W. Stevens, Tampa, Fla.
6.49 0.08 6.57 4.00 10.48 J. F. Moran, Giljette, Fla.
6.97 0.40 7.37 3.55 9.44 M. 0. Overstreet, Orlando, Fla.
. 1.83 7.88 1-. J. Webster, Miami, Fla.
8.78 4.55 13.33 2.65 11.36 C. B. Gwynn, Tallahassee, Fla. 7.05 0.75 7.80 4.38 5.00 C. B. Gwynn, Tallahassee, Fla. .14.30 43.20 L. Heimburger, Tallahassee, Fla.
. . 13.55 W. S. Mitchell, Marion, Fla.
. . . 115.50 44.28 1 . Heimberger, Tallahassee, Fla.
9.991 0.431 10.421 1.99 2.73 D. J. Paul, Bonifay, Fla. 9.12 0.19 9.311 2.18 2.27 D. J. Paul, Bonifay, Fla. 10.62 0.07 10.69 2.55 2.19 D. J. Paul, Bonifay, Fla.
6.511 0.95 7.46j 3.77! 7.46 Gust Neybe-rg, Dania, Fla. 5.43! 1.69 7.121 3.64 7.23 Gust Neybe-rg, Dania, Fla. 6.381 2.831 9.21! 3.10 10.611 Gust Neyberg, Dania, Fla.










DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE--DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY.
R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS. 1909. L. HEIMBURGER, Assistant Chemist.
Samples Taken by the State Chemist Under Section 1, Act Approved May 22, 1901.

Phosphoric Acid.

NAME, OR BRAND. 2 W 6 6 BYWHOMANDWHERt
" I MANUFACTURED.


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Wilson & To)omer's H. G.plete Sweet Potato Fertz. 1241 Guarant'd Analysis .00250 Official Analysis.l 1:.77 8.29 1.86 9.35 2.00 4.07 Co., Jacksonville, Ph Wilson & Toonier's H. G.
Pineapple Fruil & Vline. 1242 Onarant'd Analysis S. 00[ -1.00 .00 10.00 Wilson & Toomer Pert Official Analysis. . 5.98i 4.78, .64 S.42 6.28 9.56. Co., Jacksonville, Ph Seminole Tree (;how1. 121,i(arant Analysis, 8.00: 6 (00. I.1 4.001 8.00 Wilson & Toomer Fert Official Analysis . 11.32 6.241 9.86 6.57 4.22 8.431 Co., Jacksonville, FI Ieal F'uit & Vin 0 I:Lm,, '. 1214 Guaranl'd A nalysis 10.00 .01 . . . 10.0(1 W ilson & Toomer Fert Official Anaimis, . . 8.9 t 5. 7 81 0.4tt;. .27 3.48 10.24 Co., Jacksonville, Fl

Special Mixtu'. No. I . 1215 (luarant'd Anmys;ks 8.00i 6.001 1.( . 5.00 5.00iWilson & Toomer Fertz I lOfficial Analysis.1 9.64i 5.871 1.61 7.68 5.461 5.821 Co., Jacksonville, Fla


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Peruvian Veg. Manur. . Armour's Largo Spec'l Ft.
and Vine . Orange Fruiter . Armour's Orig'l No. 1 Mix. Armour's Fruit & Vine. Acid Phosphate 16 per cent.


Cotton Sieed Meal . 1252 Dark Cotton Seed Meal. 1253 Cotton Seed Meal . 1254 Cotton Seed Meal . 1255 Ober's Vegetable . 1256


12461 Guarant'd Analysis!
jOfficial Analysis.
I
1247 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1248 IGuarant'd Analysis
Official Analyisis.

1249 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1250 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1251 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.


Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis. .

Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Guarat'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.


10.00 7.93

10.00 7.64

10.00 10.03

10.00 9. 07

10.00 8.56

10.00 16.45


12.00 7.43


7.00 2.001 . 7.411 1.131 8.55 6.001 1.001 . 6.18 1.111 7.29 8.00 1.00 .
7.34 0.30 7.64 5.001 1.00 . 5.721 0.38 6.10 6.00 1.00 .
6.00 0.79 6.79 16.00 1.00 . 16.861 0.50 17.36



.2.00


:: :: . . . . . . .
. . . . 2.50


. . . . 2.50


6.001 2.00 . 7.891 0.97 8.86


5.001 8.00 Wilson & Toomer Fertz. 4.901 8.14 Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
31
3.00 10.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
2.94 9.72 Jacksonville, Fla.

4.00 12.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
3.50 11.81 Jacksonville, Fla.

5.00 5.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
4.87 4.77 Jacksonville, Fla.

2.50 11.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
2.41 11.01 Jacksonville, Fla.

. Armour Fertz. Works,
. Jacksonville, Fla. CH

7.50 1.00 Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
8.05. Ft. Gaines, Ga.

4. Valdosta Cotton Oil Co.,
5.32. Valdosta, Ga.

7.50 1.50 Blakeley Oil & Fertz.
7.64. Co., Blakeley, Ga.

7.50 1.00 Eufaula Oil Co., Eu. faula, Ala.

5.00 6.00 Ober & Sons, Baltimore,
5.79 7.43 Md.











ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS-Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND. :



V. C. Fla. Fruit Grower's Formula . 1257 Guarant'd Analysis IOfficial Analysis. DeSoto Brand Orange Tree Grower . 1258 Guarant'd Analysis I Official Analysis. DeSoto Brand Fruit & Vine I Manure . ,1259 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Armour's Waterm'n Spec'li12(;0 Guarant'd Analysis I Official Analysis.

Armour's Fruit & Vine. 1261 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Arnuour's, Largo Specil Fruit & Vine . 1262 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Acid Il]os., 14 per ,c nl. . 1 2;3 Guarant'd Analysis I Official Analysis.


