The Florida Agriculturist Explained

The Florida Agriculturist was a weekly newspaper published in Deland, Florida from 1878 until 1907.^[1] It was afterwards published monthly and was relocated to Jacksonville until ceasing operation in 1911. The paper also served as a plant catalog.

The paper was published by Kilkoff & Dean. Christopher O. Codrington served as editor. E.O. Painter took over in 1887.^[2]

Prior to the Chinese Exclusion Act, the paper recommended Chinese laborers in lieu of African Americans.^[3] In 1888 the paper documented an ice plant established in DeLand in 1886.^[4] It covered orange packing.^[5]

Editions are available online.^[6]

The Codrington family home is extant.^[7] Codrington also published the Deland News.^{[8] [9]}

In 1927, E. O. Painter's printing company published a history of Volusia County.^[10] It published The Colonization of Ormond, Florida in 1931.^[11] Painter also established a fertilizer business.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Florida Agriculturist (Deland, Fla.) 1878-1911. Library of Congress.
2. Web site: UF Digital Collections. ufdc.ufl.edu.
3. Web site: The Florida Agriculturist, Vol. 10, No. 27, November 9, 1887 · RICHES. richesmi.cah.ucf.edu.
4. Book: DeLand. Maggi Smith. Hall. Michael Justin. Holder. January 21, 2003. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738515755. Google Books.
5. Web site: Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California .... January 21, 1891. Sup't State Printing. Google Books.
6. Web site: The Florida Agriculturist. January 21, 1891. Kilkoff & Dean. Google Books.
7. Web site: delandhouse. www.delandhouse.com.
8. Web site: UF Digital Collections. ufdc.ufl.edu.
9. Web site: Deland News (Deland, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921. Library of Congress.
10. Book: Cambre, Dale. Daytona Beach, Florida: A Postcard Tour. January 25, 1998. Arcadia Publishing. 9780752413235. Google Books.
11. Book: Wayne, Lucy B.. Sweet Cane: The Architecture of the Sugar Works of East Florida. July 25, 2010. University of Alabama Press. 9780817355920. Google Books.
12. Web site: Farm Chemicals. January 25, 1913. Google Books.