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AMERICAN FRiJlT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
December, iqoo 
Ofllj and lit* tll*i))|it itri'ri. I did inrt »»!• for hi- 
return. It’it «iah that I Might TMI him *“'■ 
become bitter ncqiialnird. 
llt.w luitm of >0B have • ••• u bait)' • il.tiuanil 
I found solin' In aprlii* "in’ d-"' they 
wrro tui'li d UUiIhiii' -. sib » • bine I" "i- f no air* I 
III tli* entitle* •’ bii u I in." no it i > . 
»-n>.I li-i- weir- mail' "t J*'H* and f»-l. uni to 
at no*' I ' it llltlt tit In tun nth r .i* uii"l n. !•«*• u 
ruiti,«trtmd,»l of Hi Ii'in mid iipldor. .1 In In Hv. 
!i am I I . up (I. i \t iloit ililir no V I ml grovii '** 
: to lilt, .ill lnllf BU til'll t'll.* .’Oil W.TP petit ' 1 1 1 y 
0 ,‘ l |ii-. I aiijjpltai tliat tfu»»l' urwijf* -• fur-l-" 
I lio in fxi.l oi will « pla'-o to "lt!r|. I lull 
ii. v.-r Bonn nn-li wain- bublt* iwfori* and I it'd 
not know them I Iftcnght the.) might l-t 10 
nr.l>- for n lien l «"* a »' hodl bo.r tin (•np'fiii 
helped n • to nod -nit otiroi *i/i'b tame* mm e" 
pl< «’»IU'il iverywitos of ilia kind n tlrooi ' 
Imd not learned »li. Ibunta Haw ncalaa ami *#n* 
lint III'.: lu "til vi . 1 iirm'inn- that m -l nf jmi 
know in m.li sIh.iII Ho . i thllli!* -inil Imto olinnlv 
li'ii rued tlinl *uliiin<fji.|.'r« U«rc a -nil, -11111.101 
• kin (iml can III.' elite t In Milt vtnt.r or mil of II, 
.1. frog* do, I wnui to know mum . limit newt-, 
min tun Oder- an.J llnir. 1 * and I ibniild Ilk' bavc 
each t.ui' Ilf »<m toll Inn wlutoi'" y nil luiVn 
riniiiil .nit iibnot lien.. . nirelall)’ II I! Ih a.itn, - 
thill* "fill'll Jnll IllIVi louruvll till III ( 111 * d ri 1 1 1 . ; . 1 — 
ibl'IUSl'IVi'S. 
At another Umi I • sunk'- lekum 11 biirh In 
> IitM -prlug. H .lid not njipi.ir to be a rogiiliir 
u ilcr-outhc .mil I •1np.1t did nut v'liluj bring 
illaturbiHl, lor It wji. lod no- . loavl.i At n .pit. I. 
■iinll.tii on my pul II U.'i*' Inn* > In' "iter .mil 
rtll.'lppcitrid. I In' m orr bud In 1 11 lulli'il it .lit I 
•lid uol Mi 1 . It ugalit. Hunk. - l.r.'-ulliv v> do 
1 tl „f mnpiuM toil In In- :lbl* tu llllt long 
iirult-r "..u-r, jet in nil uppou ra ium t li I • mo no 
1 it 11 1 11. -tl imili r .,s lil t ii> I .In 1.1 lb. h I -lo.uld 
Ilk.' In know "Ill'll. 1 I It did M lllillll lllillo I- Ilf 
uneifirr li «'h» nldp n. t.hrnoi H- brad uni ,.1 
•■■uio |i"lnt «•. aliyb' Ill'll I did nol in’ ll. Hum 
tunny know bow Mug "Oaki- r tin alay U’ldi"- 
WlltlT? 
In imolhrr -firlua tli'tu live-. 11 frog. I u»m||r 
found Mm pitting oil tin- villi f mu -Id pump In; 
wlili-U i-nun the «pilng At ibo up|ir>i'ii n oi in ’ 
•ill.- bo Hould tl|v. in 1 In* water. •>.'«( I101..11 .... 
1I0 gronii I In no- boll 'in uf lb' ap.lug mill Innl. 
tifi 1 tin, ugh tin- miter I- 10. "bin n. luippen 
bur I lWlr-d 11 cilpfMt of will hoi dl 
iniii'l* 11 ud turned If Olio Ho ling dltoi 1 1 1 ii.or 
lilm. Hr saw It rumtii, no. I dodi-vil. Ion -owl. 
I.'iiriiud batter mnl j.iid in. (■iclbi-i nfli ml. m 
wlii'ii 1 b- uprrallon «.■- mjii'iitinl. 1.1 ivLwn 
Min' Ion- uutnldr Iwaiui' to., r Ox • ,.n nlng, ua It 
I boilgllt, li" Mil 111 * In nd midi-r * alone, thin ||(I 
I'u fMilly tlilnkliig to got nut of ilnuip t. 
