The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-04-15
Agricultural Items.


Little Rock Rural and Workman.
The fruit out look is becoming
more encouraging each week. Ar,
kansas will as usual more than hold
her own in this particular, this
season.
Keep the lap-ring in the top notch
of the plow beam for few davs yet
farmer friends, by so doing you will
avoid the i'll effects OF drouths and
wet spells.
One of the greatest needs of the
Arkansas farmer is barns. There is
nothing so useful on the smallest
farm or largest plantation as this
greatest of farming convenlences,
| yet a good barn is about the last
thing to be added to the farm by the
average Arkansas farmer.
Encouraging reports are coming to
us from the wheat growing portions
of our state. The area sown last year
is somewhat greater than formerly,
and as q rule, it has wintered we'll
and is coming out splendidly. The
oats crop we are also assured, has
been given more attention than for.
mcrly this season. and is coming for
ward nicely.
Flowing and corn planting is still
being rapidly forwarded as the
weather will permit Of. More corn
and more hogs farmer friends, should
he the watch word for this year.
Bear in mind that with a goodly sup
ply Of corn and pork, your farm ac-
counts will make a much better
showing on the credit side of the
farm ledger at the end of the season.
than the heretofore, all cotton meth
od.
The rearing of hogs is too often
neglected by our Arkansas farmers,
every one of whom should raise
enough to secure good supply of
pork for his family, the year round.
On the small farm hog raising pays
as we'll or-perhaps better than on the
larger one. For the farmer of mod
crate means hog raising is one Of the
surest and quickest ways of making
money in the average season, and
wlthal, it is an important item OF
saving, in the farmers expense ac.
count. Look well after the "little
porkers," farmer friends. as they will
fill long felt want in the family
larder bye and bye.
"The farm is the field of mental
labor as well as physical TOLL" SAYS
the Country Gentleman, the truth OF
which will not be gainsaid we pre-
sumo, by any intelligent farmer. 1t
is field where thought and expert
ence must OF necessity be combined,
in order that success can be assured.
He who simply tolls year in and
year out, without taking thought as
to the best results which may accrue
from his labors, Is drudge and is
rarely ever rewarded beyond secur
ing the actual necessarles of life.
1t is the thoughtful diligent farm
er who win succeed. All others will
remain as hewers Of wood and draw
ers of water-mere drudges for the
rest of mankind
| Sorghum isa crop which our farm
cr friends should not overlook There
is nothing more convenient aud use
! ful in the family than d goo.ly sup
ply OF Sorghum syrup. Here are
some good points TO be considered
in the growing Of this useful plant,
which we clip from an exchange. 1t
says: Several points are to be con
sidered In the selection Of seed. II
should be well manured, SO as 10
germinate with ce tainty. Ifa good
deal Of work is TO be done, involving
the entire length OF time Tor manu-
featuring syrup, il 10 we'll to plant
from the earliest to the latest. Ii
only q patch for family use, then Sc,
lect one variety only. II you desire
70 make up your syrup early and SOW
the ground to something else, perhaps
early Amber, will be as good as any
though there are varieties earlier