The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-03
WORK OF THE FLORIDA
DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Jacksonville, Dec. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Florida Development
Board viii, be held December 7th, at
405 Consolidated building. Jackson
vile, for election of five regional vice
presidents and three vice presidents at
large, to serve as the board of direc-
tcrs, who will Immediately thereafter
elect the officers to serve during the
ensuing year.
Recognizing the Importance of the
live stock industry, the Florida De-
selopment Board invited DR.. John r.
Mohler, chief. United States bureau of
animal industry to visit Florida and
meet some of the leading live stock
owners for an exchange of views on
methods of conducting live stock san
itation work and improvement of live
stock in this state. He designated
October 9th as convenient for suoh
meeting in Jacksonville, at which
there We're present officers and MEM
bers of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board; Florida Swine Growers Asso-
ciation; Florida Dairy Association;
Cattle Raisers Association of Florida,
and Florida Development Board to
discuss with DIR. Mohler and several
members of his force. existing condi-
tions in the state.
1t was the first conference of that
character DR.. Mohler had attended in
Florida, and later he made trip thru
the state to get first hand information
about working conditions and oppor-
tunities for developing the live stock
| industries.
Extensive development of the dairy
farming industry in Florida depends
to a large extend upon securing a
market for the surplus fresh milk
produced during the summer months.
In an effort to make survey of the
probable quantity which may be avail
able in all sections of the state next
summer the Florida Development
Board asked the executive committee
of the Florida Dairy Association, and
representatives of the railroad pas
senger and agricultural, departments
to meet the wholesale milk dealers in
our Office on Nov. 24th. The passenger
agents were invited because the trans
portation of milk is under their juris-
diction. Every section of Florida was
represented and it was determined
that Tampa and Jacksonville are the
only markets having large quantities
of fresh milk in excess Of consumption
demands during the summer months.
The conference requested the Flor
IDA Dairy Association to foster an
advertising campaign devoted to
food value of fresh milk and requested
the Florida Development Board to
take the data submitted and try to
interest some one in establishing
manufacturing plants to handle the
surplus fresh milk. The indications
are that Tampa will have about 500
gallons surplus per day from April to
October, including what is shipped in
from Brooksyille, Dade City and other
stations in that territory, while Jack.
sonville will have about 1900 gallons
per day, including what is produced
at Tallahassee and shipped daily.
| Anyone interested in handling the
surplus fresh milk at Tampa or Jack
sonville will please write to the Flor
ida Development Board, Jacksonville
/ Last spring the Florida Develop
ment hoard requested Miss Sarah w
Partridge, state home demonstration
agent, Tallahassee. to try out large
number of receipts for cooking swee
potatoes, especially keeping in MIND
the utilization of other Florida grown
products such as peanuts and can'
syrup in connection Herewith.
Miss Partridge secured the co
operation of the home economics de
partment at the Florida State Colleg
; for Women, and together they trie
out a multitude of recipes submitted
: at the same time working cut som
1 of their own, with the result tha
D there now is available for distribu
: ton bulletin No. 90, Sweet Potatoe
? on the Table" by Miss Partridge, con
: tanning 81 recipes and some defnit
f information on food value of swee
s potatoes, which in the cooked stag
have 2.1 as much fuel or energ
value as boiled Irish potatoes. Swet
I. potatoes also are a protective foo
. containing elements known as vits
J, mines, essential to life and growth
n The Florida Development Boar
5, desires information about summer r
, Ianrtu ard ,.acrnatinr, carnra In ne.