THE HUTTI6 NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VIII. NO. 19.
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1914.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Grow (Vinter Oats tor Stock Pastures.
(By L. W. Osborn, Assistant Agronomist,
Arkansas Experiment Station.)
There can be nc question but
that the acreage of winter oats in
Arkansas must be increased. Ex
perimental tests carried on at the
Arkansas Experimental Station
during the past five years and re-»
ported in Bulletin No. 1 18 by Mar
tin Nelson and G. V. Ruzek clearly
indicate the advantages of this
crop. Where properly grown win
ter oats have become an important
money crop and the benefits of
their introduction into the cropping
system cannot be overestimated.
Reasons for growing winter oats
follow.
Winter oats are better able to
resist the dry spells which fre
quently occur in early summer
about the time of maturity than
spring oats. On the Station farm
the past season, winter oats devel
oped normally during the exceed
ing hot weather which prevailed,
whereas, the spring oats ripened
p'ematurely and weighed light.
The reason for this hes in the fact
that winter oats are planted in the
fall and consequently have a chance
to develop a strong root system
during the autumnal and winter
season. Spring oats do not have
this advantage and therefore are
seldom able to compare with their
winter cousins. In the above men
tioned bulletin the winter oats out
yieid spring oats by five bushels
and excel in weight per bushel by
a little over five pounds.
2. Oats are naturally a cool
weather crop and the winter oats
in the South develop at a time
when they are best able to meet
such conditions. Asa rule winter
oats tiller more than spring oats.
which prevails during early spring
is always conducive to stooling
The writer has observed fields of
winter oat's with very poor stands
in which individual oat plants ad-;
justed themselves to space availa
ble so that a perfect stand resulted.
3. Winter oats make a good
crop where the winters are not too
severe. The cover crop is very
important in that it protects the
field from soil washing during the
winter. A cover crop also takes
up a large portion of the available
nitrate as it forms during the win
ter months and prevents it from
leaching away in the wet weather
and it is for this reason especially
the Arkansas farmers should grow
cover crops.
4. Another reason for growing
winter oats lies in the fact their
culture adds one more crop to the
cropping system. It is a step to
ward diversified farming. It in
creases the food supply on the
farm. It means the utilization of
the land during the winter when
the common money crops are do
ing nothing. It frequently means
a certain amount of high grade
pastures for the cows during the
early spring and often in the late
fall.
The Sorehead.
When the grouch goes home at
close of day, from sawing wood or
shocking hay, he’s in a frantic
mind; he roasts the work he has to
do, he roasts the housewife, good
and true, and says things most un
kind. He roasts the grub he has
to eat, he roasts the milk for being
sweet, the slaw for being sour; and
when the meal is done he sits in
gloomy state and throws some fits,
and growls hour after hour. The
children hush their laughter glad,
for if they worry poor old dad he
knows where there’6' a club; the
wife goes round with weary tread,
and wishes she had never wdd that
sort of dismal dub. A wiser man
is Billium Bunn, who, when the
long day's work is done, goes home
in cheery mood; he chortles and he
cries, "Gee whiz! How good this
mfty supper is,” as he throws in
the food. The children greet him
with a yell; they love their daddy
passing well, and he loves them
some more; his wife’s been waiting
for a while to give him welcome,
and her smile is wider than tl e
door. The humble home where
gladness dwells, where kind eyes
smile and laughter swells, is
heaven, simmered down; but home
is like the other place if on dis
gruntled father’s face there hangs
a chronic frown.—Walt Mason.
Vote Next Monday.
On next Monday, September 14,
the election for state, district, coun
ty and township officials will be
held throughout Arkansas.
The Democratic party has nomi
nated good men for every position
in the state from governor to con
stable. Each Democrat in Arkan
sas should experience a pride this
year in voting the straight Demo
cratic ticket; he should be proud
to belong to a party whose presi
dent is conceded by all. irrespec
tive of party affiliations, to be an
able, wise and upright statesman,
whose policies have been tried and
found to be sound.
Congressional elections through
out the United States will be held
in November, when the Republican
party will make a strong effort to
discredit President Wilson’s ad
ministration. Democrats must be
on guard. If the Democratic vote
should fall off in Arkansas next
Monday, it would be heralded with
joy by the Republicans in other
states. Let us, therefore, resolve
to vote Monday and get our neigh
bors out to the polls so that there
i will be joy in the breasts of Demo
may still abide in the camp of the
enemy. _
1 he Magic Washing Stick.
