The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-08-29

tr.e, In the Ei~rayHe E3y eouatiy is
growing -ur"t,rti,~, yet. il has, 80
faT. assumed ng. small proportions.
Those ha NAV, Experimental ia a
~maU way have IIct with abundant
suc.p~s, ana tuey viii increase their
acreage. There is an opportunity for
a practical s,r5W5 cry g1owcr TO -
toblI-h very Profitable industry.
There IS !rnbaaly $50 section of the
state Where there Is a. good local de-
maud. The Florida East cast hotels
are crowded from early IN the season
with class OF luuri,s who demand
the best, and the managers of the
variuu~ Io-leilics are ever On the alert
10 find that which sill 'tjgkle the
palate" Besides these, there are =
number of smaller hotels, which
wcuId make good customers Tor
strawberry grower. All this aside
from the northern and eastern mar
kets. Neu of experience and ~u1li-
Client capital cau reap rich harvest
through this succulent berry.
Profits from Pineapples.
The past season the pineapple crop
in the Indian River section has bean
more than an average one and prices
have ruled high, - that the planters
are well satisfied with the outcome Of
their crop. The real pineapple belt
commence a few miles north o. Fort
Pierce and extends over the entire
southern section Of Dade county. The
spruce, pine ami hickory lands have
been considered the best for growing
his profitable crop, until 81 few eX-
pevimeul@ were made on the heavier
fat lands at White City and other
points. These lands have proven
their ad5psahility To growing pines,
and this year there will be a large in.
crease in the acreage planted.
Throughout the spruce, pine and
hickory scrub lands there will also be
a large acreage of new plants ru' out.
Hundreds of acres of old plantations
that have passed their usefulness viii
he reset this year. TAe>e ftc-s dem0n-
stIate that the pineapple growers are
more than satisfied ai.h this branch
of horticulture.
Mr.. L. Y. Brakeman in an article
from Delray gives e few figures III the
Homoseek,r a follows:
MIR. \. +. Narlin, who Owls two
village lots. has one and one-haif lots
planted in pines, containing 100
plants orahout oue-iifth OF an acre.
From these lc gathered - crates,
shipping g.. His net returns amount
ri 90 SII9..G, or AZ the rate of $4,000
acre. Mr.. Nan3eIlin sold his pines
in bulk At he packing house.
Erred Juris sold from $500 plants
inl cra.e>. For > crates ne received
5If2.5O. net. His returns for the bal
ance OF the crop has not come in yet.
Mr.. >. =. sunday has three and one
fourth acres in pines. lie sold his
crop in the field for II ,01o cash. Nh.
I. t.. Lyman, from two and three
four,hs acres, shipped 5ol crates for
which ne received $500 per crate net,
orS DOS cash. Mrs. ". +. Lane has a
handsome five-acrc latch from which
she has shipped between 500 and $50
crates. Her average price has been
@2O0 per crate. Mrs. :. :. Linton has
four acres in pines from which she
has gathered $50 crates. Mrs. Linton
sold her crop, delivered in bulk at the
packing house, at Sl,35 per crate, or
S1.16l cash. These are but 4 few OF
the instances we might cnumerate
where the planters have made money
on pines In fact, from all We could
gather, all the planters made good
money on thei. crops. The most OF
the growers sold their crops either at
the packing house or delivered f, o. b.
on ears. Very few commission men
were enabled to secure consignments.
The spruce pine land, lying between
Delray and Boynton, distance of five
miles, will soon he converted into a
solid pineapple field So far as pine
apples are concerned, the same condi-
tons exist at Boynton as at Delray-
The whole country is teeming with
genuine, lasting prosperity.
Leaving out the citrus fruits and
pineappies, the most promising fruits
from a money standpoint, as well as
from the standpoint of an epicure, are
the mango, alligator pear and guaya.
The mango ripens in June and July.
II has been aptly termed by many
writers the king of tropical fruits"
1t came originally from India, but Is
now being grown quite extensively
here. 1t grows TO perfection, having