The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-09

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| NCol.~J. y Gamble had sack OF field psas.
swee, potatoes, and . dozen bundles ofoats that
would be hard 10 beat Ia any country.
Messn Woodward q johnson, and Mr. Geo.
Lewis, showed some very ane rye, - good as We
ever saw. grDwn In the great grain States Of the
West.
Mr. John s. Winthrop made hne display Of
onions, beets, carrots. and had curiosity In the
cabbage line. II consisted Of about 10 heads on
one stalk, from the size Of hens egg up to %
large as a cocoanut. and the whole dozen would
not MI water bucket.
MIRA Sarah Whitaker and Prof J. N. whitner
exhibited some fine celery. A basket Of excel
lent wax beans was exhibited by Miss Annie
Chaires, fine lot of blackbenies BY Miss Annie
Roberts, and monster radish BY Mrs. @. W.
Edmondson.
Mr.. r. G. Long made magnificent display Of
mangel wurzel, carrots and beets, four OF the
latter weighing 90 pounds
Mr.. w. T. Webster had on exhibition box
of soil from his farm and crate of fine cucum-
bers.
We noticed a sample Of large Trophy tomatoes
on exhibition.
Mr.. j. P. Roberts had boxes of soil, brick clay
and meadow grass from his farm.
Capt. p. Houstoun, Col John Bradford,
Messrs. G. @. Pearce, j. p Roberts and Robt
Bradford each exhibited some fine, yellow, home
made butter
Mr.. w. l.. Robinson, of Glenwood, In this
county. made no entries, but sent fine samples of
kale, corn, onions, squashes, carrots, caulifower
and asparagus The latter was planted this
spring and has grown 10 be about foot high.
He also exhibited double collard stalk about
10 feet high. Mr.. r. has employed an expert
enced German gardener, and gone into the veg
etable business en- large scale.
The exhibits in this room alone would consti-
tute formidable bureau of immigration for Mid
die Florida, If they could be paraded before the
great throng who are seeking new homes in .
healthy climate, where the lands will produce
abundantly of fruits, vegetables, tobacco equal to
finest Cuban, all cerals and general farm crops,
and in fact everything grown on the continent.
The productions of Middle Florida are frst-class
in every respect-in size, quality and quantity,
and her lands will yield as much to the acre,
at as small cost of production, as the lands
of any section inviting immigration.
THE CLOSING DAY.
Thursday opened fair and pleasant, and every
thing betokened a successful closing day A
number of visitors arrived by the regular morn
ing train, and a special train from Monticello
brought large crowd of the good people of JEFF
ferson county. The schools were all suspended
in honor of the day, and at noon most of the
stores were closed, and Tallahassee turned out
en- n'asse to view the magnificent fsral display,
the fine vegetable exhibits, and to enjoy the
sports OF the occasion
The exercises of the day opened with q drill
by the cadets of the West Florida Seminary,
conducted by Lieut.. w. G. Lewis, who put them
through the various maneuvres very rapidly,
and they acquitted themselves with much credit
TO drill-master and cadets
This was followed by trial of the agricultural
implements on the grounds, of which there was
quite display of the latest improved patents.
Mr.. John s. Winthrop exhibited Keystone
corn drill, Buckeye pea and corn drill, and
two-hOrse sulky screw pulverizer. for breaking
ground and cultivating crops. 1t will break
from TO 10 acres a day and cultivate from is
to 20 acres of corn, blowing the whole space be
tween the rows nice and clean.
MIR. G. c. Pearce exhibited q sulky rake. which
is used for cleaning rye, oats and hay He esti-
mates that on an ordinary farm it will soon pay
for ITSELF Also, large two-horse Oliver chilled
turn pillow, for turning under sod, pea vines, &C.
1t is fine implement and he recommends It very
highly.
The Hancock Cutivator, which is becoming
very popular, was exhibited by the agent Mr. j.
M. Massey, of Monticello.
Mr.. B. A Meginnss exhibited the celebrated
Thomas Smoothing Harrow and other improved
aud useful implements. Mr.. M. deals in agri-
cultural implements, and says his sales are rap
idly increasing.
The Acme Sulky Harrow, exhibited by Mr..
E. W. Gamble, Is highly recommended as a pull
verizer, clod crusher and leveler. He thinks II
is just what its name implies, perfection" and
says 1t does its work thoroughly, is really time
and labor-saving implement, and leaves the
ground level and mellow.
In this display we noticed an ALBANY corn and
seed planter, a number of planters and drills.
and several fine plows.
Mr.. w. H. Shelter of Concord, Gadsden
county, had on exhibition noiseless rice-huller,
invented by himself 1t can be operated by
horse, water or steam power. A one-horse huller,
with from IL to 10 mortas, Will clean 10 bushels
OF rice day. 1t was the centre of attraction for
those interested in rice culture He has obtained
patent for his machine, one Of which is In sue
cessful operation 16 miles from Tallahassee, and
his invention, properly handled, may prove
real bonanza.
Mr. B. F. Shelter, also Of Gadsden county, had |
a fine two-year old colt on the grounds. 1t |
measured is hands in height, and was much ad- |
mTed by stockmen.
An interesting feature OF The miscellaneous ex- |
hblts in the first story of the main building was
the operation of a machine for the manufacture |
of spring mattr sses, by Mr.. j. N. Massey, who |
owns the State right for their manufacture and |
SALE
Mr.. j. B. Collins, of this city, exhibited box
of sea-fowl guano, taken from 4O-acre tract of |
land owned by him 10 Hillsborough county. The
deposit covers about acres of ground, and lie
eight feet deep in one place, and lies near Cork
and twelve miles east Of Tampa. The Florida
Tropical Railroad will run just south of the tract
and The J. T. 8 K. w. Railroad two miles south