The Newark journal., 1908-05-15
100 Acres of Strawberries
 Will be Planted
Movement For Organization of Horti- cultural Society by G. M. Fields
 Seems Assured of Success

A 1ioNNihOlu 10 oli Ioob dllt lS JtlilS pushed by c. M. Fields of this place to organize a Horticultural Society and introduce fruit and berry growing in this community.
 Mr. Fields is taking the names of all who desire to join in the movement and has secured B names of parties who have agreed to plant straw berries the total acreage thus far pledged aggregating 86 acres.
 Mr. Fields thinks he will have no trouble in securing pledges for at least 100 acres and perhaps more.
 Those who have signified their in- tention of joining the movement are among the most reliable farmers of the community and The Journal is assured that they are fully in earnest about the matter and expect to push it to a successful conclusion. Their names, with the number of acres each will plant, are as follows:
 F. C.@Hoyt, four acres: Dr. " L. Paseoe, five acres; G. NJ. Fields, two acres; J. NJ. Magness, two acres: J. F. Magness, two acres: Geo. F. Cross CT, ten acres: J. W. Sisk, two acres: W. J. Cooper, three acres: J. M. Sisk, two acres; Pagan Cossey, two acres: N. A. Todd, two acres: ". F. Prince, five acres: Tom Powell, two acres: P. H. Hulsey, two aeres;J w. Wayman, three acres, J. C. Lewis, one acre: Mrs. J. ]. Bray, one acre: Noel Norris, three acres: N NJ. Wilson, three acres: Nathan Prince, two acres; Thomas Ash, three acres; Mr. Vicks, five acres: 2. Nauman, one acre; Dolph Barnett. three acres: L. H. Clark, one acre: ]. R. Prince, three acres: A. C. Robinson, one acre; w. R. Knight, three acres; ]. H. Davidson, one acre: z. T. Griffin, one acre; R. k. Ration. two acres: H. T. Magness, two acres: H. F. Clearinghouse, one acre: Nelson Fitch, one acre: J. J. Boillott, one acre.
 The Journal sincerely hopes that the attV fSiiiSist sf14t t't si SAICfHo- 1lt lll- troduction of fruit and berry growing in this section, in addition to our other great agricultural resources, would make this section the most pros porous in Arkansas. Just few figures will prove the correctness of this asser- tion.
 Strawberries, when properly handled where there is sufficient quantity of them to sell in car load lots through an association, yield an average of about two hundred dollafs per acre.
 Suppose there were 100 acres of strawberries grown in the territory contiguous to sNewark-and there could just as easily be 800 acres-but say loo acres that would mean twenty thousand dollars brought into this community every spring from the sale of strawberries. And suppose the acreage was 300 acres; that would mean $l00,0O0.
 The above is no pipe dream, but a true statement of what could be done if the people would only take tbe mat ter up in earnest. The Journal has some reliable figures on what has been done along this line at Judsonia, and the land in this community will grow as fine berries and as many of them to the acre as the land around Judsonia.
 We have failed to get the exact fig ures on the berry acreage around Jud- sonia, but are reliably informed that it is about 800 acres. The total amount of actual cash paid to the berry grow CTS of Judsonia for the carload ship ments from that place, last season was $126, ,273. Is. and this does not include many small express shipments made to nearby points.
 Several crates of berries were ship ped to Newark from Judsonia last season and we saw berries right here in Newark that were far superior to the Judsonia berries. The berries mentioned were grown by Uncle Ben Adams. We bought berries from him several times last season and always preferred them to the Judsonia berries.
 Capt. Y. M. Mack of Moorefield has
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