The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-11
FLORIDlANA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida

Geographical Divisions of Florida.
EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed OF, the
! counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy. Baker, Nassau, Duyal. Bradford.
| Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isc 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 Dade-
Twenty-Five deaths in Jacksonville
last month.
According to the returns in the
Clerks office the population Of
Orange coun ty is $500.
Will such newspapers as published
the first and erroneous statement of
the population of Pensacola please
publish the correction :? Some have
already done so. The figures are y
$50, instead of GAO as first an
nounced.-Gdsette.
The census taker OF Palatka pre-.
cinct informs us that Palatka has
within her corporation 1880 lnhabi-
tants. AS this summer has wit.
messed the departure OF a large num-
Der to distant places than ever be-
fore, we take it that our average
population would amount to 1,400.
The last census put Paatka down
at $50, which shows an increase OF
about 700.
We have talked with number OF
planters, and others who have had
opportunities of observing, and they
are almost unanimous in the opinion
that the present is the best prospect
for cotton that has been known, at
this period OF the season, Tor great
many years. If no disaster or bad
weather comes, the crop will prob
ably be larger than any heretofore
known.-FIOridian.
The Bonner returns thanks to Mr..
A. L. Eichelber for nice lot OF
lines grown on his "Idlewild"
orange grove. They are large, OF
fine flavor and are worthy specimens
of the citrus family to come from a
tropical center. We believe Mr..
Eichelber is shipping large quantities
of them. Fine specimens OF the
ever.bearing lemon formed part OF
the collection also.-Ocat0 Banner.
The population OF Duval county In
1870, was 1922. BY the census
recently taken it is 1882, showing
oil increase or 5,84l, or nearly 80
per cent. The city OF Jacksonville,
with its suburbs, Brooklyn, LaVilla
and East Jacksonville, show a popu.
Iation OF 11,116. Ga the race oues.
ton the population is divided as toll
lows: Whites, 1901; blacks, 1851 /;
giving the latter a plurality of 2, 160.
Union.
Maj. w. l, Turner, of Braiden.
town, planted iorty acres OF Tie ola
Schofield plantation on the north
bank of Manatee river, in corn and,
as we learn, he expects to gather
over 1000 bushels. This was the
first time this land has been planted
since the plantation was broken up
during the war, and the Majors OBJ
iect in planting it in corn was merely
to bring it into cultivation prepare
| tory 20 planting it in vegetables this
winter Tampa Tribune.
DR.. Lawrence, OF Savannah, has
the contract tor supplying rock tor
the ietties tor protecting the sea
walls Of Fort Clinch. He delivered
his first load ON Wednesday last,
and will hereafter receive by
schooner from New York. 1t is
high time that steps were taken tor
protecting the fort, as the sea is