The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-02-14

counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange.
VOlnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec Monroe and D9de
The assessed property of Ocala is
put down at $4,000.
Col. Boardman, of Putnam has 20
acres Of English peas.
They expect considerable fruit this
year from the Japan plum trees about
Micanopy.
The prospect for fruit of all kinds
is very promising. notwithstanding
the trosts.
A large order for Florida sugar
has been received at Federal Point
from Vermont.
Alligators with horns, the Palatka
Herald says, may be seen on the
Ocklawaha river.
Work among the orange groves,
and fertilizing is now being vigor-
ously carried on.
An alligator eight feet In length
was recently caught in Sumter County
with small hook.
Splendid clay for making brick has
been discovered on Rice Greek, six
miles from Palatka.
The Putnam county delinquent tax
list makes nearly an entire page of
the Palatka Herald.
Gainesville is Boosting of having
pig with three we'll developed feet
on one leg. And yet they want the
capital.
The Herald says Palatka is the
neatest and prettiest town on the St.
Johns. We have heard visitors say
the same.
J. F. Shecut has purchased the
interest OF his late partner, and has
made All eight-page paper of the
Sumterville Times.
There is a great demand for labor>
ers in this locality. Everybody is
busy bus ard of forest that
is being cleared uN is immense.
The Orange Groso5ss' Gazette says
they had white frost at Miesnopy
on the 23d ult., but does not say that
any serious damage resulted there's
from.
Nature is smiling-the birds sing
ing and mating-orange trees blos>
soming, and flowers bursting the pc
tails and putting on their summer
dress.
The Florioidn says that on The
clay lands OF Middle Florida. where
cassava was grown before the war,
the yield is from fifty TO seventy tons
per acre.
They are indulging in new cab.
bage, turnips, new Irish potatoes,
green peas and snap beans down at
Palatka. We have had all these tor
at least month.
There were 347 bales of tobacco
and 2,2S6 gallons OF wine imported
from Havana to Key West 10 Janus
airy. They must love to smoke and
drink down that way.
The Palatka folks are bidding for
the capital, Ii it is to be removed
from Tallahassee. The Herald says
they will offer greater inducements
than any other people.
II the coast fishermen want TO find
purchasers Tor their fresh mullet, let
them be brought to DeLand. Here
they are gobbled up in hurry and
gobbled down with avldity.
sgStraw hats and light summer cloths
ing has been donned pretty generally
by the people of this region, espe-
cially those working out of doors.
Several days recently the thermome-
ter has marked $50 and So in the
shade.
Senator Dell has introduced bill
to allow the Aluchua Steam Naviga~
tion Company to construct canal
from Wauberg lake to and through
Saw Grass pond, Chicola, Payne's
Prairie or Aluchua lake and Sweet
Water branch, to or near the city OF
Gainesville, with certain branches.
The writer has received letter
from gentleman in Missouri, who
has ample means, asking about the
propriety OF erecting an ice factory
at DeLand. We have advised him
to come and see, and bring his fine
short horn stock with him, which he
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