The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-13

Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
Clay. st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Iscomposed 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
atee Monroe and Dade.
We had heavy frosts on Friday
and Saturday mornings. 1t is thought
by some that the leaves on the new
growth of the orange trees will drop.
The fruit has not been injured. Where
is the frost 4ine?-Leesbury Ne,cS.
December 2.-Heavy white frosts
have prevailed in this section the
past week. and yesterday morning
ice thicker than window glass was
formed in all water vessels exposed
to'the air. Where, oh! where is the
frost line?-B0rtoao Informant.
The orange crop this year is very
bright, and properly handled would
bring fine prices. But we are told
that most OF the fruit is roughly hand>
led, and hauled a long distance in
bulk, so that prices are much reduc-
ed. This should not be, tor crates
can be made here as cheap az else.
where, and the fruit ought To he
assorted and packed at home and
by all means wrapped in paper be-
tore packing; then a fair return
would be received for the crop. AS
it is little over half value is secured
for even the best truit.-B0sEoeo In
.forssg01at
During the month OF November,
as we learn from the Floyidion, there
were received at Jacksonville three
hundred and one, and at Tallahassee
two hundred and lightweight let
tiers addressed to the Bureau Of im>
migration, asking for information
concerning the Stale and lis re-
sources. During the same period
there have been distributed Two
thousand and tour hundred copies of
the pamphlet published by the Blu
reau, and one thousand and two hum
dred copies OF various State papers.
~ Union.
lie Wee Zzai;Qzz N og. 90 an
pears 3 clipping from the Brunswick, L
Ga, .1dveytiseg, an experiment of Mr
Turner on a quarter acre amount
ing 70 $8l or 1924 hard money from
Single acre. Now listen, from Or
ange county, Fla, Mr.. David Stew>
ard, one of our County Commission
ers, received from G. T. Smith &
Co., last year, 81 500 for oranges
from three'quarters OF an acre. The
oranges as yet have not been picked,
and it will pay any one to see the
orange trees on this three-quaI ters
OF an acre, aged twenty-five years.
Yours truly, j. ID. V. Ii.
-Fl0rid0 Union
A. r.. Eichelberger, OF Ocala, is at
the Everett. Mr.. E. has shipped his
crop of oranges for this year already,
amounting TO about $500 boxes He
expresses himself as being entirely
satisfied with the prices received.
Mr.. E.'s "Idlewild" is justly famous
in the New Y ork and Boston mar
kets. He is also cultivating quile
extensively a superior lemon. 4
we'll known fruit dealer of Philadel-
phia prohounces them superior to
the Mediterranean lemon. Last Sep
TENDER. when the New York mar
ket was overstocked with foreign
lemons, Mr.. Els sold readily for S. |
and Sc per box Union.
The English syndicate which was
represented in the United States res
Gently by Sir Philip Clark, to- day
completed the purchase of $4,000 |
acres of land from the Florida Land
COMPANY and the Okeechobee Drain.
age Company. This is in addition
to the purchase of $4,000 acres made
by Sir Philip last month. The lands
are situated in Polk and Orange
counties, Florida, and the price paid
is $50 per acre. Other capitalists
in England have offered to buy 50,>
600 shares of the Okeechobee Drain
age Company's stock, and promi-
nent banking house here has written
to the United States for the best
terms Tor from 100000 to 100000
acres OF land belonging to the COM
panies headed by Mr.. Disston, Mr..
Huey, and other Philadelphiaus. Sir
Pnilip Clark, accompanied by A. B.
l. nderman, who has represented
Florida enterprises in London since
7S20 returned from che IT nited Statas