The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-06-15

ter hunt some other. Drones and nro
tesslonal office seekers can thriWe bet.
ter elsewhere. Any young ma with
industrious habits can make liviuo
here, and if he will work as long tor
an orange grove as Jacob did tor
Rachel, he can be independent, and
have his Rachel too-you must en-
pect to encounter hardships and dis.
appointments, for you will find them
IN any new country; but pluck and
perseverance, will overcome them.
Politically, You can vote as you
please, provided you vote but once
at the same election. A free ballot
and fair count is all We desire.
Nearly all the leading religious de.
nominations are already represented
here. Churches and schools are
sprlnging up in the different sections
OF our county, as the population in.
creaseS. Our schools are free tor
almost tour months in the year. and
we hope ere long they can be length
ened to twice the present time. Our
county is out OF debt, and we hone
to continue upon cash basis The
State debt is but little over a million
dollars, and is being gradually re,
duced.
The question is frequently asked:
"How long will it take to have an
orange grove" That depends upon cir
cumStanceS. II Won have a wild
grove to start with, in five wears vou
can have grove that will pay ex-
penses, and in eight years, pay a
large interest on the investment. If
you have to depend upon seedlings
1t requires longer, unless YOU Get
seedlings from tour TO six wears old
From the seed it requires almost ten
years. The cost OF tree varies
from ten- cents to as high as two
dollars each. Fifty trees 10 the acre
Z VI Y: sssvys.l; 6-IrT
tull bearing, SltSA--he tree lives to i
a great age. DR.. J. NJ. Sims saws he m
saw tree in Europe 1000 years old
Like all other fruit trees, they require
close attention and much looking
after, but not too much work, and
Tor several years you can raise peas
and vegetables in the grove without
much detriment to the trees. and
sometimes with positive advantage.
provided you tertllize your peas and
vegetables, thereby Indirectly tertil.
izlng your trees. Mr.. John Harris,
near AdamsvilIe, last year realized
$3.50 from one tree. Oranges sold
in Leesbarg at 1925 per crate, size
OF orange crate twenty-seven inches
long, twelve inches square other
ways. Mr.. L. B. Lee, of Leesbur,.
realized over $1,000 from one acre.
MIR. Lees grove is on hammock land,
Mr. Harris grove is on pine land.
cite these two cases to show what
can be done on either pine or ham.
mock land. Oranges can be sold on
the trees or shipped to any OF the
markets OF the United States.
From few experiments that have
been made with grapes, | am fully
satisfied that grape culture can be
made a success. Mrs. Rutland, on
the Withlacoochee, has scuppernong
vine that covers over an area of 100
yards in circumference. Mr.. G.P.|
Lowell has one nearly as large on the
Ocklawaha river. Capt. Milton
Haynes has fine variety of native
grapes in cultivation on the east side
of Lake Astatula, or Harris. Mr.. o,
z. Rocks, near Leesburg, has four.
teen different varieties of grapes. all
seem to be doing well. These parties
all live i'll different sections of the
county, thus showing that the county
is well adapted TO grape culture.
Nearly everything that grows on the
vine seems to do well. 1t is ire.
quently asked, "What can a poor
man do here ?" l answer that if he
is industrious, he can make a living
here. Five hundred working men
can now get employment in the
county at tair wages. Common la.
borers are worth from $I3 to SIS per
month and rations. Good and tried
hands are worth more. The ex.
penses of living here are not higher
than elsewhere in the South, or at
least but very little more. The eli.
mate being mild, the clothing does
not cost 50 much-provisions may ue
shade higher. | have tried to an.