The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-26

Ia'sl,!cS these, there arr "a dozen az
more other extensive farms, hut the ~
act ~ approximate numls'r uf acres al
Tree IN their orchards cinnut, at tins
writing, N" gotten at very conveniently.
hut tn" ahprr alone will give some nics,
as I" III" extent Of the industry IN tn
section al t,enrgia, which is. p.rla,,-
IN ia" bead in this particular industry.
The ph ,tiun, What Is done with All
thlo truit; may vriy naturally H. asked
The question WAS answered me- IN Il few
w"rlS-it Is shipped Ia all parts If tl,"
country, from Pai,tka, on ia. south, H.
New York, l;oStOn, Philadelphia, ami
Other eastern rltlcs: To Chicago, ~,
LOUIS, Louisville, tIucinnati. and warn
ons other citle- in the west. and the ,li+
tIlltrleS get "A part 81 it. aud great qllai.-
tlttrS are canned and preserved ana YET
other great quantities ave irled and
cyaporMcd
Three years a-tu gentleman came
her" from the great Stat" ut New York
and put ~ evaUorating works ON an
extensive scale. He use, from 500 to
G1o bushes of fruit u"r daN. The con
Germ l. run from eight tn ten weeks, AMI
III" proprietor sells every pound Of bis
it1lt Tor Il handsome profit. AMI each
year Ii" l.a- had the good furtuu. to \,
alIH' "A good sum ~ money on hi, invest
mrnt.
What ~ done wlth the iIait: Il Is
utilized. Nnd Il gtcat beauty of the
matter ls, III" fran comes in at a time
4! ,
ana It brings the lucrc. This ryaporatu,
alone puts thousands III dollars into cis-
cuiati"n. which gees far toward MAKING
both the merchants and the farm,i,
happy, AMI a dead easier about the
pocket.
Suppose some oi yolrr readers, of a
calculating turn 1T mind. should figure
a little On the profits to b" gained from
the ON" hundred thousand peach trees
in this immediate section. II is low
estimate to put the Yield Of a fair crop
year at three bushels tn the tree th,,
hundred thousand bushels. IL is not
"AtIaNagant to say the fruit will average
scvrnty-livo cents per bushcl two hun.
dr' u and tw"nty.iiv" thousand dollar,
Ia" iiGar'S ~" too fascinating, and al.
though ! draw them far below what
they have been drawn To- mo, | must not
indulg" in them.
may bc done IN peach culture. From
tn" nursery Ia hearing profitable rrol.
there j. only Il lapse Of three wears An
old man may plant AN orchard and reap
tl" benefits of il. Nn orchard must, If
course, In carefully attended, but it re-
pnIrrs II" such wolk or expense rs SOM,
other fruits say III" Orange and come.
into vain" 81 much sooner. And now
that the attention of Florida fruit grow
crs is to some extent directed tu the cn-
tltatloh Of the peach, trlst that the
srar" taken mp 10y this lrttr. will h. Of
profit. There IL no END Of profit in the
iidit, and Florida, with all her advan.
tagrs OF climate AMI soil, may rs wei as
not grow r,'h thereby. It is a question
tor the more learned to nudge az TO the
! 'Nt Varieties fut Florida: but Ly all
means the farmers should at once begin
~ earnest this gtrnt ana onrichng in
dlrtty
grapes AMI the improved plum. are
aI.n doIng y Great deaf for Gturpin, and
IN a few day. | viii give yu,l Il letter ON
these. 1h" cruI are alrca.,v large and
profitable, AMI a number Of farmer, pc
giving them marked attention.
I're culture is another inuustr, of pn
small rrctrntions. whirh might hrlp to
enrich Florida, and the best grades Of
improved cattle ate in the list Of i'm
pfoNrmnnts. None of these flourish
NOR" ah,nlanily anywhere than IN
Florida.
iInt more If these in n later letter.
am interested IN thrs" matters and hnIa
! have not been too lengthy. w. y. il.