The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-03

DeIand VOlusa County, FOrda Wednesday, Sebtener 1879

orange growers, the pine tree being
considered an enemy to both orange
trees and crops, as it saps the sub
stance from the soil, and where prac-
ticed necessitates the application of a
liberal supply OF fertilizing.
Next winter this gentleman in
tends to plant out twenty acres more
of orange trees. His house is model
OF comfort and convenience-spa-
cious rooms and hall. The floors,
from top to bottom, are of narrow
pine flooring, alternated with red &C.
dar from the hammock five miles
west, and present beautiful appear
ance. Size of building 3Ox48, two
stories; detached kitchen 1896 with
25O feet of 12-feet porches all around
the house.
Col. Shipman also does a good
business in groceries and the domes-
tic commodities, and is the leading
merchant in this vicinity.
Dr. E. A. Todd, who came here
last winter tor his health, seems fully
recovered from a severe sickness, and
expressed himself entirely satisfied
with the climate. He has a piece of
prairie land, recently drained, which
is worth going long way to see.
lie is now breaking it up with two
yoke of oxen, for rice. It puts one
in mind Of the rich farming lands
OF the Northern States. The Doctor
has, also, ten acres set in young trees,
which, considering the newness of
the soil, are looking very promising
His father-in. law, Mr.. George Todd,
is with him, and has bought some of
the same kind of land, which he is
clearing, and on which he intends to
raise vegetables for the early market.
The Doctors uncle, who owns extern
sive milling interests in the North,
has also bought sixty acres adjoining,
which he will improve, it now being
under the care Of Mr.. George Todd. |
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grove looking thrifty. His trees 'aYu
sweet seedlings, as are most of those
in this neighborhood. He intends to
set out five acres more in the coming
winter, of four and five-year.old trees.
He is erecting one of the prettiest
houses in town, which is 33x40 feet,
with wing 16x44, with veranda
running all around. There is well
in the back entry which is walled
with the 24-inch bore-well pipe, man.
ufactured by the Florida Stone and
Pipe Company, Oh which he is Presi.
dent.
Mr.. J. w. G. Peters has made a
good showing with his trees is
hard worker and could not be per-
suaded to go back North. Mr.. Ritter
has some fine vegetables. Mr.. Turner
has a pleasant place in town. Capt.
Barrin has 800 trees-sweet seed.
lings, from four to seven years old;
twenty-five, seven years, bearing or
anges; 400, six years; balance four
years. Also fine lot of bananas.
He owns large saw-mill which is
constantly at work supplying lumber
to parties in the North and in Eng
land. Mr.. J. p. McCully has a very
fine young grove of 200 sweet seed
lings, four years old. He intends to
plant 400 more in the tall. His trees
now have new growth aud are look
ing well. Dr. Crawshaw, lately from
st. Louis, has given some attention
to organic chemistry and we heard
him putting puzzler to a we'll
known nurseryman, the subject being
oranges. The Doctor is a talker, and
handles scientific terms a little too
Familiarity for the exponents of some
theories in regard to orange culture.
Mr. James Nichols, who is clerk in
Col. Shipman's store, has bought two
lots in town, each having house on
it. He evidently intends to make
something by the rise of real estate
here.
SOCIETY.
Society is as good here as in the
n North. The people who have set
tied are mostly those of means suffi-
cient to enable them to live as they
had been accustomed to before com.
ing, and to bring along their groves
and crops in proper way. There
is a social club which meets on Wed.
nesday of every other week. and is
well attended. 1t is for young and
] old and ia an excn1lant roooDS Cf -.