The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-09

part Of the year for stock of different
descriptions, and a no-fence law would
not assist the agricultural conditions
upon the following grounds and reas-
ons.
First-Our land is too sparcely set
tied and the grading of the cut-over
and above mentioned lands, help to
keep down a growth that would other
wise prove menace in case of forest
fires, and in which a great many pests
would harbor.
Second-Every farmer would have
to fence his cultivated lands in order
to get the individual benefit of his
most profitable crops, in meat produc-
tons, such as the peanuts, sweet pO-
tatoes, velvet beans, ETC., for his hogs;
the velvet beans, peas, rye, etc, for his
cattle and thus have the finishing pro-
ducts for his meats. If he did not
fence his cultivated lands these crops
would be public feeding grounds when
the time for turning out stock came,
which is the case in such laws or has
been IN the past. These are the best
and most profitable productions pro-
duced and converted into marketable
products the meats, that are on the
farm, for they do not have to be har-
vested or fed to stock as the stock does
this work themselves.
Third-The small farmer would have
to provide himself with a pasture to
keep his stock in, and there are many
farms such as we find on our best
lands that is the level red lands, water
would have to be placed in the pas
ture and it would not be fresh and
would be a source of expense at all
times to keep in bountiful quantity |
and this being the case the large land
owners would fence up their lands and
these lands that are paying very little |
revenue from tax proposition yet
held for speculative purposes, would |
be charged a good price for pasturage /
upon same, and at the same time |
would be considered only as pasturage |
from an assessing point of value and.I
If we do not get their value from a |
land value, the people that are paying |
the taxes upon their own exertions and |
industry and developing the country at |
present can get a little back for the !
taxations, in free pasturages.
Fourth-The best paying asset to
any country, are the small farmers, |
and land holders, this applies both |
to city and country, every man own
ing his home, instead of a syndicate
or company owning the man and his
home.
Diversified ownership of lands are
indications of a prosperous and pro-
gressive country, the same as diversi-
fled industries and productions on the
farm for a One-Crop system is not in
dicative of good to any section as the
-n1I+h has hapT1 |
an agricultural standpoint since cotton
has lost control as a staple and al
most exclusive production. where are
many points that we could show but
above are only a few against the no.
fence proposition but suffice it to say,
until our country has good roads
reversing through our unsettled areas. e
md these roads managed as to up .
Keep under a more and less expensive
system as to upkeep as we have at
present. this law would operate against i
he settling of these lands that have
been cut over. While the truck farm
ers, near our little towns may be bene-
,ited to some extent by a nO-fence law
yet on the whole it would not be ad-
to the large majority. and
Is this is the underlying principals '
hat this great democratic, republican {
Orm of government is built upon, that
he majority shall settle such ques-
ions that they may have to deal di-
ectly with, we are in hopes that our
legislative powers will consider his all
question from every angle
# the present moment and phase Of {
GOOD to the majority. {
Yours truly for the best interest of {
he county and state at all times,
J. w. CREARY, Sr. {
Bluff Springs, Fla. /