The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-03
FLORIDIANA.
Geographical Divisions Of Florida.

WEST FLORIDA-1S 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 Hernandez. Sumter, Orange,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
atee Monroe and Dade.
Mr.. D. D. Rogers was in town this
week. He had the proof of his new
map of the county with him. This
map is a magnificent specimen of
work and will be splendid adver-
tisement for the county. 1t is six feet
square and is not autographed, but is
entirely engraved in the highest style
OF that art. Mr.. Rogers is daily ex-
pecting the completed maps Every
body who takes any interest In Vo-
lusia county should have one.-Esa-
tegpriSe Herald.
Talk up your own property and
talk down your neighbours Is a poor
principal TO work on if you have your
town or county, or even your own in
terests at heart. For instance if one
acre lot isTunhealthy, the adjoining
acre is very apt to be similarly af-
tected; or if one piece of land is poor,
the contiguous tract of real estate
may be supposed to lack somewhat
of being the richest in the county; at
least, the new conner will unreason>
ably &? look at it in this light. The
illustration holds good. Therefore, if
you wish to sell or have any desire
to see your sections prosper, attend
to your own affairs and rest assured
your neighbor will attend 10 his. Be.
sides no man cares particularly about
looking after other peoples business
matters unless 1t is paid tor.-Sunstes'
County AdOance.
There is now on exhibition in the
Reporter Office a section of the stalk
of careless" weed, Tor pig weed"
of the North,) which demonstrates
what Florida soil and climate will do
under favorable circumstances. 1t
was brought in by Judge J. G. Speer,
81 OaE}spd, and was cut -tEc@.skne
dyke of the canal Through the saw
grass region to the north of Lake
Apopka is simply broad field
of decayed and decaying vegetation
several feet in depth which, when
drained, will prove one of the richest
cane fields in the world.as the won~
derGul growth of this weed indicates.
The section is about three feet in
length, measures torty>one inches in
circumference, its smallest diameter
is ten inches and it's greatest fourteen.
This enormous plant has grown to its
pr sent size since last May Ortdaa.
do Reporter.
A reporter of the Times called at the
office of Captain Smith, OF the Jack
sonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
River railroad yesterday, and told
him that much inquiry was being
made about his road, how work was
progressing, and how long it would
be before the iron horse should go
snorting into the Ancient City over
his road. He replied that work was
going right ahead upon the road.
Thirty five miles we're graded already,
and forty men were now at work
preparing the cross ties, ETC., for the
IRON as soon as it arrives. The iron
is all bought, and no doubt a portion
OF it is now en- route here. An ems
CINE was completed on the 18th, and
will be shipped in short time. At
the outside, Jacksonville ough. to be
connected by rail with st. Augustine
by the LIST OF March, and in all prob
ability before that date.-JdckSonViUe
Times.
One day last week we took trip
out TO Johnson's station, and after ADJ
miring the beautiful Lake Claudia
for while travelled over the young
grove of COL Boardman. The most
interesting part OF it is his twenty
acre patch of peas now in bloom.
They are looking very well and con-
vince any one that peas will grow on
pine land it you give them chance
He has also several acres in radishes
and other vegetables. After eating
radishes and discussing the value of
pea vines for goat food, we went over
to Mrs. McNabb's and looked upon
the largest tree in the State. 1t
measures sixty two inches in circum
ference and about 80 feet high. II
has splendid fruit. This lady was very
Kind in furnishing frait tor the party
and giving information in regard TO
her grove, which was twenty seven
Years old. We may in some future
issne rive a descrinhlon of this Mace