The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-21
NO DAY IN THE YEAR
But CROPS FLOURISH
In Florida and Yield q Hand.
some Profit
BRooKsVILLE MAN TELLS
Best of All States for Growing
Cane and Raising Stock. Three
Crops per year Easily Pro-
ducad.

cane and Raising STOCK. Tnree
Crops per year Easily Pro-
ducad.
1t takes enthusiasm to succeed.
An instance of this is EVIDENT from
what DR.. Henry G. Bystra of
Brooksville, fernando county, is
doing, In a letter received yes
terday by the State Marketing
Bureau, he said:
"The South is per Sc the stock
country of our United States. We
are also practically in the center
of the richest sugar bowl in the
world. Do you see the combina-
tion-do you grasp it? Better do
this now He who seizes the
tast-feeting moment-the oppor-
tunity-that is the man who gets
right, who goes ahead. Think a.
bout the combination of cane,
corn, peas, kudza, velvet beans,
peanuts Wake up, and be
grateful you live in the South,
where you can grow and produce
something 365 days in the year, in
stead of consuming the greater
part of your profits during the
winter months.
Great is our Uncle Sam-no
matter what he tackles. Projects
of war and peace! Ne won t
talk about what he super-over ac-
complished in this war business
in short time-but think about
the boys and girls clubs; how
he assists us in almost everything
we undertake-his practical ad-
vice; his introduction of new pos
sibilities; his thoroughness in car
rying out his plans:
eyes, | do know something a.
bout this, as my little farm is
but short distance from the
United States experiment sta
tion near Brooksville. Everyone
should show his interest by visit
ing this place occasionally-may-
be he will learn something to his
advantage. Even the people from
Brooksville. ! can show him how
to raise four different crops in the
same year from the same land.
Something else on my mind,
while am at it. Send ST. to G..
E. Brown, secretary. Of the ALL
Sugar League, ST.
James building, Jacksonville, Fla.
You will get a card of member
ship in the league, and G. Lyman
Spencer's book that will be worth
hundreds of dollars to you, about
The present sugar situation. Any
way, it is one Of the most interest
ng books on this subject | have
ever seen, read and studied. Get
It. you won't regret it. 1t is full
If interesting facts, statements,
,ables, statistics, pictures, maps,
ETC., that show at a glance that
Florida and adjoining parts
should be the logical sugar syrup
section of the world, considering ]
production, transportation and i
distribution. Typical are the ev-
'r-increasing costs of production
# beet sugar--a case of beets ,
-ersus sugar cane, the distribu- If
ion of the world s surplus sugar,
is future; the unlogical existence
nd location of refneries, COM +,
jared with sugar direct from ;
ane."
DR.. Bystra said that he had 3
cen experimenting for several
ears with an improved Japanese
ugarcane, the original samples 4,
btained from the state expert
lent station, and had fine success. .
hat this cane made heavier :
ields, with more juice and hav- v
lg more and wider foliage prp- Il
ided a most excellent feed foPIli
We stock. That he had made d
yrup from it which he considered d
lperior to that from the common h