The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-14
CUBA BEGINS EDUCA- T|ONAL CAMP PA|GN Sumter County the ''Wild West" Part of Ala
 bama

| Cuba. August 13-CSpecfai.)-A mass
 meeting of the citizens was held yester-
 day and 1t was definitely decided that
 the town would improve its school facili-
 ties by building a more commodious struc-
 ture and making improvements in the
 school grounds. committee was named
 to ascertain the costs of different types
 of buildings, and also to see what steps
 are necessary to slightly increase the
 town limits to take some territory that
 ants to come in.
 | It appears that losing the high school l has not weakened the ardor of the people
 and that as a result of its efforts to se-
 cure the county high school so much in terest has been awakened that high school will be had right In the schooi | district.
 A demonstration farm will be estab- | lished in connection with the school and | courses in scientific agriculture will be taught. Arrangements are making with
 the agricultural superintendent to have l w. D. Clayton. field agent for this sec ton, to deliver lectures twice a week to the pupils and to conduct the laboratory experiments In seed selection and seed breeding.
 A number of young men from nearby points have stated that they will avail themselves of the opportunity offered and attend school this fall. A plot of 10 acres has been secured to conduct eX- periments on near the school building. which will. shortly be laid out. Capt. R. F. Kolb of the Alabama department of agriculture has promised Cuba the demon- stration work for Sumter county and Is aking a hearty interest in the plans to
 make tip-top farmers and citizens of the boys now growing up.
 Thlrty-sx miles of woven wire has .e- gently been ordered by Frank Derby to and is building his pastures so that they has recently secured for cattle grazing and he is at work now putting up part of the fencing. He will have cement posts and is buildinf his pastures so that they will last for all time. Sumter is rapidly 1 forging to the front as the wild vest county of Alabama.
 | Cobb & McNIillan now have over 20,00t acres under one fence and are making weekly. shipments from their station Boyd, on the Cochrane road. They main tain force of cowboys and have round ups and branding just like the west. |
 as high. as any shipped from any part 1 of the country A we'll known firm here l has ordered a car of wire and will add 1 to their excellent ranch, which is now | the best in the county.
 | J. w. Walker is now in the west buying | & car of horses to put on his ranch and will add horse raising to his already | esta blshed cattle business. Buyers are weekly now rounding up small lots and
 punching them for shipment. Prices for | tick free cattle have been steadily ad- vanclng and prices now show ranchers a | fair profit. ~ | Too much rain is again interfering with
 cotton, which needs sunshine. It is be- gnning to open a little. The early va lrieties have proven their value this season
 and the demonstration work by the rail
 ways prove that cotton can be raised
 has received authentic advices that the
 north of Butler.
 | A heavy rain and windstorm blew down
 considerable corn last night and demon
 strated the wisdom of Lotion Brock, a
 member of the Boys Corn club, who
 strung wires through his prize acre to
 keep 1t from falling down or being blown
 about. His acre has been photographed
 by the official photographer of the Ala
 hama Great Southern railway, who pro-
 nounced it as fine field as he ever saw.
 The acre seems good for 16O bushels. Miss Mary Ellen Gathright of Atlanta
 and Miss Alice Blanks of Meridian are spending the weekend with Mrs L. Poole.