The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-21
FLORIDIANA.
Divisions of Florida.

UGUSIdpU1Cdl OLbAoAVhS Va - ~N~~
EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed OF IN
counties of Suwannee, C0lumDla. AlaG e u'
Levy. Baker, Nassau, DuVaI, DTdulol'
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and MarlOn'
WEsTFLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun
ties of EScambia. Santa Rosa, washington
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed OF tn
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, HillsbOrough, Man
aztec Monroe and D9de.
The Kissimmee, new and power
full engine for the South Florida Rail
road came out over the line
on Saturday last. She is a
good one. Two new coaches have
been placed on the line. and hereafter
two trains per day will pass over the
road each way. Business on this
road is increasing rapidly, and the
managers are bou2d to keep up with
the times rdaaqe County Reporter.
The tourist who has been visiting
Florida during the winters past in
search OF pleasure, who delights in
angling with rod and reel, and the
exciting sport Of the chase, would do
we'll 10 come TO Leesburg. Here
are to be found the finny tribe in
abundance, the fields are full OF par.
tridges and other birds, while our
woods abound with deer, bear and
other wild game.-Ad00nce.
A gentleman from fernando
county called at this office and in his
conversation said: "Hernando county
Is full of strangers who are looking
out lands with view of settling them.
He also SAID that the lands about
Brooksville are selling at hundred
dollars per acre. The lands about
Brooksvllle are very good indeed
but we must say that hundred dol>
lars an acre is very great land boom
for any place and that such sudden
rise may Prove to be as the fable of
killing the goose TO get the golden
egg.-1dmp0 Guardian. ass EE
As the season advances the nuns
Der of arrivals in the city increases
daily. Almost every train arriving
here from Savannah brings from fifty
TO one hundred, and sometimes two
hundred persons IRON all sections of
the country, and the number Of ar
rivals are almost double that for the
same month for any previousyear Be-
sides those coming via the Wavcross
road, the Fernandina and Jackson
vile ROAD bring from four hundred
to five hundred passengers per week
from the North West, and the ST.
Johns arrives on Wednesdays and
Sundays crowded. Yesterday morn
ing the Savannah train brought in
two hundred passengers while the
train over the same road on the same
evening brought very large num-
ber.-U7ai0n.
If the old adage-straws shows
which way the wind blows-can be
relied upon, the probability is that
all the desirable land round about
Braidentown and Manatee, will be
purchased and improved by immi>
grants from the North and West the
present winter. Recent events
clearly demonstrate the tact, that the
city OF the Gulf coast OF South Flor
ida, will be located on tie AIanatef
Bay. The location is, by long odds
the most desirable between CedaI
Keys and Key West. Time and cap
ital will settle the matter. an
neither prophet, nor the son of
prophet, but | predict that in tn
near future the South bank of III
Manatee Bay, from Palma Sofa t.
Bralden creek, will be as thickly dot
ted with villas as "Leaves in Valam
brosa. '-Mdmatee County NeacS.
While the crops in fernando hav
been this year unusually short, the
have exceeded considerably the expe,
tations OF our people in the sprin.
Good prices tor country produce hav
made up part OF the shortage. Cor
is the poorest of the crops. Cotton
peas, potatoes and sugar cane has
done model ately well, though can
has been shortened considerably b
the drought. Oranges on the OLD,
trees are short, but new groves ju
come into bearing will Irobabl
make up the deficiency, SO that &
many oranges may be shipped trol
the county this year as last. Their
was a steady demand for cattle dun
ing the shipping season, SO that farm
ers have been enabled to sell wha