Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03
NIII CULTURE
,.it,ble Industry in Its
Infancy.
NO Done With Banana
!. Iacie County Lands.
IA srrpsss Pine Culture,

| rsupass Pine Culture
II y,r,b number Of the Florida
=, H,nssesser the following
,n,.,r,d under the head OF
'crIrre a; Fort Pierce 1t
'..5r s. Bill, Of Fort Pierce and
..oj b. many photographs taken
| \ grlIu the banana patch Of Mr.
| Ilsr Of Fort Pierce
.,t,g to the report Of ne Blu
| satisfies Of the U, 5 Depart
|. 4 commerce. and Labor there
srrtsd into the United States
I.s,b, fiscal year ending June 30
ss5IO bunches Of bananas
.,in,t,I, one half bunch TO each
iS,,a oltbe patton, Expectations
n ,.s 2515l,2S6, indicating an
,ao5 consumption Of over eleven
a, 5,.,hes in comparing the two
ssaHd.
IN Of the foregoing statistics
sa,bhnilisr with conditions as
/. ,ts 10 TIE lower East Coas.
1obkdto inquire as to Why the
HI s,a.,s should depend for IS
gfi.his Low staple product upon
\ uin.giesi Why, indeed, does
\ !ae 81 Florida annually import
ss larauas in great quantities!
liz Ne ane source OF information
h snel that during the fiscal year
AZ i'm, 30, 1907, there were i'm
"a tInclly into the customs direct
sTgla 1891 bUnches Of foreign
IN bslanas; while, doubtless, a
Nj crater number have found
n Wy % the State through other
~ [citsi
lnlaon Cttbs problem may be
,slhha fact hat The press of this
sinhn exploited, almost 10 the ex-
40 d other equally Interesting
sTA he profits Of pineapple Gull
. range and general citrus fruit
arQ lrd fucking,
I1a rs when the matter Of grow
Z aepples commercially Upon the
Eal Of Florida was regarded by a
lng q persons with profound
Iiasn. 4 few energetic men,
.N'' persisted in demonstrating
'ltil, BY experimental work ana
.aIt'lT idelity to their convic-
ASH asaresult, today one Of the
aI1H Industries Of the State stands
''alunent OF the foresight ant e.
''a judgement Of those men,
'eA saose meagre nucleus has de-
W. tbs gigantic enterprise pine
is,Vlhre.
w correspondent, unfortunately,
~ ne '9l Of prophet, not even o
wy 'oni bu. be mas lived laug
'AEn the East Coas. Of florida
~ as net hesitate to hazard INC
NAll0a that the lime is coming
.A'le present. pineapple and citrus
! p0docilon OF the East Coes,
AaIl appear insi ,nifcaat-
WY eenas,H 10 fact--in Cu.-
"a" tAe output IT bananas from
| R'rltory. AS a baels for this
u'' alton i is submitted that
'Ns GLAND adapted to the cvltiya.
|. - - 'lainas is vastly Create than
!. 'lAn . suitable for growing the
a That bananas will snd do
!, o"Lleie and Dade oouutie.
n was aOandaosly as In Cuba i q
!, ~ Oase1 upOl the writer's per,
as''aS'on, ana is Substantially
'''0'SI lae accompanying liustrs
!. .y'lnA'itner Of Agriculture OF
n = Florida reports chat du,
,''H 1900 and 1906 there were
y The State 7.037 lunches o..
~ 'ld Of this, with forty.s.g
IN, ,spOftlne, s., Lucie county
~ y |sO lunches and Dade eoun,
s.. '0o9Ae', or upwar6s Of dfsy
n. 'le entire quantity, get
/ ~. va acres Of bananas cult
4, 'ue borders Ct st. Lucie
l,s, 'a'ea leads ali other countie.
/, "A ~ q ibis lice Of production.
~. " '9ndition9 Because a few
y ~ nscess Of pineapple cul.
sss ,'l'sr gardening and orange
A. Y, Y. " nultitade anxious tc
( ''''e's' fell into line and arr