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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
3
The Florida State Board of Health urges a rally to the colors for sanitation. Back yards harbor flies and unsanitary conditions, breeding disease. Clean back yards first to teach sanitation, then front yards. garden work embodies life and health.
Hillsborough County report notes Marcus Giddens prepared a plot last fall for hog pasture by breaking and planting corn. The land was plowed again in spring and reseeded. Prospects are good for a large yield of seed.
Manatee County canning clubs organized under Miss Eloise McGriff increase in size across Manatee Bradenton Ellenton and Sarasota with average 25 members. clubs report thousands of canned vegetables saved and notable feats include Ellenton with 4214 cans and Bradenton at least 4500 cans plus ketchup and soup mix. Evelyn Dodson of Ellenton leads with about 1800 cans under her Poppy Brand. some girls earn profits like 150 dollars this year while Bee Ridge members raise poultry and can chickens. clubs also knit squares for wounded soldiers and share steam pressure canning to preserve meats.
W C Lightfoot purchased a five acre tract at Oneco from H L Bassore after selling his stake in the Bradenton Herald. Bradenton passes an ordinance banning disloyal talk with heavy fines on conviction. W C T U met at Mrs Ricker’s home with a 45 member attendance and an engaging program. Dr H W Witmar of the State Livestock Sanitary Board will base in Bradenton to oversee livestock in Manatee Lee De Soto Polk counties.
Jacksonville June 21. The Florida cantaloupe crop is very light this year with only 17 cars shipped up to last Saturday. For the week ending June 15 only three cars were sent out. It is thought this week will wind up Florida shipments.
Flag raised in Palmetto with ceremony honoring marines from the Marne. Palmetto canning factory closes for the season after a satisfactory first run. C S Blood packing house at Terra Ceia burns, value five thousand dollars, half insured. Sparks from late southbound train suspected. T J Mason’s grandchildren celebrate 75th birthday with a Siesta picnic.
Florida state rule limits sugar sales to households and individuals to three pounds per person per month with a thirty day limit per purchaser. Retailers must verify buyers, public eating places get three pounds per ninety meals, and home canners may buy up to twenty five pounds with a preserving certificate. Hoarding is punished and margins unchanged.
Miss Helen Bennett leaves for Washington to join government work. K W Wiggins and M G Rushton injured in an auto crash while the Junior B Y P A visited Siesta last Thursday. G W Adams named agent for Slate Seed Co in Manatee county with no stock due to war. seeds for fall delivery can be ordered. Moonshiners caught near Manatee nine miles east as deputies raid. five gallons of whiskey and two barrels of mash seized. suspects jailed awaiting trial.
Florida tomato trade gradually ends with 3782 cars moved by June 15 versus 4547 a year earlier. The week ending June 15 saw 113 cars loaded in state, down from 211 last year, and fruit quality and storage life have declined with the hot season.
The article lists season to date and weekly shipments for potatoes cucumbers and vegetables with comparisons to the prior year. It notes totals for last Saturday and the week ending June 15 and shows daily figures for the first three days of the week. It also mentions about 5,000 Germans interned in the United States.
Not all sweet potato varieties mature together. When farmers borrow vines from neighbors, mix many varieties, and dig immature potatoes, storage losses rise. McQuarrie of the University of Florida urges using a single variety when vines come from different sources to standardize market quality.
In Manatee County citrus groves released California lady beetles last October to combat whiteflies. Despite only a dozen released, the beetles are numerous and feeding on whitefly eggs, having established themselves. The Experiment Station furnished the beetles. In Madison County crops recover well from recent rains with peanuts notably good.
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