The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-05
MODEL FARM IN
PEACH STATE
GEORGIA TO HAVE EXPERIMENT.
Al PLANT WHERE FARMERS
OF STATE CAN GET PRACTICAL
INSTRUCTION IN MODERN
MODES OF AGRICULTURE.

! Santa Rosa county is talking about
| an experimental farm for teaching
modern methods of agriculture and
| there are men in Escambia county
who favor an experiment or demon
! stration farm. Here is how the thing
| is to be done in Georgia. The Savan-
nah News says:
With the return 70 the city yeSteT-
/ day morning Of Secretary Joseph +.
/ Gray, of the Chamber of Commerce,
| impetus was given the plan for the
model farm which it is intended shall
| be established on the lands of the
county under the auspices of the
| Chamber Of Commerce. Mr.. Gray an
nOunced that the assistance of the
state and of the national government.
| through their respective agricultural
departments, had been promised.
Through the efforts of Congress
man Charles G. Edwards. DR.. S. A..
| Knapp, special agent of the Bureau OF
Plant Industry of the United States
/ Department of Agriculture, has been
prevailed upon to assign J. W. Willis.
district agent OF the department, to
the work of comforting with and as
SiSting the Chamber of Commerce in
making a success OF the model farm.
1t is stated that Mr.. Willis is one
/ of the best informed agricultural eX-
peTtS in the service of the depart
ment. He is a practical farmer and
/ business man. and his advice, views
and experience in the methods of pro-
/ cedUTe proper to get the model farm
/ started, are expected to be of great
value to those who have the matter
! in hand. Mr.. Willis is expected to ar
! rive in Savannah in a few days.
State Will Give Aid.
Mayor Tiedeman, who is very
/ much interested in the success of the
farm, wrote Gov. Brown, asking the
! cooperation of the state. The gov
/ crnOr in turn took the matter up with
/ the Hon. Martin Y. Calvin, director OF
/ the Georgia experiment station 1t
7 Experiment, Ga. Following this &C
/ ton of the governor, Mr.. Gray has
/ received a letter from Mr.. Calvin eX-
/ pressing his readiness to visit Saydn-
neh and confer with those who are
/ interested in the farm. Mr.. Calvin
assured Mr.. Gray that he would Co
operate with him in every way posi-
bic and that the active and cordial
/ support of the experiment station
! might tbe counted upon.
These are but the most import
ant assurances of support which have
/ been received from those in authority
I in agricultural work in this country.
/ Numbers Of letters from others in
| teTested in lines Of agricultural de
! velOpment have been received pledg-
/ ing TO Chatham's model farm every
/ assistance which they can render.
/ The enterprise of the Chamber OF
! Commerce in inaUgUrating this
/ movement has been cOmplimented on
/ every side The model farm is ex-
/ pected to do great things for the de
! Ve!oDment of the farm and truck lands
| of the county as we'll as adjacent
, parts of the state. When the farm
1 gets in operation, prospective settlers
! here can be supplied with substantial
/ and convincing proofs of the adapta-
/ biIity OF the soil OF the county TO rails
/ ing at a profit the many products
/ which are grown here.
In BusinessIjke Manner.
/ The purpose is to run the farm in
d t5usinesslike manner, keeping i
/ careful record OF its products, and the
/ profits which accrue from each OF
them. The lessons thus learned will
not only serve the purpose of Undue
! ing settlers to take up the many
/ acres Of untitled lands of the county,
but Will be of great value TO the
present farmers and truckers, and
. those who are added, following the
/ successful demonstrations on the
/ farm.
/ The recent soil survey conducted
. by the government in this county, and
! the plan 10 inaugUTate the model
farm, has aroused much interest
: among those now operating farms or
. owning land Indicating a measure
/ Of this interest have been numbers
/ Of requests made on the Chamber OF
J Commerce to have specific eXamina-
tiOns of soils made, and samples Of
+ these soils have been sent on to the
! agricultural department at Washing
/ ton for the tests TO be made.