MAKING MCE OF
FALLSEEOEDGROPS
Legumes, Crimson Clover, Spotted
■urr Clever and Hairy Vetch Are
Better Soil Improvers Than the
Small Grains.
Better farming demands that every
Arkansas farmer grow winter cover
crops. Such a practice Is essential
from the standpoint of soil improve
ment as well as Increased farm prof
its. Fall seeded crops come in two
classes, namely, winter legumes and
winter small grains. Each class bears
an Important relation to any system
of successful farming that may be
practiced.
The fall seeded legumes, such as
crimson clover, spotted burr clover
and hairy vetch are better soil Im
provers than the small grains, since
by the means of the bacteria living in
nodules on the roots they are able to
take free nitrogen from the air and
transfer It in the plant tissues.
Time of Seeding.
These crops are beet seeded in late
August or early September over the
greater part of the state, though the
time may be safely extended until Oc
tober in southern districts. Such a
seeding will depend largely on the
amount of soli mixture present, the
earlier seedlnga are, however, prefer
able In order to secure increased hard
iness during winter and tills. In turn,
results In greater yields In the spring
crops.
Crimson clover Is especially desira
ble where a quick growing annual le
gume Is dealred to follow corn or cot
ton in a rotation. The crop, If used
for hay, will ba ready to cut In late
April and can then be followed with
other crops, such as corn, cow'peas
and sorghum. Crimson clever seed
can be purchased comparatively cheap
upon the market. Seeding the crop
batween rows of corn or after cow
peas Is frequently practiced. Crimson
clover makes a very desirable winter
cover crop, especially when It Is plant
ed upon properly prepared ground.
Care should be taken not to cover the
seed too deep.
A Good Combination.
Burr clover Is reseeding In habit
and consequently is especially adapt
ed to land which Is to remain In pas
ture or meadow for a few years. With
Bermuda and Lespedeza, burr clover
makes one of the best possible combi
nations. Seed can be secured from
mo'st any- of the seed companies.
Usually the hulled seed Is Imported.
ll high pilled far ahiailMi
planting. A small acreage rhould.
however, be planted from which seed
can be secured for the following sea
son. Burr clover, as a rule, contains
a large per- cent of hard seed, which
dr not absorb- moisture and germlnato
the first year planted, consequently It
Is necessary to resort to boiling the
seed for one minute before seeding.
Where boiling Is attempted and the
crop is being grown for the first time,
attention should be given to securing
Inoculation in some other way. When
the crop Is seeded for the first time
In the burr Inoculation Is said to be
quite certain.
European Vetch Is Scarce.
Winter vetch is a product of the
war ions, and the seed according to
report Is rather high In price and can
not be obtained in large quantities.
Such seed as Is obtained is likely to
be old and should be thoroughly test
ed for germination. This crop is one
that Is very desirable, especially In
combination with winter rye or winter
oats.
Winter small grain should not be
forgotten In seeding fall crops. Win
ter rye for fall, winter and early
spring pasture Is especially desirable
because of the ability of the crop to
grow la cool weather. Winter oats,
when drilled upon a well prepared
seed bed on land with fair drainage,
is safe. The oats mature later than
the rye, and usually can be depended
upon to produce as large a yield of
straw and a much better yield of
grain. For hay the crop Is much to be
preferred to rye. Winter wheat is
hardier than winter oats, especially
where the ground is subject to freez
ing and thawing. However, In view
of the susceptibility of winter wheat
to rust, the oat crop Is to be preferred,
especially where grain production Is
the main object. For best results
winter wheat should be seeded on
land of fairly good fertility if a good
grain crop Is desired. Winter barley
has not shown up In trials at the Ex
periment Station. There Is a chance
that it may be recommended for win
ter pasturing In south Arkansas, but
present Information concerning the
crop Is indefinite.
Small Grains Economical.
Undoubtedly under present prices
winter small grains are more economi
cal on a large scale for winter cover
crops than are the winter legumes.
For poor land undoubtedly crops like
winter rye and winter oats will pro
duce a larger growth than the winter
egumes.
