The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-15
FLORIDA FIELD NOTES
New York Packer')

Palm City.-Grapefruit trees are
now putting out the second ne"
growth.
Orlando Fla-Growers who fol-
lowed the county agents directions H.
enraving peach trees have abundant
reach crops and are receiving lahcs
prices. One man sold S2S dollars
worth of peaches from a two-year-olu
tree.
Tampa.-R. L. Brack, 27l5 North
Morgan street, entered the Times OIL
fee this morning with an object tha'
was in the shape of pear, the color
of pumpkin, but was what he caiiea
a potato squash, The grower VINO Is
an old Floridian, says it is the nrst
of its kind ever seen or eaten by him.
# is a small squash, which grows on
a long vine which runs along the
ground like an ordinary melon vine'
The seed was brought to Tampa last
wear from Tennessee and this sum-
mer the vine is supplied in abund-
ance with blossoms, which are large
yellow flowers. Mr.. Brack says TINS
SQUASH makes the finest dessert
known. especially when baked in pieS
Tampa Times.
Titusville-A new type of fruit
which has been named the Tangelo
has been produced by the Bureau OF
Plant Industry through cross be-
tween the tangerine orange ar1
grapefruit or pomelo AS class the
tangelos resemble round oranges
more than either of their parents anu
are exceedingly variable. Two well
recognized varieties have been thor
oughly tested and have been distribut-
ed to co-operators for further trial.
The tangelo has little acidity and re-
sembles a tender and good favore1
orange more than grapefruit or
ltangerine. Titusville Advocate
Clearwater. fruit growing
lis at its best in this section, and the
oranges and grapefruit groves are the
largest in the State Truck farming
of all kinds is extensively carried on
Punta Gorda.-Sweet potatoes of
1.-THE yellow yam variety are now on
the local market A potato of recent
Idigging exhibited on the local mar
ket weighed five and one-fourth
pounds.
Inverness.-A 2O-acre melon patch
near Inverness will net the growers
more than $4,000.
| Fort Lauderville.-A canning fac
tory located at DANA is turning out
$4,000 cans daily of tomato paste, each
can weighing six and one-quarter
ounces. Farmers are figuring on rails
ing tomatoes for the factory instead
OF the regular markets.
Cocoa.-A large percentage of the
hammock citrus groves have set fruit
and are still holding the best crop in
several years.
Starke.-The growing of peaches is
becoming one Of the leading indus
tries in the southern part of the coun-
|ty. The land is light sandy loan
with numerous lakes and inclined to
be rolling. Many small groves ara
being developed, and experienced
growers believe the trees will bear TO.
III years.
Jacksonville.-The watermelon cror
brought more money to growers thar
ever before and the corn crop is the
greatest in the history of the State
Moore Haven.-Growers near here
are preparing to put in big crops Of
peppers, eggplant and some other veg.
etables.
Vero.-Fred Height and Albert Mel
son shipped 10000 crates of potatoe:
from a 5O-acre field and would have
done somewhat better if they had beer
able to secure barrels. The potatoes
were so per cen No. Is, which
brought the top price, and they wer,
ready for market when everybody wa,
trying to get new potatoes.