THE NATitlH CULLS,
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Velvet Beans a Valuable Crop—it
Also Furnishes Much Hay
and Grain.
L. W. Osborn, Arkansas Experiment
Station.
With no assurance that Arkansas
tv 111 have plenty of feed stuffs to late
ifor any great length of time and be
■cnuse velvet beans are selling at a
comparatively low price, the farmers
of the state can well afford to use
some velvet beans in the place of
cow peas.
Experiments Give Much Valuable
Information.
■While sufficient data has not yet
been accumulated to warrant recom
mendations concerning the adaptation
of the velvet bean to different soils
and conditions found in the state, nev
ertheless it is interesting to know
that in the experiments undertaken
af the main experiment station at
Fayetteville and at Montlcello in co
operation with the Agricultural School
and C. C. Randall, county agent, the
results of these tests give much val
uable information concerning the be
havior of different varieties, both In
the northern and southern districts of
the state. The varieties In both tests
■were planted in rows four feet apart
nnd the plants were spaced one and
one-half feet apart in fhe row. The
test at Montlcello was planted May 8
and the one at Fayetteville a week
later. A description and comparison
of the time of the most important va
rieties grown follow:
Important Varieties.
Yokohoma, an parly variety, began
blooming August 11, at Fayetteville,
and matured September 25, requiring
130 days to mature. The variety pro
duces a large, rather flat, kidney
shaped bean, grayish white in color.
The variety yielded fairly well, but
should be grown in closer rows than
ttie later maturing and heavier fo
liaged types.
Wakulla, also an early variety, be
gan blooming August 14 and matured
October 6. The variety yielded about I
the same as the Yokahoma. The seeds i
are somewhat larger than the speck- !
led bean and are mottled.
Osceola, a medium maturing varie- !
ty began blooming August 20 and
formed large, well filled pods at Fay
etteville, by October 1, but failed to
mature. The variety was one of the
heaviest ylelders of forage in bo'h
tests. The variety matured in good
season at Montieello and produced a
Rood Field of seed. The seeds of Os
ceola are somewhat larger than those
of the speckled bean, rather flat, and
mottled. The variety Is one of the
most promising tested.
Early speckled velvet beans, com
monly called the 100 day speckled, be
gan blooming September 1 and show
ed only a few immature pods by Oc
tober 6, at Fayetteville. The variety
fully matured before frost at Monti
cello and produced a heavy yield cf
j seed and forage. %he seeds, are round
ish in shape and mottled. This vari
ety is the most common one grown
i In all except the more Southern sec
tid»iR of the Cotton Belt. The variety
is considered medium in time of ma
turity and is probably safe during av
, erage seasons as far north as Little
Rock.
The Chinese variety, considered
medium late In time of maturity, be
gan blooming September 8 and pro
duced only small immature pods at
Fayetteville. At. Montieello the pods
became long and extra heavy, but did
not mature. The beans are large and
nuite similar in appearance to thos°
of the Yokahoma. The variety pro
duced a heavy yield of forage in both
tests, excelling the Osceola and Early
Speckled to some extent.
The Lyon Velvet Bean and the I>nte
Speckled variety are both late in time
of maturity. The Lyon- variety began
blooming September 10 at Fayette
ville and matured about sixty per
cent of its seed at Montieello. The
T^ite Speckled produced a heavy fo
liage and fruited heavily at Monticel
lo, but failed to mature. This vartetv
began blooming in early October at
Fayetteville.
Give Much Hay.
The yield per acre of green vines of
different varieties varied from about
7,800 pounds to 18,000 pounds, and
air-dry hay from about 4,600 pounds
to 8,000 pounds.
Plant Only in Warm Soil.
The crop should not be planted un
til the ground is thoroughly warm.
The best results are usually secured
by planting the velvet beans in com
bination with a crop such as corn or
sorghum, which will support tho
vines. This can bo done by widening
the row's of corn and sorghum and
planting the velvet beans through the
center. On rich land the beans, when
planted in the drill with corn, tend to
cover up the corn.
Produces Valuable Pasture.
The pasture from a velvet, bean field
and especially a velvet bean-corn
stalk field, becomes valuable during
the fall and early winter. Since the
seed is produced in comparatively
large bunches, the gathering of the
seed is not difficult. The seed and
pods, when ground together, make a
palatable nitrogenous feed for live
stock worth about one-half as much
I as high-grade cotton seed meal.
POULTRY
A variety of grain, with some meat
! food and some green food, is essential
to the good health and productiveness
of the flock.
