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FLOKIDA The Land of Sýu: Start Something: Don't Pass this upuntil you have read, the -world can offer---JI-IE FINESI -CLIIV F LORIDA is the fairest State in the great sisterhood of FLtate larger in area than any sovereignty east of the Mississippi River save one; a State having more sea- eoast than auny State iin this Republie; a State fiiled with great rivers anîd lakes; a State opulent in timtber and nraval stores, and a soil whieh Iavishly responds to the fricndiv touch of the husbandinaîî; a Sk-'taf e possessing a elinate which for its heaith- givingk and yonth-preserving qualities is unexcelied in the wx'rld; a State which lias aptly been tcrnied the Winter gardeti of Amer- ica; a State where the choieest of tropical fruits and the rarest of fowers ripen and bloom the yeaî' round in the open field; a State whcre every passing breeze is laden with the ozone of the pinle, the delieious fragrance of tlie orange hiossom; a State where the bright sunshine of prosperous and happy day gradually 'melts into the soft and inellow mnooniglît, w'hile the Southerln song bird, with richest melody, induces quiet and peaceful sleep.. "~In addition to this environient you meet hére au American citizensbip unsurpassed f«r patriotie love of country throughouît the'broad doinain of our beloved republic. Every American Com- monwealth has eontributed to the itizenship of Florida; everv shade of politieal and religions belief is represented hs're, buit, over, and above alI, you wili find a broad, catholie, patriotie love of (-on try whieh consecrates in sacred honor every Floridian to the defense of the flag, the preservation of the Conîstitution ani the perpetuity of the Republie."-(ongreýýssutan Frank Clark in aan address at Convention.of Mississippi to Atlantic Waterxvays Asso- ciatiffl.. 'lAT~A s eauifilyloal d it ht St JiiRiver;hIas brick Wud sre;modern water and sewerBs ig.X nhes of RWROÀADS. Several lines of steamboats -operate frorîn its whai"Es, -.uùaking it the easiest town to get to ïn the state. Pàl9tkaý is the County Seat of Putnain Conntv and is n«t<vid for itagi at potato farming-9,000 aeres-think of it!. -Fouir Ihurt dred a tiff 'thousaîd barrels soid in April -autd> May,, at $3.50 to *00'O-a $2,000,000 erop. Pfltnam Couinty ships o)1e-sixteeuîth oif the Florida ORIANG1E crop. Mie have a 40-acre stnbdivisi<un joininthei eity of Palatka plotted in haif-acre lots-ani deaI iplace for your Winter *honte. These lots range ini pîh.e froin $100) to $1501 and <'an be hougiht («ru easy termns. If interested write lis. Our verx' hest soi foi- farmrirîg is loî'ated at B'<sfxick, iiiiie R. J. Hancock's Corn Field. the best land in Floridla. One loîok xii prove this to ari bx' ver'. W'e want YOU t6.t 'ai sec leforte YOIT miv ANY land ini Florida. Do not get it into your heaçl that ail land in ttis big State is good-lots of it is NOT. Ini favt, we believe a great big per'centage is next to vorthless. Butt, whiei yout get 8(411W of oirr ricli, blaek loani, .