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Jpt is best not even to play with a
HjgtdThabit. It is sure to get mad and
f It is about time for wife to begin
receiving letters from her friends
telling what all they are getting for
ag, and then—ouch!
friend! in the next block says he
I' was unlucky. When he was a
the school bell never failed to
while a steam thresher was pass
are more than ninety women
in Newport. When you come
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to think about it, that’# a pretty good
start, and you can bet they’ll be heard
from—and they should be.
MBS. NEILL CELEBRATES
seveNty-first BIRTHDAY
Miss Esther Neill entertained this
afternoon in honor of the 71st birth
day of her mother, Mrs. Mary Neill.
Only a few of Mrs. Neill’s friends of
her youth and special friends were
present to enjoy the occasion. No
special feature was used for enter
tainment, as friends of such long
standing with one so well known as
Mrs. Neill can under all circum
stances pass a most enjoyable tiipe
together, undisturbed by formality.
Miss Esther Neill and her sister,
Mrs. Samuel Phillips, served refresh
i ments at the conclusion of the after
! noon.
The many friends of Mrs. Neill
! join the Guard-in wishing her many
j more happy returns of the day.—Sat
I urday’s Batesville Guard.
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John, the five-year-old son of Dr.
j C. A. Campbell, who lives near Mena,
attempted to climb on to one of the
fenders of his father’s automobile
just as his father started the ma
chine. The child’s clothing caught in
the anti-skid chains in wheel and he
was dragged under the fender and
pinned between the fender and the
wheel. It was necessary to reverse
the car in order to get him out. At
first it was thought he was fatally
hurt, but it developed that his injur
ies consisted of a broken collar bone
and many bruises,
Mrs. S. R. Phillips is in Batesville,
called by the serious illness of her
mother.
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PLANT GOWPENS
MR) SOT BEARS
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Yield Valuable Grain and Hay and
Add Nitrogen and Improve
the Soil.
By L. W. Osburn, Agricultural Exper
iment Station, University of Ark
ansas.
One of the most important forage
crops which can be grown by Arkan
sas farmers during the present war
crisis is the cowpea. It has a general
adaptation and can be grown on soils
in any part of the state. It is partic
ularly valuable as a crop to be grown
on poor soils since, like other le
gumes, it uses atmospheric nitrogen
and improves the soil.
How and When To Plant.
The cowpea can be adjusted to
any sort of cropping system. Plant
ed alone just as soon as the ground
warms up in spring it is ready for
hay or for grazing by hogs after the
middle of July or in early August.
Planted following small grain it pro
iuces a good yield of hay or provides
grazing for hogs in early fall. Its abil
ity to resist drouth is well known and
the cowpea flourishes during the hot
test summer weather. Cowpeas may
be planted either in rows or broad
cast. Seeding in rows is an advan
tage because less seed is required.
The rows should be 28 to 36 inches or
lust wide enough for cultivation.
About one-half bushel of seed to the
acre is required. Broadcast seeding
at the rate of 60 to !)0 pounds to the
acre is an advantage on good land In
that no cultivation is necessary.
Can Be Planted in Combination With
Other Crops.
Cowpeas may be planted In combi
nation with corn and this is especial
ly desirable from the standpoint of
soil improvement. However, cowpeas
grow exceedingly well in combination
with sorghum and Sudan grass. On
good lands the planting of cowpeas in
the row with the corn is often prac
ticed to good advantage when the
crop is being utilized for livestock.
Cowpeas may be planted broadcast in
the field when tfie corn is waist high
and make very desirable growth
which can be utilized to good advan
tage by livestock. It is a very desir
able practice, especially on the ordi
nary uplands over the state, to ptant
cowpeas between wide rows of corn.
Cowpeas do not seem to compete with
the corn and good yields of both crops
| may be secured. Rn* this purpose tb#
: cowpea is an advantage over th@-'Soy
| bean since the cowpea utilize* most
| of the entire season for its,/growth,
whereas the soy bean readies matur
| ity, leaves falling off a*ad the seed
shedding all at one tirefe.
