The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-06
DAIRYING PROFITABLE
IN FLORIDA

An annual drain of nearly two and
a quarter millions OF dollars is a SER
i0us fact. Vet the district for which
Jacksonville is the distributing point
cultural activity, directly or indirect
", in years tnme. Think of how |
Florida would grow if that much
money could be kept in circulation |
within her borders. Florida's people |
send out to other states about one
and one-fifth millions Of dollars di- |
rectly for an article of necessity |
which could be produced more cheap
~ in the state than in those to which
the money is sent.
In one month recently there were
more than thirty carloads Of butter
brought into Jacksonville. At the
rate of ten tons to the car, this would
be at least 500 tons, or 100000
pounds Of butter. As some may OBJ
ject that this must have been an ex-
ceptional month, we will assume an
average Of twenty cars a month,
400, 900 pounds of butter. Putting
the price at 20 cents a pound, this
would make an average of 100000
month sent to northern states for
an article that we could manufacture
more cheaply than they can. This
would be $1,200,000 a year, 5 per
cent. of S24,000,000, an amount
which would practically be added to
the capital of the state
That thirty cars which came into
Jacksonville from the north, that
month, was for the supply of the dis
trict of which Jacksonville is the dis
tributing point jacksonville, how
ever is not the only distributing
point for groceries in the state.
Therefore. the estimate of $780,
900 a year spent by Floridians for
butter must be far beneath the actual
| figures.
Denmark, with but a little more
than one-fourth the area Of Florida,
and a soil originally considerably
less fertile than that of this state,
| under the climate of northern Eu-
rope, makes enough butter to feed
her population Of nearly three mil
lion souls and to export millions Of
pounds TO other countries. The farm
ers have brought up the fertility Of
the soil, until it is now among the
richest of Europe, by the free use of
COW manure.
Leon county, in which Tallahassee
| is situated, makes enough butter for
the use of her own citizens and has
large surplus to send out to near
| by parts of Florida. Almost every
county in the state should be able to
do the same.
With a great variety Of forage
plants which grow here luxuriantly
and no winter protection needed,
! Florida should be able to produce
| butter more cheaply than any state
| that has not those advantages, and
certainly the states from which Flori-
da receives her butter.-Times-Un
ion
Leon. Gadsden. Madison. Suwan-
nee, Duval, Bradford, AIachua, Col
umbia, Baker. Sumter. Orange. Mar
ion, Lake, Levy counties are in easy
reach of a central creamery, and
these counties contain some excel
lent herds of cattle and many thou
sand acres of land readily capable OF
producing grasses, and the best OF
cattle foods-the grazing season run
ming nearly twelve months.
i Cattle raising and dairying in this
area can be made a very profitable
!. pursuit.
We will be glad to submit further
facts regarding the possibilities
: Ask, ]. A. Pride, General Indus
trial Agent, Seaboard Air Line Rail,
: way, Suite 800, Norfor1k, Va.