Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1906-12-21
NORTH END Of ST. LuCIE co.
Fruits and Vegetables in That
Section in Fine Condition,

Inc stan correspondent CT lht New
York Packer writes interestingly Of
the north end Of St. Lucie county as
follows:
Sebastian, Fla, Dec. l2.--While Sc
bsstisn is not large shipping point
for fruits and vegetables, yet II has
some of the most interesting orange
groves aud beautiful homes on the
east coast Of Florida and what IL does
not ship In fruits il makes up in the
fishing industry OF r. a. Hsrdee & Co.
This firm owns and operates one OF
the largest fish businesses on Indian
river and also owns the largest orange
and grapefruit groves here, acres in
all from which it expects to market
1900 boxes Of grapefruit and 500 boxes
of oranges of the very best quality.
This fruit is nearly all brights, very
few russets being grown here, Besides
this bearing grove Of 1000 trees there
is young grove OF 8 acres which is
more than promising.
W. c. Braddock, Jr., is another
grower Of both oranges, grapefruit and
vegetables; acres in groves and :
acres in beans. He is now shipping
eggplant ard other vegetables. Mr..
BrsddOck is also the leading merchant
here and is said to be the largest ship
per of absolutely fresh eggs on the
east coast. say absolutely fresh be-
cause Mr.. Bradiock does not deal in
storage eggs, but ships them daily IS
they come from his farm,
G. Kroegel has fine 10 acre grove
down on the river bank, sheltered from
the winds by one Of the wonders of
this country, a shell mountain. Here
one finds the famous navel orange in |
ali its perfection, sweet, large, seedleSs |
and smooth. AL of the fruit in this
grove is of fine quality and while this
is an ideal spot for an orange grove
the healthy condition of the trees
proves the reputation the Germans
have as horicultnrists.
Foster s Groves have q fine grove
here on the ridge and one Of the most
beautiful home spots in Florida, high Il
above the town, surrounded with fine
shade and tropical fruit trees, flowing
wells of pure water and background
of as fine an orange and grapefruit
grove as one wishes to look at,
G. B. Hall s Co, who own fine
grove some miles west OF this place,
are large shippers Of both fruits and
This firm has fine pack
ing house here and is now shipping or
anges, also beans and other vegetables.
They make q speciality of shipping to
hotels direct, and put out a very fancy
article.
Among other growers and shippers
IRE ". I. Lame, oranges rnd vegeta-
oles, now shipping beans; Ivey Lawson
md G. A. Braddock, orange and grape,
iauit gruves, and many others.
Roseland, two miles north Of Sebas.
ian, is a most interesting place and
Jol. n. ID. Ruffner's hospitable home is
,re Of the finest natural spots in south
,rn Florids. The colonel is an old
Virginia gentleman ard he snd Mrs.
Suffner certainly know how 10 keep 4
II the reputation Of that state for its
His orange grove is one =
4 the best in the state and the location
unsurpassed. With the Indian river
o the east and the Sebastian river on
he north It is warm in winter and cool
. summer and the oranges and grape
rlit hers SHOW a freshness ard per-
ection seldom seen in ordinary loca-
.ons.
Everything in fruits can be found
ere in this 20-scre grove, watere6
18th three large aowing wells. Many
Their interesting objects Rre here,
morg them a nine-yesr-old slliga:or
yer eleven feet long, pet Of the col
bel, which he feeds 90 wild cat meat
entertain his visitors aud make the
,Stor grow still larger.
A. E Campbell has 8 fine grove here I.
i;oining the R0ffner grove, and while
ie fruit in both these groves is ripe, {
ID Of the finest quality, yet these
sntlemen do not believe in early ship =
sniS and viii not put their large
ops On the market before January.
Another grower here is Robert Bow.
r, who besides having an orange
rove. gives much attention to vege- *
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