THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.


that is, Iky off rows fifteen to sixteen
feet apart. Fertilize these rows heav-
ily, so as, to insure a free growth of
runners, and set the plants in the ordi-
nary way the last of February or first
of March. Early in April lay off the
other four rows, fertilize with potash
and phosphate only, and plant to the
bunch or speckled pea. These will
mature early, and will not-oveTrun the
strawberry row. Of course, cultivate
the strawberry frequently. Keep the
runners cut off until rains begin in
July. This will make the plants more
stocky and vigorous, and will consid-
erably lessen the cost of cultivating.
Besides, the runners that put out dur-
ing dry weather seldom take root un-
til it rains, but grow and develop
leaves at the expense of the parent
plant. If runners are kept off till about
July 1, an abundant crop of them will
be pushed out after the first rains, and
they will take root quickly during tile
showery weather that always prevails
in midsummer. By the middle of Au-
gust they will be large enough to
move to the best advantage. The peas
should be watched ciosely, and should
le plowed under before they encroach
on the strawberry row. They can
probably occupy the land safely until
some time in June, and there will be
time for them to become decolni,-
and for the soil to be somewhat com-
pacted before setting the plants in Au-
gust. Planting may begin as soon as
the runners are well rooted. This will
probably be early in August and it can
be continued during showery weather
until the middle rows are all filled
out. The distance to move the plants
being so small, any of the cheap trans-
planters on the market can be used.
Those with two curved blades on han-
dles, hinged ,together so that when
thrust into the ground on either side
of a plant pressure on the handles will
compress the ball of earth between
the blades, thus allowing it to be lifted
out with the plant, will be found to
work more rapidly than those in which
hucket-like galvanized cylinders are
used for lifting and carrying the
,l:ants. In tile absence of a transplant-
er very good and fairly rapid work can
Ie done with an ordinary garden
trowel. care wing taken with the roots.
 "l'lants moved in this way are in
 condition to grow off properly, and if
 the ground is sufficiently enriched they
 will make good bearing stools the fol-
 lowing spring. In this style of plant-
 ing all runners should be kept off from
 tile young plants till after the crop is
 gathered, and the plantation will con-
 sist of one matted row to four rows in
 hills.
 "It is better that this plan presents
 several advantages for South Alabama,
 where fall planting is so usually prac-
 ticed. It can be used almost equally
 well in the other parts of the State,
 liut whether it will be advisable to
 adopt it or not will depend somewhat
 on the objects for which the berries
 are planted. In middle and north Ala-
 bama plants set in the spring and al-
 lowed to form matted rows in the way
 so commonly practiced farther north
 seem to adopt to a considerable de-
 gree the northern habit of ripening
 nearly all of their crop during a period
 of three to four weeks. Summer and
 fall-set plants, on the contrary, devel-
 op successive truit clusters through a
 much longer period, often scattering
 the crop through eight or ten weeks, au
 is the habit of the strawberry farther
 south. Now, for home use or for a
 local market, this longer fruiting seat
 son is a distinct advantage, and for
 these purposes this method of qam
 er planting is recommended. Whern
 berr'es are grown for northern ship
 ment the heavier early picking front
 the spring-set matted rows will Ib
 more profitable, since It Is only tbh
 early berries that can be shipped at
 profit. Where fields are kept over foi
 a second-hand crop all will, of course
 be matted rows the second year.
 "It is not Intended to imply that the
 fruiting lhbit or the length -of the
 fruiting season can be entirely con
 trolled by the fall and spring planting;
 Much will depend on the richness ani
 character of the soil, on the habit o
 the variety, and on the seasonal di 
 tribution of rainfall The tendency
 will be, however, as stated above, fo
 the spring-set plants to yield the bull
 of their crop early and to bear through
 a aborted ses than these set iL Li


summer or fall."-Southern Farm Mag-
azine.

