The Springdale news., 1906-02-09

sun dried peaches, per lo-....-......5c Hens, per b.. >c Spring chickens per lb, ....--.....-.S Sc Turkeys per lb.............. ........llc Ducks, per lb...,..=... .5c Geese, per b.. .... 4fe Hides per lb.....,# .-.#.-.=. .... ee Hogs, per lb...#.... DC Cattle. per Ib................2 to 2fc Lard, per ln........... -............l0 l0c
 Strawberries are on the market-in St. Louis.
 The News has already printed one batch of bills advertising for straw berry pickers, and has received one order for strawberry tickets
 As will be seen from the market report eggs are up2 cents this week. and hides are up to : cents. Hogs aie now cents aud good cattle are worth ,. cents.
 $. E. Ware, living in the vicinity oI Sons Chapel, is optimistic concerning the outlook for peaches He tells the Fayetteville Daily that to per cent Of the ElbertaS are uniDjured and that other varities are all right.
 A meeting Of the fruit growers of Springdale and surrounding country is being advertised for the Auditorium tomorrow afternoon Saturday at , O clock. F. A. Rodgers. of Benton County, manager Of the Ozark Fruit Growers Association, A viii De present to speak U the growers, and there ought to be a good aN endanee
 The report that the Frisco will dis continue the use of the Armour re- frigerator cars and operate cars of their own will be welcome news to the fruit growers of this section. as this is one of the things for which they have been contending for long time. It is thought by this that they will secure lower freight rates and lower charges for icing.
 Peach growers Of Crawford County do not agree as to the extent Of the damage done to the crop, by the re- ent freeze. Some say that from d third to one half the buds were killed ! while others contend that the numper killed is no greater than during the average season. The Van Baren Press thinks. after summing up the situation, that there Will be good crop if not further injured.
 The peaches received another olt Sunday night. but tue injury is thought to be slight. After almost week Of mid weather snow fell the greater part of the day Sunday, and there was Quitea fall in the temper ature Sunday night. and Monday night and Tuesday night were also very cold Some say it was colder than the spell oftwo weeks previous and others contend it was not so cold The thermometer ab the experiment. station at Fayetteville registered two below zero Monday morning and the ] was five above.
 C. J. Chapman, who now lives at Carthage, Mo. but who still owns his fruit farm here and probably yet thinks more of SpriDgdale than any other town in the country, was down recently attending the meeting of the SpFingdale Berry Growers Union, be ing manager of that organization. Mr Chapman has been inspecting the berry fields and orchards in other sec tions. and 1t IS his opinion that if the growers in Northwest Arkansas would properly cultivate and spray their orchards and look after their herry vines more closely this would be the greatest fruit country in the world.
 In discussing the necessity of spray ing orchards, couple of prominent fruit growers the other day both ex- 1 pressed themselves as being in favor of state law compelling all or l chardistS to spray. At first thought i this would appear to be encroaching on the rights of a citizen to conduct | his business in his own way, but it was pointed out that number of the leading fruit growing states of the west-among them Colorado and Cal l ifornia-baye such law and it has been found to be eminently satisfac. tory. This is question for the fruit i growers and legislative can didates to i discuss.
 A number of fruit growers met at Squire Graves office Monday after. noon in response to the call to con- sider the question of spraying. A gentleman was present representing d company which manufactures pumps for spraying. A club was formed and materials for spraying were ordered. Another meeting will be held on Saturday, 24 inst when horticultural society wl!l be organized. The News is eFatffied to know that