The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-15
Healthfu1ness.

to the healthfulness of this region that
breezes, the hea1th-giving carnations
a large volume could not contain it.
The insular position, the equable eli
mate, the ozone supplied by the sea-
from the pine woods, the absence of
extensive swamp land, all make the
Pinellas Peninsula justly celebrated
as health resort.
cts winter climate is impossible to
exce1-dry, sunshiny, and yet COOL
The average of clear days per month
is in excess of ten, Of cloudy days
less than seven, which is a sunshine
record unequaled except in dessert
lands. Report Department of Agri-
culture.
A climate where the delicate may
live practically all the year round in
the open air cannot fail of being bene-
fetal. Rheumatism, pulmonary trou
bles, nervous diseases, are all alleviat-
ed and in large number of instances
cured by residence in this clear, pure,
sunshiny air.
Good water, so important to the
healthfulness Of any community, can
be had anywhere on the Peninsula
with very little expense, usually a
diven we'll striking a plentiful supply
at from 10 to 20 feet depth.
The Soil.
The soil is, to large extent,
lime soil, and fertilizer has in most
instances to be used in supplying
other properties, but when this is
done the results are nearly always
good and growers of either fruit or
afoh la 1+,,o
everything will grow that thrives in
the North, excepting, possibly, apples.
Two good crops can easily be secured
Of land sometimes even more than
two.
Shipping Facilities.
One thing that should not be over
looked when you are selecting a farm
Especially if you expect to make this
farm productive of special crops, like
early vegetables, small fruits, etc., a
class of produce that must be trans
ported to market quickly if it is to
be proftably marketed), and that is
transportation. The most fertile
farm in the world, remote from trans
portation facilities, would be worth
less. Convenience of transportation
is one strong point in favor of the
lands contiguous to St. Petersburg.
The Sanford and St. Petersburg di-
vision of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way runs in a northerly direction
through the Peninsula from St.
Petersburg, it's southern terminus.
The ST. Petersburg and Gulf Rail
way, the only interurban electric rail
way in the state, extends seven miles
into the country, giving the settler
not only the advantage of shipping
from his own door, but making the
school and social opportunities of ST.
Petersburg convenient for his family.
Every convenience is offered the
shipper by either of the above roads.
The electric line connects by boat
with Tampa, thus giving a nearby
market, which is really what makes
small vegetable and fruit farms pro-
ftab1e Tampa is a thriving city Of
over 10000 population, and is GROWING
rapidly. St. Petersburg itself is grow
ing rapidly and has a large influx
of tourists during the winter season.
Of course, the best markets are those
of our Northern cities, which can be
easily reached through either the At
lantic Coast Line or the Seaboard Air
Line, through boat connection to
Tampa.
Conclusion.
From all these view points probably
the most desirable location in Florida
is that section Of Hillsborough Coun-
tv known as the Pinellas Peninsula,
a strip of land 80 miles long, and
from 6 to 10 miles wide; bounded on
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