Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-25
BACK TO THE LAND"
 FIRST ISSUE HERE
Fifteen Mail Sacks Filled With tile Journals Will Be Sent Out From
 Pine RIuff

Pine Bluff.
 Back to the Land,'' the Arkansas farm magazine edited by William R. Ldghton and now published in Pine Bluff under the direction of H. G.. makes it's bow to the pub lie as Pine Bluff publication today the January number being presented to the public and the subscribers throughout the Union. This publica- ton has now entered on it's third volume and has been an immense factor in creating an interest in Arkansas and also in encouraging the farmers of Arkansas to adopt in. telligent methods of farming. It is edited with view to interesting the whole family, whether engaged in farming or not and while a great deal of space is devoted to Arkan- ses the principles advocated are ap- pl1cable to many other parts Of the country.
 A glance oyer the January num- Der will give an idea of the wide scope covered by the magazine. The leading article is by the editor on Planning for the Year." urging the farmer to start out with a definite plan and follow this plan rigidly through the year. A. P. Ryland hast an interesting article on Poultry and Stock in Jefferson County" ac- companied by several illustrations. The increasing interest in dairying and also in rice growing in Jeffer- son county are also considered. A handsomely illustrated and very in teresting article on "Where Shet- lands Pay" is presented by writer who has made money raising these little ponies.
 Paul Hayhurst, the state entomol- ogist, sounds warning in his arti- Gle on Some Dangers in Buying Nursery Stock and How to Avoid Them" Another writer introduces the Pheasant as most potent force in the destruction of the boll weevil. "Deep Flowing with Dynamite" il- Illustrates the successful adoption of this modern method of farming as practiced in many parts of the coun- try and the accompanying drawings and photos make the article easy to understand. Onions on Cut-Over Pine Land," is a subject of very great interest in this particular sec tion just at this time when efforts to utilize the large tracts of cut over land are being made. Hog rais- ing, demonstration work and many other subjects are we'll covered.
 Back to the Land" has been cor dially received in Pine Bluff and Jefferson county and as it is de- sired to make it regular visitor in as many homes as possible during the month of January special rate of 25c for a months trial sub scription was made which is bring ing in large list An idea of the scope of the publication may be un- derstood when it is stated that more than fifteen mail sacks of the pres- ent issue will be mailed this week, about three sacks going to Arkan- sas points, three more to Texas, two sacks to Eastern Oklahoma, sack each to Illinois, Missouri and Indi- ana, and the remainder scattered over about thirty other states. AS ten agents are kept busy working up subscriptions all the time it can readily be seen that the circulation of Back to the Land" will be push ed along month by month till it be- one of the strong farm jour- nals of the South, and the fact that it is published in Pine Bluff will have a direct effect in attracting the attention of investors and farmers to Jefferson and adjoining counties. It's publishers anticipate good pat ronage from this section and The Graphic predicts that they will not be disappointed in receiving it.