The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-02-11

prospecting tour. He was taken around
by. Mr.. Moon. 7N2
We have received from the Commits
s;oner of Agriculture of Georgia the
"Soil tests of Fertilizers. an interesting
document. IA as atisf..5l..
We received handsome almanac for
1880 sent out by the Record. of Phila-
delphia, Pa. one of the best, most indie
pendant and honest papers in the Union.
General Sherman and Col Fred Grant
have commissioned a gentleman. now
travelling through the State, to purchase
orange groves for them. We had call
from him and he is to return here.
AJoint Stock Company, for the pur.
pose of planting out a 100 acre grove,
has been started here. A number of
the shares at $500 each have already
been taken by visitors to the place.
Mr.. s. E. Burnham, of East Saginaw,
Mich, has purchased two more acres of
land from II. A. DeI'and, to extend the
lot he purchased here a short time back.
1t will be put out in Orange trees.
! Piuafore on the 10th. A grand dis
play of talent. Nothing like it ever be-
fore known in South Florida. Admission
Is cents. For the improvement of the
school house.
Mr.. J. Il. Austin, of St. Joseph, No.,
arrived last Monday and is staying at
his nephew's, John w. Cannon. He in.
tends becoming permanent resident of
the place.
Mr.. VIM. Reed, of Minnesota, has
purchased from DIR. Lancaster the i'm.
proved lot of ten acres, formerly belong
ing to Mrs. Dunbar. .sH e
Mr.. j. v. Parce has received a COM
Portable two seated wagon covered from
CORTLAND, N. Y, for the purpose of car
rying passengers from the river to
DeLand, and taking down parties to the
Halifax. G3$s0
Mr.. J. Y. Parce is planting out or.
ange trees in front of his residence and
is extending his grove. Captain Jordan
is also blowing up his ten acre lot around
his house and planting out trees. That
| part of the town is looking quite pretty.
We return thanks to Capt. Fl. s. Will
/ Jams, of Rock Ledge, for handsome
present of rare orange and shaddock
trees from his nursery. The trees were
unusually fine, with strong healthy
roots. Trees like those will not be hard
to sell if he wishes to dispose of any.
Mr.. T. E. @. Brinley, the Plow King
of Kentucky, was SO enraptured with
this country, that he returned last week
bringing his wife and daughter who are
stopping at Mr.. o. P. Terry's. Mr..
Brinley will invest here largely and he
is gentleman whom we will delight to
honor.
We had the pleasure of call last
week from Mr.. G. NJ. Barbour, cores
pondent of the Chicago Tribune, and
Chicago Times, and Hon. Seth French,
agent of the Bureau of immigration,
who were travelling over the country to
make themselves acquainted with it.
Mr.. Barbour thinks highly of Florida.
Mr.. s. B. Hopkins is determined to
be large land owner here. In addition
TO the purchase reported last week he
has made two others of 100 acres from
Mr.. Dayarman, of Orange City, and 100
acres from @. B. Bucknor, both within
two miles of this town.
ARRIVALS.
DeLand Grove House. Mr.. T. 90.
Brinley, wife and daughter, Of Louis
vile. Ky; DR.. @. T. B. jackson, wife
and daughter, of Faubault, Minnesota;
E. K. Shaw. of Manhattan. Kansas.
Mr.. E. K. Shaw, of Manhattan, Kas.,
visited this place last week. He is an
old subscriber to this paper and we re-
greet not having been in the Office when
he called.
DR.. @. T. B. jackson will practice
here as dentist. All who are in need
of his service can give him call.