The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
Demand for Farm
Lands in Alabama

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ling to Alabama today by hundreds
where they formerly came by scores.
The Handbook, published by the de-
partment of agriculture and indus
tries, is of distinct value. Commits
sioner M. c. Allgood has prepared an
excellent compendium of the resources
and opportunities in Alabama that
should have wide distribution in all
sections of the country.
In the "Foreword" of the book it is
stated that constant demand is press
ing for authentic information about
Alabama. This is especially true in
regard to agricultural opportunities.
For nearly seventy five years, it is
pointed out, the principal staple crop
Eof Alabama was cotton. The result
of the earnest campaign for diversifi-
cation and rotation in recent years
has been of large import.
alabama now ranks first in variety
of products" is arr encouraging fact.
"She heads the list in the production
of corn per acre" She produces the
greatest peanut crop in the union.
She is prominent in citrus fruits and
grows the finest pecan nuts in the
world.
Alabama ranks eighteenth in popu-
lation and twenty-seventh in land
area among the states. Regarding
population it is of interest to note
/ that during the decade of 1900-1910
many counties showed a decrease due
to the migration of negroes to other
states. What the 1920 census will
show is, of course, only conjectural
Many negroes have left Alabama, but
many white settlers have come to take
their places.
The Handbook tells Of the advance
in marketing conditions. The bureau
of markets is doing wonderful work.
Alabama farmers, dealers and ship
|pers derive a ready and practical
benefit through this service.
Strides have been made in every
direction-the breeding of live stock
and progressive farming in general
Nor is industrial development over
Hooked.
The book is we'll illustrated and no
homeseeker can read it without being
lfavorably impressed. No state is SO
rich in opportunity as Alabama, and
the decade from 1920 to 1880 will
surely make splendid showing in
population and production.
For the benefit of novices it might be
well to explain that wildcat whisky Is
synonymous with 'moonshne,' white
Lightning" and mountain dew" 1t is
said mouse once Tapped up three drops
of the stuff spilled from bootlegger's
bottle, then reared upon it's launches and
beloved, Where's that cat?'
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Nine trains are said to be kept wait
ing by the bolshevik authorities in Petro-
grad to enable them to escape. And
/ when they depart there will be no
speeches delivered fro mthe rear plat
forms of those trains.
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| Occasionally there is something to be
thankful for, even in these parlous times
when the high cost of living is knocking
about among the stars. A $4,000 breeze
blew through the sanctum all day yester-
day
There are said to be nearly 100 tenta-
tive presidential candidates in the United
1 states Senate And no doubt every one
of them is giving. a fine exhibition of
watchful waiting
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An insurance expert who wrote a page
| editorial based on a wheeze that appeared
in The Age Herald, must have had the
editorial in his system before he saw the
joke.
| When Lieut.. 'Hardboiled" Smith gets
through serving his IS months at Cover
nors Island a healthy regard for his
safety may lead him to live abroad.
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General Woods presidential boom is
said to be permanently Debated. Incl
dentally. General Pershing's died at
birth
A visitor comments on theinvisabilty
of Birmingham policemen. There are not
enough patrolmen to be conspicuous.
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Now that we come tc think of it, it has
been fully 80 days since this column car
ried paragraph about George Greet
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