The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
IS
PROOF OF SOILS
GREAT VALUE
EscEMBIA WINS 500 PRIZE FOR
BEsT ESHlBiT AND COTTAGE
HiLL GETS The $50 COMMUNITY
PRIZE.

Lie No. exploded The lie CO.
thing yin Erow on Escamhla county
soil
According 70 the last biennial -.
port ~ the secretary % agriculture
~ The state - Florida. Eacambia
county has it.tta acres In cultivation.
producing cotton. corn. oats. rice. hu-
gar cane. field peas hay. English
peas. bcets. beans. oranges. straw
berries. pear. peppers. tomatoes. po-
tatoes. cabhaEs. squash. egg plants.
cucumhers Wafermelons. oanteioupcs.
peanuts. velvet beans. onions. peaches.
grapes wine. fgs, Eool eggs. butter.
bees wax. h0ney. having total
value 81 ssi7 .sos. or a return ~ t8G5o
per acre 1--we STOCK and poultry had
value 81 ttss.ss2.
CONCLUSIVE PROOF.
The conclusive proof. however. lies
in the fact that al the Pensacola In
tsrstate Fair. the hrst prizes FOR
county. community. and individual ex-
hihits were won b Escambia county
prize 5000 Cottage Hil community
prize. $50. Mrs. L. W. Mcdonald. in
dividral exhibit. prize. si0o Those
associated IN preparing these three
exhibits are entitled % the highest
praise. for agriculture r. the most i'm
portant source Of production. The
proper agricultural development Of ID
Gambia county means more 10 the
county and % Pensacola than the
greatest possible Industrial develop
ment.
II may not be generally known. hut
the members % the Peusac cola Com
merciai Association are 20 congratulate
| themselves on the fact that the asao-
station contributed 81. see 90 aEricul-
turai matters during the past year.
and a large proportion 81 n vas
used In getting up the I1scambia coun-
~ exhibit. employing field agent
IN connection Herewith. sending a
/ Lady demnnstrator to Gainesville, and
assisting the government in main
tanning the instruction Tor the girls
tomato clubs and the boys corn clubs
and IN offering prizes Tor the corn and
tomato clubs.
This work has been almost entire
| ~ under the direction 81 the agricui-
tural committee. composed 81 Mcssrs
N. }. Liiiard. e. y. Zeek, y. X. NonKe
=. n. u .ennedy. and e. A Dexter
T. " Ha-dy was the field agent;
Hiss bradley wss the lady demon
strs,rter Tor the girls tomato clubs
/ Anathcr class 81 agricultural eork
undertaken hy the association Is ths
consecutive arrangement. according g
/ planting. ~ government Instructions
On the various crops suitable for this
/ locality. Agriculturists and educators
say this IL the highest type ~ worh
undertaken BY commercial orEaniEa
tons anywhere. and Il r. suEFested
that the government would d. wei "a
follow the plan.
IS AN IGNORANT PERSON.
The person who says Escamhia
county soils vii not produce profit
able agricultural results. simply does
not know what he r. talking ahost
The following statement is cent ou'
by the department % commerce and
labor. relative 90 F1ori'a ssnda;
land varies. some - Eood Tor m
/ production - one thing. and sumo g
not good far the Production ~ en-.
i Other an settlers are advised n cK.
| anime ne land before locating. Their
Il ts plenn Of good land On the stats
! on which settlers could not onlg
make a good living but become I'm
aependent Every county has sons
nne ana and every county has soms
poor lad. II r. dirlcult. however. q tel
I what fs poor land" A short TIM
aEo. lands nov PRODUCING immenHs
cfops a Irish potatoes. were consid-
cred worthless But a sAort tims
aeo. lads nov producfng one-haif 4
ton Of pineapples 90 the acre. wcrs
considered worthless sand dunes
fqoriaa lands considered worthless b.
one 81 n people. and which would
sell fsr 50 cents an acre became, ~
the hands % others. worth SO =
SIS an acre The elements which