The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-29

from their business. Let the work of or ganzation, education and self protection be continued, and 1t will only be a few years when the profits of this industry will be something wonderful. But cam paign of education is needed badly all through the south along these lines, and we need more farmers institutes, more lecturers and more readers. But the good work has been commenced, and will be continued, The growers also need ed ueation along the lines of the ever in- creasing demand for foodstuffs and with the gerat increase in population, together with the fact that the on-producng class Is on the increase faster than the producing class, There is no reason to fear an over production of any of our staple food crops. Grow a good article and put 1t up in a neat. attractive pack age, and it will find a ready market. Let every truck grower keep few pigs and poultry and feed up all refuse and ship only the best, and in this way he can build good trade
 Then again let the grower be not un- mindful of his home market, for our home markets will pay to cultivate, and when d growers reputation Is once tablished for growing q good article and for dealing honestly with his customers he can sell far more on his home market.
 There never was a brighter prospect for this industry than we now have, and 1t will grow and prosper as the growers become better organized and educated.
 Mobile and New Orleans.
 l have just returned from a trip down through the great truck growing districts of Mobile and New Orleans, and found the growers of both these sections well pleased with this seasons business They realized good prices for their cabbage crop as we'll as for nearly all their crops.
 In the Mobile district mostly cabbage, potatoes and beans are grown for ship ment, while the New Orleans district grows much greater variety of crops The cabbage and radish are pretty well made and sold. The potato and bean crops will soon be on the market
 All the crops from Birmingham clear to New Orleans need rain, and few good showers would mean thousands of dollars to this section. The garden crops seem to be much better advanced than the farm crops, yet farm work is being pushed now right ahead, and l saw some fields of cotton up and worked over. and where it was coming up there was a good stand and it was looking we'll Corn. too. is looking well where up and worked. There seems to be quite a good deal of land not yet planted. The acreage of cotton has been increased in nearly ev- cry neighborhood, and no doubt but the crop will receive good attention this season
 From Snow to Flowers.
 On April 20 and 2l there was a fall of snow at St. Louis and points north eov- ering the whole earth and drifting ten inches deep in railway cuts and other places. This was a great surprise, for the people had begun to think it time for the winter to be over. Being some what indisposed from the grip and and a sever cold. l thought I would go south for few days and recuperate. Now a trip throug the south is always pleas ure to me, but a trip from Birmingham over the Louisville and Nashville rail- road to New Orleans is one of unusual interest and pleasure to me, for there is always so much to be seen. Then the train service on this line is unsurpassed in the south. The road is in fine shape, the dining car service has been improved until it now ranks with the best in the country.
 One who has been making this trip an- nually for years can see great change in the country for the better There has