PECANS IN FLORIDA 
In iinrtlioi'ti I’lnrlilit. where Hit* -if it 
f hi - 7/0 dlil my iiHiili itiiiiukgo In tin- grout 
0 I'll DIP ' JfniVPs. iillii'P lilliii-l- ;i|d I1H11" 
1I0 . olofiotl tluil urn irniAliig itoiiilt na |*rnr- 
ItiiMi' tio iimngt* gruW'tfia. rjnnvlii- t..nin- 
lm- mnl ntlier triiiteii vohoiiiIiIi'i ftit 
iinrtliMpii him 1'k ot “. im well d" in 11 iii-a, 
ntrau Imri'li'-. prill-*, vi h j..-- . «*!*'„ loir- ru|i 
TlIJCi’il till' |M'i>)do Ih.'il tht-rp nro mhor 
UlingK In il.'i ii'io I m|ohj bt'Hiilt - tho .ii'diiL'i 
end lemon. 
I’roaua Iiiivr |ot)g Iipoii Itnuti'n tn prow 
nml prodiin will hi fltul »umty •*iiitti" p n 
iflimiile A i-nrn -finniloiit ftntii 1 ’tiliinm 
•■oiinty aii.vn Hun a Immiionn mm, .,r p n 
InlUii linn a mini li* r of Irion one of whii'fi 
i* I'll yi'iirn old. Tifiw liinili'd vrlll, n giuul 
'■rup, vv h li 'li il In ratltmiUNl will 1 1, t.| n | 
Ion "i i flu wi.i’lli of nnfa 
llo ili'lll/mil for ||, rue 1)1, t" - oil’ll (pi 
tluiii tho "Hpply, w li i|o iif ,'iiiiii|. tint in, ... 
dll' luiriij mi, I nil, III 1 11 r • ., In f r „ r i ||,t 
"'■hiup mnl Imiion lnT» bn., h. , 1, 
'I'lot l l.irlllll rupurllOrHt ' Hillnii 1*111 
Mm! 1 hr ilminnd fin l.mii i|„ p,.r, MI , r , ( , 
w I* far lievond tlm uuppl, n,„ 
will* In run lung II, III ultHIn, will) 
1 hln porMtloii", I- (1, t|„. B rr,||f>ni il mol 
I ">r II lliimr. of ||„. , |„, I, | (| , M „,, , 
inont Klntlon, uln- 11 , .1 tnnh.H,.. ,f in 
v. lot I, hr ivoul.i pin nl i* fnllno - f,.„ns 
hum .IlirnUi, I nil, born. Vn 0 Iirmnn. 
M'lfift. Crnlomih l (1X1,1 It, „ M |,| 
rmi to put in 11 unni'mr or »i,.. 11.. 
W.111I.1 plant m. vciuiUtigH tin'. .. w ill I hr 
.•M-elatlou of fop working tln-n, Inter 
ilii'id lr not ns .nr nnnoimlty ittnong 
I grow oi >1 concerning tin- relnUr.- 
n t iiiv of Mwdllpg and gruffod m Imddrd 
t i-rw-w M.tul If not nil ibr Irrrn, In full 
I il lng 1110 riwolllne- 1 1. M. I! iron, of 
ltd Will, lit., ,|)'i "f fill VC lloVr f pit, lilt. 1 
it giiiffid or hiiiMcd Her no I <1 , not 
wi«ii i*i pa pril, limit ivlth am o n'liMici 
111 lln- iircnri. n aiwilllng of which will 
lien, for liiiiidrcd* of y, nr*, wlilli- ihc 
liinldrd or ui -flod free might fall me In a 
very fi-w.” 
not with* tend tbe mid. ntrsiwtirrry pUnta 
nnd .niv other pl.in|.« or "briitw that cam 
not with* land fin- rigor of our nerere win 
ter* 
A'V rt imlleh. leave- ar.- evr-lVnl, ,«or 
Umilarly If ■(/mod with a layer of din, 
• • they relirlu tin- oioUtflCft and heat, nr d 
!n ttme am roil • ertrd Into 1 -niw-rliir for. 
tillrcr 
HOW WE EAT FRUIT, 
Il 1 * * In led on good fllltJinrlty thftt We 
ioiii*iinic, on tin averngr. onrli year. In the 
1 tltod Slnio*. <HO.iii*i worth of atruw 
Itrrrlc* nnd nl Irani $100 000 wortti of 
griijipa. ri.i'M. flL-nrc* ih linlirvc are 
ilril.v loo jinnll. fine *cn*nn 3 , 000,000 
IdirrClh or iipplmt were l Apoiliwl by ||,,. rip- 
plr sliippci- oi ihr 1 tilled st ile tit I'.nu 
Imid nlolle While ilirre Ihiu been plami 
tn 1 old sin, age III recent .imr* im mail) 
h* 10,000000 iiirriel* nf npplea i„ op«- 
ki'Hki'U. 