Which Breed of Cattle for Florida.
 Farms.
 If we take the market reports in such
 papers as give tile details of particu-
 lar rates in markets, like that of Chi-
cago. we find that the cattle "topping
the market" are more frequently Aber-
deen-Angus than any other breed, fol-
lowed in turn by the Herefords and
Shorthorns. If we take the report of
the International Live Stock Show at
Chicago the present month we find that
the "doddies" captured the sweep-
stakes for the best beef animal. "Ad-
vance." that sold for the record-break-
ing price of $1.50 per pound on foot.
Further, that the second animal was
also of the same breed, and further,
that they went still higher and walked
off with tile money for the best car-
land of beef steers, selling in addition
at $1.7.50 per 10) lbs. Just a word
here aliout these steers. Advance, the
clialnipion, was what is technically
known as a "long yearling," and was
twenty-three months old and weighed
1,430 pounds. The carload were
remarkable not only for their size,
weight and bloom, but were probably
the only carload of beef cattle ever sold
in that market that had never been
sworn at.
 The Aberdeen-Angus.-If the Aber-
 deen-Angus thus carry the honors,
 it would seem, at first glance, that they
 should he the animal we are looking
 for. But we must take into considera-
 tion the conditions under which these
 market-toppers and prize-winners are
 grown, and when this is done we find
 that they are conditions which can not
 le duplicated successfully with us to-
 day though we believe the time is com-
 ing when they can and will be. To
 particularize, the Aberdeen-Angus is
 essentially a feeder, and not.a ranger.
 With tile feed and water brought to
 him landI placed within easy reach, he
 will grow and fatten as few, if any,
 other breeds will; but lie will not hunt
 for it and if given the alternative, will
 rather go gaunt and thin than rustle
 for a living.
 Thle Ierefords.--Coming next to the
 Herefords. we find that they are willing
 and able to utilize all the feed that
 comes their way, and that from the
 suckling period to the flock. In the
 class of yearling heifers at the Kansas
 City show tile Herefords averaged
 eighty-one pounds heavier than an
 equal number of Shorthorns. But,
 what is more essential under our range
 conditions, they are not above rustling
 for a living. and under the test of prac-
 tical experience here in West Florida
 they have run with range cattle and
 held their own in a way that agreebly
 surprised their owners. As a cross on
 the native stock, they are a success, in
 that the generations of breeding hav
 so mixed their characteristics that the
 white face and blocky build will crop
 out to grades four and five degrees
 from the pure stock. A neighbor of
 mine has now about a dozen calves,
 from a Hereford bull on common na.
 t ive cows, long-horned and cat-ham-
 Smed, as they usually are, and every
 ones of these calves show the Here-
s ford shape and color in a remarkable
r degree.
 Another advantage that they posses,
- is their thick hair, which protects them
r from the summer sun, a very essential
- requirement that all stockmen are ac.
e quainted with. As to their milkinI
- qualities, we have only evidence of the
n calves they raise to show that then
e must be either quantity, quality, oi
Sboth, there.
a Coming to the Shorthorns, we finc
r them great favorites with everyone
, who has bred them, and there is ne
 question as to their willingness to rus
 etie, but whether so successfully as thl
e Herefords is a question yet to be solv

Sed. Tried here, side by side with the
d Hereford, there has been but little, i
f any appreciable difference. While the:
. carry a good coat of hair, it is not sa
thick as the white face's. One point
r of superiority contended for by th,
k Shorthorns is their record as milkers
h a point in which their admirers insis
a they are but Uttle behind the Hotltean


