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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

u A w NHNHN"
aR3lNN a. Va gaqfyg,(s Ny
the eQ0t pQN atnuB epa go
.eR Cos sQwQ TINE, The iAli writer.
doubtless being lnlogmed by Mr. Nor.
gis CHAT he Mas storlduga AZ the Palmer
kQuae omit ting % mention IA what
.par4cityl ald riQtg inv t,,n eealen'
tVman pf Apollo. Ike iaea aed AR lf
aud plipoeB hearing
The pllOwhg, from q Not Side
mise, WlB Written ia excellent style.
both az % p%aumanship aud orlho.
gaply beiuB q supple letter from
A c0AqlSugp clRRgsPoNpENoE
OmcAOO, December 20, 1886 Nc.
Norris received yppr letter to-day
and ava plaaled 10 bee from YOU
liked lhil leu9r Of yAW ieiter aul topo
Is Che truth snl aeeFly m busy
as YOU aie, aild Consequently haze not
time 90 IrilN 3 lergib1 letter now
t guil ale not communicable ct |
win aay ltli yoa would wobaf ~ be
pleasel W attend a meeting ~ che
Zach fAntl Handel musical aNelsth
Rkiah AliGka rehearsal on DE wa
6iar 3. ON fhosdsy iigeuiug ~ eight
o'clock attend occasionally and
aspect ~ Boz iherp 20. molrgW tight,
and III You onoy music ! would llkq 20
haze sou ~ ih0fe Visitor lre lliie
welcome ipi Que b. tYp visits NJ ,hp
rehe,iaala ollea ioal't in d pa i0n
ieining ihe society 4nd N yN0 are
musical, you mas conclude i0A l0in,
Tho sOlioll holds les meoi.nga q tho
northwest Conner ol Nlshop ooup And
MnHlsQa ilrlat Madisoat eeel
oar VIZ mle you p AZ tholo. ghd by
walaW lev sieps lgl B.ahW eturl
you WI hid a gaze directing yoll 90
iha right place. Very respectfully,
alG
+. s,-Ahey visiting che society.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Ill. #."."L fa H
NAai s0ul Nlr
9aRqtt, kwVas pVlQ WV
ave- al iAe tRE aep
~ AsS AqsR Whel3gd iQg ietup
tA seyA,e tFial ~ va iel
Az masi gSW eanN and y NJ
pyh WW IN Ng9Qiam in aN n~NeAfepled
bhase M tAs pat gp, The WhiI Qap
ia RQlhipg Qhlh0y llap divide lhey
San RQl aAa .AeY should pQt lo ether
wise lhel agQ ipll NJ human a,Q
lAW hfYp AQW 40 QQmmQn daQgel %
mskq laem lplsQl all dlle Npees pl
pplhiaR aAA all lhe Impulses N tmbi
lipA lhe rargpssed lealQusim Apg
lQpgipka "a thld pefsriQ Wlll Gus out
ip ylde apFQA lapd billtI Rnlggt pl Nps,
and lhs black AaQ Niil be lhe uwpirg
neiWlfn lhem lht aaeliye Appeal
0f thg aggariaR aud lha pry NJ The
pQmWppisl Win be- heard bf The
fauElel llaef pan, aud hiapFWpa'aes
lasalQng lls appeuifs aad hiA ip-
aQlaAee VIII ha appealed 10 rather
Shan lir TeasQn ana his Interests.
AgN Tear lhis surely apprpaphins trl
QF NE hlaak man as the aaresi lhal he
haa let glappled With la al hl many
ml lupei inee his liberation aud /
appHlllpd flai % will 90 ng distant
i lsmana NO searalihg eepAAeTa
upn IN ih8 Whple naiou US did unl
YaTial ga in M hlpglnR balmle
llIll.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
'ESECTI N NOTICE.

