The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-09
WEST FLORIDA is
LAND OF PLENTY
Livestock Farms % That Section the
Equal % Any IN the Country

fHv a +. Spencer. Vice Director
Agricultural Extension)
on a recent visit 20 county agents
through West Florida ! was much inn
pressed bv some ~ thc developments
III that section. III spite 81 dcpreF-
slons IN farm prices ana other dis
tnrbances with which the farmers
have had 70 contend there are signs
% progress.
visited one 81 the finest dairy
farms of the south Il D. the Magnolia
Farms Of Escanlbta county This farm
has long been under the management
81 Oscar Williams. and during the Last
sigh4 years ne has given the closest
Alteration a. building az a high grade
dairy nc IA making satisfactory
Roadway. having built number ~
good barns siios. pastures, feed lots.
fences. etc Prom time Co time pur-
s.hases have been made from the best
Jersey herds Ia the world. This farm
was formerly tick-infestcd. but h.
tlck-froe now These purehred anime D.
are doing well
rhe farm produces an abundancr -
corn and other crops and there Is
never a shortage ~ feed which ] ft-
tribute 10 good management This s
entirely possible 81 the average
southern farm. aud this enterprise in-
dictates that dairying in West Florida
can b. as extensive and profitl BE
a. q can BE- anywhere.
IN santa Rosa county ! visited The
Munaon farms. located about IS
miles from Milton Here ! found about
300 nurebred Duroc-Jersey hogs.
Among them were several high priced
boHrs. about loo a.monfhs old sows-
gilts weighing eeo-30o pounds. mature
brood H0wa and shoats weighing snn-
500 pounds Theee hogs are being
caroA Cor we'll but with little housing.
In view % this housing fact. one can
not help but compare this farm with
those ~ the Middle West where hous-
ing a. difficult The lands owned by
The Munson Farms win easily prodCc,
from 20 % 40 bushels Of corn 90 the
acre under average conditions. Ins-
lures are excellent and almost unlimii-
"a.
This enterprise impresNrH one ~
worthy 81 the attention or anyone h-
terestcd IL livestock. Under good
management hog raising iu West
p'ioridn ~ probably the hcst under
taking FOR tho average farmer despite
the fact that hog prices have settled
dowI, % the lowest level since before
the war
IN Jackson county visited the
Greenwood and Malone sections. noted
Tor spanish peanuts and mills. The
farmers have made excellent crops
one farmer cultivated ana harvested
crops from about 500 acres this year.
most ~ which must be sacrificed ne
cause % present prices This may
change tho system ~ marketing 20
some extent. which would urdoubted-
~ be FOR the good Of the farmer.
ono cannot help being Impressed
when going through these sections
IS seeing excellent crops ~ peanuts.
corn and forage plants. fat and sleek
cattle and hogs These counties have
much rs look forward o.. Their lands
should become - productive and as
valuable ns many farther north which
have been selling e enormous sums.
rhore are many other enterprises
in N cot Florida that should Oe placed
before the public The honey industry
Of Franklin and Liberty counties. the
sugar cane and tobacco interes,s ~
0ndsdcn. some ~ the newer develop
mcnta IN walton and santa Rosa
would impress anyone interested 10
agriculture with the value and iia.
portance ~ that part ~ the state.
West Florida has vast areas % un.
developed land most % which ls cap
able ~ profitable Improvement. These
lands are stiH cheap. fairly accessible
and located among good citizens.