West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-04
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ANTHONY. FLA. Dec 90. 1894
EDIroR ARGUss
Perhaps your readers might like to
know how we spend the HOLIDAYS i'm
the 'sunny south" SO / viii try to
tell them something about our Christ.
mas We had two trees-one in each
church One was holly and the
other n magnolia. They were both
very pretty-the holly with its red
berries and the magnolia with its
thick, glossy leaves The programs
were both good, but so near like our
northern ones. as 10 need no descrip-
ton. The small boy (aud larger ones
too) had lots of fire works Xmas morn
ing aud night. reminded one of 18th of
July.
My uncle W. II. Bishor of Rankin.
Pa, arrived here Decem Der %. and ex-
poets To stay until spring; going to
Cuba before he returns He is very
fayorably Impressed with Florida. es.
peciailY her climate. think he will
ony property here before he leaves.
Many northern people are arriving
every day now. The big hotels win
soon open mp in the cities and Florida
will take on the air OF hustle and en-.
terprise which follows the uortherner
wherever he goes.
The weather is beautiful here now
The sun shines warm and bright. max
ing one quite satisfied to keep on the
shady side of the street Have had
fire in the church but once this w,n.er.
The roses are still in bloom
The State Teachers Association
meets in Tallahassee this week and
| several of our teachers are in attend.
ance The schools here are having a
two weeks holiday A crowd from
here went to silver Springs today for
picnic. The people are all very
busy preparing their land for spring
crops. My brother and partner are
getting ready tract o. 200 acres.
Have almost completed blowing and
will soon be ready to- plant. They
expect TO plant 100 acres in water.
MELONS, 30 acres in cantaloupes. % in
beans and % IN tomatoes. The cab
oage and straw berry crops look we'll.
The lettuce crop is being rapidly shin
ped and the growers are we'll pleased
with the returns.
The lettuce plants are set out in
rows feet apart and 1 foot apart in
the row. They make fine. large heads
mat way, like small cabbage, head
white and crisp They use about 1000
pounds Of phosphate to the acre for
1 fRFtlliZsnR latinon
large acreage of melons, tomatoes and
beans planted here this spring. The
wGtermelons are planted ia hills about
0 feet apart, each way using $50
pounds of phosphate per acre. Cam
tiloupes are planted about o feet each<
way-one vine to the hill Some of
the best lands yield as much as 100
pounds 10 the acre. For fertilizing
them they use from 800 to 600 pounds
of phosphate per acre. The Net -
Gem or Rocky fordcNptiloupe is taking
the lead IN this section now. Some
plant the Acme for shipment to South
1 ern markets. such as New Orleans.
Savannah, &c. Tho first OF crop brings
best prices. First of crop last year
| shipped to jacksonville and Atlanta.
sold for $40 a barrel. The season opens
the last of April and lasts until the
first OF July. The most of the crop is
shipped in refrigerator cars, holding
about 400 or 500 crates to the car.
Cars were sent froui here to Pittsburg
and Boston and sold FOR good prices
last year. A large amount of them
are sent to small places by express
Some days the express shipments
amount to 500 oc 500 crates.
The shipment of beans begin about
the 18th of April. The wax and green
varieties are planted green for
Southern markets and the wax for
the Northern. Tomatoes are one of
the staple vegetable crops here-thous-
ands of crates being shipped each year.
They are planted in rows 4 feet part
Shipments of them commence about
May 10 and continue until July. The
tomatoes are picked soon as they com
meuce to turn white and wrapped in
paper and ripen while in transit They
are packed in carrier baskets. contain
ing small baskets or trays
The ARGUS reaches us 90 Saturday
and is a welcome visitor / enjoyed
reading "a Cabin Christmas. Dy Nc
Clure Mason. EZRA BissoP
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