The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
DeIand Vousia County, For3h Wednesday, March a. 1880

BILE; our meeting seemed to give him
strength. He was lying down; he
got up and after pleasant talk he
took me out to look at his groves
and various fruits. He has some
very fine guava bushes-this is a new
fruit that is coming into use and bids
to be very profitable, it is very fine
His pl, fe borders on beautiful lake
which he has named Silver Lake he
has a very pretty place; it is one
mile rom Fort Reed. Your readers
will know who Robert W. Scott is:
For over forty years he has been one
of the largest stock raisers in Ken
lucky, and the most successful, and
one Of the cleverest of men. His
health has been bad for many wears,
and TO avoid our cold winters in Ken
lucky he makes his home in Florida
during the winter, and returns to his
home near Frankfort in summer. He
is delighted with Florida. After
dinner he returned with me to the
lair grounds, introducing me to his
friends.
| will now give you, as near as |
can, description of what l saw on
exhibition and the names of some Of
the most successful orange growers
in this palt OF the State. The dis
play of oranges and lemons was be-
yond my anticipations. | wish you
could have seen it.
Judge Bryson, OF Hawkinsville,
took first premium on seedlings Mr..
M. o. Markham for the best bud
ded oranges; DR.. Z. II. Mason
exhibited a box of the finest oranges
l ever saw. The Japan plum by
Mr.. James Prince, his grapes ex-
celled anything of the kind ever
seen. Judge Holden and DR.. Spence
exhibited cabbages that measured Is
inches across the head. They were
planted the 10th of November.
/ i wiel.- 1 eesalS. give sse-, tn,~ 4.s.4sse~ Of
all the most successful growers OF
vegetables and OF the different kinds
and varieties, but it would consume
too much space. Suffice to say that
you could not think or mention
anything in the vegetable line that
was not there, and far ahead Of
anything have seen, and you must
remember that all these vegetables
were raised during the winter.
They can raise vegetables in this
country the year round. | will now
relate what learned from the mouths
OF some Of the most successful orange
growers i'll Orange county, which
will give your readers an idea of
what can be done on a small capital
in this country. Captain b. NJ. Sims
came to Florida from Tennessee ten
years ago, without dollar. He now
has lhirty-five acres OF orange trees
i'll bearing, gaining every year; this
year he sold $4,000 oranges, next
year he will nearly double this. D.
B. Stewart, OF Apopka, has one and a
halt acres he sold this season over
$4,000 oranges. Mr. M. A. Stewart
has two young orchards just coming
into bearing, off of five acres sold 30,-
900 oranges this season. Judge
Bryson has thirty acres just coming
into bearing yield 10000 this season.
Colonel B. +. Whitner, Major Willy,
Major Whitner, Nj. A. Markham
near Fort Reed, have beautiful groves.
l am sorry | did no. get tlom them
the yield of their groves. AIr. Stark,
Lake Beresford, has very fine grove.
This county is being dotted all over
with groves. Major, it would aston
ish you to see the energy that is
being displayed by these people.
The talk amongst them is who mas
the finest and best paying groves,
each man dong his best No politics
here. all parties seem satisfied with
each other, and their whole aim seems
to be To build up Florida which, they
t.are doing. Seven or eight years ago
this whole county was dense forest
OF rivers, inhabited by wild animals;
now you will find plantations, little
villages, yea, they are now building
a railroad from DeLand to the lake,
and before twelve months it will be
carried to the coast. At Sanford, in
Orange county, they are building
another road, [ saw the engine and
iron OIL the levee yesterday. The
country is being filled up with men
OF means, better society / have never