The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-21

A Between 16,ooooo0 and e1S.oUoD
an fnciined 70 think that fhls sssimsEe 3 below
Faiher than shove the tFuthL tis4e1
- O EhaEo - aoma psgT iinEsa mnnn N the
6esie< re tbers nok, srs. iF.e.
A. Yes; The groves range as@ 10 % Iaooo
trees- tes
Q. About bow many tres afucuItisated On an
acxef
that % feet i the proper dis1AEce 30 plmce trees
from each other; others recsmInend %, and still
Others 50. when trees are 90 leet apart there
are 100 To the acse. when IS fesa ApArs - trecs.
and when % feot apari IS trees
Q. Are the orchards, as q ruhk near railwaysf
A The greater portion q t,ela ars nov. Mar
row gauge roads are being tHpidy built al
through the orange region Three OF f0ar such
roads have been buill in the iass year az two.
@ Can you give me an estimate ofthe cnsf of
. small grange grove fsum The time q purchasing
the land until the trees are % epsd bearing coa-
diiion
A. an ret sufficiently familiar With The busi-
ness Of growing oranges To gsG you estimate
that w0uld be correct viii however give you
q statement Of facts made By an extensive grange
grower ot Putnam county, WHO kept. frum the
begiuaing Of his grove 10 the Iaass Of the 18th
year, zcc0nt Of has expshdilurrs and
ceipts This statement was published year ~
- ago By 0WF C0wmisgsDsers uf NmmaiEr1sion-
The grove Was cnmmenced IN .i860, and Ihe &C
count closed in 1879 The suuber Of trees Was
800. and they vieldrd -. .o00 oranges. which
were sold fr g. $50 The exbendiiares. omit
ting cost Of land 6rst eosf ef tres and interest
on money, were 1850. The rreeipss over ex-
pendiiuFes we're IS $40 Of ca1rse II Vas quite
= number Of years belOre the trees cnmmelced
TO bear TIE orchard h nov Attended vita very
little exPens~, and Is growing more valuable
every year.
q Al what age do trees aie.in their perfec-
toni
A. Orange trees hardly reaca their prime BE-
fore they are 20 years cid, and they ennfinue 10
increase IN value for ~ least g years n1nre- II
is estimated that they viii yisd produciiFsly for
l0 yearA There - tree N hm0ns groEe in
the northern part of the StAfe which : 80 years
DID, and II still yields enormDurly
q About what Is the average yield II tree
a The yieid. Of course. del,ends greatly on
the size Of the tree and the season A fair aver
age, perhaps would be from go 70 0Oo nranrez
Or course these figures are often KTeaflv exreeied
For instance. Judge " iso1. of Polk counfy SAYS
thai he has Obtained from one tTer Z. 500 oranges
l have beea told mai q tree IN Calhoun county
produced 0ve- that
@ Are ali kinds Of land zniFlbIe f0r ornn<as
A No OE1nge tTses ui1 ErSs N xaTieIy
Of soils-ln eiayeY, sandy. shelIT o. ioamy soils.
in black OF gray hamm0cks. aad on pine lznds
or black jack ndgrs- Ths REg- T. " Moure,
however, who 5 an authority cn orange calrure
in Florida. says that. perhsps. the best s0il b
found IN dzrk-grsy hAmmsck lsnd via deep
sO.l. underiAid with yellow rlAz o. gsIlOw sad
subsoil
Q What e-n land. suiEAbls ssr orange orrh-
arus, be obaained for ,
A. From the E0veruneus fux 81 IS. auu she
Stale for from 81 70 g. per scra- Sseh Iz1.is IN
private hands. however. wheu its charscler IS
understood. sOnetimrs connalds as mnch -
3125 Der acre
q About what does an orehsrd. IN good bear-
Ing, command PER acre.
A Cannot answer thar Questiou baenuse A.
most fabulous pricrs are askei Il not anirr-
queDfly happens hal orrkaI1 les The 0wner
ss much - q 900 acre ever yezE
O. About y hAI i The aEerlgs price af orunzes
on the tTeesf
A Fifteen dollars fbous.nG.
