The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14

WEST Fl oRIDA-Isc composed of the cOun-
ties of Escambia Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton, Holmes, jackson and CalhUn.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor.
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter. Orange,
Volusia ,Brevard, Polk AHillsborough, Man
aztec. Monroe and Dade
Scarlet fever is said to be prevail :
ing in the lower part Of Manatee
county. 1t is to be hoped th& some
effort will be made in the communi~
ties where it is, to stamp it out and
prevent its spread by isolation
Tampa Tribune.
DR.. Gould offers as premium to
the Sumter County Fair, one ton OF
Gould & Co.'S fertilizer and Insect Elk.
terminator, for the best display of
vegetables raised with the fertilizer.
We hope all of our gardeners will
compete tor the prize Sumter
County Adoamce.
A we'll known pilot on our bar,
when asked the other day the best
method to prevent the introduction
of yellow fever in our midst by YES
sells, grufiy replied: "Burn the ships
and boil the sailors. Pensacola
Gazette.
DR.. Neal, of Archer, has been APP
pointed agent of the National Ento>
biological Committee, and is inves-
tigating the life and habits of the cot
ton worm, and the means OF exter-
minallng this great enemy OF the
planter. advocate.
We take pleasure in informing
Col. Codrington, and all inquirers,
that the Model Farmer of the Mod
ell Farm" about which the papers are
speaking, is Mr.. John r. Bevill, of
Alachua county. Any information
wanted may be gotten by addressing
him at Gainesville, Florida.-Aldc]tuG
Advocate.
We understand that the contract
for erecting convent for the Sisters
Of st. Joseph has been awarded and
work will commence Immediately.
it is intended that the building shall
be one Of the finest in the city and
$4,000 are to be expended on it.
1t will be an ornament to the town
and we hope to see it speedily com>
pleted. - Feyndndin0 -EnpreSS.
Hurrah Tor Fort Meade! She has
not only dispensed with her dram.
shop, but nearly every owner OF land
has signed an agreement never to sell
or rent a house, or land on which to
build one, to any person who intends
dealing in liquor. This beats Bar
tow. We have done away with our
bar>room, but no agreement of the
kind has been entered into here, and
we suggest that our people take
similar decentralization Informant.
On Friday last we were indebted
to Mr.. J. w. +. Eichelberger tor a
pleasant visit, during which he show.
ed us several oranges(the first fruit
taken from a sweet Seeding in Adam
Elchelberger's grove)which depart
ed entirely in appearance from any
we had hitherto seen. Of similar
shape and size as the ordinary orange,
it was striped with the most minute
regularity with alternate bands of
deep green and bright yellow, greatly
resembling in appearance the striped
watermelon, or what is Familiarity
known as the love apple. Wheter
the next season will yield the same
variety, or whether it is merely freak
of nature, is yet TO be seen, but GER
tain it is that a similar phenomenon
has rarely, if ever been known
ALdchu0 AdUOcUte.
AT the last meeting of the Agri,
cultural and Fruit Growers Associ
alton it was decided to publish q
pamphlet on Sumter county, and q
final and effective arrangement was
made. Messrs. A. p. Roberts and
A. p. Jordan will write II, after which
II will he submitted to The Associa,
ton tor approval, and then published
Two more competent gentlemen fol
the work could not have been found
and we have no doubt but that the
pamphlet will meet with the unan.
imous approval of the Association
when submitted. From the head
lines we have already seen, we Can
confidently say that it will be of vast
benefit TO those expecting to settle
\ in this county, and The excellent rep-
1 ...a.;o, Of the wrifara is sufficient as