The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-12-22

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this daily in people settling on the
poorest kind of land because they can
get it for few dollars less than good
laud, not taking into consideration
that it will cost more than the value
OF the property in fertilizers. The
State should take some measure to
drain and reclaim some OF our best
lands also, which would bring high
prices when accomplished. 1t is
nonsense talking of economy, there
is time to save and time to SPEND
and money well applied makes
money. No new States can expect
to prosper under a penny wise, and
pound foolish policy. We have the
property as security and we must
make that property more valuable
for our descendants who will have to
pay the debt.
immigration, however, is the most
important measure OF the time. Let
the fact be known to the whole
world, that we have fine climate
for invalids, that we can grow most
of the tropical fruits, and find ready
sale for them in good markets, that
we can put vegetables into the north
ern markets weeks ahead of any
other State and get the highest
prices, that people can live here
cheaper than any other part OF the
Union, for expensive clothing, and
fuel, aud close houses are not re-
CURED, and the country will be over
run with people only too glad to
have those advantages. There are
thousands and thousands of people
with good incomes who are trying to
make both ends meet and living in
misery, who, could on those same In
comes live in comfort in Florida.
There are thousands in England who
are poor on $500 per annnm, who
could keep their carriages here and
put out fine orange groves to double
their incomes. We have only to
convince these people of the fact, and
show them how it can be done and
they will come. Make good immi>
grafton laws and place men to exc
cute them who are well acquainted
with the State and it's resources, and
are able to explain clearly and dis
tinctly our advantages. Make the
laws and appoint NS'acone9ooops to
execute them and the money will
be thrown away and no good result
seen. We also need change in the
law regarding stock, in some counties
where there is so much lard
unfit for anything else but grazing,
and no fence law is not so much re-
quired as in other counties otherwise
situated. Make law leaving it to
the vote of the citizens OF each coun-
ty what steps to take in this matter.
Such law is III operation in Calitor
MIA and found to work well. Pigs
and goats should be treated as illegal
stock, and be liable to destruction
whenever found trespassing, people
would then rear superior breed and
keep them confined. Few people
derive any benefit from their pigs
they have running at large, they are
either stolen or the bears and alliga-
tors eat them up, few ofgood breed
well kept will be much more pro6ta
BILE. A5 4
The law against carrying deadly
weapons should be made as strict as
possible and be vigorously enforced.
Petty larcenies should be put down
with a strong hand, and good fog
ging on the bare back tor the second
offence would do good, make the
third offense ,elony.
We also need good road law the
present one does not give satisfac-
tion. On these points we would be
pleased to receive suggestions from
our correspondents.
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