The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-08
Citrus
|rOWerS Problem
FRS. N. NJ. G. Prange

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FRS. N. NJ. G. Prange
now facing a condition
Hike anything that has
known in the citrus in
a a discussion of how best
may be of benefit.
lays well to take inventory
Dn hand as a basis upon
work. Ours would read
lie money.
supply Of potash, and
brilliant prices. :.
rifty groves needing good
pduce our next years in
BEEN unddly optimistic to
Il two items, though an
4 inconvenient, are really
Importance, but 1t us con-
are old enough to have
vt no phase of life is one
path Of roses and should
make our way over oc-
ugh places with a cheer
nnce of the needs of the
y1ng no place either to re-
= ~ despair.
- - money could not come to
> Wy that meant less in its
~ 81 our future. Our trees
~ ~ crops of fruit, and there
- - hgoR production for a normal
laf1ket. ne condition was not at
Il that re couldn't produce the
Fuit, - ut people didn't want it,
ut selMey that the widespread fin
neial HpDressfon brought expendi-
ire ~toVn to minimum, and or
neeg and grapefruit, however
ealthful md enjoyable, are less es-
sntial &Aan bread and meat.
n faeG our troubles are not vital.
he root does not lie in the citrus
ldustry Of in Florida, but in the
'orld 1t large. and the most pessi-
listlc Can hardly claim that bust
en- Of III Kinds to remain paralyz-
for III time to come. The world
djuata itself; the suspense of the
Ut feW months can be only tenn
mary. Whatever changes may
~ p)acs. business must soon start
gn1A ~ in whatever form this
W4klniqe comes there will be mon
~ ~ the fruit and our trees
- l1A be ready to provide that
Nh ~.
I ~. l~U1at, the important item is
vloo 4hxlfty groves needing good
NJ VI D&oduce our next years in
~ ~ in considering that care,
y a19Qd item presents itself since
i k9v3 always counted potash as
~ nportant in developing the
T00<I Mt that we have been so
enoEl = this respect will now
|aA6 H. IA good stead. There is no
ueot1Gn Ginong those who have
loe6,y G1died the needs of plant
q an1 now our methods of fertili-
ltion 1T that We have used more
ctao1 eAon was necessary to OBJ
in ~ INSULTS we sought. Though
mr. sojl eaAnot store so large a guam
~ of Potash as clay lands. and has
rAct1oHlly no natural Potash con-
mt, 4 y certain that in all bear
Il groves there is a reserve of Pot
ID upou which we can draw this
sasoa.
A MI may well be linked to a
am. Generally speaking, We
Aould id to its stores rather than
nv obon them, but II one dollar
'ooI0 THE the place of three dol
IN ~ year and we had every
saooa ~ feel that it would be Of
nly fnoo value next year. I am sure
~ q ~ would consider it good
usinom policy to break into even
ur 49, Exclusive savings account.
Ie q With this idea that would
dviGo ~ 3 matter Of wise economy
loWVG1ng Of Potash content in the
pu1n4 6ammer application of fer
|lisor ! would not use over six to
lghe ~ cent. and feel sure that
n ~ oDason the fruit would de-
oIoS - as we'll as climate condi-
lono n1)oW. We may have continu-
% rnna md get soft fruit, but we
Az ~ Just such results when the
III nDoUnt Of Potash was applied.
49, = only one factor in tissue
Ih6nDner Of young groves has not
) 800 3 Potash reserve, but he Is
! weIl G1tuated, for the young tree
~ - % with very little Potash
3 - &Soring age. In fact. never
49, ~ given the regular fruit
~ formulas until a big bear
Y - oe has been secured.
A. "a is the growing power,
~ = both phosphoric acid and
60 - essential in all plant de-
d. an excess tends to re-
t116t Nth by hardening the It's
~ q young trees I would use
= 6nason about 2 1-2 per cent.
= mis- will carry them along