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William A. Oldfield of Independ
ence County for re-election as
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district, subject to the action of
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Will Stuckey Be A
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Is there, to be a new guberna
torial Richmond in the field ?
There are persistent rumors of
. . a prohibition candidate, Rev.
Frank Barrett being the most
prominently mentioned. Now
cobles the Newport Independent
with the statement that “Many
requests have been pouring in
from all over the state and es
pecially from among the attor-i
iieys, requesting Judge M. M.:
Stuckey to make the race for
governor in the approaching pri- ’
maries.”
Judge Stuckey is well known
throughout the state, in legal,
fraternal and military circles,
and is a member of the law firm
of Stuckey and Stuckey.—Free
Lance.
With the best of instruments,
the best of material and a life’s
experience, Van Hendrix of the
Hendrix Studio is prepared to
meet all wants in the line of
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average yield per acre, 16 bush
| els; the average value per acre,
, $8.30.
Slight Increase In Potatoes.
During the decade ending
1909 potatoes increased 3,233
acres, or 12.2 per cent. From
1889, when 14,442' acres were
harvested, potatoes rose to 26,
486 by 1899, and again to 29,
719 by 1909. T1 total yield in
! 1909 was 2,096,893 bushels; the
average yield per acre, 71 bush
els ; the average value per acre.
$48.45.
Sweet Potatoes And
Yams Increase
Sweet potatoes and yams dur
ing the decade between 1899 and
1909 increased 9,117 acres, or
68.7 per cent. From 12,666
■ acres in 1879 sweet potatoes and
i yams rose to 19,445 by 1889, fell
| to 13,271 by 1899, and rose
again in 1909 to 22,388. The to
tal yield in 1909 was 1,685,308
bushels; the average yield per
acre, 75 bushels; the average
value per acre, $60.75.
Large Increase In Rice.
During the decade ending
1909 rough rice increased 27,
394 acres. From 1889, when 9
acres were harvested, rough rice
rose to 25 acres in 1899, and 27,
419 in 1909. The aggregate
production in 1909 was 1,270,
530 bushels; the average yield
per acre, 46 bushels; the aver
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The cereals had an acreage of
2,564,898 acres in 1909, as com
pared to 2,980,684 in 1899, a de
crease of 415,786 acres, or 13.9
per cent. Wheat showed the
largest decrease, being equal to
more than three-fourths of the
decrease of the total cereals.
Among the cereals corn ranked
first, comprising nearly nine
tenths of their total acreage and
total value. The remaining
tenth was distributed among the
other cereals,oats,rough rice and
wheat constituting the greater
|part. The average value per
acre of cereals in 1909 was $12.
120, slightly above that of hay
and forage and about one-fourth
as great as that of potatoes,
^ice showed the highest aver
i oera vqIiia nor Qfiro • TVP thp low
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est. Of the hay and forage
crops, “Wild, salt, or prairie
grasses” ranked first in acreage
and second in value, having an
acreage and value, respectively,
slightly more than one-fourth
and one-sixth as great as the en
tire hay and forage crop.
“Grains cut green” was second
in acreage and first in value,
with an acreage slightly below
that of “Wild, salt, or prairie
grasses,” and in value slightly
more than one-fourth of the to
tal value of hay and forage.
“Timothy and clover mixed”
stood third. Cotton had an acre
age slightly below that of the
total cereals and nearly five
times as great as that for the to
tal hay and forage crop, while
in value it was more than one
: and one-half times and over 11
j times, respectively, as great as
i that of the cereals and that of
i hay and forage. There were a
few miscellaneous crops, and the
most of them were above the
more usual crops in value per
? acre.
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call or address
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Very Low Fares
< to California and
Pacific Northwest
THROUGH Tourist Sleeping
Cars on fast Rock Island trains
with dining cars, from Memphis,
Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Kansas
City, and many other points, to the
Pacific Coast without change, provide
roomy, comfortable berths with con*
' veniences of a standard Pullman at
half the cost.
Choice of Routes
“Southern”—vie El Paso, the low altitude
: way, or “Scenic”—thro* the heart of *h#
Colorado Rockies and Salt Lake City.
September 15 to October 15,1911
Rock Itland Lines will sell one way colonist
tickets to California at the following rateei
/from Brinkley,
(Newport, Little
1 Rock, Fordyce,
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/ Alexandria sum
\ Eunice, La.
*2875 from Booneville.
$3285 from Hot Springs.
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