hut for the past two 
vonrs a resident of Pa¬ 
latini, whence he writes. 
Mr. 8. knows whereof 
lie may affirm concern- 
inpr the “Land of Flow¬ 
ers,” and we think will 
oleorly and truthfully 
impart such Informa¬ 
tion as flttendtitg- im¬ 
migrants to semi-trop¬ 
ical regions greatly need 
—telling them of the 
blessings they may hope 
to gain, and the discom¬ 
forts they may expect. 
The interest now mani¬ 
fested in Florida, its his¬ 
tory, condition, etc., by 
the many looking in 
that direction with a 
view of settling, will 
render Mr. St komi's ar¬ 
ticles of peculiar value, 
and we commend them 
to the careful perusal of 
nil interested.—Eos.] 
Pa eat k A,Fell. 82 , 1871 . 
Youcnn hardly re¬ 
alize how glad I was 
to receive the Ruhal 
New-Yorker, one of 
llie best papers in the 
land, a perfect gem in 
its way ; so beautiful 
in its illustrations, so 
neat in nil its features. 
It reminds me of the 
Editor himself, whose 
early efforts in the 
cause of agriculture 
began with the Mich¬ 
igan Farmer nearly 
thirty years ago, when 
we were alike, citizens 
of that young State. 
That wasa diminutive 
little sheet, but well 
conducted; full of in¬ 
teresting j n formation, 
and gave signs of 
promise of future ad¬ 
vancement for its 
youthful editor, now 
seen in the conduct of 
tke “ Rural.” AVhat 
a contrast between 
this sheet and the old 
Michigan Farmer! Al¬ 
low me to congratulate 
you upon your suc¬ 
cess, ami to express a 
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ABOUT FLORIDA: 
Its TopogrHphv, Moil, Cliinmc, rroduclions, 
AdvantaucN, Jtc. 
[Delow we commence the publication of a 
peries of articles on Florida by a gentleman of 
intelligence and ability— Hon. Myron Stronq, 
formerly of Miriiiynn 
like a 41 huge hoot,” with its foot resting 
upon Southern Georgia and Alabama, and 
itslong leg stretching far South—more than 
four hundred miles into the sea towards 
Cuba. What a huge boot! This reminds 
me of tlio ryhme we heard sung to us in our 
early childhood— 
•‘There was mi nltl woman who lived In her shoe. 
She hail so many children she knew not what to do !” 
Our Florida boot is capacious enough and 
has resources enough to accommodate mil- 
itself a wonder; some three hundred and 
filly miles long, from one to six miles wide, 
having an average width of two miles— 
navigable for ocean steamers one hundred 
miles to Pulalka, and for smaller steamboats 
to its head waters, which also ascend its 
tributaries, the Oeklewaha, Black River, 
and other affluents. 
Then we have the St. Mary’s, the Sa¬ 
vanna and the Apalachicola, all large and im- 
miles down to the sea? The inquiry is an¬ 
swered, in part, by the fact that in various 
sections of the peninsula very large springs 
leap forth from their caverns, like rivers, 
and become tributaries to this noble stream. 
Among the many remarkable springs 
which thus furnish their con trihut ions to¬ 
wards the great supply I may mention Silver 
Spring, which issues with great volume and 
force from the little sand hills of Marion 
extensive coast navigation will lie readily 
seen when we take into consideration the 
productions of the country—but of these 
I cannot speak in detail just now. 
Allow me here to say that our winter has 
thus far been most delightful; no winter at 
all—more like a Northern September. We 
had a few white frosts in January and a hard 
black frost Christmas morning, which spoiled 
much of the fruit not gathered, and killed 
some of the young 
orange trees planted 
and budded last year ; 
but the old bearing 
trees are uninjured, 
and are beginning to 
blossom, affording a 
prospect of a larger 
crop than ever before. 
During the last ten 
days, at 2 P. M. the 
mercury has ranged 
from 70° to 83"; aver- 
a g e fo r February, 
tints far, 76°. Spring 
is here. Peaches be¬ 
gan to bloom Feb. 1 st, 
and are now out in all 
their glory. Numer¬ 
ous wild flowers, with 
tii c orange, unfold 
their beauties and 
shed forth their fra¬ 
grance upon the balmy 
air. All this while 
you, poor shivering 
mortals at the North, 
are sadly pinched with 
cold. Let all who 
can in future come 
and enjoy our de¬ 
lightful Florida win¬ 
ters and participate in 
our blessings. 
Myron Strong. 
■ r —~ 
wish that you may “goon to perfection” 
ami long enjoy the fruit of your labor. 
In this land of flowers and semi-tropical 
U i'iis, I am having an experience very differ¬ 
ent from my farming life in the early days 
of Michigan. The crops, lime of plant¬ 
ing, and mode of cultivation here, are eo- 
tin-ly different, so that a Northern farmer 
coming here with his preconceived opin¬ 
ions is obliged to learn runny things over 
again, and to a certain extent adopt the 
Southern system. What I have learned, 
< oinig more than two yearn residence here, 
i i enable me to state understandingly what 
1 i*ave to say about Florida, its produc¬ 
tions and its people, its advantages and its 
disadvantages, if you will allow me a little 
space in your journal—say once a month or 
ofteuer. 
