The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-02-11
AGENT COMING NEXT WEEK
Demonstration Farm Work to
Begin at Once.
Agent ]. A. Evans Urges Farmers to Pre-
pare Soil Now and to Secure Good
Seed.
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.

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agriculture, is in the city today.
Mr.. Evans is here for the purpose
of getting the demonstration work
started in this county, which has
been delayed through his inability
to secure the services of the expert
demonstration to whom he had
rendered the position.
Mr.. Evans first appointed John
w. Brewer of Louisiana. but after
some time Mr.. Brewer found it i'm
possible to accept and since that
time Mr.. Evans has been endeavor-
ing to secure another competent
agent. He stated this morning
that he had at last succeeded in
getting a first class man who would
be on the ground next week or pos
sibly the latter part of this week.
Through the columns of the Log
Cabin Democrat Mr.. Evans desires
to give the following suggestions
to the farmers of the county who
are interested in improved agricul-
ture.
"Those who expect to conduct
demonstration or cooperative farms
under the supervision of the U. S.
department of agriculture, are re-
quested to
Thoroughly Prepare Their Land
coo,, &c ,>ooc,h1o NJ not of
for our special agent to call on
you, but select your land, locating
it in as public place as possible
and get it ready.
Break little deeper than usual
but do not turn the under soil to
the top. If your soil is very thin
run two plows, one the usual
depth, and then follow in the same
furrow with subsoil plow-scoot
er or bull tongue.
I" If you have not already en-
rolled your name as co-operator,
do it now.
1--WE want every farmer in the
county if possible to try at least an
acre or two under the department
instructions.
Simply send in your name and
address to w. J. Apple, Conway,
Ark, so that bulletins can be sent
you, and state the number of acres
of corn or cotton, or both, that you
will cultivate according to the gov
eminent plan.
The bulletin on home made
fertilizers may alone be worth
many dollars to you.
The local agent will visit you
soon and instructions for planting
and cultivating will be given in
proper time. The thing to do
now is to prepare your land.
Get Good Seed
if possible to plant your demonstra-
ton farms.
Triumph cotton will give you
good results, but whatever variety
you intend to plant get the best
seed that can be obtained. If
enough farmers want triumph seed
I am sure the merchants of Con-
way will handle car at just about
actual cost.
"Help US to interest other farm
ers and get them to try few acres.
Let every demonstration and CO.
operator take pride in the work he
has undertaken and try to make
the most of it.
The demonstrations are meant
as examples to other farmers, so
that you are in a sense conducting
public exhibition. The instruc-
tons you will receive go not only
to better tillage and seed, but also
to the enrichment and building up
of your soil. y
Enthusiastic For Corn Clubs.
Mr.. Evans is enthusiastically in
favor of the boys corn clubs,
which are being organized through
out the state. The idea of the
clubs is his, and was introduced at
the annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association last Decem-
Der. Let every farmer who has
a boy" said Mr.. Evans, "give
him a piece of ground and tell him
he can have for his own all the
corn he can grow on it. Have
him send his name, age and ad-
dress to G. L. Banner, Conway, or
T. F. Forrest, Vilonia, and join
the boys corn club. He may win
a good prize, and if he doesn't it
will be fine school for him. Do
it now"
County Examiner Forrest stated
over the telephone this afternoon
that over IS boys had already sent
their names to him to join the corn