Phosphoric Acid.





o Cf l


8.00 7.001 1.00i . 4.35 7418 2.18 9.361 10.00 6.00. 7.10 6.33 0.47 6.801 10.00, 6.001. . 7.19 6.44 0.78 7.22 10.00 5.00 1.00 . 6.00 5.25! 0.64 5.89 10.00 6.001 1 . 9.99 6.32 0.891 7.211


10.00 6. 00 1.00.
8.06 6.41 0.93 7.1 11.00 14.00 1.00 .
7.85 14.691 0.35 15.04


. BY WHOM AND WHERE MANUFACTURED.
S �S



3.50 4.00 Va.-Car. Chem. Co., Sa3.39 5.00 vannah, Ga.

5.00 6.50 Va.-Car. Chem. Co., Sa5.51 7.52 vannah, Ga.

4.00 12.00 Va.-Car. Chem. Co., Sa4.00 13.88 vannah, Ga.

.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
3.13 8.49 Jacksonville, Fla.

2.501 11.00 Armour Fertz. Works,
2.54 11.30 Jacksonville, Fla.


3.00 10.00 Armour Ferlz. Works,
2.91 9.95 Jacksonville, Fla.

. Armour Fertz. Works,
Jacksonville, Fla.









Special Manure, No. 1. 1264;Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Ideal Fruit & Vine Manure 1265 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.
Special Mixture No. 1 . 12661Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Blood, Bone & Potash . 1267 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis. .

Strawberry Fertilizer . 1268 Guarant'd Analysis I Official Analysis. Special Fruit & Vine . 1269 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis. Gulf Tobacco Special . 11270 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.
Orange Fruiter . 12711Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.

Vegetable Special . 1272IGuarant'd Analysis I Official Analysis. Orange Producer . 11273 lGuarant'd Analysis I lOfficial Analysis. Fruit & Veg. Fertilizer. 1274 Guarant'd Analysis I lOfficial Analysis. I


8.00 9.51

10.00 14.50 8.00
10.74 14.00 10.78 8.00 15.08

8.00 5.07 10.00 8.00 10.00 5.22 10.00 7.22 8.00 6.03 5.00 5 .43i


6.00 1.00 .
6.241 1.72 7.96] 6.001 . .I

5.86 0.26 6.12/

6.451 1.00. 6.451 1.68 8.13
6.0011 1.00 . . .

5.93 1.35 7.28

6.001 2.00.
6.88 1.58 18.46

6.00 1.001 7.00
6.80 0.15 6.95

6.001 1.00 7.00 6.641 1.55 8.19
1
6.001 1.00 7.00 6.91 0.05 6.96

6.001 1.00 7.00 10.051 2.00 12.05

7.001 1.00 . 6.75 0.10 6.85

2.501 5.00. 4.641 10.481 15.12


5.00 5.00 Wilson & Toomer Fertz. 5.92 6.34 Co., Jacksonville, Fla.

3.00 10.00 Wilson & Toomer Fertz. 3.35 9.64 Co., Jacksonville, Fla.

5.00 5.00 'Wilson & Toomer Fertz.
5.22 5.77 Jacksonville, Fla.

4.00 4.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
3.98 3.28 Tampa, Fla.

2.50 8.00 Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
2.10 7.37 Tampa, Fla.

3.00 13.00 Gulf Fertilizer Corn4.18 13.26 pany, Tampa, Fla.

4.00 5.00 Gulf Fertilizer Corn4.44 6.34 Tampa, Fla.

4.00 10.00 Gulf Fertilizer Corn4.37 11.40 Tampa, Fla.

5.00 5.00 Gulf Fertilizer Corn5.24 5.95 Tampa, Fla.

4.50 15.00 Gulf Fertilizer Cor5.05 15.03 Tampa, Fla.

4.00 6.00 Germofert Mfg. Co.,
3.98 5.68. Charleston, S. C.











ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS-Continued.


NAME, OR BRAND. 0

on 4o


Dried Blood . Ground Castor Pomace. H. G. Acid Phos., 16 per ct. I-. G. Ky. Tobacco Stems. Cotton Seed Meal . Simon i'ure No. 1 . Simon I'll ro Spe('I No. I.


1275 Gaurant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1276 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1277 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1278 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1279 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1280 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1281 ('marant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.


12.00 10.00 10.00
11.85 10.00 7.65 8.00 5.98 8.001 6.08


Phosphoric Acid.


C5

Cd 0
Q1


16.00 16.83


0.50 0.12


6.00 1.00 5.69 0.21

6.00 1.001
6.211 0.261


. Ir

BY WHOM AND WHERE
MANUFACTURED.


. 16.00. Sanders Fertz. C.,
. 16.75 . Jacksonville, Fla.

1.50 6.50 1.001Sanders Fertz. Co., 5.88 . .Jacksonville, Fla. 0

. . . Sanders Fertz. Co.,
16.95 . . Jacksonville, Fla.

. 2.50 10.001Sanders Fertz. Co., . 2.601 10.571 Jacksonville, Fla.

2.25 7.501 1.65Sanders Fertz. Co., . 8.01. Jacksonville, Fla.

. 4.00 11.00E. 0. Painter Fortz. Co.,
5.90 5 5 11.94 ,Jack ,onville, Fla.

. 1 2.001 16.001E. 0. Painl e Fertz. Co.,
6.471 2.881 16.481 Jacksonville, Fla.









Gem Fruit & Vine . Precipitated Bone Phosphate with Ammonia . Nitrate of Potash. Blood Meal . Mapes' Orange Tree Man're Mapes' Vegetable Manure. Tobacco Dust . V. C. Fruit & Vine . V. C. Tip Top Tomato Trucker .


1282 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1283 Guarant'd Analysis
'Official Analysis.

1284 Gaurant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1285 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1286 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1287 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1288 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1289 Gaurant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

1290 Guarant',d Analysis
Official Analysis.


8.001 6.00[ 1.00 . 1 6.711 6.17 1.22 7.39

. 31.00 . .
6.14 27.871 9.51 .38

. . . . . Ii . . . . . . .
.::: . .



12.00 6.001 2.00. 14.45 5.251 4.57 9.82

12.00 6.00! 2.00 . 13.66 6.521 3.16 9.681



8.00 6.00 1.00.
7 .62 6 .14 1 .17 .7.31

8.00 7.00 1.00. 7.4t 6.84 1.50 8.34
1.5


3.001 10.001E. 0. Painter Fertz. Co.,
3.221 10.39 Jacksonville, Fla.