That your readers may have a correct 
\ lew of the geographical position of Flor¬ 
ida, let them turn to the map and ihey will 
see that in shape it is, as has been well said, 
lions of children. So let them come—the 
sooner the better—and help develope those 
resources, and share with those already here 
in the profits and blessings to be enjoyed. 
Florida lias peculiar advantages of its 
own; sources of wealth yet uncounted, 
waiting for development as its population 
increases. It has a climate and soil in 
which may be grown our rich staple pro¬ 
ductions, also the semi-tropical fruits, to a 
vast extent and in the greatest perfection; 
likewise the cereals and vegetables forborne 
consumption, and to some extent for export 
to the Northern cities. Further details 
hereafter. 
But look again at the map, if you please. 
You will notice that we have more than 
1,100 miles of Atlantic and Gulf coast, af¬ 
fording greater facilities for shipping our 
produce than are enjoyed by any other 
State. Then look at our extensive inland 
navigation, giving us commercial advantages 
unsurpassed. Our magnificent 3t. Johns is 
portant rivers;—also the Wakulla, the AXitli- 
lacoochee, and various smaller rivers afford¬ 
ing important facilities. Then along the 
Atlantic coast we iiave Indian River, or 
Sound, more than 150 miles long, from one 
to six miles wide, running from Jupiter Inlet 
to New Smyrna;—then Halifax, and next 
Matanzas, connecting with North River at 
St. Augustine These all abound with fisli 
and 03 'stcrs of the finest kind, especially 
those upon the Gulf coast. The St. Johns 
and the interior lakes have an abundance of 
excellent fish ready for those who are suf- 
ficently expert to catch them. I have said 
that the St. Johns is a wonderful river, and 
it is truly so. 
When wo consider that this peninsula is 
almost level, destitute of mountains or high 
hills, seldom having an elevation much over 
100 feet above the ocean, we are led to in¬ 
quire with wonder,—From whence comes 
this vast body of water, coursing its way 
through several large lakes more than 800 
county, four miles from Ocala. After run¬ 
ning witli considerable velocity nine miles, 
it joins the Oeklewaha and reaches the Si. 
Johns. The form of ibis beautiful spring is 
nearly circular, over one bundled yards in 
diameter, in which three or lour steamboats 
can bo moved abreast; having a depth of 
sixty feet of the purest water, clear as crystal, 
so clear that you can easily see, at the bot¬ 
tom, the white shells which bait been thrown 
in, and also scores of fish playing in their 
native element. This valuable stream affords 
steam navigation for Ocala and a large part 
of Marion county, Then we have Orange 
Spring, Blue Spring, and several others, all 
large; some others, sulphurous, all adding 
their 4 vaters to the same great river. It is 
supposed by some that other large subter¬ 
ranean streams, unseen and unknown, pour 
forth their floods from the great deep, swell¬ 
ing the St. Johns and the Lakes with which 
it is connected. This, however, is conjecture. 
The importance of this great inland and 
Mni'Nliflcltl, WvbMivr 
Vo., I Mo. 
An enthusluslic cor¬ 
respondent scuds us 
the following:—“ The 
pencil of tin; artist, or 
the rare talent of the 
word-painter, is need¬ 
ed to delineate Marsh¬ 
field and surround¬ 
ings; its rural beauty, 
its picturesque loveli¬ 
ness, its groves and 
grottoes, its woodlands 
and valleys, its foun¬ 
tains gurgling from 
mountain side, its gar¬ 
dens of loveliness, its 
terraces and walks of 
simple beauty. The 
altitude of the place is 
about 1,100 above the 
directrix of St. Louis, and 1,000 feet above 
the level of the sea at Mobile Bay. This 
high elevation renders the air pure and 
elastic, aud consequently febrile diseases are 
almost entirely unknown. The mountain 
nil is a wonderful panacea for those suffer¬ 
ing from consumption and other pulmonary 
complaints. Invalids suffering from these 
fatal diseases in other States, by a residence 
here, become completely cured. The town 
is the county seat of Webster County, and 
has a population of 2,000 people. Pros¬ 
perity is apparent. New buildings for resi¬ 
dence and business, substantially built, mean 
earnest work. An elegant court house lias 
just been completed, at a cost of $25,000. 
An academy is to be built the present sum¬ 
mer, when the youth will have as good op¬ 
portunity for mental culture as can be en¬ 
joyed elsewhere. Schools and churches are 
munificently endowed and liberally sus¬ 
tained. Lands are cheap and excellent, and 
afford good chances for settlers. 
[Filtered acc ordin g ti> Act of Conyrea.i, in the year 1871. by D. I). T. Moore, in the office of tbe Librarian of Congress, a t Washington.] 
