The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-08-20
State Gleanings.

State Gleanings.
Madison has a law club of which
E. J. Vann is the President.
Jackson county is to have fair, at
the town of Mariana, on the 10Th OF
November.
The Little Fonidian is determined
not to be outdone by the San and
Press. 1t has not only nominated a
President, but elected him.
Several of our orange growers in
form us that the orange crop of
this county will far exceed that of
last year.-Sauater County Advance.
The Palatka Herald has another
alligator story, of which Captain
Rice is the hero, that takes the shine
completely out of the Lake City Re
porter.
The 800 pound manatee, caught at
Indian river a few weeks ago, now
weighs 5000 pounds. So say the
New York papers, and they are noted
Tor telling the truth.
Unless there is considerable addi-
ton to the number Of young men in
this town at an early date, the pros
pect for fine crop OF old maids will
be very fattering.- Constitution.
We are under many obligations to
Mrs. Henry Tinny, of Dunedin, for
few luscious mangoes. This fruit is
almost equal to the peach, and can be
raised here if properly taken care of
during winter Tampa Guardian.
The first Florida bale of cotton, the
present season, was picked ana ginned
by Jesse G. Wood, of Colhoun
county, on the 28th of July, andfor-
warded by steamer to Columbus on
the following day.-Monticeto Con-
St5tuti01t.
We understand that there is wan
ton practice in some localities of kill
ing buzzards. This ought not to be,
as they are the best scavengers we
have. In some States they are es-
teemed SO highly as scavengers that
law prevents the destruction OF
them. Gainesville SIN.
Oranges are about the size of a
walnut with the hull on. The crop
promises a good yield, and the grow
ers generally seem satisfied, at least
we have heard no complaint or dis
couragement mentioned. This or
ange business is growing to be large,
ana there may be found spectators
whose business it is to give advanced
opinions with view Of operating in
their own interest in the orange crop.
-Pdl0tk0 Herald.
On the Armstrong place, at Adams
vile, are three seeding orange trees,
about q years old, and measure re-
spectively forty-seven, sixty, and
sixty-one inches in circumference.
These trees are in a remarkably
healthy condition and bear annually
between 5000 and 5000 oranges
each. There is also a mammoth
grape vine on Mr.. Ruthland's place
on the Withlacoochee river which
measures fifty-four inches in circum-
ference two feet from the ground,
and covers space sixty feet long and
fifty feet wide. Two hundred gallons
were made from the grapes of this
vine last year, besides the quantity
that were otherwise consumed.-Ad-
gd1ace.
We were shown by Mr.. Charles
Gebhardt, an orange tree that seems
to have begun he early and little"
The tree is not three years old. At
the base, close to the ground, it is not
over an inch in diameter. Stand by
its side and stretch its longest branch
and the tree from base to tip will not
measure over three and half feet
high, yet this tree has seven well de-
veloped oranges now growing upon
it. The oranges will average about
two inches in diameter. The tree is
growing in Mr.. Gebhardt's yard,
nearly opposite Sheriff Bowden's res
dence, and is surrounded by others,
trees three times its size and older,
which have not yet bIoomed even.-
Breeze.