The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-09-02
Profits OF Grange Culture.
lOrange Grove.l

Onuef IaNOfuOle circumstances
the returns of systematic orange
culture will reach figures quite
fabulous. Mr.. Bishop, well known
in connection with the Fruit Grow
ers' Association, says: al am re-
ally afraid to say what | honestly
believe an orange grove of 1000
bearing trees is WORTH The late
Captain Dummit, of the Dummit
Grove, on Indian River, expressed
the opinion that 1000 bearing trees
would prove a lifelong eompe.
tency for any man, while the much
esteemed Solon Robinson record.
ed his belief that "an orange grove
may be safely purchased on a basis
of 800 per tree--that is, $4,000
for one hundred trees, or 100000
for a grove of 1000 trees.' This
Dummit Grove, now owned by
Duke Castellueeia, of Italy, was
sold in 1871 for $1,000; in 1873
for $4,000, aud in 1881 for sil 200,
1t is the Dukes intention to pur-
chase and set out an additional
tract of eighty acres, involving an
expense of SJO,o0O. AZ Palatka,
Hon. ID. L. Hart has refused so.
600 for q grove OF 700 trees which
has yielded him $4,000 for the last
five years, and Major Rcmbert, of
Drayton Island, has refused $50.
600 for a mature grove OF 200.
The Highly Grove at Lake George
was sold when three years old for
s. 800, and II contained go trees.
At Orange Mills, Col. Dancy's
grove of sixty-three trees yielded
$3.50 oranges in their eleventh
year, netting him an average of
:2G per tree, while several yielded
as high as S6S. Il. NJ. Graham has
sold 10000 oranges from his grove
of 500 trees in their seventh year,
in Manatee county, at one cent
apiece, as he is far from a shipping
point. His grove cost $4,000, and
Is valued Mt $4,000. In 1866 Mr..
Buck began work on rented land
below Lake George, paying his
rent by grating trees for his land.
lord. Planting all the orange seed
he could obtain he started nur.
sery, and in three years began sell
ing his young trees. His first
years sale amounted to near a.
600, and his second, double that
sum. Steadily increasing his nur-
scry aud starting groves he was
able to dispose Of half his grove
land in 1876 to Judge Haden, Of
Atlanta, CO., for $4,000 cash. Mrs.
Stoves grove, covering little
more than an acre of land, has pro-
duced for several successive years
an average of 10000 oranges, or a
money return of sl5 per tree per
annum. The Rev. Mr.. Moore, of
Fruit Cove, concurs with Solon
Robinson in his estimate of the
value Of q bearing tree, and holds
that the owner may expect from
his investment profit of 10 to 100
per cent according to the weather
and the thoroughness of cultiva-
tion. And the State Commission
er of Immigration puts the cost of
five acres set IN trees and cultiya.
ted for FIVE years at $3.50, and rates
the value Of the property at 20, 900.
One of the earliest cultivators was
Col. Arthur CHM, Of Georgia, who
settled on the edge of the elevated
plateau one mile south Of Mellon
vile Landing, on Lake Monroe.
In 1850 he planted n grove of 400
trees, and ten years later he added
300 more. His grove covers an
area of ten acres, and is the Oldest,
best known and most productive
tract in Southern Florida. Al
though affected by too close plant
ing these trees have yielded an
annual income of from $4,000 to
$4,000, for several years, and Col.
CHM repeatedly refused 100000
for his ten acre grove.