The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-18

price received of amy association with |
In the Exchange. The next year the |
association bought an old packing |
house with old equipment, aud placed y
I'm charge n man who was an old time
packer and who had no ldcns Of the
modern method OF packing fruit Again
the result was the same; the lowest
prices OF any association, and before
the season was over the growers asked
leave to Withdraw from the Exchange.
permission being given. For the past
few weeks Organizer Curry, OF the Ex-
change, has done wonderful work In
organizing the growers there, and
there now seems TO be no doubt but
that a very strong association Will be
formed In Arcadia, and that II will
have as fine packing house as any IN
Florida, and Of the best management.
It would seem that the last strong
hold of the commission was TO he
successfully invaded. know that II
Arcadia viii give Exchange principles
and Exchange packing fair trial they
will be satisfied with the results, for
their fruit Is as good as any grown
! anywhere.
The city of Arcadia has two pa
pers, the DeSoto County News being
a daily, and the Arcadia Enterprise o
weekly Editor Langford, Of the News,
goes to Tallahassee as representative
from DeSoto county, and another Mr..
Jones will he in his chair during his
! oI.o,,, u,lo Eptornrtao 4. ,....ta II
over by Editors Carter and Mcbride.
I found all Of these gentlemen to be
very genial indeed. and feel sure that
Mr.. Langford will work earnestly for
horticultural bill during the next
seSSbu urge readers who may be in.
tcre< ID in this section to send for
sample copies Of both, not forgetting
to send > cents. They win give more
information regarding Arcadia and vi
cinity than could he found In the
Grower i'm a year. Also send for the
very handsome booklets issued by the
Board Of Trade. They are free for the
asking.
found the soil around Arcadia t.
be very good indeed. II is of that type
. that will grow either fruit or vegeta
blcs. that combination soil we hear 81
much about where growers raise veg
etables between the young citrus trees
/, find that Arcadia II fast becoming {
melon section, and being able to pro
duce melons earlier than the old sec
tons, gets a good price for their pro
duct. 1 could not learn about VIVA
> acreage Of fruit or vegetables are work
ed here, but no DOUBT there are over
. thousand acres IN citrus fruit and NOR
than half that In truck. The immedi
:, I ate country is we'll drained, the Peac
river and numerous creeks aifording
good outlet. This Is a typical fla
!, woods section, except along the stream
!, but is of the best type Of fiat land
: when they can be drained, and ar
of the richest the stateaffords.
The Board of Trade men want Inc
= mention the fact that DeSoto count
y fruit took three fourths Of the prize
. offered at the state fair held at Tan
: pa in 1910. l could not begin to pul
- llsh this list In short article sue
n as this must be, for 1t would take mol
- than a page of the Grower. Just
few will give the reader some idea
=, They received the premium for Il
= county making the best and largest di
:, play of citrus fruits for making n
,r best and largest display OF agricult
=. raj products; for the best and large
display of vegetables; the best al
largest display Of live stock the lar
est and best educational exhibit; Il
- largest and best display of poultr,
y the largest and best Horticultural exh!
y 1t; the best and largest hortlculhr
exhibit; the best exhibit of hay; Il
!. best county OF south Florida; =
+ grand champion county, and the 'ou
ty having the best arranged diSpi;
e Of citrus fruit; the largest number
e varieties and the best quality.
"A will say that I was not in Florit
!, at the time this fair was held ~
u these claims, and ten times as ma,
- more, are made In the Board Of Ira,
-. booklet, and accept them as neii
I, disputed. Surely, such a county mu
-, have merit. Below are few extrac
:, from the same booklet:
"Our lands produce hog feed in grni
50 variety and abundance. little or I
- cholera is heard Of. A forty-aore IRA
l.. laid out in fiveacre strips, grown
% sorghum, peas, japanese cane, mg;
w cane, chufas, cassava, sweet potato
. and corn, will furnish all the necessal
= feed to fatten a large drove Of por
% and to spare. The meat is cured at Il
"a local ice plant for one cent per POM
. There is a good local demand, and II
~ markets of both Tampa and Jaciso
"a vile always afford an outlet for NJ
Iv and all surplus at good prices"
= "DeSoto county ships annually
local and foreign markets 10,Ul0 hes