The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-05-11
FL ORIDIANA A.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

Geographical Divisions of Florida.
EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia, Alachua
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isc composed of the coun-
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, Hillsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe and Dsde-
Mrs. M. A. Pearce sent us two
mammoth orange leaves, the smallest
OF which measured seven and a half
by five and q half inches and the larg.
est nine by six and a halt We are
also indebted to her for fine large
oranges, one Of which now before us
measures fourteen inches and half
in circumference and weighs one
pound and six ounces. How is this
for the pine lands fernando P
Brooks0iAe Crescent.
We have long maintained that the
climate Of Fl orida, both in the warm
seasons and the cold, is much pleas.
anter than that further North. In
other words, when it is unpleasantly
cold in Florida, it is intensely coldin
the North; when it is uncomfortable
warm here, it oppressively hot there.
Of late we have been having delight
fully warm weather in Florida, the
warmth by no means uncomfortable.
On the other hand, such has been the
heat in New York City that last Sun
day night, we are told in an account
of sermon delivered by the Rev.
Phillips Brooks, at St. Georges Prot
estant Episcopal Church, that the
temperature OF the church was SO op-
pressively high while Mr.. Brooks
was speaking, and several ladies,un-
able TO obtain seats or get to the
open air, acknowledgements.
We have time and again written
on the necessity OF our planters turn
ing their attention to raising sugar
cane 1t pays better than cotton.
We have thousands OF acres OF land
adapted TO its cultivation. On the
Atlantic coast, south of St. Angus
tine, may be found some Of the finest
sugar lands in the United States.
This land Is covered heavily with
growth OF live oak. The soil is of
dark loan color from at least fifteen
to twenty inches in depth, Before
the war of 1858 sugar was raised on
a very large scale on this coast, but
since then there has been little or no
effort made 10 reclaim the land for
that or airy other purpose. In add.
ton 10 these rich lands, thousands OF
acres all over the State could be
planted in cane with good sprofits.-
Pdldtka Herald.
The interest that our farmers are
beginning to take in agricultural i'm.
provements is not only encouraging
but indicates a high prosperity for
Putnam county. This is subject
that we have been greatly interested
in. The prosperity OF our farming
and fruit growing intere st is improv-
ing. Native farmers begin to see to
the improving OF their lands and the
diversitying Of their crops. The found
dation of comfortable living is
secured by their attention TO the
Importance of raising their own pro.
visions. There is hut one class that
may be said to be independent, and
that is, farmers that live within them
selves. There is not more indepen-
dent position on earth than that of
the well to do farmer. But what en-
hances the value of our agricultural
interest is, the fact, that while we are
raising our produce we, at the same
time, are growing the orange, and
other fruits, which will, in time,
make circumstances easy and bring
in an increase that will add thirty,
sixty and an hundred told.-PaLatk0
Herald
Captain r. H. Stuart, an old and
we'll known steamboat captain, died
at his residence at Lake Berestord,
last Monday, "Dick" Stuart as he
was familiarity called,was universally
liked and " ell known on all the South.