<on aie getting the inesit t> be hmtd ami v xhere at any pi.ice. W'e have a loît <f peopjle xxho are liv ing ont oîîî tract xxho arec doing as xxei i as lIastinîgs. We (in not fira e to take yo titenî of. tifteeiî miles wa"fromniohîr land lto shiowxvoiii xxlbat soîtne e(1(1se is doing- we lhave it at homte. Read This Letter From One of Our Farmers. 'liIIE ('ROPI>iN (ONE YEAR o<ni the saine pives t. o lad! Bclîuxx is a report of erops raise<l ti» ou fic acres at Bostwje-k, Florida: Ir'ish potatoes, piaittecl in Jan. 1914; first of -May d1ug 274 barrels, whvh1 sold foi- $3.510 per' bairel, or $9519 ioaded i the car at Bostxx'ie-k. Then plaîîted and iin eor (photo of whieh is on this page). (but 35 bîrsliis to the acte antd if is xvorth 751 cents a busliel -<or m1:;1 for' theue r. i n>w liax'> tue sainie fi xe aeruts irte e> xx j <sas fou hia.v, antd! xilI gi-t froin(îet>> onre aitd a haif toits pet'r> and this w-iii bu warth $1l0)< o e<r ' abîout $1,()frs<îutlie fivu mures. Corn. ' l" qnmtitx' of <'iil rui's s n uti<i<idauitî ti nuc1bgi! is i'ualizecb even i iv thî<se xvii> are acti x'eiv enigaged ini fan the Il. S. l)epartrient of Agriculture îPlaces it firgt au faut> eî'ops. But fexv faiiîirs ii tihe'StmLOe have praci selevtton, and seed bi'<'>diiigfs>i' (cr is pî'a'tic'all'v undc the nimjoit *V of cases but littie ttteutioui is patul to prol vattioi, maid owiîtg t>> thtesv iîithods tlie mavxerage yield is It bas beit dein(tnstrate(l repemitei 'i%-iiivarious go lormtbm that large erops of <*>>rtt cait 1 pro<lueed. Prý Roifs, of the Florida Experimeuttal Station, says: "Obt 04 ion to this xerv oxv average ield, %we have he 'V"i a that have lucen obtained by v( rtain i )rcgriv($1e ;t& r7S vears iu Florida. Eighit ybuishc'îs per aere lhave Ibeen1 repoatedîx-. Yieids appri mnatintg, or' e x'n surpassing1 dred l)tsh('l nar'k, have lîeit prosiuîîed. 'l'hese, hoiv expiXCl)nai cases. Nor have flics>'e lett ar'ge yià produeed at exorbitant eýost." Here are the, dates cof piauuîiîg amnc arke'ting of t V'mt vegetable erops, as preparcd l>v manummîtiîîîitx- on thÉ 1ac ofPîmîrtinug. Oit. 0Fi) .JtiI i Fi-le.u Beets ........... (abbage .......... Carcberv........... rEgg Plant Melonls........... O kr .. . . .. . . Peas ............. Peppe ns.. . . .. l >ot att «<'s . . . . . P>stat>uîs (sxvieet) - ~'> uîi........... Tiuunatoes........ i )c'î'. .1 titi. A j îî'i i 15 -~ .Janî Sept. oc'jt. A îig. .lait. D.Ja i)mtî'<<t JI 1v "'il 25-1 1-À 1-j' 15-. 