The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-07
FLORIDIANA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

counties OF SuWannee, COlumDla. Alacnul,
Levy. Baker, Nassau, Duval. Bradford.
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FIoRIDA-Is composed of the cOun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington,
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
COMMITTEES of fernando, Sumter. Orange,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe and Dade
The oat crop in this section is very
poor; only the late paintings promise
a yield. Rust is etfecting all early
paintings.
Japan plums are selling at ten
cents quart in St. Augustine. In
Lake City they sell readily at ten
cents dozen.-Lahe City Reporter
The young ladies Of Orlando are
SO modest that they will not make
their toilet with the "Reporter" in
the room.
Messrs. McMurray & Co., have
laid the foundation for new carriage
factory. The building will be two
stories high. 1O5 feet long and "a
feet wide.-Satao and Press.
Barney Rhodes has a curiosity in
the shape of precocious orange bud
put in last Christmas 1t is only
about two inches long, has two tufts
of leaves and two fully developed
blooms. Next.-Cresce'at.
M. Charles A. Choate. recently
editor of the Florida Mirror, has
severed his connection with that
journal, and is superseded by Mr. S.
Fairbanks of Jacksonville. We are
sorry to lose Brother Choate as a
neighbor, and offer our best wishes
for his welfare wherever he may cast
his lot. We extend to Mr.. Fair
banks a cordial welcome to our
Island City.-EtY7d'adind EGpreSS.
We are informed by the Pensa-
cola ice company that the pompano
season is about four weeks earlier than
usual this year, and that the quantity
OF fish caught is unprecedented in
their long experience. In the past
seven days they have received 1900
OF these delicate fish, which is a
larger quantity than has been handled
by them in any previous year for fiji
teen years.-PenSoc0l0 Gazette.
The shippers of early peas to
northern markets get very poor re-
turns this season. In some instances
they have to send funds to pay ex-
penses of freight on shipments re-
ported lost and worthless, and some
times commission merchants just
take the peas and charge the ship
pers nothing for their Kindness
Lake Csty Reporter.
twenty-five cigar makers arrived
yesterday from Key West for
Roberts & Bent. This firm is now
employing force of cigar makers,
shippers, packers, ETC., which num-
bers nearly three hundred and fifty.
At the Warrock fire, on Sunday
morning, the Richmond and Balti-
more cigar makers employed by this
firm, were the first to enter the burn.
ing house and save property.-.Sma
and Press.
Have any of our citizens noticed one
otsour young men, or rather an old
bachelor, strolling on these lovely
balmy evenings in the direction of the
wharves, where he kneels, raises
board, peeps. under, signs, weeps and
groans, what does he see? the i'm
print of small gaiter Cleft there
some day IS ago by young lady now
gomez which he has kept covered by
the board for several days.-1dnpa
Tribune.
Much inquiry was excited on last
Thursday by the appearance Of a
strange looking object across on An
nastasia Island, and much specula-
ton was INDUCED in as to what the
object looming above the sand hills
could be. 1t was finally ascertained
that Mr.. Aspinwall is having a bath
and boat house erected on the east
side of the Island, and as the work
has progressed just far enough to
present the root above the hills it
appears as though new hill had
suddenly come into view.-& Johns
weekly.
Our county is improving so rapidly
that it requires but a few months TO
change the general features so com
pletely that the old land marks
through the country are entirely lost.
In visiting Captain Marshalrs grove