The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-29
NEWS AND VIEWS
FROM STATE PAPERS

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1T is a very noticeable fact that
Vegetables are scarce here In the sum-
mer. the theory being advanced that
they cannot be grown in this locality
IN the hot months There is evidence
to the contrary, notwithstanding
theory. 1t is about time that theory
be accepted at its face value and moth
ing be granted until corroborated by
experience. Kitchen gardens should
be an asset of every home In st
Johns county, and the housewife woulr
be saved much worry in supplying her
table with fresh vegetables st Au-
gustine Record.
A. s. Alfred, of Chicago and Lake
Geneva, Wis, was in the city last
week. returning Monday, to look af-
ter his orange and pecan grove. Mr..
| Alfred showed us some pecans taken
from a two-year-old tree. Mr.. Alfred's
grove is an experiment on his part. He
alternates the rows with orange and
pecans, thus insuring a money crop
at all events-freeze or no freeze.
Others are being interested with his
success, for the shade of the pecan
trees is proving a good thing for the
orange trees.-St Petersburg indie
pendent.
Mt. T. d. billiard, a reliable mer-
chant In town. is elated over the sue
cess he has had in raising pineap-
pies In the fat woods, which were
before considered almost worthless,
and he declares, and his plantation
seems to prove 1t, that enough pine
apples and of better quality can
be raised there with one-haf the fer
tilizer than on the sand ridge skrting
the river, which was before consider.
ed the entire pineapple belt.-Ft
Pierce News
Today the vineyard of Conner &
Henkle near Maitland, is the scene
Of great activity, as a large force OF
men are beginning to pick the grapes
Of which there are seven acres under
arbor. ALI of these will be made into
wine which will be shipped to many
points over the country. In the pro
cess of making wine this summer, ten
tons of sugar will be used.-Orlando
Reporter-Star, Goth.
Quite large number of citrus trees
are now being shipped to Key Largo
Property owners there are making ar
rangements to go into the orange and
grapefruit industry on large scale
> Miami Record
There has been on exhibition In I'd
ner & Sons show window this week
one of the largest and, said to be
! finest, mangoes known
This specimen was raised at tht
? United States Experiment Station
4 grounds near Miami, and sent to j.. B
Beach of this city. It was about what
might be called ordinary mango shape
only very much larger. as it weighed
leighteen and one-haf onuces. z
lit was what Is known as the Sun
dersha mango, a native of Ceylon, In
. dia. and it IS claimed to be one OF tht
{ rarest and choicest varieties of man
: goes in the world.
AS Dade county is one of the bes
: places to raise mangoes there is, I
J is to be congratulated on it's posses
, sion and good prospects of the propa
Igation of this valuable fruit-Paln
8 Beach News.
Mr. G.. H. Ruge has in his garden
a "Pondorosa" Wonder Lemon ire,
9 that is bearing its first crop and tn,
X fruit is wonder sure enough. Their
Y are at present sixteen lemons on tn,
; tree one of which measures thirteel
s. and a half inches by six and a hal
o inches. There are four other lemon
y of this size on the tree at present
# The skin is thin and smooth. One o
n these lemons contains as UGH juic,
# as six ordinary lemons.-Apalachic
Times.