The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-07
State Gleanings.

Mr.. A. /. Bidwell received Friday,
per mail, two chestnuts from Japan,
one OF which measured two and a
quarter inches one way by one and a
quarter the other Union.
Captain Joe. Parsons has purchased
Captain Fitzgerald's interest in the
fine steamer Rosa, and is now sole
owner. Captain Parsons is one of
the best and most popular steamboat
men on the st. Johns, and with the
Rosa is bound to do good business.
Breeze.
The rice mill, which has been in
daily operation for some time, has
now on hand some seven thousand
bushels of rice. The steamer Erie
leaves to-day for another thousand
bushels. Ten men are employed at
and about the mill in connection with
this new enterprise. San and Press.
On Christmas morning, at the
-Florldia,a Office, Captain G.. E. Dyke
was presented with handsome Rus
sian leather dressing case by the EN-.
ployees, in token of their appreciation
OF him and his universal kindly con-
sideration for them, one and ALL
-FlorIGi0n. w
M. A. w. Bars presented us this
morning with number of very fine
oranges, grown at his grove on Lake
George. These oranges measure
twelve inches in circumference,
weighed fourteen ounces each, and
were the incest favored that we have
ever eaten. Mr.. Bars says that they
were not selected, but that his grove
was full of oranges just like them.
He will ship about $4,000 this year.
Breeze.
A gentleman from orange county
brought to Tallahassee with him 400
oranges, and entered 200 for the As
ISOLATION Premium. He did not have
his fruits on the grounds when the
entry was made, but said he would
take it out next day. Next day he
went out and stated that he had
picked over his whole lot and could
not find 800 he was willing to enter
in competition with those already
entered from Middle Florida, and had
his entry cancelled.-F1or5GSa,a Go
for him Florida Neqc Yorker.
The recent enumeration or census
taken of the names of persons owning,
and the number OF orange trees bear
ing and growing in Duyal and Put
nam counties, shows that the so-called
orange belt is very elastic one,
stretching north and east to the
Georgia line. The recent count of
trees and fruit in Middle Florida also
shows that oranges grow in the west
Putnam shows product Of six mil
lions OF oranges, Duval two and a half
millions, and Middle Florida about a
million. Go where you will, the or
ange tree is growing, blooming, bear
ing-in towns, yards, groves. In
vigor, size and time, and in quantity
or quality OF fruit, no one section can
claim superiority. In another decade
we shall hear no talk of orange belts,
but the whole State will be named as
in every way suitable tor safe and
profitable growing. "-BreeSe.
Commissioner French says that let.
tiers of inquiry and applications for
phamplets continue to be received,
more or less, by every mail, and from
all sections. Besides these individ-
ual letters, there have been several
visiting parties, men Of capital, who
are seeking new fields TO carry on
new industries. These latter parties
have most favorable impressions OF
the country, and we may look for
their investing and settling here.
Seeing is believing, and with our
glorious weather, The "golden or
ange" exposed to our streets, the
daily receiving and shipping of thou.
sands OF boxes at our wharves and
railroad, come a fragrant conviction
that "Florida" produces something
besides "aligators" and other ''var-
mints." The statistics now being
gathered and published will astonish
even our own best informed people,
Union M