The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-25

see that the route to be traversed is one
of the most fertile in the State, adapted
as superior farming and fruit-growing
section. The distance from here to Mari
anna is perhaps sixty miles"
Orlando Reporter: "'Shep' Shine
has built new and tasty fence around his
house which has greatly improved the ap-
pearance of his property. Shop is an
architect of no mean ability when it comes
to fence building" When youth he
learned to climb fences in Tallahassee.
Mr.. Elan B. Carlton has sold the
Pine Level Signal and advertiser to
Messrs VIM. II. Simmons & Co., who
have removed the Office to Fort Ogden,
and changed the name of the paper to
Fort Ogden Herald Mr. f. c. NJ. Bog
gers succeeds Colonel Il. 7. Crawford as
editor.
Madison Recorder Some time
since we saw one of our farmers selling
home-raised meat He has sold in all
about 800 pounds, for which he has OBJ
tanned good prices. Just think of Madi
son county farmers raising meat to sell
and exporting corn The dawn of pros
perity is plainly visible"
A correspondent of the Savannah
Ne,cs says: In all parts of Florida | met
gentlemen of high character, originally
from the n orth, who assured me that they
had prolonged their lives by changing their
residensc to Florida. Some of them came
to the South thirty years ago, and were
then what is called confirmed consump-
tives."
Monticello Constitution: Capt. j. F..
Tucker has very successfully demonstra-
ted that as fine onions can be raised in
Jefferson county as in any part OF the
world. presented us with two varieties
last week, the =" Bermuda and Italian
White Queen" which are as large, solid,
and of as fine flavor as we ever saw.
They can be grown with profit in this
county.
The Sanford Journal has this to say
of former Tallahasseean "Walter A.
Murray, our carriage maker and black
smith. has been engaged in the manufac-
ture of log carts. He shipped one out on
the South Florida Railroad last Monday
1t was piece of excellent work, neat and
substantial He had j. g. Mangold, the
photographer, draw focus on it while
standing in front of his shops. You can
get anything You want from baby wagon
/ to log cart manufactured at Murray's.' 7
The Savannah, Florida & Western
Railway Company have commenced the
survey of a branch road from Dixie to
Monticello, distance of eighteen miles
The Constitutjon says: owe understand
that the party OF surveyors came to the
! State line and turned back. If it is in
tended to build railroad from Dixie to
/ Monticello, orr people will extend to the
enterprise all the encouragement In thelI
power, and it would prove splendid feed
er to the main line and to the business of
Savannah"
The Lake City Reporter has this t.
say Of Black Hamburg grapes: "Tht
fruit of this luscious variety Of the grape
sent in town for sale by Mr. o. S. Cotton
is certainly the finest table grape tina
can be grown in Florida. Mr.. Cotton't
mode of treatment is to keep then
cleansed from grass or weeds until during
the month of May, then to let the grass
take possession of the vineyard. The
shade serves the triple purpose of keeping
the roots moist, ripening the fruit evenly
and keeping the birds from them. Sew
eral acres planted in this variety nea
town would prove a profitable invest
ment."
Lake City Reporter: Gone acre plant
ed in eassava in Columbia county soil will
without fertilization, yield net profit 0
$50. This beats cotton culture. An acr
planted in figs will yield in three year
and will sell readily. The net profit from
an acre in full bearing is estimated at be
tween one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred and fifty dollars. An acre in straw
berries, planted so as to yield early, bring
an income of between two and three hun
dred dollars. The profit from an acre 0
LeConte pears in bearing is estimated a
two hundred dollars, and they grow wei
in Columbia. An acre in almost any kim
of fruit will pay five times better tha
cotton" The above estimates, as regard
cassava and LeConte pears, strikes us a
being extremely small, both of which viii
do far better in this section.
-" Obi husband what one bOader eats
| We'd scarcely miss not even meats,
| Do let me take one-you will see
The profits make you rich and me-"