WE YOUR SHADE
TREES PECAN TREES
This Is the Advice Given To Arkansas
People By J. S. Knox, of the
Extension Division.
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Make your shade trees pecan Irs*®.
Then you will have shade in summfl
ind a good supply of pecans for the
winter. This is the advice given to
Arkansas people by J. S. Knox, hor
ticulturist for the Agricultural Exten
sion Division of the University of
grkansas, who says:
"Many of the farm homes over Ar
kansas that do not have shade trees
could be made far more attractive by
die planting of several pecan trees
kbout the premises. Not only do the
trees make excellent shade trees, but
they will also furnish an abundance
i»f delicious nuts, which, according to
different authorities, are the richest
!n food value of all the nut fruits.
The writer has been very favorably
impressed with the possibility for pe
• can growing in this State because of
the fact that In many sections thou
sands of wlid pecan trees seem to
thrive and bear crops of nuts. The
wild species is, however, so far infe
nui iu me tuuifaicu
It does not pay to plant them for
commercial purposes.
Pecan Trees Demand Fertile SoH,
The soil best suited to pecan cul
ture seems to be the rich bottom lands
where the drainage is good, but as
Is the case with other fruits, it can
be grown on a great diversity of soils,
provided the soil be made fairly fer
tile. Trees have been seen growing
on soils that were far from the rich
est in fertility, but as a rile trees
planted on such soils make a very
•low growth. It will pay the grower,
therefore, to see that the soil is put
In good shape, so far as fertility and
cultivation are concerned, before the
trees are planted.
Plant Trees Three to Four Years Old.
It is generally considered best to
plant trees from three to four years
old, and some nurserymen would plant
them even five to seven years old. It
•eems, however, that for trees so
large, damage done to the root sys
tem In digging would be hard to over
come. It makes little difference
where trees are bought, so long as
they are well grown trees that are
true to name. This means, of course,
that they should he secured from a
reliable nurseryman.
Do Not Plant Pecan Seed.
It is not considered advisable for
the amateur to try to bud or graft
his own trees, because pecan trees are
more difficult to propagate than the
average fruit tree. One should not
plant pecan seed and expect the trees
which they produce to hear nuts like
the ones planted. At the South Car
olina Experiment Station about 50
nuts from a single pecan tree were
planted and not one of the trees
grown from these nuts hear fruit like
the original tree. As a rule the seed
ling trees are far inferior to ttm
budded or grafted ones.
How to Plant Pecan Trees.
The distance apart to plant the
trees depends upon the kind of soil
upon which they are to be growrn. On
the thinner soils from 45 to 50 feet
apart each way may not be too close,
but on the rich lands they should not
be jflantefl closer than 65 to 70 feet
each way. If planted 65 feet each
way it will require only about ten
trees to plant an acre, or twelve trees
if planted 60 feet apart. Since there
are only a few trees for each acre,
one should use every care to see that
the trees are planted just right. Each
tree that dies means one-tenth of an
acre to plant over.
How to Care for Pecan Tree*.
Pecan orchards should be kept ctrl
tlvated, and for the first few years of
their growth the orchard may be in
tercropped, using truck crops or any
of the farm crops that do not inter
fere with the growth of the trees. It
should be remembered, however, that
it does not pay to get closer than
four to five feet of the young trees
with an intercrop, and as the trfes
grow older the distance must be in
creased front the trees. The question
is often asked liow old pecan trees
are before they begin to bear. Here
no definite answer can he made, but
usually a few nuts are borne in from
for to five years after the trees are
planted, provided trees are three to
four years old when they are set. I
have known trees to reach an age of
ten to twelve years before beginning
to bear. The fact that it takes the
trees so long to come into bearing is
one of the principal reasons why the
trees are not more generally planted.
It should be remembered, however,
that after an orchard once reaches a
hearing age it is ordinarily good for
a long period of years. Pecan trees
seldom pay any profit until they are
ton to twelve years old.
Varieties to Plant.
As to varieties, there are several
that do well in our State. The Van
Henman, Stuart, Schley, Russell and
Frochter are all good, and for safety
in pollenizing, it may be well to plant
several varieties in the same field.
Take Care of the Orchard.
Write to the Extension Division of
the University of Arkansas at Fayott*
| ville for the Spraying Manual.
