The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER
- AND STOCK GROWER 49,


might well be bought are Stump pull
Ter, manure spreader, corn harvester,
pea miller, spraying outfit, traction
plow, lime and fertilizer distributor,
potato digger, stalk cutter, grain drill,
peanut picker, mule clipper, cemennt
tile or block machine. road drag. cane
mill, hay press, concrete mixer and
silo forms.
Cotton is one of the greatest pro
ducts of the American south, no
where else in the world, over such a
large area, is cotton grown. This sec
ton is climaticaIIy adapted to cotton.
A petty insect has curtailed its growth
in many localities. Man in his intel
ligence and might should not allow
an insect to overwhelm him.
DR.. Robertson, Health Officer of
the City of Chicago, declares cold
rooms occupied by human beings
are dangerous, and says where ne
finds an office building, whose owner
menaces the health of tenants, he
will report him to the Grand Jury on
the charge of murder.
Chinese imports from Japan in
creased TIA per cent between 1914 and
1918, from the United States 224 per
cent, and from England 40 per cent.
according to a commercial handbook
on China just issued by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
The United States has made substan-
tial progress in selling merchandise
to China, shipping $117,0O0,00O worth
in the fiscal year 1919 as against $75-
100000 in 1914, just before the begin
ming of the war. In one notable
item. however, great decrease has
occurred; our sales of cotton goods to
China has fallen off from nearly $780,
100000 in 1906 to $1.2OO,OoO in 1913.
Costa Rica, exported SIC, 1902 66
worth Of agricultural products to the
United States in 1919 of which
amount $12,24S,s1s was bananas,
product possible of large expansion
IN Florida.
Contracts awarded for building, and
engineering operations in January in
II states north of Ohio River and east
of Missouri River reached record
total of $253,S4S. more than twice the
value of contracts awarded during
any January in last 10 years.
There ale now five kinds of arti-
fetal silk. of which millions of
pounds are being made. They are
easily inflammable and do not resist
moisture as is the case of natural silk.
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"A
lie Health Service, 22S, First Street,
n. W., Washington, ID. c., asking for
the pamphlet Keeping Fit will bring
you information you have been look
ing for about the care of your body, |
and the development of muscular
strength, endurance. and the vigor OF
manhood.
"Fattening steers on summer pas
ture in the south" is the title of U s
Department of Agriculture Bulletin
No. TT, of interest to farmers in that
business in Florida. Beef produc.
ton in the south" is the name Of
Farmers Bulletin No. $50, issued by
the u. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, d. c.. and free to any
applicant.
The u. S. Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce announces that
American cotton exports in January
break all records. Report states that
notwithstanding further depreciation
in European exchange exports of do
nestle raw cotton from United States
in January of 47S.O2S,1S9 pounds, OF
929,671 bales, invoiced at $194,965,35S
exceeded in value and number of bales
shipped the former higher record set
in November, 1919.
Argentina, with population equal
to that of Canada, produced during
1918 nearly per cent as much but