The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-21
Facts About Florida
Compiled by tho State Marketing Bureau.)

Florida has about oUU saWuliis' .
producing yearly 1,25O.OOO feet OF
lumber, not counting crossties, poles
slaves veneers, tanbark, etc.
Andrew Jackson, seventh president
OF the United states, was the nrst
governor of Florida.
Florida clay makes good bricks.
Severe windstorms are rare In
Florida, Hurricanes originating In
the southern seas swing around the
west end of Cuba, cross the Gulf Oh
Mexico and usually strike the coast
above the mouth of the Mississippi
river.
Florida has a climate that allows
the growing of food crops in every
month.
Florida has sea beaches as extern
sive and as fine as any in the world.
National automobile races are fire.
quently conducted on them in the
winter.
Florida mines $1O.0OO,0O0 worth OF
phosphate per annum or so per cent
of the total output Of the United
States.
Florida Is destined to become ia
portant, very important in raising
| livestock. There is no long cold
winters to test the vitality OF the
animals. Feed can be grown every
month.
The mild climate of Florida offers
farming opportunities not eqaaled
elsewhere in the Union. Orchids the
rare and expensive beauties af the
northern greenhouses grow Wild in
the forests of Florida.
/ Florida contains four agricultural
, experiment stations established by
. the federal government for use in the
warmer sections Of the Union for
testing many kinds Of useful pro-
ducts mot native) brought from 9TH
er continents.
: Florida can be made to produce
enough sugar to supply the needs Of
all America, and more. Sugar cane
grows In every county. Drained land
will yield twenty tons to an acre, the
potential equivalent of 5000 pounds
CT granulated sugar.
Florida has more surface water in
# rivers and lakes and also available
/. underground, besides the heaviest
annual rainfall, than any other state
e in the United States.
), No state in the Union has such ac-
4 cess to the oceans and the world by
. water as has Florida.
G Look at a map Of the world and
l. you will find Florida is more favor.
4 ably located. relative to facility OF
access to water and world traffic thar
any other American state.
When the waters of the northlare
covered with thick ice, you can &c
fishing and boating in Florida water;
u and pick Strawberries and flowers II
III Florida gardens.
The fig, one Of the earth's bes
in known fruits, is right at home II
IN Florida.
g Florida has more than $40 00O,00'
,e OF tropical fruit trees of bearing age
IN in all, more than 75,ooO,O0o fru!
trees.
IN Florida produces 100000 to 10,
:. 100000 bushels of corn a year. an
of quality as fine as that Of an
corn on earth
. Florida produces winter grown to
matoes and ships 5000 carloads 9
'r- them, a total larger than that OF a.
he other states combined.
n Florida produces 100000 toze
eggs annually; and no state can pre-
Tia duce better poultry. Its abundanc
It's of wild birds is evidence of its adapi
ability to domestic fowls.
le- Do not get "skeered" about snab
as and alligator stories that may be toll
he you before you come to Florida. Toul
ms lists visit here year after years an
so never see anything more startlin
iet than the commercial article mao
Is. from the skins and placed on sale
the curiosity stores.
TO- Florida produces more long slap
is cotton, the kind used to make tnres
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