The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-17
EARN DEMONSTRATION
WORK IN HOLMES COUNTY
c. A. Fulford, Who Began
Work in March, Has Active
Cooperation of Farmers.
Over Seventy Farms Now
Being Operated on Plans
Outlined by Government.

Attn 1ugn the government farm dem
onstTa ton work in Holmes county was
begun only d little over two months
aSo. over seventy farmers, whose
properties are scattered all over the
country, are already profting by the
work of Demonstration Agent G. a.
f'pifoTd and District Agent e. $. Pace
Mr. FulfoTd's operations are confined
TO the limits of Holmes county; Mr..
Pace has charge of the work in all
West Florida counties, his headquar-
= rors being at Gainesville. Mr.. F'ultord
IS an enthusiast in the work and
travels continuously in various por-
lions of the county Asked relative to
the progress Of the woIk by the rep
resentative Of The Journal, Mr.. Full
-6ord said
The farmers, generally, are much
interested in the work that the gov
ernment is doing through it's district
and county agents and from the
present outlook their efforts to farm
along scientific lines will be we'll re-
paid. There is a tendency to so work
the farms that the land will he i'm
proved: in short, to bring the land 10 q
state Of fertility where the use of COM
nercial fertilizers will be practically
unnecessary The Improvement of the
soil is the solution of the problem of
successful farming and it is this fact
that government, through it's agents,
is working to force thorough realiza-
ton of.
For Better Conditions.
The northern section of Holmes
county is a little further developed
than other sections, but there IS little
choice as far as lard goes. The prin-
cipal scrop of the northern section IS
cotton, but the farmers are coming
more and more to understand the
value of crop Investigation and with
this understanding more acreage is be
ing devoted to food crops. The rota
ton of crops is also better under
stood than formerly, through the eff
forts of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and this is also
working for a betterment of soil con-
ditions. Cotton will average, possibly,
1901 pounds per acre, and In some
places a little better, and there is no
particular difficulty in raising IS
bushels Of corn to the acre under
proper conditions of cultivation. Velvet
beans produce heavily and make ex-
cellent feed for hogs, at the same time
enrichipg the soil. Potatoes, both Irish
and sweet, do we'll in all sections Of
the county and Holmes is noted for
its magnificent watermelons, which
are shipped by the trainload during
the season. There is a wonderful OPP
portunity for farmers in Holmes
county, for while all the land is good,
but a little over 10 per cent is now in
cultivation l will be glad to answer
any inquiries and do anything in my
power to assist in further develop
ment"
Demonstration Farms.
While ii is impossible to mention,
specifically, every farmer in the CUun-
~ who has taken up the work of
scientific farming under the direction
of the government demonstration
agent, few are noted in various por
tions of the county where the science
of farming has its highest exemplifi-
cation.
G. r. FAUX who's farm is located
Just south of the Alabama line, has
about 800 acres under cultivation Last
year he made 100 bales of cotton, i'm
addition to growing all the food crops
needed on the farm.
J. NJ. Browneu, near westville. has
about 800 acres under pillow, last year
raised a large amount of cotton, sew
eral hundred bushels of corn and man
ufactured hundreds of gallons of syrup
from cane grown on the place. In adj
dition to this, he raised all the food
crops needed on the place
W. F. Williams six miles south of
Mona, WHO makes a speciality of sheep
acres, in addition to pastures, and
raised all the feed needed by the stock
on the place. as well as vegetables for
the use of his family.
NJ. L. Collins, in the northeast corner
ola the county, not far from the mill
town Of Eleanor, has 200 acres under
pillow AMI, in addition to cotton and
corn. raises thousands of watermelons,
which are shipped in carload lots to
the markets of the north. w. w. Bal
den, VIII 0se place is near that of Mr..
Collins. has about the same acreage
and raises substantially the same
crops.
+. NJ. Hates. not far from Bombay,
farms alonE scientific lines and gets
the best of results with but about 80
acres under pillow. He raised corn, cot
ton. beans, peanuts, cane and sweet
potatoes as the principal crops last
year.
Mr.. keIIy's Fine Place.
J. +. Kelly, who has a ma gnificent
home on the Graceville road about