The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-11
HOW FARMERS
CAN CROW RICH
Jackson County Man Who
Has Done So Tells
About It.
BY j. E. Cannon.

Jackson county is one of the largest
agricultural counties of the state, is
situated on the eastern border of west
Florida, adjoining Georgia on the
northeast and Alabama on the north,
and covers an area Of about $50
square miles, and is populated with
approximately 10000 Inhabitants.
The Chipola river, with tributaries,
flows through the center of the coun-
ty from north to south, and naturally,
there are some very fine hammock
lands constituting about one fourth OF
the area of the county, the original
growth being several kinds OF oak,
hickory, beech, magnolia, gum, ash,
and cypress trees.
There is also, in many places, an
abundant supply of lime, formed IN
beds near the surface, which Is
mined into rock and used in Struc-
ture building.
Since these lands were naturally
fertile they were cleared first by the
pioneer settlers, who were very
wealthy Virginia and Carolina slave
owners These slave owners brought
with them many of the negro race,
which now constitutes large portion
of the population of the county.
With the tropical climate of Flor
ida and much very fertile soil, Jack
son county enjoys the distinction that
gives it some advantages over the
rest of the state. especially in its ag-
ricultural possibilities. The principal
crop raised on the Jackson county soil
are cotton, corn, cane, potatoes, peas,
oats and hay, which yield an abun-
dant harvest when properly cult
vatEd.
The remaining tbree-fourths of land
constitutes what We call pine lands
principally level and dry with clay sub
soil.
Thirty years ago these lands were
considered worthless for agricultural
purposes and up to that time very
small per cent of this land was
cleared for agricultural purposes. The
writer has observed in the last de-
cade some very productive crops
grown on the so-called pine lands, and
today, with the aid OF fertilizers, they
are producing equally. as well as the
hammock lands,
/ have had some experience with
these pine lands and am much graf
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many small farmers, who are raising
all of the provisions they consume on
! the farm, and market besides enough
of their surplus to pay good dividends
On the investment.
| There is no better opening for the
young man of today than to enter
upon the farming lands of Jackson
county with brain and muscle to de-
veiop its agricultural possibilities.
With thrift, and economy, any ordi-
nary man can prosper on a Jackson
county farm.
The writer has had thirty years ex-
perfence farming on these lands, ON
| the extensive plan, and cannot recall
a single year when there was not a
fair profit made on the investment, and
was actually surprised at some of the
results obtained.
! One season l remember placing IN
smOkehOuse ten thousand pounds OF
meat at a net cost of 2 1-2 cents per
pound, and sold 1T at an average price
of II IL cents per pound. You can
easily figure as to what the profit
was on the investment. This can be
done today, and even better results
are accomplished All farm product,
can be sold at good price and thei q
4 is a ready market for all that is pro-
duced.
In addition to the crops named
above We can raise all kinds of vege-
tables, including the very finest kind
I of wrapper tobacco The man that
will avail himself of the opportunity
10 develop the agricultural resources
OF this county will not have cause to
regret the time and capital spent in
such operation.