The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-11
O.r Hoyermer um.ervr~w I'D.

From the interview with GovernoE HlnNlfam
published in the New Orleans 7Go.ee ne',gSra''
we select. AS peculiarly appr"priatc.n. ''set i"i
This edition, lis remarks upon The sGbjtets 81
Agriculture. Education and State FiN,nr,sf
AaHicuLruRs. ::
aosera". what progre-. il being made Il ne Fr'e'
The agrcuari.i. Of Florida ARE rapidly tx shrir
attention TO the cultivation OF fruits and early Vegetables
This naturally leads tn small farms and an pEoved sy-
general each and adds greatly 20 the fe-atfet tins
state Truck farmers. In most CAGES "w" lie lang 'hev
cultivate. -
AS early as February send forward e. the North
err m;rhe', so%atoss green peas eucnmoes @ Cher
remunerative prices, and find read, sale t5astry
win continue to grow and as soon a- greater tS for
transportation are offered it, present prop"aAcs @ be
very much greater -
10 rapidly increasing and proves profitable. Itu eEl
ton Of fruits and vegetables il done almost exclusively
free OF deb-some exceptions TO thi- being f"od s'ng
the cultivators of cotton.
THE cultivation of oranges lemons ,r,her Icopcal
fruits continues TO increase annually aud s snaary
win soon become Of the most important in ihe sac
The value OF the orange business alone in s arhoted
to 81 900 600 with employed capital OF IN &c ihan 81
00O0o and the industry has steadily increas al sihf
yield exceeding 500 ounge. the s 'f.es rea'h
their prime in % years but will continuci : sotaSve
it Is estimated. 10 or 80 years longer.
Orange groves in full bearing bring sato.o pri
and II is not unusual for orchard tne - csEerSi
acre. The pr1ce per Thousand
fruit in fair sesson about sl5 per thousand y slA fis
anges on the trees
eight years according to the mode of plsntngt tGeed
trees bear earlier than seedlings There great bnny
other fruit tree Few insects are troubicsuls an. the
remedies for the destruction Of those nsect air simple
and effective. The orange tree he grSssl ia .ny
part of Florida proper attention being pas y ca;iss
ton and protection from ro- Orange gtD' renire
be raised in grove without injury to lie young .rere
When 1t Is considered that only pr ert; II the
Florida. and that consumption IN ratio
very nearly equal to the increased production Is s3 be
business Offers greater Inducements 'Aa:lle.s ;he.
fore.
EprcAri"> :;
What is the prc-en, condition OF the pah ,,ae'els
think 1t is highly encouraging H." ;ass ;'sIsl Of
the State Superintendent Of Public ln-trurtIn. Fh"h
the years ending December y lssr. -boTs
that there operation the State M my the last
year l3os schools with total Attendance Of 40 spis
This is considerable increase in both em i any PIE
vous year In regard To the ised ~ he
State besides the constitutional TAX OF on a;a onr ifg
islanre at ea' session provide. Literally Io ~ ed al
each county and be less than &hsit
than four mills on the taxable properly Al. Iorj
in many sections supplement the pnhir fun y pr si.
contributions
fered TO- have one other sourcr Of s'hoS Sc
namely the common school fund This j. isi:ai ssfu-
Ing the State from the sale of public lands SOFA -
the general government, the interest only up which
ueed the principal under The Constitution az shsto
=
Last year il somethng lees than thu ohht ne.tg
slea 4o7 but thu increase In the common ~ NIX fnd m
the past year viii ell the 'aetels os@r
$500 0oo When consider our populations you x.il
The the free schools kept open vhq in tasf
ferent localities ill counties exce.anF
months, in other reaching hgi4 u.atSs. f.e
last school total school y, suiat.on OF
74zl3. The report shows that about % per al, Of
number attend school. The Legislature y inst
les passed two aet- authorizing the organ3,Jon SD
ix1s
and making appropriations for the zane. >,
These two acts, II they ind icatc anylhir s3op thai
tanning the public schools bu, de-irous Of ma the
character Of these schools. In the bill ref, t ~.
in which normal department. shall be rrlaisf he
East and the IVES, Florida scmnari-, and rii1 Urien
been only recently located but it l. hoped ID: h;te . in
operation by the first of The calendar ,eas Toe
Academy at Tallahassee Lake City. rro+pcio;ls town
selected for the location OF the Agricultural ioltg
During the present Year We have received iIois 81 rsa
very greatly been benefited ny the aid lh
fund There are instances wherc vera -lnas nd 4:
order TO receive this fand, and thus fr- cia.. ESsfed
high schools have been built up
What is the feeling among the ps pl, sc ~ ed
erRl aid to education ::
. Decidedly in favor Of but they d.-rr 81 vital
der control of the State aurhore- In IBIS
subject said my the Legislature Lat Jaa
While popular education is duty helC5Ssng ~
the respective States and matter OF local pole, sshet
should be- under the management of local goscrna,fi
the education of large lterate population 5ht ha
eral States has been questioned and psq: Do
main. amounting TO over billion Of acres IN his.l.*
ample means desirable a It'i4 20 it
hoped, therefore, that the general government SEteci3
ing the great necessity for such viii s inltLs
pied through the agency 9" the various state irsRIfs
tion. " :.