Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29
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Orange Growing in Florida.
Baltimore Sun Letter.

Baltimore Sun Letter
| was we'll prepared for the orange
lever before coming to the state, but
not for the rage that exists. Hardly
3 northern man Of means, coming here
for pleasure, but takes the c~ontagion
to a greater or less degree. The peach
planting fever in Delaware and the
eastern shore Of Maryland bears no
comparison to the Florida disease.
Only to-day | met a young Bostonian
who came for pastime in January, but
who now finds himself anchored to
$50 acres in Marion county, for which
be paid $50 an acre. He has taken off
his coat, and, rising with the lark,
spends every day setting out trees.
which are planted almost as thickly as
Maryland and Delaware peninsula
peach orchards.
Close planting, however, is a mis-
take, EhiGhi is being found out more
and more. as the orange trees continue
to spread and crowd each other, I'm
like the grated peach trees with which
Marylanders are familiar, and which
do not attain any great size, the orange
becomes a large tree, and its shade
will cover fifteen or twenty feet diam
eter. AZ it viii live over 2 hundred
years it is not known exactly what
size it will ultimately reach, but in the
meantime, as its growth is gradual,
many small trees may be made to do
the duty OF a plantation of large ones.
trSnsglanting being practicable when.
ever there is cFowdiag. This is the
course pursued by plalter9 very
largely, aud some have, after ten years
graEth, been compelled to transplant
at q considerable cost, The oldest
groves | have heard Of are forty years
of age, but they are seedlings.
The orange native to Florida is
sour and bitter. The sweet oranges
come from the seeds Of foreign fruit.
Judge White, of Gadsden. who rem
dered the quo warranto decision in
Florida in the presidential contest Of
1876, and whom met 90 this visit,
says his father, who was collector Of
one Of the gulf ports under Andrew
Jackson, raised oranges from the seed
Of sweet fFuil. 10 Wbat is now Or
ange county, under Territorial goveip-
ment, after the acquisition in 1921,
DR.. Seefs also raised seeding sweets,
and fron these and other sources also
good fruit was scattered in various
parts Of the state. But il vas not
until after the widespread grating
and experiments during for early
peaches in other parts Of The union
had established a new and remunera
tive industry in peach growing that
the same processes were thought Of al
| applicable 10 the indigenous tree and
buds Of the lmRogtel orange Seeding.
From that time orange culture be-
came a new industry.
F9r the present there is big money
for growers who have ggogas ten years
old, aud for ton years to come there
may be great profit in the business.
But throughout the length and breadth
OF the land oranges are being planted
everywhere. There is not a log cabin
bur nag ; few young trees, and as the
forests disappear, oFaHge afoveg are
taking their places. In most planta-
tons large numbers Of forest trees are
allowed to remain until the time
comes when they must all 90 to make
room for the range But in this
way it is thought the state will not
be gubieoted 70 yvery great climatic
changes, which are ineideDl always 10
abrupt Wholesale destruction Of foE.
ests.