The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-20
FL ORIDI A MA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
Clay. st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun
ties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washing ton
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,
VOlnsia, Brevard, Polk, HiIlsborough, Man
aztec Monroe and Dade.
MIR. Robert Kite informs us that
on Friday last he killed pig only
eighteen months old which weighed
$40 pounds, and from which he OBJ
tanned I gallons of lard. Who says
that our people can't raise their own
meat p Waldo Cracker.
A short time since, Levy county
challenged any other county in Flor
ida to beat her in the exhibit OF nat
nral productions at the coming State
Fair. Sumter county has taken up
the gauntlet, and thinks she can do
it. This leaves thirty-seven other
counties Yet to hear from. Times.
THE weather here to- day was clear
most of the time, and remarkably
favorable. The French astronomers
at the Fort made complete observa>
tion OF the transit. They observed
the four contacts. Artificial contacts
were produced by the B&ef'inge,et
priSnad of Arago. The astronomers
realized many OF the metrometrical
measures. Two hundred photographs
were taken clearly. After the last
contact the weather was clondy for
about three-quarters OF an hour."-
Press.
A look at S. A. Luckey's fine vege-
table garden would convince any rail.
ing unbeliever that good crops can be
grown in Florida. The late frost did
serious injury to tomato and cucum-
Der vines, which were just beginning
to mature their fruit. But his Irish
and sweet potatoes, onions, cabbages,
collards, mustard, beets, strawberry
plants, etc, are JOY to behold. He
has large area painted in vegetables,
and they are looking as thrifty and
promising as any of the market gard.
ems of the cities OF the North. His
grove is doing finely and the whole
place is attractive.-O Orlando Report.
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=. Capt. Billy ONeil recently had
lively tussel with sha:k-a regular
maneater-alongside the wharf at
Turner's warehouse in Braidentown.
While cleaning fish on the gunwale
OF his boat, shark, fully six feet in
length. gobbled larger grouper
made fast to the stearn of the boat by
a line and commenced to make off
with his prey. Billy wanted the
grouper, 50 did the shark, and for a
few minutes it was nip aud tuck be-
tween the Two. Billy piled his knife
vigorously into the head and eyeSs@ot
the shark, but the gamy monster held
GU TO the grouper like grim death TO
a dead African, and refused to release
his grip until both Eyes were Destroy
ed and his mead otherwise badly lac
Grated. --Fr0greSS.
While Mr.. Henry Hutchinson vas
living at the place recently sold by
him to Mrs. Huntington, one OF his
old hens espied a large live oak tree
i'll the yard beautifully testooned with
long swaying flakes OF Spanish moss.
About fifteen feet from the ground
the tree forked, and large bunch O.
moss had lodged in the fork. AS soon
as Mrs. Hen espied this she flew up
TO inspect the location. She made her
nest and laid % eggs and hatched out
quite large brood OF little chickens.
The little fellows soon became rests
less and ttmbled out of the nest to
the ground. 1t is strange, but none OF
them were killed by the fall. An old
guinea which Glanced to be passing
saw the little stray ers and adopted
them as her own. She would cluck
to them and fight off the other fowls
when they came near her Charge
Putdtka HerGid.
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