The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-13

counties of SuWannce, Columbia, Alachu
Levy, Baker, Nassau, DuVai, bfadloI
Clay, ST. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isc composed of the coni
ties Of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and CalhOuh.
MIDDLE FLORIDA-Is composed OF, II
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Frankili
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, IayIol
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed OF tn
counties OF fernando, Sumter OfaIige
Volnsia, Breyard, Polk, HlllsbOrough'M MAN
aztec, Monroe and D9de
The old FLORIDA Neao YORKER IL
being revived at Fort Mason.
Mr.. w. b. ,Henderson's ten acre
patch OF melons on Central Avenue.
has netted him 5000, and not halt the
crop gone yet Tampa Tribune.
DR.. Geo. Casper will shortly bring
out pamphlet under the name OF
"A Tomato Farm on the Manatee
River" to show the capabilities OF
that part OF the State.
States Senator Delano, OF Volusla
county, was in town last week. lie
says the survey of the Palatka and
Indian River railroad is completed,
and that work will begin Immediate
ly.-Woridiaaa.
DR.. w. II. Bradford brought 10
this city one day this week some
splendid free.stone peaches, which
sold readily at twenty cents per doz,
en-. They used to be considered
dear when they sold Tor 81 per bush.
el, but now they bring in the North
ern markets from SO to $2O.--1dI-
l0hdSsee Economist.
The late protracted drouth, we
fear, has worked considerable loss to
the farmers of Marion Co., as lndi-
Gated by the burnt up corn fields.
The effects will be only too keenly
telt next fall, when the discrepancy
will have TO be made good by north
ern corn purchased at 81 per bushel.
ORANGE Lake FI0rididn.
Those who have suitable lands, and
nearly all have more or less, should
put in large area of rice, to meet in
part the deficiency in other grain and
forage, which is very likely to occur
this year, unless our crop prospects
should brighten considerably before
the close OF the present season. Rice
does well, and yields more nulricious
food to the acre than any other grain
grown here Crescent.
We learn that an engineer has been
engaged to establish the line of the
Green Cove Springs & Melrose rail
road, and that the work OF running
the line will be commenced on the |
1st OF September. Arrangements are
also in progress in Philadelphia to
secure the money necessary to build |
and equip the road, and there is
little doubt that the matter will be
successfully closed at avery early date.
Green COUe Springs.
The orange trees in this section
have entirely recovered from the et.
fects OF the cold last winter, and
now present a dark green foliage.
We have never seen during resi-,
dencc OF five years in Florida young
trees looking better. There is, on
most Of the groves, dense growth OF
pea vines, which protects the ground
from the scorching rays of the sun.
Surely we have much cause to be
thankful tOr the tlattering prospects
that are now before us,-Palatka
Herald
Early peaches undoubtedly pay.
Mr. Sneed, of Jonesboro, is shipping
peaches to New Y Iork at sixteen dol:
lars per bushel. Harmon & Moses,
of Tennille, shipped nine crates to
Savannah last week, which were sold
tor twenty-five cents a peach. Up
to last Monday, Mr.. Rumph, OF Mar
snallyille, had shipped TWO hundred
and fifty crates OF peaches, and will
ship two hundred more next Monday.
OF those sold, the returns show an
a,erage OF twenty-four to twenty
eight dollars per bushel.-SaUanah
NeacS.
Ii there are any idle carpenters in
the world we would like Il tew of
them to emigrate to Sumter county.
The carpenters here now are insutfi>
cient to carry on the building to be
done. We have two contractors in
Leesburg, and both have work.
enough tor the next twelve months
without taking any further orders,
and that with a tull set OF hands
each. With thnbble the number of
hands we now have there would be
thmbble the amount of building.