The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-07-31
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About 10000 crates of tomatoes
went from Coleman and prices were
good the entire season; average was
about Sl25 net.
From Anthony there were shipped
go cars of melons, IS cars of canta-
loupes, 8 cars of beans and between
1900 and 35, 900 crates of beans, Gu
cumbers, csntaloupes, okrs, tomatoes,
! etc.
Pears are doing very well as far
south as DeLand, Fruitland Park,
Leesburg and points in DeSOtO coln-
ty. In Bradford county pears have
been offered at 20c bushel on the
trees. In Live Oak merchant offers
25c bushel for l 900 bushels for can
ming purposes.
The Palstka News reports 1,2O4
cars of melons and cantaloupes ship.
ped over the Atlantic Coast Line from
that section. The good prices received
for melons more than compensated
for the poor returns on eantaloupes,
which were almost a failure from
drOuth. The first car of melons was
shipped May %.
The pear crop is reported as unus-
ually large in the Archer section and
the prices very satisfactory.
The special correspondent of the
New York Packer writing from Or
ange City says that peaches have
been plentiful in market. Pears are
coming in. Shipments have been
made to Miami and other points on
the East Coast.
From Barlow the following reports
are sent in:
Growers are well pleased with this
seasons yield. One enthusiastic far
mer describes conditions thus:
kelsey plums turned out very nice.
Never such an abundance of LeConte
pears. VIII be canning and preserv-
ing for next two years. Guava crop
is better than since great freeze.
Grape arbOrs breaking down with
loads of grapes. Oranges and grape
fruit freer from rust than ever known.
Potato planting being pushed
a special from 1t. Augustine says
that many prosperous potato growers
of Hastings and vicinity instead of
going to distant resorts to seek relief
from the heat, are summering in
Anastasia island. This is within a
short distance of their homes and has
all the delights of sea side resort.
Families are coming here in large
mum bers.
Good word comes from the Orlando
pineapple growers. One report says:
The Smooth Cayenne pineapple sea
son has now openedlup, and from this
time on heavy shipments will be made
by Orlando growers. Some of the
original growers became dissatisfied
with prices two years ago and drop
ped out, but the wiser heads held on
to their property and inaugurated the
system Of growing second crops from
suckers and now reaping their re,
ward. Prices are good and getting
better. The Benedict Co. sent car
lot to Chicago last Friday and others
are getting ready TO ship.
The Packer reporter writing from
West Palm Beach says: The build
Jig of new passenger and freight
Il pot at this point by the Florida
East Coast Railroad will greatly faciI-
itate shipments from this point and
the improvement is greatly appreciat-
ed 10y growers in this section. The
freight warehouse Will be 250x5O. It
will be provided with comfortable
offices and have the best facilities for
handling freight.
IN recent issue the Times Union
gives the following interesting ac.
count of the objects ana workings of
the Fancy Pineapple Association:
This is an organization wholly sep
arate from that of Indian river.
numbering, it j. SAID, about sixty five
growers at Orlando, twenty six at st.
Petersburg twenty at Tampa and
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