The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-12-03
State Gleanings.


Mr.. Z. p. Van Deman is now pur-
ser of the steamer Geo. 1M Bird.
They are shipping bricks from
Jacksonville to Tallahassee.
Many Of our State papers have got
bitten on advertising Electric Belts"
we venture to say. Companions in
misery.
A new semi-monthly paper, in the
interest OF East Florida, to induce
immigration, will be started in Fer
nandina Fla, shortly.
Hon. w. D. Bloxham and General
J. j. Finley have been making
speeches ct the Mariana Fair, Jack
son county.
We were presented, to-day, by Mr..
Richmond Tyler, with some splen-
did strawberries. Wouldn't our
brethren farther north enjoy such a
treat in their snow-bound homes?-
Breeze, Moo. %.
The orange contest wakes hot. Mr.
G. w. Baisden, though temporarily
conquered in the sugar-cane question,
steps up with an orange weighing 219
ounces. We are waiting TO hear
from the two ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr.. F. NJ. Bryant, living on the
Alfalfa, informs us that the sugar cane
in his section is generally tasselling
He also says that he was down about
Fl. Ogden a week or two since and
the cane down there appeared some
what ahead of that up here in tassel-
ling.-Idn1pa Tribune.
The San and Press gives the fol
lowing report Of the number of Or
ange trees in the, city of jackson
vile:
Whole number OF trees in orchard
! form, in yards and grounds within
| the limits of the city of Jacksonville,
about 5000.
Whole number of bearing trees,
about 900.
Whole number of oranges pro-
duced in the year 1879, about 1OS,-
900.
Mrs. Mary Rising has our thanks
for fine cluster of oranges, number
ing thirteen on one small limb. We
have never yet had the pleasure of
visiting Mrs. Rising's famous grove,
but from all accounts she has the boss
grove of the county. T0rke Zele.
graph. We have visited Mrs. Ris.
ing's place and it does her credit. She
is an old settler, from Massachusetts,
and her indomitable energy will
make anything thrive.
The following are statistics of the
public schools in Jackson county:
The amount of public funds for
salaries OF teachers, $2,38s.OO; total
number OF children attending, 1896;
whites, 1921, colored, S74; aver.
age daily attendance, 1,157-whites.
57S; colored. $40; number of teachers
employed, 50; assistance from indi-
viduals for support of schools, $717.-
So number of school houses, "a ;
total expenses Tor the department
paid from public funds, $3.117.00;
by private contributions, $718.50;
total, $3,834.50.
MIR. W. G. Collins, who lives near
Mt. Tabor, sent us four potatoes lot
the Providence Variety which
weighed thirty pounds. Mr.. E. A,
Watson presented them and Mr..
Field, the photographer, Immediately
photographed them. OF course PEG.
pie in other counties grow potatoes,
but we have never heard OF any to
beat these for size which could claim
that the enormous growth had not
destroyed the quality. These were
well favored. but too large to bake
whole. So we just cut them up with
an axe, in order to let the cook man.
age them.-Lahe city Reporter.
The Bernhardt's Lace.-A friend
Of mine has just been shown a piece
Of trimming destined to adorn one of
the stage dresses OF Mill. Sara Bern
hardt' 1t is half yard in depth and
is a sort OF lace, or rather fine pas
sementerie, composed entirely of
small imitation pearls. This rich and
elaborate trimmino was made 10 or.