The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-05
REMUNERATIVE
FLORIDA CROPS.

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the progressive farmer and truck
grower of Florida is not busy either
planting or harvesting some of the
many crops that bring big returns
when intelligently cultivated and
marketed, says the Florida Financial
: and Industrial Record
F'loridas great diversity Of pro-
ducts has made the State famous,
and there is reason. The State eX-
tends north and south through 49,
miles of latitude, narrow peninsn-
la, protected on the east, west and
south by large bodies of salt water
Standard crops of all sorts of vege-
tables and fruits, including man.
tropical and semi-tropical varieties,
can be raised every month in the
year. No other State or territory in
the Union can do so much. In the
northern tier of counties are the rca
? clay hills, undulating with dales ano
SridirOncd with many running
streams. This soil is adapted to the
> growth Of cotton, corn. tobacco, SUI
gar cane. nearly all kinds of yege-
tables, the pecan and other nut and
! fruit trees and many varieties OF
. srass and hay
1t was not until recently that Flor
ida was considered seriously as A
ccrn producing State, but statistics
row show that it can hold its owl,
: with the best in the South. Skill
and intelligence have been incorpO-
rated with soil and climate, and as
a result 81 and 80 and even as much
>, as 40 bushels of corn have been
" raised to an acre. A high grade to-
tacco is also raised in abundance or
" some of the Florida soils As much
" as 100 to 200 pounds to the acre
have been harvested, and this is fal
- from being an exceptional prOduc
ton.
In many of the northern cOuntie
o.! Florida large pecan groves ar
growing In one county alone fiv
thousand acres are planted in pecal
II trees, while here and there numcrOu
counties throughout the State. peca
VI groves of various sizes have been pu
us out. Sea island cotton is eXtensivel
I" grown in many of the north
% ern tier of counties and bale to
oh bale and a half an acre is not III
" usual.
In the middle tier of counties goo
. crops of corn, cotton, tobacco an
sugar cane are also raised, but NOR
attention is given to truck f;Nmins
" particularly to strawberries, water
melons and cantaloupcs. II is custc
mary for some one crop to be grow
extensively by community. For IL
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- attention to Irish potatoes, but r,
Gently they have been raising sea i:
land cotton and also find some
., their land well suited to strawbc'
ok
=, rics. In another district. such /
another section. Lakeland and plaI
{ lily. for example, strawberries -
givcn the preference. In thc,r I,
ealitics the buyers come ~ the &oN
ers and pay cash for The crop III III
=. station ami in some instances in III
,r FIELD.
The southern couniit~ a.; FluriG
~, are making rapid progress II pre-
md cnt. Citrus culture aud truck farm
h, ing are receiving the greatest ate;
,,s ton. All sorts of vegetables can !
:, raised almost every month in I'll
,f year on the same land that is m;
,ir- taring the citrus grove. The mo:
80, profitable vegetables grown in man
Iis localities are tomatoes. peas. bean
eggplant, cabbage, Okra, etc. HUI
,c. dreds of thousands of crates of thes
lad vegetables are shipped by EXPIRE:
or. end fast reiihts to northern marke
sus all through the winter and sprin
or rlonths. when the soil in the Va:
-or n,ajorities of the country through
,on cut the United States is frozen an
cd. covered with snow.
his The soil of Florida aided by II
re; climate offers another decided adval
tage in that several crops can
the raised in one year on the same pie
,ok. CO land. Two vegetable crops al
um enc staple crop are usual. For il
low stance, Irish potatoes are dug. swe
ian. potatoes are planted and when Il
the last crop is gathered a ton Of h,
ON can be made to the acre Celery ia
the lows lettuce and then potatoes on Il
9TH same land followed by crop OF ha