The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-18
WILL FIGHT TICK IN POLK COUNTY
Dipping NatS Will Be Established In Mena and Board Camp If ASSO- citation Plans Mature-NeXt
 Meeting at Hatfield.

At a meeting of the Polk County Live Stock and Forage Crop Asso- citation, held in w. c. B. Aliens office Saturday the initial steps were taken for establishing a dip ping vat at Mena, which will result in enabling cattle shipped from Polk county to enter states above the quarantine line.
 The meeting was well attended and the members are determined to increase the membership and the usefulness of the organization.
 James Pegan, who recently came to Mena from Illinois, told the mem bers of the advantage of having a creamery in this city; that it was an enterprise whereby the farmer would receive a daily income from the product of his cattle. There was some discussion about the pro- ject. but the majority were of the opinion that the farmers of the county should stock their farms with thoroughbred cattle before going into a creamery on a CO., operative basis.
 President A. E. Wear of Board Camp told the members of the in- terest of the farmers of his section in raising thoroughbred stock, espe- cially in cattle. He said they in tended to purchase a thoroughbred male and own 1t in common, and suggested that farmers in other sections of the county do the same, and the animals could be ex- changed thus keeping new and pure blood in the stock.
 Mr. Wear also said the farmers around Board Camp are going to install a dipping vat and eradicate the tick from the cattle in that sec ton, and advised others to do the same.
 w. c. B. Allen started a move ment at the meeting to have the members organize within the asso- citation a "1,000-Acre Glover Club" This met with hearty response and the tame grass crop of the county will be largely increased this year,
 The secretary of the organization, J. Hollister Tull, made a plea for new members. He asked the CO., operation of everyone present to solicit members among their neigh bors and work to the end that every farmer, stock raiser and horticul- turist in Polk county was on the roster of the association.
 The secretary was instructed to secure all the data possible about the cost and methods of installing a dipping vat and submit his report to the next meeting.
 It was decided to hold the meet ings in various parts of the county, thus arousing more interest in the work of the association. Hatfield was chosen the next place of meet ing which will be held on the call of the president.
 The president appointed the fol- lowing committees:
 On Forage-W. T. Whittenburg, H. J. MuXen, c. V. COughenOur and Joe Skeen.
 On Livestock-R. Tunnell, L. J. Loftus, F. B. Ashmore and Joe Gar land
 Article two of the constitution and bylaws of the association ex- plains its object:
 "The object of the association shall be to foster and promote the beef, dairy, hog and poultry in- dustries in Polk county; to induce farmers to grow their own forage for home consumption in connec- tion with raising live stock; to es- tablish better markets for all pro- ducts of the farm; to assist the State University in it's efforts to place the live stock and poultry industries on a better basis; and to lend it's influence, in cooperation with other allied organizations, to- ward the fostering of legislation of direct benefit to the agricultural iptnppctS Of fha cfafa v