WHAT THE
RED CROSS
' IS DOING *»
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
BUREAU OF SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
The Bureau of Supplies might be called the American Red Cross Dry
Goods Company, for It purchases through Its Washington office tremendous
quantities of all materials which are needed for making the various articles
manufactured in Red Cross Workrooms Through the advantage of this cen
trallied buying plan. Chapters are enabled to purchase materials at ex
ceedingly low costs.
The Bureau of Supplies specialises In materials needed for all surgical
dressings. In yarn for knitting and some of the materials for the more im
portant of the refugee garments, and especially the large quantities of mate
rials for pajamas, bed shirts, bed socks, bathrobes, bed Jackets, and the more
Important articles for hospital and patients’ use.
The Bureau of Supplies' business is
bandied In exactly the same way that
any large dry goods business would
be handled, and since Its establish
ment some six months ago has be
come one of the large dry goods bus
inesses of the Southwest. Chapters
find it convenient to purchase from the
Bureau of Supplies owing to the fact
that prices are attractive, and that all
materials sold are Red Cross stand
ards, the materials being the proper
weight and texture. ,
Through the patriotic spirit and co
operation of local dealers, many Chap
ters are enabled to buy the materials
they need, more especially those for
hospital garments and patients’ cloth
ing, through their local merchants,
who sell to them at special Red Cross
prices.
Chapters are showing that they
have a great understanding of busi
ness methods, as they have learned
that owing to the scarcity of materials,
due to war causes, and owing to the
great congestion of the railroads, it
takes a longer time than usual for
shipments to reach points, and for this
reason they have put business methods
into use and have learned that they
must anticipate their needs In order
to receive materials at the time they
should be put In‘.3 work.
Another end of the Bureau of Sup
plies Is the examining, repacking and
shipping of all the articles the Chap
ters make. These are assembled at
the St. Louis warehouse, there opened,
examined and properly sorted, and
shipped to Eastern ports for use
abroad, or else sent to the canton
ments to cover the needs of those of
our men in service in this country.
present the Bureau of Supplies
has over 100 people in its employ be
sides some 30 volunteers. It occupies
a warehouse with 50,000 square feet of
space, which is far larger than the
ordinary business houses, and is in
every way equipped to be of an aid
and service which equals the intensity
of the women workers. Through the
combination of the volunteer workers
of the Chapters and the American Red
Cross Bureau of Supplies, the Red
Cross now is the largest garment and
bandage supply factory In the world.
Through the Increased membership
there are 24,000,000 volunteers availa
ble, and reports indicate that the new
membership is going to be as active
in participation as the older members
For further information, address
HORACE M. SWOPE.
Director Bureau of Supplies, S. \V.
Division, 1230 Olive street.
Greatest Thing in the World. J
Love has been called the greatest
thing in the world, hut the greatest
thing in the world is not a thing at
all; the greatest thing is a person.
Personality is the greatest thing in
the world. The greatest thing in per
sonality is not strength of body nor
strength of mind. It is strength of
heart. ‘‘Clever people are as common
ns blackberries, the rare things to
find a good one." It is not Daniel !
Webster’s brain, but Lincoln’s heart, j
that wins a nation’s love.—Exchange. |
Would Rather Walk.
When Nellie's fnther came In on his
horse he pot off, picked her up, and
put her on the horse's back while he
shut the pate. No sooner had he
turned hts hack than he heard the
sound of horse’s hoofs and knew that
the horse had bepun to run for the
stnble. lie looked around quickly, ex
pecting to find her badly hurt, but In
stead she had slipped off amt stood
placidly smiling. “I fought I preferred
to walk,” she replied.
Warning Order.
In Union Chancery Court, March
Term 1918.
Smith Bishop, Plaintiff
vs
Etta Bishop, Defendant.
The defendant, Etta Bishop, is warned
to appear in the Union Chancery Court
within Thirty days and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff, Smith Bishop.
Witness my hand, as clerk of said
court and the seal thereof, on this 22
day of January, 1918
A. D. Murphy, Clerk.
By L. Britt, D. C.
Warning Order.
In Union Chancery Court, March
Term 1918.
Julia Parker, Plaintiff
vs
William Parker, Defendant.
