The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-10-15
FLoRIDIANA.


We welcome the return of the steamer
Indian River, and trust that she will do
better under the management of the pres-
ent officers than she did before Star.
Quite number of young men from
Fayette will leave this fall and winter
for Florida, to engage in the cultivation of
oranges.-Ned,cay Clipper, Med,vay, Ky.
Robbie Fogarty is setting grove of
mango trees in his enclosure at Fogarty
vile, also few orange trees. He will
cultivate tomatoes there this winter
Progress.
A large migration of German farmers
are on their way from Germany to Gotha,
Fla, under the leadership of Frank Sill
ler., the poet-some fifty families we are
told.-OrIando Reporter.
Never was finer weather for cotton
picking than that of the last month.
The dry and warm weather has precipi-
tated its maturing so that there are now
not many unopened bolls.-EconOmiSt
Mr. VIM. Lewis of Cedar Key, has
established a fishery at the mouth of the
river, and has large force of men and
numerous boats employed. He has
engaged packing rooms at Palma Sofa
wharf, where he will have every con-
venience for shipping the tish.-Progress.
Mr.. A. Bailey of San Mateo, brought a
basket of eggs to Mr.. Dunn yesterday
that were curiosity in the egg line.
He has a breed of chickens known as the
Black Eagle, that lay eggs of immense
size, one of them weighing as much as
two ordinary eggs, and those brought in
yesterday attracted considerable at
tention.-Paldtka Ners.
n AJ:L.Io11,, 1.,o,,o -, 4I,o
peninsula demonstrates thoroughly
the capacity of a small tract of land
under proper care to produce an enormous
and profitable crop. Some of the finest
fruit of this kind we have ever seen has
come from his grove. Last week one
which he sent us measured nine inches
around. -Hdlitaa Journal
Work of extending the Florida South
ern from Leesburg toPemberton' Ferry,
distance of thirty miles, was commenc- |
ed on Monday last Mr. L. 0. Gold, the
contractor, has to have the work complet- |
ed in five months. Theuth Florida SO |
Railroad will meet the Florida Southern |
at Pemberton's Ferry, thus making a
direct line to Tampa and Sanford via |
Ocala and Leesburg. -Ocald Banner.
A family, recently moved into the city, |
were much annoyed with fleas, and were
about to give up the house, when they
learned that the common weed, penny
royal, would drive the pests from the
house. About a bushel was gathered and
scattered about the different rooms, and
not flea has been seen since. Hogs
had been sleeping under the house before
the family occupied it which accounts
for the fleas.-F1a. Herald.
One morning last week. as the north
bound train on the S. f. Railroad was
running into Maitland the engineer dis
covered a toddling little infant child of
Gus Morris upon the track. Hereversed
his engine, put on automatic brakes and
stopped his train when the pilot of his
engine was within two feet of the one.
1t was a narrow escape. An instant's
delay on the part of the engineer when
he discovered the child would have cost
human life.-Orldado Reporter.
C. L. Wright, Esq, brought in a sheaf
of rice raised on his farm this year, which
he intends for the New Orleans Ex-
position. He turned it over to mayor
Plummer for shipment to New Orleans.
We are sorry we did not take the measure
ment, but we venture to say the stalks
were not less than seven feet high and
must have been even higher The heads
We're full and heavy and the whole
presented an appearance Of thrift and
healthfulness seldom equaled. Spring.
No section of our country has built up
more rapidly than surrounding Zephyr
Lake. The houses would he an ornament
TO city and the groves are looking well,
plainly showing care and attention.
This scope OF country is settled prin-
cipally by gentlemen from England.
They are quite, peaceable, Woodworking
people, who attend strictly to their own
affairs and make good citizens. We
would be glad to have more of them
come and settle amoung us.-Leesbarg
NcwS.
a night or two ago number of dogs up
III the Hammock raised a terrible furore,
and lady who got up to see what the
trouble was, says that she saw them
chasing a bear, and that the bear would
stop occasionally and slap the dogs
around who were so bold as to come
within reach This is the second time
Bruin has shown himself in Palatka re-
Gently, and if he is not more cautious i'm
his visits he will furnish sport for some of
our hunters. The lady is positive it was
bear, as i'll the bright moonlight she
was enabled to see it plainly .--Pdldtka
/ .NeWs.
We do not understand why it is that
Plant has, for the present at least, given
up the Indian river extension route
| to Sanford from Palatka, to unite with
the Florida Southern, thirty-five miles
south of Leesburg OH the Withlacoochee
river. ii it is to benefit Palatka, all
right, but if it is another move on the
railroad chess-board to make every
transportation route center in Savannah,
then it may be put in another light.
n Florida has always been blind to her true