THE HUTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. X. NO. 39
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. JANUARY 9.7. 1917
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in Stock. All are
Standard Makes.
2 1-2 Inch Wagons at
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CORN AND COTTON YIELDS INCREASED.
Under the direction of the Coun
ty agricultural agents last year.
1118 farmers who planted and
followed the modern methods ad
vocated by agricultural experts in
the production of corn on 19,220
acres, secured an average increase
of 12.82 bushels per acre over or
dinary methods. 6,105 coopera
tors with a corn acreage of 68 966
using improved methods, also, in
creased their yields very materially.
6.327 farmers with the cotton
acreage of 38,298 acres, by using
selected seed and improved meth
ods were able to increase their
yield on an average of 383.73
pounds of seed cotton per acre.
These figures prove conclusively,
according to the report of G. W.
Watson, state agent, with the Ex
tension Division, that scientific
methods used in crop production
pay. Already more than 10,000
farmers who expect to raise corn,
and 5,000 cotton farmers have
pledged themselves to select their
seed before planting this year.
If you did not select your seed
corn from the field last fall, pick
ears from the crib at this time, line
up. select and discard until you
have secured the right number of
the best ears of available corn. Be
sure to test the cotton seed for
percentage of germination since
this is very important in Arkansas.
Farmers who do not know how
to select their seed corn or test the
cotton seed should get in
touch with their county agents or
write to the College of Agriculture,
Fayetteville, for information. Look
after your seed now before the
rush of spring work makes it im
possible.
ARE YOU GETTING YOUR SHARE.
Poultry products in the United
States are said to be equal in value
to one-balf the entire corn crop.
While the farmers of Ohio make
more from their poultry and eggs
every year than all the wealth pro
duced by the gold and silver mines
of Colorado. There is money in
poultry. That is why Arkansas
farmers should give more attention
to chickens, ducks, turkeys and
geese. We have an ideal climate
and wherever necessary feed can
be easily produced in abundance.
This is a good time of the year to
get ready to increase the farm
flock. The first step is to build
good but inexpensive shelter, since
all poultry should have protection
through the winter and hens lay
best when they have cozy quarters.
A bulletin with plans for poultry
hou^e construction and equipment
showing types of buildings and giv
ing pointers as to location, drain
age, proper ventilation, sunlight
and sanitation may be secured free
by writing to W. C. Lassetter. Ex
tension D'vision, old state house,
Little Rock.
SERUM PLANT PRODUCTS GUARANTEED.
Arkansas farmers who realize
that their hogs are too valuable to
lose always vaccinate to immunize
them against cholera. More farm
ers should realize that the state
serum plant belongs to them and
patronize it. They should know
that all the products are turned
out under the direction of the state
veterinarian and are guaranteed
Many prominent veterinarians and
farmers consider the state serum
equal to or superior to, any ever
shipped into the state.
During the past year less than 2
per cent of the hogs vaccinated
witn the state made serum died.
This number even included animals
that were known to be infected and
treatment was given with little
hope of saving them.
State serum has given excellent
satisfaction because it is npt made
for profit but for results. The
serum is constantly being freshlv
prepared and used while it^s still
in that condition. It never gets a
chance to be injured by age and it
is carefully guarded against any in
jury which might come from sud
den changes in temperature and
possibly exposure to light.
3UB-MY-TISSV
Will cure your Bheniuuiisn
Meuralgia, Headaches, Cramps
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect:
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
•ernally and externally. Price 25c
Oldest Ship in the World.
Mardi Gras visitors in New Or
leans will have an opportunity to
visit the oldest ship in the world.
The vessel in question, is the Brit
ish ship "Success." which arrived
there recently for a stay of several
weeks, which was employed for
many years as a convict carrier be
tween England and Australia.
The Success was built in India in
1790, and of course was con
structed of wood, the marerial used
being solid Burmah teak. She was
old when the first steel ships were
built. The old craft is of special
interest at the present time, when
wooden ship construction is receiv
ing so much attention, and well
demonstrates the claim that good
solid wood is the most lasting ma
terial for ship building.
Knox-Stevcns.
Miss Hattie Lee. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Knox, residing
just north of town, was united in
marriage to Mr. James H. Stevens
by Justice of the Peace J. H. Lee
in his office at El Dorado at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. January
20. 1917, in the Dresence of a few
friends and relatives.
