The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-08-23
DAVY GREEN
Was Not the Inventor Of the Fly.
ing Machine, But He is a
Genius Wherever You
Find Him.

MT. DdNlu " NTccu was OdC Vi bhO
most skillful mechanics that ever re-
sided in our city. There was nothing
any mechanic could do, that he couldn't
turn out, if he set his head to it. His
saw mill that was burned here, was the
most complete mill in the county, and
the handiest for operation.
But Davy's health failed, and he
gathered up his little family, and went
to Florida to. stay till he recovered.
And he has recovered his health
and has developed one of the very
finest fruit farms of it's size in the
State. He has learned from the ma
tives, and in turn has taught them some
very valuable lessons about their own
country that they did not know. He
has an ideal home, and nature smiles
about him and the earth laughs at his
touch.
| The Barlow Courier Informant, of a
late date, comes to us, containing the
following hattering notice of Mr.. Green
and his fruit farm, written by the edi-
itor, aud we know that Davy's many
friends here will be pleased to read it
J "THE LAKE POLK FRUIT FARM.
"Last Saturday the editor, Mrs. Sned
, igar, and little son and Capt. Morris
were guests of Mr.. d. G. Green, pro
prietor of the Lake Polk Tropical Fruit
Farm and Nursery.
Trantao1 Er,,,it q mr.
Nursery we found newer but more
Interesting place from the genera
point of view. The first thing, afte
ecstacies over rthe.innumerable flowers
plants and trees, useful and ornamen
tai, was to invade the picturesque cot
9 tage home, and in the absence in Obi
of the fair hostess, Mrs. Green, sprea
Jour luncheons on her dining table
Everybody was hungry, and Mr.. Greer
supplemented our boxes and baskets 81
generously with watermelons, fres
8 milk, cream, cheese, butter and brow
I. bread, that this deponent paid no al
: tention to anything else. Nature ha
J. so gently sloped the ground from tn
h house to the lake that it would max
l. an ideal toboggan slide or grand stan
O for boat race. The boat, boat-hous
v and ''front row" are already provided
a But these are all the more enjoyed b
d the genial owner because he is hus
!. ler early and late. He has establishe
e here now over 500 citrus trees, of whic
= 100 are fruiting. They consist of but
IS ded and sweet Seeding oranges, tai
Il gerines, pomellos, pink shaddocks, ci
g rons, Villa Franco lemons LOADED wit
fruit) and lines. There are tree
is laden with delicious guavas, pinl
r white and pear varieties, and quite
% lot of Catela guavas; several Manzal
lilo olives, melon paw paws, or custar
3 Iapples, loquats and several varieties
# peaches. 1t would never do to unde
a take to mention, much less descrit
X the flowers, ornamental trees, shrub
a vines, etc., but the place, in a fe
q years, will be worth modern fortur
N to the enterprising owner. Ever
t. thing is thriving. There Is litt
I'd McQlJcTducda tTCC dOOub lC
a tall and almost hidden by beggarwee
n and laden with fruit; little Otaheit
X scarcely two feet tall, and growing
a tub, was fruiting prolifically. Il
oranges from ] an inch to II in diar
eter, an English walnut is inches hig
from seed planted last spring; pate
3. of cattail millet about 9 feet tall al
still green and thrifty; Mexican ros
that is a tree, as is the cassava.
d. asked how he managed to feed b
COW to get such rich milk and butte
Mr.. Green replied: 4 bought a sack
cottonseed meal and one of middlin
Ut the first of last May, and don't expe
Is to buy any more till next wirter.
a just give her handful to get her
r. come up regularity never have to
ST after her. My lake front affords goo
pasture of maiden cane, para grass ar
n. St. Lucie grass, and my cow could ha'
BY nothing better.
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