The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-11-02

Levy Baker, Nassau, DuNal, bfaulOIu
Clay, st. johns, Putnam ana Marion.
West FLORIDA conn posed of the coGn-
ties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
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
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, HiIlsborOugh, Man
aztec Monroe and D3de.s
Mr. Martin Griffin, OF Jacksonville,
purchased MIR. Rooler's place, across
the river, for the sum of $780,
-Palatka Herald.
Capt. J. L. Lesley started about a
year ago on Six Mile Creek, small
sand pear orchard, and he informs us
that the trees are remarkably thrifty
and growing well. - SunlaSad 1Ti>
bu1c
Thirty families OF Hoosiers are
located near Zellwood, in the region
of Lake Ola. twenty-five people
came up on boat last week and
went ont over the Lake Eustis road
to take possession of the land. This
is the sort OF items we like to get
hold of.-Reporter.
Many of those who are planting
large cocoanut groves on the upper
KEYS are afraid that the Railroad
which is soon to be finished connect.
ing the Mainland with Key West, will
necessitate the cutting down of many
of their valuable and ornamental
trees..-Key Vest Democrat.
Isit Disstons Road that you are afraid
of!E
SOur whole community is greatly
shocked and painfully erieved at the
above announcement. Col. Smith
but few days since returned from a
trip to Georgia, his native state, and
while there he had few chills, and
returned before he was fully restored
to health, but was able to attend to
his business for a few days before he
was stricken down with that terrible
"Hemorhagic Malarial Fever" dis
ease unknown to this section of Flor
ida, but known in Georgia and Ala
bama, $50 say his physicians, both old
practitioners, one from Alabama and
the other from Georgia.-Suntter
County Advance.
fernando county has recently built
a costly Court House and Jail and
sustained other heavy expenses, yet,
she stands the peer of any county IN
the State on her financial condition.
Despite her recent extraordinary ex-
penses, her script is worth to-day one
hundred cents on the dollar. This fine
standing has been reached, by the
assistance ofa very small taxpaying
population, and with much ct her ter
ritory composed of non-taxable state
and L. S. lands. Considering her
meagre taxable resources, the script OF
fernando county being at par must
be regarded as remarkable good
showing Crescent.
At the real estate Office OF Coloney
and Talbot may be seen some very
large aud fire pomegranates, OF the
sweet variety, grown on the farm OF
John d. Mckinley, about two miles
from jacksonville. Two OF these
pomegranaies are especially notice
able. Tncy were both grown rpor
one sprig, and each measure thirteen
inches IN circumference, and each
weighs one POUND and five ounces.
The cause for The unusual growth OF
the iruit OF THIS particular bush was
that Mr McKinley had placed 4 coop
Of young turkeys under the tree dur>
ing tie summer, and the tertilizin@
thus realized produced the surprising
result mentioned. These pomegra-
mates are fully double the average
size and weight Of truit grown with
out fertilization - Union.
We walked through Judge James
d. w estcoit's snug li!tle tiuit farm,
back of Lewis new bank, day or
two since, and were surprised at the
Judges novel mode OF training his
handsome LeConte pear trees. He
carefully ties down to stakes driven
in the ground, the lover branches Of
each tree, 80 as to make them grow
laterally, and by cutting Off the ends,
causes the growth Of numerous ver-
tical limbs all along their length, thus
laying the foundation OF beautiful
and graceful form for his trees, and
hardening and maturing the wood, SO
that instead Of putting on the usual
extraordinary growth in length, these
branches grow thick and stout, AID
develop great quantities of fruit buds.
Many OF lis tI,es are now dlUOu.ing
and Oh one there are pears as large as