The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-01
FLoRIDIANA.

ped via the Florida Railway 4 Navigation
Company'S line nom Orange Lake
FtrNaRd0Re NlsrVr.
Over 5000 boxes of oranges were sold
from the Dietary grove, Enterprise, this
season, al selling at an average of So per
box. Florida oranges are evidently NOT
vet a drug on the market.--Saafortl
1ygus.
Mr.. John Collier was down fr0ne Oak
Greek, lie reports cattle diving in large
numbers. The cattle swell under the
throat Cattle are thin and appear 10 be
diseased all through the county.-Eost
ngsrs Press.
Very few Irish potatoes have been
planted IN the county this wear Tor
northern Shipment Mr.. [. j. Roberts.
We learn, has planted ten acres, and thas
probably constitutes half the the countv's
crop.--Land Of FjogerS,
The Sands grove, formerlv owned bv
W. \. Patrick, IN the western etige oil
Orlando. is, now the property OF J NJ
Wilcox, he having traded the Barlow
grove near AltamOnte for It. and paving
a-dIheFenee OF $l.1 ,000.-- 6lrIdaslo Rcpor-.
ter.
Major O. z. Rocks returned last week
from the Exposition. He saws that
Florida has made display at New Or
leans that IS q credit to the State. and
one that every. citizen should feel proud
OF. That she sseclipsed by none. Lees-
blvg Mars.
Mr.. j. d. Leitner is now travelling for
the firm of j. IL. Seward X Co. Ralti-
more, and reports that large area is
planted to vegetables III the Orange Lake
section. That the farmers in ard about
Waeahoota have gone largely into peach
growing and that the trees OF the fine
varieties are hanging with fruit.-Ocala
Bonner.
The four-vear terms OF Florida post
masters expire as follows: Tallahassee
and Gainesville, May -, 1856; Key
West, July d, 1886; Pensacola, August I,
1886: st. Augustine, July Is. 1887 Jack
sonville, Cedar Key and Ocala, january
y, 1885, Sanford and Fernandina, Feb
ruary 26, 1851 Tampa and Orlando. De /
cember 20, 1887; DeLand, May, 1888: |
Eustis, January IS, 1889,
There is rumor floating about to the
effect that the Florida Southern Railroad |
has leased the Henck road fora long PEE
Rod, and that it will proceed to complete |
and equip the line with all possible dis |
patch. If this rumor is true it will prove |
boon to the section of country through |
which the line will pass, and lively de- |
velopments may be looked for. The |
probabilities are that it will be extended |
to Indian River at an early day.-Ortan- |
do Reporter.
\ company of kentuckians have pur-
chased that section OF land which en-
braces the battle ground of Dade's Massa- |
ere. 1t is noted place in the history OF |
the old Florida war. The proprietors |
have laid off town. Many settlements |
have already been made there. 1t is a |
healthy place and will always be place
of note. Anderson & Bostwick are the |
proprietors OF this new enterprise We
learn from Mr.. Nat Moore that they are
men who viii push the work of making
the place thriving and attractive.-Palat-
la Herald.
Some fine samples of alfalfa were
brought into town by Mr.. Henry Leach,
of the Talliaferro stock farm at Mayo,
few days ago. Mr.. Leach left some of
this valuable forage plant at several
places in Orlando, that the citizens and
visitors might have opportunity to see it
and be convinced that it may be success
fully grown here. His faith gets strong
er as the plant gets age and he entertains
no doubt that it will solve the hay prob
lem for Florida Orldndo Reporter.