The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-28
FLoRIDIANA.

Ocala is shipping green corn to the
North.
One person in Daytona expects 15C
bushels OF guavas this year.
The Water at the Lake Monroe Bar is
very low and the large Steamers can
hardly pass.
Mr.. w. III. Haskell has growing on
his place pear tree ON which are graft
ed ID different varieties of pears.-Ldnd
Of Flowers.
The Key Vest Democrat Says. The
traffic between Havana, and Key West
is on the increase. Almost every day
some vessel arrives from the fair isle
with fruit and passengers,
A sort of "stagger" is affecting the
dogs in this country, and great many
of them are dying. They will not eat,
and when they attempt to walk they fall
over, as if from sheer weakness. A
number OF dogs in this town are affected.
-IdrdreS Herald.
The following was the price of
vegetables at palatka last week. New
irish potatoes So cts. per peck; sweet
potatoes IS cents per bushel snap beans
cents per quart; squash 60 cents per
peck mutton corn 25 cents per doz. ears,
with prospects of prices lowering.
The new artesian well in Capt Adams
yard the flow of which was struck yes
terday, is acknowledged to be the finest
flowing well in the State. 1t gushes out
of three inch pipe with such force that
the strongest man can't hold his hand
before it. 1t makes roaring noise
which can be heard block away
P0ldtkd Herald.
On Monday large force of hands were
taken by the Steamer Lake Dora across
the lake, to the Line of the Tavares, Or
lando and Atlantic Railroad. They will
cut the right of way commencing at Zell-
wood, and working toward Orange
Heights and Apopka. The work on this
road will now be pushed toward rapidly
-IdU0res Herald.
The Florida farmer and fruit grower
has harvest almost every month in the |
year. First come the early vegetables, |
then the corn, cane, cotton, etc, fol- |
lowed by the orange crop; and before |
that is gone the vegetables are crowding |
on again. Can any land under the same /
sun show as many and varied advan- |
tages? The three seasons, interlapping |
each other thus, make one continued |
harvest time.-TrOpicdl Paradise.
The shipment OF vegetables from this |
Lake Region are unually large,
notwithstanding the fact that the growth |
OF vegetables was twice checked. The |
first setback was the unusual cold of last |
winter, which caused considerable delay |
In the planting, and retarded the growth. |
The second was the dry weather which
followed the cold spell, and during which
all kinds of garden truck suffered. The
seed remained in the ground in some in
stances as long as two weeks before |
terminating. Every year, encouraged
by the increasing transportation facil-
tiles, the truckers increase their acreage,
and other engaged in the industry. Ere
long, at the present ratio of increase, it
will assume mammoth proportions.
There is money in the business. -Tdcares
Herald
If those who have pictured all Florida
hummocks as being low and marshy
will visit the Annuttaliga, they will
open their eyes in acknowledgements. In
this hummock we found high hills capp-
ed with magnolias, live oaks, water oaks,
bays, hiclIories, cabbage palmettos, and
various other trees; cool, inviting dales
and valleys, ravines and bosky dells.
The magnolias were the largest we have
ever seen. We also found grape vines
as large around as an average mans
body. Wild orange trees were also scat
tered here and there. The highest hill
in the hummock is Magnolia Hill, which
was fairly covered with magnolias, many
in full bloom. Near by is situated
Clark's Hill almost as high and having
on it some ten OF twelve large bearing
sweet orange trees and probably as
many sour orange trees. The land in
the Annuttaliga Hummock is of the
richest and most fertile character, and
some OF it would do credit to any country
1t is well adapted to orange culture,
general farming purposes, and for truck
farming cannot be surpassed. This
land requires no fertilizing of any kind
1t is well worth a visit BrookscW
Register.