The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-18

with lHe SuHSS OF Gathered hosts, In
Guiding the clear and delightful
notes of the hooking bird heard al
all hours.
, fact to be impressed upon visi.
, tors is that Florida has all the wear
, round climate. The winters are with
out snow, sleet, ice and severe cold
Inc summer warmth never pros
trates man or animal, the tempera
ture never reaches 100 or more above
zero as is common in north, and sui
try nights are unknown, constant
winds from seas on each side Of
state bring comfortable uniformity
No state has more efficient state
health service; yellow fever has been
banished and we know the causes of
malaria and typhoid fever, and these
will disappear when men observe the
known precautions
There is no worthless land in Flor
ida. In the central east coast region.
In pure white sand over which a
handkerchief can be passed without
discolcring it, are found the flourish
ing pineapple plantations, yielding
the finest fruit of its kind in Ameri
ca, OF which hundreds of cars are
gathered and shipped every year.
/ Florida has many varieties of soil.
millions of acres of it as rich as
cream. Poor soil can be made fer
tile and the fertility of rich soil can
be maintained by proper methods
| Florida has in it's legumes-peas
beans-the means of keeping up fer
! unity ton of green FORAGE plowed
under is claimed to equal a half ton
OF commercial fertilizer for enrich
ing the soil. Plants are largely com
posed of water and we have plenty
of that element. They need warmth
and we have that without severe ex-
tremes. Science is telling us how to
add the few mineral elements need
ed to perfect the structure of the
plant. When intensive and scientific
methods are applied to farming in
Florida 1t will be able to suuport
50,OOo,OOO people in comfort and not
have a greater density of population
than now in the north Of European
countries
Florida can produce as fine beef. |
mutton and pork at less cost per /
pound than any state in the union.
Its pastures can be made as profitable
and nutritious as anywhere. Chick
ems, turkeys, geese and ducks-birds
OF splendid pluma? e-thrive and
under proper care. The
once plentiful existence of wild
feathered life is evidence that tame
varieties can be made profitable
source of income, besides supplying
our cwn tables with healthful food.
Wild turkeys Of large size are still
TO be found in the forests in Florida. I
rs well as deer and bear.
Florida produces the finest oranges |
md grapefruit in America and 9
grove with its trees filled with golden q
ruit at Christmas is a vision for
hose from colder and less favored S
ections of the country. And in the (
outh salt of the state bananas are I
'rown and cocoanuts, lemons, lines, e
u?ar apples, mangoes, persimmons, |,
.uavas and the delicious Avocado
ear,-all of commercial Importance 6,
besides many other rare tropical
roducts. Theft g and pomegranate, Il
wo of the earths best known fruits b.
nd mentioned more often in Bible ci
han any other are right at home
IL over Florida. 4,
Florida has more national bird res 70
rvations than any other state and n,
lie federal government recognizes d,
lie value of our climate by maintain II,
lg three special experiment sta
than in any other state NJ
TO test for American use many of ST,
lie more than 10000 plants already VI
troduced from FOREIGN countries =
Id not indigenous to our continent. Of
With twelve months of growing nj
Gather. ample rainfall, and tenn an
nature, never frigid nor tropical. su
orida is like the sack given by
semi to BENJAMIN, the last handed al,
his brethren. ii contained the best. do
estern lands are all taken. and ,ir
orida the last and best of all ;s.
ites, now offers its advantages to no
e industrious millions of the earth nm
xious to make homes under favor No,
2 skies. ,,r
There is much to see and enjoy in fo,
orida. so much indeed that it is not
sibie to include all in one review. Per
e best in Florida is equal to the tat
st anywhere in the world and the vim
crest is no poorer than anywhere mo
e. Among the many things to see. sbr
dy and enjoy are the following: eve
The only sponge fisheries in North col
1ertca with host of divers engae- for
in securing valuable product ors
m the bottom of the sea. ran
The crookedest river in America r.r