The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-10

countries or SIlWdDDcS. SOliii44, IL
7 - Roi,er Nassau. Duval, Bradford
CLAW. ST Johns. Putnam and mailoH'
WEST FL, oRIDA-Isc composed OF me couii-
tles of Escambia. Santa Rosa, " aShIn9 'oN'
Walton. Holmes. Jackson and Calho'."
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed OF me
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, frA rinl.
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Ma4isoli' lay io''
Lafayette and Hamilton
SoIJTH .FLoRIDA-Is composed OF tne
ooTDties 81 fernando. Sumter. Orange
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hlllsooroush'n Mall
aztec. Monroe and Dade
The Sdnt0rdJo'tr7a0t puoilsheS 'ne
Premium list of the Orange County
Fair.
G. B. White, of Buffalo Bluff,
brought to town, on Wednesday last
number OF ripe oranges from his
GROVE. There we're about 800 oranges
on the tree.-Pata71a7o C0n'ty '/0te|-
2aa1
Out Of the thirty or forty Italians
that were brought to Sanford some
months ago, the three that were mere
left Yesterday morning This Is 1ne
last of the lot, and the parties that
had them in charge are not sorry
Sanford Journal
A correspondent of,the Barlow ~
foys1a0,at says that he has it from Col
Carter, chief engineer Of the Jackson
Vile. Ta.nra & Key West railroad
that Parker lake in Polk County is
the highest water in this county
being at an altitude ot31l feetaOo'e
the sea level.
The Lake Monroe & Lake Jesup
Railroad Company has purchased the
franchise, roadbed, right OF the way
etc, etc, of the Lake Jesup, Osceola,
and Kissimmee River Railroad and
Navigation Company, whose line ex.
tends from Lake Jesup to the head
waters of the Kissimmee River, and
has been graded from Tuskawilla. on
Lake Jesup to Orlando By the union
w. B. Hull advises people not to
plant guavas among their orangetrees.
lie claims that the guava is more
rank feeder than the orange, and that
where they are planted together the
ouava will strapgle the oranges soon.
er or later This idea is borne out by
The experience OF others, in some in
stances, TO such an extent as to justify
due caution in the matter. III any
event it is safer to give the orange
exclusive ground and plant other
trees by themselves.-Orl0'odO Re>
porter.
Many practical men in this county |
have beeen, for some reason, impress.
ed with the idea, that the LeConte
Pear would not succeed in this climate |
and ore experienced farmer, we are
advised, affirmed that he would pay
one dollar each for every pear raised. !
Major. 4. H. Partridge, however,
has clearly demonstrated that this
favcrite pear can be grown here very |
successfully. Six years ago he planted
a few trees last season one OF them
Welded a few pears, and this year two
or three bushels. have been gathered,
and samples left at this office are as
large as we ever saw. This settles
the matter, and we believe it will
give an impetus to Ethe cultivation OF
This delicious and profitable fruit 1t
can be grown as successfully and
made as profitable in this section as
the orange is in South Fjolida; and
we beliole the Day ~ not very ar
remote when we viii nave monster
near groves IN Middle Florida. They
can he shipped with perfect safety,
and command better prices IN The
northern and eastern markets than
our most famous oranges. --Constjtee
ti0}@-
For several years past the section
of cur country thus designated and
embraced has been the main POINT
tor growing the orange and for large
investment ~ groves, BY the build
ing OF :; lake steamer and the extenso
ion Of 4he railroads, ahe Orange Lake
growers hayc had and will increase
means ot transportation. Wepresnme
thathke advantages will oe given 10
Nicadopl. A great many persons
visit iaat section just to see groves
=, thei! .uji DfodactiVeness and laid
oot IN laa2.ihcent proportions. The
,.,cnlias spdabilty Of she s"Il ~ !
t5ls ar,u4aaastry, IS win N~'." ''y
.~.a Ma .royes winch is fit, at,.Ao,
va ,u.rna>o s4of large inea+., ard b.
~ ...,chj;tk ggovpa IN a-a ~s"ou&
S,icaaogg SOME OF whlca are n"re
Kan J@aaay>fiye years o.d' In TIE
.naeon 81 t2ger or ea", - f" "g' !
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