Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-25
Time Book for Every Crop Plan
ofOperation of Crest ViewFarm

A farm conducted strictly on bust
ness principles, with a 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 a model farm. The
place consists of 500 acres, large
part of it under cultivation. On it is
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 farm
electric plant; has running water
throughout, served by a 1000 gallon
tank and pump, and has bath and
sewerage connections. The house is
kept spotless inside and out, and is
graced by blossoming 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 farms In one field are 80
acres of wheat well headed and be-
ginning to ripen. 1t will make from
20 to Is 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 1870 acres is up and growing
splendidly, more attention being paid
to it to give it an early start than
cotton. One hundred acres of corn
has velvet beans planted with it and
80 acres has peas. Good fertiliza-
ton has given the corn a great start.
The farm has gone into the seed
grain business on a moderate scde.
One field of 80 acres of Fulghum oats
will be ready in a few days to cut,
| and another field of 35 acres of
Abruzzi rye, more than waist high,
Is turning brown with indications of
a splendid yield. All of these two
crops, except what is kept for plant
ing, will be marketed as seed. The
threshing will be done on the farm S
own thresher. Under these crops
400 pounds of acid phosphate to the
acre was spread, and after the crops
were up 100 pounds of soda went on.
Both are on rather thin, sandy soil,
but the fertilizers apparently have
made up for the soil shortage gener-
ously.
Not far away on a piece of rough
land lying along a slough are 35
acres of feed oats which will be
moved and stacked for hay.
The cotton is up and looks fine.
There are only 20 acres of it out of
the whole 500, and it will be the extra
or surplus crop.
Across the road, nearer the house,
are few Neach trees, all that are
left of 10000 that formerly grew
on the place and practically all of
which have been pulled up. The land
is given over to other crops. Some
of it has been turned into poultry
pens and Mrs. Berry has gone into the