The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31

sassa@s of Alabama. Some
 years ago he began the culture of high grade cattle at Pine Hill and has built his farm into one of the show places of the black belt
 His speciality is belted cattle, so called because of the white belt that circles their bodies From raising beted cattle he branched out into the cul- ture of belted pigs, beted chickens and belted goats.
 He has made success of the industry and from year to year is enlarging his farm Speaking of the belted cattle, Mr. Oakley says:
 "The striking beauty of their unique uniform color has given rise to the erroneous impression that beauty is their chief asset This is not true. The Dutch belted cattle are breed of large dairy cattle. The cows usually weigh between 1000 and 125O pounds, while number of the bulls have exceeded a ton in weight The bulls and dry cows fatten readily, but it is as splendid dairy imals that they excel They very tame and docile, hardy and vigorous"
 Dutch belted cattle were first imported into America in any considerable quantity in 1886 They were bred in New York and a few other eastern states. MT. Oakley made the first pur- chase of Dutch belted cattle that ever came to Alabama in 1911. They were easily acclimated and MT. Oakley says that although he received them in June in tick-infested section, they have never had tick
 Following two or three years of successful cul- ture of the belted cattle, Mir. Oakley next secured few belted hogs and sometime later followed this with belted chickens and then belted goats
 The success of Mr. Oakley indicates what may be done by hundreds of other farmers not only in the black belt, but in any section of the state. o1.x T [ culture, pastures afford food for them practically the year round and they do not require the same class of houses in winter as they would in the north.
 Reports come from practically every section of the state almost every week of hog sales, cattle sales, of community marketing and shipping and of high prices for hogs and cattle. Only few days ago one of the south Alabama counties re- ported hog sale that averaged over $20 the hun dred pounds on foot.
 Similarly favorable reports are heard of cattle sales
 Just day or two ago it was stated in these col umns that milk given by peanut and velvet bean fed cows contain two per cent more butter fat than the milk given by COWS fed on hay, grain and other feedstuffs usually served in the north and west.
 There is wonderful future in store for Ala bama if the citizens only take advantage of the opportunities offered here
 It has not been so many years ago that prac- ticaly all the meat and corn and wheat consumed in Alabama came from other states. Millions of dollars annually were sent out of the state for these necessary food products. Conditions are rapidly changing. Of last years corn crop thou sands of bushels were shipped out of the state, some of it going as far away as Texas.
 About 7O,OOO,OOO bushels of corn was raised in the state. Ten years ago the annual yield was about half that number of bushels
 Wheat culture is also gaining. The yield this year is expected to be about 100000 bushels, or 40 per cent greater than last year, and three or four times what it was eight or 10 years ago.
 Hogs are being shipped out every week, instead of meat being shipped in. Alabama cattle are finding their way to packing houses in and out of the state. Alabamians are taking advantage of the favorable conditions here, and if the present rate of progress is maintained the next 10 years Alabama will not only be feeding her own popu- lation, but will be supplying that of several other states
 Birmingham rejoices in the prosperity of the