The bride has grown to woman
hood in this county and is loved
and admired by her many friends
for her amicable disposition. The
groorn is. employed as watcpmap
on lock and dam No. 4 in the
■ Ouachita river east of here and is a
steady citizen liked by all and num
bers his friends by the number of
I his acquaintances.
Doings of Our Representative.
T. J. Babb, representative in the
lower house of the general assem
bly from this county, has intro
duced a bill to submit a stock law
to the voters of the county, which
has passed the lower house. He
has introduced a bill to regulate the
number of witnesses in criminal
cases in Union county. He intro
duced early in the session a resolu
tion to adopt a constitutional
amendment making the terms of
state and county officers four years
and then not elegible for reelection,
which failed to pass in time to be
one of the three which will be on
the ticket.
He has introduced another bill
providing for the collection of a tax
of $6 for each 20 horse power or
fraction thereof for automobiles, to
be collected by the sheriff, who
would pay 90 per cent into the
county treasury to the credit of the
county general road fund and 10
per cent into the state treasury to
buy license tags. The sheriff would
be allowed 50 cents for collect-1
ing each tax. Mr. Clack offered an
amendment to reduce this to 25
cents. This bill would make it un
lawful to run an automobile at a i
greater speed than 10 miles an!
hour in towns, cities and crowded !
thoroughfares, nor more than five
miles an hour around street cor
ners. Traffic regulations are also
provided and penalties prescribed.
To Colonize in This County.
The recent purchase of a 28.
000 tract in this county by Thos.
Maloney, president of the Realty
and Colonization Co., of Omaha.
Nebr.. marks the first step in the
founding of a town to be settled by
an Irish Catholic colony from the
“big red barn belt" of Iowa and
Nebraska. The deal was made
through T. F. Patterson, of the All
Over Arkansas Lacd Co., 109,
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North Victory street. Little Rock.
The land was purchased from the
Edgar Lumber Co . and will be sold
in 40 and 80 acre tracts.
Already 25 Iowa and Nebraska
farmers have signed contracts for
tracts on which they will build
houses and begin cultivation.
The townsite is three miles from
; Wesson and will be named Case
ment. after Sir Rog“r Casement.
| the martyred leader of the Irish
i rebellion.
This will mean much to this
j county as these people are the pro
I gressive kind of farmers who will
j clear the land for riding cultivators
land will utilize it the year round.
We print ladies' calling ~ards.
The following letter has been
mailed to every farmer in this end
of Union county and is self explan
atory:
Huttig. Ark.. Jan. 22. 1917. j
Dear Sir:
For the purpose of organizing a !
national farm loan association as I
provided under the Federal Farm
Loan Act. a meeting of farmers
and landowners has been called to
meet in the town of Huttig. Ark.,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
January 27th. 1917.
Farm Loan Meeting
All farmers or prospective farm- i
ers in Lapile and Harrison town-!
ships who wish to avail themselves !
of the advantages offered in the j
way of borrowing money at a low
rate of interest on long time, are'
earnestly requested to at^eoa.j
Each member joining the associ i
tion will be requested to indicate
the amount he wishes to borrow
and the value and descripti >n cf
the land he wishes to use asst-;
curity.
In this connection, we wish to
extend an invitation to *he farmers;
to hold the meeting in the directors j
room of The First National Bank,
and we offer them the use of the ;
room for that purpose.
Respectfully.
C. T. Thompson. Cashier.
May txtend l. & P. B. Ry.
At the annual meeting of thc
stockholders of the Union Saw Mill
Co. and the Louisiana &. Pine Bluff
Railway Co., held here Tuesday it {
was decided to have a preliminary
survey made at once for extending
the L. & P. B. Ry.. to a point
north of El Dorado to connect with
the Rock Island railway. This
action is contemplated on account
of the company's inability to get !
empty cars in which to ship their I
lumber._ !
Tell us the news ior the New ]
Shall be Given/"
Perhaps the above is new to you. It
is taken from a book that too few read as of
ten as they should. When transiated from
Hebrew it means: “To him that hath depos
ited in our bank shall be given interest on his
money." Come 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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AGENT,
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS