The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-02
ADVANCE OF CATTLE RAISING
 AS SHOWN BY THE SELMA FAIR

took the firsts at both Birmingham and Montgomery.
 The country around Marion Junction has long bcen know as one of the besr section where special attention was given to hay raising. The exhibit of the Village Farm of Marion Junction is evidence of the new growth of the standard breed cattle Industry in that section--a growth which is no more than natural in view of the coun- try's fine pasturage possibilities. Speaking of his exhibit of registered cattle A. B. Moore of this farm. said.
 There Is no finer pasture country in the world than right around Selma. I don't believe the pastures of Ken- lucky are bit better shan the ones we have at Marion Junction. It Is the natural grass country of tho South. The cattle we are showing this Dallas county cattle which mas won prizes at all the fairs, was brought right from the -ange to the shows We never fed them or pre- a short horn calf over here that weighs 400 pounds. and 1t Is less than six months old. Why you wou,i have to feed common or ordinary stock for two years to make them weigh that much"
 The Exhibit of Jerseys.
 The feinine visitors to the stock de- pertinent and there were hundreds of them manifested perhaps more inter- est in the fine herd of gentle and docile Jerseys exhibited by Frank Bates of Bates farm. MT. Bates is a famous butter maker. He ships his butter. and 1t Is all Jersey butter. to the Birmingham market where it is sold in advance of the making In Selma he had on exhibition. herd of fifteen of the gentle Jerseys, headed by the costly 6-year old bull. Master. Every COW in the exhibit Is registered. Some of them give as much as four gallons of milk daily, but the average yield is from two ito three gallons.
 The rural visitor to a fair, and his name Is legion, wants always to see a good agricultural exhibit To him and to many from the cities as well, . fair is a failure unless the agricui- tural exhibit is such as he can look over and commend. He has no fault to lind with the agricultural exhibits at the Selma fair.
 There are three agricultural features of the Selma fair which must assured ly commend themselves to the reGuir- ing visitor, whether he be from the city or from the country. They are first the extensive and impressive ex- hibits made by Cullman County. with its surrounding of exhibits from oth- CT counties, under the charge of Cap tain W. M. Selden. and second. the splendid exhibit secured from the Black Belt counties by Hon. J. A. Wilkinson of Autauga, the next Com missioner of Agriculture. The third feature, and 1t is one of the most in- teresting at the fair. Is the canning tAtanlox, hx, p Prnv1aS of Birmingham.
 So large and so complete is this ex- hibit of canned and preserved fruit. that one ceases to wonder that it has taken all prizes wherever it has been shown. Mrs. Broyles lives in Birming- ham, but she came from Georgia when she learned the art of preserving fruits and vegetables in every way known to modern housekeeping. In the exhibit she shows there Is every Southern fruit and vegetable used up on the table. Her mastery of the deli cate art of preserving and canning comments Mrs. Broyles to the lady visitors. She Is constantly answering questions as to how she succeeded so well in her delicate work.
 The Cullman County exhibit o1 which a great deal. was said when il carried of the first prize at the Mont gomery fair. attracts the same genera interest at Selma. that 1t did at Mont gomery. It occupies half of one wins of the Exhibit Hall and the other hall Is occupied by a. combined exhibit from Madison, Clarke and Butler coun- ties Captain Selden. in charge of the Cullman exhibit, points out that il contains PIT varieties of articles rais- ed upon the farm, The exhibit is a revelation to visitors from other, coun. ties which are far richer asricultur- ally, and which have not the concep- ton of diversified, farming that moves the Cullman County farmer. It is pointed out, however, as a mistake this general impression that only Ger man farmers have contributed to Gull mans agricultural success. It is said that although the Germans are fine farmers and have done much for the country. some of the best and most successful farmers are those who have come into the county from Georgia.
 The wine exhibit from Cullman is perhaps, the most astonishing feature of the exhibit. The average visitor has no idea that wine making has anywhere in Alabama. They are pre- pared to believe that the wine hand somely displayed. in costly bottles, Set of with costly labels is equal to the best made in the United States.
 The Black Belt Exhibit.
 The fair visitor cannot be otherwise than interested in the extensive ex. hibit secured by Hon. J. A. Wilkinson from the counties of Dallas. Lowndes Perry and Autauga. MT. Wilkinson secured in getting from the Washing. ton Department a special assignmen, to the Selma Fair for Tobacco. Expert Ayres who has been in charge of the tobacco experiments in Perry county which have already attracted general attention throughout the State. Prom inent in his exhibit is the tobaccc grown in Perry county which Is said to he quite equal to the article grown in Cuba On one pile of the specimen tobacco is the sign: Ala bama grown tobacco. the best cigarette tobacco in the world"
 MT Wilkinson draws special atten- ton to the valuable map of the Soil Survey as made by the United States government This soil survey as shown in the map shows the peculiar ities and riches of each class of soil in Alabama.
 "rhe value of such soil survey can not be overestimated." said Mir Will kinson. Tt should be embodied in such form that the school children of the State could see and study It. It has already demonstrated that the red lands which are found in such quantities in Perry and I.owndes coun- ties can raise quite as good tobacco as the best lands of Cuba. The soil survey showed that theoretically. The planting of tobacco and the crops grown npon those lands have proven it practically"
 So large was the agricultural eX- hibits secured by Mir. Wilkinson that it occupies large portion Of the eX- hibit hall. Staple articles produced