15-. v'onî' îix' Sgr>> A Buoineaa Street in Palatka. miles north of Palatka and forty-five miles* gputh -of Jacksonville on the Atlantic Coast line-jnst across thec %. Johns River frori the wonderful Hastings district. Here is un4oubtedly the garden spot of the world, and ail land eompauys re4er to Hastings, ancl try to mnake you think their land is just as good. We have exactly tlic samne soil, and positively know we have Ntucvli lias 1wi><-<îî aid onuru "uiali 's <!uuidg isdlltufigs- mus a 'i'irit gi<ix iit mni> t ui<kiug Stali', tuîxi' >i>'dsiî'>'t>> snîii<r'si' î"s'î" igi- tilimat>' an rt>!i<'uît'stateilr<'î r t ! is buunmi'>t, >t tu>xx"x <r' guemt ruay lie lier taîuiruinluis respect, xx'>'kntexx'thaI Fliica <iffîts just as attractix e imiui<îc t het t»fatrmer- anid stîs'k ri'i.as-tts the tuurike'anîd fîrtit guise'. b - t is ut' tiiiie> rrxiu't intîmt xxitiuta x-cr'vfe'xx' amts 1i -dcwil ib a us!îigli ini agieunltur' ms site <lues int hortieniltîti'>'and ti'ickiîîg.Ail tIi>' tacts xwmarran ît stevlimibelief aridjus t ifx mi stmtenieît cf tliiis vhite > I"ariumi.g ini iiuutida mîeanits îîum orîu<îe ttii tic'nxx'>uuîiucasuialv suppose. The îanit products tI4îmt car i [e tmised irucrli' nîeai'i ai! te crops gruuxxnu ntî>th cf Fieridmi, anîd tîese, xxith th it'îniter(uus sther vrops adapted oiiy b lite Soutliland, gix-es this greatiy favor-ed Stati' a decidcd advantage over other sectiouns oif lth'e cuxi- tî'v. 'fli developunteit of farîning ini Flor-ida lias been mtgected, utt liem' people' are xxakirtg np and atr'c eginming te seflic neces- sifv cf a forxvat' iovmenf. Agreat change iýu iaking place, and flic greaf anîd vaî'ied resouirees sf flic State arec being devclopcd as neyer before. Field ereps show vcry satisfau'tumy î'ctuîîrîs,manrd compam'isomî xith vîelds cf sintilar emops groxxnî in ottier States are quite favor- able te Florida. Avcm~age teitîret'atnire 70 deLr. Bostwick Settler's Home. FeJaraîy FeMa rx Mare h ayi ,lune ,Jiin .Juiys Au geir Setnber Oconber Noenîmbem' Avcmerag T cip. laiifal. 572775 in. 67) 3.04 1 69 1.94" 75 3.46" 80 7.83 81 7.79 81 7.68" 79 7.33 72 '2.7 8 64 1.61" 519 2.45 Rîiîfaîll<<f Other iq NcxwMc'xico' ('alifornia M innesouta Oklahoma Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Illinois meHeahth, Aine, vv in rLLFN 1Y OF- IAIIN, PLUS BESI SOIL ['nele sin ji; boosting the Shîîtli as a attle eoiîntrv. ( ï> eiitilivrit (î<tb><lear tliat the Soiit i ual jroduc s gl < at Irss vost as ii'.r«tiuof the Uiîteîl States. lt> ( 'mint H < i>itleiiarî jJ<ilteîl out tlie saine> tliitg i i ia ieveitt ai-l cle î.stabîci telliîîg IIl(' * îl eeedoppoi'î iC'sî' tti ix i gIss <'îuumtr'y, th<-îî-is mI> îasîi xlitihe' S<uitiu "anîîî>< <',îîî .l m tk-'the iead iii <titti> ><uuc'iîThe ncatttiv e ýSuittllî'i'1î eux, hie>! t>>the Shortri or <mAriguis ltl is a xer'italiu bomalt>> rîttoi- tilu(' Sentht l'h> î-îitmr'e co'<unîtt'v fmaces a graxve' î><m'i ilmu(tt>sluitmig>et r u ;liii mm-xxis ftletilla'foi' the South tfi)tîu'at î<t1 ie \ uuI'g . Riutiii lanimai iitusluart<miuaifomi il(' )(I>ai.