The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-06
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Communication published below is of
special interest to Brunswickians
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars
are awaiting those who turn their
bend 10 the development OF Glynn
county lands-not in a. haphazard
heartless -you-please fashion
but along the lines Of scientific cul-
ture. The Communication is as fol-
lows:
Editor The News:-I have read with
( interest the able article written by
H. A. Wrench. Every word of it
would be for Brunswick as apples Of
gold in pictures of silver" if the peo-
pie would only dare to do.
Even the most unintelligent are
now coming to understand that this
great waterfront and the railroads
which We were so glad to have, will
be Of small value as building factor
unless we do our part in furnishing
the business for them admit that
the harbor and roads are important
but our main dependence must be
upon ourselves Building factories and
sending ont products to compete in
the worlds market is mostly dream.
But this truck.farming proposition
will and must solve the problem. 1t
is not at all necessary to go to Buffalo
Swamp as Mr.. Wrench suggests. Every |
foot Of vacant land in and around |
Brunswick should be planted Jack
sonville at the south and Savannah at
the north Of US are investigating the |
resources and advantages of their /
lands Shall we oyersleep our oppor- I
tunities?
The plan Of irrigation, to avoid
the scalding effects Of the hot sun,
which has made our truck farms so
uncertain. is to my mind absolutely i
necessary. The plan has been adopt
ed in Florida with wonderful success.
1t is not expensive as one artesian
we'll furnishes sufficient water for five
acres OF land. The tile Is laid just
deep enough so as not to interfere
with working the soil usually from
one to two feet deep. The supply OF I
water can be regulated so as to irri |
gate the entire field simultaneously or +
confined to single row. After the +
well is driven and tile is laid, the /
irrigation costs nothing further When |!
the water is cut off there is a perfect |
system of drainage Hence two dan
gers of farming, too little or too much
water are under perfect control
What they estimate the average
yield per acre and what they sell for
in Sanford, Fla, follows: tomatoes,
800 crates at 81 per crate; sweet po
tatoes, 200 bushels at so cents per
bushel; Irish potatoes, 60 barrels at
$3.50 per barrel; egg plant, at $50
to $3.50 per acre; peppers at $400 TO
81 900; strawberries, $500 to $1,000;
eucumbers. $500 TO $500; snap beans.
$500 to $1,000 lettuce, 5000 TO $500;
and celery, $500 to $500, These prices
net f. 0. B. at Sanford. There is one
man at Sanford who has fifteen acres
under cultivation who viii probabl,
clear $20,000 this spring. These fig
ures seem incredible. but they are
nevertheless true and only fair esd
mate.
And what they are doing we can &c
also. We have better land and all Of
these vegetables can be grown here,
What We want is twenty good men To
test it, by putting it into practice. TAX
ing five acres each, Don't wait Be
sin now! We shall need this number
in order to have earlots in sufficient
number to attract buyers to this man
ket
If this is done we guarantee thFt
the next season and each suocess!N 9
season more ground will he planted
No investment IS SO safe, 50 sure
50 certain 10 enrich its owner and 70
better method could be adopted foT
building Brunswick into an indepen-
dent and prosperous city. NJ A. c.
] rhnse nnnelns attorneys seem 70