The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24


Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-ls composed of the cOun-
ties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington,
Walton, Holmes. Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor,
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe and D0de
The st. Johns and Lake Eustis
Bailroad makes four trips per week.
The rust has damaged the oat
crop very seriously in many parts of
:he State.
It is now said that the reason why
peach trees are so tardy in blooming
Ibis spring is, that the fruit buds
have been generally killed Union.
Mr.. Eichelberger has planted out
three hundred Japan plum trees dur
ing the past week. 1t looks as
though boom was being gotten up
in this fruit also.
The orange trees in the Court
House Square are growing vigorous
ly. In few years their perfume and
beauty will assist the flowery flights
OF the limbs of the law.--O c0l0 Bd7t-
Her.
Mr.. Charles VonDuisburg shipped
by the steamer St. Johns, this week,
three boxes OF Orange Wine, which
was manufactured by himself. The
wine is made of the juice of the
sour orange, and is of excellent
favor.--Pdtdtk0 Herald
Josiah 7. Walls, whilom a Republi-
can Congressman, but now an indus
trious farmer on Payne's prairie, it Is
said has one of the finest vegetable
farms in this county. He is setting
worthy example to his race
Gainesville San.
Messrs. Dickinson, Nc Elvy,
Black burn, Fontane, Crawford,
Smith, Johnston, Stokes and Pull all
went 'possum hunting at Mr.. Dicken-
sons place below Micanopy, not long
since, and bagged seventeen OF the
'varments," which they cooked by
stewing, frying, boiling, baking, and
broiling-G Gainesville Sem.
Mr. Burney DAVIS, a son of Gene
raj w. G. NJ. Davis who resides at
Dungeness, was loading his gun, pre-
paratory TO going out shooting, the
cartridge was accidentally discharg-
ed and its contents entered the side
OF his little four year old SOD, who
was standing near, killing him in
stantly.-EtaNandjn0 Mirror.
Says the Tampa Tribune: Colonel
W. q. Bartholomew, presented this
office, with his compliments, last Sat
urday, a good medium sized water
melon grown Oh his place on Gads-
den point, few miles from town.
Watermelons the 18th day Of Febru-
AIRY Think OF that, you who hover
over coal CRATE at this season.
While throwing up the grade for
the South Florida Railroad, near
Lake Monroe, the workmen cut
through what seems to be bed of
pure shell mari. Although it has
the appearance Of being a fine tertili-
ger. We believe beds of natural
fertilizer will yet be found in many
portions Of our county sufficient to
enable us 10 do away with all foreign
kinds-Sdnt0rd J0aun0j.
Fishing is splendid in most OF the
inland lakes OF Orange county. AS
late instance OF this fact we will
state that on last Friday two guests of
Mr.. Bigelow's house, "Fluvanna,"
caught 81 fine black bass in Lake
Maitland and on the follow inc day
three guests OF The same house caught
Al. These fish weighed from one to
five pounds each, and made fine sport
Tor the anglers.-Sd~J0rd JoauNol
Yesterdaylmorning, while Captain
b. NJ. Sims, was gathering oranges
in his grove. lie looked little ahead
and saw he had company in bis en-
ployment, that huge bear, within
thirty feet OF him, WAS also gathering
and eating oranges. Not having his
gun with him, The captain concluded
retrOgrade movement advisable,
and so lett bruin quietly to help him.
self to as many oranges as he might
want.--4EQlho Citizen. a.-.--s.
The Bermuda Arrowroot thrIves
wonderfully on our soil, and can be
raised with less expense and trouble
! Than amy other crop. The green lux
/ miami 1Ons. il properly cured. make