DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
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HUT+IG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEERUARY 5. 1917
PRICE. $1 PER YEAF
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GOOD TIME TO HAVE SOIL TESTED.
Arkansas farmers should have
their soil tested in the fields upon
which they expect to put fertilizers
before they buy their fertilizers
this year. Now is a good time to
gather the samples so that there
wiil be no delay in getting a report
before preparation for spring work
begins. The soils laboratory at the
Agricultural Experimental Station,
which was established during the
past year, makes it possible for all
farmers to have their soil examined
free of charge. All samples sent
to the laboratory will be tested for
acidity and examined with refer
ence to their physical condition.
They will also be tested for the or
ganic matter they contain and a
general estimate will be made of
their fertility.
Farmers who desire to se^d
samples to the laboratory should
be very careful in selecting these
samples in order that they will rep
resent in general the soils to be
found on the farm and will cover
large areas. In selecting these
samples, do not take quantiteis of
soil from the best spot on the farm
nor from the poorest, but endeavor
to make the samples represent the
average conditions. A good way
to get an average sample of soil is
to go into the field when the soil is
not too wet to plow and take out a
narrow stip of soil, digging down
about six inches. Dig straight
. down so the quantity of soil taken
from the sixth inch will be
about the same as taken from the
surface. This method will give
you a uniform sample which will be
a great help in making an accurate
test. These samples should be
placed in a clean dry pail and
mixed thoroughly. After the sam
ples have been mixed, a pound
should be weighed out and placed
in a clean cloth sack and allowed
to dry. When this sack of dirt is
dry, it should be sent by parcel
post to the Department of Agrono
my, Agricultural Experiment
Station, Fayetteville, Ark.
The owner’s name and address
should be placed on each package
of soil sent in. If more than one
sample is sent, each should be giv
en a number a record kept of these
numbers. A letter should follow
the soil sent in. giving the following
information concerning the land
from which the soil is taken: name
of the township, the range, the sec
tion and the quarter section. It
should also give the approximate
number of years the land has been
in cultivation, the crops that have
been grown on the land from which
the soil was taken and the approxi
mate yields of the various crops
grown. Soils will be tested in the
order in which they are received;
consequently, there should be no
delay on the,part of those who wish
to get an answer soon. For fur
ther informatiom write to the Ex
periment Station, Fayetteville.
NEW SERIOUS COTTON PEST.
Four hundred car loads of cotton
seed have already been traced from
Mexico into Texas. There is
much fear among the cotton men
of the South that through these
shipments the dreaded Egyptian
Pink boll worm in Mexico, which
was announced by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture in Novem
ber, may be introduced in the state.
The situation brings the cotton in
terests of Arkansas face to face
with the biggest problem that has
ever confronted them when we
realize that the noil weevil which
has caused so much trouble in the
past few years was introduced in
'’"this way. Arkansas is one of the
few states in the Union which does
not protect her agricultural inter
ests at thTs time with a drastic
Plant Act. However, such an act
will be introduced during the pres
ent session of the legislature and
every progressive farmer and busi
ness man who is interested in stat1
should urge his representative or
senator to consider this act favora
oly. Because of our negligence,
Arkansas has saddled a serious
pest on its fruit interests in the
San Jose Scale and already Okla
homa has put her quarantine on
Arkansas fruit because it is infest
ed with this pest. For this and
other reasns the passage of the Ar
kansas Plant Act is imperative for
the protection of our cotton and
fruitgrowers. We must give our
agricultural interests protection
and the sooner we do this, the less
will be the loss incurred.
MAKE PLANS FOR SPRING CROPS.
Every paying business is built on
well laid plans, and the business of
farming must also be planned
weeks ahead if we are to get the
best results when this season
opens up. Now is the time to de
cide whether some of the unpro
ductive patches cannot be put to
grass for permanent pastures and.
whenever possible, plan to seed
Bermuda, blue grass, orchard grass
or lespedeza. Do not forget the
patch of rape for the pigs and use
more peas and peanuts for hay and
feed and for their fertilizing value
this vear than you did last. Re
member. it is cheaper to raise le
guminous crops than to buy ferti
lizers. They supply nitrogen and
organic matter if turned > under In
whole or in part. This is a good
time to split enough wood for cook
ing to last all summer. G:-t this
.job out of the way. Plan on the
home garden also. No other equal
area on the farm is of so great im
portance. See that the fence is in
good shape and if the garden is not
big enough to use a horse to culti
vate with, it would be a good plan to
lengthen it since horse cultivation
saves time and makes the work
easier. The real garden should be
located as near the house as possi
ble for convenience and a good
garden can be made on a great va
riety of soils if Dlenty of manure is
used and if cultivated frequently.
Every farmer should make a spec
ial effort duiing 1917 to supdy h:s
table with fresh vegetables which
have been grown at home. By
making successive plantings of the
different vegetables, a fresh supply
can be had during the greater part
of the year in Arkansas. Too
much meat and not enough vegeta
ables is said by our medical men to
be the cause of more than one-half
of our diseases. Supply the fami
ly with more vegetables and they
will feel better and can do better
work. This will not only cut the
grocery bill but will be a great help
all round. If you do not have your
garden seed, get your catalog down
right away and plan to buy in bulk
with your neighbor instead of buy
i ig the small packages. Write to
W. G. Lassetter, acting director of
the Extension Division, old state
fiouse. Little Rock. for a garden
calendar. This will help you in
making your plans.
TESTING COTTON SEED IS IMPORTANT.
