The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-15
Facts About
Florida

cities, highways, railroads, etc. Flor
ida has 2o,OO0,00 acres Of land avail |
able for cultivation-with less than
2, 1000, 900 acres under the pillow.
Florida's farm, grove, poultry, and
dairy products in 1917 aggregated
Sill, 900, 900 in value. The value
would be $1,000, 100000 Off all avail
able land were developed and cult
waited.
F1orida's average value Of farm
products per acre is $14s.
Florida has more than 200 varieties
Of forest trees--a greater number
than any other state.
Florida has 74,0O0,000,000 feet OF
standing timber-enough to build
homes for 20 million people.
Florida mines $1o,ooo,ooo worth Of
phosphate per annum, or 80 per cent.
of the total output Of the United
States.
Florida is destined to become i'm.
lportant, very important, in raising
live stock. There is no long, cold
winter to test the vitality Of animals.
Feed can be grown every month.
mr.. ~.,,a .,,root. ~ FLORIDA offora
farming opportunities not eQualed
elsewhere in the Union.
Orchids-the rare and expensive
beauties Of the northern greenhouses
grow wild in the forests of Flori-
da.
Florida has more surface water In
rivers and lakes, and also available
underground, besides the heaviest
annual rainfall, than any other state
In the union. -
No state in the union has such &C
4 cess to the oceans and the world by
water as has Florida
No one need fear coming to Flori
da because of alligators. They are
D now as much of curiosities to Florid
0 ians as they have been to tourists.
n Look at a map Of the world, and
you will find Florida is more favor
. ably located, relative to facility Of
. access to water and world traffic
than any other American state.
3 The summer warmth Of Florida
never prostrates man or animal, the
temperature seldom attaining 100 do
grees above zero. Sultry nights arr
unknown. Trade winds constantly
3 blow over the state from the Gull
of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean.
q When the waters of the North are
q covered with thick ice, you can g
n fishing and boating In Florida waters
or pick Strawberries and flowers IL
Florida gardens.
The fg, one of earth's best-know,
fruits and oftenest mentioned In tn,
% Bible, is right at home in Florida,
IL There are nineteen navigable riv
81 ers In Florida.
" It is estimated that On acre G
Florida water can be made to suppl
y as much food as an acre Of land.
40 There are more than $50 varietie
- OF fish in Florida waters.
90 Florida farm land increases In va
ne 1876 per cent. each decade. Tn
at state contains 100000 acres,
Florida is not all sand. 1t Ia
more than 100000 acres OF Ian
with firm red-ciay subsoil.
Two years OF upbuilding with LEI
umes will make the most ordinar
Florida sand productive.
Il Jackson county shipped rs cars I
A-grade corn to Kansas City, Mo-, la
: year.
.,I Fossil remain brought to light /
mining operations show Florida on,
was the home Of the mastodon, Il
Mo elephant. the camel, the ssber-tooth,
~ tiber, and other giant forms Of III
- Honey is produced in practical
IL every Florida county. No state pr
!. duces a greater number Of nectG
bearing plants and flowers.
Florida has two kinds OF trees n
zen found elsewhere in the world-so
no las known to botanists. They are
nee 1.-THE confer or pine family.
lts Florida ships 5000 car loads
fruit and vegetables year. or mo