6.00 . Wilson & Toomer Fertz. 6.92 . . Co., Jacksonville, Fla. 16.00 44.00 Wilson & Toomer Fertz. 14.84 43.52 Jacksonville, Fla.

15.50 . Armour Fertz. Works, 16.31 'II Jacksonville, Fla.

4.00 3.00 Mapes' For. & Per. Gu4.25 3.88 ano Co. N. Y.

5.00 4.00 Mapes' For. & Per. Gu- -4 4.92 5.14 ano Co., N. Y. tO

1.50 6.00 Va.-Car. Chem. Co.,
2.10 7.41 Gainesville, Ga.

2.50 10.00 Va.-Car. Chem. Co.,
2.96 9.441 Savannah, Ga.

4.00 5. 00Va.-Car. Chem. Co.,
4.01 5.99 Savannah, Ga.











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


NAME, OR BRAND.


Cottonhead Hay (Froelichia Floridana) . Feed N o. 1 . Feed N o. 2 . Feed N o. 3 . Parcell's Dairy Feed . Parcell's Ground Feed . Purina Feed . Kudzu Vine Stems . Corn and Velvet Bean Chops, 2-3 corn . Corn and Velvet Bean Chops, 1-3 C orn . Feed N o. 4 . F eed N o. 5 . F c ed . .


77 37.90 4.39 78 5.27 9.39
79 7.50 9.78 80 7.25 10.79 81 23.25 12.72 82 8.05 10.23
83 10.17 12.11 84 31.41 6.05

85 8.10 10.35

86 10.17 12.72 s7 11.25 11.85 SS 16.47 12.46 S9) 14.15 10l.71


52.36 67.59 62.95 63.64 47.36
64.62 58.87 29.53

65.63

61.06 57.18 52.37 57.92


By Whom Sent.



1.601 5.85ICharles F. Turner, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
4.481 2.25]Barnard & Hester, Tampa, Fla. 6.05 4.35IBarnard & Hester, Tampa, Fla. 3.25 3.10 Barnard & Hest r, Tampa, Fla.
2.00 5.00[E. G. Parcell, Tampa, Fla. 3.45 2.501E. G. Parcell, Tampa, Fla.
4.20 3.35[T. T. Munro, Ocala, Fla. 1.26 1.97 C. E. Pleas, Chipley, Fla.

3.65 1.521C. M. Fellows, Cottondale, Fla.
I I
3.55 1.85]C. M. Fellows, Cottondale, Fla. 3.35 4.35 Barnard & Hester, Tampa, Fla. 1.98 4.72 Barnard & Hester, Tampa, Fla. 3. 05r 3.51-farnan & ilulsey, Tampa, Fla.


NOTICI,->The especial attention of consumers and dealers is called to the following paragraph:
Consumers desiring to avail themselves of Ihe provisions of Sec. 9 of the laws providing for "Special Samples" drawn by consumers are requested to read carefully See. 9 of tle laws and the "Rules and Regulations governing









wthe taking and forwarding Special Samples of Feedstuffs and Fertilizers" found on a preceding page of the report.
5 Also to compare the "official analysis" and the "market value" of various feeds sold In the State.
It will be 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 guara 'ntee 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 AGRICULTURE-DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY.

It. E. ROSE, State Chemist. ANALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS, 1909. A. M. HENRY, Assistant Chemist.
Samples Tak(n by State Chemist Under Section 2, Act approved May 24, 1905.


ADDRESS OF NAM, OR BRAN. MANUFACTURERS.



Banner Feed . .(;6;iGuarant'd Analysis 10.00 9.00 62.001 3.50. The Quaker Oats Co., Ch
Official Analysis. 915 9.39 65.211 1.".0 3.25a cage, 1.
Purina Feed . .6(;7 Guarant'd Analysis 7.90 14.001 60.00! 4.50 .Ralston Purina Co., St. Loui Official Analysis. 10.45 13.781 58.50 4.15 2.7 Mo. Corno lien Feed . (CS Guarant'd Analysis 2.30 10.00 70.001 3.70 . The Corno Mills Co., East S Official Analysis. 2.22 10.25 70.96 2.60 1.701 Louis, Ill. ('iirnu I orse & Mule l'eci1. 16;9'G(uarant'd Analyis 12.00 10.00 58.501 2.50 . Corno AMills Co., East S Offiical Analysis. 11.40 9.13 59.581 3.25 3.221 louis. Ill, I~ id I ,(f Iul).I0 0 . ( I[ I;.(0 I
Drlied l~d 'ull.67 (l0uaraulI'd Atialy.is 20.0)0 N.O 60.00! 0.50. . 'rhL, lanuw Milling Co., D Official Analysis. 19.0O5 10.271 ;0.0Os 0.25 2.8r( Irnil, \Mich.

' 0I I
\'ir~u Foeei]. 7(17 CImirnnild Analy'vs is 12. 00! 7.501 (12.00] 3. 00 .The Quahet Oafs. Co., Cli Official Analysis-. 12.251 7.72! C-1.361 2.901 2.751 cage. Ill. Sic(n ,, IIli :-: & Nhi l 172 ( i;inn l Analvsis 1:.5 1) ().i00 52. 1] 3.00 . Aiiriiiini \Iilliiig Co. Phil; ))fli(hil Analysis. 7.2:11 1 I; 1.: 1 2.05 1 7.191 dliphln Pa


5,it.


It. e-










Stafolife Feed . Pine Leaf Middlings . Pure Wheat Middlings . Pure Wint'r Wheat Middl',s.1 Pure Wheat Middlings . Bosgs Chop Feed . N utriline . Upland Cotton Seed 1ea1l.] Cotton Seed M al . I Creamo Cotton Seed Mleall Pri~l" ;f Ge ,gia F e'ed A1 all


673]Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.
1
674 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

675 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

676 Gaurant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

677 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

67S Gaurant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

679 Guarant'd Analysis
jOfficial Analysis.

680 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.
I
681 fl arant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

C82 Guarant'd Analysis
iOfficial Analysis.

