The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-12-08
MORE GOOD RESULTS
Further Reports on the Farm Demon
stration Work ia Polk
County.

This years contract in the farm
demonstration work is finished and
the reports are all about completed
and the results are highly satisfactory.
The yield of cotton has been well
above 1000 pounds per acre on an
average of all the demonstration plats
and the corn yield considerably above
that made by other methods of culti-
walton. In addition to the crops al
ready reported in The Star / will give
few more.
Mr.. M. Hartman, one mile east Of
Dallas, has made seven bales of cotton
on as many acres. In this crop is one
small patch which lacks some of being
three-fourths of an acre from which
there has been picked $500 pounds,
and at the rate of 1888 Is pounds
per acre. 1t is doubtful if this yield
has been equaled anywhere in
the state This piece of land has
been made rich by the growth Of
legumes.
DR.. Sommerville at Dallas, reports
six bales on six acres. There was one
acre of this crop that probably made
$500 pounds.
Mr.. A. B. Balentine made near
1000 pounds per acre on his demon
strative plat. j. B. Hendricks Of
Board Camp made 1450 pounds per
acre on five. C. B. Connally of Rocky
made 1125 pounds per acre on six
acres. J. E. Warner OF Rocky made
l425 pounds per acre on his plat and
is SO well pleased with demonstrative
methods of farming that he expects
to work his entire farm next year I'M
der this system. Mr.. w. S. Cory Of
Nunley. reports 1400pounds per acre
and would have made an enormous
yield but the lateness of his crop, the
October freeze getting perhaps more
than so per cent of the bolls. G. W
Coriey of Ink, made 1916 pounds pei
acre. Willis Thompson on the county
farm made, in my judgment. the best
demonstration in the county, making
1874 pounds of lint cotton on patel
that measures under three acres. Thi:
land is very poor, being an old worn
out field which had grown up in pine
bushes and red nose briars. Ii was
cleaned of the brush, well broken
then narrowed until it was made into
good seed bed, planted Kings Early
Improved seed and given intensiv,
cultivation through the season.
might add here that the most of thu
bio Yields made in the county wer'
from he Kings Early Improved
variety.
These are our best reports on tn
cotton crops. There are numbers Q
Others who made 1000 pounds AM
more per acre and very few demon
|strators who made less than 1000.
There are other farmers in tn
county who made some big yields G
cotton who were in no way connects
with the demonstration work. but "
find by inquiry that they have fol
lowed much the same system of GU
tivationt as taught by our instrue
tors, which consists of three mai
points. First, deep and thoroug
preparation of the land. done in tn
| fall and winter if possible. Second
the planting of good seed. Third
frequent, shallow cultivation throue
| the growing season. These thre
things intellieently followed will a
WAYS produce satisfactory results, an
Inc matter from what source a farme
has learned these he becomes bette
farmer by putting them into practic'
/ In closing this / wish to call tn
attention of the farmers to the littl
bulletin, Fall Breaking" If yo
wish to make a good crop next yea
! start the breaking pillow just as 500
as there is moisture enough and pr
the pillow down deeper than ever b
fore. Don't be afraid to plo~ deer
Yours for better farming and II
prosperity OF the farmer.
A. E. Wear.
Special Agent Farmers Co-operatl'
Demonstration Work.