The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-23
VARIOUS INTERESTING
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
At FARMERS CLUB

The Farmers Club met Saturday |
with Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Brown at |
their home near Lake Parker. This |
is delightfully."- shady place with
cool breezes from the lake and the
picnic dinner was thoroughly en-
joyed after which the business ses-
sion was called order by the presi-
dent, F. ]. Julian.
New membersre ceived were Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Mailer, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. knight and Mrs. and Mrs. j.
+. Gensler.
This was an experience meeting
and the discussion was led by Mr..
J. l.. Bartholomew who has been
experimenting with grasses. He
predicts that Napier grass in Florida
will out-do alfalfa in Kansas. 1t has
yielded 100 tons to the acre. 1t has
S65 days in the year in which to
grow and is an excellent feed for all
kinds of stock, especially milk cows.
Mr.. E. H. Boucher, a prominent
dairy man of Orlando, was present
and told of his skepticism last winter
concerning Napier grass, but bought
1000 plants to try and figures now
that his crop will produce 1856 tons
Fer acre, and if fed to dairy cows
will produce more milk than Japanese
cane.
Mr.. Y. S. Clifford talked about the
strawberry crop. The ground should
be made ready and the plants set
about the first of October. Use about
1000 lbs of fertilizer to the acre,
making three applications during the
season.. He prefers the single rows
as 1t takes less hand work to cult
yate them. A good average yield is
about $4,000 quarts to the acre and
the Missionary is the favorite variety
here.
Mr.. A. A. Cobb talked about rails
ing turkeys. One year they raised II
or 100 birds, selling them mostly al
breeders. but he said, do not under
take them unless you have a goo(
range or they will bother the neigh
bors. The Bourbon Reds are yer.
Popular variety as they do not wan
. der SO badly, lay at home and ar
very hardy. Do not overfeed or the
are likely to get blackhead.
Mr.. j. c. Swindell thinks that cit
rus culture is the best for South Flor
: ida although the farmer should rails
bis own feed so IL freeze does com,
V he can tide over until his trees ar
bearing again. He brought up tn
subject of hog raising by saying tina
we cannot sell good hogs in the loca
. market but must have enough to shi
= in car lots and suggested that farm
+" ers get together and raise enough
= make up car lots, but they must b
y Of uniform size and color.
Mr.. Loring Brown said he had er
!" joyed having the club meet with hi'
and had taken much pleasure in tn
o discussions, that farmers should pu
:, together and help the community
7 He believes that when the cattle tic
n is done away with, this will be
II great dairy and stock-raising countr
e now that the feed problem is solved
,e He says that Napier grass will gro
" the year round on land where no OF!
,a er crop will grow. It can also |
% grown In the North for silage but 1
it freezes down in winter they mu
e, come to Florida each year for the
seed.
N Mr. r. T.. George gave GOO
lg talk on diversity of crops.
rs The club members were asked
1e sign a petition to retain Mr.. Conn
es as county agent and after a vote
r thanks to Mr.. and Mrs Brown 4
ii. their generous hospitality the eli
n adjourned.
The next meeting will be with NJ
OF and Mrs. F. J. Julian at "Oaklawl
da on the east side of Lake Holling
i'll worth,
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