The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
FLoRlDAs MANY RESOURCES

Few people in this country, and
also great portion Of those residing
In the state, realize the various pro-
duties and resources of Florida.
To the uniformed the states pro-
ducts are known as early vegetables
and oranges and timber and turpen-
tine.
AS matter OF fact Florida pro-
duces the highest grade and most ex-
pensive cigar tobacco wrapper grown
in the United States. This crop sells
often as high as so cents per pound
in the field and has been known to
bring as high as $1.00 per pound.
This tobacco land is in the north
western part of the state and some of
the land that is adapted to the growth
brings as much as $1,000 per acre, I'M
cleared.
Strange to say that majority of
the large tobacco growers in the state
are Jews, in fact the largest TOBACCO
plantation in the world is in Gads-
den county, and is owned and operat-
ed by company OF Jews, of viii
Duke, one of the tobacco trust pro-
motors, is large stock holder.
Florida produces the greatest part
of the Sea Island cotton grown In the
world. This is very high grade cot
ton and can only be produced in just
a few spots in the south. 1t is used
in the the manufacture of imitation
linen goods and in spool cotton. An
average of $4,000 bales is raised in
this state annually. bringing to the
planters several million dollars. One
pound of this cotton sells for about
three times the price of, the short
staple cotton. which is raised in all
parts of the south. The counties in
which this cotton Is raised comprises
ten of the extreme north central
counties
Florida produces the finest sponge
in the western hemisphere. Two
towns in the state are supported al
most altogether by the sponge in
dustry. namely. 'Tarpon Springs and
Clearwater, while a, large quantity of
sponge are caught at Key West. 1t
Is big industry and supports a good
many thousand people.
Florida ranks as one of the largest
fresh and salt water shipping states
In the union. Something over $5,O00,-
600 worth of fish are shipped north
out of this state each year.
The value of its cigar manufacture
ing industry is worth millions upon
millions annually. Key West an
Tampa, two cities with a population
combined that win reach near 1000
are maintained almost exclusive
by the cigar industry.
Florida is perhaps the greatest cat
tie state east of the Mississippi. Only
last week one county-O sceola-
shipped over $4,000 worth of cattle
to the western state and Osceola is
not the largest cattle raising county
in the state by any means.
Florida produces the worlds phos-
plate practically. This county
Polk-produces IS per cent of this
article, worth, perhaps more than
$50,O00,O 900 annually. This phosphate
exported to Germany and France and
other countries where it is made into
the highest quality of fertilizer.
Florida produces the greatest
amount of turpentine and rosin of any
equal territory in the world. Those
two products alone bring into the
state more than s35,O00,00O per an,
mum.
Florida is one of the greatest lum-
Der manufacturing states in the union.
1t has more virgin timber standing
today than any other state east of
the Rocky mountains. This state has
more different kinds of wood suitable
for timber than almost any other
place on earth, but the manufacture
OF yellow pine timber is the one most
ly dealt in at present, but the writer
believes that in few short years it
will be a great state in the manufac-
ture of hard woods There are more
than 100 varieties of trees growing in
Florida of commercial value.
Florida has some of the largest
apiaries in the world, shipping honey
by the steamer and the car load.
These apiaries are mostly located in
the extreme northwestern part of the
state, although few are located on
the lower east coast. In that section
of the state, where the apiaries are
located namely, in the counties of
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