The Florida agriculturist., 1884-10-29
FLoRIDIANA.

that he is sporting new hat. Is there
brick in it?
One day last week COW in precinct
l3, was bitten by rattlesnake ; she inn
mediately died. 1t is supposed the buz-
yards that devoured it died also as six of
them were lying dead around her.-Pd-
ldtka Herald.
We are reliably informed that the
Florida Southern Railway has purchased
the st. Johns and Lake Eustis road.
The Florida Southern is one of the lead
ing transportation lines in the State and
still it marches Jnward.-PdIatkd Her
0Id
An establishment in the Hebrides
which treats seaweed for iodine, accord
ing to Mr.. Edward Stamford, f. G. S.,
obtains an Illuminating gas as by-Dro-
duct. The process also yields very
light and porous charcoal, ammonia and
tar.
H.our people would plant LIE Conte
pears they might find them as profitable
as they have proved to be in Thomas
county, Georgia. Our advice has been
'.piant pears; and we shall continue to
advocate it. No fruit can be more profit
able.-Lake City Reporter.
We have sample of Jute in our office
county, which shows what can be done
in Levy county when our farmers try.
MIR. Swlndall is engaging rather extern
sively in it's cultivation, and will have
bale on exhibition at New Orleans
Lery Co. Times.
Iffeld peas are housed in the hull they
will be freer from weeyils, and may be
fed with greater advantage. to horses,
cows and sheep, unless they are to. be
mixed with other food for the milk cows;
SO mixed with corn or wheat bran and
cotton-seed meal, they form about the
best food for milk cows that can be pro-
duced.-Lake Butler Times.
Just before going to press, we learn
that our merchants are paving to. rs
cents per pound cash for cotton in the
seed, this price is remunerative as well
as pleasing to the farmers. Bronson, we
learn, has always justly had the. name of
paying the highest market price for cot
ton, and with good flour at $3.50 per bar
rel and salt at 81 80 per sack, our farm
All who have thoroughly tested the
etfecCs of sulphur water from our flowing |
wells on orange trees should make. pub
lie the result. A large per cent. Of our
orange crop might be saved if these
wells can be used on the groves in the
interior. Irrigation will make much Of
our sandy soil now considered worthless
very valuable. Send your notes.
PdIdtkd 4Ners.
In July last Mr. Sacket, of Heath
Grove, put Grape Fruit graft into an
orange tree, and it has grown to about
six inches in length, and very stocky |
growth. In due time bud appeared |
on the end of the graft and now a good |
healthy Grape Fruit ten inches in cir |
cumference is industriously growing and |
bids fair to rival its kind from much |
older trees. Just bear in mind that this |
has all grown in three months.-Hd.
Star.
We hear that arrangements have been |
made by the st. J. x l.. f. II. r. with |
the Florida Southern Railway by which, |
In the near future, passengers and freight |
will be taken directly from here to Jack |
sonville, via Leesburg, every day. To |
the fruit shipper this is of much import
ance, as a car loaded here will be taken
to destination without breaking bulk, by
the transfer of the box car at Gainesville
to broad guage trucks, and then sent
forward with dispatch Semi Tropical.
The election law provides that ''each
person offering to vote shall deliver his
ballot to one OF the inspectors in the
presence OF the board, which ballot shall
be white paper ticket containing the
names of the person or persons for whom
the elector intends to vote, and designa-
ting the office or Offices forwhich the per
son or persons SO named are intended to
be chosen. No ballot or other material
than plain white paper, blank on the
side opposite to that on which the name
or names are printed or written, shall be
received by the inspectors at any polling
place. ."-Floridion.
a few days ago a negro by the name
OF Cyrus Foreman, a we'll known South
Florida "snake charmer," caught large
rattlesnake near Titusville, which bit
him, from the effects of which he died in
about six hours. Col: D. II. Elliott after
wards purchased the reptile, and brought
1t to this city yesterday alive. As he re-
CARDS 1t as dangerous pet, he will have
it killed to-day with great pomp, in the
presence of a number of witnesses,
whom he will invite. As the snake is |
unusually large, he is anxious; however.
to have his skin carefully prepared and
stuffed Times onion.
A gentleman from up the st. Johns
River last week started for Middle Flor
ida to purchase some COWS. We are in
formed that when he arrived at Jackson
vile, he was told to beware of Middle
Florida cattle, they were dying of sore
mouth and foot rot, and their owners
We're anxious to get rid Of them,
There is not now, nor has there been,
any disease among cattle here.
However, the gentleman came to Tai
lahassee, purchased fifteen head OF
booded cattle, and yesterday they were
shipped to his home by rail.
Those who hear outrageous reports
A concerning Middle Florida, should come