Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-10
EXPERIMENTS FOR
 FARMERS TO TRY
Four Demonstration Examples Set by
 the Federal Agricultural Experts to Show What Science Can do In Farming.

James A. Evans, state agent for the demonstration farm work of the De- pertinent of Agriculture, has prepared the outline for a series of experiments that he suggests to farmers who care to try them, to see the advantages to be gained by scientific farming. The government men go on the theory that farmers will be moro likely to believe tho truth of teachings when they themselves demonstrate on their land that the teachings are practical.
 One experiment Is to show by com parison the benefit of deep blowing. another to show relative results Of planting various crops, another to show the values of various fertilizers. and another to show the value of humus making crops.
 Any farmer desiring to get further advice or particulars about making any or all of these demonstrations can get it by writing to Special Agent ". J. Apple at Little Rock.
 The tests proposed are as outlined herewith:
 Case No. 1.
 To prove the benefits of deep break- ing:
 Select six acres of well drained land as nearly alike in soil and fertil- ity as possible. Divide into three 0ells or plats of two acres each with good firm stakes at each corner of each plat and marks stakes to desig- nate the different plats Nos. l, and 3. respectively.
 No. l. Break to depth of 10 inches, nse q turning blow tive inches deep and follow In the same furroW with a scooter five inches deep or more, or break 10 inches deep with disc blow set so it will not turn up bot tom soil. After 1t has been plowed. run Q disc OF smoothing harrow over t to conserve moisture.
 No 3. It Is to be treated exactly the same way. only the breaking Is 10 be six Inches deep. This may be done at a single blowing. or by dou- ble blowing with a turning blow and scooter. If one blowing will turn up too much loose soil.
 No g. It is to be treated exactly as No. 1, except that the blowing is to be only three inches deep. Ob- servations: Each field Is to be plcwed and worked as nearly on the same days as possible.
 Work always when the ground is suitable Do not stir soil when wet.
 Half of each plat is to De planted fn cotton and half in corn.
 All of the corn plats are to be treated exactly the same except the depth of breaking. The cotton plats, also, are to be worked at the same time and treated alike except the Breaking.
 Case No. ,.
 To test the relative amounts of nu- triment produced per acre Of corn, sowpeas, soy beans and peanuts:
 Select another tract of eight acres, .Areak about eight inches deep, and work under rules of our demonstra- ton. Divide as in case No. l into plats of two acres each and stake.
 Plat No. l. Plant to corn, rows four feet wide, two feet in drill.
 Plat No. ?. Plant to cowpeas. rows 2Sinches apart.
 Plat No. 3. Plant to soy beans (Mammonth Yellow). rows 29 inches apart.
 Plat No. i. Plant to Spanish pea nuts, rows 2S inches apart.
 Save everything in the best way and see which yields the most nutriment. Use the same amount, i'll value, of fertilizers for each.
 Case No. !.
 To test relative values of compost standard guano. and home mixed: > Select F acres as before stated; prepare and cultivate as for a dem- onstration farm. Seed bed to be made eight inches deep. Divide into three plats of four acres each and stake as before.
 No. l. Plant half of cotton and hall of corn, use four wagon loads pel acre, in drill, of compost as Bulle. tin No. "A" 52.
 No. 2. Plant half to cotton and hall to corn, using 400 pounds of the or dinary commercial fertilizer per acre
 No. 3. Plant half to cotton and hall to corn, using 400 pounds per acrt