The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-31
FLORIDA


cations on sugar have been issued by
State Chemist r. e. Rose, Of ITALIA
hassee, and G. Lyman Spencer, OF
Jacksonville.
Cotton and corn are twin crops Of
Florida, cotton fiber for clothing and
as q substitute for silk, wool and far
and cotton seed for oil. in which it
plays many parts, as food, feed and
fertilizer, with corn too filing a large
place in the economic life Of the peo-
pie. The State Marketing Bureau
has samples Of more than thirty by.
products Of corn. in the form Of
sugar. syrup, rubber. soap. oil, grease,
starch meal, etc. Corn club boys In
Florida have raised more than 100
bushels of corn each to the acre as
fine as any ever grown in the so
called northern corn belt, where -cot.
ton cannot grow. as gs
Inc slsal plant, the product of
which forms large part Of our cor,
dage supply, and for which we pay
the. Yucatan Mexicans millions Of dSlI
lars every year, does well in Florida,
as DO other standard fiber plants
The Flamoss Company has a factory
at Palatka to make fiber from gray
moss. }, l
Il Florida makes speciality Of grow!
ing oranges. Few things in teh world
are finer to look upon than a large
orange grove. It is most delightful
in the blossoming season. Then the
air all about is perfumed with inef.
fable sweetness, from flowers much
loved by bees, and made the source
OF 2 deliciously favored honey.
Books on citrus fruits have been
written by Florida men, Profs. Hume
Rolls and others, and growers have
the most important marketing
chances. Oranges ripen and are
shipped by thousands r. 60,
winta- ..r. ~ I'm. IL, 80
,.oids Of 5000 oranges or more tc H..
ace arc nj unc. mmt.. cs.Detrui.
7a.,other member Of til citrus 1arni.,
Re" c',,re IT, .sver /, recent years,
a4in ? -ea!,' A.arket a. .o~S .ra IS
..s rr-.st. -...Les ana iea.lre grew
IN the south part Of the state, ,a1t SO
40 alligator pears, bananas, plieap.
Pies, persimmons, mangoes and co.
coanuts. Blackberries and guayas
are common, and roselle, or tree
cranberry, can be had.
Every farm home can have its fig
tree, vine of scuppernong grapes, and
pear and peach trees. The pecan
the best favored nut grown, is at
home as nowhere else in America
Strawberries ripen in the open air
ana are shipped by the car load when
the North is covered with snow, ana
thousands Of cars of tomatoes are
shipped. Tobacco, onions, peppers
okra, melons, cabbage, cucumbers.
peas, beans, egg plant, rice peanuts.
sweet potatoes and yams are staples.
The growing of Irish or white pota.
toes two crops a year, is becomins
important.
Inc y. s. Yearbook says: "Florida
produces the most delicate fruit and
vegetables crops in the dead Of DO
tatoes In the winter, corn in the sum-
mer, and another great staple in the
fail in the form Of hay, or three
crops in one year on the same land
raising crops can be made a contin.
uous performance in Florida. Prof.
G. K. McQuarrie, the sturdy Scotch.
Floridian, who has charge of the work
OF county demonstration agents in the
state, says our land should be kept
busy all the year round, with a di. |
versity Of crops, that plants can be |
fed with fertilizers, Just as animals
ere fed for market on plant products. |
The salubrity and we'll tested |
healthfulness of the climate has
made the State a coveted resort for
invalids. rest seekers, fishermen and
hunters, and many thousands Of these
varied classes are in the State every
winter to escape the snow. ice and
extremes Of the North John u. |
Rockefeller Henry wetterson. Thorn.
as A. Edison, VIM. ]. Bryan. VIM
Deering and many other noted men
have winter homes here. The animal
rainfall is ahout 60 inches. Artesian
water Is found In various counties
Constant and mild winds from the
Seas on either side modify the heat
d summer and the cold Of winter
5unstroke to man or beast is practic-
ally known. The time is coming
when the State viii become popular
Is summer resort, Write to A. ].
Mitchell. U. g. Weather Observer,
for "details about the
climate. 1
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