The Forrest City times., 1913-10-17
NEW CASTLE TIMES

Alter a protracted spell of the most unfavorable weather for gathering crops, the sun has broken through the fog and heavy clouds, and the farmers have taken fresh courage and every body is hustling early and late. But we will not be able to gather the crop or cotton that was expected, the rains nave routed lots of our bottom cotton ana It Is still as green as it was in August, but with a good price, and a very good price for our cotton seed 1t makes us farmers feel good
 There was the finest crop of hay raised up here that we have had for many years, but lots of our farmers lost all they had by leaving 1t in the held; and according to the reports of the shortage of the corn crop in other parts Of the corn belt, they surely are going to feel this loss next summer. With corn in the West selling for Sl per bushel at this season of the year, what will 1t be on credit next sum- mer? It will take one buck and a quarter to get bushel next summer It Is strange that our farmer friends will be so unl houghted as not to raise enough corn to do them through the year. l have been farming for myself for twenty-nine years, and have never had to buy but $20 worth of corn In my life, and always have a few bushels to sell. fed five head of horses, fat tened 20O0 pounds of meat last winter, fed thirteen head of hogs through the summer, sold some and had enough to do me until corn got ripe this fall, l will make 700 bushels this year, put up forty loads of fine pea hay, and am feeding twenty-nine head of hogs at the present time don't say it boast lngly, but l am independent. II corn brings two bucks per bushel it won't affect me-and l own one of the poor est farms on Crowley Ridge.
 The New Castle gin has turned out lS0 bales of cotton so far this season
 Mrs. Arvie Webb was stricken with something like paralysis last week and has since been in critical condi- tion. MT Marvin Kelso had } year old boy stricken with the same mal- ady, and he only lived a few days.
 Bro. McKelvey filled his appoint ment here Saturday night and Sunday morning. His text for Saturday night was Gen. iv:9, Am 1 my brother's keeper?" Sunday at II a. m. his text was Matt. v:9, "Ye are the salt of the earth"
 The people of Forest Chapel were badly disappointed Saturday night. We had the promise of preacher from the west to come and hold a protracted meeting We sent to the railroad station for him Saturday, and he failed to come. We have only had six days meeting this year. and the consequence is that the church people are getting very cold, but l guess it is no worse than it has been for many years, according to reports
 Rumor has it that our good friend, Ben Miller is going to leave us after the first of the year for more pros porous locality. We regret to see him go, but will always wish him well, wherever he may cast his lot. Ben is a fine, honest young business man, and we can heartily recommend him to the business world.
 Misses Hamilton and Smith spent Sunday at home, to the delight of their parents and many friends.
 Mrs. Fred Jones (nee Miss Alma Pirtle), of Greenfield, was visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. o. Pirtle. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, re- turning home on the last-named day.
 Say, what about Miss Katy Did Her prophecy was that we would have frost on or about October }, but she is like the turkey bone, corn shuck and our moon sign-they all fail some- times. If it doesn't soon frost, we will have a second crop of hay, and our fruit trees are blooming again Perhaps this is the time the Good Book speaks of, that we cannot tell winter from summer except by the budding and leating of the forest.
 Good luck and a long life to The Timas. We are always glad of it's VlSltS to us. SUBSCRIBER.