IVat'ioiim' MilgHglbe a, iv* tli.it m- |,iire 
prodlii'i'd ;i- lilfli ;im 'il 0 . 000 . mui liin,.| H ,,f 
itppli'd III :i .Ingle *enB(in, Sblp* weign 
Ubelmr In New Vnrlt. Illiee lit a time. In .1 
'.Ingle we. 'U, In-nrihs npplca to Eiirop lu- 
ll, id. il 1 .* one of till* crn.Hr-t inil n*l lie . 
lie eo, if, ley bad. ever wllni *i’d, and pro- 
ini'ei. 1,. ink,. noiK „* Mb' elder fmlr • mp* 
of Hit* world. Aft a 1 , alhm We eit more 
mill Ihnn nny olhrr mnl we "row vitally 
nmif Ilian we enl, Hiialiftnd. 
LEAVES FOR BKDD 1 NG. MULCH AND 
PROTECTION 
M'nVea inal,i.. (he hr-t kind of p..,: 
and me an l„f,|tij l;,„t ndilllh 11 In ,i:.- uw 
'•lire heap, a* tliry mr. r.ot only cm . Ilnut 
a l>>iiplle,il(t Iml I|l,lckly ill'll. 1, ipo*i in i|,o 
lie iri. When |,B (*1 |,l ||„. n l:«|| : .|i|riHE' red 
1 "l'i wen I her they pieiviit dlMfl" of air 
along Hie lb, or* nnd retail, vvarinil,. Tln-r 
"i*' untbllig Inil l h« I, liter of i i!,.|ig anil 
hindl"-. anil 1, ling,, aupply Mboulif Iv 
u.i. d 11 way for winlrr iim- »,nd«'i cover, 
*0 a - lo have 1 lien, dry Fv 
I In- lea t e- are eMelleni f,,r pro!**, tin 
Hie .viillhk nine", leinTer vxtr el e* Hint . -u.il 
LOW RATE ADVERTISING. 
(/'-i-publ# Witter ttrnW ony ot tb* fellr.* 
hi* will h*. <»v*a Tot 1 .*»t « «nrd tek 
lt»»*Wliio , 
FOR •$!.»: oil ,:,i|HVi;E-«li 10*' to tor 
0 *tt. frelt or firm t er 5 mite* from 
I 1 Ian*, hud* and ,o cnlln ,.rttiw-*t i,f r*a’*tk». 
Pulivaru I'M , Ha.. l»krr* tb*r» art Tear ra*ir-,.«.l. 
urn, the Ht. J.ifm'a rlr»r. Cal b» slid ,■* »|n.r 
• O'- » *<' <*> «rrf Ine-l W ,ij, acvv.w b-a-v 
Itid Int li •abi.il.jii t.i**o iHr,., X tort 
.Vmvriviui Fruit and V*,(Uk » ior.rna) Chi, < 
go 
• mi 'Ai.r. ost rxiiHANi.i:- i,Ai<i.) ai i r.E 
Ultt tlAItti N, Alt fch I-illAt-e, 
In oiniir H-uiu.fti Kat.* lie «□,, r t ’-'i 
road*, hoaiufei rltiaata, ikaalnn af go -<s « • 
tvr, uni, 1 lo, rvklr, jJ». -u.f cxk-ta. r>--> 
tt'Ir-A-iy a r,«l 
I hti n»c hard cen-i sta of a beat *ano flrat-clami 
Irvoi. ms rir nil wint«r ■ ;.*!■ • 
II U J.--AI .-1 on a ... ,f ly.,,,. i., 4 e* ',o«ia. 
l?«a <» ifipvrU'T Jo- ati u, ■r-'i 4 »aIt ‘-I ■«.( « 
Atuindanra of tha tw-Jt ojtrr ,-*0 he f-*u ■: froui 
tvn to vi sty fccr. 
lb*' i.nbnr J ta tMrl 1 y-a •> east if 1 iv vltr 
of AVIrblta. 
With tha 
nearly a>‘ 1 
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ESTABLISHED I8HA. 
M ORORttC 
W O. HAL, 
M. GEORGE & CO. 
Commission Merchants 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, ETC. 
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SPECIALTIES: Strawberries, Cantaloupes, 
Peaches and Tomatoes in 
Carload Consignments 
n -d. «ih! poitutwi, ^ „g., r „ pHmmM «, 
•au-roeiiMu t mill, uniMHw 1 HilUUvn 
• IIWII.IIHMIIIHI mu ox iriiriaiiin, 
III I tltlNt 1 - ,y„ r „ r #T , , M i,,, 
95 SOUTH VVAIHk SI.. 
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