CS Gua'antd Analysis
Official Analysis.


11.00 8.67 6.10 4.90 6.00 6.10 4.65 6.05 11.00 9.25 10.00 6.81


10.10 10.00


23.20 19.55


11.00 53.00 . . Lawrence & Haimlton Feed Co.,
9.92 60.06 6.23 6.30 New Orleans, La.

15.75 57.951 4.20 4.10 Cairo Milling Company, Cairo. 16.85 57.03 4.90 3.87 Illinois.

16.00 63.58 4.50 . Hopkinsville Milling Co., Hop15.62 57.63 3.85 4.60 kinsville, Ky.

16.00 56.001 4.00 . The Hunter Bros. Milling Co., 17.55 57.01 4.90 3.82 St. Louis, Mo.

16.45 59.58 4.54 . Inglehart Bros., Evansville, 16.90 56.78 4.85 4.80 Ind.

9.00 62.001 4 . . The Great Western Cereal Co. G
8.20 64.16! 3.60 3.22 Chicago, Ill.

12.00 58.001 3.50 . Nutriline Milling Company, 10.76! 59.751 5.39 4.77 Crowley, La.

38.62? . Valdosta Oil Company, Val36.331 31.68! 8.771 5.471 dosta, Ga.

.18.621 . I. lVienna Cotton Oil Company, 38.961 29.17 6.951 5.37 Vienna, Ga.

22.001 30.001 5.00! . 'Tennessee Fiber Co., Memphis, 20.581 39.601 4.851 4.021 Tenn.

2:1. 01 20. 00 4.50 . Valdosta Oil Company Val24.00l 36.70' r.401 4.30 d'sla. Ga.










ANALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS-Contin ued.

Cd
NAME, OR BRAND. . ADDRESS OF
NO MANUFACTURERS.
'a-_ _ _0
JFrid o0 Geurgia Feed Meal 684 Guarant'd Analysis . 23.001 80.00 4.50 .Valdosta Oil Company, ValOfficial Analysis. 19.151 23.69 36.51[ 6.55 4.201 dosta, Ga.
I II
Stafolife Feed6.85 Guarant'd Analysis 11.00 11.001 53.00 6.001 . Lawrence & Hamilton Feed Co.
I Official Analysis. 8.19 10.89 56.03 7.'l 5.66 New Orleans, La.

Banner Feed. 68(; Garant'd Analysis 10.00 ,.0lfi 62.00i 3.501 . The Quaker Oats Company, ChiOfficial Analysis. 18.95 9.56i 63.45[ 3.201 3.02 cago, Ill.
Banner Pced .687 uarant'd Analysis 10.50 9.75! 63.00 9.75i . Th, Quaker Oats Company Chi( Official Analysis. 8.92 8.95 66.201 2.53 1.801 cago, Ill.

Purina Feed . Ss uarant'd Analysis 8.90 12.501 58.001 4.001. IRalston Purina Company, S(.
Official Analysis. 11.22 12.20 57.901 3.43 :1.00[ louis, Mo.
Coiton Seed Meal .(N) (,uarant'd Analysis.F8.2. .loi Cotton Oil Cmpa,
[Offcial Analysis. 8.70 39.05 29.951 8.95 5.45 .Jacksonville, Fla.

Pure Wheat Hran . 690 (lauran'd Analysis 7.49 1(;. 09 53. 5S 1 IGNI . . Acme Mills and Elevalur Co, [ 'Offietal Analysis. . 7.8 5 15.181 55. S21 2.8)) 5.15 lloplhinsville, Ky.
I II
Pure W vat llran . (;!)I l turant'd Analysis 9. 19 I1.601 57. 2:[ 4. 061 . Th, I)uunlop Milling Couipajny Ollfiial Analysts. . S.851 II. I 5.1 .;7! 3.98 5.921 Clarlisville, Tenn.

Puro Wheal Bran .I (;92[ uar:int'd Analysis 9.19 I . GII[ 57. 2:[ 4.,; . Tie I)linlop Milling ('om rlliy, OfIlilal Analysi 10.72 15.271 52.911 :.151 6. 15 llollinsv lle. 'l'penn.









White Middlings . Pure Shorts . Ship Stuff . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Bran . Cotton Seed Meal . Cotton Seed Meal . I Cotton Seed Meal . Dark Cotton Seed Meal.!


693 1Guarant'd Analysis.
Official Analysis. 2.651

694 Gaurant'd Analysis 6.50
Official Analysis. . 6.52
1
6951Guarant'd Analysis 8.00
Official Analysis. 5.70

696 Guarant'd Analysis 9.50
Official Analysis. 9.25

697 Guarant'd Analysis 9.50
Official Analysis. 8.35

698 Guarant'd Analysis 9.50
Official Analysis. 8.10

6991Guarant'd Analysis 9.50
Official Analysis. 8.55

700Guarant'd Analysis! .
lOfficial Analysis.1 10.621

701 Guarant'd Analysis.
Official Analysts. . 18.10

702 Guarant'd Analysisl .
Official Analysis. 19.95

703 IGeurant'd Analysis .
TOfficial Analysis.1 19.851


17.39 55.101 3.26 . Acme Mills and Elevator Co., 15.27 G4.181 3.38 2.65 Hopkinsville, Tenn.

14.00 55.00 4 . Washburn-Crosby Milling Co., 14.74 58.92 3.75 4.80 Louisville, Ky.

4.50 . .4.00 . Dunlop Mills, Richmond, 16.151 58.38 4.35 4.15 Va.

14.501 50.00 4.00 . Cumberland Mills, Nashville, 14.92 54.38 2.75 6.10 Tenn.

14.50 54.00 5.00 .__.Tennessee Mill Company, Estill 14.44 55.81 3.10 6.00 Springs, Tenn.

14.50 54.001 5.00 . Tennessee Mill Company, Estill 15.27 56.38 3.58 5.401 Springs, Tenn.

14.50 50.001 4. . Liberty Mills, Nashville, Ten15.69 55.69 2.701 5.97 nessee.

