The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

Diversified Farming
The call for the holding of a "Diversi.
fication Farming convention" at Shaw,
Bolivar county. August O. and the request
to the governor of the state to secure the
attendance of experts along that line
from the department Of agriculture at
Washington. Is pretty good evidence that
the farmers of the delta section of the
state have come to the conclusion that
the festive boil weevi will pay them a
long visit before the end OF another year,
and that they must get out of their all
cotton system nf farming, just as their
brethren of other sections of the state
have been forced to do.
1t is no longer doubted by the farmers
of the boil weevil infected territory of
Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, that
the advent of that pest has proven a
blessing in disguise, and the longer he
remains the more thoroughly are they
convinced of that fact. The farmers have
discovered they can produce something
besides cotton, and they are doing 1t.
Yields of corn have been quadrupled I'M
der the intensive system, and rice, wheat,
oats, cane, broom corn, peanuts, peas.
alfalfa, vegetables, etc, are being raised
in the greatest abundance and at a
profit
For instance In Pike county one mercan-
farmers several carloads of peanuts, and
SO very extensive is the cultivation Of
that plant that the railroad commission
has been appealed to for cheaper rates on
peanut oil, an industry that is promised
on large scale.
The organization of Boys Corn Clubs
In many of the counties Of the state has
given a great impetus to corn raising
and there are thousands of farms in Mis-
| otc al uh hou
tofore been the buyers. The fathers of
these boys have been satisfied with twelve
or fifteen bushels Of corn per acre all
their lives. and II they made twenty they
considered themselves great corn raisers
Their sons took hold of the matter, and
have demonstrated that under the inten-
sive system of farming 100 to 100 bushels
per acre is easy. The highest yield yet
recorded was on poor pineyw woods land
in south and east Mssissippi-l4s bushels
per acre-and that was made by boy
5000 of whom are this year striving to
do even better.
A special telegram recently sent out
from Verona, Lee county, states that F.
A. Green, member of the legislature, has
made $50 bushels of corn on one acre
this year. On four acres of cotton he
will get at least seven bales, and on
one-half acre of sorghum expects $50
gallons. This is the kind Of farming that
the boil weevil is going to force on the
farmers of Mississippi.
Monument To BE Erected
| A call has been issued inviting the ladies'
of Clarke county to meet with the Con-
| federate veterans August II, and to Join in
| the movement to raise funds for the erec-
ton of monument to the brave men who
went out from that county in the early
| sixties to do battle for what they con-
| sdArad bo ri q nd mn ~ bnvv
were laid to everlasting rest In soldiers,
! graves 1t is stated that the board OF
! supervisors of the county has already
agreed to vote $1,000 for this purppsesS and
the citizens are asked to put UP asiQailar
sum. THIS has been done in several coun-
ties of the state, and will be in others
In course of time, thus doing tardy JUS
cause of the Confederacy. Some year,
ago the legislature gave authority to
boards of supervisors to appropriate
money fer this purpose, and 1t is a sub
| ject OF remark and comment that all
| counties have not taken advantage of the
opportunity to pay this last tribute to the
| men who wore the gray.
I A movement is now on foot to raise
| funds with which to build a monument
on the state capitol grounds dedicated to
the women Of the Confederacy but sad tc
relate, responses have not been as gen
| erous nor az general as was to have beer
expected for such a holy cause, though
1t Is admitted by every true Southernel
| that a pure white shaft that pierced the
skies would not adequately express the
South's appreciation of the Spartan-like
heroism and unselfish devotion of lis wo.
men during the four years that tried
mems souls
| H. Clay Sharkey, treasurer OF the
/ Kinds county committee to raise funds for
the monument to the women Of the Con-
federacy. reports the collection Of e3oo. -