The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-01-31
AGRICULTURAL ENERGY
Immense Cultivated Area of the Farm
Company at Anthony

The section around Anthony has al
ways been noted for IL excellent lands
and their Iroiucttveu->- AMI man~ ar.
IL citizens who nave made splendid
crops "n same and farming mas been
one II ,hat sections PRINCIPAL indus
tries and among those OF late years
who led in these pursuits were the
Howell brothers. Lee. Jim and Charlie.
tut i remained for Jim TO ~ee all the
rest ani 20 them one better in the in
'vr~>i~ IF expansion and progress and
with This object in View He ur.anizei
the Anthony Farm Company. whose Of
tirrr~ are Arthur Partridge OF -
Louis. president. }. =. Howell. vice
president ami general manager. and n
.. Bailey of Chicago. bug with head
quarters N Jacksonville. secretary and
treasurer and II +. Clarkson anu Or.
j. E. Euozer OF Ocala and the above
named officers compose the board of
directors
This company has secured 5000 acres
Of land. 1000 Of which liz 10 the north
and west OF the town of anthony. a
few miles removed in one body and
presented a beautiful prospect a the
lahorerS in 1t were busy turning the
soil and preparing il for seed. This
tract i %i2 miles long 10y three miles
wide.
Farming here viii be tested on The
expansive and intensive system and If
any man in Marion county or Florida
can make a success of il. il Will he the
manager Of the Anthony Farm Co J.
{. Howell. whose past experience and
success i guarantee for the future.
The other lands Of the comvany lay
south OF anthony. along the Ocala and
Anthony hard road and abou; a mile
distant from Anthony. Here laborerS
We're a. work putting in 100 acres of
pinderS.
The gang rlow iS the instrument that
has been introduced on the farm To do
the turning of the soil and il is doing
il in manner that makes even an eN-
pert in agricultural pursuits laugh
with glee. There are two of these
improved agricultural Instruments in
use here. the noted John Deere plow.
manufactured in st Louis and sold
here by the Marion Hardware Com
pany. This plow was operated by Mr.
Clarence Priest. with four animals. he
being one OF Mr.. H"well< foremen and
occupying the old J Il. Malloy home
place.
The other plow iS made by the
Malone Company nf Illinois. and was
being operated by a one-lc@ged color
ed man, whom Mr.. Howell says was
born to seat on the instrument and
shows work the equal of the best and
the only thing that troubles Mr.
! HowellS otherwise serene mind Is
! that his tribe and class could not he
increased. 50 we'll and faithfully does
he do his work McS<rs Knight &
Lang of Ocala are local agents for
this plow.
one of these plowS does the work Of
four ordinary rlowS and easily turns
five acres a lay. which plainly shows
its economy and efficiency over the old
method
The other foreman of the place i
Mr.. FLOYD Burke. Mr.. Howell says he
was born foreman and j. on his job
from the rising TO the setting of the
sun and no man under him escapes his
keen eye. either in his going or his
coming for he has a good morning
charge.
Thirty-two men are employed. all
colored. who receive 81 day and
board themselves. To DO the work on
the place ar the present tim" requires
~ head Of horses and mules. one
hundred acres are being prepared for
snap beans. 10 acres in tomatoes. 50
acres in watermelonS ana 80" acres in
cantaloupeS. while 1900 acres viii bc
planted in corn and after each row
! will he planted row Of velvet
beans. Forty acres are planted 20 rye,
80 acres in oats and 100 acres in Snau
beans. The rye fields are being used
for grazing hogs and the colts on the
place and the animals are in splendid
lcOndijiou. Mr. Howell deems this the
most productive and efficient feed no
has ever tried. a. the seed on an acr.
only cost - and with a gang rlow
one can easily see how quickly tho
ground can he prepared for the seed
. on the Malloy place j. a large lime
stone sink. covering half an acre
beautifully shaded. under the ledEe-
. Of which j. an immense lake. more
chan 20 feet deep. in which is placed
ia gaSoIene engine that supplies -he
stock on th- place with water. Il j.
situated on a rise and with its clu~r"I
of tre-S presents a lovely picture. Mr.
Howell has on the place % head "a
cattle and 500 head Of hogs and wher
d.. -.r~ the farm under fun hea3way
IN another year h- VIII .av" immense
stacks II forage and H.> stock VIII 10.
greatly augmented.
In ,ne party WHO viewed these GOOD.
~ AGRICULTURAL possessions Sl'ur.'a,
afternoon w.er- N-~-r- Howell. P--ss
B.lling-lvy. or O.. Boozer. Harry =
Clark~on and me Editor II the S-ar
Ii wa revelation -r ali Il u. whs
having heard Of ;.~ extensive I'm
prpyemAut-. had not ~--n ta- work IL
motion a. ~ Iii OF that occasion ant
Iorr-ur~ -r-a- things for il promp-'
--~ and Marion county along a-r.ell
.ural and rr-.. kim lines.
Or. Eo"E-r WHO j. an authority o.
Florida lands. said There wa> no'aine
liner or better IN the S;ec" AMI he Wa
carried away with the splendid man
ner the gang pIowS i.d the work Of
turning The >o!l. making v-r!ta5l+ al
heaps u j.. - pulv--zei did -.
earth become The a-m J. carital.ze5
a. 100000.
In speaking II the fertility of tH'
land IN arI around the big sink. Mr.
Howell SAID +, rroduo-5 the larEss
number Of crates II e-ntalouTe- p.
-v-r knew land 20 zrrw. $50 e-at~S :.
the acre and Incidentally remarked
.-ra- tie man VINO grew them. Mr. J
r Nalloy -pld The crop OF the vine
thinking ae wa making q rich tinaD
ciaI transaction. but the buyers aai
doubled their investment n The mar
ket-n= II ne crop.
The biz Farm az Anthony J. straw