The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-04-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Eustling Lowell.

Special Correspondence OSAKA Banner
Mr.. T.. VI. Mcn,ague made shin
ment of 81 carriers tomatoes Monday
There was more than 1900 basket,
of beans shipped from this place dur
ing the past week.
Another ear containg % head mag
niflcient beef cattle, left here Tuesday
consigned 10 81. Augustine.
Mr.. J. b. Malloy, tour thirty-acre
bean king" who has. shipped more
than 1900 baskets of beans during the
past two weeks was made happy Tues.
day upon receiving telegram aunoune-
Ing sale Of one ear at $500 per basket.
Mr.. Frank Mayner made shipment
Of three barrels canteIopes Wednes-
day and "handsomen Tommie Dar-
ling, Of Southern Express company.
says this was the first shipment to be
transported by his company from
Florida this season.
Content" Of Spar, called to see
Farmer" on last Sunday, "but as
usual, was over TO Anthony" Ear
mer" regrets very much his absence,
but is relieved TO know you are awake
and not "slumbering.n However, if
we do not hear from you through the
Banner this week, will call next Sun
day to learn cause of silence.
Mr.. Neil Harris, "the champion
lightweight dude" of the Banner Of
flee, conflicted seriously with Ear
mer's" pleasures at Anthony Sunday.
However, you had scarcely disappear
ed when Farmer" made his second
appearance, and for two hours was
charmingly entertained by Anthony's
most beautiful rose bud. Pleasant
place 10 visit, eh, Neil? Sure.
During the past week there was
four cars lime, three cars tomato ear
riers, three cars potato barrels, two
cars cabbage crates, three ears bean
400 barrels potatoes, 400 crates cabbage,
2Sl crates cukes, lis carriers tomatoes,
ls9 baskets caulihower, 81 barrels
beets, 81 barrels carrots, ASP crates
squash and 3 barrels cantnlopes to
leave this place Still huslling, Ell?
Judging from the number of young
men from Spar, who attended servi-
ces at Anthony Sunday night, one
would imagine there was still spark
Of life left. Farmer" would suggest,
should you be fishing on the matri-
monial sea, to arouse yourself, as the
girls of Anthony are wide-awake, and
will not be as easily caught as Con
tent" claims the millions of fish in
your canal are. We speak from sew
eral years experience. See.
Referring TO our 5O0-acre corn field
in last Banner, we stated that these
lands rented at 50 per acre We have
since been informed they rent at s.
for each crop grown, and in several
instances they are planted to four and
five crops each year. One party who
leased 10 acres in July, planted same
in millet for iattening beef cattle, and
In September was planted in cukes,
beans and squash, again planted in
November in peas, and in December
In lettuce, again planted in February
In beans and during the past week
was planted in corn, making SIX crops
grown ON this land within a year and
rented at $500. In order to plant
more than one crop, the drills are
made four feet and within two weeks
of maturity of each crop, every other
row is again planted, which gives
sufficient room for working the young
plants aud not injuring the matur-
ing crops.
Several parties in Anthony seem to
doubt whether our growers are realiz-
ing 81 per crate {. 0. b. here for cab
bage. Can it be possible, that Antho-
ny, the t,wn which has furnished so
much brillianey in our legislative halls
in years past, the birth place of the
populist party, and the home of Mar
ion cOunty's normal, ETC., has sue
cumbed to that dreaded disease,
"sweet slumbers," which seems to
prevail along the line of the f. C. d
p. railroad? Evidently you have, for
Is not Columbus to-day wiFeing a 1915
market; has not Kansas City also a
$2.75 market? while st. Louis and
Washington each wire s. market,
and the two latter places are to-day
Offering Sl.15 (. o. b. here. Why are
you not aware of this fact? You are
possibly figuring on a January and
February market? Did you not know
there was a reaction in the cabbage
market fully three weeks ago and
since then has been steadily improv-
ing. Farmer would suggest that
you visit Lowell and thereby become
better posted, before attempting to as.
sert facts.
Unless we can obtain a substitute
there will be no items from Lowell in
next issue of Banner, as Farmer
leaves Monday for Charleston where
he goes to be present and act as best
man at the marriage of his cid citade
chum and roommate, Fred Bratton
and while there will run up to Orange
burg and Chester for a few days t
visit several sweet hearts of our boy
hood days. FARMER.
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