The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-03
Over 700 Acres Will Be in Gull
tivatiOn After February 1.
Tree Shortage.

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Tree Shortage.
At last, 1t would seem. West Florida
is coming into its own as the home Of
variety Of citrus fruit which expert
ments have proven can be produced in
greater abundance and more profitablv
than in any other section OF the country
at large, the Satsuma orange Indeed,
1t has been proven by actual experience
that that section of Florida living be-
tween the Chattahoochee and Perdido
rivers, thence along the gulf coast Of
Ala bama, including Baldwin and Mobile
counties in that state, is blessed with a
soil which Is peculiarly adapted to the
culture of this delicious fruit imported
into the states from the land of Nippon
To all intents and purposes, however,
the satsuma industry is vet in it's in
fancy, but nevertheless. so wonderfully
successful has the industry proven to
be, that it IS impossible to secure plant
Ing stock from any Of the Florida nurs-
cries this fall, and planting time Is yet
three months off A year ago no diff
Guilty was experienced in procuring al of
the nursery stock required. but this year
Notwithstanding the demand has reached
into the hundreds Of thousands, the sup
ply has already been exhausted.
In Escambia county alone, when plant
ing has been finished on February /,
next. there will be approximately 70o
acres of Satsumas under cultivation in
the county. and next year the acreage
promises to double. As a matter of fact,
the real estate dealers who handle coun-
try properties have daily inquiries for
Satsuma lands, and plans are now under
way by several large holders OF lands
suitable for Satsuma culture. to plant
ten-acre groves for marketing next year.
Cottage Hi Is perhaps the center OF
Satsuma culture in the county now, and
a representative of The Journal who was
out there last Saturday was advised that
q pproximateIy two cars of fruit would
he shipped from that station within the
coming thirty days, and the growers are
assured of q price for their fruit which
will Weld them from $500 to $1,000 per
acre. AS a matter of fact, there Is one
orchard OF three acres at Cottage Hill
which will Weld its owner $4,000 this year.
Baldwin county, Alabama. however is
much further advanced in the culture OF
having been inaugurated in that county
several years prior to its undertaking IN
this county.
The following from the Foley CHald"ln
County) Onlooker, Of September zS' con
trfbuted by DR.. O. F. e. Wlnberg OF Sill
yer Hill IN that county, is an aosofoihsN
interesting resume of the value OF the
Satsuma Industry to the people OF south
Baldwin county:
"Amone AGRICULTURAL enterprise In the
county. the Satsuma industry is coming
more and more TO the forefront Even
+bose who few years ago were more
-, lass skeptical, now begin to come TO
.ha conclusion that the Satsuma lhuuStry
+. hora m stav. This industry is an eX-
cant!on in that 1t has made a STEADY
.rou,tb If has developed along souno
h,,siness lines through the splenola Co
operation of the growers. Many VeXa-
+ions .pec1liar to cooperative ENTERPRISE
,ovA been avoided. Our problems nave
heen solved along practical and Scientilic
lines.
WHEN the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
z.oa formed in 1914 1t had only lNe
,,,o,,,bars Now it has between I'VE On"
-. bupared members. The growth Oh
,1,Is Organization has gone steaoliy lo+
LIS year after year. The satauma
80 has been introduced In practioal'y
800, ,pportant marketing center IN the
es',nt-1 and has met with favor wher-
.,,o,. introduced, as soon as the good
S,,o,,+v If the fruit becomes known. Ine
sa+ snnoa growers, however, were not or
for the purpose of selhns en neil
srlt+ alone. but for the purpose OF CO.
n :, 0.a in production as wen. Inc
s-no1rsrs are constantly working tomalus
themselves along sole ,n;,.U !
inas applicable to production OF quN.eS
H llmI1 +nat the quality of the product
aa,a-n,nes the price more than any other
Tha solution of problems relating to
cultivation, fertilization and spraying
have made splendid progress curing ie
osnt Years because Of the unity Of pur-
nose that has bsen manifested among
the growers everywhere. we are OF the
onlnson that II we continue along these
lines. we shall eventually reach the soai
that the satsuma growers have set oe
forA them, that is, making the satsunla
orange industry the foremost OF horli-
cultural enterprises In the country
The present season has been unusuahs