The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-16
FINE WHEAT GROWN
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
Good Results Are Obtained
From Experiment
FRUIT INDUSTRY BooMs
Attention Is Being Turned to Culti-
walton of E1berta Peaches and
Keiffer Pcars-Cannfng Fac-
tories do Well

Russellville, June 15.-(Special)- If
present indications are sufficient evil
dence, Franklin county will soon be a
big wheat-growing county. This week
A. ]. Craven, a farmer who lives near
Spruce Pine, on the Northern Alabama
railroad, has had on exhibition few
punches of wheat which he had grown
on a small plot of ground which he de-
cided last fall to plant in wheat as an
experiment This sample was commented
Oil by several parties and was pronounced
among the finest that had ever been
raised either In the south or the big CEN
trail wheat-growing regions. The head of
this wheat measured an average of five
inches and Mr. Craven said that from
one mash he had counted as high as ~
grains of the finest wheat. The grains
present a healthy appearance. This ex-
pertinent was made on the ordinary land
in this county without any extra prepar :
alton other than that the farmers would
do for the planting of corn and other
crops. While Mr. Craven has only about
a threeAacre plot in wheat this season
he intends to plant during the coming
was his first experience in raising wheat
ia Alabama since he had moved to this
state from Georgia several years ago.
Inspectors who have examined the com
mercial fruit orchards in this county have
pronounced this line of industry one OF
the finest in the south. The orchards in
the Russellville district have been un-
der the direct supervision of r. H. Tits
worth of McMnnville, Tenn, an expert
eneed nurseryman, with a 30-year record
of successfully managing this line of in
dustry. Mr.. Ellsworth has taken ur
his residence in this county on RUSSELL
vile R. F. d. Route No. 2, and is now
devoting his entire time to pruning the
ices and seeing that the orchards re-
ceive no setback from any cause. Mr.
Ellsworth represents the nursery com
psny which organized the Fruit Growers
association and which has sold the men,
this county, probably has the largest
orchard of any one individual in this
part of the state. When his Elberta
peach trees begin to bear he will receive
an average of $4,000 per year from the
sale of the peaches alone, with all Alef-
fer pears an fine apple trees to make
an extra surplus. Last year a canning
factory was operated at Phil Campbell
and also one al Haleyville, Winston coun-
ty and J. r. Dunllin, one of the stock
holders in the factory at Phil Campbell,
states that the canneries have practically
disposed of all vegetables and fruits
which were put up at that factory last
year. When the large orchards. which
will begin to bear this year, come in TO
such an extent as to justify 1t. several
other large factories will be erected in
the Russellvlle distinct, probably several
a. Russellvile.
These new industries with the continued
advancement of Franklin county in Other
lines place in line with the most pro-
gressive of counties and entities Its peo-
pie to the consideration of wide-awake
and up-and-doing county.
An extra freight train was wrecked at
Isbell three miles south of Russellville.
late yesterday afternoon. caused by
spreading rails Several cars were off
OF the track, but no one was injured.
Several other trains We're delayed be-
cause of the wreck.