38.62 . Vienna Cotton Oil Company, 38.791 31.17 6.401 6.001 Vienna, aa.

38.52 . . .Florida Cotton Oil Company, 22.781 36.84 7.581 4.45! Tallahassee, Fla.

25.00 . .Floi Cotton Oil Company, 23.081 37.451 6.40 4.501 Tallahassee, Fla.
I I 1
23.171 . I . I . IThe Florida Manufacturing Co., 24.132 35.071 7.081 4.251 Madison, Fla.











ANALYSES



NAME OF BRAND. E
on


Stafolife. Feed . 704Guarant'd Analysis lOfficial Analysis. Sucrene Dairy F ed . 705 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis. Sucrene Dairy Feed . 706 Gaurant'd Analysis Official Analysis.


Official Analysis. Banner Feed . 708 arant'd Analysis I Official Analysis. Alfacorn Feed . 709 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis. Ceralfa Stock Feed . 710 Guarantd Analysis Official Analysis. Purina Feed . 711 Guarant'd Analysis Official Analysis.


OF FEEDSTUFFS0



11.ooi 11.o)c 53.00 11.05 11.231 54.
I 02


12.00 16.50 48.541
10.40: 16.15 52.151
1 1
12.00 16.50 48.54 9.32 17.20 51.03


8.55: 9.56 64.44
10.50 1 .003
8.900 10.276.8

12.00 12.00 . 13.55 10.8 58.09
1 1
11.50, 14.001 55.00 8.30' 12.55 57.95

8.90i 12.501 58.00 10.951 13.431 58.121


Continued.


PGI.

6.201 7.82 3.50 1 .
4.331 6.33 4.83 6.95
3.50 . . .



3.10 3.006 3.75 .
3.40 3.00 3.5 .
2.43 3.45

4.50
3.40 6 4.00 . 3.90 2.90


ADDRESS OF
MANUFACTURERS.



Lawrence & Hamilton Feed Co., New Orleans, La. Ameriacn Milling Company, Chicago, Ill. American Milling Company, Chicago, Ili.


Chicago, Ill.

The Quarker Oats Company,
Chicago, Ill.

Capital Grain and Mill Co.,
Nashville, Tenn.

J. B. Edgar Grain Company,
Memphis, Tenn.

Ralston Purina Copmany, St.
Louis, Mo.









Purina Feed . Ship Stuff . Pure Wheat Bran . Pure Wheat Bran . "Lillie Bran . . Pure Wheat Bran . M iddlings . Pure Wheat Middlings . Pure Wheat Middlings . Pure Winter Wheat Fancy
Shorts . Crescent Shorts .


712 Guarant'd Analysis 7.90
Official Analysis. 8.22

713 Guarant'd Analysis 8.00
Official Analysis. 4.67

714 Guarant'd Analysis 7.49
Official Analysis. 7.62

715,Guarant'd Analysis 9.49
Official Analysis. 10.22

716 Guarant'd Analysis 8.50'
Official Analysis. 6.95

717 Guarant'd Analysis 12.00'
Official Analysis. 9.65

718 iGaurant'd Analysis 5.50
Official Analysis. . 4.17

719,Gaurant'd Analysis 5.18
Official Analysis. 5.50

720 Guarant'd Analysis .
Official Analysis. 500

721 Guarant'd Analysis 3.901
Official Analysis. 5.95

7221Guarant'd Analysis 8.00!
IOfficial Analysis. 1 5.80!


14.00 60.001 13.24 62.11,

14.50. 16.62 58.77

16.09 53.581 15.40 56.00

14.60 57.23 15.01 54.39

15.00 56.50 15.62 57.60

10.00 50.00
16.76 52.32

18.00 57.O0j
17.29 60.02

17.11 58.18 18.20 55.87

15.75 40.0,) 17.95 56.05

16.36 62.66 16.06 58.991

16.00 53.75J 18.911 54.241


4.50 . Ralston Purina Company, St.
3.7,3 2.35 Louis, Mo.

4.00[ . Dunlop Mills, Richomnd,
4.38 4.00 Va.

4.S- . Acme Mills and Elevator Co.,
3.58 5.25 Hopkinsville, Ky.

4.06 . The Dunlop Milling Company,
2.73 6.70 Clarksville, Tenn.

4.00 . Lillie Mill Company, Franklin,
2.93 5.10 Tenn.

3.50 . John Wade & Sons, Memphis,
3.30 6.37 Tenn.

4.50 . H. C. Cole Milling Company,
4.45 3.45 Chester, Ill.

4.41 . .eo. P. Plant Milling Company,
5.12 4.25 St. Louis, Mo.

4.00 . Sweet Springs Milling Com5.05 4.00 Sweet Springs, Mo.

4.50 3.15 Akin-Erskine Milling Company,
4.631 4.35 Evansville, Ind.

4.25 . jKemper Mill and Elevator Co.,
5.251 4.651 Kansas City, Mo.











ANALYSES OF FEEDSTUFFS-Continued.



NAME OF BRAND. ci ADDRESSOF
0 G F, ' MANUFACTURERS.


Pure Wheat Shorts . Pure Shorts . Homco Feed. Fancy Feed . Corno Hen Feed . Poultry Feed . Purity Feed . Victor Feed .


I I I I


723 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

724 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

725 Gaurant'd Analysisl
Official Analysis.

726 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analyss.

7271Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

72S Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis.

729 Guarant'd Analysis
Official Analysis. I

730iGaurant'd Analysisl
IOfficial Analysis. I


12 00' 6.201 6.501
6.101

7.00; 3.10' 4.501
7.00

2.30
2.42
1
4.00i
3.05!

5.50 5.60

12.00 6.801


1 0 . 0 0 17.07
1
14.001 15.09
8.50 11.14

11.00
10.88

10.00
10.79
1
11.001
10.971

10.001 9.30

7.501 7.631


5 0.00 55.99

55.00
58.94

67.89 63.79

60.00
65.8

70.00 69.361
1
65.00 68.781

65.001 66.261

62.00] 68.80


3.50 . John Wade & Sons, Memphis,
4.60 4.67 Tenn.

