The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-22
COUNTY AGENTS. REPORTS
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ST. Johns County.-Aitcheson Bros.
are doing corn breeding work and
have completed detasseling 65 acres.
They will field select two or three
hundred bushels this fall for seed. and
are already receiving orders for it.
Okaloosa County-Seventy -one boys
enrolled in Help to Win the War
Pig Clubs" within one weeks time.
Hamilton County-The canning sea-
son is about concluded. Peaches were
abundant and several thousand cans
have been put up.
fernando Ciunty-Farmer are con-
tinuing to plant sweet potatoes, and
some of them are picking over their
cotton for the first time. Several dip
ping watts have been finished and the
farmers are dipping their herds as
fast as they can get them up off the
ranges.
Bradford County.-Some small lots
of sweet potatoes are still being
planted. A few fields of sweet pota-
toes are being harvested for the early
market
Jackson County A company in
corporated for $4,000 has been or
ganized to build peanut oil mill at
Greenwood. Work on construction
will begin at once.
| Manatee County A Palmetto bank
has agreed to lend money to farmers
for six months at six per cent inter-
est to buy milk COW. The plan is to
have one on every farm. Celery seed
beds have been made, the plants are
up, and wedding and spraying is pro-
crossing.
Lake County Army worms are
at work on castor beans. Growers are
using arsenates, poison mash, and
ditching the fields. Citrus situation
Is good. Cotton picking has begun.
Palm Beach County In company
with G. l.. Herington, the agent was
in the Okeechobee section where a
number of boys were enrolled in club
work. Much enthusiasm was evident
among the boys, most of whom will
60 to work under favorable circum
J stances. Parents are cooperating
heartily, placing splendid land at the
! boys disposal A number Of boys
: will have an acre each of corn and
peanuts, and when they have food liz
| sight will buy pigs. One trucker
: without using fertilizer, raised 100
, bushels of peanuts on one acre OF
ground.
: Nassau County.-Most all farmers
E are becoming interested in better live
: stock and tick eradication. This coun
5 ty will grow enough corn to feed it
I self. Velvet beans and peanuts are
2 looking fine.
Okaloosa County-Sixty-one new
$ names have been added to the "Hell
: to Win the War Pig Club" Sugar
Q cane, sorghum, rice and sweet pota
)! toes are doing we'll.
: Alachua County.-At recent meet
y ing of farmers a peanut growers as
= ISOLATION was formed with forty-fiv
r members. Demonstrations of stack
? ing and curing peanuts and the use o
!; oil in foods we're given.
9 Suwannee County.-This year
/. farmer grew variety of sorghum
d known as California Honey Drip. TIL
agent was so pleased with the quail
Is ity of syrup made from the crop tina
,r he will recommend it for next year.
S, planting in place of SO much suga
e. cane, as it has the advantage Of pro
g ducing a large amount Of grain suit
e. able for feeding to livestock. Peanut
y are doing we'll in spite of the We
l. weather. Two new pickers have al
ID rived. which makes five OF the ma
chimes in the county for its first yea
in the peanut industry.
!, Baker County.-The county con
jmissioners appropriated $500 to bu
! chemicals for charging the dippin
watts in the county.
Putnam County.--Irish potatoes an
navy beans, as we'll as field beans, al
being planted in the East Palatka Sc
ton. Several acres will be put
this fall as the prospects for goo
rrices are promising.
Osceola County.-Army worms
! castor beans in this county seem
have been destroyed by black bird
Airplanes maneuvering in this Sc
ton has brought the war closer to u
farmers who realize the impor.an
of greater food production.
rrofoasional training, who have n