The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23

county, Florida, about our village of Car
lowville, and many times he would re-
mark on the soil as fine for cigar to-
bacco At the time l paid but little at
tention to his remarks, thinking that some
time / might look into same, and thus
matters went on until l visited him at
his home In the now famous cigar tobac-
co section of Florida. | then made an
effort TO have the government take some
steps but was informed We would have
soil survey of Dallas county as early
as same could be reached by the depart
ment After the survey, l again took mat
ters up with Hon S. j. Bowie. who
wrote me to meet him at the farmers
meeting, to be held in Selma, February
%, 1906 Mr.. Bowie could not attend,
though Mr.. McNess, representative of
cigar tobacco interests of United States
and Mr.. Aver, who has charge of Ala
bama experiments. were on hand. Mr. Nc
Ness made a talk on that subject. The
result was that l went to them, and we
arranged to have seed bed put in on
my place at once, though they We're
afraid it was late. 1t was In March when
Mr.. Aver put in my seed, and one for
b. r. Alison. Later when some of our
neighbors determined to make the expert
ment Aver returned and put in a large
bed None of the beds did anything and
Aver decided to pull plants from the Perry
county beds, and express, all of which
placed us at disadvantage. Now for re-
suits:
Four of us made the experiment and
as We all came out about the same. |
will give you my experience. January 81,
1 had planted an acre of English peas
which netted me $32, and then 1900 pounds
good hay. When peas had been harvested
/ put the land in as good condition as
al nd Z
two weeks before the tobacco plants could
be procured On May TO- I commenced
putting out tobacco and on September s.
] had check for my entire CROP netting
s4l on same. At the time the tobacco was
cut from my land July IS, planted land in
COW peas from which l picked a fine lot
of seed peas and then saved one and
half tons of hay. Three crops from Jan
uary 81 to October IA. which leaves quite
time enough for prenaraton for another
year, Now to sum up:
EngllSh peas ......,............S 81. 90
200 pounds English pea hay. 800
Iopacco '.......'. .......,...... Al so
Eight pushels peas ........... 1910
One and one-half tons hay. 1890
Total net profit ............sl O6. 60
Thus you will see that one acre pro-
uuced more than you could clear on four
bales of cotton to the acre Harvey Jor-
don advocates divershcation and tobac-
co. as you see, is quick money CROP
Learn to raise tobacco and go at it.
see no reason why the clay sub-soil
lands Cor as the department designates
them, the Orangeburg fine, sandy loam)
around Carlowville, Richmond, Pleasant
Hill, Summerfield and a few other points,
cannot be made to produce some other
crop besides cotton, and | believe IN time
they will.
Congressman Bowie arranged for the
department TO allow tobacco expert for
Dallas county, and as l had been work
ing the matter up, he will be placed here
IN Garlowville. | am sure we will have
in thirty acres here another year. Anyone
who wishes further light on the subject
can write me. and I will do the best |
can to furnish desired information. until
about December !. when you can address
W. B. Shrader. Minter, Ala. r. f. D.
No. l.
There is hut one other experiment being
made in Alabama, and that, which has
proved quite a success, is in our neigh |
boring county. Perry.
shall request all county papers to |