@ What are the methods q planting orznee
groves,
a There are several A Mr.. Mourr- towhaza
/ have already referred. gives them risey are as
fBliows- First. The budding of she wad sour
trees without moving Them esecund, bud9ing
them first and planting afterwnidn IN suune wuinn-
bic location; third planting 10 sur slunzps and
budding zfferward; fOurfE grswInx the lrrez
from the sweet seed wffhsuIf brdsfnw 80
planting the swes1 seed1ng naa bu.hknE sish-r
before or afier removal lrum uura-rv. sfTTh ~
ding On sur seediing eifher bsfnre o. a1lrr ~
nosal rem nursery and seventh. = Enose e
sweet seedlings
@ How soon afer pIzntiug STH ne rrees b.
gin 10 bear EuiIs
in planting A sourtree. botiea uhere 4 stna.is
with prnper Management VII 3ezr EraIE h to
yenrS- Sour slumps. pianfed u 4 szifal.1e In.-.-
tion. ba13tiec properly aad tren1Ed ui1h ezFe wU
bear in fhrz ye4E Sweel s1edFnus hn-ted III
begin 20 bear IN from fur ID sfr years The
trees however. which attain ne lArresr sine and
yield most abundzntly arr ne sweet se@dIinxz
unbudded- II very Czrefully rSM1ed rhey Win
commence 10 yieid IN eighf ar len Yezrs MnS II .
year 0r tWo amer that wil lurn-sh a lAIr quAII1y
Of fruit
Q. Ahout how many diE-s-ua r.ri.si-. sf -
anges are gTown in Fl.ridA =
A Anfhsritses difer- In sns5e puhl,czIious nz
n1nF - - Szriellz 1re m<n1.1ed GnEez
however, elzIn rhAf fherE are = sod ua1y nore
In fact. almost eserJ lzrEe EDWG hzs tso e.
three VzEiefies a ~ eva
@ Ara or-ags tres suhlsrf % any kind -
A They are l=s E-bIe - dn.-.e n. mnzs
Other kinds Of EuiI trrez Tnr nnsI fhruidabIs
disease which attacks fhem - ne = dse-hnck =
The sy@pso@ h Ihe dying oAck ~ 1he nsw Wun.d
10 ths Old The cause q ne dss-aze uzT cn-ne
from The sting Of an izsect. Or mlE arign1se n-1r
the ro0ss
O Are The trees Liable 10 4z-mcks Ernn ius-rnss
A But very fe~ insecfs truahie our axznxe
trees The insect Which af eng tine wm eua-
sidered Ihe most tF1ubiesome aE1 whirA 49,
esed 20 destroy cur ErUvz- = cEied AspiE1Eus
G10Terii lis very diminurise a16 un6era -
Il develops into dlninutse ~ and azeklnE
the vitality out Of ne lezf Or arnneh . - 4
clings, kiLs IL There y 1nsEhr iaseu uhzrA
preys o. TIE hArk q tres fru.r 61e - GU Fz7
Cd The W0od-lDuse. q Hhile nnr. kuQsznllT
dos ser1o@ d4mAge % yul1E <.ee4 An <1
thai b at % zl1nck lre8 a4rrirE FurnE shnus
af ti1es q ths y1r When - ErEs - n0Izer-
dly mAking rev W0od = Tie EaIhncrhn GnI.z-
tor Tbs Insect inficrs sDen1r En1urv H.
srs simpls Eemsaiea. hDwsHex. tr EAs a@Gzr-
E0n q al Ehe@ innEc1
O L thers wh4f b called 6n urnmwe heng
A. Ia gxpn@mlum ID lruuummGiw mnna hmE ~
Mnges e21 he gr1wn n any pMu G Elmrna2 wiE&
HuI1MbAE cul1E11am1 AID pEupw1 pEu1mc1ium Amw
husk The Eos hna n plnnndr wnnzF 6 -
Ssh o. 2DEh dzEree of l41iluds- 49, nmE kms
nnlhz1g % d w1lh fhs o@9Es - ~ nls
Of Tie hnesl EF0E@ N rhe elnl- 60 1nrA 90 80
line IL seEere ui11er af l5elel Cd - -
jure EreEea n1grh q lh1 6na uh1s = iuEizzsd
gowH d1MaEe n1 IL uuE8 u nE - -
eru porfi1 q ne S1zEe
Q Do or1nss gIUses Esqulrs zlc4 eul6n-
A rhzy do-boa zzzEsi -. iz,zE~9
fisz1fon.
q ca fhe I'D b $50 h - - rhe
groves are c1milE - =Al1r1yf
A Garden crops of Al kinds ny b cnlnrn-
I'D 80 she EEuz1 WaT - 80 Ew 1nn1u pns-
tur8 Or1nEE Era9 nre EreMllY heneGne& Wczr-
tAin Ind. or herflIzErz. and ~ aruppzm nf
mesp are wEFY @4BMm1mE8uu8 - GmEm
Q = sAas anF dzg- a As=hanE Ehe -
4 Eo The bususs uG.sz r--m.r hndussL
mnaas ngw lhnn ever benr. Ia SD L.
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