The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-28

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the fruit is served.
The Sanitary Can Sealef that is in
use in number of counties shOrters
the time of work ya"y materially.
When using these and sanitary cans.
clubs OF five members working to-
gether frequently fill as many as 40g
cans in a day. 1t does not take many
such days to fill home pantries.
Sheep Growing Possibilities in
Marion
Is Florida destined TO become q
great sheep raising state? Mr. z. G.
Beuchler, manager of the Anthony
Farms. near Anthony in this county,
says that the sheep raising possibili-
ties of the state are wonderful. The
results that have been obtained on
the Anthony Farms give Mr.. Boucher
good basis fr his judgment. He has
just sheared 1000 pounds OF wool off
225 head Of Dorset ewes, and the same
ewes this last winter dripped 240
lambs. The lambs dropped between
December l and Christmas, now aver
age seventy pounds in weight Mr.
Beuchler states that he is going i'll
for sheep raising on an extensive
scale.
Nine registered rams now head the
sheep herd on the Anthony Farms;
six Dorsets and three Cheviot. Six of
these rams won first prize at fairs in
Indiana, Ohio and New York Mr.
Boucher has just purchased 2O7 head
of high grade ShrOp-Hampshire ewes
&c ,nrI,S
ami There are now $50 head of
sheep on the Anthony Farms.
Mr. Boucher thinks that sheep can
be raised cheaper in Florida than any
place he has been. The sheep on the
Anthony Farms have been fed on no
grain at all The ewes after Landing
have run on winter pasture of oats
and rye. The rest of the year they
run over the various fields of the
farm. This year Mr.. Beuchler ex-
poets to have lambs dropped by Oc-
tober Is and to finish Landing by Jan
uary 1.
One of the beautiful sights to be
seen in Marion county in winter
is the herd of ewes and lambs on the
rolling green pastures of the Anthony
Farms.
Mr.. Boucher says that he has had
a number of his sheep and lambs kill
ed by dogs. The dog problem is the
most serious that the sheep raisers
of Florida are confronted with.
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A survey of $1,000 farm homes in
the northern and western states by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture shows that SO per cent Of
the farm women still do the family
washing, over half of them using the
wash board and tub. Ninety-two per
cent of the women do the family
sewing and mending. Sixty-one per
cent carry water on an average Of
40 feet The work day for the farm
woman averages 1112 hours. The de
partment of agriculture is coOperat-
ing with the state college of agri-
culture to bring about more home con-
veniences for the farm woman.-Agri-
cultural News Sarvice.
At this writing the watermelon
crop is the best ever seen in many
years and if weather conditions con-
tinue favorable we may expect to see
the first car roll on June first. An
| inspection of Mr. J. NJ. HarrelsOn' S
Imelon field is most encouraging, the
vines are splendidly set and through
out his large acreage there is al
ready a car load OF ten Founders
which by June first to tenth will
average Is to 80 pounds.
! Cantalillpes and tomatoes are
coming along in fine shape and it is
| expected that shipping will begin
in ten DAYS to two weeks. The large
packing house is almost ready for
occupancy. Many improvements have
/ been made for handling the big crops
land for the comfort Of the worker
Symmetrical Chronicle. May 20.
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100000 Damage Done Tomato Crop
Heavy rains of the past three day:
have caused almost total loss TO the
tomato crop this section of the state
The districts south Of Miami have
been so flooded that practically tbs
Ientir2 crop destroyed. and the down
pour extended as far north as Del
Tray. leaving tie vicinity Of Dan1a
where trucking is done on a large
lscale. almost Observation-Disclosures Me
tropoiis, May 20.
County Agents Reports
Pasco county: The tobacco crop !!
farther advanced than in previou:
years. The prospects for large crol
are very favorable
Brey"rd county: A bond issue o
l$775.0t0 will soon be placed on tn
lmarke; for the Improvement and de
!velopnent of this county. The cot
tony cushion scale is practically I'm
der control.
Suwannee county: Much interes
lis being displayed in the communit.