. Alabama. Agriculture. ? ft * BIWM*. A Shorthorn Herd. The daily, weekly, agricultural and religious press of the State, which has generously disseminated all information relative to the latest methods of profitable farming. The State Live Stock Association, which developed increased interest and ac- tivity in all forms of live stock raising. The State Board of Horticulture, which has to deal with the prevention of the spread of insect pests and plant diseases, and which is ever-watchful to see that no diseased nursery stock is permitted to be shipped into the State, and, by proper inspection
. Alabama. Agriculture. ? ft * BIWM*. A Shorthorn Herd. The daily, weekly, agricultural and religious press of the State, which has generously disseminated all information relative to the latest methods of profitable farming. The State Live Stock Association, which developed increased interest and ac- tivity in all forms of live stock raising. The State Board of Horticulture, which has to deal with the prevention of the spread of insect pests and plant diseases, and which is ever-watchful to see that no diseased nursery stock is permitted to be shipped into the State, and, by proper inspection, insures the maintenance of healthful conditions in all of the nurseries of the State. The State Horticultural Society, which is aggressively behind every latest de- velopment pertaining to fruit growing. Teaching of agriculture in the schools, including not only the State A. & M. College, but also in ten district agricultural high schools, a number of high schools and in many of the public schools. The Live Stock Sanitary Board, which is concerned with the prevention of di- seases among cattle. The work of the Agricultural Agents connected with the various railroads op- erating in the State has also contributed to a considerable extent toward the de- velopment and prosperity of Alabama. The Agricultural Agents of the railroads have been carefully selected with reference to their knowledge of agricultural and horticultural conditions, both in the North and the South. They are required to devote their entire time to visit- ing the farmer, advising and encouraging him to raise maximum yields of the crops best adapted to his particular Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States Railroad Administration. [Savannah?]
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