The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-14
FRUIT CULTURE
ONTHE JACKSON
COUNTY LANDS
Almost Every Variety May
Be Raised With Ease
If Given Ordinary
Attention.

Fruit of every description does well
in Jackson county, the soil and climate
being especially adapted to Satsuma
oranges, grapefruit and peaches.
Sweet oranges also do well If planted
in places where the trees will be pro-
tected from chance cold wave al
though there is little danger, for 1t
is a fact that whenever the cold has
been severe enough to Kill orange
trees in Jackson, trees have been
killed as far south as Tampa. There
are orange trees in the county as
high as many Of the houses, that an
| aually bear heavy crops there are
hundreds of peach trees that produce
fruit the equal Of any grown i'm tile
celebrated fruit belt Of Georgia aud
produce ii earlier, when there is
dearth Of peaches on the market. The
jackson county grape-f fruit IS noted
for its thin skin and delicate favor,
But as yet the fruit industry, from
commercial standpoint is in it's in
fancy.
J. D. Smith, Of Mariana, has prob
ably done as much to foster the fruit
industry in Jackson county as any
man in ii and, about a year ago, he
purchased 2 large number OF Satsuma,
sweet orange, grapefruit and peach
trees from an East Florida nursery.
Some of these trees he sold at cost,
but the larger number he planted al
various places In the southern part of
the county, with result that he viii
have bearing trees within The next two
years All Of the frees set aHt gre
healthy and many we're tr bloom thts
sea- son.
The Fig Industry,
The fig is native to Jackson county
and, although 1t has not been cult
waited upon n large scale ~ Vet. there
"a Df h4zT.-
throughout the county. With tho es
Enlistment Of 2 drying and canning
factory, which is q posi- bilIty of the
near future, thousands Of trees viii be
planted and the result will he q Won
der.ful increase in the wealth of the
community in general. and to the grow
ers Of figs IN particular The southern
portion Of the county is particularly
adapted to fR culture, as well as 10
growing Satsuna and, in some places,
to peaches.
11r. Smith has set out number
Of cherry and apple trees. picking out
high ground that is exposed 10 the
northerly winds Of winter. and the
trees are doing we'll IN their second
year. Grapes Of all kinds do we'll on
the same land that is suitable for
peaches or citrus fruits and the vines
that have been planted during the past
few years give evidence Of abundant
harvest
Strawberries do well in the sandy
toam Of Jackson county, and where
they have been grown have produced
bountifulIy. However, strawberry cul-
ture, although offering wonderful ad-
vantages. has not been taken up on
commercial scale as yet although It
probably will be IN the near future.
Early Demand Heavy.
The fact that the Jackson county
fruit rireus at a time when there IS
dearth Of fruit upon tina marker.
should be a special inducement to
those who are In Z, position TO under
take fruit culture The fruit in the
northern markets comes from South
Florida and, at the present time when
the South Florida. product is exhaust
ID, the next shipments to the north
are from Georgia and Alabama. Pc
tween these two crops Is a wonderful
/ opportunity for the West Florida fruit
| grover, and this fact Ia being more
Thoroughly realized as time goes on
r VIII be but the matter Of q few
/ years until this between season de-
rand is met by West Florida grow
ars and the result will be a new
source Of wealth 10 the farmer.