AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
(Muller, rrjoo. 
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nf tin’ grase. \x Inc freii uncut does flip 
pear rrc»f ask fur? Tim l Is what we want 
in And nut. Kill the nlil tree really receive 
ideal treatment? 
PROSECUTIONS FOR ADULTERATION Of 
FOOD 
Ilii‘ following si's 1 » vi 1 1 1 « 1 1 1 .if AVasli 
lufiton. 1 1 . i\, f»r vlnlnllmi "f ili" ipi'orn- 
liiOUt |mrr' foml law*. urn n-pnrted liy t.lw 
Grape UWt 
aii nil vp nil, Monogram Itrninl. Martin 
l-’fere*, ninDllfHPtnfpr. labeled olive "II; 
nnnylnf« showed ii ti> In* strictly ml inn 
seed oil; label showed il I" l»i* nr French 
manufacture, whereas (lie oil wax pill 0]i 
In America. X Jelly Falcon brand. fill- 
inii Preserving t'timpaiiy. miitinfueturer, 
lUliiltPrntfil vrltli ;!L' |i"r rent ill glui'imc, 
lloney. California Horn© brand. rallfnrnlii 
iVn'kJUir (Vnipmiy. iimnnfn*-ftirpi . adultvr 
iiifil witii B'lnoitao. a pp.ii li jam, Atulpr- 
soll 1'i'ps, mnliiil'ai'tiim-, adulterated 
with 3* pel' I'fllt id glucose. A hfihey , 
Olympia brand. Ni'iiMi* iV I' Sd Dkg. Cn.. 
lantllifai Iiiiit. athllcn) fed with M jaw 
rent nf gin pump, aii nil w* nil. Hunt ml 
I'l'iilul, Durand .V I Ho, iiiawifnctufers, 
marked olive nil, amil,y«d« showed pure 
• nt ton seed oil. A Jelly Pencil UlfJHmiiu 
Inn ii«l . ndulloriitpil tvitli St per cent of 
glucose. A Jelly, “iilleer lil'llnd. Pllelir' 
Syrup Cnmpnnv. iiiBiuuiienirai 
adulterated ulih ;il per .-eiif of itlvieiire 
mid artlllelul eolurimr v iiinaut jolly 
l.nng A re., innnnfiirturei'*, udilHeruleil 
with LVl per rent nl g Inn me ami arlilh'inl 
cokiHug. A blackberry Jelly, T. A, Hn,v 
der A.- Ci. iiintnifiiiluror, adulterated with 
.'17 per rent of glte one and uilllielal iulm- 
liuf. V enrrant Jelly, tYiulhiiinfl Kerr, 
inniiilfiieturi'iK, showed no fnill, III 01 per 
eelil nf gluruxe, l.;C. pel* gent of urii l'ijKi' 
mid a Btareli ha tu>. 
In every mw n Foil Hue lueliiillnw' eu*t» 
xxntt impoard a niinther of oilier cjinn Ik 
in the linnds id the proMMUilirig mtoriieyv 
agriculture just *300. l et u« carry the 
thought stlli farther. Imagine that a 
eininty eontiilns .100 square miles, wlileli 
on the average sustains a pair of bobolinks 
and (Peir funnily "f I'nnr for every square 
mile nail ilim em l| (aaiily v* Idle lu Hie 
North destroys ?*in>Ht laser is 'I'hon the 
llili families within tie- "UlltJ wolllfl slay 
ill the ..HI" till" 1 1. '.‘1111.111 >■ i | !*•« I.- of a g ll- 
ell If Mil I 'Uimiijullj It every liisoi t reprf- 
»i>llf* a half i’fllt i" deslrilrtliiii, the boho- 
links of Hi lt . .unit) mmlil In n third or a 
y ear be Worth MA.lflHI a Idle It my 0 «di- 
luate was mole precise the sum would 
ih ‘Old less be nearer Mit.'SHi This is 
men ly a I'r-preseidatfcui of till* reolintnl 
eni table of one of I hat eunllty's hispetlrn- 
ioii.s birds; mill tile figures pn setiteil tvlll 
-il rely turnlMi thought tor whoever lie 
Utiles « ins worth of Hie (•'.itbeivd tbrons 
MICHIGAN POTATO CROP 
ear. in transit, ami these will be followed 
by shipments every day. The heavy move- 
ment, though, will lint I’ominemo until 
next month. During October we expect 
to rush forward shipments ami will be 
able lo supply l he li'iule with ivhat 
malices they will nerd. The above all re 
fern to oranges from (cutmi Mexico. This 
fruit Is known In must of the trade as I., a 
Daren trull, hut I- shipped from several 
other points, although the i|iinllty Is very 
similar and all (Ids fruit Is tine, Fruit 
from lids section Is pui'kod in flothlii xl/.c 
I'li.vt's, ami we expect slue., this season to 
run very Hue. 
Sonora oranges from Mexico will not 
be In tho market until the last of tielnber 
Wo will have a larger supply of this fruit 
than ever before, a. we will have file si*l| - 
Inc of (lie bulk uf the fruit frofn that see 
tlmi tins season. The Sonora orange 
has CO me Into great favor the Iasi few 
It U reported Hint tin pot • r.> . rop in setisous, and we nre now Ian lug many In 
Mb hlgiin i. looking very favorable ut rids 'I'llries regarding tula fruit, ami lime 
time. I'lierr- w ill b. solin' h.istei'D all' tt'ken stiino 1.1 rgo order, from U ndo I lint 
for pidaroi'v In nartlipriL X'ii'ldcan ilie. will use nothlug else but Sonora oranges 
* r**p will la unusually cotnl if the frost m soon as they him get them.'' 
held* iitf There linn been plenty of Mill »■ 1 
and tin tubers may grow tun large, large 
potatoes are liable to be liolloW and btiy- 
i rs do not likp ilipm There nre no less 
• Inin .'inn varieties of polo lues Mmcd In 
Mfculirtln. llPbroiis ami Hurals bolnc ihe 
Irarliuy and iiiosi dcsiruble varieties. Ilnr 
blinks arc dl right but they lire p.irtlally 
"in ""I The Noiie-siii li. a new variety, Is 
bi-itiK oifcieil on the i it y market in II rand 
Itapld'- now. A fin l-airlv Hose p, .tallies 
ail Mini raised Knii.sa. rity Drodm-e Ke- 
vlc w. 
