These Are Some of the Recommenda
tions Made By J. H. McLeod, Se
nior Live Stock Specialist.
“Breed your best sows and gilts to
the best boar available. Consider
jour feed supply and raise hogs
cheaper by combining forage crops
with corn.” These are some of the
recommendations made by J. H. Mc
Leod, Senior Live Stock Specialist
with the Agricultural Extension Di
vision of the University of Ark
ansas, under whose direction a
campaign is now being put on in the
state for the purpose of increasing
the number of hogs to relieve the red
meat shortage which is confronting
us. in discussing the situation, Mr.
McLeod says:
“There is a 15 per cent shortage of
hogs.* T.hts shortage has been brought
about by a decreased production in
Uie United States and an increased
demand bv our Allies. September 1,
1917, this number had decreased to
G'».218,000, showing a shortage of 5,
4117,000 head over the previous year.
This shortage must be made up, and
Arkansas has been asked to do her
part by increasing her production of
pork by 20 per cent. Last year we
had 1,575,000 hogs in our slate; this
means that the number must be in
creased by 300,000 head.
We Can Do This in Arkansas.
Our corn crop is excellent, being
48 per cent (21,585.000) bushels great
er than it was last year. In addition
the soil and climate make it possible
to grow a great variety of forage
crops, and forage crops furnish the
very cheapest hog feeds; consequent
ly, do not plan to produce pork with
out the use of some of the common
grazing crops like oats, wheat., rye,
rape, soybeans, cowpeas. etc. In
making farm plans for the coming
year leave sufficient ground to plant
some of these grazing crops for the
hogs.
It is a Safe Proposition.
The United States Food Administra
tion is behind the movement for
greater production, and guarantees
that the producer can at all times
count on a fair price for bis hogs, so
that it will be profitable to him: to
limit the profit of the packer and the
middleman, and to eliminate specula
tion.
Begin Now to Increase the Number
of Brood Sows.
If a man has not all the brood sows
ho ran rare for during the coming
year, his selection should begin at
once. This may be done hv holding
hack a larger number of ’he best gilts
from the winter and spring sales, or
by buying additional females. The
demand for gilts and sows will be so
great this winter and spring that ev
eryone cannot expect to buy the pure
breds or even the be.-f of grades
Look for the sows with strong hacks,
deep and lengthy sides and good chest
development. In order to bring the
largest number of pigs a sow must
have length and depth of body, and
fo bring strong, healthy pigs and pro
duce sufficient milk for their devel
opment she must have a good consti
tution. Tn selecting and buying
breeding stock, first look at the hogs
’he neighbors have for sale. This
will not only afford an opportunity to
see the conformation of the hogs, hut
will also enable one to select the
• lo f prolific breeders and heaviest
milkers.
Feeding the Brood Sow.
Although there is a larger quantity
nf corn on hand this year than usual,
one should avoid feeding the sow ex
clusively on this feed. Not only is
the number of pigs produced by the
sow affected by the ration, but also
the strength of the pigs. All rations
fed should have protein feed (such
as shorts, bran, milk, alfalfa hay, clo
ver hay, cowpea hay. soyhean hay,
and green forage crops when they are
available), which is muscle building.
In connection with the corn, which is
fat producing. Unless this is done a
large percentage of the offspring will
be lighter and weaker.
Water.
Plenty of pure water is one essen
tial often neglected in raising hogs.
Many people still think the stagnant
pool or other filthy water is good
enough for the hog, but as a matter
of fact, tlie hog is an animal that not
only appreciates clean water to drink,
hut will also pay a dividend upon the
time and investment necessary to
make the clean water available. A
sow that lias this advantage always
gains faster in weight and is more
thrifty than one compelled to drink
from the stagnant pool.
Shelter.
A sow does not require an expensive
shelter, but she should have a shelter
in a dry place that keeps off the rain
and gives protection from the cold
north wind. A shelter affording these
meagre requirements can b<r built
very cheaply.
Protect Hogs From Disease.
