The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
FROM FERTILE FLORIDA.
What They are Doing in the Land Of
the Grapefruit and the Pine.
Miami is getting ready to plant

What They are Doing IN the Land OF
the Grapefruit and the Pine.
Miami is getting ready to plant
pines.
Joe Hawkins, of Eustis, is success
fully raising turkeys. He has over
600 In his flock.
Strawberry planting is being done
during this season on grand scale
at Starke.
H. M. Dopp is planting out a large
and new pineapple patch on his place
ut st. Petersburg.
The farmers at Orange Springs are
preparing the soil for their spring
crop of Irish, potatoes.
T. ]. Peters. of Miami. has filed
suit for $4,000 damages against the
z. ]. Port Fruit Co., of Denver.
A number of Georgia fruit men
will plant peaches and pecans to the
extent of about $50 acres near st.
Petersburg.
The Nicaragua, which sailed from
Jacksonville last week, had on board
5000 bags of fertilizer, valued at
$S5,00O. 1t went to Havana.
Alligator pears are in the market,
but those offered for sale at Fort Mey-
ers are very small, as the finest fruit
is being shipped to New York.
The crop of citrus fruit in southern
Florida will be very heavy this sea-
son and the fruit is in fine condition,
a great part of it being bright.
Last year there was shipped from
Florida, 100000 boxes of oranges,
averaging the growers on the trees
about $3.50 per box, or 100000.
The first orange sales reported at
Kissimmee this season were made by
s. G. Barber and Jim Tindall, who sold
their crops to the Waters & Carson
Grocery Co.
The pineapple growers in Dade
county all made money the past year
and this encouraging others to plant
and those who are already in the
business will increase their acreage.
HI. English, prosperous truck gar
dener of Tacoma, Alachua county,
has rented 10 acres of hammock land
and will plant peppers, peas, lettuce,
celery, cucumbers. etc., this fall.
From Miami to Homestead and even
further south large areas of land are
being, cleared, new homes are
being erected and citrus, tropical
fruits and pineapples are being plant
ed.
At Altemonte Springs the orange
trees are taking advantage of the OFF
season for heavy crop of fruit by
making an unprecedented growth and
n bountiful harvest is assured.
o. C. Hansell, of Titusville has pur-
chased the property. consisting of
fouracre orange grove and a two
story eight-room house, from w. B.
Strahan and moved his family this
week.
Judge ]. B. Wilmington, of valdos-
"a, Ca, after spending several days
looking after his large orange grove
interests, left this week for his home
much pleased with the future outlook
Of the orange industry OF Minis.
Hopkins & SON. the well known pine
apple growers of Ankiona, Indian
River, are increasing their acreage
this year. and will now have about
81 acres. They expect to have about
5000 crates next summer, all OF the
Red Spanish variety.
Quite a large amount Of wool has
been brought to westville and is be-
ing sold and delivered at rs lac. per
pound. Those wool growing formed
q combination and refused an offer
of 2sc. per pound for their wool. the
FIRST OF June. They controlled about
100000 pounds.
Many Of the planters, in Dade coun-
ty are putting out pine slips between
their citrus trees. Those that have
done this in other seasons ind that
that their citrus trees make bet
ter growth and that the fruit from the |
pines pays the entire expenses Of rails
ing their grove,
A prominent florist Of Anacosta, D. |
c.. has arranged to 60 into the Guilt
walton OF plants and flowers ut MI
ami on . large scale. =. v. Black