The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-29
MISS MARY WELSH
TEACHES FARMING
Offers Prize for Best Yield of
Corn BY Pupils
TRUCK GARDENERS PLEASED
Prospect for Better Business Is Very
Bright-Lumber Trade is I'M
roVing-Railroads in Mar
ket for Timber.

Cuba September Is Special adding
fifteen hundred bushels OF corn 10 tire
barns OF the farmers patronizng her
school IS the result OF a novel corn grow
ing contest introduced by Miss Mary
Welsh who taught in the interior last
spring. prize was offered To the boy
growing the greatest amount OF corn
on one acre in which several or the
boys participated. The prize will likely
go to Duncan Smith who will make 10
bushels on his acre.
Farmers are much pleased and inter
ested in the teaching of agriculture in
the public schools and it is believed that
Miss Welsh's example will be followed
largely throughout this section
DR.. j. A. Beavers has just completed
the harvesting of a special grade of corn
and has housed 1850 bushels from two
acres despite the great damage done
his crop last July by the heavy rain
storm that prevailed at that time.
The town of Cuba has just purchased
about three acres of land for the pur-
pose of enlarging the shool ground SO
that the pupils may have more room for
recreation. Portions of this will be plot
ted so that object lessons may be con-
Quoted in agriculture. The school is well
attended, teachers all being kept busy.
The Improvement in business conditions
in the iron districts is giving truck farm
ers hope for a profitable season next
year and orders for seed are being placed
in better volume than was expected at
the close of the season. The acreage
in potatoes will be increased judging by
the firm orders for seed. Active bust
ness in Pittsburg, Gary and Birmingham
is what makes good times among truck
farmers and they are now watching the
situation closely.
For the first time in more than six
weeks rain fell here last night in suf-
ficient quantity to lay the dust good.
Everything has been very dry and cot
ton has opened up so rapidly that farm
ers are having difficulty in keeping up
with picking. The dry weather has pre-
vented the maturity of young bolls.
NLumbermen are feeling good over the
entrance of the Union Pacific railroad
in the market for pine ties. The price
has improved and some of this tie bus
mess will be taken right away while
roads are good. Car sills are also in
demand at improved prices ranging about
81 thousand higher than one month
ago. Most of the mills are taking on
small orders just to keep moving, be-
lieving that prices will still further har-
den. C. w. Stallworth has just cleaned
up his Russell yard of dimension stuff
at prices prevailing last October previous
to the panic. 1t is considered the best
sale that has been made this year.
The social event of the past week was
an entertainment given by Mrs. l.. Poole
Jr., in honor of r. A. Clay and a party
of young men that serenaded her home
the night after the election. 1t was also
in recognition of Mr.. Clay's service in
the election of town officers and a school
board in which her husband, was a win
per.
The cottonseed situation has been en-
liyened by the entrance of an independent
buyer who has been boosting the price
until now 27 to 28 cents per bushel is
obtained. Efforts on the part Of other
buyers to ascertain the identity of the
principal for whom the Independent man
is acting have proven futile.