The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-11-28

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-Fortysix Swedes passed through
yscksonville last Wednesday en- route fof
Sanford.
1T IL said that Gen. J. ]. Finley will
locate IN Ocala and open an Office for the
Pr.ctioe of law.
-Brevard county, Florida, with al,
area Of over 5000 square miles; is said ia
be the largest county in the United States.
Major NJ NJ. Blackburn has assumed
the editorial management of the 4" Field
and Fireside Department a" of the Live
Oak Intelligence.
Madison Neso Era: The yield OF the
corn crop in Madison county is the largest
since the war-it being generally an
average yield of from Is to 20 bushels
per acre.
-Ocala Bdnner-Ldcon Mr.. W. Ii.
Hopkins has been taking up patch of
sweet potatoes grown on cowpenned land,
which are of unusual size, twenty Of the
largest ones being sufficient to fill a
bnsbel.
The old historic field, the scene of
the Dade massacre, is being prepared for
cultivation by its owners, the Messrs.
BOstiek- Cannon balls and musket balls
are plowed up in great numbers ty the
cultiFators of the field.
Madison Recorder: " President Bar
rOtt, of the Madison County. Vegetable
and Fruit Growers Association, has or,
dered barrels of seed Irish potatoes for
the Association from the celebrated 3uist
seed house, of Philadelphia
1t is said that in every tobacco fac.
tory in Key West, Fla, there is " read
er-" Cubans cannot talk without gestic-
ulation, and in order to keep them from
talking person is hired to read aloud to
the hands during working hours.
We have received a copy of the pre-
MUM list of the Fifth Annual Fair cf the
West Florida Fair Association, printed
IN pamphlet form. The fair will be held
At Mariana, commencing on the 18th Of
December, and continue four days
Tampa Tribune: " Old Hillsborough
still preserves the proud distinction Of be
ing the banner Democratic county Of
Florida Twice in succession we have
given the largest Democratic majority in
the State fernando this time takes the
second place"
The Fifth Annual Fair of the Orange
County Fair Association will be held at
Sanford, commencing on Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 2l, and closing on Friday, February
"a, 1883 The four preceding fairs held
by this Association have been successful
and very attractive, but the indications
are that the forthcoming one will far sur
pass the others in interest.
Pensacola Commercial: "Lecn coun-
~ farmers are going to raise cassava ne 1t
year; they are also organizing All associ-
alton of truck men and vegetable-growers.
This looks like business. There are po
more productive lands in the United States,
and the era of farming proper with fruit
and vegetables will be an era of prosper
lty and wealth to that county"
-Leesburg Nesos:: "Seth Green. who
Tor more than ten years has devoted es.
Peeial attention to stocking the rivers OF
the North with shad, will visit Florida
tins winter in order to study the habits
OF this fish in Southern waters, and follow
them in their journey northward at the
approach of spring. Shad obtain their
food wholly in salt water, taking go M.
trinent while in rivers during the spaw-
ming season in the spring"
Madison Nec Era: ave called At
the Office of Maj. w. ii. Dial on Saturday
morning, and found that gentlemen bus :
paying off the hands who are engaged id
grading on the Georgia and Florida MIDI
land Railroad. The Major is still work
ing away, and informs us that he hiss
hopes of ere long putting the whole line
under contract from one end of the road
70 the other. He continues to entertain
bright anticipations in regard to the earl y
completion of this valuable road;
-Brooksville Crescent :" Circuit; Cour,
Tor fernando county met and adjourned
after three days session. Not single
case was presented for trial and the petit
jury was discharged the second day. The
grand jury, after diligent inquiry, sue
ceeded in finding only two bills, and they
for minor offences The general ptesent
ment Of the grand jury shows a very sat.
isfsctOry state of affairs morally, socially
and financially. This term of co:st cos
the modest sum of three hundred aud fifty
dollars and twenty cents"
Monticello Constitution 23ds "Ot
last Saturday Capt. j. F. Tucker Iaid on
our table samples of the second crop q
lrlsh Pstatoes raised by him the R,esen
year. They were grown from heed raiset
BY himself, and were fully al large ~
those brought here from the Eertherr
markets. The Captains success elearl,
demonstrates the fact that it is waste o
money TO buy seed potatoes fro m & ortl
ern dealers. The farmer can s$ye BIZ
own seed, and we believe produce bet
ter potato than that grown from Northern
seed-and thereby save hundreds pf dol