- nrii'it idg'iuittrlas seen thîigs ii in il soirth itlamtithaxe rmadoe lîltii setid uout a xxarn'tof the Soutier-ii ftmriiîers and cattle l'ais- iî' îugiîg ftlient te hold oit to their Ji xeste<'k mt ail hazam-ds. " X'IVh*ý," lie exciainted, iwhen ask-ul mîiuî'xpitiiitti<n <f ()il- niatlisoualbeef shcî'tage, '"'hlicWest bai>utiilparat i xcl vf<'xxItem>! uuf beef cattie <<f ifs o>xx. Th reason i5sinpe A il th(e r'anges arc h eiiîg bn'uken imii)irto smiail farîr s. Buit d>>voii knos xx' x hre flhc, Westernui iattleiien are gettiug t lîii r ieile-s tandbfeuilders? I te î gttiiig fltlu'ufrojnt the Solitl ir uulux tfilie t r-mimiuîmîî -"The s<uitlii s ls'ttiîîglitemr elsxx s i fo>< est>'i l'Textas, Okiiu lu> mia antd Knisas. llîy i Te Sotit ýessontiallv a grass eolmil ti- t nviti<'i r < r-ue as good beef at ise s t as ilni ~' se'sti><îofuthei> Vi iited Stiîtes. Yet the fuade in tiie Su i tlti tii attis' toi'thte Wvst is iîti'rîasmî g eaili ear. This Yvemif ts ift.% pl. v ent gî'c'mr fit L i istYvi t'. -Wesfci - attlieiteiitremint' * niing surtu <i <xxs fronuri bi>i(lt, Mirssissipp1i, Alabanma arnd tiergia for fnii-15 tu $2)) a liead. 1 k-îuusxx a sîigle ranchttîg e uuu atiin Oklahotmi t bat re'uîl xeit il tu t lxx i"iuriibmî onitoes an iglithtupard of 1 h(0 lead. Titis uîimx's h ipped theri iii til filthe Okiahl><ia vr-mu ndamiitiere thex' xxiiilubei' ed mand ted foi'-tuhe m r'kets. -Vus vxit vn <'ami i<lu e <lets in the glitss out<f tIi>- SOU'TH VOU (h l'i RE E CENTIS A POUNDi . '.Jiust tii>- <<fuer day' vilt tux iilitg agenut ofta i u-tmuîn ss i ritd tix is ini r1tY <oifice mini>! \uxx> - v dIivlissiiittr t u> u seuît sit- ttîuattilit regard-ult<uou>>bsu>rtir -' h' li." saloul flits agenît. ')'<l voiit kitu x îl fiiilix 'lurI tuginî-lmt i tlis iiiuiîii t foitit>'u i , 500r' 1 r<) #)f brt ui'< ers trutu1 i"uIlî?And<l xx> mii'>g>iiig 1', îll> tdivinf < l- X\'st>-i> îuuuuu,5 îttst t>- as it s ur- x> <'ii iuak> sui> u'îgills u ll f1lt' >- ! W iaitî < e<s thlis uuteai ?I f l wimt<tts t lîmu titl i . i s ci- itlfix 1,111111; thé e ar s lit I aiid tii-e iluut>gg. Fui lt . <s t'siî u> tef<<x s t i'u;î fIi(,eoirtitutil tieldus emîr i . lu' ti bt> p>i> i<r'd ifi t ' vt u lve xss ltaitiixi x tt >11< iii><mt lis oft tige xxilIl 100ît lt> I uîuuurls itlt>i-e t itiitii ' i isultlii. i ica tu>> x >,i utl 'iftepîý t uîUit ni u>iu>uiit-oH'î'i. liatttix e S<-îtri --t <<<x meu tuu thlt>"oli<iuirn iu 'Aiiuu~s b<tIlis ilxuuiîî> Northern Markets for South Cattle. "ftitis xx lÂsm!c shipit<'i <<f Souttheri <-<xx u<<ttiuuî>thu-n is mu> hu<u('f><i- the South 's uiintgtile to > reri t f<îu iil etuu' foi- i îx' x'vcars. Onîce these <<<xx s hav-e bc('n su,!I th ilx' -anne u luglit aga nt. I t is to be lîo<c< that the 'aiî-o<ft1ii>- <xx in thie Sîîîî it !nlte x'alc cf thfliic î eluicLI bu .ll iiilu tiu>-atnd< ru taIsuii advanîtage of. NOXX 1 'iS lE 'FIIME THl' 'lE SOUIjI 'l'O 1MAKE A TJEN-STRIWE!"1 I t kthis Cconditionî cf atii usxxuiir fas 1<41 i lu>'Off*i>' <<f, Alir- miai Iluîsbauidî'y tbpmint a iri-timur' of xxarniitg 1eti>ii> -ejr>s<untlî, settig foi-th lte dangers atteidilig tt' elu(su ' t luuv '<xxsand 'urthcr'morce explaining hoxx- flese saine 'oxvs ('mii b>e ruade lu>' vielil Ray. I>ernoltunit >ualgn'ss, >'rsux 4<<) sedg>, snuîîugî'mss, Blq>rittt<ilý Ja1uan 'luxs mni>! itiwieri-Otis A utinmîti>'grasses gt's>xsu<nutun>- 1, iivand>l tuli1iîclitl v. ut xxlîmut t lîosi' tautu<is gntîsss m l- i) t ko-tî fueLx'tîu> :11111 su>,I >'nu oritiu . <i'luiggmci xx <'<'I is u-:uî<lu<' of b li r>ii îg t>> nîiiuiii>' 1"! <riltu, x î'ucxsn ut'iirnîe' u-> t to a'rtxtis,' nmud Isiiuif. i)esrîu> <i iinn iis ma >1>1 i f>,-. t t l. ,îv plant, i x ig n1-tu iik-tii> tlu. xxitIl siili <'ix 'siumx tg ami u!>etid'ix x'>ctîst sti- ifs s<s'< is ali.t vs intiie'giuuii, sssîin rutire ieli lhai<t ofi <t tIvt>'1ut tutt latiW, ami if 5sriigs iq lu u>rtaiîuusiy iànJitv, affer' tii>' ist 1<14 <xx ing <of <'otî. t 'tti'lir'it'umtt f>the <'<<rîtits-If, tandubin iletm imte S3untîrut-' imfairs n 11>411 fî-tum<uulx -Witli <'inefiis <'it taliti!<uil l baiedrit,îu ik l' luux. ttu>!s<'l!s n> ai'mt a rg>> s ri <' If Iîgliut lo-tte'r' l'e 'mlli'>d ma s >i t f 'i " , tsdlstirîgîîîsli ut fronu tu uisull'imnineusatil )Ii'tttîtu tu v lV<stel1î-it tmts ' eg- gar xi" ii' u<us>'s>sa i<<îg cWitîl u'<tca'numllng ittà lA"4'î'mu îaî<sf valitiulu- i'î -iî>xmai<r f i>- 5he 1. t iu<iruli<'tl tanaltsis showxxs fitleu lit nît to li- 'îimî'nu tilliiiiitr<j'!s tutti uuii'>gîuîuîs -l't>îus ftit4îî i>> elm .I -.î i tuiu" t ii, t l' " <ut i itxui : 1 -'-r "'uîunî t-ru' fer /e' kstttp 'îI- lI îu 1u, 4t-<i . xxiii; '-<t 11 i:l i 'Iti't îi'rrr ji'i.x u'tîi's'îl t i', ut> chi"< f s i gltin u>ut u t<î'it'flct < w L< r' <i r'11 t '1 s <luit(ig t lu>' gt intig 't-utsusi. s.<"»> i Il ' (I l xxi h<! <xliri, i <'tit i t utt i x c, arui wil! lii' fusn anîut min hsPIi ys Ibiot t> 'Fur <Itéux "xx. pr- r t'îu-u'î. The ' u'.iî<-iSu- utlivintg amt!i, a' t'. g>>>! iuig!iuî<î'ls. 0 11', t tIi s<<(.