The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10

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on the afternoon of the 9th inst, and was
reported so be the heal est that had fallen
Tor maay months. q
Ladies, call on DrekatE Co. and get a
bottle of Swift az Courtney's Shoe
Dressing. Nothing better for shoes. -
B. T-Haines and family, of Spring Gar
den, have been spending few weeks in
st. Augustine, enjoying the sea air and fat
mullets Mr.. and Mrs. Shapley have re-
turned home from visit to the same city.
Three pound Canned Apples, Sugar
Corn, and full assortment of Canned
Goods at low figures. at c. P. Wilcox's.
DR.. B. B. Bennett is the only one of
the committee appointed to represent
this section, that can attend the Transpor-
tation Convention.
Dreka & Co. are now opening a fine
lot of Notions, Hosiery, Fancy Goods,
etc., for the fall trade.
We return thanks for an invitation to
the reunion of the Orange City Library
Association on Saturday evening last. but
business would not admit of our absence.
We have no doubt they had good ime
| of it.
New Crop Japan, Oolong, and Gun
powder Tea, just received and for sale,
at Wilcox's.
A. H. Alexander is as bnsy as bee in
| landing goods at his wharf. The business
| season is commencing in earnest.
| More of those fine Boston Market
| Tomatoes and Humes' Salmon, at VIII
cox's.
| Mr.. ]. Y. Parce's water tank exploded on
| Sunday morning about 1890 o'clock, with
heavy report like cannon. There were
40 barrels of water in it at the time.
New York State Milk-can with extra
cover-equal, if noe superior to Eagle
Brand, at Wiicoxs.
We doff our chapeau and again present
our sincere thanks to MIR. Geo. A. Dreka-
this time for a long and pleasant drive to
Rossetter's Landing. Beresford. and other
places of interest along the banks OF the
majestic st. Johns.
Guilt Edge New Process Flour, for
bread making, far superior to the best
Family Flour. For sale by G. P. Wilcox.
Owing to the wet weather the gather
ing on Saturday was rot as large as ex-
pected, yet, a good number of those inter-
ested in the agriculture of the county at
tended, and brought samples OF the differ
emit products. There were some twenty
samples of corn, as fine as could be found
in any country, exhibited by Reuben and
Calvin Marsh. and Others. Mr. Calvin
| Mrash also brought in the best sample of
sugar cane, The display OF long staple
cotton by Mitchell Jones Rubert ftawfrfrs:-
H. Lamb, A. White and John Doherty,
would be hard to beat. j. Vanzant, of
Beresford, showed samples of very fine
peach that ripens in October, which will
be valuable addition to cur fruit.
Messrs. B. F. Finical and H. B. Austin
sent pine-apples of their own growing
that filled the room with delightful aroma.
Excellent palmetto cabbage honey pro-
4 duced by Mr. Rolfe. OF New Smyrna, was
much admired Mr.. arce had a specimen
of his famed Flat Foot Cultivator, which
i is now getting to be favorite implement
of the orange growers. and the same gen.
tloman brought some of his beautiful
White Leghorn chickens. Young Bedford
Codr1ngton brought a pair OF pure white
lop-ear rabbits, which attracted great
attention, being rare in this part of the
state. MesSrs. Parce and Finacal sent
samples OF miIlets. Our editor exhibited
branch of the copper leaf Ricinus CT
caste. bean, very snowy plant; and the
enterprising firm of Dreka " Co. took
care to show what they could 90 in sugars,
cotfees, spices, -four, etc., to sustain the
strength of the agriculturist. Many of
the ears of corn weighed one pound and
five ounces each, and produced twenty
five to forty bushels of corn to the acre.
Well done, Volusia county. For begin
ming this was good effort, and when the
next exhibition is got up we may expect
something fine. Messrs. j. 3. Jordan, o.
| P. Terry and ]. H. Lamb acted as Judges
| and gave great satisfaction.
'Pride of st. Louis Amber Mills,
and Cream Graham Flour, to be had at
G. P. Wilcox's.