The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09

bas II al fr-litine plants. besides his
nursery or old roots. which is producing
plants, and thousands OF young plants
snecirnens OF fruit now partially grown
which he estimates viii attain Welglt
OF twelve pounds. and which be expects
TO sell as high as 81 eacn. ne estimates
his output OF young plants Tor The year
al I600o. Many Of these are already con-
tracted for. Many more VIII be used by
himself in extending his beds
F.. y. Price has a 4-acre sheu on Lake
Fafryiew FOUR miles out. lie was q very
daWned upon him. lie Is IN an exceedingly
daWned upon him. He Is an exceedingly
robust frame or mind AT present, WIKI
1900 to l5.0O fruiting plants and Ga greater
number OF young plants coming on. which
viii fruit next season He estimates his
young plants. that viii attain a size suite
able for setting out lot ms remainder
young plants find ready sale. but he
will retain a SUFFICIENT numocr TO cover
his own grounds, selling the others 70
those who are starting in the business.
In looking over his frc.tiug beds one
is surprised at the quantity and size OF
| the fruit.
The Modeuo Park Pinery OF Mr.. Clar-
! ence Van Houston covers six acres under
shed. Outside OF this he has an extensive
nursery and prOpagating grounds He mas
| 5000 fruiting plants, viii nave from -5uOl
| TO 5000 young plants TO sell besides re-
| tanning for his own use IN extending his
area, and in replacing old plants. which
| shall have served their purpose as fruit
/ ing plants. He Is enthusiastic over the
/ pineapple business, ana Is deFoung his
/ time and energies 10 IL
| Last winter the Stevens Pineapple Com
| pany organized. A tract OF forty acres
| just outside OF town was purchased. Hair
/ of this was covered with an orange grove.
/ Ii is intended to cover the other half with
/ sheds and plant the ground In pineop-
/ pies. Two acres have already been plant
/ ed and the work Will be pushed. The
men who are in THIS company are MOI
] potterers, and they are IN IL for husi,
| ness. They are doing their work. thor
| oughly as they go, and expect 10 out
strip some OF those who started in be-
| fore them.
Mrs. Talmage, a widow lady, has two
acres planted. About half of her plants are
fruiting and all are doing well. She has a
! large lot of young plants coming on with
| which she intends to plant more ground.
| Mrs Metcalf is another lady who Is Civ
ing attention to pines and Is succeeding
She is not widow, but her husband Is
! busy down town and she looks after the
home. She has nearly an acre, and her
| plants are fruiting finely. If she had more
| room she would make some Of her male
competitors do some lively work TO keep
| up with her.
| about town. Some only cover the rear
end of a town lot; others as much IS an
acre, but the result Is about uniform,
where care and attention are devoted to
| the plants. tff
The three varieties found worthy OF cu-
tiva ton are the Golden Queen the Abakka
and Smooth Cayenne. The last is regarded
with most favor. The fruit is the finest
and largest possibly, the plant is free from
the sharp raw teeth pines which are found
on all of the others. 1t fruits freely, but
does not make slips and suckers so freely,
| consequently the increase is not so great.
While producing an apple an AbalNka
plant will produce slips, suckers and
crowns to the number of ten TO twenty
five. While the Smooth Cayenne will not
produce an average OF more than about
five plants in a year. This may account
for the difference in price, as the Cayennes
sell at 20 to 35 cents per plant, while the
other varieties sell at u to Is cents.
Mr.. Price thinks the Abakkas as profita-
BILE as the Cayennes, as While the greater
production of plants will make up for the
| difference, and there is not much differ
ence in the fruit. Russell and Van Horton
prefer the Cayennes, as they think the
fruit superior and find a demand fol
plants far in excess of their ability to sup
ply. Van Horton does not care to grow
any other variety than the Cayenne, ant
claims that he has greater number OF
! plants of that variety than any othel
| grower in the state.
The cost o.. preparing land and BUILDING
sheds oy er their lafts IS about 500 pc
! acre. The cost OF plants of the Cayenne
variety is about 81 300 per acre. In a yea
and a half from planting If given the bes
of attention, land nothing short of th
/
upon 5000 apples to the acre, and abou
10000 plants. Estimating the fruit at 2
cents each, and they realize this readily
and plants 20 cents, we see what
fabulous thing this industry Is. These re
turns are being approximately realize,
to-day. But divide the figures by four an,
we still have result of upwards S1,3O
per acre per year from a single acre o
, land, that Will have cost a total of abou
, 81 800. One thing Is certain the pineappl
men of Orlando are giving their who'll
time ana energies to the business The,
! are not trying to sell out, but are enlarg
, ing theil acreage as rapidly as possible
J For an industry which was dead q yea
! and a half ago, this is the livest thing
! have struck in Florida. 1t beats is to
! silver mine.
? The figures herein giving, showing tn
profits of the business, are not imaginary
, They are below rather than above the ac
tual facts. They Will bear the most rig
investigation. What the end will be II 1
! early to predict. Ultimately there ma
! be over production, and a lessening in ne
t profits, but such result is so far in tn
future that the men who are now in tn
e swim will have retired on a competenc
= before the decline will be felt.
! 1t is contended that a cat which is be
y ing conveyed TO distance blindfolde,
E will have its sense of smell In full exer
else, and will by this means take note o
the successive odors encountered on tn
}, way, and that these will leave on its min