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  Produce such as, the cucumbers displayed by Bruce Holland is sold at the nearby barn.
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  Highway 178 bisects the Holland fields. A 5 acre tilled area on the north side of the road is prepared for the next crop.
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  The entrance to the barn and house is on the far right of the photograph. The 5 acre tilled field can be seen on the other side of the road.
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  A crew of local workers pick the beans.
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  Zipper cream peas are a popular variety. Some seed varieties appear to have no distinguishing eye color or body color other than that of white or pale, these seeds are said to have “no color”, and they are classified as “Creams”. The color of the seed itself determines the color of the broth when cooked. The darker the seed color the darker the broth. Seed with “no color”, white or pale, gives a clear broth. Zipper Cream Peas have a clear colored broth. The name Zipper came from the ease of unzipping the pea pod to expose the seed.
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  The Bruce Holland farm complex is located on Homer Holland Road in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The peach trees seen in the photo produce about six bushels/60 pounds or 120 one-half pound peaches per tree.
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  From planting to harvesting the growing cycle takes about four to five months, depending on the variety.
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  Peanuts are actually legumes - not nuts.
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  The green peanuts are almost ready for harvest.
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  Green peanuts are available.
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  Royal Star and Starbright Watermelons are the varieties of watermelons grown for harvest.
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  The irrigation line bisects a thirty acre field. The southern portion, show above, has been planted with pumpkins. The line of deciduous trees grow along Homer Holland Road.
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  Homer Holland Road is accessed from Highway 178. It runs alongside of the Holland barn and home. The trees are deciduous water oaks and sweet gums.
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  Water oaks and sweet gum trees line the west side of Homer Holland Road. The 15 acre pumpkin patch can be seen through the trees.
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  Squash are harvested when five to six inches long. Keep the squash picked as flavor and texture will be inferior if the vegetable is left to grow to enormous size on the plant.
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  Peanuts are grown on the 35 acre field adjacent to the homestead.
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  Stalks range from 36 inches to 42 inches.
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  Most of the fields in this area are planted in 40 acre plots.
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  The crop is planted in late May or early June. By July the plants will shade out the center of the row before blooming.
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  The 60 acre field is located on Highway 97 in the Walnut Hill community.
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  Mike Godwin stands next to an airplane that he is rebuilding.
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  The ideal blueberry plant should have at most sixteen canes - one or two for each year, up to eight years of growth.
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  Blueberries usually ripen over several weeks and require two to four pickings to harvest. Hand harvested fruits are picked once per week during most years or more frequently during hot weather.
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  Winter wheat was brought to the US by Russian Mennonites in the 19th Century.