The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-10
From The N.,ioaaI IatsIligsnesr.
FLORIDA.

s.senllan. In brief way. % The great in
JocensnIs hrld asi by late aei ol Con
sress 10 seIllsmsnl in Florica. That &c.
grams. in les simple. quarter section az
Ispd % every head Of family. or single
man ossr eighiren years Of sge. who viii
seuls in Florida, south ef the ninth town.
ship. prior 70 the 4ih oi August. le43;
and me only mslerlsl eondiiion 10, con
sinBed sssldencs Tor I've years. and oceu.
psuon and cultivation Of Eve acres los
iour years Of lhsl lime.
Nslhiag can be more aiirsclise Than the
oarr AZ such terms for seIllemeniia such
seOnfry as Florida By means Of i've
provisons lrrehold and home 10 a. once
oblained without price. and large fami-
lies may be Enabled. BY emigration. !" to
SET 10 The world" al once oil their male
members over eighteen. and Ell their fe-
male members. Ton, WIN will make haste
20 convert their clever lovers into good
husbands.
1'ne operation Of ihs act 10 limited %
iwo hundred lhaussnd acres; and ss there
10 much room for ciiaice in locations. and
there 10 already esldenre ofmueh int ndcd
emigration. behauvesihose who conlem-
plsIe removal 10 lose no fine IN reaching
fksie. The 6rsI conner Will Of eourre be
bssi served.
Tsihe wealthy planter. Florida 10 emf
aenlly inviting; because The ferulIty OF iis
...l .aI H. ...lna.. ...1 .,..s.,. ~ e..
staple productions, afford better return up.
on investments thsusm.y be found eise-
where in The South. Dui 70 the pour aud
the moderate in circumstances. II IL. be
yond comparison. the paradise OF esrlh.-
There are no freezing winters 10 be rrovi
dsd against by close hoases. magazines ri
supplies Tor embargoed and shiyering ia.
sailIes. tending aud feeding Of stock. &c.
SO fsr from this. The climate may well be
lIkened 20 the Northeru spring extended
through the year. the means Of subsis
tenee are ubtsined ~ith less labor, snd la
Dor 10 moro productive. and industry more
quickly blessed wilh accumulation and
plenty than isconeeissble tothe inhabi.an,
oil less fortunate region. The forests
preserve perennial verdure; all dsscrip-
lions Of stock range in the open woods
throughout The year. revelling in sbun
dance Of pasiurage; gardens are allied with
anever ending variety Of flower and ve-
getable during every month; fish, game,
end fruits abound every where almos, 10
surfsi'; The soilissssily ullsd. and The har
vesls are 40 abundant, 80 rich. SO various.
and The climate so sgreeble 10 labor. that
lil,le 10 LEI, TO be desued in the circle OF
physical wants. Aud where butin Florida
can such blessings be enjoyed, With the
addition Of The political and moral atsan
tages which American free government
aud social advancement besiowl
The most advisable time foe removal
would be in the months Of November and
December. Those who reach there in
those months would have ample time TO
prepare ground for cultivation. and be rs
sared Of good crops. ,.-
The principal productions to which the
country 10 adapted are, sugar, co,.oa, 10
baceo. oranges. and other fruits, The mul
berry. grape. corn. rice. &c.
The production Of sugar ss from one 10
three hogshesds per acre; and Of cotton
ifom one to Two thousand pouads. A bale
10 The acre OF black seed (ses island) cotton
has been produced upon pine land in the
Suwannee region. The proh.ableness OF
these staples may be estimated from the
factthai General Clinch, from his Plsnta
ton. Lang Syne, in Alachus county. J
worked BY between fifty and sixty hands.
received, for Two or three years before
Il vas destroyed by the Indians, . nett
aanual income of.wenty thousand dollars.
Nor is the production OF sugar confined 10
large planters. Every farmer, however
small HE means. has his field Of sugar
cane, which 10 manufactured by himself,
with wooden mills Of domestic consuuc'
ton. and large pots Of the ordinary man
afaclure.
The tobacco produced 10 Florida is 81
mllar 10 That Of Cuba, aud 10 msnuiacIur'
ed into cigars OF the mos. admired quail
". LIS production requires no capital,
and light labor. aud is very profitable.
The orange trees require very iIt'le a''
tention; and grove south Of the indicat.
ed line. one in bearing. is an established
fortune Of certain and perm Anen' income.
The Tree 10 inligenous every where upon
ihs peninsula. Groves. Of miles in extent,
oil The bittet>swce, and sour orange, are
innnd in oil paris Of it. From grove oil
The cultivated orange, situated upon The ST.
Johns river, and covering only an acre
and quarter, a yield Of 81 200 in sea-
son has been realized. A single tree IN
81 Augustine has been known to yield six
thousand oranges. The groves at 81. Al
CUISINE and its vicinity were cut down TO
The ground BY the Unprecedented fsos. oil
1885; but are rapidly recovering their Tor
mer beauty and value. Ia the region oil
country now offered for settlement. no in-
jury was produced by tina, frost. nor are
The trees ever Affected. A c"uple of trees
OF li'e sweet Mangr, growing al P'iaSi :
kska. 1.-THE residence ol Mdcanopa, head