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November 6, 1917
The Ocala Evening Star
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
What is this article about?
A remarkable 'cotton forest' of tall Sea Island cotton plants grows on Mr. Dick Hewitt's six-acre farm on Silver Springs Road, three miles from Ocala in Marion County, Florida. Stalks reach 10-12 feet high on an old cowpen site, with one 12-foot specimen exhibited in Tydings' drugstore.
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A COTTONWOOD FOREST
Growing on a Farm Out on the Silver Springs Road
There is a tree known as the cottonwood which grows extensively in the south and west, tho we don't believe any of them are seen further south than Savannah, so Marion county doesn't know what it looks like.
There is a cotton forest out on the Silver Springs road, about three miles from town, tho. Mr. Dick Hewitt has six acres in Sea Island cotton out there. An acre of it is on an old cowpen, and the cotton makes a genuine forest. The stalks are ten to twelve feet high and thick enough to make good stovewood.
One of the plants is on exhibition in Tydings' drugstore. It is a good twelve feet high and five or six yards around.
Growing on a Farm Out on the Silver Springs Road
There is a tree known as the cottonwood which grows extensively in the south and west, tho we don't believe any of them are seen further south than Savannah, so Marion county doesn't know what it looks like.
There is a cotton forest out on the Silver Springs road, about three miles from town, tho. Mr. Dick Hewitt has six acres in Sea Island cotton out there. An acre of it is on an old cowpen, and the cotton makes a genuine forest. The stalks are ten to twelve feet high and thick enough to make good stovewood.
One of the plants is on exhibition in Tydings' drugstore. It is a good twelve feet high and five or six yards around.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Cotton Forest
Sea Island Cotton
Tall Stalks
Marion County
Agricultural Curiosity
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Dick Hewitt
Tydings
Where did it happen?
Silver Springs Road, Three Miles From Town, Marion County
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Dick Hewitt
Tydings
Location
Silver Springs Road, Three Miles From Town, Marion County
Story Details
Mr. Dick Hewitt's six acres of Sea Island cotton on Silver Springs Road form a dense forest, with stalks 10-12 feet high on an old cowpen site; one plant, 12 feet high and 5-6 yards around, is exhibited in Tydings' drugstore.