Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-05


Owing 20 aIm-rC9s &c i'"'
throughout the eE'irs country relative
90 the government or GutI'' .End- ~
Flofida subject 20 Homestead entry.
the United states land Otiicr has com.
niled a tsbula,ed letter, together with
other information, which W. prove OF
General interest - those seeking such
information.
There are ye' in FLORIDA some OF the
finest publ lsuds in tie United States
subject 20 honlestesd entry. While a
large number ui homestead. are made
yearly, and millions % acre. - tine
lands have been taken ", tie r,Ior'
shows that, on July o. :'e pat
year. being the end Of the f-'ai year,
the records show about 5000 acres OF
lands yet subject TO Homestead entry
under the law.
THIS land. stretching as i toe- from
one end OF the State 20 the other. from
Escambia county Oh the west 20 Mon
roe county on the solth, presents a
most diversified inducemea, 20 SET
tiers who desire 10 come 10 florida
and make it their future home. Being
extensively scattered, a homesreader
may adapt himself TO his avcca'ion, a.
the soil viii prod uce a erea: variety Of
PRODUCTS in agriculture ard hort'cul'
ture. There are doubtless also some
fine timber lands subject 10 the home
stead Law which. when cleared. will
leave q tract o! ss fertile land ss could
he desired.
II a prospective homes;eGder who
desires 10 make MS fOture abode IN
Florida desires good. substantial, gem
eral farming tract, he may secure sa'n"
in any county in West or Northern
Florida. where fruits more hardy than
citrus fruits may also b. raised in
abundance and Of the finest flavor
IL he prefers trucking and orange
growing, with the cultivation OF other
semi.trOpical fruits. he may take up
his homestead Of 100 acres IN Middle
or South Florida, where general farm
ing may also be carried on TO an ex-
tent, especially in Middle Florida,
where the finest Sea Island cotton in
the world is grown, and where corn,
oats. aud grain OF all kinds, except
wheat, thrive proli6cly, aud live stock
10 one OF the principal Industries.
The following 10 the circular as com.
piled by the United States laDd office
There are only two counties en-
tirely without such lads. A number
OF counties, however, have very few
acres Of il. Il 10 distributed, accord
ing TO q statement prepared by this Of
fee July ], 1905, by counties, ss fol-
lows:
"Alacs ~, l0,l3O acres; Baker, .58e
acres Bradford. $50 acres; Brevsrd,
1920 acres; Calhoun, 1900 acres :;
Citrus. S.259 acres Clay, 1880 acres :;
Columbia. l 3s7 scres; Dade, 1882
acres DeSoto, 6l,ss4 acres; puval,
800 acres: E.csmbis, 3,eOs acres :;
Gadsden, 846O acres; Hamilton. 2542
acres fernando, l,l62 acres; HilIs-
boro, l,l32 acres; Holmes, l,l7S acres ;
Jackson, lis acres; Jefferson, 426
acres; Lafayette. 1894 acres; Lake,
4l.s5l acres; Lee, IS .256 acres; Leon,
l,4l5 acres; Levy, l2,Sse acres; Lilo.
erty, 1882 acres Madison. ESQ acres
Msnatee. s,e77 scres; Marion, 5.46o
acres; Monroe, 3722 acres; Nassau,
ellis acres; Orange, % 400 acres; Os-
ceols, 1880 acres; Pasco, 2.l52 acres
Polk, 20,O76 acres; Putnam, 1928
acres; ST. Johns, 1900 acres; ST
Lucie, 1892 acres; Santa Rosa, 1914
scres; Sumter, eos acres; Suwsnn-e,
1909 acres; Taylor, ?,s36 acre.; Vo'
lusis. Il. 0e7 acres; Wakulls. $50 acres
waltoo. s,242 acres; Washington
1920 scres.
We can give no information, gen
orally. As To the character or value oil
any particular tract. Part OF the land
are worthless, or OF very little vAlue
90 il behooves a prospective settler &
exercise care AMI judgment in select
.ng a homestead. For the most par
the desirable lands are more or lees r.
mote from railroads and populous set
Elements.
The western and northern portion
H. 80 -
farming, live stock and small fruit