- kkHtINR U the NtonNhollJts Ut ne
N NNt MNn |Nate Ml nanl,, ut McmNhiS,
M Ne Ael0 NtAeN Ice al IN, Rank on lVlS,
nay, a~eliOIaAVt laNucFY, 1851, between
Us hens Of lIa,m, md ahN,n ton che pur.
\ NJ &c eloollhE ~ GVm hipctlart, o. serve
~ onsylOg tlQlVvl NNlht
NMM ". MccltNk, Nashlot.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

ilay|lf miipy prevented hg obs use
nl BIpeus Doeaaipe
HLlpaakqapap SHOULD inaisi apog
obtaining Bpmniia flaporing
iFacf ihey ap ihe best
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
Son rsaAWS SSNS,


Nc. &p-lh ts rhanceS C,prt 81 Z
county. JWsra 49,
4ipp NuSual in. nuraase CrVc ~
rfpcrinc ifom ahdsdt M
a tnat n -~viu1qaut, Tbs - sts
l-t lnturlrcf COMPANY. wv NApA
eab4ent 81 tte httta of AN
iht.aAnt. GARD that II
le.fs-e s tthS sourLbase ~.
colnp, IN Ncmuk7 Tea. III
70 prlt Monday IN RRsasr
an.F or iemur = e~sy-pinie mt
n. ~ ! III BE- taseE ~ ssnsA4
a ct Tor hcariue -
.opy uftbL order he pnbli,feJ-tS
fels. " four duccelliye woss-ta tho PrN'
thy ieth 1ays 5eesmb4r. lsso.
r. BLACK, Clert and MssS
ly y. b. MehEsAr. b. u an
bi5eioH a hin, tolE f0f eoupft ~
4-9SiO.Ifa5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

DHFe89i HsiHfli lFieHa nF lam
~ n = OBJ it ihe hghmiHF m q
pliueli ssH'e s4Hah NAeFe Rla
lesg egpasti NJ M meR the Weim
~ doubtless Ha'i s4Hrlssi apl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Another yopue lads answered the
PERSONAL BY FIRST announcing that IL
wa the 6rst time she had ever dore
ANYTHING OF the Kind. She statoG th,t
.sAe lived with her sister her parNn 5
{oaiding in another part OF thu SSAtl,
aud closed with "my oOrresponden'S
arc very hmite6 aud should this NsF
litSe gSte meet with your ApprobaNS "a
| sh9l1d be pleased to CONTINUE thS
ooR,Nwondepte Then eObaO the nam )
and address.
IfMr Norris did have he Npdaeiit
TO present himSolf heSoreNny OF the
young Indies, his perscaa Appearance,
auSthiAA but handslwN must hav
been q terrible dSsppoiutmons %
them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Dl virtue Ot the power conferred upon me
- by eoortnM tllst decd made on The 18th
ister's onlco OF Shelby county, In hOOk III,
rage alS, aud default havirg heon made In
tho Mynoii Of the indbhtoanNss thereby So
eurett, ! VIII, as trustee, at the request Of
tho bon hSary therein,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Why threw assay your illustrated
p.palf ana magagmeH when you can
Niep hpok msde from them al
no llpaER blndeUY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
%IssVsys55 @&hiEFl SalR

~ lod l,~ I'nlp
fey Ia M h0rst,
scarcely pSNyt,0N WR,N
ct winter Thew Vas uo n9NTN
moNt Ia that desttalo hVss n Opyh
the thermometer wah ten deetG be.
lOg Grro. and but soant covering pre-
ieot5N ne kttlo skeleton lg0( the
birAt {irst nola warm Minis Ould
be- giNW Aes She was tlaf7ed and
frozen TO lta.h sMid a ciiy lall OF
Christian auasd N, Now that gtd Is
ooAl, moroA money arr lAdte syw,gthy
WiA be spent upon AC ara her "a or.
al titan were bestowed uIo9 fp ia
her whole lifetime. Tho intopW sold
Of the past few days has bfoWlS 10
tho knOwlSdfo Of those who hive Itlt
any interest IN the matter-abd n.eY
are VERY iowa great deal Of Dos "a.
ton, IA0 mayor IA e~Adeayofiug 20
get the oOuroil 10 make on addith tai
expenditure 10 relieve the distress
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

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sggAk9E IN ANA R912 AZ NtASil
AssA ANA Ns NaN &mQela1 yffy sSs
aeaSS fhgN NSiv8 iAsi P8eN N
tsRA tag, Sy3 "a st 5i
g4e&a i64y eAigy IAa 9A' "
WI iVtiN iAr a29sl9SNl 9eS i'o9 IA
lawn ~ SSo3Iat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
iNtSTxsSm.
M \ srs b ! lIvan l,aglaFY alat..

