KEEP LAND BUSY,
STATE NEEDS FOOD
A• Soon as One Crop Is Off the Land
Plant Something Else—Keep the
Land, Men and Teams Busy.
By lx W. Osborn, College of Agricul
ture, University of Arkansas.
Help feed the Arkansas troops and
their horses. Put something on stub
ble land as soon as possible, and do
everything to help produce a surplus.
Make your land work as far as possi
ble all the time. As soon as the oat
and wheat crops are off the land, plant
something and keep the teams and la
borers busy. Remember, you are
working for Arkansas now.
The crops which can still be plant
ed at this season of the year are the
old stand-bys—the cowpeas, peanuts,
sorghum and sweet potatoes. Aside
from these can be mentioned the soy
bean and late corn. The velvet bean
can still be planted for forage or soil
improvement. The yields of forage
from these late planted crops are good
even though lighter than can usually
be expected from the earlier plant
lings. A combination of sorghum and
ioow peas, seeded with a grain drill,
will probably produce as large a yield
,t>f forage as anything. Corn planted
in rows Are or six feet apart with
cowpeas, soy beans, or peanuts, drill
ed through the middlel is a good prac
tice where grain is desired and the
forage can be pastured. Planting
cowpeas or soy beans in the row with
corn makes an excellent combination
for the silo, especially on good soils.
KEEP EARLY ARKANSAS IRISH
POTATO CROP AT HOME.
How To Save Spring Crop and Pro
duce FalJ Crop.
By H. F. Kapp, District Agent, Exten
sion Division. U. of A.
“Some means should be taken to
keep the early Irish potato crop in
Arkansas this year. Our farmers are
making a great mistake in permitting*
them to leave the state. There is a
aerious shortage in the world’s supply
and the practice we have of shipping
out the early crop in June and by the
middle of July or August 1 receiving
return shipments to supply our needs
may prove disastrous this year be
cause it will not only be practically
impossible to get Irish potatoes back
into the state, but the price will be
prohibitive.
How To Save Them.
“The spring crop of Irish potatoes
can be saved for home use by spread
ing' them out on a floor in a well jven
tilated building, or on the ground un
der a building. The latter plan is pre
ferable if suitable place is at hand
The potatoes should be spread out
very thin. It is best if they do not
i touch each other. After a few days
they should be gone over carefully anti
any that have begun to decay should
be picked out. If the potatoes are
very wet at digging time, scatter air
slaked lime over them to absorb the
moisture. In this way a home supply
ran be kept until December or Jan
uary, after which they will become s t
shriveled and watery that they are
\ not fit for food, and are not good for
‘ seed.
Plarft a Fall Crop.
"Most farmers do not attempt to
grow a fall crop of Irish potatoes for
the reason that it is so difficult to
get a stand that is worth while. Some
Arkansas farmers, again, have prov
en that it is possihle to get a very
good stand for a fall crop. Their meth
od is as follows:
"Select a plat of good ground for
the fall crop and plow it immediately.
Then plow and replow it as the sea
son advances. Get a deep, thoroughly
pulverized seed bed. Do not let any
weeds grow on the plat. Only mature
potatoes should be used for seed. Cull
out the smaller potatoes from thfi
spring crop and care for them as indi
cated. About the middle of July plant
them In the seed bed prepared accord
ing to the directions just mentioned.
It will be found that enough moisture
has been conserved by thorough pre
paration, plowing and harrowing, to
sprout the potatoes and get a fair
stahd. It cannot be expected that as
good a yield will be obtained in the
fall as vfith a spring crop, but. plenty
can be produced to supply the needs
of a family and provide seed for plant
ing next spring.”
Green Seed Potatoes.
“Take the seed potatoes culled
from the spring crop as soon as dug
and bed them out in a dense shade;
under a tree where sunlight trickles
through is a good place. Scatter
enough dirt over them so that about
one-half of the potato is left exposed.
Keep them damp. In two or three
weeks the exposed part of the potato
will turn green. In this condition it
will not rot and is sure to sprout. If
both the land preparation and green
ing methods are carried out a good
crop of fall potatoes may be expect
ed unless the fall is extremely dry.
