The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-05
FLORIDA NOT DEAD.

FLORIDA NOT Dead. !.
The special correspondent Of tn
nes-Cnien, from Orlando, III
county seat Of Orsnsc county, writes
to that paper, under date Of Febru
ary goth, saying, that Major Marks
appointment citizen Of that county
has sold bic grunge grove and Aom,
place one mile north Of Orlando fo1
$4,000. So, It would seem, tina,
the "blisxard" didn't kin Alaioi
Marks grove At least. Col. Child
ress, = nonresident, has also sold hi,
grove in the samo vicinity. for ls,
500. lie purchased il two year
ago for $4,000 and offered to sell il
last fall for $4,000. Since the
"f'eexe" it has advanced &s, 500
The "calamity liar" is doing the
state some service. r < g.
We also hear Of some large real
estate transactions in this county,
and for all Nc are able TO Geo 20 thu
contrary, the real estate Offices Of
this city are doing quite as much
business a. before the "cold wave"
visitation. t.
While on the subject We want to
say word 10 old and new
orange growers. Of course,
the material point in orange
culture ito bring the trees to .
frnit'ng condition a soon a posi-.
bic. This is hot only essential for
the money value Of the crop, but
for the greater security Of the grove.
The last great freeze demonstrated
that full bearing trees suffered hard.
lyat all, whereas the loss Of fibre to
tho young trees was very consitlsra.
bic in many localities. The frost
may be said tobc located somewhere
hstwsen the bearing and non hear.
ing tree Next 10 the bearing trees
IN qualities Of endurance are the Wig.
orous, thrifty young trees. :
This being The case, should il not
be the object of every grower to
bring h!s trees TO . state Of maturi.
" ~ quickly - possible and ! while
going through the process, keep them
continually in a. vigorous, healthy
condition, ~ possible. It IL not sui.
6cient for the orange grower 10 re.
ply that he already knows this, and
has endeavored to put it in practice
from the beginning. The fact is,
orange growers generally, have not
half exerted themselves in this di.
rectisn. The effort has been main.
y TO occupy too great an area at the
pense Of thorough cultivation.
There are many bearing groves in
the county that are literally starry.
ing to death for the want Of plant
food. Cpops have been gathered
year after year without making but
little, il any, return TO the soil. The
orange crop Il an exhaustive ono, and
the return in the way Of fertiliza.
lion. should b fully equivalent to
The fruit and Gbsr growth each
year. But this il seldom done, and
lie result y, that our groves DO not
yield, one:half tho quantity Of fruit
hey are capable Of doing under
more favorable circumstasees. |
Old groves ought TO take I'd.
'ansed ground on thissquession and
&c that their groves are adequately
ertilissd and cultivated b future.
'roves have been standing on ham.
lock lands for years, until they
ave fully exhausted the original
sAsSoii, sud shsy shoald
Q brought up again BY liberal ap.
LEGATION Of fe.tilisers. Some grow
rs to our knowledge, where they
" fertilizers At all, apply less than
alf . pound 70 the bearing tree,
hen Ia tot thay shot( (iss TWEEN.
: to forty pounds annually. Full
airing trees are good all the time
40 orsnges TO the tree II plant
''ainistered according to
Growers had bet.
,,.--.- ~ trees and do it I
nj shi' undertake
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