The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-28
FLORIDIANA.
,nrranhioal Divisions Of Florida.

CLAW. st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLORIDA-Isc composed of the cOun-
+,es of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washin gton.
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, franklin
Leon, Walkulla. Jefferson, Madison, Taylor,
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter. Orange,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe and Dode
The stranded steamer Hattie was
sold for 500.
The Census returns gives Games
vile population OF $500.
The population OF Lake City. by
recent Census is 1883.
The FZoridid2a of Tallahassee has
come out as a semi-weekly and will be
delivered during the campaign,tor 81.
= The cultivation of casava and ar.
rowroot is being generally embarked
in by our farmers, so far as we have
learned and the prospects for large
Weld OF these starch roots are appar-l
emily very fine.-,Soa@h Florida Citi-
zen.
Alex. St. Clair Abrams has the
finest crop ofsugar cane in the county.
He has fully matured canes five feet
in height, and his yield of syrup and
sugar promises to be enormous
Orlando Reporter.
According to R. G. Dun q Co.'s
circular Of July IA, 1879, fifteen fail
ures in Florida with liabilities to the
amount of $lO7,677, while DUR
ing the same period this year there
were eight failures, with liabilities OF
$S0,000,0 00.-Breeze.
Last night thieves entered the yard
of our editor and stole ninety three
head of chickens, leaving him seven
out of one hundred. The most of
these chickens had been imported and
were of very fine breed, four of them
having cost So apiece.-Bree@e.
Mr.. VIM. L. Robinson sent in to
this office last week five "silver.skinN
onions raised in his garden, which
weighed together four and half
pounds, and the largest of which was
IA inches in circumference. If any
body has raised bigger or better
onions we shall be glad to hear from
fh1 ~ s07saseS7S.
~. N. S. Upchurch sent us very
fine watermelon, of the Oak Hill va
riety, one ofthe most delicious we
have seen this season, Mr.. Upchurch
is the only person in the State hav-
ing this seed, and he informs us that
he cannot fill the demand for his mel
ons. One of the characteristics is an
exceedingly thin rind, which renders
it unfit for shipment -For7ad,adind
Eapress.
Mr.. c. III. Hubbard, of Crystal
River, representing the U. S. Ento-
biological Commission. is visiting
this county to observe the operations
of the caterpillar. Having heard that
a few of the worms had seen in the
vicinity of Bradfordville, he will go to
that neighborhood first, and will
doubtless be glad to receive informa.
ton from planters in all parts OF the
county concerning the cotton worm.
-Fe,maaoi'a Eapress.
One of the handsomest sheets of
water in this county is Bugg Spring
situated a short distance from Okla
humkee. It boils up in the pine
woods, and throws off a volume OF
water nearly equal to that of Silver
Springs, which empties into Okahum-
kee Run, and if cleared of obstruc.
tons any Of the steamers could ascend
with ease. Its perpendicular, vine.
clad banks rise ten and fifteen feet
above the surface, and we are told the
water is 100 feet deep not three feet
from the shore, and 100 feet in the
deepest part. The spring is almost
round and is nearly OF quite 800 yards
across. The water is very clear and
has blush cast. 1t will some day
doubtless become place of consider
able interest. -iSaanter AdUauce.
Several months ago Mr.. Fries re-
ceived from the south of France
package OF corn, a portion of which
he distributed among friends in dit.
ierent portions of the county. w.
II. Ammo of this place received six
teen grains which he planted, 1t all
came, and grew to a height OF four
teen feet. On Tuesday last Mr..
Ammo gathered forty fully grown and
matured ears of corn OF about the
ordinary size-an average of nearly
three ears OF corn to the stalk. 1t