The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-24
Press Comment
Sugar cane For Gadsden.

Sugar Cane For Gadsden.
Although Gadsden county is one or
the best sections in the country Tor
the general farmer, those who desire
to specialize find conditions most ex-
cellent for two commodities, tobacco
and sugar cane. For the past five
months interest has been centered
largely in the tobacco crop. A great
part Of this crop has already been
harvested and part of it has been
delivered to the packers. The prices
which the farmers received were ex-
cellent and despite the long, cool
spring and the lack of rain in June
the crop is a good one.
Now farmers are turning their
thoughts to the sugar cane, as are
also the dealers
g The particulars tion of Florida
five counties in South Georgia, a few
Alabama counties and small dis
trict in Mississippi make practically
all of the open kettle syrup offered
on the market. Louisiana seldaIn
makes this particular syrup as they
find the sugar manufacture more
profitable.
Owing to the fact that the mosaic
disease has attacked the Mississippi
fields, the production there will be
limited
In some sections of Gadsden county
the acreage has been doubled, in
others the increase acreage falls as
low as twenty-five per cent, but one
is safe in saying that the increase in
this belt is at least twenty-five per
cent in new paintings. The crop in
ration is about the same as that of
last year.
The spring was late this year and
the planting season came later than
usual however, the cane looks better
at this time than it did at the same
time last year. Last year was par
ticularly fine year for cane, for al
though the planting season was late,
the cane continued to grow until De-
cember, for no serious cold came be-
fore that time.
The crop is more heavily fortified
this year than ever before There is
a good stand, and all things consid-
cred, if the season continues good
and cold does not come early the
probability is that the yield will far
exceed that Of last year
Gadsden county shipped something
like 100000 gallons of syrup last year
There will be an approximate yield
of million and eighty thousand GAL
Ions this year. This is a conserva-
tive estimate. The price last year
was an average price of a dollar
gallon. This year the price will be
better.
Only a small section of Gadsden
county has been attacked by the mo-
sale disease. and no appreciate dam
age has been done. Farmers and
dealers in syrup are making an effort
to prevent the spread of this disease,
by urging planters to purchase seed
cane in their Immediate vicinity and
not to carry it from one section to
the other.-Gadsden County Times
A dispatch tells of recent attempt
to assassinate Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg. An unknown man got into
the field marshal's house and took a
shot at the big Hun, but missed. The
dispatch adds: "The culprit then
broke away and made his escape"
What dye mean-"culprit? "-Tarpon
Springs Leader.
Who said bathing beau p" Lake
land sure has them. 90, wad that
at the lakeside watching them sport
ing in the summer waters. A dream
of loneliness, a poetry of motion and
comliness of form incompatible, has
the Lakeland bathing girl.
OF course we hear all kinds of
things incident to the recent political
campaign, but here's one that's worth |
While the governor was
speaking at late political rally, a |
son asked his father: "Pa, amt he a |
crazy old fool?" The father replied: |
MY son, how often have I told you
not to use that word AMT ?"-Jack-
sonville Floridian.
If we are to take the expression of |
the state papers as the evidence Of
the feeling of the people on the pro-
posed amendment permitting the leg |
islature to bond the state for large |
of money to secure a great |
state roads system, that amendment |
will be defeated. But it must be re- |
membered that it is being supported |
by splendid organized body of men |
who proposed the bonds and who are |
planning measures for the repayment |
Of them.-Miami~H Herald,