Fruit And Vegetable Growing In Manatee County, Florida

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

Publication: Published By The General Industrial Department of Seaboard Air Line Railway, n d (ca 1910), Norfolk

First edition thus. Articles originally appeared in serial form in "The Fruit Grower," a well-known publication of St. Joseph, Missouri and having been written by the editor of the magazine after a personal investigation of Manatee County. 9" x 6" pictorial wrappers, 64 pp., introductory, maps on inside front and rear covers, illustrated. Covers the subject thoroughly regarding fruit and vegetable growing in Manatee County. Information on the development of the county, soils of the county, the use of artesian wells, towns in the county, types of vegetables and fruits grown in the county, irrigation and drainage systems, prices of the land, etc. Views of orange groves, homes in the county, artesian wells, the Manatee River, hunting and fishing scenes, Belle Haven Inn on Sarasota Bay, steamship on Manatee River, etc. Some loose pages at the center that have detached from the staples, covers lightly soiled, else a very good copy.

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