The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-02-14
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~ lew udyb ago VlsILoU LII. Ou-
/ lens grove, which is a mile from
town. IT contains 1900 trees richly
laden with the fine yellow fruit, and
presents sight of wealth and beau>
ty exceeding anything that my inn
agination had ever pictured. About
year ago he sold another grove for
$4,000. Recently, I called at Mr..
Chaudler's, one of the Oldest settlers,
about five miles from town. He
showed me several trees which he
told me netted him $50 each, year
by year. He ships his oranges di-
rect to Philadelphia. Visiting the
Bennett grove near by, l measured
the largest tree and found it four feet
and three inches in Giro umference.
Gong thence to Captain Marsh's a
tree gioriously laden arrested my at.
tention. and l was told its yield
would be between $500 and 1000.
Many other'trees would yield only a
little less. / visited the Prevatt
grove, a small one, on which hang
$4,000 oranges, according to the esti.
mate of gentleman who proposes
to buy the crop. No description can
give any adequate idea of the richness
and beauty of an orange grove in
full bearing. And it does not take
long to come to that. | saw tree
yesterday, which, last year, when
nine years old, had ON 2,400 oranges
by count. I do not wonder that evA
erybody wants an orange grove.
I am told that this region is ex-
ceptionally healthy. Catarrh is als
most invariably cured. Those suf.
fering from pulmonary affections.are
greatly benefited if not too far gone,
ag5 many !. are fully restored to health.
Z, b|oo5 2 8 &. gbss ss's sls
balIay weather has come again; the
climate is indeed delights Roses,
pinks and other fiowersNSe in bloom,
and yesterday ! saw some fine blos>
SONS on the oleanders.
There is a fever which prevails
here almost universally; viz: the orr
ange fever. Let strangers tortify
themselves against it as they will,
they are sure to take it; it is only a
question of time. The only thing
that allays the fever is to buy few
acres and plant grove, and that is
by no means a certain cure, tor not
unfrequently the remedy aggravates
the disease-if disease 1t is-as wit
ness the case of our Iowa friend.
One thing continually astonishes
me, that all / see done here has been
accomplished in six years; indeed, by
far the greater part of it in three
years. This rapid growth of the
town and development of the sur
rounding country has been owing in
no small degree to the enterprise and
liberality of our excellent brother III.
A. DeLand, ESQ.,, of Fairport, N. Y,
after whom the town is named. He
is recognized on all hands as a friend
and benefactor. / should have said
in the proper place, that the FLORIDA
AGRICULTURIsT, live paper filled
with valuable information upon all
Florida matters, is published here.
just now the people are jubilant over
the prospect that the Palatka and In.
dian River Railroad will be compile
ted to this place by April or May.
From point about five miles South
of here, branch is to go to the coast.
Real estate has more than doubled
the past two years, and everything
betokens still greater advance. The
thing is demonstrated. that this re.
gion is thoroughly adapted to the
culture of oranges and lemons, not
to speak of pine apples and other
semi>tropical fruits. All things con-
sidered, the prosperous future of De-
Land seems to be assured.
The large boiler belonging to
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