The County Fair
The interest manifested in the
various county and district fairs
held at various places in the
Southwest recently is commend
able. More fairs have been hold
this year than usual and re
ports indicate that with per
haps a very few exceptions
much has been accomplished by
the fairs. The manner in which
counties and towns have con
tributed to fairs shows the esti
mate of fairs.
Fairs have an educational
value that would be hard to es
timate. Not only do visitors see
the farm, live-stock, orchard
and garden products, but they
inspect machines, implements,
vehicles and many other things
that save labor and promote
human efficiency.
The social feature of the fair
has long been recognized. A
visit to the fair gives neighbors
a chance to meet, exchange ex
>perences, sell and buy; busi
ness men of cities and towns
meet farmers, professional men
meet producers and the meet
ing is one of good fellowship.
The shows and other humor
ous attractions of the fair are
worth much to the people who
| live on the farms. This is the
season for amusement when the
serious side of farm life may
well be shifted for a time.Those
who attend the fair enter into
the amusements, laugh heartly
and return to their work re
freshed and encouraged. For
this reason fairs are greatsocial
and economic factors for the
jcountry.—Farm and Ranch.
SAVE THE BREEDING STOCK
The following list gives the number of head of meat pro
ducing animals in Arkansas from 1907 to 1914 inclusive, as
shown by the assessment lists in the various counties:
Year Cattle Hogs Sheep
1907 _914,678 1,197,616 135,351
1908 _904,835 1,179,836 137,979
1909 _902,595 1,169,300 142,667
1910 _855,878 1,010,680 146,128
1911 _897,024 1,327,424 166,418
1912 _810,744 985,144 142,128
1913 _724,202 1,024,983 137,618
1914 _794,811 987,074 153,394
These figures prove that Ar- j
kansas. as a live stock State, is
retrograding, so far as numbers !
are concerned. We have no fig
ues to show what Arkansas is
doing in the way of improving
the breed. The values do notin
dicate an improvement ;yet we
believe there has been a distinct
improvement. There has been
an increased value, in cattle of
about 20 per cent. The market
increase will perhaps equal this.
No matter whether we have im
proved the breeds or not, it is
important for the farmer *o
raise live stock. Our stock, in
cluding horses, mules, cattle
hogs and sheep, aggregates 2,
400,185 for the year 1914. Our
total land area in cultivation is
about 7,000,000 acres or about
.‘5 acres per head of live stock.If
all our live stoc k should be kept
up and the manure saved it
would suffice for one fourth of
our open land. So at this rate
we are going to have to buy
commercial fertilizer every
year, if we maintain the fertili
ty of the soil.
In Germany the farmers are
rated by the number of head of
live stock, and not by the num
ber of a< res cultivated.The ten
ant farmers in that country are
required to keep a certain num
ber of live stock, and to save
the manure for the soil. As a
result of the Genian plans, the
soil of that country has been in
creasing in prouctiveness,while
in this country the soil has been
decreasing in productiveness.
W e must produce more live
stock. To do so we must keep
our best breeding stock. We
must stop selling heifer calves
and dry calves in the fall; we
must keep our hogs for a year.
We need the brood sows for
breeding purposes, and we need
the feeders to eat surplus corn
and peas, and for pork. If we
have more feeders than to
make our meat, the thing to do
is to fatten them for pork ; and
it the pork is not salable to our
neighbors, make it into bacon
and sell it next spring at a good
price.
Do not sell and ship your
deayf -Aktjuno.) a in jo pio «3oq
them at home. Fatten them
yourself, or sell to a neighobr
who needs them or has feed to
fatten them.
Breed your cows and brood
sowTs to good pure-bred males if
you can; if you can’t, then
breed them any" ty. We must
have more live stock. Lne
stock pays the best of anything
cn the farm. Breed your sows
in November and December
and get early spring pigs
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„ CHARLOTTE ITEMS
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Charlotte, Oct. 20.—Miss
Bertha Gray visited her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gray,
at Hickory Valley from Friday
till Sunday.
C. M. Ball and Bond Moore
spent Wednesday at Batesville.
Several from here attended
the funeral of John Harral at
Convenience Saturday.
