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25 TONS OF ETHER—
THAT’S ONE ITEM
Only the quickest action imaginable,
which Included the shipment of tre
mendous quantities of hospital sup
plies from Ued Cross stores in France,
as well as large purchases in Italy,
made the emergency work of the
American lied Cross possible during
the recent distress in Italy brought
about by the rout of the Italian army.
No such mission for human help has
eve- seen the like of this heroic work
by the American Red Cross in Italy.
For the winter’s needs it was found
that 750 tons of hospital supplies were
required, and these were ordered in
America for Immediate delivery to
Italy.
Some of the things ordered were an
aesthetics, surgit’l instruments, rub
ber goods, enamel ware, gauze, ab
sorbent cotfon and drugs. Just what
such a shipment means is difficult for
a layman to grasp. •
If yoq’d like to see your druggist
lose all his senses at once 'just tell
him about pome of ,these quantities
that were ordered for use in Italy.
*■ ' s. Tell him that 250 pounds of quinine
were ordered. Since the war quinine
has baen difficult to get at any price.
It has jumped from $2.50 n pound in
France to $80 a pound. Quinine is
very badly needed in Italy, and this
Red Cross shipment has been nothing
short of a boon.
Other items which give a better idea
in terms of the iliings which mean
most to the wounded are 15 tons of
chloroform and 25 tons of ether.
These items are beyond the power oi
ttie layman to visualize, but he can
come nearer to picturing 2.000 bales of
absorbent cotton, the quantity asked
for.
Orders for all these goods for Italy
were placed last winter in America,
and tl>e American Red Cross has seen
to it that shipments of each item are
in process of delivery right along to re
lieve the terrible misfortune of the
people in Italy.
Over 1,000 Repatriated French
Arrive at Evian Daily.
The numher of “repatrieS" ar
riving at Evian daily varies fron
1,000 to 1,500. Two trains a daj
come Into this little town loaded with
these unfortunates, most of thorn cliil
dren under fourteen years of age. Tht
task that the American Ited Cross has
undertaken is the care of these little
children.
A Good Farm
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IS ONE OF THE BEST
investm ents you can
place your money in. We
have several that will net
investor 8 per cent.
I Products from farm
lands were never higher
than now, although land
values are no higher than
they were two years ago.
. Let us show you some of
these tracts.
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The Realty Co.
G. S. SMITH, Manager
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WATCH IRISH
i POTATO MARKET
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Harvest at the Right Tima and Handle
Your Crop Careful'y.
By J. S. Knox, Horticulturist, Exten
sion Division, University of Arkan
sas.
The present indications are that the
Irish potato crop in Arkansas will be
considerably above the average. This
being the case and knowing that there
are still' large quantities of the North
ern grown crop still in storage, it be
comes evident that if we expect to
market our crop with profit we must
exercise the greatest care in the har
vesting, grading and shipping of our
crop.
Care Necessary at Time cf Harvest.
Watch the market and do not dig
the potatoes until mature unless the
demand is good and the prices high.
Remember, digging~a*Wt be done as
soon as the crip is mature, but that
mature potatoes if handled right will
keep longer and, therefore, can be
marketed slowly and with more profit
than if they had to be put on a poor
market because they were dug too
soon am} would not keep. Exercise
the greatest care in the handling of
the crop at time of harvest and if it
can be avoided do not dig the crop
when the soil is wet because this
causes the soil to adhere to the tub
ers and increases the chance of
bruises and, consequently, rotting. If
you can afford to do so, use a potato
digger for harvesting the crop. These
are made in such a way that when
Hie soil is in proper condition they*
will leave almost all of the potatoes
in sight. Do not dig the potatoes an 1
leave them exposed to the sun any
longer than it can be helped, employ
ing, if possible, enough help to keep
! them nicked un as fast as they am
dug.
Grade the Potatoes Properly.
If we expect to receive a remunera
tive price for our potatoes this year
it is absolutely necessary that we
have them properly graded. The Bu
reau of Markets of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture urges the adop
tion of the following grades:
U. S. Grade No. 1. *
"This grade shall consist of B»and
potatoes of similar varietal character
istics which are practically free from
dirt, or other foreign matter, frost in
jury, sunburn, second growth, cuts,
scab, blight, dry rot and damage caus
ed by insect, disease or mechanical
means. The minimum diameter of po
tatoes of round varieties shall be 1 7-8
inches and of potatoes of long varie
ties 1 3-4 inches. In order to allow
for variations incident to commercial
grading and handling, five per centum
by weight of any lot may be under
the prescribed size and, in’ addition,
three percentum by weight of any
such lot may be below’ the remaining
; requirements of this grade.”
U. S. Grade No. 2.
j ‘‘This grade shall consist of pota
toes of similar* varietal characteris- j
| tics which are practically free from \
frost, injury and decay, and which are [
free from serious damage caused by
dirt or other foreign matter, sunburn,
second growth, cuts, scab, blight, dry
rot, or other disease, insects or me
I chanical means. The minimum diam
eter shall be 1 J-2 inches. In order
to allow for variations incident to
commercial grading and handling, five
per centum by weight of any lot may
be under the size mentioned and, in
addition, five per centum by weight
of any such lots may be below the
remaining requirements of this
grade.”
The above grades point out clearly
to us just what is to he expected or
our growers this season and unless we
measure up to the requirements prices
may be unusually low.
Sack Fctatoes Properly—Looks Mean
a Great Deal.
Finally, after the pc. i‘-c n tutve
been graded they must he put In a
neat, clean sack. All sackt should be
practically new and of the saint swe.
Potatoes from Arkansas are often cur
ried to the cars for shipping in any
and every kind of sack that can be
picked up and as a result they make
a bad appearance on the market Ih>
not make this mistake* for if the po
tatoes have been graded properly and
are placed in clean bags of the same
size the appearance will be far be'ter
and, consequently, a better price will
be paid for them. It is well to bo
reminded of a certain buyer in the
Fort Smith section last, season who
bought a carload of potatoes at $1.1:5
a bushel. He had the potatoes plac
ed in new bags of equal siz° and tlrnn
resold them right on the yard for 85
cents a bushel more than he paid for
them. The few extra cents that may
come from proper grading and pack
ing or sacking may mean the differ
ence between profit and loss.
Arkansas has a big wop of potatoes.
Let us try to put them up in such a
way as to secure the best price for
them. Talk this over with the mem
bers of your association and write to
’‘he Bureau of Markets, Old State
house, Little Hock, Ark., for sugges
tions and help in marketing j our crop.
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PRODUCE INFERTILE EGGS AND
PRESERVE IN WATER GLASS.
Begin now to kill the roosters. In
fertile eggs keep better. Help feed th«
soldiers by removing the local de
mand for meaL Preserve eggs il
water glass.
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Spring and Summer
Suits
iOur Authentic Display of Individualized
Garments Will Delight You
I By careful buying and personal selec- |'<
tion we are enabled to offer cur cus- ®
a tomers splendid apparel at attractive 1
1 prices—you cannot afford to miss see
I ing these offerings. >
§ Our millinerv department is complete . |J|
I —in fact, this .tore is better prepared ||
I than ever before to please the public. -~j|
Mrs. H. Clay Sanders |
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