Martin County, Florida Farming Ranching and Industry brochure, c. 1950
Item
Title
Martin County, Florida Farming Ranching and Industry brochure, c. 1950
Description
"This booklet is presented by The People of Martin County, Florida through Martin County Board of Commissioners. Printed by the Stuart Daily News.
Describes agricultural benefits of Martin County. Includes descriptions of the flower, citrus, produce, and ranching industries. Specific businesses mentioned include: Bessemer Properties, O.D. Quinlivan Grove, Henry Crews Farm in Palm City, R.G. Spicer Nursery in Stuart, Rains Poultry Co. in Stuart, Chastain Ranch, Moore's Dairy in Palm City, Shark Industries Division of the Borden Company in Salerno (in operation 1944-1950), and Howard Fertilizer in Indiantown.
Describes agricultural benefits of Martin County. Includes descriptions of the flower, citrus, produce, and ranching industries. Specific businesses mentioned include: Bessemer Properties, O.D. Quinlivan Grove, Henry Crews Farm in Palm City, R.G. Spicer Nursery in Stuart, Rains Poultry Co. in Stuart, Chastain Ranch, Moore's Dairy in Palm City, Shark Industries Division of the Borden Company in Salerno (in operation 1944-1950), and Howard Fertilizer in Indiantown.
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
Stuart Daily News
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
28 p.
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
2024.034
Collection
Citation
“Martin County, Florida Farming Ranching and Industry brochure, c. 1950,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/8224.