The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-27
Fine Exhibits from Wash
ington, Walton and Gads-
den Counties.
THE PLEAS COLLECTOR, WHICH
WON FIRST PRIZE AT DeFUNIAK
HAS GREATEST VARIETY AND
NUMBER OF EXHIBITS FROM
ANY ONE COUNTY WALTON
MAKES GOOD SHOWING.


county commissioners, Washington,
the great grain-growing, cotton-pro-
ducing and general agricultural coun-
ty, enjoys the distinction of having
the greatest number and variety of
exhibits in the smallest space of any
county represented in the agricultural
building, which is due to the efforts
of G. E. Pleas, who is in charge, and
who furnished nearly the whole dis
play at his own personal expense.
In preparing this exhibit it was
thought best to secure as great a va
riety as possible, rather than to make
tIg display of one or two things,
thus representing more briefly and at
the same time much more fully the
great resources of that county. This
exhibit won the first prize at the Gulf
Coast Fair, DeFuniak Springs-22
first awards and 4 seconds.
There are IL varieties of hay shown
in bales, 40 varieties loose, 6 varieties
of pumpkins, IL varieties of squash
80 kinds of corn. l23 native woods,
20 natural grasses, Is varieties of
sugar cane, and $50 varieties Of seeds.
Of home-canned and preserved fruits
etc., there are $50 kinds in all, II
kinds of pickles, rs kinds of jelly, and
I25 kinds of preserves. There arc
also very large collections of mineral
and mounted specimens Of insects.
birds, animals and fish peculiar TO
| that region, which last alone attract
a great deal of attention and ia JoraDlc
comment.
A number of handsome photographs
illustrate the beauties and advantages
of Washington conrty in 4 compre
hensive manner. Notwithstanding
this countys northerly position in the
state, a canning factory is very val
liable asset to the progress of that
section, and a number of canned pro-
ducts are to be seen on exhibition.
i A large showing of do ible melons,
cucumbers, squashes and other vege-
tables prove unique and interesting
and is sure to excite curiosity 1t
seems to hint that Washington county
soil is doubly productive. A 81
pound watermelon is shown to LrOve
what kind of melons grow in that Sec
ton. A beautiful collection OF dried
and canned fruits fairly excites SEN
sation of hunger. A big, fins fruit
cake on exhibition is made from the
home-dried fruits and is equal to the
best. 1t took first prize at the Grill
Coast Fair.
Large, solid, firm ears of corn
shown are one of the principal pro
ducts of Washington county and com
pare favorably with the northern arti
che. Fifty ears on exhibition weigh
80 pounds. Rice grows freely in
Washington county, yielding from 4O
to so bushels per acre. Fine crops
of millet, rye. oats and wheat are
also raised The Washington county
farmer often plants Spanish peanuts
between his corn and receives very
fine yield.
Tea, the universal beverage, is
grown to a considerable extent IL
Washington county, and several sam
pies are shown. An exhibit of Flor
, ida pork, raised on cottonseed mea
and shorts. is good, solid meat, per
haps the best seen at the fair. A
most interesting exhibit is an eXten
sive one of sea shells, turtle sheels
crabs, etc. Some dolls and baskets
made from the fiber of the dishrag
gourd, prove unique.
The Japanese ''Kudzoo' vine is nov
being introduced into Washington
: county. 1t makes very fine hay
samples of which are shown. The
: vine is so tough that cattle will no
( kill it by trampling over it while
growing. 1t is ready for pasture b!
April 1, and ready for cutting by thu
first of May. The ''KudZoo" plant j!
used by the Japanese as fiber plant
Cotton growing is probably thu
. greatest industry in Washington coun
ty, where it is raised with ease, ant
some very fine specimens are on dis
play The manufacture of naval stores
is also important, the region arounC
Chipley being the greatest turpentine
producing section in the state.
Marlborough Farm" owned by thu
Collier Bros, has an excellent exhibi
| in the Washington county section.