4.001 . Washburn-Crosby Milling Co.,
3.551 4.65 Louisville, Ky.

7.001. American Hominy Company,
9.401 3.001 Indianapolis, Ind.

2.00 . City Mills Company, Colum3.35 2.05 bus, Ga.

3.70 . The Corno Mills Company.
3.18 1.30 East St. Louis, Ill.

3 . Ralston Purina Company, St.
3.381 1.90] Louis, Mo.

5.00 . John Wade & Sons, Memphis,
4.401 2.021 Tenn.
1 0
3.00 . .The Quaker Oats Company.
3.131 3.171 Chicago, Ill.










Victor Feed . 731 Macon's Mill C. S. Meal. . 732 M.:acon's Mill C. S. Meal. 733 Cotton Seed Meal . 734 Cotton Seed Feed Meal. 735


Guarant'd Analysis 12. 00 Official Analysis. 1 12.551

Guarant'd Analysis . Official Analysis. 10.77

Guarant'd Analysis . Official Analysis. 12.221

Guarant'd Analysisl.I Official Analysis. --12.7 173


Guarant'd Analysis1. I


7.501 62.001 3.00 . The Quaker Oats Company,
7.28 62.37 2.83 3.55 Chicago, Ill. 3S.62i . Georgia Cotton Oil Company, 37.731 30.55 6.58 5.40 Macon, Ga. 38.621 . Georgia Cotton Oil Company, 35.98 31.70 6.25 5.15 Macon, Ga. 38.621. . Montezuma Manufacturing Co., 35.85 31.001 6.651 5.15 Montezuma, Ga. 32.181 . I .I.Florida Cotton Oil Company,


official Analysis.i 14.30' 21.411 33.241 6.80i 4.901 Jacksonville, Fla.


SPECIAL NOTICE.-The attention of dealers and consumers is called to the table of "Average Composition of 0o Feedstuffs" 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, esnd a sample at once to the Commissioner of Agriculture for analysis.










FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSES.
R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. B. H. BRIDGES, Assistant Chemist.
OFFICIAL SAMPLES DRAWN BY THE STATE INSPECTOR,. UNDER CHAPTER 5662, ACTS OF 1907.

RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF LEMON EXTRACTS.


Name or Brand. Manufacturer. Retail Dealer.



100 Florida Lemon Ex-' South'n Drug Mfg. Co.,'C. Algero, Tallahassee,
tract . Jacksonville, Fla. Fla . . 101 Sauer's Lemon Ex- C. F. Sauer & Co., Randolph & Fenn, Taltract . Richmond, Va . . lahassee, Fla . iuz bjasuies rure! W,- Bdbir, & 1" _. No, -.
tract of Lemon. York . lahassee, Fla. 103 Eddy's Tripple Ex- Eddy & Eddy Mfg. Co., P. T. Mickler, Tallatract of Lemon.i St. Louis, Mo . hassee, Fla . 104 Blue Ribbon, Ter- Greever-Lotspeich Mfg. J. W. Collins, Tallahaspeneless Extract. Co., Knoxville, Tenn. see, Fla . 1051Kitch'n Qu'n Lem- Interstate Chem. Co., E. B. Shelfer, Havana,
on Extract . Baltimore, Md . Fla . 140 Kitch'n Qu'n Lem- Interstate Chem. Co., R. A. Haygood, Tallaon Extract . Baltimore, Md . hassee, Fla .


0 1-0 REMARKS.
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0.00 27.75 Misbranded-does not contain
standard amount of Lemon Oil
(5 per cent.)

5.00 78.981Standard Lemon Extract.


5.00 83.49 Standard Lemon Extract.


7.40 83.50 Standard Lemon Extract.

0.00 53.77 No Citral found, hence not standard Terpeneless Lemon Ext.

4.80 87.59Standard Lemon Ext., but misI branded-no statement on label
I of alcohol percentage.

5.40 83.70 Standard Lemon Ext., but misI , branded-no statement on label
I of alcohol percentage.









106 Clover Extract of McCormick & Co., Bal- W. B. Munroe, Quincy,' I
Lemon . timore, Md . Fla . 5.80 79.17 Standard Lemon Extract.

107 Sauer's Lemon Ex- C. F. Sauer Co., Rich- A. L. Wilson, Quincyi
tract . .mond, Va . Fla . 6.30 77.68 Standard Lemon Extract.

108 Blue Ribbon Ter- Greever-Lotspeich Mfg.jE. B. Woodberry, Quinpene less Extract Co., Knoxville, Tenn.I cy, Fla . 0.00 51.38 No Citral found, hence not stand109 Silver Lemon Corn- Silver Extract Co., Bal- Love & earn, Quincy,' ard Terpeneless Extract.
pound . timore, Md . Fla . 0.00 55.18

11211mitation Lemon [Austin Nichols & Co., Wilkerson & Spiller,
IFlavor . I New York . Jacksonville, Fla . 5.00 84.42 Standard Lemon Extract.

1141Lemon Extract. Chas. G. Harris Co., T. H. Sompayrac, 0.00 26.13 Misbranded-(1)Below standard
Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. (5 p. c.) Lemon Oil. (2) No=
I ! statement of alcohol percentI ]age, on label.
l51IMoulie s Sans - Pa-jE. Moulie, Jacksonville,! T. H. Sompayrac,
reil Lemon Ext.1 Fla . Jacksonville, Fla . 11.00 J83.03 Standard Lemon Extract.

117 Cannon B-and L.ICannon Bros., Jackson- F. L. White & Co.,
Extract . ville, Fla . Jacksonville, Fla . . 1.40 66.17(Misbranted-Below standard (5 I 1[ per ecnt.) in Lemon Oil.
l19jImitation Lemon Thomas Packing Co., F. L. White & Co.,
Flavor . New York . Jacksonville, Fla. 0.00 53.29

136lBastine's Pure L. Bastine & Co., New T. B. Byrd, TallahasExtract . York . see, Fla . 5.70179.46TStandard Lemon Extratc.










RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF VANILLA EXTRACTS.


