Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 8, 1914, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ———————————————————————————————————— icircumstanccs, such as poor soil, GAEIUS GAHUEN {wild and unsweetened, lack of lertilizer, disturbance of root sys- IN PUI_K EUUNIY:u-m by frequent change of loca- e tion, that Mr. Redgrave conclud- ¢d that this new forage plant, CACTUS WILL CHANGE Which was rc\’ulptionizix}g the jcattle question in California, FACE OF FLORIDA. ' New Mexico, South Arizona and | semi-arid states, would DAl b s pal “change the face of Florida,” - Ole Lounty enjoys the &It en ‘once generally introdiiced, havi [¢ now has several thousand largest and oldest cac- plants, including the most expen- state, known as, sive varieties, both forage and| It [ruiting. ther ng within its bor- tinction of ders the tus farm in the the Lakeland Cactus Garden. : : i< owned by C. C. Redgrave an It has been found that while : - 5 . ithis hardy denizen of the desert 18 tonpied Rupni o ARd BN does well on the poor thin sand! of our Ilorida hills, it responds| A lit- | appreciably to kindly treatment| tle over two vears ago Mr. Red-'and suitable fertilizatior, puttinzgi grave sccured a few leaves from out numerous buds on even ll}c California, ! Smallest leaves or slabs, in west of the city of Lakeland, says the [ustis Lake Region, Luther Burbank in THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA, AUG. 8, 1914 quantities almost anywhere in “lorida. Plants in the Lakeland Gardens have shown 300 and even 1,000 per cent increase in a vear, a crop of good-sized mark- ctable leaves in six months. The following briefly enumer- ated points will commend this new industry to every thoughtiul and progressive reader. First, its ease of propagation. i putting each leaf one-third its length in the ground. Then its hardiness. It has no serious insect or fungus enemies of soil and stand an unusual amount of drought, flood, heat or tcold, of the latter fiftcen degrees considerable above zero, for a period. The smallest modicum of cul- imarked contrast to those plants that more otherwise unnurtured. It may; were purchased a few ”“’“”‘\;h- considered a well established | thrived so re-:fact that cacti of this improved; untoward kind may be grown in paying These grew so well later, I'hese also markably under most DO ' OUR | 'BIG SHOE SALE STILL GOING ON § See Our Windows For - DUTTON-HARRIS Co FOOT FITTERS & CCalifornia BT oh i LY . on a single acre patch. i s all furniture tfranges. Dry vears mean no panic to the cattleman whose acrcage grows the succulent cactus. Then its prolificness almost -5 SUrpasses imagination. As much 2'as 200 tons of forage per acre, been grown m Of the fruiting kind 100 tons of luseious fruit per \ single hot day in June cach vear, has » will add a ton weight of forage Pages would be required to sct »all the food value of alfalfa, yet in forth ats utility. this comparison having five to one in its favor. One acre of al-| falfa, under irrigation, will sup- Having nearly [ port one cow, whereas one acre Jof cactus, without irrigation, will supply green feed for five cows, and that cach year for half a cen-| tury. It is one of the richest, foods known in sodium, ]mtll\h; and magnesium—the principal salts in milk—Arcadia Enter- prisc. 1 To the Good People of Lakeland | and Polk County: We are now road_\" to save you 25 per cent or more un‘ and stoves and >lw!g No use to go to Jacksonville | | »[nor Tampa to buy anything in our | ‘ :' line. We will guarantee to save : We haVC the Oflly modern ShOC : you money. Come and see for .\'“l“"i i G selves. Repair shop in town & est prices. The largest building and the low- | KIMBROUGIT SUPPLY (0., One man can plant one thousand leaves a day in previously pre-| ared ground, a simple process | It will grow in almost any kind | tivation to keep down the weeds. | i+ thronghout | | | help keep an at THE Whenever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola. FOR SALE—Three gecond hand buggies, two surreys, one delive wagon Zood as new, one mow- ing machine and rake., Acme Blacksmith shop, Massachuse avenue, 2067 |4 | STOLEN OR BORROWED-—Monday afternoon, a KEEN KUTTER lawn mower by a negro boy about ten years old. Said to be for some- one in a yellow house trimmed in white. Please pnone any informa- tion to Mrs. I.. B, Black. —— FOR SALE a very degirable corner lot in good location in Orange Park. Apply to ('. Henley, 2070 Cheap if taken at once With a view to bringiag ne ahle class speculators W oset- tlers of a do and to pre- vont from acquiring State lands, Colorado is arranging to cll and lease abiout 3,000,000 acres of public zround in small tracts the Stat f : We must close out what we Any $22.50 Suit for:: . Any $25 Suit for::o I Any $20 Suit for - All $1.50 Manhattans for All 15.00 13.50 R AW ITR AR SO BITETAALE R TRV G TR WO AT Any $18 Suit for e OB COCA-C ATLANTA, GA, Bevis. 312§ 1l 40 years old and still al White Sox. Satisfies that consuming athletic thirst, Your bcvcmgc, tco. ble to sting the ball. Manager : b, In his prime he was one Managed one of the : und the itchers. completed a tr in prime condition, A (B: shing s to iy Iz.ry 0 OUR BIG FALL STOCI Will Soon Be Coming In! have left in Clothing, Shoes, Shirts and Straw Hats, ther- fore, we disregard cost, and offer them to you for almost nothing. Now, isn’t $5 t0; saved on a suit that much in your pocket? Well, if it is, come and let us fore they are all gone, for we will not carry them over. Read the e g If you want your Shirts and Collars l“‘lilelr Laundered the VERY BEST; Send them to the \“111:; d a Lakelana Steam Laun: Weare better equipped than ever for giving rm:: class Laundry work, ce er ( Phor; wh 1 be e by nme © J. B. STREATER Contractor and Builde.: Having haq twenty-one years’ experience iu buudugfi,“] tracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel competent to ¢y best service in this line, If contemplating building, wil * tne to furnish estimates and all informatiof, All woix guee o Phone 169 J. B STREATXI\):' U Rotebr BB BB Bd ife (i ) wl Scof 1ird Bl pt S. ) I ain rec ege tial ind fo ter it « fit you up b following prices « ( Any $15 Suit for:::: e 0 = or M — h ¢’ 11 e | We have them in all leathers, tan, gun metal, vici kid and pat- ent leather, all $6.50 and $7 Clapp Shoes and Oxfords $4.9§ BAILEY \ CLOT Just Right Shoes and Oxfords: Aj leather, >4 ] for $3.25, the $4.50 kind for $ Buy a kew dtraw Hat. Any Straw Hat in stock for $1.00 RPN ST NG CO 3.50, the $5 00 kind for 53 — I you want to save money, come to sec | HI )T 1 e I ( 1 e