and so, with their admirable beef
build, they should stand at the top of
the list of the general-purpose breeds.
 So far as I can learn, there are n,
records available to prove or disprove
the contention that they are better oi.
this line than the Herefords-a fact
the lereford men strenuously deny.
 1 have tried in this to represent tlhe
advantages of the different leading
breeds of beef cattle and their avail-
ability to Florida conditions. If there
is anything unsaid that Is desired, 1
will be glad to answer questions on the
matter, either here or by letter, if a
stamp is enclosed. I feel that in Flor-
ida range and Florida feedstuffs we
have a fortune, lacking only suitable
animals to utilize them to turn their
golden stream from the Northwest into
our own pockets. Even scrub stock
beats cotton, oranges or vegetables
for a steady, reliable, year-after-year
source of income. l:ood stock multi-
plies our profits and lightens our labor.
It. W. Storrs in Florida Farmer and
Fruit (Grower.
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 Beef Prices.
 What tile result will be in beef cattle
prices, when the short-fed steers now
in the feed-lots go to market, is a ques-
tion that feeders and dealers are slow
in answering. It is generally believed
that prices must go higher. Feeders
are not disposed to put steers into the
feed-lots on high-priced corn and hay
in the face of an advancing feed mar-
ket and not see where tile demand for
the beef cattle will justify this venture.
The ordinary risks of cattle-reeding,
under the usual conditions, are suffi-
ciently hazardous where the feed sup-
ply is in favor of the feeder, without
taking any chances of manipulated
markets. The scarcity of winter feed
on large areas of the Western range
has caused thousands of cattle and
sheep to be put onto the market as
feeders and stockers. and as the cattle
feeder is very cautious just now, in
his investments, this class of stock is
selling low. Even the farmer who us-
ually has large crops of fodder and
straw to dispose of in wintering stock
cattle, is not now disposed to buy cat-
tle. but prefers to sell the roughness
to the cattle feeders and dealers. The
present condition cannot last long. The
fat-cattle supply will be short, and tlhe
demand will be no less among the con-
sumers. This must result in higher
prices fdr beef and higller prices for
Ieef cattle. The cheap stock cattle
that are now forced upon the market
on account of the scarce shortage will
be selling high next spring. There is
every prospect of an increased number
of sheep to be fed this winter, and
sheep feeders being able to get this
stock at lower prices than prevailed
a year ago figure that sheep-feeding
offers a goodl interest for profit. The In-
fluence of a shortage in the grazing
and hay conditions of the range dis-
tricts West and the shipping demand
for corn throughout the corn-growing
country has presented an illustration
of how the markets can be affected by
providential influences. A big crop of
grass and hay places the stock-raiser
in a position to defend his producing
interest by holding his stock.-World.
Herald.


Animals that Bloom and Plants tha
 Bat Xeat.
 In general, animals move about t
seek food, while plants are fixed to on
spot and get their nourishment froi
the earth in which their roots are in
bedded and the air that surround
their leaves, but there are species i
each "kingdom" that do not follow th
rule. Botanists know of plants tha
have neither roots nor leaves, of othei
that have one but not the other, anl
of others that are undoubtedly vegi
table yet move about as freely as an
mals would do. On the other han
there are animals that never leave tl
spot on which they first took up the
habitation, and that seem to trust I
luck for food. The oyster and claim
have thus lost the power of locomotion
There are many that have been sepa:
ated from the plants only by the re
searches of recent years. Sponges, col
als, sea anemones and the whole "M


cucumber" group were long believed
to be vegetable, and many blue water
sailors think so to this day. There are
anliiils that seem to blossom as freely
as tdo flowering pl:lnts.
 The seal alleionell is one of the com-
monlcst of these. It is found clinging
to rocks inl sieltered places along
shore ill praictically every part of the
world, for it is not confined to any
special region. It grows only in com-
paraltively shallow water, that is in
depths of less than five hundred fath-
oms. although there is one species that
lives il the open sea, but wherever
found it is essentially the same struc-
ture. It is a tough, leathery tube,
spread out below into a "base" that
fastens to a rock or other foundation,
and expanding above into the flower-
like "disk" with the mouth in the cen.
ter. All aroundd the opening of the
mouth arre curling tentacles, not unlike
the petals of a modern chrysanthemum.
SoIn varieties are almost or entirely
colorless. while ill sone others the ten-


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