The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
FLORIDA TOBACCO.
HOW 1T CAN BE MADE A PROFITA.
BILE CROP.

What the Florida Farmers Are Do
ing TO supply the Place of the
Orange GrOVvers-EIay and Corn He
ing Cultivated Extensively.
Orlando, Fla. Sept. 1.-THE State Bank
Of Orlando is still gathering in new bust
ness and more capital Last week It
scooped the Merchants Bank of this city
with the municipal deposits and this week
it takes in the Kissimmee Bank. The con
soldatons are on the line of a wise econ
omy demanded by the present stringency
In the money market caused by the abb
sence of the usual orange traffic
The rumored shortage of the Cuba to-
bacco crop does not affect Orlando, as she
has never gone into the cigar manufac-
turing business, like Ocala, Sanford, Jack
sonville, Starke and Tampa. The latter
city is In danger Of suffering from a short
supply, as all her suburban growth de-
Ponds very largely upon cigar factories
for support There was no fear that these
factories would go back to Cuba in case
the island became republic, but many
have anticipated the present rumor of
short crops and a probable stoppage of
American shipments of much needed fine
qualities of tobacco. Such a calamity so
closely following the failure of the orange
industry would indeed, be a hard blow
to one of Florida's most prosperous and
growing manufacturing Industries.
The cultivation of tobacco in this state
has been carried on quito extensively in
the western counties and Gadsden and
Tallahassee were lively tobacco markets.
Some Of the tobacco was pronounced first
baf
from over the line in Georgia. The Flor
ida Central and Peninsular Railroad Com
pany not only gave away seed, but sent
an expert all along the line of it's road
to show the planters how to cultivate a
tobacco crop to the best advantage. All
this served to stimulate the farmers to
take hold of the enterprise. Some made
excellent progress. while others failed in
getting a crop of good merchandise to-
bacco. Still others became discouraged
and fell out of line before the crop began
to mature. They were the kind that can't
raise any crop that needs careful atten-
ton and intelligence.
In soil and climate Florida is capable
of producing fine grades of tobacco, and
wherever the experiment, If such It may
be called, has been tried properly, success
has been assured. The preparation of a
seed bed for growing your plants to be
transplanted; the putting of the tobacco
Held into shape to reset these plants; the
watehful care of them in their early
stages; the constant determination OF
worms and bugs, etc, whose name is Ie-
gion, and who, ike the poor, are always
with you; the getting of the crop ready
for gathering; all this requires the great
est patience, perseverance and vigilance.
Then all may be lost by carelessness or
mistakes In gathering, housing and curing
the crop The man who can 90 through
all this and put his tobacco into market
in proper shape. has in ordinary times a
profitable crop. There ought to be in
Florida enough such men to make this one
Of the leading tobacco growing states.
Our immense cigar factories demand this
as a guarantee that they will become per-
manent and profitable in the future Fine
grades Of Cuban tobacco have been grown
here, and what has been done ought to be
successfully repeated in the present crisis
of the cigar industry.
Every effort is being made by @. N.
Macy Of this city to encourage the ex-
tensive culture Of upland rice in Orange
county. Early in the season he procured