The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18

Every cattle man in Alabama, if not In the south, has heard something of Capt. F. H. Bates and his stock ram at Bates station on the Southern railroad, few miles north of Marion junction. You must see this farm to appreciate it.
 I did not stop off on my recent trip through this section. It was Sunday and
 scented a good dinner ahead down at the junction.
 But notice is hereby served the captain that will never again pass without stop ping.
 Captain Bates had just sold a fine reg istered bull to a prosperous farmer from Clarke county and the captain and Mrs. Bates walked down to the station with their visitor. They bade their Clarke county guest god speed and romped back to the fine old house on the hill like chill dren at play.
 The broad wooded pastures and fine open meadows with the farm house and barns on a beautiful knoll are an in- spiration.
 The sleek, blooded cattle and the fine horses grazing leisurely over hundreds of acres of rich pasturage add life to the pie ture that is indescribable.
 Such scenes of thrifty splendor even from a car window inspire within ones soul greater attachment-a broader ap- preciation of our great state of Alabama
 A few years ago A. D. Summers came from Iowa to Alabama. He was a farmer and landed at Marion junction with but little money.
 But Alabama lands were so very much cheaper than in his native state that he
 was able to buy a small farm
 He stocked it with pure breed black Pole Angus cattle and Poland China hogs. He grew corn and hay. adopting the same in ltelligent methods that are in vogue in Iowa.
 He has been remarkably successful and is an example worthy of emulation by all his neighbors.
 He has one of the prettiest farms in this section of the state and is considered
 one of the most prosperous farmers Another good farmer of this community worthy of mention is A. B. Moore. He raises fine cattle and hogs, and grows corn, cotton ana dl1dlld Another farmer who is helping to make | this end of Dallas county one of the garden spots of the state is M F. Smith.
 His speciality is alfalfa and good stock. You cannot find any poor cattle in this section. You do not find any cattle ticks either. Wherever you find the tick you find poor cattle. This is as certain as the existence of fire at the end of a column of smoke.
 | Another man whom it would be next
 to criminal to overlook is w. A. Fort He Is sort of town farmer or poultry | man.
 | He has three acres not more than a | quarter of mile from the depot. | His speciality Is White Orpington chickens. His plant Is an object of
 interest to all visitors. The place Is a poultry show within itself. That MT. Fort Is making a handsome profit goes without saying. l In beautiful grove opposite the de- pot is the old Fort homestead, one of 1 the finest old places in this section For many years poultry, garden ana farm exhibits were given In this grove | These annual exhibitions of the proo- ucts of the farm, garden and barnyaro did much to encourage the improvement of agricultural conditions in the com
 munity even in the early days l The exhibition of live stock as af annual feature was revived here ias year. The first event was very credit
 able and attracted much attention iron stock and cattiemen all over the state Arrangsments have already begun fol
 thi. years fair and it promises to b. even better than the last.
 Bv the war. the contract has beer let for the building oi frst-class roat from Selma by Marion Junction to thu I county line. near Uniontown The peo
 ple of Terfy county VIII take up th'