PROVISION TO
ILE CORN CROP
'•y To Utilize the Entire Plant
n the Farm Is By Mak
ing Plenty of Silage.
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J. H. McLeod, Livestock Specialist,
Extension Division. University
of Arkansas.
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Silos also offer cheap storage since
cured in the field will occupy
ten times as much space in the barn
■ as in the silo.
%. Silos are also profitable. Livestock
-m furnish a sure market for the com (in
• form of silage) and at the same time
I they heljhkeep up the fertility of the
■ soil by the fertility they return in the
. 1 form Of manure. It is a significant
1 fact that wherever livestock are kept
A rotation is more generally practiced
S and the fertility of the land better
B maintained.
It is certain that with our corn and
cotton system of farming we will tu
time deplete the richest soils of our
ABB state. Reason teaches us that we can
fg|B not continually take fertility from the
soil and never return any. Experl
* ments have also been performed which
B back our judgment in this matter.
Such an experiment covering a period
J of 30 years was carried on by Illinois
Experiment Station. The summary of
B the experiment is given below:
“At this station the yield on a typr
cal soil has decreased under continu
JBB <*us corn raising from 70 bushels to
B ^nteacre to 27 bushels to the acre dur
0 ^B^nis period, while under a system
if of crop rotation and proper fertiliza
8 tion the yield on a portion of the same
f field has been increased during the
* same period to 96 bushels per acre.
These yields are not of a certain year,
but averages of three-year periods.
The 96 bushels were obtained in a
three-year rotation in which com was
followed by oats in which clover was
sown; the next year clover alone, fol
lowed by com again. Stable manors
with commercial fertilizers was ap
plied to the clover ground to be plew
-^ed under for com. The difference ra
the yields obtained between the rota
tion system where fertility was ap
plied and the straight com cropping
without fertility was 69 bushels per
acre or over two and a half times that
of the system or continuous coin rins
ing. A large proportion of this differ
ence in yield is clear profit, as the
actual expense of producing the 96
bushels to the acre was but little
more than in growing the 27. If the
results of these two yields were fig
ured down to a nicety and the value of
the land determined by the net in
come, it would be found that the well
formed acres would be worth an enor
mous price as compared with a gift
of the land that produced the smaller
yield.”
It ir. not the intention of the writer
of this article to Uave the impression
that every man who raises corn should
have a silo, but there is no doubt but
what a sil,o will pay a man who keeps
as many as 15 head of beef cattle and
t aa many as 10 herd of dairy cattle.
A GOOD WAY TO SELL PRODUCE.
Hundreds of farmers are using the
blackboard method to help sell their
produce, according to the county
agents with the Extension Division cf
the University of Arkansas. By this
method farmers living on or near pun
lic roads have placed a blackboard
where it can easily be seen by auto
tourists and others on which they list
the articles for sale and quote their
prices. Taking advantage of this plan,
many people are making it a practice
to buy butter, milk, cottage cheese,
eggs, poultry, sausage, hams, bacons,
vegetables, berries, fruit, melons, etc.,
direct from the farmer on which they
make a considerable saving. Many
farmers are using this method also Tor
the purpose of letting their neighbors
know what they themselves wish to
buy. The blackboard method of sell
ing produce was first suggested by
President J. C. Futrall of the Univer
sity last year.
PUIATUES ROT BY
IMPROPERSTORiGE
Storage Houses Should Be Built to
Keep Your Sweet Potatoes To
Best Advantage.
By J. S. Knox, Horticulturist, Exten
sion Division, U. of A.
Because of improper storage many
of Our farmers lost their whole «rop
of sweet potatoes this past winter.
That this is true is evidenced by the
fact that many bushels^of rotten po
tatoes can be seen lyii*g in the ditches
near the farm homes. With our conn
try at war and a possibility of a food
shortage facing us for the coming win
ter, it is necessary that every possible
effort be made to st%p this unneces
sary waste of this important food
crop. In some cases this past winter
individual farmers lost enough sweet
potatoes to have paid for a small stor
age house of 600 bushels capacity.
Several of the farmers who built stor
age houses last fall have written the
Agricultural Extension Division, stat
ing that they had from 300 to 500
bushels of seed potatoes for sale.
These sold easily for $2 per bushel and
one farmer’ said he could easily haVd
sold 2,000 bushels at that price if he
had grown the potatoes and stored
them.
It matters not -whether you are a
large grower of sweet potatoes or
whether you have only an acre for
home use, a small storage house of
from 200 to 300 bushels capacity will
easily pay for itself in a few years.
