The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-26
Alex City Rises From Ashes
IL 1902 to One of Wonder
Cities of Alabama In 1921
Is Now City of Magnificent Homes, Fine Churches,
Excellent Schools and People of Dauntless
Courage and Perseverance


city and contain more than 1000
acres. The lands are being terfaced
and the soil is being brought up with
various cover crops. Pecan trees have
been planted. Every up-to date
method in dairying and cultivation Is
being used.
NoIen Lnnd & Live Stock Co.
This corporation is engaged in the
buying and selling of live stock, lands
and farm products. Catering espe-
cially 10 the needs of the farmer and
the development Of farm lands in this
section. They supply a large number
of farmers and operate under their
own supervision over 100 plows.
Among their farm enterprises are
some of the best improved farms in
the state, consisting of Zana farm of
1850 acres, Horse Shoe Bend of $50
acres and the Tankersley farm of
1850 acres. Diversified farming is
conducted on these farms, yet cotton
has not been neglected and no year
have they failed to make a fair yield,
having one field OF 20 acres this time
to yield II bales of cotton, and one
six-horse farm to make 40 bales of
cotton.
Capital. 100000; Roy I. NoIen.
president; S. j. Nolen, secretary and
treasurer.
HerzfcId Farms and Dairy.
Herzfeld. & Newman have taken an
old farm that has been in cultivation
more than rs years. 10 miles north of
Alexander City, and by means of ter
racing the lands with broad cultivat
able terraces through preparation Of
the land before planting. drainage of
the bottom lands, rotation of crops,
winter cover crops of small grains
and legumes, and application of ma
nure from the herd of dairy cattle and
the work stock. have restored the pro-
duction of this farm to its virgin
yields in a few years. In all the corn
they grow either peas. soy beans or
velvet beans. A large acreage is de-
voted to hay and silage crops, the
concrete silo of 240 tons Is filled this
season, despite the drought, with
corn. soy beans and sorghum of ex-
cellent quality, the yield of sorghum
being. as high as rs tons per acre on
the best land. In cooperation with
the Central of Georgia agricultural
department they are building and
maintaining large demonstration
Dallas grass and white clover, which
is intended to be helpful to the Sec
ton as well as themselves.
The farm has good painted tenant
houses, ceiled within. and each has
a nice flower. ward in front and a GOOD
fenced garden adjoining Eacb Rave
their own COWS and nips and ara an
couraged TO he thrifty The dairy
barn and milk house of modern tvns
arr screenad ,,,ith oa.,oat floors - 80 se,
steel stanchions and other sanitarv
and labor-saving devices. The herd
is regularly tuberculin tested and is
on the United state government ac-
credited list. and is headed NV a high
w bred hull of GOOD individnaft,.
Newman. at the head ~ ms
zarn5. is d. graduate of 4ubf=rn and
has also beata. a. saceessflsI catfot,,
agent ana IN sereiea ssorlear
BcnzffIa ssz68eto Curing 20.
Mr. HarrV I5eazfcId IS owner ana
". w Warren operator He mas two
houses of 5,000-bushel capacity each.
One is located in Alexander CITY.
while the other is in Goodwater.
These houses have lust been RECENTLY
built and were so constructed that
they can be doubled when the Weld
justifies.
This industry is proving very prof
liable as shown by Mr.. G. L. Harlan.
a farmer and hardware merchant ~
this city who sold s215 worth at so
cents per. bushel from one and one
half acres and bedded 80 bushels ~
seed. One negro tenant sold $40 a.
worth at the same price from less
than an acre. Sixty cents per bushel
was guaranteed for all No. 1 potatoes
Immediately after they were har-
vested.