New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
FLORIDA PINEiPPLFS.
PROFITABLE rNDUsrRY-How THE FRUIT Is
PROTECTED FROM HEAT AND COLD
From The Baltimore Sun.

From The Baltimore Sun.
Pin.apples in this section are all grown under
GOVERN pneries-the sides being boarded up
nsb sa. yerv othsr space Being Ieft open to
admit rain and modified sunlight and protect from
grown on an are Of ground. \ well-kept and we'll
fer;illred pinery here will grow fruit 70 most
ten and often twelve pounds each. The pineapple
That is say. they put out shoots from the parent
stalk close TO tho ground, called suckers and also
rom ,ne utse ot .'ie "ppe r - ,osr "a az
OF propagating. and That IS from stools A stool
~ matutca p'heappo ''ah Ni'n '. eS a Az,
stub. resembling cabbage stump only larger To
zontaily in the ground the top protruding. Some
times thcy are laid iiat. about two-tnirds OF the
10 fftccu ofrshoots usually appear. and from tho
growing plant about the same number From this
suckers in rows both ways eighteen TO twenty.
four inches apart. afrordlng room TO work them
stirred and free from grass and weeds From an
eight or ten inch sucker we'll cared for you might
expect fruit in twelve or fourteen months. From
To grow pines successfully the plants need fer
tilizng frequently Blood and bone. cottQnseed
meal and many other things used. am using
in my pinery with splendid results Florida velvet
beans. ground UP hulls and al. mixed with
equal amount OF tobacco dust Pines rule,
ripen IN June and July. but that depends on time
OF setting out plants You can have ripe pines in
Tor the market they are removed from the plant
with sharp knife placed carefully In baskets and
carried to the packing house. Here they sized
and assorted. the oyerripe fruit being laid aside
for some market. the perfect shipping fruit being
packed in cases holding sixteen to twenty four
apples each. excelsior being used 70 prevent abra-
sion I'm transit. This irult goes on orders TO the
four points OF the compass. The range OF prices
for this class OF fruit. a. b. orlando. Is from so
cents each up to s. %. to weight. perfection and
size. Large fruit -dealcrs. caterers. large hotels
restaurants and we-to-do private families from
the large cities our best and stcadicst patrons
a good income also from the sale Of suckers and
slips adds TO TIE profit OF the business and It Is
Itself. the smooth Cayenne plant OF course always
leading In price
Tho pineapple Is supposed to be OF tropical Amer
lean origin. and IL said 10 grow wild In Mexico
parts OF Central America and in Brazil and other
tropical countries. The Azores the West Indies
and the Hawaiian Islands particularly adapted
to rs growth The pineapple also possesses rare
dyspepsia and dphtheria and is a valuable anti,
septic, and it's juice applied to a womans face II is
said will remove moth patches. An ordinary Span
pounds, can and all. costing at wholesale . or 10
cents. One OF our average pines will All five six
fans a n 'nS ava OF the fruit Is not COM
would afford princely living for ordinary fam
set out is not heavy. the work all being done under
partial shade. An invalid could easily for an
the work exceedingly profitable. We have two or
three ladies' here who are owners and managers OF
quite large pneries, and all are making money.
There are two things we have to guard against
In pineapple culture, and they are extreme heat
and extreme cold. The tight board fence around
the pinery, and the slat roof protect the plants
sufficiently from the burning sun OF summer but
not always so from freezing weather. Last Janu-
throughout the whole section. To afford greater
protection than the sat roof affords for next win
ters cold have planted hill Of Florida velvet
the vine TO climb and by late fall the roof will
have a vevety covering of leaf and vine so dense
pertinent with me- but have faith in IT, and will
report results to the fraternity later.