Be careful that eggs which are to be
used for hatching do not get chilled in
the nest, or chilled while being saved
to put in the incubators.
A dimly lighted poultry house is un
comfortable and unhealthful, and fowls
housed in such a place cannot be ex
pected to produce the best results.
Unless they agree well and do not
fight or quarrel, It is useless to try to
keep two males in the same breeding
pen at the same time. One may be
confined one day and the other the
next.
ft is impossible to secure good
hatches from incubators which are op
erated in poorly ventilated places.
Neither can hens hatch well if the eggs
are constantly surrounded by impure
air.
Always disinfect incubators and
brooders, that have been used previous
ly, before using them this season. This
Is fo be sure that no germs of disease
remain in them to attack the little
chicks.
Sometimes nervous, energetic males
will stand around at feeding time and
allow the hens to consume most of the
feed. Such a bird occasionally be
comes so poor that ills strength is re
duced, and in such cases the bird
should be fed separately.
The early sitting hens should have
warmly made nests lined with tine hay
or something of that kind. The hen
can furnish only a certain amount of
warmth, and if that is overcome hy the
cold that gets in from the outside, the
eggs cannot hatch well.
Regulates Strength of Light.
A new electric fixture has been pat
ented which will permit the user to
adjust the strength of the light to any
degree he desires. Unlike some of the
older adjustable electric bulbs which
have a choice’between two intensities
of light, the new bulb can be adjusted
to any number of intensities within its
limits. It consists of a plug and
socket, the plug to screw into the
regular socket, the socket to receive
the electric bull which may lie of any
pattern. By turning the special socket
to right or left the light can be made
brighter or dimmer at pleasure.
Starting a Telephone Talk
WHEN you have called for a number on the
telephone and you hear a voice say, “This
is So and So, Mr. Such and Such speaking,”
you know at once whether you have the right
number or not.
On the contrary, if the voice says “Hello! Hello!”
you are in the dark, and you are obliged to waste
time in asking.
When called to the telephone always introduce yourself at once.
It saves all preliminary questioning, and avoids confusion.
Every Bell Telephone ie a Long Distance Station
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INCURABLE DEFECT IN BRAIN
Color-Blindness Cannot Be Over
Come', Though Word-Blindness
May Be Alleviated.
Two defects in regard to sight—
word-blindness and color-blindness—
are described by an English writer.
He points out that they are not de
fects of the eyes at all, but are really
mental defects, and, curiously enough,
are found very often in clever men,
the discoverer of the defect—Dalton,
tile great scientist—being himself
color-blind.
Color-blindness occurs In about 1
three to four per cent of males ami in I
a smaller number of females. It is l
frequently hereditary, but, strangely
enough, though the males suffer from
the defect, the females eiyry it on.
Color-blindness is a uefect in the
registering apparatus in the brain and
is incurable. It is of importance to
recognize the defect early, and to turn
tiie attention of the sufferer to work
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In which Tills defect will not be u han
dicap. Such children should learn
early that there Is no work for them
on the railway.
Word-blindness is a much more se
rious defect, and may be tiie cause of j
the difficulty some children find in j
learning to read. They see correctly.
Tested with figures or pictures, they !
may pass the standard, but the let
ters of the alphabet, when strung to
gether to form words, convey no mean
ing to them. The effect Is due to a
want of association of the brain cen
ters. The defect is usually mistaken
at first to indicate defective eyesight,
but this is not so. It is noteworthy
that these same children may show
considerable ease in reading figures,
even money sums. To teach these
children to read, words must not be
taken letter by letter, but as a whole,
the word "cat” must be taken not as
“c-a-t,” equals cat, but the whole
thing must be the sign for cut. The
method is known as the "look and say”
plan, and by its aid it is possible to
teach the child to read.
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UAH HOAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK & MONROE RY.
South North
7:45 a. m.Huttig .3:59 p. m
9:50 a. m.Monroe 2:07 p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig. 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RY.
North s , South
5:22 a. m. Huttig 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m. . .. Farmerville.... 5:45 p. in
local. |
10:10a.m. Huttig 2:22p.m.
lArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
viiie.
"Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to* Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
T. B. Weaver, W, M.
W. P. Reasons, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
J. M. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEKIAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M.— Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. 1. M.
R. N. Benson, Recorder.
HUTTIG 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. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Mrs. Murray Maroney, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome. |
Lester Malone, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. E. S. Etheridge, Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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