The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-31
OCALA DISTRICT ORANGES
The Yield Viii Be Light in Some Orchards and Fairly
Heavy in Others X Growers of Vegetables

and cantalOupes during the season
but leaves this part of the bushes
to troopers and renters.
Moss Bluff, Fla, is one of the fines
fruit and vegetable sections in Flor
ida. Although not yet thoroughly de
veloped, located on the famous Okla
waha river, some of its lands are the
richest in fruit and vegetable produc
ton of any in the state. R. L. Martin
real estate dealer, OcaIa, Fla. owns
1000 acres of muck and prairie land
here, which he offers in plats to suit
purchasers for sale at a bargain 4:
muck from one to eight feet deep. IN
derlaid with clay; drainage canal and
right of way One-half mile to the river
with ten feet fall This land is but
miles distant from railroad station
Lake Weir or Observation-Disclosures
Coast Line, and is no doubt one of the
most desirable fruit and vegetable
sections in old Marion county.
A. w. Fort has an orange grove
here that is second to none in Flor
Ida and prize winner in the shane
OF lime tree which contains at the
present time no fewer than 10000
fully developed lines, with thousands
of small fruit and flowers besides.
The writer has here a twig from that
tree inches long with Is full grown
lines in grape-like cluster, and this
is only one such of hundreds. Mr..
Fort is the leading grower here of
fruits and vegetables and makes can
taloupes and tomatoes the season
crops.
Electra, Fla.-Electra adjoins Moss
Bluff, and has some fine orange grove
and vegetable lands.
Among the growers here are J. H.
Hallford, who has an orange grove
hat is well loaded with fruit without
he use of fertilizer.
G. w. Brant has 10 acres of orange
grove with the usual shOEt crop this
but looking fine as to new
growth. Mr.. Brant also grows vege-
ables and produce during the season. |
D. F. StebeIton has a 6-acre orange
grove with an average crop. The |
grapefruit crop is short. This is real |
one of the interesting places on
me of the fine Florida Iakes-Lake
Bryant
Gambler, Fla.-Candler is one of
IariOn cOunty's daughters of which
he may well be proud, not only be-
ause she is up to date, but on ac-
cunt of the company she keeps in
he way of progressive growers of
ranges and peaches. Gambler is no
ed for its fine early product of the
each, and while this season has not
cen all that might be desired as to
larket, yet the quality was, as US
al, good. The writer did not have
luch time, between two trains and
lany tropical showers, to call on all
the growers, but will return in a
w days and finish up his obserYa-
ons.
The principal growers here are J.
y. Mckinney, w. T. Williams, c. w. i
uick, w. H. belong and c. Kline.
mong those at home when the Pack ;
: man called were W. T. Williams. :
no has Is acres of peaches and a
acre orange grove, and had u acres
melons this season. This peach L
'chard was fifteen months old at :
tipping season, and produced lis q
'ateS of No. l peaches for market.
r. Williams came here two years
90 from Webster county. Missouri,
lie Of the finest peach sections in
e United tSates, and is an expert in L
at line. Mr.. Williams says anyone
terested in Florida peach culture is L
elcOme to write him for information II
Id is assured of a prompt reply.
w. T. Williams is an old Packer '
ader and knows its value to the {
over and shipper to perfection. u
c. W. Quick has Il acres of peach y
chard, is one of the successful "
overs, and is now growing among .
s peach trees a fine pecan grove. 0
r. Quick is also a buyer and shipper "
fruits and vegetables. He is rail d
ad station agent, express agent.
erchant and all round business man. y
w. H. belong is merchant, post
aster and grower of oranges and =
apefruit. Mr.. belong has one of u
e finest little orange groves in Flor 3
a and expects to ship a good crop d
is seasOn.-New York Packer. q