The defendant, William Parker, is
hereby warned to appear in this Court
within Thirty days and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff, Julia Parker,
Witness my hand and seal this the 22
day of January, 1918.
A. D, Murphy, Clerk.
By L. Britt, D. C.
Warning Order.
In the Union Chancery Court,
March Term 1918.
James R. Burns, Plaintiff,
vs
Mary E. Skinner
and T. C. Harrill,
Defendants.
The defendants, Mary E. Skinner and
T. C. Harrill, are hereby warned to ap
pear in this Court within thirty days
from this date and snswer the complaint
of the plaintiff herein filed againt them.
Given under my hand and seal of office
this the 3 1 st day of January, 1918.
A. D. Murphy, Clerk.
Warning Order.
In the Union Chancery Court.
A. T. Harper. Plaintiff
vs
Marguerite Harper, Defendant.
The defendant, Marguerite Harper, is
hereby warned to appear in this Court
within thirty days from this date and an
swer the complaint ol the plaintiff herein
filed against her.
Given under my hand and seal of office
this the 31st day of January, 1918.
A, D. Murphy, Clerk.
By L. Britt. D. C.
NEILL C. MARSH
Lawyer
Practice in All Courts. Rooms IE and
16, Postoffice Building
E*. DORADO. - ARKANSAS
Respectability.
The more things a man Is ashamed
of, says George Bernard Shaw, the
mope respectable he Is.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
South North
8:44 a. in.Huttig 2:55 p. m
10:40 a. m .Monroe 1:00 p.m.
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig . 12:30 p.m.
North t South
8:1? a. m. Huttig' 3:24 p. m
7:00 a. m. Farmerville 4:40 p. m
local, t
12:20 p. m. Huttig 1:45 p. m.
•Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe,
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
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 welcome.
J. C. Bridges, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
n T TLrt,
U P
C. A Berry, Secy.
ZEDEK1AH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M.—Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome.
C. T. Thompson, T. I. M.
C. A. Berry, 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. R. E. Ebbs, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first a.nd third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
A. V. Frost, 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. 0. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, 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. L. M. Despain, Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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WAR SAVING STAMPS*
United States Government Baby Bonds
WHAT ARE THEY?
They are War Saving Stamps.
They are of two kinds— United States Thrift
Stamps (25c each) United States War
Saving Stamps ($4.12 each)
Sixteen U. S. Thrift Stamps plus 12 cents in
cash up to February 1, 1918, will buy a
War Saving Stamp, which when attached
to a War Saving Certificate is guaranteed
by the government to be redeemable on
January 1, 1923 for $5.00 which is 4 per
cent, compounded quarterly.
The U. S. Thrift Gard is a pocket-sized card
given free to Thrift Stamp purchasers.
The War Saving Certificate is a pocket-sized
folder given free to War Savings Stamp
purchasers.
War Savings Stamps are as safe as the U. S.
When Shall I Buy Them?
Buy them now, because the cost increases one
cent every month after January 31st.
The sooner you buy the less they cost.
The price of War Savings Stamps is $4.12 to
January 31st and increases one cent a
month until Dec. when price is $4.23.
BUY
War Stamps
NOW
It is the patriotic duty
of all who do not fight
to help sustain those
who do. Don't be a
slacker. Do your bit.
This adverisement is donated to the War Sav
ings Stamp Gommittee by the Mercantile Department
of the Union Saw Mill Gompany.
HOW TO BUY!
As simple as buying postage stamps.
This is the simplest security ever offered by a
government. Any man, woman, or child
who can save 25 cents can obtain at any
Postoffice or Bank a U. S. Thrift Stamp
and a Gard. This starts you as an inves
tor and puts you behind the government.
No commissions are charged to you or paid to
any for making sales.
Our soldiers and sailors may give their lives;
your are asked only to lend your money.
Every stamp helps save a life.
Every stamp helps end the war.
WHY Should I Buy Them?
Because—We are at war. Because—The
more we save, the more labor and mater
ial will be available for support of army.
Because—We must have dollars as well as
men in the fight for freedom.
Because—They establish the basis of saving,
which is the key to individual success.
Because—There is no safer investment.
Because—They increase each month in value
On Sale at First National Bank and at Postoffice
There Should be 1000 Baby Bonds in and Around Huttig
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