The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-07

S1.OO or little more, per acre But
at present turpentine operators are
paying from $500 to $500 per acre,
and even more for good tracts near
to transportation. After they are
| through with it and the logs and
wood are cut off, it may be bought at
a low price, but we do not know of
any that is desirable that can be had
in small quantity at a less price than
about $500 per acre
! At the present time the subject of
| immigration is an ali important one
| to the South, and while the matter is
| being agitated. and the entire Southern
press is unanimous in its call to the
| immigrants, and the various organs of
the state, county and municipality are
each and every one depicting the adj
| vantages of their particular sections,
and are endeavoring to turn the tide
| i'm their direction, F1orida'S advantages
and the magnificent opportunities
that she presents to the ''hOmeSeeker''
should not be overlooked.
Primarily. the things to be gained
| by locating in any specified place are
i HlSl llldt DIcStul tutlllSclNcS W lHe
mind of the man who cOntemplates
removing from his place of original
residence, and be he an alien fresh
from the vineyards of Italy, or from the
potato patch i'm the Emerald Isle. or
perhaps a resident of our own coun-
try, who seeks more genial cline in
a portion of the Union where his
chances to accumulate a competency
1
tunities" will first occupy his attention
and ultimately be his destination.
| Florida, lying in a lower latitude
| than any other state, possesses an
| individuality and climate peculiar to
herself. The things that are essential
| to a life of comfort and go largely
toward making existence pleasant in
any country, viz: equable climate
beautiful scenery and an atmosphere
charged with ealth-giving ozones are
while of vital Importance, only a few
of the peninsula states many advant-
ages.
To him who enters the state for
the purpose of engaging in an agri-
cultural life, Florida offers many and
varied attractions.
| In the first place, Florida soil is
| HOleu lOT It's leTIuly, anu Tie ulNcTSl-
fled crops that can be grown thereon.
In the second, owing to her geographic
cal position, her crops reach maturity
and are on the worlds markets before
| the same products of other states be
gin to mature, thus enabling the FlOri
da growers to demand and receive the
very highest prices for his wares.
Again, Florida land is, considering
its value when cultivated, ridiculOuSly
cheap, the day wage of an ordinary
labOrer being sufficient to pay for an
acre. Millions of acres of this land,
lying for the greater part, in the south
ern section of the state, both upon the
east and west coasts, fertile and pro-
life, are but awaiting the hand of
the 'huSbandman'' to cause them to
yield great crops of citrus fruits and
vegetables.
Immense forests of valuable pine,
suitable for the manufacture of lumber
and the extraction of turpentine, will
for many years prove source of reve
nue. to those engaged in that industry.
Vast beds of phosphate lie unde
velOped, anw will some day bring
wealth to the fortunate man who
mines it. Fishing along the Florida
coast Is unsurpassed, and those who
are engaged in the business are reap