INieE feni ,NnW inteVSf arail ne bonds
LNted h,'CaN fy tcit,trN Assoc ialicu,
wNNaS hAia upea mn R.Action al Hank u
CoMa Nte, Ot ana 1tei lcNuaN lst, 1851,
'1A MNsWY' VA, RsawVn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

~ AsA fb sdW aSlss,
lfs ge Goa. G9catl di o.uu
4 shatt1l tisNe ant illful.nt Boyd, iaanon,
ituat lhgnI Q(IeNt IVe ~ u there.
lple iFuel 4 iael thf lnaAp $~fkppcasAnrr
hgttdi if1 tnu AheuN ~ Tho cts
Me aph ioifnffNh on ufma "a hind
MorH lapcSv ntr lkN md plyY ~
ever of 'Arf ~ giainti Z h0i EfLIl.
fQrla on 70 AAmt w . aA n lnI fenisk.Ni
AZ hef Nd. De raH.s ~. N heafinrf A.
rnftI tns Nat eo-gl " thV order ho Dab.
hfhfi 70 rrgf, ~ louF n ieotilFe Wesks,
a'sr' ~ ''bt Y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
NoLAN u RiaeLIoa d Ins rporntlon.

NOlItty hcibyH thai, bTnE9DAy.
~ Ntdal nlanusJ 81 Al ssliaot viii
N he'd NJ NJ ID h. Va NM ltEi1L. Shell.
by ea4fG tnn9 ina ical aln 4 6llE III the
qaShisI ~ tn1a To- ftFin 10 "a lncor.
Iurtffau IuI IaiitaHf
IIhQs n IiaFdT W iuNoHrb llon Of ala
.UWp ihlN lave 90 thea iflNi & 1r uniief
halFfA. M vol fNlHpofatl n" IhlFb
frloial al haFt nUhfn n lui 4 or Hnitm
hallula ne itnfdl "h1 couofsll H
hemlAh d NlhiI ilN IL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

spocAl W3AV NVafNN, SVs ~
LEXINGTON, Ky, December alsl
iVs. shumate n little white hunoR,
bNpk, died during ,Ac hiteuSo cold OF
NJ odul ),y7Aigh, ~ q hoyel "a tAe
l NJ tbl cIY fl,0 parlo VI
SEA lea sny u. Vluro.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

VIA Va iV N4tea N,WT'
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

ANf NAfhf W0Ia NJ w tha t2NAi
tW Man ne pel4e9S,EA "a 'he.
Avgs IN SGmeey hAy9 pst blegghi
,b9 iesShA a Yea ibe Hegpsg.
paple esls g 9stoa a'asgt A'as
whiqh mIsbt be- faPslYgad Va istq'
heaee ham Nv es 40 sea tRe
sSNAs V lsk iFtse ~
NJ Ma FN tN AB f,
taAl N} us fisayg5 N
tll aa' sFRi w NJ, A
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04
:NOnSECJE
TO WATER TAKERS,

FrSArED notices have failel 20 prevent
\ tho s~rat WGeie of water, Many persfV
allowing Y q hoL continually, some kAN
salir ttVIf are out OF renair, semeSo
-asSnt "A tina, ~ cthors from herl I'll,
2 litqa ven lf,ss4aia af sset 9stanetr
/" sen tho Prme eauss II W.
a. ~ fAt lew m0nGa
va uHa .i.o .-.Ah
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Nm Mgh tNNNS et Rs y9At W
w eKP9e,S3 Ae wasia, ana, Ne bel
heye SqseP3,ss W yNst lvA' AVA
iSst fala9Al pal,Sy sA89i3 have
A8gAlM NJ a8 WA {hg g5ea'ee ~
aeeA \ as7,gR NV NeAeRaas
SAesqs Mas i8SA Fial aaa sM yeah AND
Nesidaa NJ wAs gat qR,epg2a M fhe
eSaa hD8yY wRab kRwN ia9j,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

