The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
Men Interested in Farming
Will Tour Section in a
Train of Automobiles
BIG PROGRAMME TO
OPEN AT DEMOPOLIS
Prominent Men From All Parts of
State Expect To Be Present.
Object Is to Encourage Al
falfa Raising

Indications are that a number of Bir-
mingham people who are interested in ag-
ricultural pursuits and in the general
progress of the state will leave here Tues
day for the launching of the Alabama al
falfa movement at Demopolis Wednesday.
Much interest is being taken In this
movement in all parts of the state, and
several local men have stated their inten-
tions of going If it is possible for them
to get away from the city.
Reports from the men engaged In work.
ing up the movement indicate that one of
the most unique as we'll as one of the
most profitable moves ever made in the
state toward its agricultural development
will result from the three days pro-
gramme which has been mapped out.
of the whole affair is to arouse the Ala
bama farmer to the value of alfalfa as a
crop and to forcibly bring to the attention
of the state the worth of the black belt
lands for farming purposes.
Prominent .men have been. engaged to
Prominent Men to Speak
make speeches. and many forms of enter
tainment will be furnished. Governor
O'Neal will be present. The programme
will begin at Demopolis "Wednesday morn
ing, after which a party of experts and
farm owners will leave that city in an
automobile train and will tour the black
belt on an inspection tour. The tour will
include many of the black belt Owns,
| and at each town the local citizens have
formed q programme for entertainment,
such as barbecues, speaking and SO forth.
| The full three days programme of the
affair is as follows:
August 13, 1918
S:s5 a. m.-Automoblle train meets South
ern railway alfalfa special at Demopolis.
| 9;3O-Automobiie train arrives at Prairie
vile. where alfalfa fields will be Inspected
| by Joseph Wing, p. G. Holden and other
| alfalfa and soil experts; then back to De-
mopolis, where the first speech will be
made at 10 o'clock a. m
| All speeches will be made from rostrum,
erected in public square.
l p. m.-Barbecue dinner will be served
in the public square.
| 2:30 p. m.-Automobile train moves east,
stopping first at Faunsdale at $3.50.
| 4.3O p. m.-Automobie train reaches
uniontown. Short talks by agricultural
experts will be made at Uniontown dur
| ing the afternoon. and the principal ad-
dress will be delivered by P. G. Holden
at $50 p. m, after which time the pas
sengers of the automobile train. as we'll as
all speakers. will be the guests of Union-
town for the evening and night A BAN
| quet will be among the other entertain
ments given by uniontown.
August Ia, 1918
| 7.s0 a. m.-Automobile strain leaves
| Uniontown for Marion and will make a
FIVE minute stop at Captain Hardes PLAN
tation, arriving at Marion at $3.50 a. M.
speaking until 1890, when barbecue dim
ner will be served, the train leaving
Marion for Newberne at 80 p. m. VIII
arrive at Newberne at 2:3O p. m.
| $3.50 p. m.-Automobile train arrives at
Greensboro. where several talks will be
made. "i- @fts o
Southern railway will run special train
\ from Greensboro to Marion Junction and
Selma, leaving Greensboro at p. m.
! August Is, 1918
10 a. m.-speaking will begin at Marion
| Junction.
Up. m.-Big barbecue dinner at Marion
| Junction.
Among expressions from prominent
| men in all sections of the state to c. c.
| Clay, general manager of the Alabama
alfalfa oyement, are the following:
| DR.. j. F. Duggar of Auburn: "You
may count on my presence and any helr
| that the experiment stations at Auburn
and Uniontown can extend. This move
ment should not only encourage our own
| people having suitable soils to go more
extensive into the culture Of alfalfa, but
also it will attract national attention tc
the suitability of the lime soils of CEN
trail Alabama to the growth of this sub
| urb crop"
B. L. Morse state agent of United
States department of Agriculture: "Youl
efforts looking toward thes production OF
more crops of this soil meets with oui
hearty approval, and we shall be glad
to aid and encourage the plan in every
way possible
DIR. Milton c. Whitney chief of the
bureau of SOIL Washington: You have
| my hearty support in furthering thi,
great development in every way that /.
in my power
Kolb's Endorsement
Capt. r. F. Kolb: "I am with you IL
this movement and 1t will give me pleas
ure to be present"
Prof. George H. Denny: II am deepl,
! interested in your meeting, and am IL