Varie^teV To Grow.
j Varietiejy-gf cowpeas differ in time
j, of^jaatWlty and in manner of growth,
i Varieties having a bunch habit are dt
; sirable since they may be cut mord
| easily with a mowing machine. There
! are a number of Varieties which are
i very desirable and suitable for grow
i ing in this state. The Brabham and
j Iron are good varieties since they are
! wilt resistant. The New Era cowpea
is a medium early variety, especially
1 popular on bottom lands where too
much vining of the plants is not de
sirable. The Whippoorwill and Grolt
are both good seed and forage produc
ers under most conditions. Certain
strains of black cowpeas are popular
because of their late maturity and the
fact that the seed can stand out in
the weather for some time without
rotting.
The Soy Bean.
In addition to the edwpea the soy
bean should not be forgotten since It
is also a legume, grows well on prop
j erly inoculated soil, increases the ni
! trogen content of the soil considera
; bly, fits well into a crop rotation and
; thrives during the hottest summer
weather. It will grow on a variety of
; soils. Different varieties are grown
I successfully under the same climatic
| conditions as corn.
Prepare Seed Bed Well.
The seed bed for the soy bean must
be well prepared and planting can be
done any time after the severe frosts
are over until July 1.
Varieties For Seed Production.
The Mammoth Yellow is the most
; common variety grown in this state,
i It is lute in time of maturity and pro
duces well of both seed and forage.
The Mammoth Yellow has large yel
low seeds with high oil content and is
much in demand for paint manufact
ure. Other varieties such astheHaber
\ landt and Medium Yellow have seeds
i similar in appearance but are earlier
in maturing and make lighter growth
j of forage. Other varieties very suit
i able for feed and forage production.
I but not so commonly grown, are the
l Virginia, Arlington, Wilson and Pe
king. These varieties have somewhat
finer stems than the Mammoth and
j are an advantage for forage produc
■ tion.
When harvesting soy beans for
seed, cut promptly when leaves
have fallen and before pods begin to
burst. If cutting is delayed, there is
j danger of loss from shattering. When
i using the crop for hay it is probably
best to cut the crop when the pods
begin to fill.
Start to raise cowpeqp and soy*
beans this year. If you need seed
write to the Office of Markets at tba
OM Btatehouse. Little Rock
KARL LEHMAN COMING.
, i
Those of you who have kept up with
Christian Endeavor work and young
people’s society work, will be glad to
hear that Karl Lehman will be here
Wednesday night, and will hold
services at the Christian church.
Mr. Lehman needs no introduction
to the people of Newport, as he con
ducted the State Convention of Chris
tian Endeavor which was held in
Newport last June, and it is needless
to say that he is an interesting talk
er, as well as a specialized instructor.
A very special invitation is extend
ed to all churches to co-operate in
this work and to be on hand next
Wednesday at 8 o’clock. If you are
not interested in young people’s
work, come anyway, and you will be.
WHEN H. C. L. OPPRESSES
THINK OF DAYS OF ’76
You without doubt are complaining
of the high cost of living. Back in
the days of the revolution Abigail
Adams was doing the same thing.
Here are some prices quoted from a
letter she wrote her husband, the se
cond president of the United States,
given out recently by the state food
administration:
Meat $1 to $2 a pound.
Corn $25 a bushel.
Rye, $30 a bushel.
Potatoes, $lo a bushel.
Molasses, $12 a gallon.
Flour, $5 a hundred-weight.
Cider, $40 a barrel.
Cheese $2 a pound.
Butterine, $3 a pound.
Sugar, $3 a pound.
This was Abagail’s list in 1776. In
1770 sugar rose to $4 a pound and tea
the same. In 1780 butter sold for $12
a pound and tea for $40. Such were
the prices in revolutionary times,
when we were trying to carry on a
war and feed only ourselves at the
same ttime.
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dependent.
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