More than 154,000 head of hogs died
in Arkansas during the past year, and
90 per cent of these animals died of
cholera. It \v ill pay to protect your
animals from cholera, lice and worms,
I i he worst enemies of the hog. Con
' snu your county agent or write to
Dr. R. M. Gow, Old State House, Lit
tle Rock, Ark.
HOME
TOWN
NELPSb
; GOOD SCREENS CHEAPEST
Expert Says Copper Wire, Although
More Costly, Will Outlast Iron
Many Times.
That it does not pay to use cheap
iron screens on any building more
valuable than a chicken house, is the
opinion of Dr. J. I). Walters, profes
sor of architecture and drawing in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Persons erecting new dwellings should
equip them with screens that will last
many years, he says.
"An average two-story house con
tains upwards of two dozen openings
that should be screened,” said Doctor
Walters. The best screens are made
of a strong white pine sash and a cop
per wire screening. Another grade is
made of fir lumber and a screen ma
terial made of a composition called
white metal. The cheaper grades are ■
made of yellow Southern pine and cov*
ered with common iron wire soreeirkig.
“The first screen nurned is rut her ex-~
pensive on account of the high price
of copper, but it does not need to be
painted, and should last 12 years. The
Iron wire screen, on the other hand,
will rust out the first season and rare
ly lasts more than two or three years.
“A screen door should be made with
a hardwood sash and should be pro- j
vided with the best kind of spring j
hinges and a knoh lock. There should j
be sufficient cross rails and cross
braces in it to prevent sagging. The j
window screens are usually fastened at j
the top by cheap black varnished butts ;
and are hooked at the bottom with a
cheap hasp and staple.”
WILL TRAIN CITY MANAGERS
Kansas State University Establishes
Course Which is First of the
Kind in This Country.
Kansas is preparing to establish in
its state university a four-year course !
in city management, the first of its
kind to be established in the country, j
When a man, or a woman either, is 1
graduated from this course he will
have had thorough training in every j
department of city affairs except poli
tics, and will go out to help run cities
as a trained man goes into a factory
or business. Frof. F. W. Blackmar,
, who Is head of the economics depart
rnent and has been instructed to pre
pare the details of the course, bad this
to say concerning the need for such a
school:
“No man can manage n business un
less he has a thorough understanding
of Its nature. The man who manages
a city ought to he ns experienced as
an engineer, or n teacher. Why can
not universities train men for manag
ing, cities as well as it can for other
professions? That is what we propose
to do. The course of study for train
ing city managers should he about one
half the ordinary classroom and lec
ture work and the rest laboratory In
vestigation into the actual needs of
municipal operation.”
Pretty Exterior Finish Effects.
Beveled siding, shingles and brick
are used to finish the exterior of many
houses now. The combination of these
materials does not produce a patch
finish, but they harmonize beautifully.
The brick are used in the foundation
walls from grade to the sills, and in
the porch railing wall.
The sides of the house are finished
with beveled siding up to the second
floor, and with shingles the rest of the
way to the roof. If the shingles are
stained some fairly dark tint and the
beveled siding is painted some light
color or white, with the window sash
dark, the effect produced is very
pleasing.
Trade Development Profitable.
The competition of cities to secure
Srm\e for their manufacturers, whole
salers and jobbers is particularly keen.
The development of package car serv
ice, the expediting of merchandise, the
extension of trade territory through
co-operative effort in shipments and
the covering of districts, the quick ad
justment of claims, the generating of
enthusiasm foi certain communities
as trade centers—this work is vigor
ously and persistently carried on hy
chambers of commerce, with field sec
retaries, trade magazines and trade
trips, and the money spent in this
work returns a hundred fold in new
accounts and increased orders.
Retail Interests Benefited.
Through chamber of commerce work
the retail Interests in a community are
brought together to work together for
improvement in local methods of mer
chandising, for investigation and
elimination of “fly-by-night” concerns
and fraudulent advertisers. Credit bu
reaus are often maintained, and truth
ful advertising is a thing insisted
upon. Universal trading conditions lo
cally are considered and worked out,
not only for the protection of the re
tail stores, but for the protection of
the customer.
House Numbers on Curbs.
The house numbers at I’asadena,
Cal., are placed on the curb In front
of each residence, conspicuous num
bers being placed on a white rectangle.
