The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-08
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July s. 1921.

I read with much interest in your
issue OF July 2. article contributed by
Mr.. J. w. Crary, ST., calling the atten-
ton Of the public and citizens Of Es-
Gambia county to the wonderful bless
ings possessed by the county in soil,
and the various and numerous pro-
duets grown in the soil. They consti-
tue vast wealth, but most of these
things are neither cultivated nor util-
ICED. The possession of the various
blessings we have, but never utilize
them is a stigma and a blot on the
fair name of Escambia county. The
three great blessings required by ev
cry community, and sought after by
every contemplated settler or home
seeker is health-without health moth
ing can succeed. Escambia county
possesses these fundamental require
ments in the fullest measure-purest
of air coming in from the gulf laden
with the hfe-giving ozone from the
salt air, purest drinking water in the
world, and pure, clean surroundings.
High rolling country, free from
swamps. lowlands and marshes and
malaria infected districts High hills
the breeze comes from the highlands
there is waited to your nostrils the
balsam laden atmosphere, not alone
from the pine, but also from the great
magnolia and from the wonderful ma
tural floral Kingdom which Escambta
county possesses.
And, as Mr.. Crazy says, there is
nothing in the vegetable. fruit, grain
or any and all products of the soil that
will not give you 100 per cent return
on your labor. Unsurpassed by any
county in the state for stock, from
the goat to the hog. Not alone that the
soil is also unsurpassed for produc-
tiveness, but we have many minerals
that are found cropping out many
places in the county. All kinds of
clays, very valuable, not alone for road
building, but for pottery of all kinds.
These various ores found in different
places in Escambia county have never
been analysed or investigated II
looks like there is a very limited in
terest taken by everyone in the coun-
ty, except by the Individual farmer,
and he only to a very narrow extent.
To illustrate: When you see a farm
er coming from town and brining nav
to carry out home to feed the stock
on, it is sad fact that in place of
bringing in hay and selling it, as he
can grow the hay better and cheaper
than in any other part of the state,
such farming is detrimental to tile
county. AS / said before, we have no
system Of true official reports made
OF the various products from the soil
of Escambia county. Not any mention
made Of the monetary value of any
thing raised in fruits. grains, vegeta-
bies, nuts. berries, nor OF any stock
we raise, and without fear of contra
election the finest stock raising county
In the United States is Escambia
county.
How can you expect settlers and
homeseekers to come to your county
when there is no official report. in fact
no report of any kind made IN publ
cation print of the great, wonderful
and unsurpassed blessings that are
possessed by your county. Every coun-
ty in the state but ours publishes what
they have and raise in everything,
grains, vegetables, fruits, stock. to the
monetary value in farms, houses, stock.
from sheep to COW. The only report
have seen of Escambia county pro
ducts was a false, misleading state
ment that was detrimental to the
entire county and city of Pensacola.
This report was made by the bureau,
census and I will give you a few of
the reports made and tell me If you
expect settlers and homeseekers to
come to such county.
From the department of commerce
and the bureau of census up to Janu-
airy l, 1920, IN farms under cultivation,
$40 acres. Value in land and buildings,
S2,353.503.00; operated by white farm
ers. Operated by colored farmers, TIP
acres. $1,305. 976.0o; by owners and
managers. 696 acres, valued at 1885,
$500. Total acreage value, $5,440,976.
In other words, the total value culti-
waited farm lands is 2,313 acres. Why,
| know individual farmers cultivate
from five to six hundred acres them
selves. Mention one among many who
has over $50 acres in cultivation, and
many head of fine stock, and the own
- ~ ~ - MI 1IdIihs Is SUCH
reports as this inducement for settlers
to come to a county that has only
2,313 acres under cultivation in tile
entire county? Report goes on on do
mestic animals: SAT horses. valued at
s74,430; mules, SOL, valued at s46,8S5;
cows, 6.067-of these $500 milk COWS
value sf6,350; balance, 404,s97 range
stock. valued at s75,425; sheep. 1882,
valued at 34,910: goats, 2,173, valued
at s4s852. Corn crop. 229.s56 bushels,
valued at s2.459,212 swine. hogs, 1902,
valued at s47,412: sweet potatoes. 49,
S76 bushels, valued at s1o5,307; 1850
bales OF elton, valued at S1S.25e;
peaches, 9,450 boxes. valued at s1s.-
$50. The total aggregate value of all
farms, stock and everything enumer-
ated is ss.230.236. Nothing about Irish
potatoes. nothing about vegetables,
such as tomatoes cabbage. turnips,
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