The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-25
farm LANDS
PRODUCE WELL
IN ". FLORIDA
Farming Lands Are Being
Opened and Settlers Are
Coming in Fast.
MANY CROPS CAN BE GROWN EV-
cry MONTH IN THE -YeAR-A
GOOD MARKET is ASSURED IN
PENSACOLA FOR AlL-WATER
CHEMICALLY PURE.

Mr.. John r. Scott. president Of the
Pensacola farm Lands Company
sends the following letter to the Jour
nal which is full of interesting infor-
nation concerning lands and crops
OF West Florida.
Editor Pensacola JourDal:-UntI
within the past ten years 1t was the
generally accepted theory that farms
in West Florida were less produc-
tive than In some other parts of the
state. There was no good reason for
This impression. for where small farms
had been located they we're success
ful and showed quite unusual results
where anything like ordinarily care
ful farming practices we're used.
There have also been some large
Developments In West Florida, the
farm of the Southern States Lumber
Company. In this county being a nota-
BILE example. and this development,
where an intellsent and comprehen-
sive plans was carried out. has shown
very marked success. There are a
number OF other instances in the
other counties OF West Florida and
many very fine farming districts are
now open for development and are
being rapidly taken up, not only by
farmers from the north, but by south
ern farmers moving from MISSISSIPPI
pj, Alabama, and Georgia into West
w4orida, where they find not only
milder climate, but a SOIL that will
produce more money per acre to each
years handling than the soils they
are leaving. A letter, given unsolicit-
I'd, to one Of the local companies by
a government expert, sent into this
district especially. to examine the
coils, states that the soils examined
by him In this district were super
ior 10 any soils that he knew of be-
tween Pensacola and Miami. and that
he knew the entire state thoroughly.
There has never been n the minds
OF thinking men the slightest doubt,
ebIt that the land that produced the
Fmendous long leaf yellow pine for
-, the .uAsak- -seaegha- Tor merchant
e timber In the world would pro
be any crop suitable to the climate
properly handled. and II has been
croughly demonstrated IN the past
Zen years that from 20 per cent to
so per cent OF the lands In West Flor
ida we're far better than the average
farming lands in the south, and one
fact that rs worth noting is that the
farms that have not proven SO, pro
ductive were located. on. lands near
the coast, that is within two or three
u,Sles Of the coast These lands have
not proven so generally good as lands
farther inland. I'm some cases, how
aver. the clay sub-soil extend down
TO very near the coast line, and wher-
ever the clay sub-sol is found, pro-
iuctive lands are found in most cases,
and lands easily susceptible to i'm
movements In all cases.
To Establish Market.
N having been found that West
F'lerida farms could be made to pro-
duce equal to any farms anywhere
on the American Continent when II
comes to questions Of quantity and
quality of produce. and this refers
n corn. cotton, forage crops. sugar
cane and vegetable gardening OF all
kinds. 'pecans. figs and small fruits,
tHe next question was one of market.
The same condition until very recent
| 70 prevailed In this West Florida dis
trfrt that until q very few years ago
| prevailed throughout our great north
middle states. such as Wisconsin and
Michigan. where the lanes produce
narkable yields Of small fruits,
neaches grapes. etc, but owing to the
Snct that there was no controlled mar
tct toe farms were no. profitable.
vet. the farms were not profitable.
ambition prevailed in West Florida
ZN,t now with movements already on
Sopt. where TO a certain extent An
absolutely sure market is guaranteed,
tne way is mapped out for further and
~reater development in this same
line and We predict that before an
other season has passed this move
nrent will ,have developed so as to
embrace al possible products OF
frruns in West. Florida.
Az a recent election in Pensacola,
,brougb a misunderstanding of the
,nnortauce of the question, the propo-
elton 10 issue bonds to the amount
20 $50 900 for the purpose Of erect
a. n city market. was defeated Since
sh,t time the same people who voted
i,st this issue of bonds. have Civ
fc the matter more thought. and IL
safe TO say that II offered today
f.nd n will be offered sonnl, such a
r.roposftiou would carry by far larg-
. majority than it was defeated at
fhe former election
There is general disposition
khroughSGt the entire south for al
Eusine<s interests TO get 'oVether and
-nruGg together push whatever they
ovhave 70 OFFER on the market,
her it be the products OF the
foy( or of the cultivation of the soil,
md there can be no greater reed
I'M any 'partn,ent of activity for this
yet.together movement than among
he farmers. "a
Up to within a very few years no
rfort has been made 10 build up
West Florida. but in the timber and
urpentire business the territorv b.
peer robbed " stS natural wealth. and
rxcept IN a few instances. no efforts
nan 10 renlace What nm. y. -. q ~.