Attention should also oe called to
the fact that meadow crops such as
orchard grass and red top can well be
seeded in the fall if moisture condi
tions are satisfactory.
L. W. Osborn, Assistant Agronomist,
College of Agriculture, Fayetteville.
Next to having good seed, a proper
ty. prepared seedbed is of .most Im
portance In planting a crop.
AS VIEWED BY PHILOSOPHER
Happiness Not Always to Those Who
Make Great Catches In the
World’s Fish Pond.
We have seen men absorbedly fish
ing for wealth, and we imagine that
when they fail to get it they are de
feated and disappointed. Neither one.
The only men who are defeated in
this worldly fish pond are the ones
who haul up great bags of gold on
their hooks. They are very soon bur
dened with the catch, and unable to
march comfortably farther along the
road. The only disappointed ones are
those who have no real purpose in
life, and suppose that fishing is an
end in itself.
I had a great-uncle once who died
quite happy and bankrupt. Through
out his life he was jubilantly full of
schemes for making a fortune. But if
his patent flouring mill had ever suc
ceeded, or his method for tanning
leather had brought him wealth, so
that he had been obliged to have two
houses and 20 servants and several
suits of clothes and bills and accounts
and lawsuits, I am sure he would
have died miserable.
Unfeeling and misunderstanding
persons are forever pitying the old
maids, and especially those who seem
to be always angling for men. But
such behavior seems to me quite in
telligible and quite pardonable—espe
cially if they never catch anything.
Having begun this game in early life,
earlier than I began fishing, and hav
ing founded it on instincts even deep
er than mine, they would be silly in
deed now to give up so good a sport
just because they have found other,
and possibly more important, objects
in life.—Suburban Life.
POSSIBLE TO BE TOO GOOD
Writer In Woman’s Magazine Gives
Some Wise Advice to Others
of Her Sex.
Women mourn and rail at man's un
faithfulness, but it is only fair to re
member, when such shortcomings are
brought up against man as set over
against woman, that Lilith was Just
as truly a woman as was Jgve. In our
accusations and recriminations we too
often forget that man’s faithfulness to
a good woman is usually encouraged
by the wiles of a bad one, and that
more often than not a woman stands
at each end of the path that stretches
from heaven to hell.
We forget, too, by what dear and
lovable things a man may be held to
the fair and honest whys of life. An
eager comradeship with him in the
things for which he cares, good hu
mor in sunshine as well as in storm,
an easy-going conscience as to the
smaller duties of life, and an abiding
love.for frills and laces, theBe are the
gentle virtues that wilj serve to keep
sweet and eager the dreariest mascu
line heart.
Good women have a world of sin
and sorrow for which to answer, and
a recent chance remark of a famous
writer has more truth in it than we
always care to believe. "When good
women are too good,” she said, “to be
restful, dainty and sweet, they are be
ing as faithless to their marriage vows
as are the tired husbands who no
longer pay them homage.”—Southern
Woman’s Magazine.
Our Ideal of Perfection.
The modern world has a new and
elaborate dogma of the body, but con
viction (if it exist) in regard to the
soul is tentative and wary. For many
past years the faith has been taught,
the belief lias been growing, that
physically fit of necessity means men
tally fit, that physical power is the
measure of man's efficiency. The one
glory of our college life lies in Its
sports, and education of muscle. The
only ideal of perfection now in evi
dence is an ideal of physical perfec
tion; for this, no sacrifice is too great,
no case too onerous. Images of per
fect bodily development are kept be
fore the young—the Apollo, with
beauty of sinew and muscle; but the
face of the Christ is growing ever
more and more dim before their eyes,
and is more and more apologetically
presented, if presented at all.—At
lantic.
WILLING TO STAY ON FARM
Children Have Little Thought of Leav
► Ing Home Which They Had
Share In Planning.
, A man who settled on a piece of
land made ft Into an orderly farm. His
crops were always good and his ani
mals throve, but the main work that
he accomplished was the rearing of
a family of five children, each one of
wiiom was given an education.
