The Florida agriculturist., 1880-09-08
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Geographical Divisions of Florida.

counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval. 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
atee, Monroe and D9de
The E2OriC7i01a reports the storm
as having been very severe about
Tallahassee.
Mr.. +. S. Woodward shipped over
one hundred boxes of lemons this
week to Gordon, Son & Co., OF New
York; the first shipment of the sea-
son.-AdU0nce.
More fodder has been brought to
town for sale this season than we
ever knew of before This indicates
that pretty fair corn crops were made.
-za@pa Tribune.
1t is estimated that between six
and seven million oranges will ship.
ped from Sumter county the coming
season. 100000 oranges at two
cents piece will amount TO $780,
000.- AdUdnce.
Considerable damage was sustain.
ed at Sanford by the storm. The
Episcopal church was entirely des.
troyed and number of other bull
--dings- seriously damaged. Other.
parts of Orange county suffered Sc
verely.
Several of our citizens have re-
ceived circulars inquiring about the
success of the tea plants growing in
this place. In Georgia quite num-
Der Of persons have planted numbers
of the plants, and the government is
ANXIOUS to develop the industry of
tea growing.-Ldke City Reporter.
A consignment of pine-apples from
Gen. H. S. Sanford's Belaire Grove,
reaching New York at the same time
a foreign shipment was received, sold
at SIG per hundred, while the foreign
fruit sold at 81 and $8 per hundred.
And shipment from the same place,
when there was no foreign fruit in
competition sold for 80 cents.-SoeHh
Florida Journal.
Mt. J. H. Wilcox left two pine.ap.
pies with us last Friday, upon which
he wished our judgment as to quality
-one of the Golden Queen variety,
the other of the Strawberry. For
richness and dellcacy, the Golden
Queen was certainly far superior to
the Strawberry. 1t had little or no
core, was of rich, golden color, and
had none OF the stringy fiber that is
so often found III the strawberry va
riety.-SdntOrd Jo'nmaI
Mr.. S. B. Walls, who has factory
for preserving Florida fruits at St.
Augustine, has been in this section
endeavoring TO buy guavas, which he
says, can be shipped that distance
without danger OF decay. Mr.. Wallis
former home was in Cuba, where he
has had large experience in preserv-
ing tropical fruits. He offers tair
price tor guavas, and those having
them TO Oppose OF would do well to
call upon him or his agent here, Frank
Foster, at the wharf.-S0uth Florida
Journal
During the recent severe storm it
blew SO terribly that many houses
seemed in great danger Of peing
blown to the ground. Many OF the
colored people were sadly frightened,
but one good old aunty seemed as
quiet and happy as though nothing
Of importance was going on.
Amt you feared, Aunt Carlne ?"
inquired one OF the children.
"Feared. nor' was the reply.
"What l done got feared 10? l got
muffin to be feared bout, | jess bress
! de lam dat 1 done got good Lord
4 lookin' arter me wild an arm strong
'nutf to shake dis yer airth His