The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-17

and superintendent Mr. J. H. Will
liams, have set in the development and
culture Of this magnificent 1000 acre
farm, will have convenient, direct and
easy access to Pensacola as a center
of distribution for their products; then
the merchants and other trades people
of Pensacola will have convenient, di-
rect and easy access to the people OF
Santa Rosa county, and business re-
latiOns of mutual benefit will result:
then the people of Santa, Rosa and the
people of EsCambia will enjoy the
privilege of easy and convenient ac-
cess to one another, which will even
tuate in social intercourse that Will
result in the establishment of friend
ships and neighbOrly relations which
Will be maintained to brighten many
homes and bless many lives.
The Smithwick farm is located on 4
plateau which must have an elevation
of quite, if not more than four hun
dred feet above sea level. 1t is four
miles. south by east, from Pollard. Ala.
on a road now being reconstructed
from a connection at the Alabama line,
with what will be. when completed
an excellent graded road thirty feet
in width leading from Pollard. south
to Milton, Fla, with lateral road Dis Of
the same character to several points
on the Escambia river, and to points in
the eastern section Of Santa Rosa
The Connecuh river. which merges
with Little and Big ESCambia creeks.
to form Escambia river just south of
tIomaton, is but three-q quarters of
mile from the eastern line Of the
place and the Lindsey Lumber Co.'S
log railroad, running south from Pol
lard, Ala. some fifteen miles into the
pine forests of Santa Rosa county. is
eQuidistant, 70 the eastward Of the
place.
The topography Of the tract on
which the farm is located is a sue
Cession Of graceful indulations. rem
deTiug drainage conditions perfect,
while numerous perennial springs
from end to end of the tract create
running streams Of pure, fresh water
for stock.
The character OF the soil is Il heavy
ch0COlate-COIored OranEeburg loan,
over Il sub-sou Of fine -teHtured clay
several feet in thickness, ana as stated
above is remarkably fertile.
Last year, more than three hundred
acres of the place We're cultivated to
cotton. but on account Of the ravages
Of the boil WeeViI, MeSsrs. SmlthWick
and Williams, have abandoned cotton
and this year have the en-
tire farm cultivated to the following
crops: Irish potatoes, IS acres; corn,
$50 acres; sugar cane. II acres; amber
cane, acres: oats, 80 acres: velvet
beans As acres; sweet potatoes, 20
acres; artichOkeS, IL acres; peanuts.
~ acres; chufas. 80 acres; whippOwill
peas, so acres; pop corn. half acre:
Bermuda onions half acre, hairy
veCht, II acres; rice, 3 acres: Egyp- |
lian or desert corn. half acre; broom
corn. half acre. In addition to the
forty-eight acres planted to velvet
beans, these wonderful soil building |
egumes are also planted between the
rows of the entire corn acreage being !
cultivated, in order that tn" soil eN-
ia ustiOn inCidnt to corn culture may
De overcome COinCident with the
growth of the crop.
Two t1fty-ton siIos will be erected |
Immediately for the storage Of sew
sraI crops Of green fodder that viii |
Do put away for next winters feeding /
o stock, and during the. summer /
months it is MIR SnithWicl<'s plan to !
rect a CummOGiOus DIV cling house for |
occupancy by his partner and super |
ntendcnt, Mr.. Williams. Barns of |
sufficient capacity for the storage of |