The Harrison times., 1912-10-19
Little Rock Letter.
LITTLE Rock, Oct, 16 1912.

1t needs as much or more the capital
the immigrant brings"
This is an emphatic declaration by
Hon, Clay Sloan, Agricultural Com.
missioner, in his biennial report to
the Governor. And he further as
Serts that Arkansas has within the
last FIVE years become the Mecca for
many people seeking better lands
and more rainfall than is found in
the arid West and better climate
than is found in the colder Northern
states, and better opportunities
than are found in the crowded and
completed East
The necessity of appealing to this
better class of immigrants is accen,-
uated by the Commissioner, who
advises that the state should under
take a more thorough system q cX-
plOitation. He recommends the
periodical gathering Of agricultural,
social and industrial statistics by
the county assessors, to be tabulat-
ed and published, and sent out in
answer to questions from those seek
ing homes in Arkansas. He also
recommends that a more systematic
effort be made to collect representa-
tive exhibits for state, district and
county fairs He recommends that
an exhibit hall be provided on the
first floor Of the new capitol, sufii-
GENTLY large to give each county .
to 10 feet of wall space and an equal
floor space, Here should be shown
a Typographical map Of the county,
with exhibits Of its mineral, agricul-
tural and industrial products, and
a supply OF descriptive literature,
i take it, - says he, that many
more men would come to Arkansas
and inspect this display with its full,
detailed information as TO each
county than now come when their
only plan Of inspecting the state is
to travel over it, doubtful always
as to whether they are visiting the
locality that would suit them best. -
He thinks that if the state will fur
nish the hall, county pride will make
and keep the display,
Commissioner Sloan estimates
that the farmers annually lose trc-
mendous amount through the in.
festation Of the Texas fever tick,
We must drive the tick ont of Ark
ansas,' said he land get the whole
state North of the quarantine line,
Sections Of the state that have no
tick, il south Of the line, are harmed
to no little degree, When cattle are
shipped to market from south Of the
line, even though. they never knew
the bite Of the tick, they are counted
rs tick cattle and sell from one halt
to one cent less per pound on that
account, an Cyeragc Of about 81 per
head, If we were to ship to st,
Louis or Chicago the 100000 head
Of cattle now in Arkansas below the
quarantine line, we would realize
100000 less for them than il
they had been shipped from any
point above the liue The $1,000.
600 would kin every tick in Arkan.
sas and create some CONSERVATION
among the chiggcrs Ten per cent
OF that amount would put rs above
the line,
You don't have TO have the tick
really and in fact, 70 be harmed by
liz, You only have to be south oI
the line. You cant sell your cattle
while they are fat on the cheap feed
Of summer and fall grasses, they can
he shipped only in late winter when
they are poor after the Quarontiu,
is raised, Let's move up above the
line where every day is a sale day
and we will have buyers for the cal
us we'll "a for the big beef steer
"The t. S, Department Of Agri
culture computes chat Arkansas lost
height per cent oIits cattle last ycaI
! M diseases Of all kinds while Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Kansas nnt
other northern states, even viii
lhcit long severe winters and ter
riblc .blilaords, lost only two pei
cent. Ticks cat the milk orcowa 81
per cent ON the same feed, You can
not improve your cattle stock
+. Tie ticks will kill the better breed,
liz YOU introduce thcm The hloodc,
1sluck introduced rs killed without
exception,
"The General Assembly shouIl
form the state into districts, levy
five cents per head for each district
| kin the tick, SOW our uplands il
Japan clover Bermuda grass. whit,
clover aud orchard grass and pat
cattle on our thousand hills Cul
/ tyated crops will ruii our rolling
/ lun0s bv washing NrdNsgg will feed