The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23

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WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun-
ties OF Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoR1DA-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
Volusla, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec. Monroe and Dade.
State Gleanings.
DR.. Clay, of Fernandina, died on the
9Th instant
Georgia plums were quoted last week,
as selling in the New York market, at
$40 to So per bushel.
Corn enough for the years consump-
ton, will be grown in Volusia county
this year. We hear of some farmers
who will have two years surplus.
The orange trees around town are
fuller of blooms than they we're in the
spring. We shall anxiously watch the
result of this second crop that has put
forth, Tampa Guardian.
1t is curiosity to see friend Dozier's
dog. Beaver, followed around by a
young lamb. Beaver is very motherly
in his attention to the young kid, and
will jump the largest dog in the country
if he dares to modest it-Advance
A person from Brevard county, Flori-
da, writes to the New York Times for
information about arrowroot 1t is evil
dent that he has not yet found out that
there are newspapers in Florida.
Senator Durkee has forwarded to the
Governor his resignation as State Sena-
tor from this Senatorial District. This
is done in consequence of his appoint
ment as United States Marshal. Sun
and Press.
Fifteen fatal cases of sunstroke are
reported as having occurred in Charles
ton Saturday week, something entirely
unknown in this locality, and also as far
as we have been informed, throughout
the State.
The latest advices we have had from
the Kentucky colony, are, that they
have about concluded to make their in
vestments in this county. They have
asked for some information, which we
will try to furnish in our next issue
Gainesville San.
Mr.. j. Miller, liviAgs-1ar here, seeing
that the Gainesville Sun mentioned that
six Irish potatoes raised thereabouts
weighed six pounds presented to US
six that weighed eight pounds, being
two pounds heavier than the Gainesville
potatoes. South Florida Citizen.
Goldlace will come to grief yet by
telling his Harbor Islanders that cotton
picking in Key West demands so. so per
day. He dumped 80 or 40 passengers
on Curry's wharf this week, in company
with three or four hundred barrels of
fever, (mangoes) Key West Dispatch.
Mr.. Jack Ellis, who left St. Marks
about week ago in an open boat, with
his wife and four children, for this place,
and who was eight days coming, has
lost two of his children this week from
brain fever. supposed to have occurred
from the effects of being exposed to the
hot sun while on the voyage. State
Journal.
We have in our Office sapodilla from
the yard of Capt. Acosta, which we
think is the largest ever produced on
the island. 1t measured twelve inches
i'll circumference, and was as full of
Juice as watermelon. There we're sew
eral taken from the tree at the same
time, measuring eleven inches, and it is
noted for the excellence of its fruit
KeV Vest Dispatch.
A couple of very fine, Florida-grown
apples have been laidson our table by
Mr.. W. W. Farmer, of Harris Road, and
Mr.. Il. L. Stewart, of Kings Ferry.
The apples were grown near the two
places above mentioned, and were large,
and deliciously sweet and mellow.
They compare very favorably with any
received from the North. - ernG,aCinG
Express.
The Pensacola Gazette says We
plucked the other day.a limb from tea
plant, which has been growing tor ff-
teen years past. in the garden of Fran
CISCO Moreno, Esq. It was originally
from China, and was sent to Pensacola
from Washington by the late S. r. NAL
Tory, then in the United States Senate.
The shrub is twelve to thirteen feet
high, and is as thrifty and hardy as the
wild growth of the native forests.
Gard Harvey, owner of Wildwood
farm, has patch of ribbon cane, equal
IN size and color to any we have seen
this year, hammock cane not excepted !;
this thrifty growing cane is enough to