The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-30


cities in relation to the prices paid
for early vegetables, and may be that
thew will be of interest TO some OF
your readers. One from Chicago
says that early tomatoes, smooth and
good size, sell here from $500 to
$500 per bushel crate; string beans
sell for $500 for three weeks or more
before the market declines, and if we
could get them earlier than we do,
could hold long season at good
prices, The only trouble is finding
rapid transit. You will find no diff.
Guilty in realizing good prices for all
the fruits and vegetables that you
can ship here in good condition and
early. Florida oranges sell from
$500 to $780, per box. as per condi-
ton and quality, but governed by
receipts from other sources. One
from Cincinnati says that we buy all
our Florida oranges from New York
and pay 60 cents a box freight from
New York to Cincinnati. One from
indianapolis, Ind, says early vegeta
bles sell very high; tomatoes range
from $500 to $500 per bushel crate,
(Acme and Trophy being favorites;)
cucumbers $1.00 to $1.25 per dozen,
beans $500 to $500 per crate, squash
es 40 to 60 cents per dozen, egg
plants $1.50 to $500 per dozen, Flor
ida oranges from $3.50 to $500 per
box, containing 10 to II dozen. l
will here state that on the 25tE OF
June, tomatoes were quoted in this
market from $500 to $500 per crate,
when on the 18th of same month III
eastern markets they were barely
paying freight Pardon me for being
so lengthy, but failure to market
the last crop in the eastern markets
makes me feel interested in market
ing the next. The western people
are as good consumers Of early Veg~
etables as eastern, and have, as a gen.
eral thing, as good taste and as much
money TO crafty it; and as most OF
our gardeners have their grainerles
and smokehouses in the West, why
not strike balance in kind? The dit
ficulty heretofore has been in getting
cheap and quick transportation TO
the western markets, but in. few
days think / will be able to lay be-
fore the public a plan that will meet
their approval. The railroad prom~
ises as cheap freight by the car load
West as we have to the eastern mar
ket.
In describing the modes Of culti-
waiting the different vegetables, will
'yeUfiei Jay an nIgnt. The crop Il
seldom, it ever, complete failure;
the fruit is always in demand at re-
munerative prices.
TEN ACRES ENOUGH.
Up to the present time l have had
no reason to change my MUD. We
see from the above that a ten acre
orchard, which all that Try can Sc
cure, is fortune, and that it places
a family in independent circumstan-
ces.
Ten acres of budded trees nine
years old will return an income, at
the foregoing nominal prices, Oh the
gross sum OF $5,445 per acre, the
trees being set in the regular order
and twenty feet apart each way or,
if seedlings be preferred and set
twenty>iouy feet apart nearly $4,000
per acre, at eleven or twelve years
old.
To the otchardist who does his
own work, which he can do and still
have time enough for social and mel
tai culture, one or the other Of the
above sums would be received by
him for his labor.
This shows concluslvely that Or
ange growing in California is a very
lucrative business. Even if the yield
be only 500 per tree, instead OF 900,
their income will be ample. VINO,
OF cur farmers makes one.halt OF the
above sums, without hired help, as
can be done III the pleasant business
OF orange growing? firmly believe
the aoove estimates can easily be re-
allied ; but those who buy scrubby
trees, stake them out i'll unsuitable 10.
callLies, and leave them to subslst
on the ''meagre charities Of heart
less world" may uot become million.
airs on account OF their orange pro-
ducts.