The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-28

half sold the very minute that the 1e- taller get sight of them.
 More Onions Sold.
 Nor Is this all More than twice as many onions can be sold by using these packages as could be sold from pass' Formerly nearly all the crop had to be shipped in order to find a market, but now these new packages attract atten- ton of the local dealers and strong home demand for these onions has grown until many are sold right at home. l saw banker come into the market. He saw one of these beautiful packages of onions. He asked the price; s1.50 was the answer, and he ordered 1t sent right up to his house.
 Now If this fifty pounds of onions had been in a bag this man would never have seen them, and if sold at all on the home market would have brought 50 cents. Now this same thing holds good all through the list, and is just as true of all other lines as 1t is of the onion. Wfy, our great potato growers have found that it no longer pays to ship dirty potatoes in old dirty bags and so more well graded clean stock is going to market this sea- son than ever before. and the demand for new, clean bags in which to ship Is far greater than ever known. It is cer- tainly very gratifying to see this great reform taking place, and it may not be out of place to note here who or what agencies have been largely instrumental in bringing about these much needed re- forms.
 The agricultural colleges of our states have been doing much to bring about these results. Then the railroads are pioneers in this work; they are the civil izers of the country, and they have had so much grief and so many complaints that they have been almost compelled to take up this work and thus help the peo- pie along their lines to not only grow bet ter crops. but how to grade and pack these crops so that they may reach the market in fine shape and bring the top prices When the farmers can sell their crops at a good profit they do not com- plain of paying good freight rates; so it pays the railroads to help and to send out practical men to push this educational work.
 From Other Sources.
 The farmers who are busy now with their crops cannot take time to go to school. so that they must get this in- dispensible information from other sources. Now do not wish to be eonsid- cred egotistical, but I wish to ask our readers If they do not think that the in formation which the Age-Herald Is glv- ing on these matters from week to week Is worth--each weekly paper-ten times as much as it costs you Then again, do you not think that it would be a good investment for every farmer not only in Alabama. but in all adjoining states, to spend a small sum in securing this great paper, I have had the compliments not only of state colleges. but the great head of agriculture. and some of his best workers have assured me with their words of encouragement that I have en- gagged in a grand work and one that Is doing unbounded good in helping to de- velop our country.
 So in view of such encouragement as this is 1t any wonder that l should be willing and anxious to help every farmer in this broad land who needs such help all~that can? And I know of no quicker or better way to reach the people than through the press. The press Is a power for good when properly used, and is also potent factor in bringing about all great reforms in agriculture as we'll as l other matters.