Name Manufacturer
or or
Wholesaler.
S Brand .
Cd

110 Cannon Brand Va- Cannon Brois,., Jacksonnilla Extract. ville, Fla .

Ill Imitation Vanilla Austin Nichols & Co.,
Flavor. . New York .

113 Sans-Pareil Vanilla E. Moulie, Jacksonville,
FlAvor . . p Fln .

116 Eddy's Extract of Eddy & Eddy Mfg. Co.,
I Vanilla . St. Louis, Mo .

118 Imitation Vanilla Thomas Packing Co.,
Flavor . New York .

141 Clover Extract of McCormick & Co., BalVanilla . timore, Md .


Remarks.


Bittjeman & Heims,i
Jacksonville, F ln. .I

Wilkerson & Spiller,! Jacksonville, Fla.

T. H. Sompayrac, Jack-'
sonville. la .

J. V. Fairhead, Jacksonville, Fla.

F. S. White & Co., Jack-I
sonville, Fla .

R. A. Haygood, Tallahassee, Fla .


49.20 Standard Vanilla. 28.60'Standard Vanilla.
I
19.40lStandard Vanilla. 52.80 Standard Vanilla.


22401

39.75 Misbranded-no statement of percentage of alcohol on label.










RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF MISCELLANEOUS FOOD AND DRUG PRODUCTS.


Name
or
Brand.



120 La Gitana Brand
Olive Oil comp'd 121 Royal Palm Coffee . 122 T. M. Blend Coffee . 123 Cracker Boy Blend
Coffee . 124 De-tan-ated Coffee


125 Great American
Hop Ale .


126 Red Rock Ginger
A le .


Manufacturer
or Retail Dealer. Analysis and Remarks.
Wholesaler.



Joseph Reina, Ybor Joseph Reina, Ybor A Compound of Olive and Cotton Seed Oil. City, Fla . City, Fla . Misbranded-not properly labeled.

Triumph Mills, Tampa, Triumph Mills, TamFia . pa, Fla . Properly labeled.

Triumph Mills, Tampa, Triumph Mills, Tamla . pa, Fla . No adulterants found. Properly labeled.

Turner & Wilson, Tam- R. L. Law & Bros., pa Fla'.Tampa, Fla . No adulterants found. Properly labeled.

Clank, Coggin & John- R. L. Law & Bros., Miabranded-contains 10.4 per ecnt. Caffeson (o.,Boston, Mass. Tampa, Fla . tannic Acid.

American Bever'ge Co.,
Atlanta, Ga., Mem- Pepsi-Cola Bottlg Co. Contains 1.3 p. c. alcohol. Misbranded-does l;his. Tenn . Jacksonville, Fla. not bear statement of alcohol p. c. on label.

Red Rock Co., Jackson- Red Rock Co., Jacksonville, Fla . ville, Fla . Contains no alcohol.











RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF MISCELLANEOUS FOOD AND DRUG PRODUCTS.


Name Manufacturer
or or Retail Dealer. Analysis and Remarks.
Brand. Wholesaler.


122 St. Charles Evapo- St. Chas. Evap. Milk P. H. Boyer & Co.,
rated Milk. Co., St. Charles, Ill. Jacksonville, Fla. Standard milk. Contains 9.6 per cent. fat.

129 Blue Label Ketch- Curtis Bros. Co., Roch- Bittjeman & Helms,
up .' ester, N. Y. Jacksonville, Fla. No adulteration and properly labeled.

130 Mil-kow Milk Pow- Merrill-Soule Co., Syr- Jones & DeLoach .
der . acuse, N. Y. .Jacksonville, Fla. No Preservative found. Fat 0.0 per cent.

1L1Trumilk Milk Pow- Merrill-Soule Co., Syr- Jones & DeLoach, Jack- Fat in milk made from powder according to
der . . acuse, N. Y . sonville, Fla . directions on can, 3.2 per cent. standard.

182 Assorted Candy . Warrock & Co., Jacksonville, Fla . IFree from harmful dyes and minerals. 133 Queen Cream Can-'
dy . . S. H. Krtss & Co., Jack-i
sonville, Fla . iFree from harmful dyes and minerals. Pruna. . Peruna Mfg. Co., Co- Holmes Drug Co., Tal-IGuaranteed to contain 18 per cent. alcohol.

I lumbus, Ohio . lahassee, Fla . Fround 18.5 per cent. alcohol.

1217 Wine of Cardui. !Chattanooga Med. Co., Tallahassee, Drug Co., Guaranteed to contain 20 per cent. alcohol.
I Chattanooga, Tenn. Tallahassee, Fla. Found 19.05 per cent alcohol.










18Swift's Specific. Swift Specific Co., At- Tallahassee Drug Co.,IGuaranteed to ocntain 16 per cent. alcohol.
I lanta, Ga . Tallahassee, Fla. Found 14.3 per cent. alcohol. 18IAtwood's Bitters. Loses Atwo.d, George- Hardee-Smith Drug- IGuaranteed to contain 17.5 per event. alcohol.
i town, Mass .Co., Tallahassee, Fla. Found 14.2 per ecat. alcohol.










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SPECIAL MISCELLANEOUS FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSES. R. E. ROSE, State Chemist. Samples Sent in by Citizens. B. H. BRIDGES, Assistant Chemist.
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197 Liquid "No. 1." Alcoholby volume . 6.25 per cent. W. S. Preston, Bartow Fla.
From G. C. Durrance:
198 Liquid "No. 2." Alcoholby volume . 5.6 per cent. W. S. Preston, Bartow, Fla.

201 1 "Liquid." Alcohol by volume . 4.10 per cent. B. C. Williams, Bartow, Fla.

202 Liquid "No. 1' Alcoholby volume .10.5 per cent. C. H. Chrisman, Micanopy, Fla

203 Liquid "No. 2." Alcohol by volume . 7.95 per cent. C. H. Chrisman, Micanopy, Fla.

204 Larcenaria Tenufolia. Alcohol by volume . 1.1 per cent. E. E. Fhilbrick, Tallahassee, Fla.

205 International Stock Feed: Composed of Salt, Pepper, Gentian,
Sodium Phosphate and Wheat Offal . G. G. Gibbs, Tallahassee, Fla.

