The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-08-13
FLOR RDIANA.
Divisions Of Florida.

| counties of SuWannee, Columbia, Alacnua,
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford.
Clay, st. Johns. Putnam and Marion.
WEsTFLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington,
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor,
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange,
Volusia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
atee. Monroe and Dade-
State Gleanings.
Miss Matte Rose was drowned at
Mayport last week while bathing,
A Russian sun-fower fifteen inches
in diameter has been sent to the Gaines
vile Sun.
The world will not get destroyed for
the Jacksonville Adventist. 1t is hard
case.
Peaches have been selling at 20 cents
per bushel in Ocala.
The Florida Telegraph, published at
Starke, and edited by Colonel W. W.
Moore, is creditable paper and must
tend to the advanceme of that section
of the State. We wish it success.
Justice Joseph Casey started to church
Sunday or two ago and met and mar
ried three couples on the road before
reaching the church. Tampa Tribune.
There are several orange trees in the
city now in full bloom. At Mr. Calvin
Oaks residence, there is one now hang
ing with a full crop of young oranges
and the same time covered with blooms.
breeze.
A manatee was shipped from Titus
vile recently to New York He was
captured by Messrs. Parks and Kelly,
IN the st. Lucie river, and purchased by
Mr.. Steadman, of New York, for $50,
delivered in Titusville. He was esti-
mated to weigh 1000 pounds. Florida
Star.
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT, an excel
lent paper, is gaining a strong fOothold
in the State, for which we are heartily
glad. Mr.. Codrington has been zeal.
GUS worker in behalf OF semi-tropical
and general agriculture ever since he
arrived in Florida, sand we desire to see
him handsomely sustained. Florida
Mirror.
The New York Herald thinks that
vegetable raising with view to New
York markets, might be profitable, even
as far south as Florida. Where are the
HerGld's Florida reporters Does it
not know that the town of Arredondo
alone sent forward vegetables the pres
ent season to the amount of 100000 ?
And some other stations on the railroad,
did as Well.-Florada mirror.
A citizen who is good observer tells
us that he has visited several farms of
late and saw better crops of cotton than
for twenty years past. The corn crop
is better than usual, and more peas and
potatoes planted than ever, while pump
kins, oats and rye, have received their
share of attention. A few such years
and farmer in debt will be no longer
heard of in this country. City
Reporter.
Mr.. S. P. Patterson, who has just re-
turned from trip into Lafayette, pre-
sented us yesterday with stalk of corn
grown i'll that county by Mr.. d. r.
WEIGH which contains eight full ears.
Mr.. WEIGH says that he obtained the
seed from Tennessee, and paid $1.00
for one ear. The stalk may be seen in
our Office. Mr.. Patterson reports La
fayette county in as prosperous con-
dition as any other section of the state.
Madison Recorder.
Doubtless over 5000 acres of Orange
county have been planted this year in
sweet potatoes. At yield of 100 bush
els per acre, $780, bushels will be pro-
duced. This potato has been utilized
successfully in so many important inter-
ests OF late. that it is becoming a much
more valuable crop than has ever before
been contemplated. First They, when
boiled, make the best feed for fattening
hogs and beeves. Second No better
food for fattening chickens and turkeys.
Third No better food for horses, cows,
etc. Put in more sweet potatoes. -Or-
ange County Reporter.
In illustration of the success attend
ing the vegetable business, we give a
short statement from one small vegeta-
BILE farm, consisting of three acres, Gull
tlvated by Messrs. W. H. Sanders and
M. Il: Ellis. They had two acres of
this little farm planted in tomatoes and
one acre planted in cucumbers. They
gathered and marketed 4S9 crates of to-
matoes and 1O7 crates or cucumbers.
They sold these altogether for $751;. OF.
They had to pay out 1926 for crates
and nails, which being deducted fro M
the gross amount leaves them $658.67.
This, If any, is but little above the ay.
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