1861 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn,
n tlQ
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10

&7nA WEEK. $12 day at home easy at
p x made. Costly outfit free. Address True
& Co, Augusta, Maine 19feb1y
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
Country Journalism,

In an excellent address delivered at the
recent meeting of the 9th congressional
district press association, j. W. Fitzger-
aid, of the Ovid Union, paints an
instructive, almost pathetic picture for
the benefit of his brethren Of the news
paper "craft." He touches upon the
vital point in their business, which is the
practical giving away of the influence Of
their papers by lavish and indiscrimin-
ate puffs. We copy the following, as
applicable to vast majority of country
journalists:
MANY of the men engaged in the con-
duct OF these newspapers work hard and
write we'll, and make bright newsy pa
pers, and yet wonder as they toll and
plod along why 1t is that success does
not crown their efforts. When man
subscribes for their paper he is made to
feel that he has conferred an everlasting
benefit upon them, even If they do but
make % cents profit upon his subscrip-
tion, and often, to show their gratitude
for the favor, If he has anything that he
desires bought or sold the columns Of
their papers are at his disposal just as
long as he may desire it. Spring poetry
from that mans family, no matter how
absurd, or whether one or 40 verses,
will be sure to find daylight in print,
while obituary notices Of any length
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10

Purify the blood, act on the liver, renew the sys-
TEN, give a healthy tone to the stomach and
bowels. The new style are Sugar-C oated-None
genuine without the name of Farrand, Williams &
Co., on each box.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
NATURES TRIUMPH.
Frazier's Root Bitters.

If you are weak or languid, use Frazier's
Bitters. If your flesh is flabby and your
complexion sallow, use Frazier's Bitters. If
you live in malarial district, use Frazier's
Btters. If worn down with the care of
children, use Frazier's Bitters. If you have
the blues, use Frazier's Bitters. If you have
kept late hours and lived contrary to the
laws of health, use Frazier's Bitters. Ifyou
need toning up, take Frazier's Bitters. II
you have abused instead of used natures
gifts, use Frazier's Bitters. If you feel old
before your time, use Frazier's Bitters. II
life has become burden and you have
gloomy forebodings, use Frazier's Bitters.
If your hands tremble and your eyes have
grown dim, Frazier's Root Bitters will make
you feel young again. Sold by all druggists
everywhere at the low price $1.00 per bottle.
SWIFT & DODDS,
Wholesale Druggists, Detroit, Mich
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
Cheboygan, Freedom
And Mackinaw City
S TAGE LINE.

Surnrner -A-rrangerne emit
My stage line between Cheboygan, Freedom
and Mackinaw city will run as follows:
Leave the Spencer House, in Cheboygan,
every day (Sundays excepted) at 7 A. M. sharp,
and arrive at Mackinaw City at III A. M. Re-
turning, will leave Mackinaw City at i p. M.
and arrive at Cheboygan at 9 p. M
Will call at the different Hotels before leav-
ing. Freight carried at reasonable rates.
2lmay-tf M. w. HORNE, Prop'r.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
LAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY.

