The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-03-02
DeIand Vousia County, IOda Wednesday, March 2, 1884,

only in that of the equally prosperous
Union ard development of all the
other States. J. II. +.
Port ORANGE, Fla.
The ''COld Snap" on Indian River.
Editor Of The F1ortdo ACrsouIsvsss:
So many letters of inquiry are
pouring in on me, regarding the
effects OF the "cold snap In this
section, that l must devote a briet
letter to reply. l intended to have
written immediately afterwards, but
I have been too busy it seemed to
devote moment to anything outs
side of my legitimate business.
Another thing, l had no idea it was
such "cold suap," and it was only
two weeks after it had passed, and
we get our Jacksonville papers, that
we realized the situation
In late number of the Jackson.
vile Union the editor says he has
eaten some oranges "said to have
come from Indian River" that were
evidently frozen. No doubt but
what the editor could have found
some party if he had wished it, who
would have said they came from Ha-
vana. In matter of such vital in
terest TO the different sections, why
was he not positive where they came
from, and where the cold existed that
affected them? If there was any
doubts as to where they came from
} it was certainly one act of great in
, justice to Indian River to mention
the locality.
Now let us. have the facts OF the
} case, tor we have no fear that Indian
River will suffer in comparison will
!, any other section Of the State, whel
''the truth, the whole truth, AM
: nothing but the truth is known
|, My thermometer has been hangin!
: IN the same place Tor over tour years
- e was there when ! registered tn
&C., - \,B------..7--,e sai5s
: On the morning OF Thursday Decesn
9 behit marked 35 at daylight. On
hour afterward it had fallen one de
gree, making the lowest tempers
ture for this winter so far $40 an
: thermometer exposed to the wind a
the same time sunk e or just dow
to freezing, but only for a shor
. time One peculiarly OF this coll
! spell was in the fact that it ges
degree colder after sunrise. IN,
now what damage did it do Us
fortunately a high wind prevailed
all night, and there was not dro)
OF dew, consequently the t leres
garden vegetables were unhurt, t,
. prove this assertion with "contirma
ton story as holy writ" enclos,
some tomato and snap bean bloSm
which could not have matured Thu
Tar, since the the time under conside
) ration. 1t however, any "DoubLins
Thomas" still exists let him com,
over to my place and l will give
him new Irish potatoes, snap beans
tomatoes etc, for his dinner, ana
make him gather them over in my
garden. That ought to convince
him. AS for the oranges, we can as
sure the Jacksonville editors, bless
them innocent souls-that not one
, was frozen on Indian River, and
when they ticxle their pslates with
} any frost bitten fruit hereafter "said
to come from Indian River" they
can write it down that they were in
jured alter they had left their native
heath, providing that they were
genuine Indian River oranges,
{ To say that our oranges are deli
cious is only to substantiate what
every one who tastes them says, SC
it must be true. We think in TAG,
that they are little better than
common, if such thing were posi-
BILE. All the vacant lands in Rock
Ledge hammock has been sold lately
so you see We too are progressing.
III. S. WILLIAMS.
Roek Ledge, Feb, 1St 1881.
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