The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-04

cheap and where human happiness grew in clusters on the plains.
 At the last moment he came to him- self and decided that Alabama, taken all round, was as good as any other state and he settled in the Cahaba valley.
 He has never regretted the decision He has POI acres of as fine land as there is anywhere and he is growing as line crops every year as he might hope to raise in Texas in any year He grows cotton, corn, oats. potatoes and other food crops. He has fine stock and is happy and satisfied.
 He got the Texas fever broke up be- fore it became serious.
 l must not neglect to mention E. F. Durough. He lives in the hills east of Leeds. He Is what may be called hill farmer but by careful and scientific cul- tivation he has brought his farm up to state of productiveness that should put many hill farmers in Alabama to shame.
 However, he is making a speciality of stock, sheep and chickens lis returns are most satisfactory and he is able to crack jokes at the expense of his banker if he wants to. Again, it is the man behind the farm.
 The Rev. Marcus c. Wood is an elder in the Primitive Baptist church and though he may believe that what is to be will be, whether it happens or not he has a farm and works 1t. He works it according to the approved methods. too, and gets results. He Is considered one of the best farmers. He appreciates the value of these Cahaba valley lands and Is trying to buy more.
 One of the features of this Cahaba valley land is that none of it is for sale. The owners are wise,
 Jodie W. Atkins, north of Leeds, is making reputation and money raising Duroc Jersey hogs. He takes premiums at fairs and has aroused much interest in the raising of fine stock and hogs in this section.
 He Is a valuable citizen.
 A few years ago James M. Byars 'tamped ties on one of the railroads running through Leeds. He had no money ahead and was one of those men who seemingly have no future before them, but to snatch a bite of breakfast hurry away to the works, come home tired at night go to bed tired with the chickens, drag himself from bed next morning before daylight and begin over again the same routine as the day be- fore. 9ffs
 One day he got tired of this and de- termined to improve his condition. He took up farming. He got 20 acres close to Leeds and worked at it like he had had to work on the railroad. That was just a few years ago. Today he is not only one of the most prosperous farm CTS in the section. but he is a leader In the community. He has educated moderate sized family of children and 1t is said that he is loanng money.
 
 Other farmers in this section that are as well worthy of mention are A. J. Little, James M. Rowan, G. w. Rowan, John-sT Rowan, John Brown, Samp De- Shazo, Jason and John Falkner, with po- tatoes: Phan Armstrong, James M. Scott, Mard White, w. c. owen, a big corn farmer; R. D. Jones and Wash Ataway, Jr Wash Ataway, Sr,, is still living on the farm now run by his son. He Is 94 years of age and walked five miles with out difficulty a few days ago.
 All these farmers I have mentioned own small farms. They live on them and are adopting the latest methods of cultiva- tion, fertilization and management.
 In other words, they do intensive farm ing instead of extensive farming.