The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-03-10
8 0RIDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MAKES VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS

are enough tomatoes and string beans
left unpicked on the vines in Florida
each year to fill all of the cans of
those commodities shipped into the
state, but the fresh vegetables left
over when the distant market price
drops below cost. of gathering and
transportation charges, rot on the vine
for lack of conveniently located can
neries to handle them.
The poultry industry offers one of
the best opportunities for making a
comfortable living on a small invest
ment of capital in land and equip
ment. Poultrymen in Florida do not
need to worry about frosted combs
and wattles on their fowls, which
often occurs in some other states, re-
ducing the egg production and some
times permanently disfguring the
birds.
AS proof that Florida conditions
are exceptionally advantageous for
raising poultry, an extensive poultry
farm is operated in the state by
breeder of national reputation, to fur
nish hundreds of pure bred birds for
exhibition at the early fairs and poul-
try shows.
The market prices in Florida for
fresh eggs and live poultry are high
er than in the great poultry produc-
ing states. Report by Missouris Sec
Rotary of agriculture for January
shows twenty-siX cents was average
price per dozen for eggs, and seven
teen cents pound average price for
chickens. Florida's January egg pTic-
es ranged from fifty cents per dozen
to ninety cents dozen.
Several million dollars worth Of
eggs and poultry are shipped into the
state each year.
The annual convention of the Flor
ida Audubon Society will be held in
the Seminole Hotel auditorium, Jack
sonville, March 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.
A diversified program has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Katherine B. Tippetts,
the president. The first session will
be on evening of March 21st when T.
Gilbert Pearson, president of the Ma
tional Audubon Society will deliver
an address on bird life One session
will be given over to an address on re-
forestation and a forum on forestry.
legislative measures for conversation
of our national resources, led by Mrs.
w. S. Jennings, chairman of the Wo-
mans Legislative. Council of Florida.
A number of state organizations have
been asked to report the conservation
measures they are sponsoring. Nov
ing pictures of bird life will be shown
in one of the moving picture thea
ters Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings. Every person who is interested
will be welcome at all the sessions.
West Palm Beach is making elabor-
ate plans to entertain the fourth az
nual State Convention of the Ameri-
can Legion and ex-service men, March
18th, 10th and 18th. 5000 or more
legionaires and ex-service men will
be present. The convention win be
held at the same time as the famous
Seminole Sun Dance. Hanford Mac
Nider, National Commander of the
American Legion and many other men
of prominence will be present Ar
rangements are being made to obtain
squadron of air planes from Carls-
from Field and many other attrac--
tions are being booked.
The Royal Poinciana Hotel is to be
the convention headquarters. Ar
rangements have also been made for
the American Legion Auxiliary to
have headquarters and meet at the
same time.