The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-10-06
FLO RIDlAN A.
Geographical Divisions of Florida

EASTERN FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford.
Clay, St. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washin gton.
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLORIDA-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,
Volnsa, Brevard, Polk, Hiilsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe ana Dade-
Florida has 1,116 public schools,
for the support of which the people
pay $l42 600 per annum.
The orange crop IN this county,
and we believe also in the adjoining
counties, was much less damaged by
the storm than was at first supposed,
Tampa Tribune.
We are informed by Mr.. l. E.
Barwick, of Wildwood, that a col
ored farmer in that vicinity, picked
from one stalk four and a quarter
pounds of cotton. Who can surpsss
it ?-Sumater AdUance
The cane crop on Twelve Mile
creek and the Calooseehatchie river
is the best ever known there before.
Mr.. Frank Hough is erecting large
steam sugar mill, and there is talk CT
several others.-Key Vest Demo-
crdt.
The three young bloods who sent
box containing tobacco aud many
such things as no young lady would
use for birthday present, were re-
paid by receiving box next morning
containing three frogs with the names
OF the young gents tied to their legs.
Eloa1t1lan.
Mr.. W. P. Slusser, OF the City
Hotel, has presented US with as fine
a bunch of bananas as we have ever
seen. They are monsters in size, and
indicate clearly the fertility of our
soil as we'll as the we'll known enter
prise OF Mr.. Slusser, who has on his
premises several hundred lunches
equally as fne.-F20ridida
Mr.. E. S. White, living one mile
south of Sanford, presented us with
some samples of his early Providence
and White w est India sweet potatoes.
They were splendid in appearance
and equally as good as they looked,
and weighed three or four pounds
each. All the assistance they had
was dose of Stockbridge-Sd,tord
Joe0NdG.
The price Of land in Bradford
county has advanced % per cent.
within the past Year. Within the
next year land lying along the
Orange belt will be held at least so
per cent. above present prices. If
Bradford county does not present
fine field Tor the man OF means, we
would like to know where one bet
ter can be found.-.Starhe Telegraph.
Governor Bloxham has resigned
the office of Secretary Of State, to
take effect September Both, and Gov
ernor Drew has appointed Rev. +.
w. A. Rankin, Jr., Of Madison
county, to succeed him. Mir. Ran
kin is native Of New Hampshire
staunch Democrat and an honorable
and upright man. He came to
Florida about two years ago and is
permanently located here ard identi.
tied With the people of the State
Union.
Mr.. G. &. Overbaugh has es;ab
lished a guava jelly factory at Yalaha
with capacity of producing 2,400
glasses OF jelly per day. We visited
the factory last week and saw fifty
cases ready for shipment, and
quantity unpacked. A ready market
is found in New York for all the,
jelly made. Mr.. Oyerbaugh has fol.
lowed this business Tor three years
in Florida, and when we asked if it
paid he said it certainly did or be
would not follow it. He was in
Jacksonville last winter and made
nineteen tons of marmalade. He
puts this up for the Government and
warrants it for five years The