The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-07
L0RIDIANA u.
eeOgraphioal Divisions Of Florida,

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Levy. Baker. Nassau, Duyal, Bradford
CLAY. st. Johns. Putnam and Marion.
WEsT Fl, oRIDA-Is composed OF the coun-
+,es Of EScambia, Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed CT the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, tranh Eli.
Leon, Wakula, Jefferson, M"l'soh' laylot
LAFAYETTE and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed OF the
COMMITTEES OF fernando. Sumter Orange
Volusia. BreVard, Polk, Hlllsborough, Man-
atee, Monroe and Dade
Madam Rumor asserts that L. t.
Bishop, Esq, of orange grove fame,
will shortly build, at or near Citra,
one of the most commodious and
elegant residences that adorn this
country.-FJorida Ldcon.
The citizens of Marion county
have every reason to be financially
happy. She is tree from debt, while
other counties in the State are strugs
Cling with debts amounting In some
instances to over 100000. And
while our corn crop has been cut
short, we have fair cotton and
full orange crop to fall back on. We
are immensely better off than a great
many counties in Florida.-Oc0|@
Banner.
1t is gratifying to see that our mar
kets are we'll supplied with a large
variety of Florida grown vegetables,
which is an Improvement on past
summers. Heretofore it has been
characteristic OF our gardeners to pay
no attention whatever TO any except
spring and consequently canned
vegetables were the stand by during
summer and iall months. They are
now gradually awaking to a sense Q
the possibilities of our favored land.
Fresh vegetables the year rouud VIII
reduce the importation OF canned
goods and keep at home large sums
now sent North. - Fe17aG9adanG ESc-
press.
The cultivation of orange groves,
continues with undated energy, and
the increase goes on with two fold
ratio each year, stimulated by the an
nual crops and general profits to the
growers. The old prediction of years
ago, that the St. Johns river coun-
try would become one vast orange
grove, seems 10 promise fulhllment
from present appearances. Jack frost
has apparently exhausted his powers,
or, at any rate, has shown his great
respect toward the endurance OF the
orange tree, We must conclude that
this fruit tree can be acclimated, and
educated, as one may say, to cli-
mate outside of the so called frost
line, but within reasonable latitude.
We do not hesitate TO advance the
opinion that an orange tree reared IN
Putnam county is better fortified
against frost titan it grown one or
Two degrees further South'-Pdtatjt0
Jotu9aI
PERHAPS some of the readers OF
your valuable journal would be glad
to hea" from cur old friend George
Hambl,ton's farm and orange grove,
as he is one OF the earliest settlers OF
Polk county. His place is situated
on one Of the small creeks OF the AL
ala river, 16 miles west of Barlow,
and near the line of Hillsboro county:
On my return from Tampa, last
week, stopped ali night at Mr.. HIS,
which gave me good chance to
see bis fine farm and beautiful grove.
He has some 30 large, old, bearing
trees, one OF which / measured. Ten
inches above the ground the body is
SIX feet round; about 81 feet from
the ground the tree separates, MAXI
ing two perfect bod es, one a little
larger than the other. Mr.. HIS lit
tie son climbed to the top, carrying
one end OF line with him, leaving
the other below, which | placed even
with the ground, then measured the
line, and found it to be fraction
over SO feet high. We measured as
best we could the space covered by
the top, and found it to be about 80
feet. 1 think it has halt grown orr
anges enough on it to afford a iull
feast to one OF Disston's colonies of
New York Yanks, if they could have
fair hack al it in about three months.
The fruit of this tree is said to
he equal to any in the State, aud took
"a premium at the last State Fair.
Mr.. FL. has also near 300 younger
trees, OF winch quite q. number are
bearin~ Nisery trees by the
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