The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-16
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0sceola County-Silos, dairy build
ings, farm loans, grass and forage
crops, and care Of citrus trees are
the leading questions before the farm
ers and citizens in this county.
Liberty County-Plans are being
made for the county fair this fall:
prospects are good for splendid ex-
hibit.
Escambia County-Much Of this
week has been taken up in making
UP premium list and raising the
premiums for the boys contest next
fall to be held in connection with
the county fair at Moline.
Washington County-Saturday was
big day with the club boys, fifty.
three of them gathering at the farm
Of Assistant County Agent R. p.
Wilmington where field meet was
held. A good dinner was spread,
which everybody enjoyed. A tub OF
ice cold lemonade was on tap. About
twenty new boys were lined up for
work in the potato club. Swimming
and games were enjoyed by all the
boys.
Saturday being the first day cucum.
hers were received at the sailing
station, the entire day had to be spent
there instructing the new operator
in grading and sailing the cukes.
About 5000 pounds were the first
days receipts.
While at Ebro Mr.. Ed Moody gave
me an order for five stands of bees for
his apiary, and on Monday Mr.. Ed
Banks requested me to get him twen-
ty-f1ve stands of bees. A trip was
made to Wewahitchka and Apalachi-
cola in search Of bees. Many were
located, but none were found for
sale; in fact those been visited were
buying bees. So, were unable to fill
the order placed with me at that time
Holmes County-One Toy claims he
will make more corn on his club acre
than his father will make on siz
acres in the same field. The only DIFF.
ference in fertilization was the cluf
acre had two one-horse loads of sta.
Bile fertilizer extra. The boy claim.
proper preparation and cultivation
and not the extra fertilizer made thu
corn. And dad is beginning to think
that way too.
Wakulla County-One small corr
mill was brought in the Ashmore vi.
cinity this week and attached to q
farmers gas engine, recently installed
to clean rice and grind cane. Farmer
well pleased with first days grind.
ing. Fifty dollars have been sub.
scribed this week for building a ruraI
cooperative telephone line from War
to connect with the Medart line al
Crawfordville, the county seat, which
will connect another community Will
others. now have fifteen OF the
twenty-five required to install Ions
distance connections in our vicinity
which will encourage the work here
st. Lucie County-The sweet pota.
to root weevil is found in a great
many of our fields along the coast
and the growers are instructed as t1
the best methods to pursue to keer
the weevil down as much as posi-.
BILE.
Alachua County-Over 100 boys
have planted. Eleven clubs have been
organized, also club convention
Their little crops are doing we'll.
am expecting rs per cent of my boys
to report this fall, and an equal num-
Der will bring exhibits to county and
state fairs II they are properly In
structed.
West Florida-In almost every
county in West Florida, District
Agent S. W. Hiatt says that there ia
a decided increase in the acreage to
sweet potatoes. In some of these
counties, the county agents report as
much as 300 and 400 per cent increase
to this crop. The farmers have been
impressed with the idea that they
should adopt one certain variety and
II possible a community should use
the same variety. In some sections
they are expecting to market early
potatoes, shipping them north in July
and early August.