THREE HUSKY FELLOWS READY TO
HELP OUT IN THE LABOR SHORTAGE
Common labor is
today tbe most
sought after com
modity in America.
It is very scarce
throughout the en
tire country. Farm
ers of the South
are especially wor
ried over the situ
ation. During war
times the farmer
should be doubly
economical of so
valuable a v com
modity as labor. It must not be wast
ed. Now is not the time to employ
labor to clean out fence corners, and
to do other kinds of the less produc
tive work. There must be no lost mo
tion. Every lick must be made to
count in answering the call of our na
tion and her allies, who are calling out
to the farmer “Give us bread! Give us
clothing!”
The best way to economize labor
on the farm today is to produce more
per acre. The southern farmer will
act most unwisely if hei tries to culti
vate too much land with the present
supply of labor. A better plan would
be not to increase the acreage devoted
to cultivated crops, but to produce
more per acre, by the use of fertiliz
er, manure, good seed and improved
machinery, all of which will -save la
bor.
One ton of good fertilizer will do
more work in growing crops than will
six times this amount of money ex
pended in labor. For example, one
ton of good fertilizer will now cost
about $46.00. The plant food in this
quantity when applied to three acres
of land will give an increase of about
750 pounds of lint cotton and 1,500
pounds of seed. Xbe lint at 30c per
pound amounts to $225.00, and the
seed at $80.00 per ton amounts to
$60.00, making a total of $285.00.
Few business concerns net 60 per
cent increase on money invested in
labor, but, granting that the fanner
will net 100 per cent on his invest
ment in labor, and supposing that he
pays $1.00 per day for labor, the
$46.00 invested in fertilizer, when in
vested in labor, would net him $46.00;
whereas, when invested in fertilizer, it
gives him a net increase of $239.00.
Thus it can be seen the tremendous
advantage of supplementing labor
with liberal applications of plant food
Likewise an improved piece of ma
chinery that makes it possible to cul
tivate an acre of cotton or corn with
perhaps half the labor ordinarily em
ployed, and cultivate it better, should
be looked to at this time as a source
of help in facing the labor shortage.
Good seed of a strain known to do
well in .t immunity will do much to
ward increasing yields, without an in
crease of acreage.
Is this not <i time when the'fsftwjf j
should be sure to use these three crop
makers, to the fullest extent, to ofE
set* the labor shortage?
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCE
MENTS.
The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the following
persons as candidates for public
office, subject to the action of
r.he Democratic party:
For County Superintendent—
J. M. Balch.
Garland E. Land.
A. J. Garner.
Z. D. Barber
H. L. Thomas
for County Treasurer—
W. D. McLain.
Charles K. Coe.
For Congress —
Wni. A. Hodges
W. D. Davenport.
W. A. Oldfield
For County Judge:
John A. Melville.
R. F. Tyer.
W. M. Tims.
W. A. Mink.
For Chancellor (Eighth District)—
Lyman F. Reeder.
For Sheriff and Collector—
Terry Guin.
J. M. Ivy.
For Representative:
R. T. Simmons
For County Clerk:
J. F. Parish.
C; over C. Nance.
For Constable—(Union Township)
4 C. M. Ivy.
Ben S'andmon.
For Road Overseer (Richwoods Twp.)
Mark Cole
For Road Overseer (Bird Twp., East
ern District.)—
R. A, Wilson.
The Rock Island Lines, .through
its Safety Bureau, WARNS you
that the following practices are
pANGEROUS, as indulgence
therein too frequently results in
loss of life, limb and minor acci
dents.
Failing to “Stop, Listen and Look
Both Ways” before attempting to
cross a railroad track whether on
foot or in a vehicle.
Trespassing upon the Right of
Way, tracks, engines, cars or
trains of any railroad.
•Permitting children to uSe the
vpMroad Right of Way as a “short
cut” ca using it as such yourself.
Standing too 'Close1 to"'t'!ll0ljh-5when
a train is approaching.
Boarding or leaving moving
trains.
Leaving trains on side opposite
the station platforms.
Riding upon the platforms or
steps of cars while in motion.
Putting head or arms out of car
windows.
Permitting your baggage to re
main in car aisles.
Permitting children to run about
the train while in motion, or go
from car to car unaccompanied by
an adult.
Throwing bottles and other ref
use from moving trains.
TAKING CHANCES AT* ANY
TIME OR IN ANY PLACE.
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The Quinine That Doae Net Affect The He»*
Because of its tonic and laxative effect. L,AX/.
