The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-30
AN EscAMRIA COUNTY FARM.

The Times Union, In its report Of the exhibits at
the state fair, says: "The Escambia county exhibit
isn't especially fancy but immensely practical
showing tnlers of Florida soil the Importance of
raising staple crops. County Commissioner L. w.
Hardy is hand to drive home the lesson that his
county's exhibit seeks to mpart and that when once
generally learned throughout the will find her
farmers and live stock raisers depending less and
less outside localities for staples such corn,
forage and hay for CATTLE feeds and byproducts
other staples for which hundreds of thousands of
dollars sent out of Florida annually. for suppy-
ing these things that Escambia county practical
ly teaches can and should be grown in the state.
This exhibit embraces upwards of three hundred
varieties of staples and general farm productsr
Ard this Immensely PRACTICAL display carried off
the blue ribbon at the county fair Thursday.
Mention is made of the beautiful exhibit of St.
Lucie county, which special display of sugar
cane. and citrus fruits. foods predominated in
the Franklin county exhibits and Putnam showed
had novel display of canned meats, among which
were meat possum. rabbit, wild cat, squir-
rel. pigeon goat beef with great variety of canned
fruits and vegetables. Leon led in milk The Dade
county display conspicuous for its prize-wn-
ming Jerseys:
From the reports of the published in the
Times Union it is easily that the exhibits were
of high grade and variety. When it is
menbered that Escambia county is practically un-
developed it's possibilities unlimited.
Taking the Richland Farms example, this
great tract of highly cultivated land founded
with original forty acres of cut-over lands, in
July, 1917 At the time a small shack the only
improvement and the land heavily studded with
virgin pine stumps and second growth timber In
years it has developed into magnificent 600
farm. with 400 acres of its chocolate colored
sandy clay land in high state of cultivation. with
Modern buildings equipped with electric lights and
water works.
The live stock Richland Farms watered
by system of sanitary automatic water fountains.
made out of concrete. furnishing an inexhaustible
supply of fresh water at all times.
AT this time. Richland Farms far ahead of any
other farms in this country time, Richland
Farms ahead of any other farm activities
in this section, with of crops
during the past including oats, rape. forty
acres OF corn. five of sweet corn, five
of garden truck, of Irish potatoes, three
acres of melon, etc.
Duroc Jerseys and about hundred head of cat
tie 1t is the intention of the management to es-
tablsh the first herd of Herefords that be
sembled. The poultry department is on large and
successful scale.
1t interesting note that the Richland Farms
are in Beliview, school district, and that the
school house is situated in the centre of what is
now the Richland Farms. about nine miles north
west Pensacola.
fortunate in the of settlers it has drawn and
the attention given agriculture and the school
fairs which held in that section for a number
of years gave stimulus to production to the COM
munity as Richland Farm is giving to the
entire county