Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-19
JUNGLE JACK" VISITS
 THE STATE FARM
TELLS OF CROP CONDITIONS IN SOUTH ARKANSAS AND RE.
 VIEWS WHAT PARTY SAW.
Crop Conditions Generally Good
 Characteristic Joke on .-.ss, ..'Mexican War;"
By UNCLE JACK"

With three other gentlemen, we left the city at s a. III. Sunday and arriv- ed at the State Farm at 11:3O, going by way of Moscow thence north to the river road, which We found pretty good, and viewed the crops as We passed them.
 Quite all the crops along the route were we'll cultivated however, the old corn showed unmistakable evidence of drouth, while the late corn was green, and if suitable season should be had, the late corn will make fair crop. tt- s
 The cotton crop is we'll advanted although the high points are suffer- ing for rain and in my opinion. will not develop any more fruit. While this is true of the high points, the low places all have stands and the plant is vigorous and growing. This latter condition will increase the average yield per acre, due to the fine crops on the wet spots that scarcly ever have any crop at all.
 Oursparty returned by way of Var ner, making a short visit with Capt. R. R. Rice. who received us with the grand style of the old time Southern hospitality. The crops in the vicini ty of Warner are the poorest in my opinion. we found, but in approaching the Grady neighborhood we could see an improvement for the better. This same condition continued in the Tamo and Moscow sections. The crop of cotton on the Breckinridge place is an excellent one, and the cultiva- tion shows evidence of care and study. The crops on the state farm are good, but like most of the crops. needs rain, yet it is beautiful spot to look at. We traversed the farm in an auto, the roads through the farm resemble macadam. No evidence of waste (so common on farms) was to be seen, but to contrary. everything was spick and span. There are four prisons on the farm, two for the blacks, and one for the whites, and one for the women. This, I thought, very proper and right. The total number of prisoners being 910, of which 72O are black. and 190 whites, all of whom looked healthy and the men in charge told us that very few were sick.
 We took dinner al one of the col ored prisons, and as We arrived at an unusual hour, no preparation was made for us, and we dined with the hired men in the mess hall. We had two kinds of meats, four kiads of vegitables, milk, butter and bread, all of which were products of the farm. Here an idea occurred to me. why the state should continue to raise cotton. when she has an ideal location with natural pasturage. for all kinds of live stock. Every pound of meat used, and every bushel of corn fed should be produced on this farm, with surplus to sell.
 As to the conditions of the roads. they are much better than in former years, yet much can be added in this respect This trip brought to my memory a similar trip that Joe NichOl J. $. Wiley. Julius Leitner and my self made four years ago to Warren in an auto. Our trip of yesterday was much tanner, yes, we did not fall into the river, neither did we have J. P. Morgan Chas. A. Dana, Mons Leiuba. and Abdul Hamed. In- stead we had Theo Roosevelt. Chas. P. Taft Gen. sherman. and Powell Clayton's nephew. These gents was