The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-02-15
FLORIDI ANA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.


Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
Clay, st. Johns. Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is 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
Volusia Brevard, Polk, HillsborOugh, Man
aztec Monroe and Dade.
The PaIatka aud Indian River R'y
Co., have purchased the yacht Name.
less at Jacksonville. 1t will be used
for conveyance of the engineers and
other officials between here and Buf-
falo Bluff, and no doubt will prove
very useful to them.-JoaumaI.
1t is proposed to hold the next
Congressional convention tor this dis.
trict, in Palatka 1t was held in
Gainesville last time. AS this point
is central for all, it is supposed that
there will be no objection. Let us
have it.-Her0l0.
Messrs. Mcneil q Zumwalt. our
well known furniture firm, are ads
ding largely to their stock, having
received very large invoice OF new
goods the past week. Their stock
is quite complete row and comprises
all that one could wish.-PdJatka
./OaNndL
The acreage in tomatoes on the
Manatee river is moderately estima-
ted at 1000. The first shipments
from Palmetto, by Messrs J. Hendrix
and son Melted $12 per bushel crate.
On the 9th Florida tomatoes were
retailing in Chicago alto cts per ID.
II these prices are maintained, 1t is
easy to estimate fair profit tor the
enterprising vegetable gardeners CT
the Manatee river. Tribune.
The following named gentlemen
have been elected directors Of the
Palatka and Indian River Railway
for the year 1882: Charles Delano,
III, A. DeLand, John E. Stiilman, G.
p. Healy, VIM. @. Braddock, T. f.
Drudy, U. M. Bennett, Joseph I'm
derhill. L. w. Adams, John Dough-
erty, Mason Young, Milton Weston,
Alfred Bishop Mason. Mr.. Roses
well FL. Mason was elected General
Manager OF the Railway Company.
Where do all the people go that
pass up the river-none can tell.
Nearly every boat is full. Cots are
placed on the cabin floor at night to
accommodate them. They distribute,
it is supposed, at this and other points
on the river. Ii immigration contin-
ues as it has done this winter there
is no telling what the future may not
open up in the next five years. What
pity that we old Floridians could
not have new lease OF young life for
the next quarter OF century.-Pdl-
alta Herald. Come to DeLaud and
you will find out.
The staple and reliable crops of
Florida are cotton, corn and sugar
cane. Of the first you can make an
Immediately productive crop Of the
second, enough can be made to ans
wer home purposes; of the last, you
can begin a culture that will in a few
years, with experience, yield large
return. All kind of fruits and vege.
table grow easily and yield largely
but OF the crops on which to get I'M
mediate returns in money, cotton and
sugar cane stand first. An orange
grove can be coming OH while the
other work is being done. - ,Sun,te,
-AdU0ace.
The palace sea steamer st. Johns
continues to carry off heavy freights
consisting mostly of oranges. Cot
ton taken from this point, is not SC
heavy. 1t is probable that the cot
ton coming in from the neighbor
hood of Palatka, amounts to 1000 t
5000 bales during the season. On,
bale of the long staple, raised, il
about equal to three bales of shol
staple cotton. The vegetable crol
soon TO come in, Keeps the Charles
ton line busy as it is the most favor
able route tor quick and safe trans
portatioa to New York. TAX
away our old Charleston line, which
has meyer failed us, and you are a
the mercy of railroad corporations
AS it is this competing route makes
the transportation of treights easy
--PaLdtka Herald.