Ladies' Seminary-unsurpassed Academy
thorough. College-four courses. Year be-
gins Sept 18th. Examine for yourselves. Cata-
logues sent by the President, ID. s. GREGORY,
ID. D., Lake Forest, Ill. 30july2m
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-21

into the bottom, then fill in with
earth and compost until another half
bushel is used and the hole is full,
then sprinkle the balance around the
outside of the place and dig in. Give
good mulch, and let it sweat until
the little tree is ready, no matter if
it is several months before the tree
is set; after that, give it good ma,
nuring every Spring or Fall, and
never forget for day the wonder
full advantages of a good mulch in
Summer. AS an evidence that trop.
ical fruit growing will pay, and as an
encouragement to my brethren Of
the persuasion, 1 will tell you that
six years ago | set out two wee
mango trees in my yard one bore
279 fruit the fourth year, the other
one a few the fifth year, and both a
heavy crop this year; thus two trees
in six years have given me $500
worth OF fruit l say, come ye, from
North, East or West, and beat this.
Whose orange trees can hold light
to this? But J forgot to tell you the
price has been 80 to 40 cents per
dozen-this at homeland a ravenous
demand. Yes, delightful climate
we boast, and poor soil we own,
but bring on figures and statistics
we think we can hold a reasonable
share of respect and attention. l do
not advise poor people to go in too
heavy on the untested varieties, but
if we have the avocado pear, sugar
apple, mango, guava, tamarind, sap
odilla, Jamaica apple, and many
other tenderer plants growing
In great perfection, [ think we may
venture more largely than your peo.
pie. would not think it well, north
OF the 2Sth degree of latitude to at.
tempt more than few trees, unless
one feels able to bear the loss of
time and labor, which, by the way,
is not great. Whoever has a little
means and average industry, and not
too much egotism and conceit, can,
l think, make good thing at market
gardening and tropical fruit growing
{ on Tampa Bay. w. p. N.
PmellaS, F5a, Sept. 1, 1881.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-21
Our Alabama Correspondent.

Editor of The Florida AgriculturiSt.
Your interesting paper, to ne an
ever welcome and anxiously looked
for visitor, reaches me regularly,
never varying more than couple OF
days, from Saturday TO Monday, the
last two numbers reaching me on
Mondays.
was pleased to see in the last
number, ard read two or three times,
the communication of Mr.. Porter to
the Agricultural and Fruit Growers
Association. I could but regret, al.
though what was said was very in
teresting, to me at least, that MIR.
Porter's Investigations Of, and state
ments regarding, the section Of
which he wrote had not been a little
more thorough. And want of this
nature is an error into which seven
out of ten descriptive writers 1all,
Mr.. Porter's beng as complete as
that proportion. Those who essay
descriptions seem to take too much
OF the knowledge Of those for whom
they write as granted, and this ap-
plies equally when writing upon any
subject. Apropos, | believe l never
read after more satisfactory writer
than Dr.. Z. II. Mason, OF Apopka,
who wrote a series of articles for the
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT a few
months back; but where one comes
M 10 his mark seven.tenths fall short
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-21

DeLand Vousia County, Florida Wednesday, September 21 1884,

the road to Waldo, and your humble
servant will try to convince you that
you have underestimated Florida
by showing You, good bearing or
ange groves, peach and plum Or
chards, and vegetables in abundance,
milk, butter, and beef-a happy,
prosperous, oontented set of farmers.
men who make agriculture a busi,
ness, and who cultivate from one to
five hundred acres of land. And TO
all these advantages are added the
finest climate in the United States,
pure water, aud good health no
shaking agues nor maIarial chills to
disturb you, aud "a proof OF this will
show you several persons in the
npighborhood who have lived here
for forty or fittE years, and were
past the middle period of lite when
they came here. Their ages range
from ninety toaoape hundred and
eight years, and Null possession of
all their taculti ~ One of these
centenarians, Mr. Willis, who is one
hundred and three years old, rides
ON horseback to Waldo, a distance
of ten or twelve miles from his home,
every few weeks 81 do a little trad>
ing. Another neighbor, Mr.. Strick>
land, is still oIdts We invite all
who are skepticaI come and see
for themselves we will not fear the
verdict of any WHO will come and
examine for then Ises. Florida is
yet undeveloped bin the last few
years has been Isaking some rapid
strides. Our cd is fast settling
up with. an eensF ssksifty class o
settlers, railroads and canals are be
ing energetically pushed forward
few more short years will fine
Florida the garden spot of the
United States. Her genial climate
her generous soil, her pure water, hel
excellent health, her adaptability tc
growing semi>tropical and tropica
fruits, all combine to make her de
sirable place.
Hoping this may be the means O.
inducing some one who has reaC
Julia Burns letter to come and looE
for themselves, or julia herself tc
come back and take second look
before deciding what they will do,
too, will bid you goodbye.
SANTA FE.
p. S.--The Editor can furnish my
name.
Waldo, Fza., Sept. 10, 1881.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-21
Tropical Fruits. Bay.

