Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-25

A farm conducted strictly on bust
ness principles, with time book for
every crop and every herd of live
stock, against which is charged every
days work and every cent of expense
and to which every cent of income is
credited; a farm the records of which
will show at any time its exact condi-
ton of profit or loss. Such is Crest
| view Farms, located three miles from
| Americas on the Smithville leg of the
Dixie Highway, owned by Dr. j. C.
Berry, of Americas, and NJ. H. Sulli-
van, of Pensacola, Fla, and operated
by DR.. Berry.
Taken over by them three years
ago as an old farm, subjected to old
time methods, and possessing not one
modern convenience, it has become a
show place of this section and is in
every respect model farm. The
| place consists of 500 acres, large
part of it under cultivation. On it is
a comfortable farm cottage which
was remodeled and made attractive
and up-to-date, and which now has
every convenience enjoyed by the
city dweller, except gas. 1t is fitted
with electric lights, served by a farm
electric plant; has running water
throughout, served by 1000 gallon
tank and pump, and has bath and
sewerage connections. The house is
kept spotless inside and out, and is
graced by poisoning shrubs and
many kinds of garden plants and
young and. old trees, curved drives
and clean walks. A dozen or more
Satsuma oranges have been planted
near the door step.
Many crops are raised on this
model farm. In one field are 80
acres of wheat well headed and be-
ginning to ripen. 1t will make from
20 to rs bushels per acre, it is esti-
mated. Two big Southern mills have
offered to buy the whole lot. Nearby
are 10 acres of sweet potatoes just
planted, which will furnish feed for
the stock, some for the table, and a
surplus for market Corn to the ex-
tent of $50 acres is up and growing
splendidly, more attention being paid
to it to give it an early start thar
cotton. One hundred acres of corr
has velvet beans planted with it anC
80 acres has peas. Good fertiliza
J ton has given the corn a great start
! The farm has gone into the seec
grain business on a moderate scale
One field of 80 acres of Fulghum oat:
| will be ready in a few days to cut
and another field of 35 acres o.
Abruzzi rye, more than waist high
is turning brown with indications o.
splendid yield. All of these tw,
crops, except what is kept for plant
ing, viii be marketed as seed. TIL,
threshing will be done on the farm
own thresher. Under these crop
400 pounds of acid phosphate to thu
acre was spread, and after the crop
were up 100 pounds of soda went on
Both are on rather thin, sandy soil
but the fertilizers apparently hav
made up for the soil shortage gener
ously.
Not far away on piece of roug1
land lying along a slough are 8
acres of feed oats which will b
moved and stacked for hay.
TIE cotton is up and looks fine
There are only 70 acres of it out o
the whole 500, and it will be the extr
or surplus crop.
Across the road, nearer the house
are a few peach trees, all that ar
left of 10000 that formerly grey
: on the place and practically all o
which have been pulled up. The Ian,
Is given over to other crops. Som
of it has been turned into poultr,
pens and Mrs. Berry has gone into tn
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