The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
State Gleanings,


State Gleanings,
Willie Seward laid-on our table
four of the largest grape fruits we
ever saw. The four weighed III lbs,
the largest 2 lbs. and Is ozs., and
measured 6A inches in diameter, aid
a fraction over 10 inches in circum-
ference Crescent.
On Wednesday MIR. J. p. B. Good
bread brought lot OF scions of his
June peaches, to parties who had en-
gagged them. This peach has proven
very saleable in New York. We be-
lieve it has sold as iigh as $500 per
bushel --Lake City Reporter.
The shipment of early pease is be-
coming quite a business. Almost
daily we see wagons loaded with
crates of pease destined for colder
regions. Should the gardeners have
no bad luck, early beans will soon
make their appearance LaIe C'ty
Reporter. S
I'VE learn that the dredge, built by
Judge J. G. Spear, Representative
j. M. Bryant, and Messrs.a ID. M
Stewart and G.. Sims, for dredging
out the water course connecting
lakes Eustis, Dora and Apopka, lis
now complete, sand the work will
commence Immediately Making this
stream navigable VIII open upa rich
and beautiful country, besides it will
reclaim thousands OF acres of pro-
ductive marsh lands around Lake
Apopka, suitable for truck raising
and other low land persuits.-Ad-
U02oce. rr I'LL
AS an orange grower Miss Bess-
Heustis is success. Without any
experience she entered into the busl-
ness, and it is a pleasure to see her
thrifty young grove in all its vigor
and verdure, a living evidence OF
what woman can do. When she
returned from Iowa last fall she
found the "scale" in possession; but
she gave him such liberal doses OF
soft soap that he is evacuating the
premesis. | advise the pon-success-
iul bachelors of Zellwood to place
themselves under Miss Bess In
struction in the art OF orange cul.
ture. Orange County Reporter.
We visited Col. L. /. Jennings
city grove, cor. OF Market and Mon
roe streets, this morning, and exam
ined another OF his orange trees, a
bud only three years old iull OF the
largest and richest blooms we ever
saw upon .ree, and yet it is
not larger than good sized pot
plant. Last fall we reported a tree
only four years old, near by, full of
large oranges, and to-day the little
tree still fondly clings to two of them,
the others having ministered to the
colonel's joys. We would like to
know the secret OF these early oran-
ges.-Breese. Qa
l A pleasing incident occurred at
/ the last meeting of Cedar Key Lodge
No. IA, F and A. NJ. in this place !;
+ the occasion being the presentation
|. of a handsome Masonic apron TO
Brother S. d. Mills, p. NJ, OF Hiram
/ Lodge No. 10 Washington, D. G.
Brother Mills has been a regular. at
tendant of the Lodge tor the past
three years and has taken lively
interest in it's welfare and success. In
recognition of his valuable services
and as testimonial of their regard,
the members decided to present him
with an apron. The worshipful mas
ter, in a few chosen remarks, made
the presentation, stating that it was
intended as token of brotherly
love and esteem. Brother Mills re-
piled briefly, but touchingly, &C.
knowledg.ng the gift.
Captain Marshall has very origi-
nal and substantial mode tor build
ing a fence, which he is now putting
into practice. He has planted live
orange trees, around his entire grove,
to which he tastens the galvanized
fence wire. This makes the most
durable and substantial fence we have
Net seen or heard of; when once
built it is there forever, or as long as
an orange tree lasts and one has
never been known to die of old age