206 Benzoated Lard, with Salicylic Acid . J. F. Harness, Tampa, Fla.

207 "No. 1." Vomitus. I
No Arsenic found .I John D. Gable, M. D., Bonifay, Fla.










208 209


-~210


211




212 213


214 215


"No. 2. Stomach contents of poisoned dog." Milk Sample "A:"
Fat. 4.6 per cent.

Silver Spray:
Alcohol by volume . 0.62 p-eW cent.

Pure Cider Vinegar:
Total solids . 2.20 per cent.
Ash. .0.31 per cent.
Acetic 40 e et

"Hat-Cleaning Preparation:"
Oxalic Acid . .

"Roach Food:"
I Cinnamon Bark and Borax .

"No. 1. Annie:"
Alcohol by volume. 5.6 per cent.
Acetic Acid (vinegar) .2.4 per cent.

"Lexoid"-Methylene Blue. .


John D. Gable, M. D., Bonifay, Fla. J. E. Liddy, W. Palm Beach, Fla. Lewis Lively, Tallahassee, Fin. Rt. P. Foley, Winter Park, Ina.




HI. A. Dillaway, Jacksonville, Fla. W. E. Pollock, New Smyrna, Fla. W. E. Law, Brooksville, Fla. Mr. Citiley, Tallahassee, Fla.

















MISCELLANEOUS.



(Address by R1. E. Rose, State: Chemist, at the Farmers' Institute, IDeFuniak Springs, March 19, 1909.)
We are told that in the beginning the Creator, placed Adam, in a garden, giving him supreme doni ion over it and the beasts of the, field. We can imagine that this Garden, designed and created by God Himself, lacked nothing in fertility and productiveness; that the fruits were perfect, free of blemish, canker, scab or scale; that weeds did not trouble Adam; nor did he have to 'lhaul manuree" "scatter fertilizer," nor give his note to pay for "guano."
However, we all know "the devil finds work for idle hands to do," and that "an idle brain is the devil's workshop." Adam, being idle and alone, with no cares or responsibilities, certainly must h ave found, time hang heavy on his hands. Being a young, vigorous man, perfect in health and physical structure, he doubtless yearned for companionship. The Creator, sympathizing with him in his loneliness, provided him with a companion, which simply doubled Satan's chances. You can well imagine the conditions-two young, healthy human beings, perfect in every way, full of life, vigor and energy; without care for the future, with no want or desire, unsatisfied, willi nothing to do, no duties to perform. Can you not imagine the result? How every pleasure would pall how the idea, of a new sensation would be welcomed! Having tried all the other fruits of the garden, they would long to try the "forbidden fruit."
How much better, Mr. Chairman, were the forbidden fruits of our boyhood-the melons, apples, peaches, etc., which we "hooked"-than those provided for us! However, I am getting on forbidden territory. Prohibition is














not a subject for a Farner's Institute. We will get back to the First Faniner, Adamn.
IUtil he became greedy and wanted the whole earth and all its products, -even the forbidden tree and its fruits, Adam was at least idle-I won't say happy, because I can't imagine an idle mnan being happy, even in Paradise. Having nothing else to do, Adam suggested to Eve that they find -a new diversion. Then Satan got in his work. Here I have always been ashamed of my sex. Instead of Adam "'Ifessing up," he turned the blame on Eve . The Creator, however, knowing man's proneness to lie out of a scrape if he could, was not deceived, but passed the sentence 'hard labor for life" on both.
Right here began the Art of Agriculture, and the first fertilizers ever used were "man's sweat" and "woman's tears." After the expulsion from the Garden, where there had been no labor or care, Adam found it necessary to "hustle" to make a living for himself and family. He soon put Eve and the children to work also, and has continued the practice. Though hie found the ox and horse more economical in farm work, he still expects the woman to do her part; as we know, the churn and the egg basket are both important factors in farm economy.
Seriously, Mr. Chairman, agriculture began with the dawn of intelligence. The art of producing food and raiment from the moil, the fields and the pastures, was practiced by the earliest intelligent human beings. Until very recently, Agriculture was but an Art-men learned "how" by experience and tradition. They did not know "~whY' certain conditions produced certain results, or whyv crops grew better and yielded larger returns when cultivated. They did not know why the removal of weeds or the application of certain manures-waste material unfit for other uses, or material that had once served as a food for mnan or beast-would again serve as food for plants. It is said that the Indians taught the Pilgrims on the bleak -New England shores the use of fish as a fertilizer for corn; and today we have no better general













fertilizer than "fish scrap," thousands.' of tons of which are used annually.
But a few years ago, the Science of Agriculture began to dawn. Liebig was among the first to recognize the close relationship between good crops and the use of Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, and to publish his findings. Gradually the Chemist and the Experinientalist began to discover some of the laws -governing the proper feeding of plants. Much progress has been made; though we are still far behind it the struggle for knowledge ach step involves another. There is much yet to learn. The future offers fields of broader scope and greater possibilities, such as the best fertilizer for different crops, the best method of application, the question of drainage, irrigation, seed selection, diseases, insects, fungus pests; all are problems which we are trying to solve. But a few years ago the use of mineral phosphates was unknown. The Carolina phosphates were discovered by Drs. Shepard and Pratt, in 1859 and 1860. These phosphates were not used as fertilizer until after the "civil war," when a small factory was erected at Charleston to make "Guano" and "Dissolved Bone"-two trade names that still exist, though no "guano" or "bone" was, or is, used in the manufacture. It would have been folly to attempt to sell ground rock to the farmers of that day.
I remember when cottonseed was considered poisonous, when strong fences were built around the seed lot to prevent the cows eating them. It took years to discover that they were good for fertilizers ., and more years to loarn that they were good food. Hundreds of thousands of tons were shipped to England and Holland for cattle food before our own people recognized their value as fertilizer or food. It took years to learn the value of our Florida: and Tennessee phosphates, and today by far the largest part of their output goes to foreign lands.
Florida, though considered a sterile and unproductive