( )] i tit <i ] < u i-u'tutaî<>îustýv(kF li; The i\'11%et Bl tris îuîoiumîlthe ii'best i>-giruîiiinîctis îlt, t tu Floi titi. andliit sti'eu-i<'tip>st\Vx'inti'mforage s'ruup gu'uuxxi. Prof!. Seîutsays: "Thon au-emur>N[<xx >tieu' 'is imat ivatnlii' pumt to ii > cux'ties amli x's rk e lu saitsttu'i <x i>'uits. 'JTe rîîust imporlairues loi thce ix> blus armi-t ts mi s>il î's'îux mto', mini! ms fe>'ulfuîoi.fic îpru- 'c hetten' incarne for less exî<u'iîulitttrs mi' ks'pt ont tuis <urigimitul î<n'eîîî duet is iii <ut' it <mît mmnul ilmu i mx' î<n's <duel s" 2< ~ peî mnoittit. Or xvc cari arraulge for yearly ises muid pm'opcriy bred. mmd faik it cvcî, or, i i yeu r xviii drap us a hue s xvaiit. xve xviii do flic best. t>> rdîmîsu van 122 South __ .Waukeg~n, Illinois. p Genesee St Ual haesmtigtOofryuta oohrpr-o We1 haILRVesomethinq t- offer yu thatàno other.part o Wea-lth and Prosperit. Stock. \\ ii lM! edlq>oithe njîiil filils al il itei. 1311 iiake.t prive, aitd elliukvis d><\ i well ail fic eugs tîtld ave ~ tin t 'olstillil duîîitîîn tand Iligli. C Ilîtuttu all! furtiliù ' v<tfril gix e filue rani '<i dIîll uî îùî îerss'r.seîl iii mîore Nortiierft tiiý ails vail hlîti e ueiileiug lossil)le a lange ati surtiiuîg 1file fux utiv aeetustiiue<lte si, V ( P W\inîers. Snnîel(tliuu.nY heîlanted x of the vea r. Wlïat latti 1().siltai îîîuu xxaît tulai tot>il $ pet.) aî url- allo;îî? Tis*lîu sîgîîaii< is vx an aIR lee1 il \î itîî,uiitta.iiîg and ali inaîkî t for the s51rt1<. 1<4411 local and foreigui. For Homes or Investments. Thuis is thIe daxv f thle faniter and hortieulti food<stîîlfs jr.> <lxa îiuîig and the deiir Land <x1iiltpi, lliii> tîste1îi oxxaîîliiid Il elîîîuîîiales flite slvleî\ of the va g>en eal î,ieîa4114i i el aesinivaine, but xvhen pi îristîrux. a eiItîiliv îig-anil c ertain meco \ist fariiîîs have lieut> îmalle hx-far-seeing t he iittiti[iwi 11>1l<S<ini landi> x*tllies, buit oppo inve stiniit (il*siiinalsiuiiit. ii m thi, i iost sec, ioiits, lias lueii liniîted, imi i ax' orix-be acqui thlig iihC>) peint r<îî. Terms and Price of This LAnd. Wv lhax e gitîd Ils iis lndaiprieed accoi qîtalit 'of soil, et>. I f' xi 4eaîîot go dow'n to I efoie hîîiiîiig xxe xxill gi xe oi a deseription of il yot i ii ]et lis k vwlat'voti xant it for, we w 1>11 foi Yoîî, aid, tl' îîut to vour iiking, we will ex( îisold Iatid. Reiiuîinb(r oHe tliitig- ver.v iee s juîst xxhat \\ve tel* xii it h.> or nuo sale. N'on ge ir. (lOi N(! VP>I N l'hIt iEFA T iese land(s 7)'situlv two'xeitls aigu mid w>lee xxtth '25 oe inat I1< llis se-et it l t leY \\ il l b wuurtli Il s>!! ilig tfor îiow. 011-i rc ii> - lt t $ <t> p71 o r aure, id Sorghum at Bostwick. sîze t rtet -frorîu 10 auuru-s ifor a Wiiittcr homte or 1610 acre stock farm. OUR TERNIS ARE VEI'Y EASY as low a PAL-ATKA LAND COMPA!-- fi 1 0 Bostwick Bettler's Home. N'. .1. 11 A N (10('1ý, Sorghurn for PitFture. LU