COMPANY IN LAKELAND FLORIDA USA

[seeds ltd]

Hi All, Looking for info on a company named Florida Favourite Fertiliser Inc of Lakeland, founded around 1946 & closed 1995, it was owned by Grassland Development Corp (formed 1987) also of Lakeland. I thank for your help.

[CaroleW]

What kind of info as Rootschat is a Family History forum?

[bearkat]

Try searching Google books - there are several entries in year books & directories.

[Erato]

Oh, good grief!  If people can discuss fitted sheets and slug control methods, why not businesses in Florida?

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You might find some information here at the State of Florida, Division of Corporations:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t4o/

[seeds ltd]

Thanks Erato for info & your wonderful comment re post

[oldohiohome]

edited: The company is not listed in the 1947 Lakeland City Directory.
It is listed, just not in bold like in 1950, which is why I missed it first time around.
and not as many officers listed.

1947
Florida Favorite Fertilizer Co Eric F Murry mgr 1720

1950 Directory
Florida Favorite Fertilizer Inc
Wm H Stuart Pres, Eric F Murray Mgr,
Fertilizer Manufacturers
1633 Olive (Old Tampa Highway)
TELS 2129 or 52-312

1960 Lakeland City Directory (the latest I saw)

Florida Favorite Fertilizer Inc
Wm H Stuart Pres, J K Stuart V-Pres, M A Cook Sec-Treas, Eric F Murray Mgr,
Fertilizer Manufacturers
1607 Olive
Tels MUtual 2-2153 and MUtual 6-6811

If you don't have ancestry, this page says it links to Lakeland city directories for 1951 to 1960:
https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-florida-city-directories/
search the page for Lakeland

[oldohiohome]

I worked backward and the company had been there for a while:


1926, 1928 not listed

1931
Walter McNeill pres, Hugh W White, v-pres, Grady Deen Sec-Treas
1720 Old Tampa Road

1934, 1936
Grady Deen, mgr
1720 Olive

1938, 1940, 1942 and 1945
1720 Olive
Grady Deen, Pres, Eric F Murray Sec-Treas

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I didn't look earlier than 1926

[seeds ltd]

Many thanks for info, it helps a lot