GOOD RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBER 
RIES FOR INDIANA 
lh" Indiana Experiment station stales 
the following rip-pharr! 
hoiiii 
W0NDREFUL VALUE OF THE BOBOLINK 
THE OLEANDER IN FLORIDA 
"f all Ihe easily grown Ilowerlilg plaid. 
Hllhh KUeeeeil universally In Fliulda sand, 
the Meander stands almost without, a 
rival. Matos K \. Uensmter. in tin- Florida 
Asrrh'iilturiM 
It is aluioKi as sweet as the roue in many 
varlelli's and is leitidnl.v cxiremely beim- 
tlful lu nt cry sort known, 
A. in tin' fear of poison from the ulenti 
dor. that Ih all iionXi'nsC: I ho jtilee may In' 
polsiiiioiis and rloiilitless is sllghlly, but 
111 " chfluces o' cldld ron eliew ing so lid- 
tor a tiling as i iloandcr wood or folltigi’ 
W almost beyond miEon. 
I h" Uleander thriven on any soil m i im-- 
Wm ni)t ,,m WPt : that is. It will grow as 
' , ' 11 aluiosl any plant can, on the pimr- 
»n 
'lit! m- market Miller. CtlUibert, 
""■w it.*-. <=»- «”";^^.zr^rsr«sar 
ruth, Eureka, Kansas anil Nionnha. ii.o hno . . . . . . . 
OF THE BOBOLINK Jlrn «wfi* Qu^ UUy ^7ia“bes, uf ^ 
uil grower’* Ktirnd M liilc ,,r n. n , thrnligli musl delleale slmih'. of llgld '.el 
Self * 'till ni" that the , . , nf Ha him. kt»' nJes for the fniully low aud pink to Ihe dark purplish ro.| 
*r-rrr "“-.V -«! iS. 
The Farmer and Fruil.grower'i 
It Ih well stilted liy 
hobol Ink's food Is c (dully mr g.oos linn , .... — 
"< her iJi'Miui live Iuhc. i- ,,f the IMdv and ! ' r “ ‘ , • :l “ al11 E nly Klnc. Erie, Sny- 
liiendnw k, anil therefore ihe bird miud I." l ". vl " r 1 ueretlu In the only dew 
very benefletui to rigrteiiitmlMi, Hiiiqinne , 1 ‘ ( ',' I| rV "‘''’'thhi'-a.led for general ctllfJVH- 
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GOOD PROSPECTS F0V MEXICAN 
ORANGES 
X I eadlng (it. IjoiiIh r'oin mission inet'- 
I'biinl staiial In a reprcBeuIntlve of ||„. 
Kimmih riiy l'acker that "There will I., a 
tew cars of early oranges which will come 
surWfim till- mouth. Wi* Imvc* now Kovt*r;il 
that a pull- of bobolinks arriving in lb" 
J-'mpli" Htnl" "II the otli or May remain 
until tin- r.ii, „f , September before return 
me I" the South; and that by the r.tl. of 
tune thcli' biood uf tuiir young break from 
It." eggshells p, tar.y with Vix until their 
parenls deparl. I.et n> aiippiiKe furtliei 
that (bo birds ale awal.c each day. nt 
mainly Interest. .(I nlmUt wcurlny fund 
rrotn " "T'loi'k in die iniiridiig until tl in 
tb" aft.'i'ii.ion thlrtein hoiir.'i \| the 
iery lowest average etndi bird will I'cuillre 
..lie Ii,',.. i every six minutes lit ten per 
'"•in. which give- iw IftO ftir t|ie day 
ranting that much, both old birds woui.l 
' r ' n 'u "nr day; iiud for the 
l-o days tbi-y abide with as the tolal 
ur«io«m~ p, .'U.adb, I’rnvldlng that the 
four JOUI1K dlH|x.s..,i oi „ 0 food than 
parents « lilch Is a doubtful 
, .. ^, 3 ' 1 ' l r,n * f "‘V '"'"'ly days they an- 
pretcnt II... brood would r.-uulre p; sun i,. 
buds, makes a tolul of 7k 000, V,„ v , f 
ejnh ins.s-t lx a meuace r., veg.-iathin n, 
the extent of n bait ecm, one fniullv ..i 
bobolinks would Su fo Ur IIIU nthe benefit 
form ami throat markings 
As a euiuctpry shrub for rim-lda and 
the warmer par Is .,1 the Uqlf "uaHt Mi. 
(lien lidcr I- a good subject, -landing Ueg- 
h" I better than ...til.l he expeeted. owing 
to Its vigorous ■ iiiistUulbih. 
l ien .""Hi llfikotu is growing good np- 
ph'i. And now e, lines one ,Toh. Wells, 
from ihe Blnck Hills eounlry, and stales 
' "It lie will Imve JIM barrels ,,f good null 
In Ik your, 
Bees and Honey 
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tin 
truth 
'll" AMERICAN BEE JOHRN'AI tell. ,n . 
moa. practical bec-keepor. writ., for It. Oldest 1," nnl^kl vt^ 
r.,vr v “'“" »si zx 
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