At the street crossing the names of the
streets are painted on the curbs.
THE UNDRA'rTcD ARMY
To !h? civilian American who feeh
a keen desire lo be represented as di
rectly at possible in his country's st i v
ice the Re^ Cross brings an appeal o{
peculiar force. ifor the Red Cross
worker comes into the closest contact
with the actual struggle that is pos.-.i
ble to any save the soldier himself.
On the heels of death and destruction
he presses so closely in his mission oi
mercy as to be almost a part of the
battle. His are the hands that first
minister to the shattered body; ni
the ears that hear the last faint mes
sage of many a parting soul. Through
ihe further help of these brothers and
sisters of the Novitiate of Pain, life
after life is drawn back from the bor
derland; cleanliness and comfort and
trained care lessen the anguish, or,
when death must be, makes easier the
passing. To our boys when they land
on foreign soil the hand of greeting
is held out; as they travel from plait
to place comforts are provided. The ■
scarred and broken remnant of a peo 1
pie scourged by a ruthless devastation
—the aged and the women and the
piteously helpless children to whom
our longing sympathy goes out, the
Red Cross ministers to these in our
stead
In all this and measureless other
service these workers are a vital and
omnipresent force. We who are left
at home may work by proxy through
them. We can keep them there and
send others, with our money, the least
precious possession that men and
women are being called on to give up. i
Our dollars can take us there In spirit !
and rapresent us in accomplishment
The little red button is the badge of
enlistment (in the Army of the Cn :
drafted; the outward symbol of the j
pledge to serve.
Won’t you join the Red Cross d-ring
the Christmas membership drive, I
which begins Dec 17? Or, bet
ter still, s nd in your 51 for member !
ship now and then enlist as a solicitor
for other memberships in the Christ
mas drive. It is your duty to do this,
and it Is a God-given privilege.
Humanity is calling, and if you are
human you will respond. Act now!
A Common Error.
One of the most common errors, no
ticeable in gardens, is overplanting
with trees of ultimate large size and !
spread. This evil can seldom be rent- !
edied except by removal of some of the !
lot and tliis job is too often left until i
some or all are out of shape, crippled
or under-developed in parts, so that
several years are necessary for grtul*
ual resumption of normal form and
outline. Leave lawns us op u spaces
and plant trees only as border growths
and then, if In after years the lutter
grow together the effect still is not
bad, often is good, and the open glade
of lawn is still inviolate.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK * MONROE RY.
Soutr.
7:45 a- m.
9150 a. rn
Leaves
1 1:2b a. m.
Huttig
Monroe
i OCA J
NofTv
3:59 p. m
2:0? p. m
Arrive?
12:30 r
ttuttlg
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &. Southern
FARMERV1LLE a SOUTHERN RY.
North
.5:22 a. m.
7:21 a.
1 0:1 0 a. m. .
Huttig
Farmerville
local, t
Huttig
South
2:32 p. rr
5:45 c.. rr
2:22 p. m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
da'’ from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville
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aay frr ^ Fannrv ar *
r op.
lOUGf DIRLCTDRY.
hLVvL/.i'iL Lt DO b Nv.- 594 F. <y. A.
f.' nests pvery second and fourth Satur
a\ evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visit ng
fv asons always welcome.
T. B. Weaver. W. M.
W. p. R> asons. 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, Sec/.
ZEDEICI AH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of eacn month. Visiting compan
ions welcome T. B. Weaver, T. I M
R. N. Benson. Reccder.
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.
Harian 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 Murra> Maroney Secv
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 4 1 1 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings Visitors made welcome
Lester Malone, C. C.
J. G. 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. Clerk
SOOOSCOf ^JOKOOOJ.K SOOO«%.
WAR SAVING STAMPS!
United States Government Baby Bonds
1
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, 1925 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 51st.
The sooner you buy the less they cost.
The price of War Savings Stamps is $4.12 to
January 51st and increases one cent a
month until Dec. when price is $4.25.
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 advertisement 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.
ig On Sale at First National Bank and at Postoffiee
There Should be 1000 Baby Bonds in and Around Huttig
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