The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-21
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FLoRIDIANA.

III Unerlnoya are fruiting at Indian Rix
III Mlcanopy ships about 1000 cratas
III 'egetabies weekly to the north.
Inc Citizens OF Live oak h.
subscribed $500 for the boring of
artesian we'll oiihs Oh
"A party yesterday went ont to Re-
Sreek where beaver dam was =,
ok beavers and three hundred fiSh NO
taken.-Quincy Herald.
IL Is reported that the Putnam, Co,,,
;JouI~dt has been sold to the Pew
Hcans OF Florida who will make II a o.
Palgn paper. Edited by Ex-Govern1
Harrison Reed. = ~
Geo. Mcdonnell has had wondore,
success in truck farming. he HAVING n;
season realized $500 net cash, and NOR
10 near from, from about half an acre n
ground.-Alachua Adrocate.
One of our merchants who owns :
watermelon patch had some dirty sail
III ms store and decided to utilize If as
FERTILIZER. He tried it around his
watermelon vines and it sailed them.
you bet!-Land of Fzowers.
MIR. 5. III. Butler has been experiments
ing with the native dewberry. He
transpianted some vines in his garden
ana cultivated them as Strawberries. and
tne result is very satisfactory. He
gathered some last Sunday almost as
large as hen egg and as sweet and
luscious as could be desired Land of
Fl0WerS. +"
Inc money peach, known here as the
Noodpread peach, is a rapid grower. and
NOT as subject to borers as the late |
varieties. Ripening from June 10th TO |
July lOth, 1t supplies period in South
efn markets which no other peach can: I
we earnestly advocate its planting. as
city Reporter, -1'"'
Inc area OF land planted in sea island
COTTON this year in Putnam county will
DE IN advance of former years. Our
people are beginning to learn that it is
pest to rotate crops. Our soil is produce
i've, and all that it wants is the plough.
noe ana elbow grease" to turn out a
9oou llvIng, and make money. All this
can be done while your orange grove is
growing.-Paldtko Herald. (
The Jews as class, are not abstainers Ii
from Intoxicating beverages, vet they n
l"Iely drink TO excess, and drunken =,
lev IS r0rd duS even in the worst a
whisky and beer drinkers centres We a
10 not class our community as ono Of in
nose centers, yet we would he Glad Il fu
ONE OF our Jewish readers wonld i'm al
art the secret to their Gentle neiobhors is
lrough our columns. If it will have ~ ~
ne same effect upon them that If has n ni;1
pom themselves it will be immeas1lrabIv al,
etter than all the pledges and nenai
nactnentv 10Y >lllc> - ssssS Ios Rena a,
cal with thing which has 81
Tar proved to be beyond the reach of aa
w, or social, parental religious and
loral suasion.-Ocalo Banner.
Col. c. F. Hopkins, T. S. Surveyor,
.ho has just completed contract in the
lmost unknown Everglades, passed
trough Orlando with his party, on his "
ray home on Saturday last. The work pr
1hich he. has finished lies in Monroes al
ounty, on the Gulf coast of the Florida
Col. Hopkins claims that he
the Everglades to greater
Iepth than was ever before done by
White man, and the EXPERIENCES of him
elf and party during the season would
make very interesting chapter if one
;ould but get the items together. 1t will
pc remembered that his party was re-
ported burned in an immense woods fire (
several weeks ago.-Orlando Reporter. I
The following civil appointments have
been made by the Governor and duly com
missioned during the past week.
George L. Drew, c. II. Wright, j.
Hugh Murphy, George +. Frearing j. &
ID. Smith, to be Notaries Public in and +
for the State at large.
Irwin 7. Sillman, j. V. Spears, to be
Justices of the Peace in and for the
county of Orange.
Edwin Ii. Rennolds, to be Notary
Public in and for the county of Sumter
Curtis j. Crenshaw, to be Notary
Public in and for the county of Volusia
Robert f. Rogers, to be Notary Public
i'll and for the county of Suwannee
M. S. Usina, to be County Commits
sioner in and for the county of St. Johns.
@. j. Alfred, to be County Commits
sioner in and for the county of Marion. |
B. A. Weathers, to be County p
Treasurer in and for the county of Marion.
E. w. Colson, to be Constable in and 8
for the county of Santa Rosa. Fvoridiaa.
The Editor of the Leesbu,g Ne,cs has
been feasting on ripe Watermelons. =