Edttoro Of The Florida Agriculturist:
The tropical fruit which you are
kindly and thoughtfully distributing
to your readers, and as sent to NE,
have been carefully planted in a box
OF rich sand. l shall patiently but
eagerly await their appearance to
the open air, after which shall care.
fully remove them to their rermanent
quarters as already prepared. Yes,
prepared; /; the places have been made
rich with a bushel and a nalf of rich
compost and heavy mulching OF
weeds and grass on top. BY the
way, a gentleman visiting us this
Spring, and not being favorably i'm.
pressed with our soil, writing to the
Memphis AvalMache, states that we
dig large holes and fill with rich ma
nure in order to make our trees
grow, etc. l would say that even
his misstated programme, if folio wed
would probably pay, but we think ii
sufficient to be moderate-say, dig
out the earth from a circle two feet
across and six inches deep, put in
half . bushel OF compost and die
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-21
Julia Burns Answered.
the Florida Agriculturist::

Editor Of the Florida AgricuHuriSt:
Permit me space in the columns of
your valuable journal to answer a
letter written from Bronson and pub.
lished in the Toledo Blade, Ohio,
signed "Julia Burns" I have re>
sided in Bronson myself for several
years, and all that time owned and
cultivated farm, hence l think / can
speak advisedly on the subject. l
do not think Julia intended to mis-
represent Florida, but her means of
information were certainly very lin
tied. and probably confined to sight
of the country from car window.
She says, "this must he the most
barren desert like land OF any in the
United States. 1t will grow abso-
lutely nothing at all unless heavily
fertilized, and then stand a chance of
being frozen out half dozen times
and have to be replanted if they
wished a crop. Fruits and vegetabl IS
are very scarce but think enough
might be raised for family use if any
one would.try hard enough" 1t will
hardly be necessary to quote any
further, as l suppose your readers
have read the letter. but proceed to
answer.
Bronson is situated on the West
India q Transit railroad, at the foot
of the sand hills about thirty miles
from the Cult of Mexico and is the
county seat of Levy county. Or the
east side of town are some barren
sand hills or what had heretofore
been considered barren but are now
being settled up and some nice look.
ing groves are now springing up over
them, whilst they have never been
regarded as very valuable it is now
being demonstrated that they will
grow vegetables with very little fer.
tilizers. Peaches, piums and straw.
berries do we'll there, and hundreds
OF crates Of vegetables are shipped
from there annually, all grown in the
vicinity OF Bronson; and if there was
demand for them, there would be
thousands. On the west of Bronson
extending to the Gulf are ffat-woods
and hammock, some as rich lands as
can be found in the State of Florida.
There were, at least, seven or eight
hundred bales of Sea Island cotton
shipped from there last season, and
farmers generally are in easy circum-
stances. Sugar. cane, corn and ali
Florida productions do as we'll in
Levy county as any where in the
Gate of Florida.
"There are hundreds Of large farms
standing vacant, with buildings on
them, lands cleared and fenced, all
done Dy Northern men who came
here through the f1attering description
gwen by Florida, who found they
could not make living and were
obliged to go back North"
1t is quite true some few Northern
men have settled on these sand hills
and did not realize their expectations
and left, but l cannot call to mind
single large farm that is vacant or
unoccupied, after several years resi-.
dence in the county. and again
would that be a fair trial to judge
Florida by some poor sand hills in it?
There are poor sand hills and wet
swamps in Florida and vast amount
of good agricultural land too. In the
section where / lived land is valued
and sold at from $40 to $50 an acre,
according to improvements Several
poorly improved places sold there
he past winter at prices ranging from
SIS to $25 per acre.