The Magic washing stick is not a
soap, nor is it a washing powder,
but a very peculiar article which
makes dirty clothes clean and
snowy white without a bit of rub
bing, thus doing away with the I
hard work on washday. Washes
colored clothes without fading,
woolens without shrinking or hard
ening, and for lace and lace cur
tains it is simply fine. Guaranteed
perfectly harmless and can be used
with perfect safety on the most
delicate fabric. Price 10c per
Magic Stick or three for 25c. If
dealer can't supply send stamps or
money order to A. B. Richards Co..
Sherman. Texas.
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Agricultural Occupations in Arkansas.
There are 672.403 persons in
Arkansas that work for a living
and 473.1 68 of them are employed
upon the farm, according to a re
port which has just been issued by
the United States Census Bureau.
Of the persons engaged in agricul
tural pursuits, the bulk of them are
farm operators and farm laborers.
The farm operators number 209,
000 and 197.000 are men and
12.000 are women. There are
256.000 farm laborers in the state
and 151.000 are males and 102.
000 females.
There are 249 dairy farmers in
the state and they employ 189 la
borers and 7 foremen. There are
also 229 persons in the state whose
principal source of income is from
stock raising The number of
cowboys and sheep herders in this
state is 130.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
j one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from w'hich any
person shall b9 convicted of depre
dating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Comp,ny.
This 13t, day of February. 1906.
Union Saw Mill Go.
By F. W. Scott,
Secy, and Treas
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Cost of Act \o. 3.
In line with our slogan, the peo
ole have a right to know how much
it will cost to make publications
under Act No. 3. we have com
pibd the following estimate of cost
of county publications in Union
county:
Commissioners of Accounts' Rr- j
oorts—This contains 600 words,
and counting 60 words to the legal
square, this amounts to 10 squares
it a total cost per year of $5.00.
County Claims Allowed The
total number of claims allowed in
Union county in a year’s period
were 1200. Each claim can be
set in two lines, some in less, but
estimating two lir es to each claim
they can occupy 240 squares,
which, at 50 cents per square
would amount to $ 1 20.00 per year.
Changes In Assessments In a
year's period there were l.OCO
changes in assessments by the
county judge and board of equali
zation. To publish each change
requires two l.nes and the total
number of legal squares this re
quires would amount to 200.
which, at 50 cents per square
would amount to $ 100 00 oer year.
Therefore, the total cost for the
three publications above mentioned,
in this county would be $225.00
per year. This is ail that would be
paid out of the county treasury.
As it would be paid in county script,
it would net the newspaper what
ever ihat amount of script is worth
in this county.
Good Roads Days.
I noticed a few days ago in the !
Arkansas Gazette that Governor
Geo. W. Hays has designated the
17th and 18th of September as
Good Roads Days. Believing and
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repaid for all the time they devote
to the building up of the roads,
Therefore, I, W. M. VanHook.i
County Judge of Union Gountv. |
Arkansas, do hereby dec’are and
set apart the 17th and 18th days
of this month as Good Roads Days
for Union county, and would re-1
spectfully urge and request that
people in the different localities of i
the county assemble on said days
and devote their time to the work
ing and building of such roads as
may seem best to them.
1 would gladly give my personal
attention to this matter, but sick
ness prevails.
W. M. VanHook.
Aug. 29, 1914. Go. Judge.
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Mild and pleasant to take. Sim
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as the best liver medicine now in
use. It causes no unpleasant feel
ing. but gives new life and vigor to
the liver. Sold in 25c yellow tin
cans only.
Births Exceed Deaths.
With reports included from
slightly more than 1.000 of the
1.378 districts in the state for the
months of April, May, June and
July the state Bureau of Vital
Statistics has issued a statement
! showing 10,849 births and 6,029
deaths during tnat. period. Sta
tistics were secured from every
county, but many of the counties
! made reports wnich are far from
accurate and which cover only a
small part of the county.
The report from Union county
for the four months show 151
births and 71 deaths.
Tree Vest Pocket Booklet.
