The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-19
Press Comment
Fine Mariana Orchard.

Fine Mariana Orchard.
One of the most interesting trips
was made last week by the writer II
| J D. Smiths peach orchard at SIM
| Creek, or Orchard No. S, as Mr.. Smith
calls it. The orchard is located severa
miles south of town off the Wewa
| hitchka road. There are twenty acre:
| in this particular one, and every
| foot of ground has been given the
best of cultivation. The trees are
planted Systematically and to pre-
vent worms from molesting the trunks
are kept thoroughly covered with
white wash.
This orchard has young trees but
though over a thousand crates had
been gathered and shipped, it seemed
been touched. The fruit hung in bril-
liant hued abundance from trees that
seemed in many instances too young
for bearing. In the twenty acres
there doesn't seem to be foot OF
cultivated and the quality and guam
tity of the fruit are the results of the
work spent on the orchard.
Mr.. Smith has the Alberta, the
Georgia Bell and Hilie Bell. in this
well adapted to their culture, and the
fruit is the equal of any grown in
California or in other noted peach
producing sections of the country.
Mr.. Smith has been experimenting
with fruit growing for years and has
now definitely entered the industry
commercially. He has not confined
his work alone to the peach as the
I'd nj hos
splendid bearing orange trees, apple
trees, grape and Japanese persim-
mons Each of these shows conclu-
sively that Jackson county soil is
we'll suited for fruit production for
commercial purposes. et g.
The orange trees are very young but
are loaded with fruit They are the
Satsuma variety. The apple trees
are also young but very hardy and
carry a quantity of green fruit
though an occasional bright red apple
was glimpsed through the green
foliage.
Mr.. Smith might be called pioneer
in this industry. While others have
grown fruit, it has not been carried
on in a large scale and it is one of the
finest industries the county could de-
velope. Both soil and climate seem
suitable and though it requires both
time and money to start it properly,
Mr.. Smith is enthusia site over the
reSultS.-Marianna Times Courier.
Money in WaItermeIons.
Recently J. w. Lane and son, John,
Jr., shipped a short car of melons and
in return received 1857 net for them.
In conversation, Mr.. Lane said the
car was a light loaded one, three
tiers in one end of the car and four
in the other, but that the melons
would easily make a 80 pound aver
age. Later they sent another car for
ward which brought them $463, net or
5000 for the first two cars they
shipped. Since then they have ship
ped two more cars, for which they
refused $500 on the track. They say
they will again ship two or moro
cars and are confidently expecting to
this year. They planted twenty
acres and the yield in dollars, &C
cording to present prices, will aggre-
gate hundred dollars per acre, net.
This is not a bad return per acre for
melons or anything else. Their small
est average will be about % pounds
and their largest 35 pounds. If they
so desired they could now plant a
ate crop of something else on the
same land and make two crops a
year, or fence the land off from other |
fields and have an excellent hog pas |
.ure.-Graceville Advertiser.