The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-09-11


the election should take it.
Mr.. A. 1. BidwelI offers a pre-
MUM of $50. forsthe best peck of
oranges exhibited at the State Fair,
that will be found superior to any of
the following: Homassassa, Magnum,
Bonum, or NonpareiE
The State Fair has been awarded
to Gainesville. Jacksonville people
are irate at this but, they have no
reason to be, for when it was held
there they would not assist or take
any interest in making it creditable.
They will value it the more, next
time.
We regret to announce the
death OF Mr.. G. L. Thomas, late edi-
tor OF the Sumter Co., A0vance, in
the 18th year Of his age. He had
been in bad health for many years
previous to his death. He married a
daughter of Col Pratt of Palatka and
leaves widow with two children.
The Nassau College, under the
able supervision of Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Myers, will be open for the reception
OF pupils October 3rd. Being pro-
Vided with competent and efficient
teachers in all departments, and hay
ing the advantage of the immediate
supervision of Mrs. Myers, this is one
OF the best schools in the State
-Fer7a0pdino Express.
We were informed by Mr.. Smith,
the excellent foreman of the Faber
Cedar Mills located near this place,
that the said mills cleared, last year,
over and above all expenses, 100000.
Certainly nice little sum. This dem
onstrates very forcibly that the man.
ufacture of cedar goods is a great in
dustry which has not, as yet, been
fully developed in this seetion.-iSate
JooGYndl.
We have elected the following
facts from DIR. J. p. McAdams who
planted some okra this year for ex-
pertinent He planted little over
half an acre which yielded between
90 and 70 bushels. The first he
shipped was to Savannah for which he
received $3.50 per bushel The last
was shipped to New York, where
okra was selling then at $500 per
bushel, but owing to some delay by
the Express Company it did not
reach thatplace until after ten days.
--NadisO1s Recorder M
THE VEGETABLE INTEREST
Our vegetable and fruit producers are
taking steps to promote their interest,
by uniting in meeting to consider
it in all it's bearings. By combination
and conference together, we have no
doubt they will succeed in efecting
cheap, safe and rapid transportation
The main point of difficulty and loss
however, lies in dealing with sharpers
in the large cities to whom large con-
signments are made. Some remedy
must be devised for preventing the
wholesale swindling to which some
of our producers have been subject
ed and we think the meeting will
secure this end and be productive of
other advantages Gainesville Neoos
REVIVE TOBACCO CULTURE
Roberts g. Bent, a firm engaged ex-
tensively in the manufacture of tobac-
cosand cigars in Jacksonville, sent its
junior partner to Quincy this week to
purchase all the understandable Florida
leaf tobacco that could be found in
Gadsden county. Some samples had
been sent there by Judge 1. r. Harris,
which were thoroughly tested by the
sweating process and found to an
swer the purpose About 1000 lbs.
have been shipped by Judge Harris
which was raised on the plantation of
Thos. McJunkins. The price paid
was fifteen cents per pound. The
same firm would purchase several
thousand pounds more Of that quality. |
Mr.. Bent, who has had along expert
ence in handling tobaccos, asserts
that with little care in its culture
and preparation for the market an
unlimited quantity could readily be
sold at very remunerative prices.
His firm would pay Is cents for little
better grade of the kind he purchased.
Considerable correspondence has
passed between this firm and Judge
Harris this season, who has also had
a large experience and met with
great success both in the culture and !
handling of tobacco in this county. |
It Is the opinion of both that the in |
dustrV may be revived so that it will !
prove far more profitable than cotton |