The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-03
HusrLINe TIMES AT MARTIN


what u IL today. nor was the practice
What Il seen today. One of the most
gratifying OF the industries being de-
veloped Is that of farming so that it
will pay. The forests are being clear
ed because the world wants rosin and
turpentine and lumber. and Florida
viii be rich for many years, if the
cleared area Is developed by men of
Industry, men who have faith in
farming and who know how to farm.
The need OF Florida today is for thou
sands Of men who want to develop
vineyards, orchards. truck farms and
straight farms. The side lines of
swine and cattle raising promise
enough. when coupled with the 9th
eFE. 20 make men prosperous and hap
~.
Mr.. TilIer's Farm
One Of the largest farmers in the
section Is Mr.. j. n. Tiller He pur-
chased the Mcleod lands near Mar
HaMa VIZ AAAtA hAHS oo IL "OASS
built This farm. and today has one of
ihe prettlest farms in central Flor
Ida lie has under fence nearly 700
arres, and most of IL is under high
state OF cultivation. The barns are
large. the farm Is well stocked with
hogs. and improved cattle have just
been added. A fine small orange
grove Is one OF the desirable parts of
this farm Recently the correspond
ent went over this valuable property
with Mr. Tiller. and was much inter
ested IN the fine growing crop to be
seen
The watermelon crop is very prom
Using here. Fifty acres. with vines
three feet long and N high state
of cultivation, present ones of the fin
est prospects OF this section. The
Tom Watson and Kolb Gem varieties
are said 20 be the most desired. The
prospects are very bright for large
yield. The watermelon rows are al
most a half mile long and are clear
Of grass. A thousand pounds of fer
tillzer OF special mixture AVE been
used 90 each acre. The vines are ten
DERBY nursed until they begin to
spread. after which they are left to
nature by shine and shower.
The S5-aere cantaloupe patch is
equally interesting The vines are
healthy and are putting on fruit very
rapidly II Is thought that Mr.. Till
er's cantaloupes are further advanc-
ed than those OF any other grower in
me section. His cantaloupe seed
were especially selected from the Col
oraao Rocky Ford region and from
fruit that was well nigh solid, and
that grew close TO the vine. These
seed cost a deal more than the regu-
lar commercial seed. and will, OF
course. give results because of the
care tn their selection. The special
mixture OF a thousand pounds of fer
tiiixer 90 the acre on these canta-
ionpes are showing results already.
An early crop with a Tolerate per
acre yield has been predicted by ex-
perienced cantaloupe men.
Thls excellent farm also has a bean
patch OF so acie s These beans are
now being picked and sent to north
eFn markets They are the choice
Golden Wax variety.
A cucumber patch of ; acres under
Intensive cultivation show what the
prolific sands OF Florida will do when
mixed with brains and turned with
industry This patch will fill several
hundred crates within the next few
DAYS
Pour acres of cabbage have filled
many crates that have brought top
notch prices. as this has been cab
base year"
A sweet corn field of several acre:
for early trade In northern market:
shows the possibility of the early sea
son In Florida.
The regular farm corn field mas il
h ii0 acres. while 1870 acres are plant
ed % velvet beans. Nearby is a pea
patch OF so acres. A peanut field o
So acres and IS acres of chufas ar,
the fattening provender for the hogs
90 BE- slaughtered in the fall.
Mr. Tiller uses the latest labor saw
ina devices. The crops show wonder
ful regularity due TO machine plant
eFs Fertilizer distributors anC
spreaders, mowers and binders. ha!
presses and late plows are great mon
~ makers and labor savers by this
grcat farmer. He uses them and, il
addition. a great many men.
n Il Mr.. Tiller's plan to remove
every stump from the fields he cult
Yates and TO use machinery tor doing
s.vwrvthina pOssible He is also add