The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
MORE ABOUT THE BIG FARMERS
MEETING AT THE KENDl GROVE.
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The meeting of the farmers Or the
farmers institute at the famous Wis
sahickon Orange Grove on last Thurs
day is worthy of more than just pas
sing notice.
The day was somewhat unfavor-
able in that it rained in the forenoon
and at noon during the dinner hour.
However, there was splendid
crowd of deeply interested farmers
and with their families and friends
they made large gathering.
The meeting was started in the
open air in the beautiful grounds
that may we'll be called a park under
the general direction of county dem
speaker was Professor Spencer of the
University agricultural force. He
discussed many practical farm ques-
tions including the gathering and
marketing of the cotton, sweet po-
tato and corn crops and answered a
number of questions from the audi
ence. The rain arrived just about
the conclusion Of his speech and the
crowd adjourned and assembled in
the big orange packing house where
there was an exhibit of special types
of corn and a free informal discus
sion by number of the most practi-
cal and successful farmers of the
county.
1t may be well to observe here that
a farmers meeting in Marion county
will bring together a body of men
and women that will compare most
favorably with any body of men and
women in any line of occupation in
any part of the country.
Dinner was now prepared on the
platforms used for holding oranges
during packing operations and it was
indeed a dinner from the bounty of
the land that was everything that
could be desired in both quantity and
quality.
After dinner the crowd again as
sembled in the open and listened to
and discussed with DR.. Chapman. the
government expert, the subject of
eradicating the cattle tick. His lee
ture was very instructive and the dis
cussions interesting and it was the
impression and general expression
that Florida would soon become the
finest livestock growing state in the
union and this section in particularly
adapted to general animal industry.
Hon. w. d. earn spoke enthusiastic
cally in the interest of the coming
annual Marion county fair and the
question of farm labor was discussed
in a general way and Superintendent
Brinson explained the attitude of the
school authorities in regard to open
ing and operating the schools of the
county.
No account of the occasion would
be fair or complete without especial
and timely attentions of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Carlton, the hosts of the
day. They have been in management
OF this splendid property for a long
time and it is kept up in excellent
order and it would seem that nature
and man had here combined to do
their best in the development of the
Wissakickon orange grove, the prop
erty of Mr.. John Kendig. of Phila-
delphia, who takes great personal
pride in it. 1t is located in and sur
rounded by magnificent hammock
and the soil is just the kind for the
citrus fruit and while the cold of
hast winter did some damage, the in
jured wood has been removed and one
would hardly think there had been
any damage at all now 1t is a
splendid property of about ninety
acres in grove and it mostly is in
profitable bearing condition.
May the owner and the manage
ment live long to enjoy the quite at
Effectiveness, the tropical beauty and
the nice financial income from this
elegant property.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.