The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-28

-Montlcello Constitution :. The Le-
Conte pear crop of Jefferson county
next year will be worth $40, 900 at the
lowest estimate. Can't the young la
dies of Monticello organize Cleveland
and Fleming Glee Club, so that we may
have singing at the meetings every
Thursday night. -. 1t is rumored that
in the near future MIR. J. H. Perkins
will erect large city hall over his two
stores at the corner of Jefferson and
Dogwood streets. Mr.. w. M Cir
ardeau informs US that he has already
saved about twenty-five thousand
pounds of watermelon seed. Mr.. G..
is the largest and most successful truck
farmer in the State. .Messrs. John
and James Henry have ordered the
machinery for an immense saw and
planning mill, which will arrive in
few days. The new mill will be 10.
Gated about miles from town on the
I. d NJ. r. R. Being situated on the
railroad it will be great advantage OF
parties wishing lumber. as the Messrs
Henry will be enabled to deliver the
very best lumber in this market and at
lower prices than ever before.
-Orlando Reporter New oranges
are being brought in and sell readily
for twenty five cents dozen. ;. The
foundry men are at work ontwo en-
gines for a tug boat at Kissimmee
which is to be used in towing brick,
heavy sugar mill machinery, ETC., across
Lake Tohopekaliga to the ST. Cloud su-
gar farm. Several Florida apples
were left in our den a few days ago.
They were grown on the place of Charles
Groves, near Gatlin Mr.. G. has one
tree which is heavy with fruit and sew
eral others in bearing. Besides these
he has one of the prettiest orange groves
in his part of the State. The new
White Niagtara vineyards of Messrs.
Haynes & Co., at Niagara Villa, just
north Of Orlando, are in splendid con-
dition and bid fair to produce finely
next year. Many OF the vines set out
last spring have made growth of sixty
feet. There is no more vigorous grow
er here, nor more satisfactory bearer
than the White Niagara grape. Pine
apple plants are on regular boom in
this section, and fancy varieties bring
truly fancy prices. The variety known
among the original inhabitants as
"Slick Cayenne" is the most popular
just now. Mr. H. S. Kedney, Mr. A.
w. Barber and Captain Sydney Cook
are among those who are preparing to
engage extensively in the culture of
this splendid tropical fruit.
Our friend, Jake Marsh, of the
Panasotkee region, who has been so sue
cessful heretofore in raising the African
Goober Pea, has planted eight acres
this year for stock feed. His crop
last year turned out splendidly, and he
is satisfied that this pea will yield on
ordinary pine land, when properly
gathered, at least 800 bushels per acre
Hogs are very fond OF the nut, while
all kinds of stock devour he tops and
nuts as readily as they would the best of
hay or corn. The African goober will
grow on common pine land, cleared only
of the underground, with but very
little cultivation. Mr. Marsh thinks this
pea the finest forage crop that can
possibly be grown in Florida, and to
prove his faith he will plant twenty
across next year.
No business pays better in
the Tallahassee Country than the
bee business-honey is always in
demand.