Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1913 — What Wing Says of Alabama. [ARTICLE]

What Wing Says of Alabama.

Joseph E. Wing*who is probably the best authority in the United States on soil, has two illustrations in his latest book on “Alfalfa in America,” taken near Demopolis, Ala., referring to the Black Belt. On page 496 he writes: “A strip of limestone, soft, white and easily disintegrating, called Selma Chalk, extends down the eastern edge of Mississippi, across into Alabama. On this rests usually a black soil, varying 'in depth from a few inches to many feet. Naturally this is among the best land in the world, and has marvelous durability under continuous cropping. JOSEPH PULLIN, Solicitor, - • ' ;; Phone 534-1.