It is true that, if properly cared for,
potatoes can be stored successfully in
small quantities in the bank or pit,
but it is so hard to get this work done
exactly right for all conditions of
weather that it is considered by all
authorities to be far better to build
a storage house where conditions such
as temperature, moisture, etc., can be
regulated as desired.
The storage house alone will not in
sure our potatoes against decay, but
we must also observe carefully the fol
lowing factorf: (1) At the time of
harvest use every possible care to
avoid the bruising of the potatoes.
Throwing potatoes to a pil^ across
several rows or other rough treatment
is sure to break the skins on them in
such a way as to make the entrance
of disease germs much easier. Early
this spring the writer was in a storage
house where some 10,000 bushels of
sweet potatoes had been stored over
winter. The storage man had han
dled all of his crop carefully except
those in one bin—with these he had
used no special care to prevent bruis
ing. Potatoes in this bin had at least
one-fourth of the potatoes with decay,
while in the other bins not 1 per cent
were decaying. They had all been in
the same storage house under exactly
the same conditions. (2) Do not store
diseased potatoes. If any signs of dis
i ease can be seen at digging time it is
far better t# feed these potatoes to
iiogs or even threw them away than
I to place in storage with good potatoes.
They will not only rot themselves
but will cause others to rot (3) See
that the storage house is properly
cleaned out and disinfected before
placing a new crop of potatoes in stor
age. Use a strong formalin solution
for this purpose and be sure that the
work is done thoroughly. This should
be done some time in advance of the
storage season. (4) The temperature
of the storage house should be at 80
to 85 degrees F. when the potatoes are
nlnrpd in storage and held as near this
temperature as possible until the pota
toes are properly cured. At the end
of this time the temperature should be
allowed to drop to 50 to 60 degrees F.
and held about this point for the re
mainder of the season. (5) The ven
tilation of the building must be good,
at least sufficient to carry off the
moisture as it comes from the pota
toes. It is best to make the venti
lators large, then if only a small circu
lation is desired the ventilators can
be partly closed. (6) Do not make the
bins too large. A bin that is 7 feet by
4 feet by 4 feet Is a very good size
and has given very general satisfac
i tion over the State.
| Build a storage house. Write
the Agricultural Extension Divi
sion, Old atatehouse. Little Rock, Ark.,
I for information and plans.
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I KEEP THE HOGS COOL AND FREE
FROM LICE AND WORMS.
"To have thrifty hogs provide shade
and keep lice away by pouring crude
oil or some of the coal tar dips like
| Kreso or Zenoleum on top of the
1 w'ater,” says J. H. McLeod, Livestock
Specialist, Extension Division, Uni
I versity of Arkansas.
“To prevent worms in hogs, keep
' the following mixture before your
hogs: 1 bushel charcoal, 1 bushel
hardwood ashes, 8 pounds air-slaked
lime, 8 pounds salt, 4 pounds sulphur,
2 pounds copperas.
“Mix the sulphur, salt, and air
slaked lime together. Then mix in
the charcoal and hardwood ashes. Dis
solve the copperas in two quarts of
hot wrater and sprinkle over the mass.
Put the whole mixture in a container
and keep in a shed or barn. Keep
a portion of the mixture in a shallow
trough before the hogs all the time."
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SHOULD UTILIZE ~
ALL WASTE LAND
It Is Not To* Late Yet To Plant For
age C rtf pa For Animals On
the Farm.
By C. W. Watson, State Agent, Exten
sion Division, University of Arkan
sas, and U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
Have you made sufficient prepara
tion for feed and forage Crops for'ani
tnals on the farm? Why would it not
be a good tiling, when the corn iB ld!d
by, and the cotton chopping finished,
and the whole labor situation less
tense on the farm, to plant all uncul
tivated fields and waste patches to ad
ditional forage crops? It is a well
established fact that some of our
greatest profits from the farm are
made by feeding the home products to
animals, and marketing them in the
form of meat. Wouldn’t this be a spe
cially good practice this year, since
by shipping meat instead of grain the
Arkansas demand upon transportation
facilities would be less? The increas
ed freight rates could be avoided large
ly, and the amount of money going
into freight charges would be consid
erably less. In addition, profits would
be made in many cases upon the labO:*
of the farm during "Black” periods.
Sorghum Will Mature in Ninety Days.
One of the best forage crops that
can be planted is sorghum. As a
roughage that is cheap and yet whole
some sorghum hay when properly
cured has no equal, at least hi the
region where it is grown. It is true
that sorghum can be grown success
fully in mariy different types of soils,
and under varying conditions with
less difficulty than most other crops.
These things make sorghum a good
forage crop of vital importance and
its growth should be extended into
every section of the state. Perhaps
the amber sorghums are best for hay
and this variety should be planted, as
it will mature in ninety days and can
be planted as late as July 15, and will
mature before frost.
