The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-08
(By Geo. T. Tippin, Editor Farm
and Live Stock Record.)

and Live Stock Record.)
In reviewing the development OF
any industry, we get a more correct
idea of its possibilities by observing
some Of the obstacles that 1t has had
to contend with the overcome during
the progress OF its growth. In TINS
brief review of the great citrus in
dustry Of Florida / have, for two
reasons, mentioned some Of the things
that have hindered the citrus develop
ment: First, that the abuses may De
corrected as rapidly as possible; sec
ond, to give a better conception OF
the greater possibilities of citrus
growing in Florida when considering
what it has done when thus handi-
capped.
The orange was probably first
planted in Florida by the Spaniards.
near St. Augustine, as early as the
sixteenth century. During the period
Of Spanish control for two hundred
wears the orange industry did not adj
vance much, owing to the disposition
Of the people and inferior quality OF
seeding fruit. After the art OF pro-
pagation by budding was introduced
it was found that by budding seed
i ling or sour orange stock with buds
taken from trees of best, quality and
type the character Of the fruit was
|, improved. Following this system O.
propagation and cross pollenizine
: many valuable varieties of oranges
> have been produced.
: Grapefruit, which is Of more recen
4 origin, came as result of cross-pol
e lenizing the shaddock with orang
|, and lemon. BY further cross-breed
ing many new and valuable variette
Of citrus fruits have been developed
g many Of them already having grow
y in groves commercially while nun
IL Der Of new and promising varietie
have been produced at the exper
mental stations, and the latter al
10 mostly as yet unnamed.
r The grapefruit industry has q
or veloped more rapidly than did tn
g. Of the orange, making its beginnir
le about thirty years ago. From sma
beginning at that time 1t has grow
n. rapidly each year until it has reach'
nd an annual yield Of something ne
he three million boxes. With the ne
he groves just coming into bearing u
ut, yield will soon be doubled. Adding
I'm these the young groves that no
been planted recently 1t Is not FAR
TT. the future when Florida's grapefr'
ar crop alone will reach eight to {
IN million boxes annually.
ys,I | also find quite prevalent the Id
ed. that there is danger Of overprod'
70, ton. Especially Is this the case W
some Of the Floridians. With Flor
me controlling the grapefruit markets
US the United States, with the best gu
The ity Of oranges grown anywhere, Q
1000 miles advantage In markt
eo- with consumption Of oranges incre
VII ing more rapidly than product
there is nothing in sight to wars
this pessimistic view. When the
ice. pie planting period of thirty-'
ave years ago struck the central west,
the Congressman Ira s. Haseltine,
r of neighbor in southern Missouri plan
YES 80 acres of Ben Davis. Evcryb
,try said the business was now overco
be When this orchard bore its first G
han the owner had to go into many N
tree kets in order to place his apples
price that netted him rs cents
,lan barrel for the fruit. The sec
ling crop year, the buyers having lear
be that such large quantity OF apl
a could be bad in One place q
long from all over to buy the crop.
TEN Haseltine family increased I
auti. planting to 1000 acres. Miss
nted planted 100000 trees, Other a
e in growing sections correspondingly
emo creased their acreage, Prices, on
Drial whole. have steadily advanced,
ting Ben Davis apples this short crop
tiles. bringing 50 per barrel at Spring.
' as. Mo-, four miles from the first 10
ID in Ben Davis orchard planted IN
estry world.
In the development OF The G
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