The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-17

rich in soil, very rolling and ex-
tremely beautiful Thousands of I
acres in the three-fourths of circle
made from the Mcintosh road to r.
vine, up the T. & ]. to Fairfield and |
across to Lowell, have been brought |
into cultivation during the past two
as fine as the state can |
show.
Fairfield
At Fairfield crop conditions, and
as far on west of there, both early
and staple crops, were never better,
and the farmers are in a cheerful
frame of mind. The little T. & ].
Railroad. formerly the Gainesville
& Gulf Railroad, will be taxed to its
utmost to haul out the crops that
will be raised along it's route.
Lowell and Reddick
At Lowell and at Reddick there is
much going on. The stocks of mer-
chandise look full and complete, and
several new places were opened since
the last visit of the reporter. This
section is almost all under cultiva-
ton and the timber that used to COW
er the land Is all gone
Erasing the Tracks of the Storm
Just before reaching Lowell, COM
ing from Fairfield, the first signs
u
trees blown down being the princi-
pal evidence remaining week after
it happened. The half dozen fields
damaged, have all been replanted,
and the stuff is coming up and with.
in another week, even the small sec
ton that was struck, will have for
gotten that the wind and hail squall
ever struck it. The storm did not
reach as far east as the Anthony
road and indeed, its scope would not
have covered two miles square, or
| 200 acres in extent where the
crops were anything like totally de-
stroyed.
| Sugar Hammock Section
| Martin and the great Sugar Ham
mock section is poisoning like the
rose. Mr.. Charlie Howells great
farm, the new settlers on the How
ell and Chambliss lands, and all of
the older settlers and farmers of
that section, are jubilant over the
fine season and the fine crops. The
big packing house at the Howell &
Chambliss siding is ready for the
shipping season and will give ample
facilities for handling the tomatoes,
beans and cantaloupes from there
abouts. Lots of new fencing, new
land in crops and new cottages are
scattered all over this section.>
At Zuber, Mr.. Davis has the fine
plant of the Zuber Lumber Company
cutting it's full capacity of lumber
his logging trains hauling logs from
the wood to the mill, and making 9
fine showing for the plant.
Supplies Lime for the Entire State
The lime works at the Florids
Lime Company, and Graham Bros.
and the Standard Lime Company, a
Kendrick, a little nearer Ocala, arr
places we'll worth seeing. This, will
the exception of the two plants o
the Florida Lime Company at Ocala
l is where all the lime of the state o
7 Florida comes from.
Kendrick
At Kendrick there is a great dea
of activity. There will be NOR
cantaloupes and beans shipped from
there than will feed the New Englan
States for a short while.
There will not be any timber bel
along the city limits of Ocala afte
awhile, for these big truck fields ar
Ienroaching on it, and every acre wi
isoon be in cultivation, it looks like
Right now, it is not matter G
growing stuff in Marion county; it
one Of markets and transportation
The transportation problem We b<
. lieve the people and the papers wi
remedy, in time. The marketin
problem can be handled with PROF.
er and systematic method Of distr
buting the stuff to all parts OF th
United States at profit TO the grow
ers for every item of food stu
grown in the state, if it is only sci
. to the right place at the right tin
Il and not too much of it crowded ini
the centers and congestion of I'll
market caused.
All in all, the crop prospects /,
Marion county were never SO brigh
the acreage was never anything lii