The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-10
State Gleanings.

State Gleanings.
A merchant in Quincy with his
three sons, weighed 500 pounds.
The Democratic Convention will
meet at Gainesville, on the 10th Of
June, Volusia is entitled to five dele
gates.
1t is expected that 100000 crates
of vegetables will be shipped this
season from the counties along the
Transit Railroad.
A joint stock company has been
formed in Monticello for the erection
of a first class Hotel, signs of pro-
gress in all parts of the State.
Back of the City Hotel are nearly
dozen bananas in full bloom. A
number of them have already taken
on fine punches of fruit, some of
which are half grown. They have
been blooming here all winter.
-T2orididn.
We understand that Mr.. +. Higel,
of Philadelphia, who is prospecting
for a colony on the Clear
Water coast, has made some success
tul experiments in producing glucose
from casava starch.-Zdnepa ZTi.
6aNoe.
Messrs. Harris & Hammer, Orange
Lake, have fifty acres in vegetables,
and Mr. James A. Harris has about
the same number OF acres. They an
ticipate as large a profit from their
vegetables as from their oranges.
Things are booming right along in
that locality.-Ba1ne".
The swamp and overlooked lands
selected and located by Messrs. Will
liams and Swami some time since,
have Just been patented to the State
by the United States government.
The amount embraced is 2,2S2,667
acres, tie largest ever included in
any one patent.-MlaTOT.
The Press Association of Florida
met in Jacksonville on the 25th ult.
The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year:
President-H. B. McCallum.
Vace-P President E. Dyke.
Secretary and 1Teasmer-D. H.
Elliott
-Enecutive Conanaittee-M. f. Nc
Cook, George w. Pratt, J. A. Whit
ney, D. M. McAlpin and w. H. Bah
cock.
Sergeant Ellis brought to this
Office last Saturday new Irish pota-
toes of good average size, the seed OF
which were planted on the 23rd of
December last. They were of the
Early Vermont variety. What is
more remarkable about them, they
have never been cultivated since
the seed were put in the ground.
He also had with him some fine peas,
the seed of which were planted
January 1st.-F2Orididn.
Mr.. W. D. Condor, a worthy
townslhan of ours, has recently in
vented an improved sun dial and has
applied for patent on the same.
This dial marks the time of day by
hours, minutes and seconds when
properly adjusted, and can be used
in any part of the world. Mr.. Con-
don, says it is constructed on an en-
tirely new plan and that nothing like
, it has ever been invented before.
banner.
We would be pleased if some one
who had paid some attention to
lemon culture would give us some
: information on the following points :
AT what age do lemons begin to bear
and how much will one bush produce
during the course OF the FIRST bearing
year? How much the succeeding
years until the tree is 5 ORG years
old How many plants can be set
to the acre Their market value
etc? We want facts.-Idnap0 Iri-
6atoe.
A plant that promises to be
brought into prominent notice and
extensive cultivation is the "Florida
Jute." Successful experiments to
manufacture it into bagging have
been made. This fbrous plant is
said to be more valuable than either
Ramie or China grass. Captain
Ma lister from Calcutia. is now