It wras a well-filled farmhouse while
the youngsters were small and, nat
urally, as they grew the house be
came crowded. He then set about
building a new dwelling. The old one
was moved across the road; the farm
teams made an excavation for a cellar.
Then came the concrete foundation
walls, and soon there uprose the frame
work of the new house that the fam
ily in council had planned.
Eventually from under the hands of
the workmen emerged the completed
house with its bath, open fires, cheery
living room, sunny kitchen and sleep
ing porches. It was a snug fit all
around, and the family enjoyed it; all |
revelled in the unaccustomed comforts
of a well-planned, W'ell-built house. I
The owner has since died, leaving a i
son and daughters on the farm, with
no one dreaming of moving to town.—
Breeder’s Gazette.
*08
LAST BATTLE IN BRITAIN
Was the Victory of the Duke of Cum
berland Over the Adherents of
Charles Edward.
The last battle fought on the soil
of Great Britain took place in the mid
dle of the eighteenth century. While
George II was engaged in the war of
the Austrian succession Charles Ed
ward, who was called the young pre
tender, a grandson of King James II
of England, landed in Scotland and
made two attempts to obtain the
throne of his ancestors. He was vic
torious in the battle of Prestonpans,
but the duke of Cumberland, son of
George II, having been recalled from
the continent to take command of the
king’s forces, the pretender was en
tirely defeated at Culloden Moor, a
plain in Scotland, four miles from In
verness. This was the last battle
fought on the island of Great Britain,
and took place April 16, 1746, and it
was also the last attempt on the part
of the Stuart family to recover the
throne of Great Britain. Charles Ed
ward Stuart escaped to France after
he had wandered five months in the
Highlands. He died in Rome January
30, 1788. The duke of Cumberland
gave no quarter. The wounded were
all slain, and the Jails of England
were filled with prisoners, many of
whom were executed. Among the lat
ter were Lords Balmerino, Kilmar
nock and Lovat, Lovat being the last
person who was beheaded in England.
DREADFUL TO THINK ABOUT
One Cannot Help but Feel That Bar
ney Wai Something of a
Peseimlet.
Timothy McNulty was boas of a sec
tion of a southern railway which In
cluded several tunnels. Timothy had
as his guest Barney Mahoney, a new
arrival from old Ireland, and together
they were making an Inspection of the
road one morning. As they neared
one of the tunnels they were greeted
with the piercing whistle of the limit
ed, and stepped aside until it had
passed. Barney stood in open
mouthed wonder as the fast train
neared, passed and entered the tun
nel at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
"Ain’t that foine!” said Timothy,
as the last car Anally disappeared.
"Talk about j*er wunderful invlntions!
Where’ll yer And anythin’ ter bate
that?”
Barney was awestruck, and it was
some moments before he could ade
quately express his thoughts
“Yis, Timothy, ’tis foine,” said he.
Anally, "but I was jist thinkin’ what
a turrible thing ’twould be if it should
miss th’ hole!”—Harper's Magazine.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. St A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
C. T. Thompson, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122, R. A.
M.- meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. F. Magee, H. P.
R. W. Beede, Secy.
HUTT1G CHAPTER No. 320, Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. C. A. Berry, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 1. 0. O. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting
brethern cordially invited to attend.
A. P. Holtsford, N. G.
E. L. Ware, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Dona Holtsford, N. G.
Mrs. May Claybaugh, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W. O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
L. M. DeSpain, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &, Southern
LITTLE ROCK A MONROE RY.
South North
5:25 a. m.Huttig 3:25 p. m
7:56 a. m Monroe 1:00 p.m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
1 1:55 p. m. Huttig 12:15p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RY.
North South
4:42 a. m. Huttig 3:54 p. m
3:15 a.m. Farmerville 5:20 p. m
local, f
10:15a.m. Huttig 2:25p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
vilie.
^Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe,
NEILL C. MARSH
Lawyer
Practice in All Courts. Rooms 15 and
1 6, Postoffice Building
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