A. B. Weaver made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Friday. *
C. M. Houston of Batesville
passed through here Monday
on route to Strawberry.
P. L. Lane has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
The literary society will have
an open session Friday night.
Everybody invited.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kirkland,
who have resided here for sev
eal months, moved to Sulphur
Rock Monday.
Rev. C. L. Wilkerson of Sal
em, has just closed a series ot
meetings at the Christian
church.
D. I). Adams of Batesville
was here on business Saturday.
Paul Butler passed through
here Saturday en route to his
home at Batesville.
1. M. MAY BUILD %
INTO MINING FIELD
It is said that the Iron Moun
tain Railroad Company is con
sidering the bulding of a
branch road into the mining
district of Marion County, on
Rush Creek.
This cimpany has always
carried the tonnage of the
mines, but it now seems to want
to reach the heart of the min
ing district of Marion County.
If the road is built it will af
fect practically all the mines of
Marion and Searcy counties in
a way that would mean a con
siderable saving to the opera
tors and would no doubt open
up new mines wnich wuld be
unprofitable now to develop.
It is proposed to build the
road from Buffalo City to Rush,
the mining town on Ruffah
river.
I rude with the merchants
who advertise in The Journal.
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Where the Merchant Lost
Much trade lost by small
town merchants to foreign com
petition is the result of antiqu
ated advertising and merchan
Idising methods on the part of
ithe merchants.
i A most impressive example
in substantiation of this state
ment is shown by the following
incident:
A woman called at her local
j dealer’s to have a button re
placed on a shoe, which service
was gladly performed without
charge.
After examining the shoe,the
merchant asked where it w-as
bought. “In Blank City,” repli
ed the lady. “1 buy all of my
1 shoes there, as I wear only this
particular make of shoes.”
“Well, why don’t you buy
them from me,” countered the
merchant. “I handle this full:
line and can save you the ex
pense and inconvenience of
sending away for them.”
'You do,’ she rejoined. ‘Then
why don’t you let people know
it? You will certainly get my
future business.”
The only possible reason for
her not having patronized him |
in the past was lack of know
ledge on her part that the shoe
was carried locally.
Yes, there is a good local
newspaper in this town but the
merchant had simply failed to
use it to let people know what
he had to offer them.
Progressive merchants realize
that to get maximum results
I they must keep their prospect
ive patrons posted as to what
they have to offer.
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PAROQUET
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Paroquet, Oct. 20.—John
Parks of Newark visited here
Monday.
Mrs. Clara Stokes who is vis
iting here will leave Saturday
for Carthage, Mo., to join her
husband who has a position
there.
Mrs. Wiley Hodge of Mem
phis arrived Saturday morning
to attend the funeral of her
grand-daughter, Louise Hodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walker
spent Sunday and Monday in
Logan township visiting.
Miss Topa Clark of Newark
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Dofa Roberts died last
Thursday after a short illness.
The remains were buried at
Blue Springs cemetery Friday
afternoon.
There is quite a lot of serious
sickness in this section.
Prof. O. P. Estes of Calico
Rock is spending a few days
here.
Louise, the six-year-old
1 daughter of Bud Hodges, died
Friday morning of congestion.
The remains were buried at
Blue Springs cemetery Satur
day.
G. W. Yaney spent Tuesday
afternoon at Newark.
Claud Rutledge spent Sun
day at his home in Logan.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling John
son spent Friday night in Logan
visiting relatives.
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LOST OR STRAYED
One sorrel mare colt, one
year old last May; has small
white spot in forehead, and is
heavily built. Will pay reward
for information leading to her
recovery. C.M. EDWARDS,
Newark, Arkansas.
FIRE AT PINE BLUFF
Pine Bluff, Oct. 1G.—Fire of
unknown origin gutted the two
story brick building of the Voss
Nichols Hardware Company
and the Murphy-Martin Dry
Goods Company early today,
causing damage estimated at
$80,000. The loss was partly
covered by insurance. This was
the fifth fire in fve days here
and makes three business hous
jes gutted in that time. The fire
i was not discovered until it had
burned through the roof of the
i Voss Nichols store.
For Sale.—Three lots on
| Main Street. Good business
location, and will be sold at a
bargain. Newark Real Estate
Company.
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