The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
At 32 Cents a Yard.

gihg away trying to catch up with my writing. I want to give our readers description of this place some time.
 The other day met a real estate agent at Springfield. He said, "One of your old friends a banker from Des Molnes, Iowa, is here looking for big stock ranch. He wants to buy 15,00O acres" I said, Why did you not sell him? You have the land" The reply was, He Is looking for you and won't buy until he sees you. He seems to have all manner of confidence in your judgment" l went on to Fort Smith, and while there Sat urday, received a telegram from this banker to meet him here today, and this Is why l am here sooner than l had expected to be. I have a list of appoint ments for holding meetings with farmers at the following places the coming week: Van Buren, Ark, Monday; Ft. Smith, Ark, Tuesday: Fayetteville, Ark, We'd nesday; Rodgers Ark, Thursday; Springfield, Mo- Friday. Saturday have left open for call On February 16, a party of lecturers will leave St. Louis in a special private car for Texas points, The subjects which we will treat are agriculture, horticulture, the dairy creamery and canning industries and truck farming. The points or places which we will make are the chief cities of the state located on the following lines of railroad Frisco system, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, M, K & T. R. R., H. & T. C. R. R., Southern Pacific R. R., s. A. & A. P. R. R.. l. & G. N R. R., and Texas Pacific railroad and return to St. Louis from Texarkana via Iron Mountain to St. Louis. The speak CTS for this trip are Professor Clinton D. Smith, dean and director experimental station state of Michigan; Professor Y. c. Whitten, professor of horticulture, University of Missouri; Dixon c. Will Hams of Chicago and the writer. l hope to find time to keep our readers posted on the results or progress of this trip, for we expect to have a very pleasant and profitable time.
 So with all this work ahead of me, it is easily to be seen that l will be busy. I have to leave here tonight for Ft. Smith in order to meet my appointment at Van Buren tomorrow. I hope to be able to get back to Birmingham next Sunday. While I am full of business I wish to say that 1 am ready and willing to assist our readers with any informa- ton if I can do so. Only let me hear from you. Address Weekly Age-Herald, Birmingham. Ala.
 Concerning Tomato Culture.
 Selma, Ala, March 2S, 1903 MT. Fulton S. White,
 Care Age-Hera,d,
 Birmingham, Ala. Dear Slr:--I read your article on to- mato culture in yesterdays issue of Age Herald with much interest. 1 am en- gagged in this business on rather a large scale in Florida, near Palm Beach. I was struck with your remark that you had produced 1000 bushels per acre.
 We expect in Florida to have a yield of from 400 to 600 crates-ss bushel each per acre, packed in baskets, then in car riers or crates. for which we receive an average of s3 to each crate From this we pay transportation, commission, cropping expense, etc.. and realize about s1.e5 per crate net Our ground or soil Is so called muck, but is really a bog peat, black and friable. We use com mercial fertilizer--bood bone and potash ard leashed ashes-.which Is the princi-