The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
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 tons from my friend Walter Smith to visit his famous place, Meadow brook Farm, near Eutaw. but only got my chance last week.
 Tired out from "JoeN McGiffert's big barbecue, decided to spend the night at Eutaw. You can know just how weary I was. for actually re- fused an invitation to run up to Knoxville and see q fox race, at dawn.
 In passing I might remark that Eutaw holds the record as being the home of more dog-loving people than any other town of it's size in the state. To me it is a sure sign of hospitable people when pointers, setters and hounds are familiar sights on the streets.
 F. G. Stickney, secretary of the chamber of commerce, acted as guide, while F. E. .Minor furnished the car, which was driven by F. ". Holley while c. c. Dunlap went along to add to the pleasure by helping to tell about the various farms we passed or stopped to look over. It was great day and pleasant party which set out for Meadowbrook Farm.
 We first came to the Inge farm and got glimpse of some fat steers. skittish mule colts and fine hogs. We drove through his private road for quite awhile and got to see much which evidenced the fact that he is a progressive farmer. On the brow of hill over his fields a modern his namesake, who is specializing in the dairy business.
 Walter Smith turned from pig iron to pigs. He is just starting pure bred line of Poland Chinas, headed by Improver, Jr., champion here at the Alabama State Fair just a year ago. For some time he raised hogs, but made no claim to their being thoroughbreds. He has big hopes that he Is going to be able to build up some mighty classy exhibition swine,
 It was shame to wake up W. ". Hutton, hiS business manager, or rather to keep him from going to bed, as he had put in the night on big tractor, being anxious to get the ground broke for the last sowing of oats. I had met him here at our fair and also at the Fat Steer show in Nashville last December, when one of Walters Shorthorn steers won the grand championship of the show, aud brought great honor to Alabama thereby having defeated the best steers in the south. It was this prize winner which was bought at 75 cents a pound by the Birmingham Packing company.
 I was interested In going through the barns to see the five steers be- ing gotten ready for the Nashville show in December. feel confident that 1t will take mighty-fine animals to win over them. We then went down into the pasture to sec Lord Rhybon, international champion at the Chicago show In 1918. He is one of the greatest herd bulls in any Shorthorn berd in the world. Having looked over his bunch, I wasn't sur prised that Walter goes to the Inter national at Chicago and brings home ribbons and money.
 From Meadowbrook we drove over to the Ashwood Stock Farm, which adjoins 1t. This place was sold sev- eral years back to N. R. Melvin of Baltimore by c, c. Dunlop for $T5.000. I saw on 1t the most beautiful pas ture which l have ever seen in my life, and I am fresh from east Ten nessee, where I went with the Cal houn county farmers to study pas- lures and diversification. A herd of Black Angus made a picture as they royed over the Bermuda beneath the great oaks Dutch Idol, the herd bull was sired by Idolmere. grand champion of 1919. but burned. He is beauty and some of the cows and heifers are fit for the show ring. We closed the days outing by Vis- iting the Eutaw Farms company. This is the 2,ooO-acre farm in which our cattle boosting townsman, Rob- ert Jemison, ST.. owns the controlling stock. c. M. Kelley, the manager, has the reputation of being one or the best dairymen in the entire cat tie section, and while running first class dairy, is incidentally building up a herd of pure-bred Jerseys. It was 4he best glimpse l ever got or Greene county. and I came away be- lievinE in 1t as one of the coming counties of the state.
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