TIVB BROMO QUININE is better than ordinar>
Suinine and does not cause nervousness 110
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crimination and taste. We have a compleie
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THE BR009 HEN
HIST BE ME!
Box or Barrel With Slatted Front
Confines Hen and Allows Chick*
To Run as They Please.
COLLEGE CF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
U.S.DEPARTMENT CF AGRICULTURE , COOPERATING..
CONFINE THE BROOD HEN
THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
WHY LET THE RAIN
By H. B. Lansrien, Poultry Specialist,
Extension Division, University
of Arkansas.
Confine the hen to brood coops and
help save millions of baby chicks lost
by aJlowing the mother hen to lead
them about through the wet grass
and weeds. A box or barrel with slat
ted front confines the hen and allows
the chicks to run as they please and
return to the hen to get warm. After
two weeks they will be strong enough
to follow the mother. Try this plan
for one season and you will be sur
prised at the number of chicks you
will save. Keep coops clean, dry and
free from lice and mites.
ONE WAY OF MEETING
THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM
Adopt a Crop Plan That Will Make
the Most Money.
By A. D. McNair, U. S. Department or
Agriculture, Office of Farm Man
agement in co-operation with Ex
tension Division, University of Ark
ansas.
The scarcity of farm labor for the
present year requires that plans be
laid to make what labor we have go
aB far as possible. One important
way,of doing this is to use improved
implements whereby one man can ac
complish more work. Another way
is tto plant less cotton and more feed
crops and let hogs and cattle harvest
tb/e feed crops as far as possible. Cot
tan requires more labor, acre for acre,
tftian corn, Wheat, oats or any of the
may crops, hence to decrease the cot
t/on area to some extent and plant
feed crops instead means a saving of
jlabor. How much this saving is may
s' be shown quite clearly by stating the
I number of men and mules required to
farm 100 acres of land by different
ifr itnrno
Where -thirds of he land is in
cotton and ofie^irij in corn, it will
take about six “hands’,v<ind six mules
to farm 100 acres.
If, however, 45 acres are planted In.
cotton, 45 acres in corn and 10 acreS
in wheat or oats followed by cowpeas
the 100 acres can be farmed by five
i "bflnrtfi” Qnri fivp miilrxa
If 24 acres are planted In cotton fol
lowed by a winter cover crop, 24 acres
in oorn, 24 acres in oats or wheat fol
lowed by cowpeas, 24 acres in early
cowpeas which are harvested for hay
in August, two acres in sweet pota
toes and two acres in late Irish potar
toes, it will make 100 acres of crops
which can be farmed with four hands
and four mules.
Some men will adopt one plan and
some .another, but where labor is
scarce it will be well to plan
the crop system so that five men
and five mules will take -the place
of six of each and in some cases
the third plan may be adopted with
a still further reduction In the labor
needed.
While such plans would reduce the
cotton acreage considerably they
would not reduce the production in
the same proportion. The land would
be kept in a better state of fertility
and hence the yield of cotton and
corn per acre would be considerably
increased. It would be a case of rais
ing larger yields of cotton on fewer
acres and of having an afmndance of
feed crops not only for work stock,
but for the production of some ani
mal products for sale.
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DO NOT PLANT SHORT VA
RIETIES OF COTTON THIS YEAR.
Half-and-Half Does Not Pay.
Select a standard variety of cotton
and know what you are raising. The
planting of mongrel varieties is bad
business, according to the specialists
with the AgFieultui*fil Extension Divi
sion of the TjBiversity of Arkansas
who suggest/the' following a*’ a few
of the good varieties for,. Arkansas
farmers to raise:
Triumph—Medium early to late—
big boll—good staple.
Sproull—Medium early to late—big
boll—good staple.
Rowden—Medium early to late—big
boll—good staple.
Cleveland (Wanamaker)—Medium
early-big boll—good staple.
Trice—Very early—small boll—good
staple.
Express—Very early—small boll—
extra staple.
Webber—Medium early — medium
bolls—extra staple.
Foster—Medium early — medium
bolls—extra staple.
For further information, write to
the Experiment Station, University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorised to
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
Fcr Treasurer—
C. P. Bandy.
FARM LOANS.
With option to pay $100, or any
multiple thereof at any interest pay
ment. See W. II. Clark: Office: S.
D Campbell. 45w4t.
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Alfalfa, mixed feed, teas, cat*
seed meal, dale at Bowent (M
47wlmo.
Seed potatoes, garden seed^aak*
sets, seed oats and seed corn,—Bow
en’s Cash Store. 47wlaeo,
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