The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-27
Farmers Will Be Asked to Set Aside 3 to 10 Acres Each and Work
 It Uuder Supervision.
ALL FOR BETTER FARMING
Al E. Wear of Board Camp Has Ac cepted Position of SupervisOr-To
 Take Up Duties February i.

every CrOSStOau, anu CcitdthtN wherever farmer can be found with sufficient interest in better crops, soil building and improved methods generally, to agree to prepare, plant and cultivate a few acres under the direct super vision and instruction of man who will get his orders direct from the Bureau of Plant Indus- try, branch of the United States Department Of Agriculture.
 No Polk county farmer who will agree to take up the work along these lines will be denied the chance. There would be hundreds of them ready and will ling to take hold of il, and the more the better.
 The movement was started iu Mena a few weeks ago when w.. ]. Appel, representing the gov- ernmeut, was here in the course of lecture tour, which was iu- ,errupted by indictment weather. Under the plan the government gives to any county in Arkansas $500 year to be used to pay a man to gu among the farmers and secure agreements to farm a part of their place, from } to 10 acres, according to instructions from the Bureau of Plant Iudus- try. Then this agent is 10 fol- low up tbe work by transmitting proper instructions, seeing that the are followed, reporting re- suits, etc, to his superiors. All farmers who take up the work will be furnished literature aEd much information direct, ipclud- ing best varieties of the various crops, the way 10 secure the best seeds. fertilizers, etc.
 No farmer it required to follow any such instructions on any land save that set apart for the expe- rimental work, being free to fol low andy method that suits him on the balance of his farm.
 Where county raises $500 or $l200. the department adds its $500, aud then, if it is desired, the government furnishes an ex- pert 10 come into the county and work the year around along the lines indicated. Where but S300 is raised, an in Polk county, the supervisor is employed but s months iu the year, at $75 per month, and ir selected among the home farmers, as in this instance
 Seba stiau county raised Sl20O, and will have $500 expert.
 Pulaski county raised $l80C and will have two Sl200 men.
 If the people are pleased with the results in Polk county, il probably will be arranged nexi year to pay a man for the entir, year, either a home man or one furnished 5y the government.
 How Handled Here.
 When Mir. Appel was in Mena he took the matter up with s meeting of business men and l. c. Acruman. Young Mckinney and D. M. Watkins were appoint ed 10 solicit funds. This commit mittee got right out and hustled and soon had $40 subscribed Theu the matter was laid before Guy B. Wood, representing the Kansas City Southern Railroad Company here. Mr. Wood tool the matter up with Presideut Ed son. asking for an appropriation of $25 to the cause. Mir. Edsor replied by wire, giving the entire amour. yet needed, 500.
 Another meeting of citizen. then was called and John Fl Hamilton and V. w. St. Johr were added to ihe original com mitiee with instructions to secure the best man possible for the place and to further carry out the plans as outlined.
 At the meeting of the commit. tee named. it was decided to offer the position to Al. E. Wear oi Board Camp, an intelligent and progressive young farmer. MT, Wear today accepted the place