The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-12
FLORID:I ANA.
Divisions of Florida.

oonn+ies of SuWannee, Columbia. AlaCuuS
Levy, Baker, Nassau, DuvaI, Drauioio
CLAY, St. Johns, Putnam anu NAaLio"'
wrsr FI.oRIDA-Is composed of the coun-
+,oS IF Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton. Holmes, jackson and Calhoun
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, trankiln
Leon. Wakulla Jefferson, Madison, Iaylof'
LAFAYETTE and Hamilton.
SoI7TH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando. Sumter, orange
Volnsia. Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec Monroe and Dsde,
We regret 10 learn that Mr.. 3. b
Ewing, of Santa Fe lake, lost two
story barn well filled with corn, hay
and other forage by fire last Friday
nioht.-.Sma and Bee.
We are informed by Hon.EE. h
Foster, Superintendent OF Public In
struction. that several teachers are
wanted for the poblic schools In Or
ange county by the county Superin-
tendent, Mr.. J. I. Beeks, whose post
Office address is Lake lrma.-FIorad-
ian.
Among the many exhibits for the
Atlanta Exposition from Sumter
county, will be bale OF long staple
cotton, now being prepared by MIR.
C. II. Bridges. The cotton was rails
ed within halt mile of Leesburg,
and is an excellent article. We doubt
not but that Sumter will be honored
with the one hundred dollar premium.
-AdUnnce.
Mr.. CIV. Wells has laid on our
table half dozen nice "Alligator
Pears" which he took from one OF
the trees on the beautiful grove OF
Mr.. James Scripture, one mile from
town on Nebraska Avenue. The
tree is so full of fruit that it is in
danger of breaking down, Mr.. w. says
there is one tree there which has the
largest "pears" he ever saw.-Gu!t
Coast Progress.
We are informed that Capt. A. D..
johnson will soon commence the er.
ection of magnificent hOtel at Sill
yer Spring. 1t will contain 50 sleep.
ing rooms, large parlors, diningrooms,
bath rooms, billiards rooms, ETC., and
all the conveniences of modern no.
tel. The plan alone cost $500. The
work will be Immediately commenced
and we will have more to say about
ii as it progresses Oc0ld Banner.
According to an analysis made by
a chemist in st. Louis of our sand
stone, which abounds in great guam
titles in this vicinity, with view to
determining the presence of native
phosphates, it was discovered that it
contained 4.62 per cent. of pbos
phoric acid, or, calculating the same
as phosphate of lime 1907 per cent.
1t may be stated for the information
of those who have quarries, that
other analyses are being made and
private letter from a capable
chemist in Savannah says that it is
possible there will be great demand
for it soon.
We are informed that the Florida
Southern Railway will reach Lees
burg next January. Three hundred
hands are now grading in the vicinity
of Micanopy. The agents OF the
road will be in Leesburg in few
days to locate the route. The object
of the company is to have a wharf
on both lakes Griffin and Harris.
This can easily be done at Leesburg
where the lakes are only half mile
apart. When the route is decided, a
much larger force will be placed on
the grading, and the iron will be
laid as fast as the bed is made. II
is now deing graded at the rate OF
one mile per day.-A0zUance.
Rev. J. p. DePass, whose resi-.
dence is few miles from Archer,
laid on our table last Saturday,a mum
of exceedingly luscious looking and
palatable peaches OF late varieties.
His trees bore heavily. The peaches
are white and yellow tree-stone and
of large size. The trees will have
ripened all their fruit within ten
days from now. 1t is possible to
secure varieties for our peach grow
ing section to fill the demand from
May TO November. The Peen-to
and honey peach, the DePass ana
Goodbread varieties, supplemented
by kinds to be found in the mountain
spurs OF Tennessee, North Carolina
and Georgia, with our own excellent
kinds, would give us supplies almost
from frost to frost. The early and
late peaches promise 20 be of great
commercial value. Mr.. DePass pur
poses to have nursery and plant
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