The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-24
C0L0NIST CATACHISM.


| cry, as some of the land companies
claim?
We believe this has been done
some years by some people. Celery is
what might be termed a scmi-harard-
GUS crop, .as celery is to certain ex-
tent luxury and not a staple. Thi;
past season the first few cars sold
at prices that would have easily net
ted the price mentioned. Later cars
sold for not much more than enough
to pay the freight This was largely
en- account Of the keeping quality of
| the product this year it seeming to
have some innate disease. causing il
to deyelope black heart
What are staple crops?
They consist of those products tina;
are deemed essential to the consum-
ing public. Potatoes, corn, syrup
cane, sweet potatoes might all be
classed as staples raised in Florida.
Cabbage, onions. etc, might be
Classed as semi staples, while lettuce,
celery, watermelOns and cantalOupes
Id be classed as Injuries, or haz-
ardous crops.
Are watermelOns 4 paying crop and
what does one need to realize TO make
it profitable?
A successful grower in Marion
county. the leader in melon prOduc-
ton, states that > net per acre is
GOOD money. II takes about tTO
acres to make Il ear. He states thar
SEQ a cur is Il fair f. o. b. price and
that it cost about ST., an acre for
fertilizer and labor As matter OF
fact the first ears sold as hish a.
$500 delivered and many sold from
$ 100 to $l2o per car /. o b Flor
ida Once planted. melons are YER.
little trouble up 10 time of harvest
ing.
| II our land is all pad Tor, how
Luch money should We have on hand
to make farm Il success and to ear.
ry us through until something could
be realized from crop?
II costs from ST., to So an acre to
clear wild land. Pine land will prob.
ably average So an acre; heavy
hammock land So II costs from
$73 to 500 to put a hog and cattle
proof wire fence around ten acres.
About 1925 will develcp a driven
well. Surface water can be had at
very little expense. but It is unsafe
to drink IT, A house can be built
at all the way from 500 up. ac-
ccrding to the purse and the needs
o. the builder Furniture, live stock
tools. implements. nursery stock,
seeds, etc, will have to be purchased
and beyond this II will cost a certain
per diem to live We have been
taken to task because we have stated
that one should not come here with
less than $1,000 to do all of these
Il ings with. Figure it all up Tor
yourself We have admitted that A
young anu strong man, with no one
depending upon him for supper,
could do il for less We have been
told that we are preventing some
folks from coming to Florida bccaus
they are discouraged by our figures
Our statements are the truth. ant!
can therefore wrong no one. W,
want new blood. but we wan, salts
fled citizens and failure is sure 10
make a discontinued citizen; one who
will probably make his way back
: to the old home somehow and who
Will have his little hammer out for
| 'o'A"" 80 i'HS dS ne lives. we are
not going to grow unless the citizens
within our borders make good /,
they do make good they are our hes,
| advertisement They induce rheir
friends 10 come. and these in turr
| irducc Others. an endless chain ~
progress. Thine man who comes her,
with deed to an uncleared trac, "
land and not much i'm his pos ker be-
, sides his ticket. expecting to make III,
ground yield him gold dollars As II,
sits in the shade of the friItcr r..
lapring up the sweets gathered trsr
the honey pond. is going - Gal hi.
dream shattered. and his Mood +
likely to turn ~ vinegar ,s.e. -s,,,.
10 thinks Of Florida Cone 0~.rir. i
~o' HE risht 'o,aIien with -u; s#t.
and You never viii BE- so-rt World;
Grower.