The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17
DOWN IN PERRY COUNTY
Where the Soil is Fertile and
the People Prosperous.
THE BEAUTIFUL CAFFEEFA FARM
Fine BIooded Horses, Many of Which May
Become Kings and Queens
Of the Turf.
Marion, Ala, Oct. IS.

Marion, Ala, Oct. is.
A recent trip Through Perry county
| discloses the fact that people Who own
| the fertile and productive lands of the
famous canebrake country are ambitious
farming than cotton and corn raising.
such strides have been made in Perry
county I'm the last few years in the breed
ing business.
Fine hogs, sheep and market cattle
are not only being raised profitably, but
many of the farmers have aspired to and
succeeded In raising with satisfactory
results the ver'y highest quality of stand
| ard bred horses and cattle. The sue
| cess cf the pioneers in this industry has
induced others Ito emulate their exam
pies and it is now Common sight in
the principal towns of the county to see
the farmers ride in on handsome mare
with blocd-liks colt following, in whose
Veins flow the rare tuotting blood that
produced the trotting and pacing Kings
and queens of the turf.
1t takes no prophet to fathom the re-
suit A man who Raises some cotton
plenty of corn, oats and hay, hogs for
hcma consumption, a few mild-eyeld
Jersey COWS, and one or two standard
bred colts, does not fear the mortgage
| recori. His success is assured. There
are scores eff such MIN in Perry, and
our counties that produce abundantly
of the cereals and nutritious grasses
would act Wisely to follow The example
of tine thrifty farmers of Perry.
Among thu most noted cf the jersey
cattle breeders of the state is f. H.
Bates, of Bates Farm, near Warrior.
The cows and bulls at this farm are of
the highest individual merit and of the
most fashionable braedlng. The dairy
department is one of the best equipped
in the south. They are milking about
twenty cows at present. The butter
ranks second to none, and is consumed al
tho fashionable tables in Birmingham,
Montgomery and Nisw Orleans.
Peyton Tutoler's herd of fine Jerseys
numbers about forty head of beautiful,
highly bred animals. Dairying is a
speciality with him. He has cream sepa-
rators arteefan Water overlooking, and
sells all the fine, rich butter he makes
to 1.-THE citizens of Selma, Birmingham
and other cities. Fine cows of Superior
butter strains are always on hand for
| sale. MIR. Tutwiler also breeds n RS as
| largely, and supplies many to these who
dssire high class, gentle family and TO, d
horses. The fcundat,-n of his horses is
a fine thoroughbred strain crossed on
! Argyle, Arlington, Arbuckle and UNI
| pire S, aIJi THE FLIES from this cross are
crossed on the great stallion, Lord Vara,
| 219%, and On-cnward 1876 owned at
Caffee Farm.
Tyler Hurt has magnificent stallion
and number of well-brsd mares. His
stallion, Umpire s, was sired by Dicta-
| tor 113, sire of Jay Eye See 2.0GA, ETC.,
first dam by IIarold. sire of Maud S,
| 20S%, etc; second dam by Pilot, -Jr.,
sire of the dam of Maud s, 2OS4, etc.
Umpire S Is fine breeder, as shown by
his handsome, blood-like colts, and sped
should be the natural consequence from
q sire whose pedigree is so replete with
| such famous names on the turf as Maud
| S. 2.OS% Jay Eye See, 2.O6A Impetuous
second, 2.151s; Phallas 2.1s1a, and many
| others.
/ A visit was made 20 the farm and train.
! ing barns of the well-known Caffee fam
! at Marion, and was shown through the
| large establishment. The farm consists
| of ample farming lands to produce grain
! large rich pastures; barley paddocks fol
winter grazing; commodious training and
breeding barns, with 12x12 box stalls
/ splendid half -miletrack, fenced in or
both sides, with grand-stand accommo.