Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1917 — I Will Pay Your Expenses to Florida [ARTICLE]

I Will Pay Your Expenses to Florida

if I fail to prove to your satisfaction that Florida offers more interest on money invested in land and greater returns for labor than the average northern state. It has-been proven time and again that any farmer who has been successful in the North can be more successful in Florida. And in Florida one can enjoy life While earning money. With a Climate that permits growing of crops every month in the year, and soil that will pro-' duce three or four crops annually.; there is no reason why the right : man should not make good. Cit-j rus crops have made men wealthy. ■ There is big money in growing vegetables, corn and other staple crops, and live stock raising is an important and profitable industry.' As there is more poor land in Florida than good land it is im-; perative that you select the right location. Let me tell you about the famous Black Hammock lane’s and give you convincing proof that on these lands can be made big profits from intensive farming*. T ( want you to know just what five to ten acres of this land will do, and to give you some surprising facts Regarding the profits in celery, let-' tuce, potatoes and other crops ini the artesian J>elt of Seminole j county in which Black Hammock ’ is located. For full information write WAYNE C. GILMAN, Goodland, Indiana. Ten Malekula Christian teachers in the New Hebrides islands, who' recently went into the bush toj preach Christ to the wild tribes-1 were attacked by the bushmen and six of them were killed.

J. E. Sullenberger writes from Edmore, Michigan, under date of September 27 and says: “Please find enclosed the money for another year’s subscription to The Democrat. We have been having fine weather here. The frost did not hit us very hard. Am still picking pickles string beans and squash, so you know it was light. But now we are having some rain, so won’t be surprised if it frosts pretty heavy soon. Crops were quite good here this year. Some places sweet corn is not so good. Peas were a bumper crop in most places. Old Michigan’s a good place to live.”