The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-16
GREAT INTEREST IN
FOLLOW-UP WORK
Country Editors to Print
Educational Matter
$4,000 SPENT HERE
OF This Amount Alabamians Only
Paid Out SI000-Pickling Plant
Site at Moundville Given by
A. G. $. Railroad

state in the follow-up work being done in
behalf of crop diversiheation is simply
amazing yesterday said Mrs G. H. Ma
this, president of the Alabama Diversified
Farming association.
An example of this widespread interest
is given in the replies we have received
from over 30 of the country editors IF the
state TO a letter we wrote them ASKING
if they wished us to send them material
to print in behalf of cattle tick eradica-
ton and along other lines of modern az
rieulture. Everyone of them whote back
to send the material and send it quick
and we are now sending it out TO them in
every section of the state
$4,000 Spent in State
over $4,000 has been spent in Alabama
since February l. when the Alabama crop
diversihcation campaign started. in FUR
therance of the diversified crop move
ment in the state it is said. OF this 49,
900 was spent by the International Tar-
vester company. which during the month
of February had some 80 or 40 high sal
aried agricultural experts touring the state
as speakers in the campaign and since
that time several of these experts have
been helping In the follow-up work The
other $4,000 was raised by the people OF
Alabama, chiefly by the people of the
three cities of Birmingham, Montgomery
and Mobile.
Announcement was made yesterday that
the Alabama Great Southern railroad has
granted the use OF a block of land at
Moundville for the Southern Pickle e3m-
pany, Birmingham concern to erect
picking factory for eucumbers The
farmers of this section are very enfhu-
siastc for crop divershcation and this
summer many of the acres they have oeen
Using for growing cotton will be used to
grow cucumbers to sell to this new pick
ling company. The company already has
factory in Birmingham at 1913 First ave-
nue. Its officers are J. W, Wilson, presi-
dent; H. {. Danforth. vice president and
l.. b. Danforth, secretary treasurer. 'rnis
new factory is part of the follow-up
work of the crop campaign.
j. e. Waggoner of the International
Harvester forces, who has been assisting,
Mrs. Mathis, will leave today to do some
work in Little Rock, and then will so
" iliihois, bht tNptiio IL ItAuIu To Nil
bama within a few weeks If there is
still work for him to do here.
Letter From Opelika
Following is the letter received by Mrs.
Mathis from the OpeliISa Daily News, and
is typical of the enthusiasm of the coun-
try editors:
Mrs. q. II. Mathis Birmingham
'snaar Madam This no
Daily so called here and we are a bit
proud of the title. We probably print
more real educational matter for farm
ers and stock raisers than any paper in
the state, regardless of the size of the
paper
I'VE are, of course, pushing tick eradi-
cation. That is the first essential to
profitable stock raising The second, in
our opinion, is to induce farmers to
grow into stock raising and not to go
into it, Unless they can be educated first
to raising feed for stock, and putting in
pastures, the more stock they load up
with the less profit they VIII make.
"A few in our section have bought cat
tie etc, and now have to buy all the
feed for them. That will be losing
proposition. Very fortunately those who
have done so $50 far are men able to
stand the expense and experiment, but
fear If they keep books they will not be
encouraged.
For that reason we are pounding into
them to raise stock feed and bed down
pastures
''Will appreciate any prepared matter
you. can send us along these lines, and
you may expect us to use of It liber-
ally.
I'VE, of course, reserve the privilege of
editing it, for what is applicable to one
section in many cases is not to another.
We know our section and our people,
and have a fair idea of what is good for
them.
with regards and congratulations on
your work, very truly yours.
"OPELIKA DAILY NEWS.
by W. T. Wear"