The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-15


State in the Union, and good fruit is sold
in some sections at and cents per
bushel delivered at the railroad stations.
and yet there are those in the business
who make it profitable by putting brains
into it. So with oranges, the time will
come when slipshod, careless methods
will fail to make profitable returns. but
he who makes an intelligent selection
of land, plants good trees, cultivates
carefully. fertilizes properly and in good
time, picks and packs according to the
best methods, and ships to reliable deal
ers, will always, taking term of years
together, find as much profit in the busi-
ness as can be made from any kindred
pursuit, and this will be the case whether
the 81 duty per box asked for or the
superior quality of our fruit is re-
lied upon to drive out foreign competi-
ton, therefore in inviting people from
abroad to come and invest capital or
labor in orange growing we are offering
them as good prospect for investment
as can be found elsewhere.
Members of the Florida Horticultural
Society we now submit the report of
your Citrus Committee to your accept
ance hoping that free discussion of
all errors, and establish it's truths for
the guidance of those who are looking to
this Society for such knowledge and
instruction. w. S. HART.
Mr. Neeld said that without attempting
to revolutionize the present system OF
marketing, saving could be made by
shipping in carloads to Jacksonville, or
some central point, where the same could
be forwarded He introduceda a resolution
endorsing the Exchange.
Mr. Williams said that great need
was home market; thOughtwe had bet
ter go slow and wait for reports from
Leesburg meeting. He thought transpor-
tation of far greater Importance than
protection.
Judge Wilson said freight on large lots
ate up all the profits between Barlow and
Jacksonville
Mr.. Mead said that one year ago he
shipped certain quantity OF fruit to re-
liable commission men and to the Ex-
change and the result was 30 per cent. in
favor of the Exchange.
Mr.. Phelps did not approve ofour tieing
ourselves to one institution; 40, 0,O00boxes
daily was too much for one executive
head to handle.
The general expression was favorableto
the Exchange, but formal endorsement
was not deemed advisable.
Mr.. Mann introduced resolution call
ing upon the Legislature to establish a
system of fruit pest quarantine to pre-
vent the introduction of the cotton cush
ion scale. This was freely discussed and
lost on close vote.
THURsDAY-AFTERNOON SESSION. tn
The subject of peaches was taken up.
The committee made no report, but two
of it's members made individual reports.
Mr.. James Mott, OF Orlando, read the fol-
lowing paper:
MR.. MOTIFS REPORT ON PEACHES.
Mr.. President and Members of the Florida Horti-
cultural Society:
In my report from this South Florida Sec
tion of our State of peaches and plums. it would
hardly do this important subject justice should |
contine my remarks only to the past season. This
is the first year of our society, and to embody in
this report all of the points of interest connected
with the culture of those valuable fruits, needs
must go back and give something OF the expert
ences since the real culture of those fruits, may
almost say, began in this southern part OF the
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