Of course, it is to be presumed that
fertilization and good cultivation will
be given the crop.”
“With the present high price of po
tatoes, the shortage of acreage on ac
count of the cost of seed and the great
demand that will probably increase
rather than diminish, every farmer
should provide for his own use and
be certain to have his own seed next
spring. A fall crop will solve the
whole problem. Grow for yourself."
Mother’s f
Cook Book
One who never turned his back but
marched breast forward
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, though right were worst
ed, wrong would triumph.
Robt. Browning.
Seasonable Recipes.
Put n half-cupful of veal gravy, two
tablespoonful of water, one teaspoon
ful of vinegar, with salt and pepper to
taste. In a saucepan; when it boits add
the beaten yolks of two eggs and stir
until the sauce is thickened. Lay six
poached ,eggs on a platter, pour over
the sauce and garnish with toast
points. •
Eggs in Sauce.
Pour a half cupful of any kind of
gravy into a buttered baking dish;
break into It six eggs, carefully keep
ing the eggs whole, season with salt and
pepper; place in a hot oven until the
whites are set, slip, without breaking,
onto squares of buttered toast; add a
hulf cupful of cream to the gravy and
when hot, pour over or around the
eggs. Finely minced parsley sprinkled
over the dish adds both to its appear
ance and flavor.
Poached Eggs With Sausage.
Cook round slices of sausage and
arrange on a platter. On each place a
poached egg, pour rich cream sauce
over all, making it yellow by adding a
; beaten yolk of egg, or pink by adding
i a half teaspoonful of paprika.
Cornstarch Meringue.
Heat three cupfuls of milk to the
boiling point, add gradually two table
spoonfuls of cornstarch, mixed with a
| little of the cold milk. When thickened,
i allow it to cool, then stir in two well
: beaten eggs, mixed with three table
1 spoonfuls of sugar. Simmer a few min
j utes and turn into a dish. Cover the
top with the whites of the eggs, beaten
to a stilt froth. Place in a slow oven
and brown lightly. When cold dot with
bits of jelly.
Fruit Sandwiches.
Take equal parts of nuts, raisins
and dates, mix well and put through
the fine knife of the meat grinder, add
grape or lemon juice to moisten and
when mixed into a paste spread on
well-buttered bread.
Steamed Fig Pudding.
Chop fine a half pound of figs, add a
cupful of bread crumbs, three table
spoonfuls of sugar, two of melted but
ter, one cup of milk, two beaten eggs
and a little salt. Mix well and steam
an hour. Serve with a lemon sauce.
ROMANCE OF DOSES
PRETTY LOVE STORY THAT BE
GAN WITH THE FLOWERS.
It Was Saflie That Gave the Young
Couple an Excuse for Calling, But
in a Short Time They
Needed No Excuse.
Betty, the secretary of our club, has
had a pretty love story, relutes the
Chicago Tribune. It began In a rain
storm. When th£” rain was pelting
down its liveliest Betty came into the
street from an elevated road station.
At the bottom of the steps stood a boy
selling flowers. lie had only two
roses left, glorious, half-blown pink
ones.
“I’ll have those roses, if you please,"
said Betty. And, “I’ll have those roses,
if you please,’’ said another voice at
the same time. The other voice be
longed to a man. He was a young
man, and when Betty looked up and
he looked down, both smiled. Despite
the dampness of his clothes the boy
smiled too.
“Well,” he said, “which of you Is
goin’ to have ’em?”
“You,” said Betty. “You spoke
first.”
“No, you. I think you did,” said the
young man.
The boy, being a diplomat as well ns
a flower seller, suggested thut they
“divvy up.”
“Why not?” said the man. “I want
my roses for a friend who Is il^ and
she can’t smell but one rose at a time,
now, cnn she?”
“I suppose not,” said Betty. “I also
want my roses for a friend who is ill,
and she can’t smell but one rose at a
time.”
