Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1912 — Letter From W. H. Pullins. [ARTICLE]

Letter From W. H. Pullins.

Prairieville, Ala., Meh. 15. Mr. F. E. Babcock, Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find some evidence of springtime which is thirty-two days behind last year; It has been colder than usual this winter, ice and frozen ground several times ana one night a few pellets of snow. Fourteen above zero the coldest. A few years ago at a Farmers’ Institute in Rensselaer a speaker sarcastically asked, can the South raise corn? The writer could not help but speak up In the affirmative. Now the report of 5 Secretary Wilson states that 1-3 of the crop was raised in the south. We predict that in five years more than 50 per cent, will be produced in the south. When a lad of 16 raises 227 bushels per acre as did Bennie Benson of Mississippi this last season—and dozens of other boys beat the 100 mark—its the best answer to the question. There is hardly a day passes that there is not to be found In our town of Demopolis some northern land buyer. Two gentlemen from lowa came to see Bermuda Hill Farm today, but it’s not for salet Say, I saw a “nigger” today that was in a hurry, the first one I ever saw that really had i a hustle on him.' I was riding and he overtook me. He had come three miles and was yet on a dog trot. ’Rastus Jones was not at home and Ned had snuck over to talk and dip snuff a little with Mallnfia. But when he got home Rastus had been to his house and had run off with two of his wives. Now Ned is the parson at Jaw Bone Chapel, and says he can’t see for the world why they wanted to quit him. That he hadn’t beat either of them to amount to anything since night fore last and he hopes by the help of de God and his wade’n butcher razor to get both of them home again. Something doing in Alabame, sir. Respectfully, W. H. PULLIN.