The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
MARCH 81

The steamer st. Johns now leaves
Palatka on Mondays at 10 A. NJ. and on
Thursday nights.
Chinese Sorgum seed, COW and conch
peas at Dreka u Co.'S.
A gentleman who advertised some
property in this paper. which he has sold,
writes us, 'I received, through your
paper, offers from Canada 10 Texas."
Mr. land Mrs. Holden left last week
for Kentucky, where Mr.. Holden has an
official position.
Choice groceries of ever description,
fresh and cheap at Dreka & Co.'S.
Mr.. j. B. Kelly, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
visited this place, last week, on a pros
pecting tour for an improved place to
purchase to locate his family.
Major Norris sold his last years crop
of oranges from his Spring Garden
grove for $500. His next crop esti-
mated at 800, 900 has been sold to respon-
sible parties in New York at 2 cents
each, delivered in the packing house on
his place, the purchaser paying for the
crates himself. The Major is adding
twenty more acres to the grove.
Dreka & Co.'S entire stock is larger
and more complete now than at any pre-
vious time, and, receiving goods daily,
you can hardly fail to find every thing
that you may want.
We have been sending out samples of
the Rice Corn to our subscribers in the
State. If taken care of, what we sent
will give sufficient to plant an acre
each, next year. Our supply has run
out but we have sent to Mr.. Foster for
more of the same corn, and any of our
subscribers will be furnished with small
sam pies. free. IL any are omitted
please drop postal and they will be
supplied.
Messrs. G. Dreka, J. J. Banta and
Captain Wood have been appointed, at
meeting of the citizens on Saturday
last, to take charge of the public i'm
provement of the town, aud appropriate
the funds subscribed to the best advan-
tage.
At the regular meeting of the Lycenm
last week new officers were elected as
follows Mr.. J. A. B. Hull. president;
Miss Prudie Dean, vice president Mr..
E. o. Painter, secretary /; Mr.. ?. S Ben
nett, Miss Prudie Dean and Miss AIDA
Parce, executive committee. Next
meeting will be Tuesday evening, April
9th.
Messrs. Dreka and Co., of this place.
authorized US to state that it is their in
tention to erect a cotton gin at this
place and that it will be ready to work
before the cotton crop comes in. Farm
ers around here can now plant with con-
fidence of finding a purchaser near at
hand.
A resolution was passed at the meet
ing of the Agricultural Society, that
those interested in the improvements OF
the school premises be requested to turn
out next Saturday to complete the job.
The following offers of assistance were
kindly offered: DIR. Voorhis to furnish
the posts, Mr.. o. P. Terry to finish
blowing the lot, and Mr.. Banta, Captain
Kirk and Mr.. Charles Kirk, to erect the
fence What with the ladies' working
for the completion of the interior, and
the men the exterior, we shall soon have
as complete school house as any in the
State. A pretty porch over the en-
trance would tend greatly to the look
of the building. What charitable,
wealthy reader of our paper will be gen.
erous enough to give $25 to erect that.
A goodly number of people attended
the Agricultural Picnic at Captain
Kinks, last Thursday, among them sew
eral visitors on O prospecting tour.
Captain Kirk has truly a charming
place, the house erected on rising.
commanding an extensive view of neigh.
boring settlements and his improve
ments will soon render his place very
valuable. After lunch, provided by
the ladies, DIR. Bennett, the president,
called the meeting to order, and q reso-
luton was passed, that owing to the busy
time of the year, the pic.nies be discon.
tinued until next October. A letter was
read from gentleman for himself and
others from Chicago. calling attention
to an article in the Brooklyn Eogle by
DR.. Mann, objecting to the cli4
mate of Florida for invalids, and
requesting that the same be answered.
DR.. Bennett was requested to write an
article to be published in The FLORIDA
AeRIcULTURIsT on the subject.