The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-31

datiOns for the travelling man abov,
par, hence the writer has put in man.
weeks here while visiting the grow
ers of adjoining towns and territory
and since there is a limit TO all pleas
ures, where business is a necessity
this will be my last article for this
season from Marion cOunty's beauti
full and progressive capital An early
morning drive with a circuit in view
takes us first to Lowell, Fla. where
some fine farms, groves and growers
are located, among them S. F. Rou,
who is manager of the Wetumpka
Fruit Company. This company has
a 50-acre orange and grapefruit grove.
one of the best in the state, from
which last season 1000 boxes of prime
quality fruit was shipped. The crop
this season will at least be equal to
the last one. Mr.. ROu also grows let
tuce, beans. and tomatoes for market.
W. w. Smelling has a fine little or
ange grove here and grows beans,
cukes, lettuce, melons and cants dur
ing season and has some of the fin
est fields of corn as an after crop.
The z. c. Chambliss & Co, planta-
ton, c. B. Howell manager, Of which
| wrote about from Ocala last week,
is located here. This is no doubt one
of the best in the state, especially as
a combination of live stock and vege-
table products. This farm shipped
from IS acres S156 crates of No. l
cantalOupes this season. The Wilson
Produce Co., Pittsburg. Pa, handled
the bulk of both Ocala and Lowell
crops with entire satisfaction to z.
c. Chambliss & Co.
KnoblOck Bros. have a fine place
here and grow beans. tomatoes, cants
and melons in season.
In driving from Lowell to Fairfield
one passes directly through the large
plantation farm of L. S. Light, mail to
Fla. This is one of the best
vegetable farms in Marion county. |
and lettuce, beans, tomatoes and can
aloupes make up the leading crops
Turing season. Mr.. Light has Just |
'een elected to represent his district
n the state legislature, ana as he is |
IN old Packer reader the Packer man
him and hopes he will
'e the means of some beneficial leg
station to the Florida farmer and
,rower.
Fairfield, Fla.-Fairfeld is improv-
ng rapidly as a town and also as a
enter for fruit and vegetable culture
nd shipment Although the past sea-
on has not been a profitable one, the
rOwers are not all out of business and l.
moving they have had plenty of com
any this season throughout the vege-
able growing world, are satisfied and
ill try again. The leading growers
ere are Gattrell & Smoak, general
lerchants, brokers, shippers and ex--
ensive growers of fruits and vegeta- I.
les, growing beans, tomatoes and
lelons as a principal crop. They will ,
row beans for a fall and winter crop.
attrell & SmOak have one Of the fin
st mercantile stores in Florida and
re up-tO-date business people.
J. r. Carter, merchant and grower
melons, cantaloupes and other pro- .
lcts. will grow beans for Il fall crop.
W. L. Goodwin has melons, tomatoes
nd other vegetables in season and
i'll grow beans for the fall and win !,
T market.
J. A. Thomas has lettuce, beans. to-
atoes and cantaloupes for a general
arket crop and will grow beans for :,
II and winter shipment.
Christopher < Drummer mail to
lexington, Fla, grow beans, toma-
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Id other vegetables in season.
Irvine, Fla.-Iryine has some fruit
Id vegetable growers, yet Irvine has o
greater reputation as a manufacture Q
g center of fruit and vegetable h
ates. The Irvine Crate & Basket \
,, L. K. Edwards, manager, is one o
the finest and most up to date fac r.
ries Of its kind in Florida. Here ev- n
ything in the way of a fruit and
getable shipping package is made n
stay until it reaches its destina- g
IN, with the product enclosed. L. Il
Edwards, the manager, is also il
rgely interested in growing melons Il