The sorghums are more often plant
ed broadcast or they are drilled in
rows three feet apart. Cult’ 'ation
will no doubt Increase the yield and
When planted on a well prepared seed
bed sorghum will give very satisfac
tory returns.
If broadcasted, sorghum may be
sown with cowpeas, which gives a
very good hay, or may be used for si
lage.
Sorghum itself Is a very valuable
crop for silage and may be used with
corn. Sorghum planted with cowpeas
If proportioned and planted properly
perhaps does not give as great forage
yields as sorghum alone but the qual
ity of the hay is superior, since the le
gumes supply protein, making the for
age almost a complete ration. For this
combination use the Amber variety ot
sorghum and the whip-poor-will pea,
The mixture should contain two part’
of sorghum and five Darts of cowpeas
Sorghum grown in rows may be ha"
vested when in the late milk stage. II
cut at this time tlap forage is mo’f
palatable and will give the greatest
feeding value per acre. One method
of harvesting Is to cut the stalks, ti<
in bundles and shock In field*, or ♦!
may be placed In the barn If there If
sufficient storage capacity. Don’t for
get it makes the" very beet of silage.
If sown broadcast with peas or bv
itself, sorghum should be mown, rak
ed, and haled. After sorghum is mown
it should not he left in the swath tc
cure but should be raked into wind
rows and cocks as soon as thoroughly
whiten, which is usually auout one aay
after cutting. These cocks left by the
rake should he forked around the
edges and left untouched to settle
and cure.
No better cron can be grown 01
made more profitable than sorghum
Do not run the risk of having to buy
hay to feed your work animals an!
growing stock on the farm. Plant plen
tv of sorghum in Hie waste patchee
during the first fifteen days of July
and you will be sure to have plenty ol
forage.
MONEY IN RABBITS.
Produced at Little Cost, Increase Rap
idly and Will Help Supply Meat
for Home Consumption.
The present shortage of beef am
pork can not be remedied quickly
However, rabbits breed rapidly, ma
ture early and furnish a palatable am
highly nutritious moat; consequently
they can be made to increase ou:
meat supply enormously within a fev
months.
The fact that rabbits are grown
easily, maintained at very small feei
cost, not susceptible to disease, stand
confinement well, are very prolific ant
require but a small space in the
back yard or under a back shed shoult
cause many to turn their attention t<
this industry.
The Belgian Hare, Flemish Gian
and New Zealand Kod are recommend
ed on account of their size, prolific
ness and their splendid table Qualities
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 496 on Rab
bit Culture has just been issued by
the United States Department of Agri
culture and will be sent free to any
one interested. Information on this
subject will be furnished glad
ly on application to H. B. Lansden
j Extension Division, Old Statehouse
Little Rock, Arkansas.
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80 acres in cultivation,
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1 | 80 Acres three miles
‘i west of Tuckerman, on
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Worth $4,000—good
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i 800 Acres woodland
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TUCKERMAN, ARK.
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NOTICE.
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The assessors of Bridge Improve- }
ment District No. 1, of the City of I
Newport, Arkansas, will meet at the
office of the First National Bank ok /
Monday, July 8th, 1918, for the pur
pose of adjusting the benefits' accru
ing to the property in said district,
since the last assessment.
C. J. SAENGER,
Secretary.
This June 25th, 1918. 65d4i
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STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, ** W|||||
marshal of the city of Newport, f WB§
have taken up the following livestock, ’||j||||
One large bay horse mule, about 10 jBjj
years old, right hind ankle
The owner of said stock is hereto? BB
notified to come forward and prove II
ownership to the undersigned, and. sB
that in default thereof, I will on J ■
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918, 1
offer for sale at public auction to ths ^ ^||1
highest bidder for cash, in front of ‘
I the city hall in the city of Newrport,.
Arkansas, between the hours of 10'
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date. #
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52dl0t. City Marshal
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NOTICE OF SALE. J J
Notice is hereby given that the un- Vf|B
dersigned, as Executor with the Will m
annexed tf the Estate of M. M.
Stuckey, deceased will on
THURSDAY, THE 1STH DAY OF
JULY, 1918
between the hours of 9 a. m. and 3 p.
m. at the East Third Street entrance
of the Court House of Jackson County,
in the City of Newport, Arkansas#
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder on a credit of three
months.
Ten shares of the Capital Stock of |
the First National Bank of Newport, |
Arkansas, of the par value of one "JjJ
hundred dollars each. I
The purchaser will be required t<| a
give note with approved security, ; J
bearing interest from date at the rate jj
of eight per centum per annum until
Given this the 25th day of
GEO. R. HAY*
Executor Estate M. M.
ceased.