Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-17
WILL RICE GROW
 ON COTTON LAND? Citizen From Humphrey Answers Question Pro
 pounded at Meeting.
TELLS OF EXPERIMENT
Much Japan and Honduras Rice Has Been Grown in This County
 On Cotton Lands.

At the recent meeting of Group Seven, of the Arkansas State Bankers Association, in this city, quite dis cussion resulted when the question arose when the question was asked as to whether rice would grow on cotton lands. The Graphic yesterday received the following communication from a prominent financier of Hum phrey. this county, in which he ad- vances a strong argument to show that rice will grow on cotton lands. Editor Graphic =
 The question. Will rice grow on cotton la1rd?' has been asked no doubt by a thousand interested par. ties since it was first introduced in to Arkansas a few years ago on Grand Prairie: The answer certainly must be ssyes.
 This was thoroughly demonstrated in 1909 on several farms near Hum- phrey in Jefferson county. As an eX- periment rather than an investment in the spring, Dr. A. D. Bunn a resi- dent of Humphrey, leased forty acres of what is known as the Margetson Farm two miles north of Humphrey This land was at one time covered with heavy timber and about twenty five years ago was cleared and since that time has been growing cotton every year. When April arrived the farm was levied and ready for plant ing and on the third day of April Dr Bum planted forty acres of Hondu ras and Japan rice, the farm being located on Crooked Bayou of course the water for irrigating was pumped from this stream. The rice grew rapidly and when harvest time arriv- ed there lay a field of golden grain which threshed out an average of S1 bushels of Honduras and IA 11-19 bushels of Japan ito the acre. This average is not taken from two acres in this corner or three acres from that corner, it includes every acre planted. This crop. being of extrf early variety, was hauled to Hum phrey and shipped to the Stuttgart Rice Mill Co.,, who paid a handsome price for the cereal. The profits were immense.
 In addition to this crop above men tioned G. w. Frazier raised raised 7( acres of Honduras and Japan on his farm south of Humphrey and irrigat. ed same from Big Bayou Meto ani harvested crop equal to that O Dr. Bum, his crop also being solo to the Stuttgart Rice Mill Co.,, for . good price. Mr. I2razier's farm was at one time covered with timber, was cleared and first planted in cottor nearly forty years ago.
 w. F Meacham on his farm three miles south of Humphrey raised 4( acres of excellent Japan rice. same being irrigated from Bayou Meto ant sold to the Wheatley Rice Mill Co., for handsome price. This land, like the above mentioned lands, has beer growing cotton for a number of years There were also two other crops ot rice grown on cotton lands on Bayor Meto several miles below Humphrey and the writer regrets that he is un. able to give the yield from these farms as he is without the data When the farmer receives hand some check for his rice, he still has revenue yet to come In short time after the harvesting machiner, leaves the field the rice begins tt grow again, and sometimes few small heads can be found, and afford an excellent pasture for horses, cat tie and hogs until late in the fall