Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-24
WEST ALABAMA A.
Cotton Is Thing of Beauty Farmers Gen
orally Prosperous.

OOblOn Is q In1ng OF Beauty Farmers Gen.
orally Prosperous.
Carrollton, June 22-(Special Core
spondence )-There was over inches of
rainfall during the past week in Pckens.
The crops are generally clean, notwith-
standing the unfavorable conditions
which confront the farmers.
The corn that was planted early is not
good. In very many fields the stalks are
low and round, the tassels putting out
too near the ground.
The cotton is large and Is a thing of
beauty where fertilizers have been used
literally The colored tenant is fire.
quently found counting the blooms and
bolls on few stalks of his favorite crop,
and will invariably state that this is the
best year for cotton that he has ever
seen, never for one moment taking into
consideration the many casualties that
may blight his prospect.
Miss Sallie Cooper, a graduate of the
Normal college of Florence, under presi-
dent James K. Powers, has been teaching
school during the past year at Hargrove.
The pupils reflect credit on the teacher,
and she has built up an academy that
gives satisfaction in a small village to
every patron: The school closed on Fri
day night with a concert that was at
tended by many persons from the sur
rounding communities, filling large
house to overlooking.
not follow such leaders as Kolb and Good
wynn into the ranks of our traditional enc
miles,. Wherever the declarations of such
politicians of 1892, 1894 and 1896 are re-
peated, the populists in western Alabama
will not support the methods by which
Goodwin obtained his seat in congress.
The farmers in the neighborhoods of
PickensVille, Fairfield, Written, Fran
conia Bridgeville and other places in
Pickens are generally prosperous. The
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corn has led many of them astray this
year, but it is believed that the farm
ing interests will adjust themselves TO
suit the changed state of affairs.
Mr. w. B. Somerville of Franconia and
Mr.. John B. Graham of Reform have in
troduced crushers into Pickens for the
purpose of preparing cotton seed for use
as fertilizer. 1t is reported that the
annual loss to farmers in this section by
the sprouting of seed used as a manure
for the various crops is immense.
Nearly all the sportsmen in Pickens
are engaged in farming, ETC. Seceral of
them report that they have found but
little time to go to the various streams
in the county to catch fish. A day has
been set to camp on the Sipsey river and
try by means fair or foul to get enough
of the tribes that live in it's waters to
make three meals a day for week for
dozen men.
Prof C. c. L. Dill has been experiment.
ing for several years with the vineless
sweet potato, often called the bunch
yam. He states that they keep well in
the winter and that the people of this
county are cultivating them with much
success. He has sold large number of
bushels of his potatoes and he has intro
duced them in several states
The sega bean has been introduced into
this county by Mr.. John II. Richardson
a we'll known farmer of Baldwin, Miss
1t is stated that 1t is more prolific than
the cowpea and equally as good for hay
and feeding purposes.
A horse ran away with Mr.. Dwyer H.
| Glass a short time ago, throwing him
from a buggy, from which he received
severe injuries. The physician states
that he will not be able to walk for sew
eral weeks without the aid of crutches.
There will be no celebration of the
Fourth of July in this county that has
been reported. There will probably be
one or two picncs in Pickens on that
day.
Dr. Duke o. Baird preached at Fellow
ship on the 21st to a good audience. He
received very close attention to SER
mon forty minutes in length.