The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-23
INSTRUCTIVE MEET
ON FARM MATTERS.
Many Valuable Talks Given at Ponce
De Leon Session.

PONCE DE LEON. January 81.
THE Walton and Holmes county
farm bureau council and the Ponce de
Leon chamber of commerce held a
joint meeting here on the 18th, inst.
The meeting was largely attended by
the members Of each organization and
by farmers and others, from Holmes
and Walton counties. Much interest
was manifested and the meeting was
interesting and instructive throughout
G. B. Smith, president Of the Farm
bureau council, called the meeting to
order promptly at 10 o'clock a. m, and
after announcing the program, intro
duced Prof. II. G.. Clayton district
agent ". & w. Fla. extension division,
farmers cooperative demonstration
work, who delivered a very instructive
address on plant food, value of le-
gumes, soil fertility and the compare
tive value of home mixed, with that of
commercial, fertilizers After which
Prof. Carl 2. James, horticulturist of
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Co, gave most valuable talk on the
raising and proper care of fruit trees
adapted to this climate, also giving a
public demonstration as to the proper
pruning of fruit trees, particularizing
on the peach. Mr.. James was followed
by Mr.. w. L. Watson, county agent of
DuYall county, and, in point of service,
Oldest county agent in the state, who
delivered a very instructive discourse,
showing progress made in farmingI
during his IA years experience asI
county agent, and touching the neces-
sity of cooperation in the development
of future possibilities of this section
of the state. At the close of this ad-
dress recess was taken till o'clock D.
NJ at which time Mr.. J. W. Mathison
county agent of Walton county, gave
an excellent address on the Importance
of cooperation in the production and
sale of farm products, and urged the
planting and growing of the Satsuma
orange, the lands hereabouts being so
well adapted to the successful produc-
ton of this delicious fruit, as expert
ments have shown.
Mr.. w. A. Sessums, who has trav-
elled over great part of the state, /
followed Mr.. Mathison, and gave most
favorable endorsement as to thei
adaptability of this section for grow
ing the Satsuma orange, and after his !!
address orders were placed for a largei
number of the best varieties of these
trees, to be shipped at an early date. |
After Mr.. Sessions closed, the follow |
ing associations We're formed, differed |
as named.
Watermelon Association.-Presid !
D. Hughes; vice president, NJ. G.I
Green; secretary treasurer. Duncanl
Wilks; directors, j. N. Remington, |
no. j.. King, John ellis, G. B. Smith, |
D. Sutton.
Cabbage ociation-President, w.
S. Talbot, vice president; L. H. !
Hughes, Secretary treasurer, D.
Hughes. Directors, Duncan Wilks, J. |
&. Hall, B. f. Hall, J. w. Haughton, G. |!
3. Smith, ]. L. King.
After perfection of these organiza-I
tons, Prof. j. A. Bronson, by request,
explained the objects and purposes of
the chamber of commerce, emphasiz-
ing the benefits of cooperate edu-
cationally and otherwise, after which
the meeting adjoirned.
The joint meeting of these organiza-
tons developed the fact that in the
territory Immediately contiguous there
is some ten or twelve acres of cabbage
planted for market, now nearing ma
turity, and that quite a respectable
acreage win be planted in waternelons
this season for shipment; also that
several acres of the noted BURBERRY
are now being planted.