The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-27

care of the livestock on the place.
The mules and saddle horses on
the place are valued at S275,000
Each mule and horse has his
number and a complete record of
each is kept. A great saving has
been made by the veterinarian, by
purchasing colts in large number
and developing them on the farm.
Office Headquarters.
In a handsome two-story brick
building is housed the general
offices of the organization. There
is no bank or factory whose records
are in more detail and more COM
plete. Cost of production is
worked out on every operation of
the entire plantation from the
minor items to the major under
takings. At any time, therefore,
detailed statement, exhibiting
profits or losses may be shown.
This is a great innovation and the
system should be studied and made
known to agricultural America that
the processes of business may be
adapted to farm business by the
small farmer, as we'll as the big
planters of the country. There is
separate account with each farm
unit, each tenant, each store each
division of the operations, as sup
plies, blacksmith, saw mill, planning
and single mill, medical depart
ment, oil mill, grist mill. a bank
ing business is handled for the
farm population, so that drafts may
be purchased and deposits made.
On deposits, interest is paid at the
rate of from 4 per cent. to s per
cent and is paid monthly. The
larger rate of interest is given where
the management with liberality
gives the employees the advantage
of exchange conditions on foreign
trade transactions.
At Scott is the ginnery and COM
press. In the beginning many said
the executive could not centralize
the ginning for SO large an opera
ton, but it is an accomplished fact.
In this unit, there is large stor-
age house for selected cotton seed
for planting, with capacity for
5000 tons. In the ginnery proper
there are twelve Murray steel ribbed
gins with a combined capacity of
Us. bales a day. There is neces-
sity for large capacity as the maxi
mum of 200 bales week has been
picked. The plant is equipped with
four high density congresses, so
that the cotton with economic dis
patch is loaded from the platform
to the cars for direct shipment to
Liverpool or Manchester. The
samples of the bales are taken at
the gin before the ba1ing is COM
pleted and these samples with their
serial numbers are forwarded to the
grading room and then by express,
in large packages wrapped in bur-
lap, to the market destination. The
ginnery is equipped with every
modern device and has every atixi-
liary unit for the economic handling
of the product.
The records of checking the prod
uct from the tenant to the actual
shipment is so accurate that there
is absolutely no opportunity for loss
and all waste is eliminated.
To handle the by-products the
farm operates an oil mill, the plant
representing an investment of $75,-
900. The oil mill seed house has a
capacity of 5000 tons. The by
products consist of cotton seed cake,
meal, linters and oil. The plant IS
operated by electric power, but an
auxiliary steam plant is kept in
readiness for any emergency. A
grist mill is also operated, which
provides the meal for the entire
plantation. The ginnery is equipped
with automatic sprinklers, for fire
protection. The plant has ten miles
|of pipe for this purpose. The
mechanical equipment includes
twelve large delinting machines for
delinting the planting seed. There
is also small saw gin and hand
roller gin for scientific experimental
purposes.