The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-18

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stration agent, Mr.. Hiatt, list was
obtained from time TO time through
out the year of the various articles
of farm produee-seeds, feed, live
sock, poultry, etc.-that each farmer
had for sale or wanted to buy. This
list was duplicated and sent out to all
the farmers in the county. BY this
means many of the farmers were en-
abled to buy in the county articles
they had formerly sent to other states
for, and others were enabled to mar
ket at home their surplus products.
Reduced rates on limestone and
on ground raw rock phosphate were
secured to all stations on the Pensa-
cola division and with the aid of these
reduced rates 265 tons of limestone
have been sold through the Chamber
of Commerce to farmers in the coun-
ty at actual cost.
"On February 22nd, 23rd and oath
your secretary made trip through
the county in company with Mr.. Ed
wards, superintendent of public in
struction, and Mr.. Hiatt. farm dem
onstration agent, in the interest Of
the Boys' Corn Club work in this
county. The work done on this trip
was closely followed up by Mr.. Hiatt
and when the exhibits were made at
the fair in November the results were
found to be satisfactory.
"The highest yield of corn on a
measured acre of land was 79A
bushels, made by Thomas Hannah of
Cottage HILL The lowest cost per
bushel was 20.4c for So 1-3 bushels,
made by Lew Eddins south of Atmore.
The average number Of bushels pro-
duced per acre by the 25 boys com
plotting the work was as 1-2, and the
average cost Al 1-2c per bushel. This
average production of AZ 1-2 bushels
per acre looks pretty nice when COM
pared with the average in the state,
which is IL 1-2 bushels per acre, or
even when compared with the average
in Illinois, the banner corn state,
which is 80 bushels per acre.
"Escanlbia is regarded as the lead
ing county in agricultural develop
lnent in Florida, thanks to the efforts
Of Mr.. S. W. Hiatt, the Escambia
County Crop Improvement Associa-
tion and the Chamber of Commerce,
and every effort should be made to
maintain our position.
GOOD ROADS.
'In accordance with instructions
our secretary attended the meeting
of the Jackson Highway Association
in Birmingham on July Both, and, in
company with Mr.. G. H. Mann, who
represented the Rotary Club Of Pen
sacola, attended the meeting of the
same association in Nashville on Sept
23rd and Path. Our interest in these
meetings was to have the Jackson
highway, which is a proposed auto
mobile highway from the lakes to the
gulf, either end at Pensacola or come
through Pensacola. On account of
conflicting interests between Alabama
and Mississippi we were able to ae-
complish neither of these objects, but
it is probable that should the highway
be laid out through Central Alabama
a branch of it will extend from Mont
ROLueIY 70 cuSdCOlds pub biiIb uIaAACi 1
remains to be worked out at some fu-
ture meeting Of the association.
son November 18th there was or
ganized at Mariana the West Flor
ida Highway Association for the pur-
pose Of promoting an automobile
highway from Tallahassee through |
West Florida and via Pensacola to
the Florida state line on the west, this |
highway to be known as the Old !
Spanish Trail, and at a meeting in |
Mobile on Decemh@ 10th the Old |
Spanish Trail as Filmed at the Ma
rianna meeting was made part of a |
National Highway extending from
Tampa to the Pacific Coast. At the !
present time the Old Spanish Trail !
is only a name and it still remains
for hard work to convert it into an
automobile highway.
CONVENTIONS.
Conventions are Of two-fold value /
TO a city. They give the city an on /