We are pleased to announce that |
any of our readers can secure an ;
interesting vest pocket booklet ana 1
| calendar by sending three one cent
stamps to D. Swift & Co., Wash
ington, D. C. This booklet states
the popular vote cast in each state
in 1 91 2 for Wilson, Roosevelt and j
Taft, the number of Democrats and,
Republicans elected oy each state
to the Senate and House, also gives
the result of the presidential am
congressional election 0^1908 anc
1910. a synopsis of the life of each
president from Wash: 'gton to Wil
son. It also gives much ■ Umr use
ful information, such as In usehold
recipes, business laws, the populs
tion of each state in 1890, 1 900 ;
and 1910, and the population of j
the six hundred largest cities in
the United States. This handy;
little booklet would sell for S5!
cents at a book store.
Ownershb of Union County Itnmfs.
The Utilted States Census Dt - |
partment at Washington has just
issued a bulletin dealing with the
ownership of Union county homes.
Tne important facus contained in
the buile'in relating to this county
are as follows:
There are 5 962 homes in Union i
county.
Of this number 3.301 are farm
homes.
Fifteen hundred and forty three
of the farm homes are owned by
their occupants and are free of
mortgaged inoumbrance.
The mortgaged farm homes
number 631.
Renters occupy 1,060 farm
homes in this county.
Out of a total of 5,962 homos in
the county 2.661 are urban homes.
There are 71 2 urban home own
hrs in the county.
Of this number 172 are mort-!
gaged.'
Of the urban owned homes 506
are free of incumbrance.
There are 1,840 rented urban
homes in the county.
The census enumerators were
unable to secure data pertaining to
age of both the rural and urban
homes in this county.
Tip* stroneept endorsement the Mu
nicipal Pond VmsrdTueut lies yet rc
reived has been Ms nnproval b’r the
Arkansas organization of thp Farm
ers’ Union which met’ last work in
I ittle Hock TIip delegates attending
tliis convention, numbering about 200
ami representing the farmers of ev
ery county ip the state, were unan
imous i»i supporting a resolution
pledging the vote of the rural com
munities in favor of the amendment.
This indorsement came neolicited.
Mayor Charles TO. Taylor of I.itUe
Hock appeared before the convention
to bid it welcome, and in this short
address he spoke of the assistance the
farmers might render the cities by
supporting the bond amendment. The
delegates immediately grasped the im
portance of the amendment to them,
well knowing that the upbuilding of
tiie cities means the improvement of
the country. Delegates stated Hint
the residents of tlmir vicinities would
support the measure unanimously.—
Fayetteville Daily.
The editor of this pap or is highly in
favor of the Ttoud Amendment. for if
thorp is anything that Arkansas
poods, it is public improvoinonts, and
under present conditions it is next
to impossible to accomplish anythin?
worthy of mention, (live ns the priv
ilr-orp of issuing l-onds to do something
for the state, as well as the towns
and comities. Other states give their
towns and eon titles the privilege of
issuing bonds and they are prospering
under the system, then why not Ar
kansas' Vote for Amendment No. M
in September.—Hjgab'w Press.
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Old papers at the News office.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior. U. S Land Office at
Camden, Arkansas. August S!8, 1914.
Notice is hereby given tha William H. Chancellor,
of Huttig, Arkansas, who, on October IS. j 9IO.I
ma«J« Homnst -ad Entry. No 04512, for SE ’>* NW •
'■i. Section 39. Township 19 S. Range t I -W. Oth
Principal Meridian. ha' filed notice of intent toil to i
make Final thp>e year Prod, to establish claim to’
the land above dcsoilbed. befort the Circuit Clerk j
of Union County, at t! Dorado. At kans,is. on tin-;
7lh day of (wtober, 1914.
Claimant names as witim-sc'
M' ihv Ho - all. A. J NiKon, Allen Martin. Norrpkn ,
Ifu.,soli, all of liuitig, Arkansas.
is. D. NtvnoN, E.-uister. |
Wh‘5n anyone gels established in a certain habit *.hev
find it very haul to break away from that habit, and we say
they are in a nit.
L.nt us not forget, however, that there are different
kinds of ruts that one may get into, and some of these are
very good ruts indeed to get into.
Some men get into the rut of spending thoughtlessly
everything they earn, live hard all their lives, and old age
and sickness to them is a real calamity. Other men. who
perhaps earn no more than these, get into the habit of sav
ing a part of everything they earn, which is a very good rut
to get into. They think of their own and their family's fu
ture and provide for it by saving while they have earning
power.
Which rut are you in? Gst into the habit of saving,
and after the habit is formed it will be an easy matter to
lay up something for the future.
We will help you save.
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