The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-03-29
DeLand VOIusa County, Florida Wednesday, March &c. 1882.

A. Less thar two years ago tn,
number of feet board measure) Of
long. leaved pina standing on land
not cut over and not injured by beng
"bled" for turpeatine, was G, 1915, 900.
900. N
@. About howmuch is cut anuu-
ally?
A. For the census year ending
May 81, 1881, is estimated that
2OS,O54,OO0 fee were cut. The
amount cut last Year, however, was
much greater The production of
pine lumber has featly increased in
the last year.
@. In what part of the State are
the best longAleaved pine forest
found?
A. In the Northern part. The
forests south of latitude 90 degrees
N. are, at present, Of little CONNER
cial value.
Q. Are these timber lands contig-
uous to railways projected railways
or naVlgaDle Str6amS.
A. The greater part of them are,
and those that sre not will soon be,
because new roads are being project
ed and built all ever the State.
@. Is the denIhnd for these tim
bered lands growing rapidly, and
what are the avetage prices for them?
a. The demald now is immense.
The prices rangetrom 81 to 81 per
acre,
@. Is sa great deal OF Northern
capital being inv,0ed in them?
A. There is. sSe timber is pur-
chased in small bS les and in tracts
OF $4,000 to aO,O33iacres.
Q. EE2e, l;,ss s.. Il, zt..s.slrna IN.
crease in the lumE business of the
State H. the last ygar?
A. There hasi The number of
p, sawmills erected|gn the last twelve
months, and that are put up every
month, is simply surprising. The
greatest activity in the production OF
lumber, at present, is along the st.
Johns river and Pensacola, Perdido
and Escambia bays; also along the
lines of all the railroads. New mills
are put in operation as fast as trans~
portation for machinery can be turt
nished. In fact the mills get ahead
OF the projected roads. The trans>
portation of lumber is the chief bus
mess of many OF the railways. There
is one mill on the railway running
from Jacksonville to Tallahassee
that OF Ex-Governor Drew-which
furnishes train load of Lumber every
day.
Q. Is there not at present great
activity in the manufacture OF tur>
penline?
A. There is The price of both
turpentine and rosinis excellent, and
there is, therefore, great activity in
in the manufacture OF turpentine, A
great many new turpentine farms are
beng opened. Trees in this State
are "bled' from five to seven years.
RAILWAYS.
O.. Does the State encourage, in
any way, the building Of railways?
A. Yes; to every railroad COM
pany, whose lines run through State
land, alternate sections, within six
miles each side of the line, are given.
To some railway companies the State
has given as much as 10000 acres to
the mile.
@. What Iew lines of railway are
in process of construction, or pro-
jected?
A. The Florida Tropical. From
Ocala to Tampa, distance 100 miles,
30 miles completed.
Florida Southern. From Lake City
TO Gainesville, with branch to Paatka,
and from Gainesville to Tampa and
Charlotte Harbor, now constructed
from Palatka to Gainesville; also
constructed from Gainesville to
Ocala, and now being constructed
from Gainesville north to Lake. City,
all under contract.
South Florida Railway. From
Sanford on st. Johns river to Barlow,
in Polk county and thence to Tampa;
completed from Sanford to lake Ia
hopekaliga, about forty miles.