The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-11-09

| Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isc composed of the coun
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washing ton
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed OF tn
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Frankli
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of TIN
counties of fernando. Sumter, Orange
VOlusa, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec Monroe and Dade.
A Mrs. Feaster, of Titusville, has
presented, her husband with trlplets
Sign OF good feast.
nWe regret the death OF Mr.. George
Pratt, OF the Leesburg Adoance. He
was very promising young man,
and we sympathise with his family at
his early loss.
On Thursday last we were shown
by Doctor Perry, bunch of unusually
fine turnips, grown by MIR. Robert
Kite, a few miles from town. The
turnips averaged II inches in circum.
ference with an average length of top
of thirty.three inches. They were
planted for the market the last week
of July, and had but one shower of
rain on them. Mr. Kite has quite
large quantity of them, anG this
bunch is said to be but fair sample
of what the entire crop is. We RAJ
Their envied tie Doctors boarders, to
whom they were to be served.
Florida Cracker,
In hurried talk on yesterday with
Mr.. Lipsey, who is looking after the
Florida contributions TO the Atlanta
Exposition, on his return from Tam-
pa, we learn that the work of gath>
ering articles for exhibit goes bravely
on. At Cedar Key, Clear Water,
Tampa, Brooksville, Leesburg, Ocala
and Hawthorn, interest in presenting
the productive resources of the State
has been intensified. From all those
points there will be characteristic
plants, fruits and articles of COM
mercial value sent forward. Some
of them will be exceedingly rare,
such as living pine-apples in various
stages OF growth, and other semi
tropical fruit plants Shipments will
be begun at once. Mr.. Lipsey purpo
ses leaving for Atlanta in few days,
to assist in the disposition OF the
articles forwarded. All the lines
INCLUDING Capt. J. H. Graham's stage
line) will carry exhibits free of ex.
pense to the sender, and it is as little
as he can do in SO good cause to
deliver some valuable, curious or rare
thing tor the benefit OF his State.
-AUocate.
Mr.. S. S. Wright, who is garden~
ing with General Finley, on Wednes>
day shipped three crates OF string
beans to Atlanta. We cannot see
why TALL garden will not repay oui
truckers, and hope Mr.. Wright may
find it POTABLE, aud that his success
may,~encourage others. The small
amount ofcotton which has been sold
for cash this season leaves those who
depend upon cash incomes with very
small receipts to date III this locality.
The day, we hope is not far distant
when the change will be felt, when
money does become more plentiful,
and all kinds OF business will be more
active. This is really the dullest
autumn we have noticed since 1876.
We have been frequently asked what
kind OF plant that was which Mr.. 30
teller Thompson presented tous about
month ago from his fathers garden.
it is perfect egg plant bush, with
two ripened fruit which exactly re-
sembled tomatoes in outward appear.
ance, but undoubtedly are egg plants
within. This hybrid is, we believe
worthless, butt showsthat egg plant,
and tomatoes are liable to hybridis,
if planted near together, and garden
ers should profit by it, and not arran
ge their crops SO as to plant then
near enough TO get mixed. The Cal
itornia orange crop is estimated a
only one-fourth that OF last year, ant
that OF Florida as fifty per cent, bet
ter than last year. This is the yea
for Florida orange growers to SHOW
what they are dong. The constitu
tional exemption OF $1,000 persona
property aud 100 acres OF land /,
each head OF family resident in tn
State is too large and works grea
Inconvenience at times. Our consti
tuition needs amending Lake CIta