STOCK LISTED BY COUNTIES
Most Desirable for Communities to
Concentrate on Production of
Few Breeds.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In the nation-wide campaign to iro
mote the general r.se of purebred sires
find better live stock, the United States
department of agriculture will keep
records of the agricultural counties
according to the breeds of live stock
which predominate in them. Practi
cal experience has demonstrated the
desirability of committees concentrat
ing on the production of only a few
breeds and types of the different
classes of live stock. Such manage
ment not only enables the Individual
farmers to aid each other in improv
ing and upgrading their stock, but also
gains for the communities wide reputa
tions as centers for certain breeds.
The raising of several dominant breeds
In any community makes that locality
the meccn for prospective purchasers
who are desirous of buying animals
of those breeds, and also makes It
possible for buyers to obtain stock In
large quantities.
For the service of persons Interested
In examining or selecting live stock,
the department will keep a record of
the dominant breeds and varieties of
the different kinds of live stock in
eneh county where such information Is
obtained from accurate and depend
able sources. Pending future devel
opments In this work, a breed or va
riety will be considered dominant if
100 or more good purebred sires of
that breed or variety are owned and
used for breeding in a county.
Sources of information concerning
these farm animals will include' coun
ty agents, officials of state agricultural
colleges, and representatives of state
boards of agriculture. The depart
ment requests that state and county
live stock associations transmit fig
ures and all data available oh the
purebred sires of their region to their
local county agent or the state agri
cultural college. This material shou'd
include a statement of the number of
purebred sires in the county, t< '..i ther
with the date when tin information
was gathered. Initiative In collecting
and reporting these data rests entire
ly with the county and state officials.
Information gathered In till" way
by the department of agriculture will
be available to tin* public. Tims per
Only Good Purebred Bulls of Known
Breeding Value Should Be Used in
Upgrading Their Stock.
sons wishing to purchase any kind of
live stock may ascertain readily what
counties in the United States, accord
ing to tlie records, have purebred sires
of the various breeds in which they
are interested. Naturally where as
many as 100 purebred sires are used
in a community, these herd headers
will stamp their quality to a consider
able extent on the live stock of that
county and lead to the production of
many desirable grade females, as well
as purebred stock of botli sexes. Fur
thermore, in counties where a certain
breed is considered dominant, even
though there are less titan 100 pure
bred sires, such facts should be im
ported and will be kept as supplement
ary records.
FEEDING AVERAGE DAIRY COW
Certain Amount of Clover Hay, Corn
Silage and Grain Required
for Winter Feed.
An average dairy cow that is capable
of producing 250 to 300 pounds of
butterfat a year, will require a ton of
clover hay, three tons of corn silage,
and around 1.500 pounds of grain for
her winter feed or for the time site is
fed indoors, if the hay is of tirst-clus*
quality and the corn silage has con
slderable corn, the hay may be in
creased and the amount of grain de
creased.
AID TO PERMANENT PASTURE
Ohio Station Officials Recommend Us<
of Alslke and Blue Grass—
Manure Is Big Help.
Grass seed applied early in Febru
ary or March helps to establish a per
mauent pasture, and Ohio station offl
cials recommend the use of alsike am
blue grass, as red clover does no
thrive well where tap-rooted plant
will heave out in the winter.
The application of manure is of hel]
in every instance in producing a goo<
growth of pasture.
Well Armed’)
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When company comes
there is no time to
waste—no chances to
be taken—so mother
sees that there is al
ways a can of
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
on hand. Cakes, pies,
dough nuts, mu (fins and
all good t hings to eat
must be dressed up in
their best taste and
looks.
Then, too, her reputa
tion as a cook must
be upheld — and she
“stakes” it on Calumet
every time. She knows it
will not disappoint her.
Order a can and have the
"company" kind of bakings
every day.
Calumet contains only such
ingredients as have been
approved officially by the
U. S. Food Authorities.
Yon save when you buy it.
You save vvnen yoa use it.
See The Journal for first class job
printing.
KEEP UP WITH THE MARKETS
One reason why farming has not
j been as profitable as it should be Is
! because the farmer has been working
! “in the dark” or as the verse writer
|says:
“Each year the farmer makes a bet
With Nature and the weather,
That he’ll make a cron o’ corn, by gum!
That in the Fall he’ll “gether.”
“He may succeed, and gather it,
I But know no price upon it;
The midleman, he gobbles it
And the farmer says “Dawgonit!”
During the season of marketing,
j farmers may now secure reliable in
1 formation as to condition of crops,
the crop output of various states, as
| to “overproduction” or shortage, and
i as to prevailing demands, supplies
and prices.
Prices may be largely fixed by ma
nipulation, but the farmer should
know them just the same. Not only
should the farmer watch the market
; quotations, but he should read reliable
agricultural publications, and the bul
letins supplied by the government,
particularly those of the Bureau of
Markets. These will assist in keeping
him out of the dark. The farmer can
not well hope to have voice in the
markets without co-operative organ
ization, but he should keep posted the
best he can on the markets.
