The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-24

Tom Glenn, a farmer living near Pell City, brought two hogs to Birmingham and sold them for sS550 net, dressed.
 One of the hogs weighed. net, 535 pounds, while the other weighed 295 pounds. The heaviest hog brought $5S 50. or 10 cents per pound. This hog weighed S09 pounds gross.
 The hogs were fine blood Berkshire and were as fine specimens of porkers ever shown on the Birmingham market.
 Mir. Clem is progressive farmer and is demonstrating that 1t pays to raise meat in Alabama. Some half-hearted farmers are often heard to complain that there Is no market for home grown meat. This is a mistake. There has always been and always will be a ready market at fair prices for good quality meat and all other farm produce.
 J. F. Jackson, immigration agent for the Central of Georgia railroad, has just issued a bulletin of considerable interest and value on "Dairying in Alabama and Georgia"
 The pamphlet gives some facts and demonstrations of what has been done and is now being done along the lines of this railway system in the two states.
 After giving a review of the general physical conditions weather, market and other conditions, the pamphlet gives number of letters from progressive dairy men showing what they have done in this important industry.
 The first letter is from M. W. Hall & Go. of Midway MT. Hall writes that he makes a speciality of breeding fine Jer- sey cows. After reviewing methods of feeding the letter continues:
 We consider the value of manure pro- duced by our herd pays for the labor of caring for them, and our accounts show that our mature cows are making an average net earning of s3.75 per month. The star COW Is 'Khedive's H. Augusta Q5031D,' who shows total of 6563 pounds of milk, which made S72.69 pounds of butter for the year-gross earn ings being $122.79, less s57.06 cost of feed and pasturage, giving net earnings Of 6573 'Bijou's Miriam QS43S0)' shows for one year a total of 5574 pounds of milk, making 327 2s pounds of butter-total earn ings, s107 s2: less cost of feed, S.21, giving net earnings of s59 T. None of these fig 11res make any account of the value of the calves, which are worth on an average of $50.
 Our product Is marketed in the shape of butter, which is shipped to Montgom- cry distance of 53 miles, and sold at a contract price of 90 cents per pound the year round, net to us
 "All of the above figures are based on the price of 30 cents per pound for but ter, which we received at that time, but we are now getting 35 cents per pound.
 I've do not find labor hard to get. We can get all we want for from S12.50 to s15 per month and rations, and we find our labor reliable and satisfactory. We have one negro man who has been with us about 30 years, to whom we pay $15 per month and furnish ratons making a total of about s20 per month, and also furnish a house and garden. We em- ploy four hands altogether. and they do general farm work in addition to dairy work. This is a very healthful locality, with 8 fine climate and exceptionally good water.
 "Skimmed milk is a great feed for hogs; fed in connection with grain, makes cheap pork"
 Another letter of informative interest is from W. c. Thomas of Gold Hill. He milks from 30 to 40 cows the year round, and finds a ready market for all his dairy products at good prices in Opeika, Montgomery and Birmingham.
 Still another letter of special interest is from A. c. veatch of Trion, Ga. He