The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
RAIN PUTS FARMS ON OPEN MARKET IN MANY STATES
Unusual Number of Agri- cultural Land Transac- tiOns Feature Past Week as Planters Quit
 Their Wet Fields

Numerous sales of farm property marked the activity in real estate circles during the past week, practically all real estate dealers showing marked increases in sales in this line.
 Long rains and the possibility of
 late crops and small yields have
 been given the cause of the
 transactions. Many farmers have
 given up their operations and have
 placed their farms in the hands of
 agents.
 A noteworthy sale during the week was that of a large lot adjoining the St. Vincent hospital to the board of trustees of the hospital by the Bir- mingham Realty Company. The trans action was for the sum of 5000 Mem bers of the board state that the pur- pose of the purchase of the lot was to erect a large home for the nurses.
 I. c. Beatty of the Birmingham Realty Company says that they are being overwhelmed with inquiries about their Simplicity home plans. A large majority of the people who are interested in the proposition, says MT Beatty, are people who could well afford better homes, but are taken up with the idea. The Birmingham Real ty Company is holding up all sales un til they can complete one house and see how the plan will work.
 Frank B. Clark, for many years con nected with the real estate business n RirO1i n er a who has recently been in other lines of work an nounces his return. His new location will be on the tenth floor of the Jef- ferson County Bank building, where he will conduct a general real estate business.
 S136,45 IN SALES
 Sales aggregating $136, ,450 have been closed, or are in process of being closed, by the Messer- Johnson Real Estate Company, it is announced by M. P. Messer.
 There is a marked activity in the sale of small homes," says MT. Messer. 'It seems to indicate that numbers of the working people are profiting by the present high wages to provide themselves with homes against the time when wages will have reached the pre-war level"
 Following is the report of the sales made by the MesserJ ohnson Real Els tate Company in the past thirty days.
 RECENT SALES
 W. D. Webster to Olim Moore, lot on Thirty second street, Norwood.
 Susan F. Neil to w. G. Ray, dwell- ing at AT Tuscaloosa avenue, West End.
 w w. McCrae to Mrs. Baily Olim, dwelling at 1414 South Seventeenth street.
 c. B. Selman to S. H. Tyus, dwell ing, 300 North Fiftieth street, Wood lawn.
 J. B. Oldham to J. c. Whitfield, dwelling, 1922 Florentine avenue. Woodlawn.
 G.. H. Brown to w L. Rasco, dwell ing, 2406 Browns boulevard Fair view.
 Goslin Machinery and Foundry Com pany, dwelling, 1115 North Thirtysec- ond street, Norwood.
 J. C. Detamore to J. F. Glazner, dwelling, 2S07 Eleventh avenue, north, Norwood.
 R. G. Peirce to John Calman, dwell ing, 610 Goldwire street.
 E. K. Austin to Mrs. s. J. Foster, dwelling, 5304 First avenue, Wood lawn.
  er lot on Fifteenth avenue, South, be- tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth street. J. A. Richards to George M. Mathews, five dwellings, situated on southwest corner of Twelfth avenue and Twen- tieth street, north.
 J. B. Wunch to J. c. Detamore, dwelling, 1424 Cotton avenue, West End
 D. Trucks to Joseph E. Beitman, dwelling, 1919 Sixteneth avenue, south.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Malone to George c. Clark. dwelling. 2721 Avenue F.
 Miss Hattie Mccollum to John F. dwelling. 21o North Sixty-se sec ond street. Woodlawn.
 H. L. Henderson to F. G. Jorgesen, dwelling, 2200 Walker avenue. East Lake.
 l.. H. Schallian to George F. Gar rett, 4235 Fifth avenue south.
 Rev. F. H. Copenhaver to F. B. Shan non. dwelling, 1727 Fourteenth avenue. north.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Malone to Brice H. Streit, dwelling. 1112 N. Twenty fourth street.
 s. E. Lynn to J. l.. Sirogusa. dwell ing, 1919 North Twenty fourth street. Dr. N. H. Carpenter to Mrs. C. l.. Stephens, dwelling 1213 South Eff teenth street.
 B. P. Beard to A. F. Finley, 1910 Fourteenth avenue, north
 Mrs. Elizabeth J. Brown to Mrs Enola Moore, dwelling, 1722 North avenue.
 Mrs. Sarah V. White to c. A. Ald- ridge. dwelling, 202D Lytle avenue, Ensley Highlands.
 Mrs. Mabel w Thuston to w. T. Moncrief, dwelling, 4131 Avenue G.
 William F. Johnson to Bert w. Nor gan. dwelling, 5633 First avenue, W oodlawp.
 Mrs. A. c. Thompson to Carl c. An derson, dwelling, 59o6 First avenue, Woodlawn. GRAMMAR SHOOIS