SAVE THE BARNYARD MANURE
Commercial fertilizers are high, and
all barnyard manure should be utiliz
ed to the best advantage. Barnyard
manure supplies nitrogen, phosphoric
acid, potash and humus and all such
manure should be applied to the
fields. A compost bed in one corner
of the barn lot to save all decaying
fodder, stalks, manure, etc., will add
to the supply of valuable fertilizer.
SWEET POTATO STORAGE TESTS
Tests in the storage of sweet pota
toes are being made at the State Col
lege of Agriculture by State Horti
culturist Woolsey, who has placed an
assortment of Nancy Hall, Porto Rico,
Yellow Yam, Southern Queen and
Triumph varieties in storage; some
of which were dug before frost; some
after light frost and otherr after
freezing weather.
' To the farmer who sells cow-hides
the price 1 shoe-laether smacks much
ly of a skin-game.
i Grow it in Arkansas. It can be
done.
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Our Friends and Customers
of North Arkansas
It is with pleasure we thank our many cus
tomers for the liberal patronage of their Spring
1920 orders. This has been a most remarkable
season. Having so many warm friends who have
placed their confidence in us, it has inspired us to
spend unlimited time and money in searching the
markets to furnish you with the very best mer
chandise at the very lowest prices this country
could produce. We feel well paid for our efforts,
in knowing that you are prepared to meet compe
tition from any quarter.
Those of you who need filling-in goods for
Summer, or have not bought your Spring and
Summer bill, should go into the House now. With
new goods arriving most every day, broken lines
and closeouts in staple, notions and furnishing
goods, makes this an especially good time for
House buying. Merchandise will be no cheaper
this year, and we advise to keep your stock well
supplied.
Yours very truly,
DOYLE-KIDI) DRY GOODS CO.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK
CHAS. G. PRATHER, REPRESENTATIVE
BATESVILLE. ARKANSAS
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CHEVROLET
1920 CAR HAS
Many Valuable Im
provements
New Top—Improved Fenders—New Switch
We Want to Bring it to You
and Show You
DIXIE AUTO CO
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
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MARKETING ARKANSAS SWEET
POTATOES
J H. Tull of the U. S. Bureau of
Markets said:
“If the growers fail to cooperate—
if they hold off for a few cents extra
profit—they will be defeating the j
very purpose for which they organ-1
ized. Some buyers who do not want
to see the farmers’ cooperative or
ganization succeed may offer more
than the exchange can secure, even
more than the market justifies. His
object is to break up the co-operative
effort in the hope of getting future
crops at his own price. I would be
glad if the farmers would put aside
all selfish considerations and do all
they can to build the exchange into
a strong state organization. In the,
long run it moans money in the grow
ers’ pockets.”
GUARDING AGAINST THE
PINK BOLLWORM
G. C. Becker, chief inspector of the
State Plant Board, urges fanners to
help keep the pink bollworm out of
Arkansas, which they can best do by
notifying him of all shipments of
cotton lint, cotton seed or other cot
ton products coming into Arkansas
from Cameron, Calcasieu or Jefferson
Davis parishes of Louisiana. In case
farmers find anything they think
might be the pink bollworm, they
should immediately notify Mr. Becker
at Little Rock.
At the meeting called by Governor
Brough a drastic quarantine was in
augurated against the pink bollworm
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which is prevalent in Louisiana and i
Texas. It is now unk.w'ul for cotton'
seed, cotton seed hulls, cotton lint,
linters, waste, sweepings, samples,'
cotton ginning and milling machinery, j
cotton bagging or anything used in
handling cotton products to be ship-!
ped into Arkansas from the states of
Louisana and Texas. Shipments from
other states also are required to se
cure permits, showing affidavits that
such cotton products were not origi
nated in Louisana or Texas.
As the pink bollworm once estab
lished vvould be disastrous to the
cotton industry of Arkansas, farmers
should be especialy interested in keep
ing out the pest.
New Barn Completed
Corn, Hay and Sack Feed
of All Kinds
Our Feed Was Bought Right, and We Can
Sell You Feed as Cheap as Anybody
A Place to Leave Your Team Where it Will
Be Well Cared For
WE ALSO BUY HOGS
SELF & PASCOE
Newark, Arkansas
W. D. Murphy
BATESVILLE, ARK
Fire & Life Insurance—-Real Estate
Farm and City Property
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LARGE STOCK
STOVES AND FUR
With two car-loads of cook stoves
and two cars of furniture in stock
at the old price, we are prepared
to make you extra good prices on
all housekeeping items.
Remember that in these lines as
well as dry goods, shoes, clothing
and wall paper we take your Lib
erty Bonds at 100 cents on the
dollar.
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Also all returned Soldiers and
Sailors are Allowed a
Discount from Regular Prices
BARNETT BROS. MER. CO
Batesville, Arkansas