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TAILORING
STEAM PRESSING AND ELECTRIC DRY CLEANING
512 FRONT STREET
NEWPORT, ARK
Suits Cleaned and Pressed $1
Hats Cleaned and Blocked 75 cents
White Furs and Kid Gloves
a Specialty
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All Kinds of Sheet Music, Music Books,
Violin Strings, Pennants, Felt and Leather
Pillows, Christmas Gift Boxes, Christmas
Cards, Christmas Tags, Latest Booklets, etc
Be Sure and Visit Us
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION!
BARKER’S
Newport, - Arkansas
JUST TELL ’EM THAT YOU SAW IT IN THE JOURNAL
VALUE OF CROPS
IS $5,568,773,000
Crops Produced by American
Farmers This Year Have
Broken all Records.
The nation’s harvests this
year have surpassed any ever
before recorded. The value of
the principal farm crops, as an
; nounced by .the Department of
Agriculture in its final estimate
as $5,568,773,000, making 1915
a banner year both in valueand
production.
The unusual situation of ex
traordinary production and high
prices, probably never before
so pronounced, is credited prin
cipally to the European war.
With the price of grain soar
ing, American farmers planted
greater areas. The acreage of
I the principal crops this year
aggregated ; pproximntely 486,
1570 square miles, larger than
Jthe combin 1 area of Germany,
J France, Belgium, Holland,Den
imark and Switzerland.
Second Com Acreage
Corn was planted on 108,
321,000 acres, the second larg
est area ever planted and the
harvest was3,054,535,000 bush
els, the second largest crop ev
er grown. It4 value was$1,755,
859,000, exceeding that of the
previous most valuable corn
crops by $33,000,000.
New records were made in
the production of wheat, oats,
barley, rye. sweet potatoes, rice
and hay, while tobacco closelj
approached its production re
cord, 1,103,415,000 pounds,
made in 1910. Each of these
i crops established records as be
ing the most valuable ever
{grown except barley andtobae
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Wheat Crop a Record
i Production of the first billion
j bushel wheat crop were featur
es. Wheat acreage aggregated
! 59,898,000 acres or 6,000,000
! more than ever pefore. The
yield was 16.9 bushels an acre,
the largest acre yield for wheat
I ever attained in this country.
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Hugh U. Williamson
Prosecuting Attorney
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Candidate For Re-Election
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Everywhere, and Wishes For You and
Yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Most Prosperous Year For 1916
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and onscientiously
Will Appreciate Your Support
For a Second Term
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LAWRENCE RUDDELL
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
Is Asking the People of Independence
County for the Customary Second
Term That is Always Given the
Officer Who Renders Faithful Service
Ruddell Has Made a Good Sheriff
and Has Complied With the
Law in Every Respect
WILL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A SECOND TERM
The final estimate of produc
tion was 1,011,505,000 bushels,
with a value of $930,302,000.
The crop exceeded last year’s,
which was a record by more
than 120,000,000 bushels and
by $50,000,000 in value.
The value of each crop was
announced as follows:
Corn -$1,755,859,000
Wheat- 930,302,000
Oats- 555,569,000
Barley- 122,499,000
Rye _
Buckwheat_
Flaxseed_
Rice _
Irish potatoes __
Swett potatoes-_
41.295.000
12.408.000
24.080.000
26.212.000
221,104,000
46,081,000
Hay- 912,320,000
Tobacco - 96,041,000
Cotton- 602,393,000
SCHOOL PROPERTY GAINS
School property in Arkansas
increased in value from $11,- i
950,315 to $12,860,849 during |
the year endingJune30,accord- j
ing to figures just compiled by :
the State Department of Public :
Instruction. During the year 34
brick and 287 frame buildings ,
were constructed, making the
total 6,548. There are now 312
brick or stone buildings, 6,169
frame buildings and 66 log
schoolhouses in the state. Their
value is$9,988,089.Thefurnish
ings are valued at $2,872,760.
In 1900 the value of school
property in Arkansas was $2,
616,535.
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A USELESS QUESTION
“Is dat a kickin’ mule” ask
ed Erastus Pinkley.
‘‘Does you want to buy him”
inquired Uncle Rasbry, cau
tiously.
“No.”
“Den whut’s de use o’ cornin’
aroun’ here axin’ useless ques
tions an’ temptin’ me to spoil
my reputation foh truth and
mendacity fer nuthin’.”
RESIDENCE0 FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
dence, with hall, two porches
good well of water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
to business part of town. Will
sell cheap. Newark Real Es
tate Company.
CHRISTMAS GOODS
A nice assortment at my
store and you are cordially in
vited to call early and leave
your order for Santa Claus
You will find a nice assortment
of Christmas presents for all the
family. A nice line of fireworks
E.D MARTIN
SULPHUR ROCK, ARK
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