The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31
VALUABLE PRIZES
OFFERED IN FARM
BUREAU CANT A|GN
Membership of 10000 Is
Sought BY Federation-No
Prize Worth Less
Than 500
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
NToufCamery Ain Dec an


Starting January 1 the Alabama
farm bureau federation begins its
campaign to bring the organizations
strength up to 10000 or more mem
bers.
It has been seen that through cor
rect grading of cotton and the in
fluence of the Alabama Farm Bureau
Cotton association and other cotton
pools in the southern states that
there has been a material advance in
the price of cotton this season.
Through its handling of the fer
ti1izer situation members of the farm
bureau have been saved several dol
lars ton on their fertilizer. 1t has
been estimated that the cotton asso-
citation, the hay association, the fer
tilizer department, and the general
ifunctioning of the farm bureau at
large have meant sum OF additional
money in Alabama this year that has
been represented by millions of dol
lars.
Prizes Offered
Merchants, firms, business men and
corporations seeing the prosperity in
the state that is resulting from tho
farm bureaus and realizing that il is
for the benefit of all to increase tho
membership of tho farm bureau, are
Offering premiums. no name on the
list being signed for articles of less
than 500 in value. These premiums
will be given to tho members of the
Alabama Farm Bureau federation
and it's subsidiary organizations who
sign the greatest number of new
members during the course of the
campaign. Awards will be made on
percentage of population basis per
county. Some of the prizes offered
are:
Premium List
Piano, Jesse French & Sons Plano
company, Montgomery.
Farm. donors name withheld.
One hundred dollars worth of
shoes. Pitts Shoe company, Mont
gomery.
Pure bred shorthorn bull, Central
of Georgia Railroad company.
Two Delco lighting plants, Domes-
tic Electric company, Birmingham.
Loving cup, two feet high. Alabama
Farm Facts, Montgomery.
Twenty-Five daily and Sunday
(one-year) subscriptions to the Ad-
vertiser. Alabama Farm Facts.
One hundred yearly subscriptions
to Alabama Farm Facts, Alabama
Farm Facts. ~
Ten insurance policies, $1,000 value
each, Alabama Farm Facts
Complete clothing outfit, Guaran-
tee Clothing company, Montgomery.
Set OF bedroom furniture, Mont
gomery Fair, Montgomery.
Pure bred Shorthorn bull, G. w.
Rittenour, Montgomery.
DeLaval cream separator. the De-
Laval Separator company, New York
city.
Starr photograph, tho Starr Piano
company. Montgomery.
Pure bred Guernsey bull. agricul-
tural department, Chamber OF COM
merce Montgomery.
Mitchell two-horse wagon, Ala
bama Machine and Supply company,
Montgomery.
Sheffield cast range King Stove
and Range company. Sheffield.
Pure bred Jersey bull, Cattle Ex-
change. Montgomery.
Complete radio set, Loveman. Jo-
seph & Loeb, Birmingham.
One hundred tons. of agricultural
lime. McDonough Ore and Mining
company OF mississippi, Memphis,
Tenn.
One ton Salisbury" cotton seed.
Delta and Pine Land company OF
Mississippi, Memphis, Tenn.
Premium not vet decided on, Hi
nois Central Railroad company.
Premium not yet decided on, Moore
Handley Hardware company, Bir-
mingham.