So they “divvied up. They left the
station together, and since their ways
lay in the sume direction, they walked
j together for three blocks. Presently
l both turned into the same side street
; and both stopped at the same house in
\ the middle of the block and both rang
the bell of the sume Hat.
“Doh’t tell me it is Sullie Miller that
you are bringing that rose to,” suid
Hetty incredulously.
“Sure it is,” said Betty.
So they climbed the stairs together.
“Won’t Sallie be surprised to see us
coming together?” said Betty. Sallite
was surprised.
“I didn’t know that you two knew
each other,” she said.
“We don't—we didn’t,” said Betty.
Then they told the story of the roses.
Sallie liked the roses, but, being a
sympathetic soul, she liked the story
better. “I am so glad,” she said. “You
; must both come again on Wednesday
at this same time.”
They went sway toother.
il
talk was mostly of SullieT Each said
how wonderful It was that the other
knew Sallie. At the corner they sep
arated.
“I go this way.” said Betty. “And I
that,” said he. "I hope we will meet
again—-at Sallie’s,” he added.
“O, yes, at Sallie’s,” said Betty.
Of course they ftet—at Sajlie's.
i Their engagement is now six mouths
old. They will be married soon.
Boggs and Stewart Paid.
Harry Boggs, an accountant for the
1 public service commission, recently was
checking up the records of the Ander
son municipal electric plant, at Ander
son. A campaign was on in Anderson
to raise money for a Y. M. C. A. build
ing.
Boggs was approached by commit
tees and asked to contribute. Finally
he signed a paper promising to pay $1,
and opposite he pluced the name of
Charley Stewart, chief clerk of the
commission, in whose office at the
stntehouse Boggs has a desk. Boggs
cnrne home and waited developments.
Soon Stewart was notified that his
contribution to 'the Anderson Y. M. C.
A. was due. He didn’t say much,
but apparently did a lot of thinking.
The other day he caught Boggs in
the offices as another “dun” came in.
Stewart opened and read the “dun,”
which was more or less insistent in its
tone.
Then he w'alked over to Boggs.
“Lend me a dollar, will you, Harry?”
he asked.
And Boggs dived into his pocket and
produced the dollar.
“Now I’ll Just pay this bill for you,”
said Stewart.—Indiuuapolis News.
Fertile Acre in City Limits.
John S. Ware, secretary and treas
urer of the Cumberland Trust company
and until recently deputy state treas
urer, Is an enthusiust In truck raising,
and has a most productive acre of laud
connected with his residence directly
in Bridgeton. This year Mr. Ware has
taken from this single acre over $1,000
worth of produce, and with the fall
and winter crops expects to make the
yield run up to $1,500.
A quurter-ucre has yielded $200
worth of onions, one-third of an acre
$000 worth of lettuce, and from an
other quarter-acre $150 worth ot to
matoes have already been sold. Mr.
Ware will easily pick $500 worth of
full lettuce and celery. The laud is
Irrigated from the city water plant.—
Bridgeton Disputch Philadelphia Rec
ord.
His Business.
“That man’s gone through twenty
fortunes or more.”
“Great Scott. He doesn’t look like
a spendthrift.”
“He isn’t. He’s an expert accountr
ant.”—Detroit Free Press.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
South
7:45 a. m
9:50 a. m
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROUK A Mull ROE RY.
North
. Huttig ...
Monroe
local. *
. Leaves
1 1:25 a. m.Huttig
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERVILLE * SOUTHERN RY.
South
Huttig
Farmerville
local, f
.Huttig
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
•Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
North
5:22 a. m.
7:21 a. m.
10:10a. m.
. 3:59 p. m
2:07 p. m
Arrives
12:30 p. m.
2:32 p. m
5:45 p. m
2:22 p.m.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always w^some.
T. B. Weaver, W. M.
W. P. Reasons, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
J. M. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEKIAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
] S. M—Meets every fourth Wednesday
, night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. I. 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.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Mrs. Murray Maroney, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W. O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
Lester Malone, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. E. S. Etheridge. Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges,- G+erfrr— --
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