It is very important that Arkan
sas farmers test their cotton seed
for the percentage of germination
before planting. W. C. Lassetter,
of the Extension Division, says:
Preparation, fertilization, plant
ing and cultivation cost as much
for the poor stand as for a good
stand. You cannot be sure of a
good stand without testing. Then,
why not test?
Maximum yields and maximum
profits cannot be made with poor
, stands.
Seed low in germinating -power
. rdt:.
(are certain to produce poor st&nds
'and many week plants.
; You cannot afford to plant any
thing but the oest seed. Write to
the Extension Division, o'd state
house. Little Rock, for Gircular
No. 22, “ Testing Cotton Seed for
Germination." which will give you
directions for testing.
1 he farm loan Meeting.
About fifty farmers of Lapile and
| Harrison townships met in the
j Princess theatre last Saturday af
ternoon pursuant to a cal! for the
! purpose of organizing a Farm Loan
| association to take advantage of
j ihe cheap money to be loaned un
iderthe recently enacted federal
loan bank act.
G. T. Thompson explained the
provisions of the act and those
present who wanted to join such
an association and borrow money
were requested to hand in the
amounts desired and the number
of acres of land they owned. The
amounts wanted figured nearly
SI 8.GOO, but as it takes a loan of
$20,000 to form an association, no
action was taken but the list left
open and can be added to at the i
First National Bank any time and i
if a sufficient amount is wanted to
assure the required amount being
left after deducting for those loans
where the abstract of title is not
acceptable, final organization can
be effected at another meeting.
To make the thing an assured fact
at least $30,000 should be sub
i scribed as a number of abstracts
will show the title faulty and some
of those desiring- small loans will
1 object to the necessary expense of
! securing abstracts.
Along this line, however, it would
be wise for every land owner to
have his title perfected as it is im
possible to sell to an outsider un
less this is done.
Marrying a man to reform him is
like trying to make a satisfactory
omelet out of a bad egg.
The fire fiend Says:
Don't worry about, a chimney
with a crack in it. It may be sev
eral years before it burns your
house down.
People who sleep in houses owe
it to themselves and their families
to know that their chimneys are
alrigh. A defective flue is just as
safe around the house as a rattle
snake. __
Some Hot facts.
Arkansas people burned up (or
rather let burn up) nearly two and
one-half million dollars worth of
property during the year 1915.
Most of these fires were preventa
ble.
Cigars, cigarette stubs and pipes
caused fire looses of more than
$16,000 in Arkansas during 1915.
Thousands are spept on fire
\ fighting and comparatively nothing
on fire prevention.
Tell us the news for the News
The Pulilirity 4ct.
In view of the fact th it another
bill to repeal Act No. 3. the Pub
j licity measure, has been introduced
j in the legislature, and in view of
the fact that a bill to repeal this
1 measure was defeated in tne legis
: lature of 1915. the members of the
1 Arkansas Press Association desire
to make this statement to the
members of the Arkansas Legisla
ture and the peoDle of Arkansas:
The Publicity Bill was initiated
and passed by the voters of Arkan
sas by a majority of 14.824. The
members of the Arkansas Press
Association know that the theory of
the publicity act is a proper theory,
and know that publicity is the most
potent weapon against petty graft
and irregularities in government,
but the members of the Arkansas
Press Association resent the atti
tude of those legislators who would
put the publishers of the Sta.te in !
the attitude of favoring the Pub-'
licity Law merely because it pro
duces revenue for the newspapers,
and refuse to allow the publishers
to be put in such an attitude.
The members of this Association
desire to state most emphatically
to the people and to the legislators
that the revenue produced by this
law is unimportant to the newspa-j
pers. and they desire to call to the!
attention of the people and the
legislators that the publications of
.initiated and referred measures un
der the Initiative and Referendum
i amendment to *he Constitution
cannot be handled by some of the
I larger newspapers of the state be
I cause the rate of pay provided
I therein is too low to make such
1 publications remunerative to such
newspapers.
The Press Association desires to
state further that it will make no
opposition to any effort to repeal
the publicity law which came from
the people and not from the 'egis
lature. The members of the As
sociation believe a demand will be
made by the people of the State |
for a re-enactment of this measure |
if it is repealed. If this demand
comes from the people, the pub
lishers of Arkansas will demand
that the rate of publication be;
made the full legal rate instead of j
half the legal rate as is now pro- i
vided.
The publicity law has every right
to remain in the statutes of Arkan- j
sas. It was passes by the people. [
and the people have seen the bene-1
fits of it. But the newspapers of j
Arkansas will resort to no "pussy-!
footing" methods to perpetuate the j
law. and choose, rather, to make !
the plain statement to the General j
Assembly relying wholly on its pa- 1
triotism and fairness in the matter. I
The Association desires to an- \
nounce its intention to publish this!
statement in every newspaper al- !
lied with this association. Tnis;
publication will be made whether
the Act is repealed or not. for the
publishers deem it wise that the
people of the State should know
their attitude in this matter.
Signed:
ARKANSAS PRESS ASSN.,
C. A. Berry, Pres.
Erwin Funk. Sec.
Adopted by the Arkansas Press
Association at its regular mid
winter meeting at Little Rock, Jan
uary 25. 1917.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
: ing at 11 a. m. and 7 30 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. A. Turrentine Pastor.
We print ladies’ calling ~ards.
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is taken from a book that too few read as of
ten as they should. When translated from
Hebrew it means: "To him that hath depos
ited in our bank sha'I be given interest on his
money." Gome in and let us talk this matter
over with you. A bank account means inde
pendence. self-respect, freedom from the
worriess of today and the uncertainties of to
morrow.
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