Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-04-15
AIIsnsworth CoIeay a Wonder

Rev. d. f. Over. pastor of Zion
church. returned last week from a
three months visit in southern Cal
ifornia. very much improved in
health. He expressed himself as high
ly gratified at the excellent work done
by Rev. Banks during his absence
and very heartily commends the
church and auxiliaries for the good
showing made along all lines The
greater portion of Rev. Overs stay in
the West was spent at the new Negro
colony. Allensworth, and his reports
of the progress made and the oppor-
tuniIies open to our people in that
section are most remarkable. The
farm land in the colony, amounting
to nearly 1000 acres. II about an sold
and the population is rapidly growing.
The colony has now a church, a
school. three stores. postofiice. n COM
modious hotel. long distance tele-
phone connection. while the Santa Fe
railroad was installing a station agent
the last week of his visit Already a
number of comfortable modern cot
tages have been built. the artesian
wells furnishing sufficient pressure for
the colonists to pipe the water to their
doors. securing to them the same con-
venience as in the city. The valley
in which this colony is located is
some of the richest land in the state
and is perhaps the finest alfalfa grow
ing section in the world. AS a conse-
quence the dairy business is at the
present time and will continue the
most profitable in which the rancher
can engage. The actual returns from
this industry is almost beyond belief.
and at the present time conditions are
such that a man possessing few
acres can become the owner OF dairy
herd without any capital. The cream
cries are now furnishing the cattle
and permitting the dairyman to pay
for his herd out of one half of the
cream produced. the other half being
available for the support OF his family
and for the development of his land.
The ranches in that section are actu-
ally producing from to 10 tons of
alfalfa per acre each year and a good
grade of alfalfa hay was selling dur
ing the month of February at $500
to $500 per ton in bales. An Illus
tration of what can be done. or what
is actually being done. on a small
farm. say 10 acres, may be interest
ing. Under ordinary conditions 10
acres will produce from as to 80 tons
OF alfalfa annually. which is abund-
ance of feed for Is to Is dairy cows
the year through. A fairly good milk
COW fed on alfalfa will produce at
low estimate $3.50 per month In cream
making an annual income to the dairy
man of about $1,000. This is not all.
A herd OF Is fairly good dairy cattle
vii! furnish about 0 gallons. OF skim
med milk daily. which has been
proven one of the best feeds for hogs
known. About 2 head of hogs can be
raised to maturity on such quantity
OF milk, making side profit of about
$4,000.
Again. California is one Of the most
profitable poultry raising sections on
the globe, the hens having IL months
OF out door weather and lay continu-
ously. For instance. Patatoma, Cal.
a little section OF n few thousand
acres, not as large as Allensworth
furnishes more eggs and poultry than
any other similar section in the
world 1t takes $4,000 laying pullets
each year to keep up the focks OF
layers in this little section, located
sible In Allensworth. So many and 80
great are these opportunities that It
Ia hard for the layman to believe. At
any rate. the above. which Rev. Over
has spent the last three months in IN
vestigating. would indicate that fam
lily located on ten acres in the new
colony would not be likely to starve.
Fashion will be on display at West
Brothers tomorrow at the grand Eas.
ter soiree. Special Easter menu and
music.