The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
State Gleanings.

OIdL6 Glcdu1uE0,
The Magnolia Hotel has been de-
stroyed by fire.
Mr.. John G. Reardon has become
associate editor of the Ocala Banner.
The first copy of the Florida E.c.
position with premium list of the
State Fair has been sent out.
The FyoridS0n, democratic paper
of Tallahassee, has reduced its price
for this year TO $3.50
Mr.. G. A. Choate. formerly editor
of the Immigrant is now editor Of
the Fernandina mirror.
DR.. Kenworthy of Jacksonville of
fers to send oranges to Europe for
those who would like to try the mar
ket.
The groves of Hon. p. p. Bishop
and M. J. Harris, in this county, will
each yield this year 100000 or
anges. How is that for boom p
OcdlG Banner.
A rat, measuring sixteen and
half inches from the tip of his nose to
the end Of his tail, and weighing one
pound, was caught in gentleman's
pantry the other evening. Rats do
we'll in Ocala if they are let Alone
Banner.
We understand that the indus.
trious vegetable growers of Are
dondo are progressing finely under
the advantages Of this pleasant
weather in planting tomatoes, etc.
They are bound to succeed if push
and energy will tell.-Sacsa.
Mr.. Miles Price informed us yes
terday that in his neighborhood
flowers are blooming month earlier
than usual, bees are at work making
honey, and in a few days they will
have ripe huckleberries. - Union.
Our old friend Judge J. A. Hay
den, had nice mess of roasting. ears
from his garden on Christmas day,
and didn't pick half that was ready
for the table. Where old Santa
Claus makes his rounds in sleigh
they never pick roasting-ears on
Christmas day.-SaaJord Journal.
Mrs. D. Bull sent us yesterday a
basketful of delicious Japan Plums,
grown on her place in this city.
They were of good size, even ard
regular in shape, and OF splendid
quality. Notwithstanding this is more
than two months earlier than their
usual time for ripening hele.-Flor-
5didaa.
1t is feared that if there is not
some cold weather the farmer will
find the red bug very destructive to
cotton this year. 1t is said that these
pests are beginning to bother the or
ange trees in some sections Of the
coLntry.- Tampa Tribune.
Mr.. John H. Gardner placed be.
fore us an orange that weighed fif-
teen ounces and measured twelve and
one-haIt inches in circumference. 1t
is beauty and has attracted the
attention OF all who have CHANGED to
step into the office and seen it. Mr..
Gardner proposes to make a strong
effort to secure the premium of fine
oranges to be awarded at the coming
exposition.--Breeze.
Mr.. G. w. Shallcross, of Philadel-
phia, has had an extensive vegetable
trade for this State for several years,
and while travelling here last fall
built up an orange trade second to
none in Philadelphia. He now in.
forms US that he will by February
LIST, have an old and experienced EN-.
ployee, MIR. J. A. Barnes, in this
city TO attend to packing and ship.
ping strawberries in an improved re-
frigerator at very slight cost above
actual expense.-,Sata and Press.
II has been understood for some
time that there would be a republican
naper published here for the cam
paian. Now the enterprise is being
but on foot and the first number will
soon be issued. Mr.. Henry Varnum
d to be the editor and publisher
MIR. Varnum is too young to have
much experience, but be will perhaps
learn by use to make a ready writer
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