The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-24
CROPS in GENERAL.
ARE GOOD ALTHOUGH
YIELD Is SMALLER
Harvest VIII Be Somewhat
Later Than Last Year Be
cause Long Drought. i
CITRUS CROP WILL BE
LARGER THAN LAST YEAR
Diversified Crops Make 1t Ger
tain That Practically All
Farmers Will Profit.

although the long drought injured
crops to some extent, Escambia county
farmers are having a successful year.
according to County Agent ]. Lee Smith.
The citrus yield viii be large and tho
sweet potato crop viii be about the same
as last year, Mr.. Smith reports, although
the price is not so good. An increased
acreage Of sugar cane has been planted
in the county this year and prospects are
good for an excellent yield, the crop be-
ing only slightly affected by the drouth.
Although not more than ten acres ara
IN any one field, planting has been gem
eral throughout the county.
The early yield OF Irish potatoes in the
county was somewhat larger than last
years but the price received was not so
good. Prospects are good for better
prices this fan on the local markets, Mr..
Smith says. The estimated crop is 49,
100000 bushels for this year in the coun-
try 5O,oOo00O bushels shorter than last
years yield.
A good yield of cotton, grown only in
the northern part Of the county is ex-
pected this year, though the acreage
planted is not more than % per cent 81
last years acreage.
This year the acreage planted OF corn.
sweet potatoes, sugar cane and peanuts
has been slightly increased and in tile
northwestern part of the county num-
Der OF farmers planted oucumbers fer
commercial purposes with success though
the late frosts interfeTred with the stands
causing the yield to be late Few peanuts
are being grown in the county for COM
mercial purposes, being planted princi-
pally for hog and cattle feed One farm
err Of the county has 10 acres under cul-
tivation for commercial purposes.
Prospects are bright for an excellent
yield Of the citrus fruits this year which
is expected to be much better than that
of last year.
Mr.. Smith leaves this week to visit
different places throughout the county
to get an estimate Of the acreage Of sweet
poses outside OF any larger organizations
or under contract. His purpose is to
assist the farmers in obtaining a salts
factory market for their potato Yield
Every farmer in the county Is urged to
be at the places to be visited IL possible
or to send in a report of his estimated
acreage Of sweet potatoes cultivated fer
the market.
Mr.. Smith viii meet the farmers of
Ferry Pass and vicinity at Carpenter ana
Gates store Monday at D. M; the farm
ers Of Cottage Hill and vicinity Tues
day at the schoolhouse building at s D.
m; those Of Quintette and vicinity at
the schoolhouse at p. m; Wednesday he
viii meet with the farmersl of Moline and
vicinity at Britton's hall bt 2:3o D. m,
and with the Sunshine Hill farmers at
the Sunshine Hill schoolhouse at 8 D. IN.
Thursday he meets the farmers of BTs e
at the Gilley schoolhouse at p. m, a
viii be at the Oak Grove schooIhoua
Friday evening at p. m.
Agricultural prospects for Escambia
county are good this year according to
Mr. Smith, but the farmers have felt the
effects Of the long drouht to a great ex-
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