The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-29

Levy. Baker, Nassau, D ~ Hor1on
CLAY, ST. Johns, Putnam anu NC f4I,ocoun-
WEST FLoRIDA-Is compose49T8aas tnT @ton.
ties of Escambia. SANTA hoa"dd Calhoun.
walton Holmes, Jackson anu O"iii0 /, =
Wrnnrr FroRIDA-Is composed OF I'M [ne
oo"nties of Gadsden, Liberty, Tarinr
Ion Walxulla, jefferson, M"i'soH' ! "'
Lafayette and Hamilton IF tine
SoTru F1oR1DA-Is composed o Un ore
oonDties OF Hernandez. Sumter, -, Man
Voinsia .Brevard, Polk, Hlllsporo"s'''
aztec. Monroe and Dade
Florida peaches have sold III New
York at So per dozen this season ah
Thev were shipped in egg cases eaG hd
ne m surrounded by cotton.-La@e
City Reporter.
Can't. John 4. Mcdonald OF Long
wood handed us on Tuesday, spt,g
OF raspberry bush, one foot in lengIn'
~ wb;cb we're 35 berries and Il bios
SONS. A portion Of the berries WERE
ripe and excellent. Iney "e'9 :
crown from the seed on his place ana
he saws they do splendidiy there
Sanford Journal.
The beautiful groves in which our
fellow citizen. Mr.. P. Lettieer, mas an
inter t and is experimenting them
for the company he represents LOOK
% green as a magnolia, and are put
ting on immense growths; Inese
groves have never had any tertlllzers
on them, but are kept heavily
mulched An Ohio company owns
them South Florida Times.
Two or three years ago Mr.. S. G,
Rott one of our enterprislng mer'
chants. planted number OF peach
trees on his lot, and on last FRIDAY
he brought to this office a dish OF
the finest peaches we ever saw OF
tasted. They were large, juicy ana
delicious flavor, and tangible evil
dence that the peach can be success
tully grown in this section py
proper care and attention. Mo'''''
cello Constitution.
We cheerfully correct the s'aie'
ment in last weeks ''locals" that the
Mango tree OF Col. Haskins was the
onIv one in tull bearing IN Tampa
Col Ferris informs us that he has
four now bearing FULLY, and that Mr..
n p Holmes on Nebraska Avenue
has one planted from seed from the
fruit of one of his trees which is no"
loaded down with fruit. We under.
stand that Mr.. Matthew Hooper, OF
W. rTon,na has coffee tree in full
hearing. and we will venture the pre-
diction that this is the only one IN
Tampa.-GuF Coast Progress:
The schooner Gazelle, Capt IL. Z.
Dive, arrived here yesterday after
noon, bringing a cargo OF nine
thousand IS fine pine.apples as were
ever seen in this city, also few
fine bananas from Lake worth The
Gazelle left Lake Worth last Mon
day, making the run to this city IN
three and one-half days. we wish
to tender thanks 20 the Captain tor
the presentation Of the finest pine
annie we have ever seen, welg hing
between seven and eight pounds
Jacksonville Union.
The fourth annual fair OF the Mid
die Florida Agricultural and Mech
on;cal Association, will begin on the
10th day. of December next and
continue six days. Committees have
been appointed to remodel the premi-
nm list and this important duty Will be
attended to at once. Az the last
meeting of the Directors, the resIg'
nation Of Mr.. M. f. Papy, as mem:
her of the Board was received ano
accepted, and Mr.. w. A. Rawls was
selected to fill the vacancy. Every
thing looks promising for the next TO
he the best tair the Association has
ever held.-Floridid'e.
Fast Sunday two weeks ago the
fishing smack Sarah l.; Harding ar:
1;vnd in port with fine cargo OF
snanners in her well, some few OF
~bich had died on the voyage
.I,ba odor from these dead fish at
. n q school of large sharks
hot accompanied the vessel INTO
,he harbor, and hung around her I'M
Ill t0 she sailed again two or three
Savs later. During her stay mere,
s 90" @young men aboard oalted
s SUI Inc threw it overheard, and
S Sn[' had the satisfaction OF hooking
oUU OF the voracious monsters, ana'
" oRo - a deal OF fun, hauled him on
h hlUer He was about six feet long