The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-06

mittee of the county fair association
and taken by automobile to the White
House Hotel where luncheon was serv-
ed. The afternoon was spent in an
automobile ride through the Univer-
sity grounds and visit to a peanut
oil factory. From here we were driv-
en- through the country where extern
sive farming operations are being car
ried on. We were shown shorthorns,
angus and herfords which had not had
any grain or housing, that were in
excellent condition. The greatest OPP
portunty seems to be in the breeding
of the cheap native COW and purebred
beef type sires. The climate is very
mild and calves coming in January or
February on the pasture make excel
lent growth for finishing as yearlings
on velvet beans and peanut hay, which
are grown IN abundance on cultivated
land. The former is one Of the favor
lite leguminous crops and gives a
heavy yield of high protein content
grain, as we'll as luxuriant growth
of vines. We visited farms where
prize-winning pure bred hogs are be-
ing raised at less cost than is possible
in our own county.
On December 10th our party enjoy
ed fish fry dinner spread on tables
under green leaved trees in the city
park at Mcintosh. The following day
we had picnic dinner and oyster
roast at Silver Spring. The next day
we lunched at Orlando and on the 18th
we were given luncheon on the porch
of the Tampa Yatch and Country
Club. The following day luncheon
was given us at the Bradentown Golf
Clubs home, which consisted of fresh
strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, pota-
toes, celery grown in that vicinity and
fried fish caught out of the river.
Dairy farming offers splendid. pos
sibilities, as the price Of fresh milk is
higher than in more developed states
and the cost of production must be
lower. The cattle can gather their
own roughage twelve months in the
year. All the farmers we talked with
said they got two crops each year
from cultivated land. Land values are
comparatively cheap, running from
Sc up, and the mild climate eliminates
expensive barns in which to house the
stock. The roads we travelled over in
automobiles through the different Sec
lions were excellent and are great at
fractions in that state for the tour
lists. No one should miss an opportu-
nifty of visiting Silver Springs, six
miles from Ocala, and take a ride in a
glass bottomed boat The English Ian
guage does not contain words to de-
scribe the wonderful coloring and for
nations seen underline water which is
eighty feet deep, and there are numer-
GUS varieties of fish swimming here
and there to lend life to the setting.
| have seen many wonders of the
Rocky Mountains from the north on
down through Colorado, but to nv
mind no one thing excels Silver
Springs.
am sure there are great opportu-
mites in Florida for progressive farm
ers, On our way home we visited at
Charleston, S. c.; Richmond and New
port News, Va. At the latter place
Mrs. Glotfelty's uncle, Lieut.-Col. D.
I. &. Casteel, is stationed and is the
commanding officer at Camp Hill Col
and Mrs. Casteel entertained us with
sightseeing trips through the several
army camps around Newport News,
including the aviation grounds, odd
Point Comfort and other places. At
Old Point we had dinner at the Cham
berlain. Fortress Monroe is a sight