IRISH POTATO IS
' ROOD H CROP
Present Yield Is Entirely Too Low—
Caused By Insects and Improper
Selection of Seed.
By W. H. Wicks, College of Agricul
ture, Fayetteville. Ark.
According to the last annual census
there were grown in Arkansas 1,500.
000 bushels of Irish potatoes which
were produced approximately on a to
tal of 25,000 acres or at the rate of
sixty bushels per acre. This yield is
entirely too low and is due to such
causes as Improper selection of seed,
planting diseased stock, improper cul
tivation and use of fertilizers, lack of
fighting insect and disease pests, Door
grading and unsuccessful marketing.
Arkansas farmers can well afford
to give the Irish potato serious con
sideration in making plans for the
year because it is attracting more at
tention in the Southern States eacli
year as a money making crop for the
early market. Assuming that one
third of file entire yield of potatoes
in 1914 for Arkansas wrere culls, and
allowing 80 cents per bushel for the
remainder of first-class marketable po
tatoes, the potato industry was worth 1
to the State of Arkansas in 1914 the
sum of $800,000.
The States of New York. Maine and
Wisconsin, for example, have become !
widely known through their potato
production. Southern states occupy
an entirely different field in the pro- j
duction of Irish potatoes and we j
should turn our attention to the pro
duction of early potatoes for market
which are good early in the year when
comij|jtition from the Northern potato
growing sections will not be exper
ienced. All varieties are now class!
fled according to the following classi
fication by Professor Win. Stuart, Hor
ticulturist, U. S. Department of Agri
culture :
Group 1—Cobbler.
Group 2—Triumph.
Group 3—Early Michigan.
Group 4—Rose.
Group 5—Early Ohio,
Group 6—Hebron.
Group 7—Rurbank.
Group 8—Green Mountain.
Group 9—Rural.
Group 10—Pearl.
Group 11—Peach blow.
Group 12—Up-to-date,
The markets in the United States
demand the following varieties which
are given in order of their import
ance:
One—Rural.
Two—Green Mountain.
Three—Early Ohio.
Four—Burbank. '
Five—Irish Cobbler.
Six Bliss Triumph.
7—Peerless (Pearl).
For Southern growers, the early
maturing red-skinned varieties such
as Early Rose, Bliss Triumph, stray
; Beauty, Irish Cobbler, Green Moun
tain and Rural New Yorker are the
most highly desirable on account of
their early maturity and the fact that
early markets are accustomed to as
sociate such characteristics of these
varieties with the early potato trade.
Bliss Triumph. Early Rose and Stray
Beauty are red varieties, while the
Irish Cobbler. Green Mountain and
Rural New Yorker are white varieties.
There are a number of varieties su
perior in many ways to the ones just
named, but the only guide the grower
may safely use is to grow what his
market demands and the shortcom
ings of the variety must be overcome
by the grower by practicing the best
cultural methods.
SEE THAT THE LIVESTOCK GETS
PLENTY OF MINERAL MATTER.
By J. B. Bather, Chemist to Ex
periment Station.'
While it is generally recognized bv
the farmers of Arkansas that they
must feed salt, to their livestock, this
matter does not always receive the at
tention if deserves. All animals re
quire an amount of mineral matter de- |
pending Upon their live weight and
whether they tire growing or produc
ing milk. If they do not get the re
quired amount at any particular time,
they will draw on the supply stored
in the body for their daily needs. This
leads to malnutrition and is dan
gerous.
A dairy cow, for example needs
about an ounce of salt per day, and
this amount is especially necessary if
the flow of milk is heavy. The salt
is best fed mixed with the feed. It
is believed by some that this amount
of salt is not enough, but as too much
salt is almost as bad as too little, it
is best not to exceed this amount.
If it i thought that the animal is
not. getting enough salt it. would be
well to place salt in some place acces
sible to the stock and unmixed with
any feed. In this way there would be
little danger that the animal would get
too much of this material. Dairy cows
also require a considerable amount of
lime and phosphoric acid. If this is
not supplied in some form, the animal
will draw on the supply stored in the
bones, and the latter will be weaken
ed. These minerals are best supplied
by feeding an adequate amount of
roughage, preferably as cowpea or
some other leguminous hay. Atten
tion to these principles means money
j to the farmers of this jBtate in the
i form of more milk and healthier anl
i mals.
i
!o the Voters of Union County.
I don't, wish to appear as being
hoggish, holding the office of Rep
resentative, and at the same time
running as delegate to the state
Constitutional Convention.
1 have no hobby to ride, but i do
think the people are endued to a
candidate's views, when aspiring
to a position.
The greater portion of our con
stitution is alright and should re
main in tact and. unchanged.
The Initiative and Referendum
Amendment No. 10, the Fishback
Amendment No. ]. and all the oth
er amendments should be incorpo
rated in the const'tution. The
restitution should throw some
restrictions around divorces, anc
should carefully guard the issuing
of bonds for road improvements
iistricts, levies draining bonds,
cities and towns of the first anc
second class should be allowed t.o
rbat bonds when ratified by a vote
of the people.
The constitution should contine
til local legislation to the counties
desiring same, and make the elec
tions quadrennial or ever four
years. We should have a long ses
sion and a short session of the leg
islature. the long session to enact
general laws for the entire state,
pass general appropriation bills and
no other: the short session to meet
two years after the long session
pass the general appropriation bills
ind act upon general bills that
failed of passage at the long ses
sion.
1 think that the constitution
should limit the number of wit
nesses in* cur circuit court in crim
inal cases where the punishment is
less than death, by giving the cir
cuit judge proper and specific pow
ers and authority therein.
There are some other minor
matters that perhaps would be well
to encouch in our constitution.
-Tne most important thing to
avoid is the submitting of a consti
tution to the people that they will
not ratify, therefore, who ever the
delegates are composing the con
stitutional convention should look
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By MABEL HODDLE of Colorado Agricullural College
A generation ago, parents considered it a mark of merit to teaeli the
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ing them to school.
Today, parents with primary children find the methods of teaching
to read are different, and so they leave that task to tier teacher. If the
pupils are in high school, often the parents are not familiar with the sub
ject matter, and so continue to stand aside anti leave all to the teacher.
But there is one subject in which the methods have not changed, and
in which the parent can rank highest as teacher. He can name his sub
ject, “Heading Aloud.” A parent to become an expert must encourage
and must listen.
At school, the pupil learns to read, that is, to recognize words, pro
nounce them, ami understand their meaning. But where one teacher
has a large number of pupils the time given to actual reading is neces
sarily short. All lessons, even reading, are studied silently. In the high
school, where public speaking is given, the way to speak is taught, but lit
tle time is given to actual practice.
Beside the opportunity for the parents to encourage their own chil
dren to become good readers, there is an opportunity to encourage other
children by means of contests conducted by parent-teacher associations.
And now “abideth reading, writing and arithmetic, bin the greatest
of these is reading.”
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one. not in its employ, who will fur
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After All.
Although tho lull* Ilonry James, the
American novelist, lived abroad, h"
was very proud of his follow country
men. One evening at the Athenaeum
club in London Mr. James dined with
Joseph Chamberlain. Mr. James
praised the English ht^ly during din
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climate. Mr Chamberlain listened to
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ROWLAND i_ODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:50 o'clock. Visiting
Masqns always welcome.
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W. P. Reasons, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
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J. M. Gibson, H. P.
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ZEDEL1AH. COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
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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. O. 0. F.
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ning. All brethern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford. N. G.
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HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No 66,
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SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W 0. W.
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J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145. W. C..
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