The Holt County sentinel., 1913-12-12
Arkansas Products on Agricultural

railway which was at Forest City,
December ) and I, contained samples
of all kinds Of farm crops grown along
its lines In Southeast Missouri. Ar.
kansas, Texas and Louisiana. These
samples were so classified as to show
the different kinds of soil as well a.
the crops that grew In each particu.
lar section.
This exhibit vas valuable from an
educational standpoint because one
could see samples Of crops peculiarly
adapted to the South as we'll as the
standard crops grown In this section
OF the country.
The car was visited By crowds OF
people on both days, who seemed very
much interested In the display. Plen.
~ Of cotton seed was distributed to
the school children for spring garden
planting TO grow a. . novelty. Every
courtesy was shown visitors BY those
In charge Of the car.
The most interest was shown In Ar.
kansas products because several PEG.
pie from this vicinity have bought
land In Southwest Arkansas. The
railroad people knew that Jonas Wat.
son, l.. X. Bond, Shauck Smith, John
West. j. r. Gelvin and Otha Dreher
lad each shipped an emigrant car to
Bearden, Ark. They thought others
might be interested, hence the visit
OF this car. And Why should they not
b. intercstedy
Take the United States Govern.
ment census reports II you want to
have your eyes opened about Arkan.
sas. They show that the population
IN Arkansas increased In the last ten
years - per cent. which IL the same
ratio OF growth shown by the ma.
ton; they show that the number Of
farms has increased 70 per cent and
the value Of farm land has advanced
LII per cent: they show that Arkansas
raises more corn TO the acre than 9th.
er southwestern states more than
Kansas or Oklahoma, and they show
that there Is a longer list OF crops and
a wider range Of crop possibilities In
Arkansas than anywhere else IN the
I nited States.
Get these facts well understood.
Know that II l. not Idle boasting.
Listen to Uncle sam. II means that
Arkansas L. growing and prospecting
and that the state has behind II tie
resources and energy which count for
growth and prosperity. That Is tie
kind Of country you want TO 20 to, IN
vest In an get into partnership with.
The Arkansas farmer raises the
same crops n the farmer In other
sections, and on cheaper land; he has
a longer season for growi Ing crops and
a shorter winter for feeding stock; he
has cheap building material and
abundant fuel, obtained from hisown
land; he has level land that can he
economically cultivated with I'M
proved machinery: lie has good
home market for his products. or he
can ship them by convenient rail.
roads 10 the prea, markets; he has
fresh vegetables ON his table every
month In the year; lac can grow -
different kinds of legumes and grass
rs, and corn, wheat, oats and cotton,
Tia, man who owns 81 or l,1 acres
| nr unod Arkansas land and las that
land cleared and under cultiya,ion Is
safely ind,p.ndent. lie ouph, to nc.
ouire wealth about as fast as any one
could wish. AMI VIA, n, makes IN
summer Is ma, snsn, IN Keen his stocL
alive and his family warm in winter
Won who own or have rented high
,rIced land In Older states. who know
low eyp,nsIy. 4, Is To keen mn fer,ili
tv and feed idle s,ock-you who know
lhou IN farm I'm, baven,, had the IN