Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-16
ARKANSAS NEEDS
MORE OPEN LAND
By JOHN II. PAGE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.

One thing that Arkansas needs is
more open land, developed and i'm
proved. We must have it to make
room for the increased population we
want and expect to have.
Clearing land is hard work, winter
or summer. but in the summer, when
with pretty good grit to go into the
woods where the leaves are thick
all d no breeze stirring, and put in
hard days work clearing land.
To clear land is hard labor if you
do it yourself and expensive if you
hire the labor. A good way is to deaden
the timber couple of years ahead
Now is a good time to begin the work
whenever you have spare day Or
two. Deaden everything that is
large enough to deaden. The bushes
and saplngs can be cut down. 1t is
a good idea to hack the saplings OFF
about two Or three feet from tie
ground. letting them fall and hang by
the back The limbs on the trees will
die and fall first. Some of the trees
will tten fall. The grass, weeds,
wires and briers will come up.
In the late fall after about two
years have elapsed you can set fire
to the whole mass, and most likely
will burn up the most of it. You
can then go in with teams, chains and
cant-hooks and soon finish UP a good
job Of clearing, and your land will
be in good condition, as the roots
will be dead and partially rotted
This is a cheaper method than TAX
ihg the timber down green.
Now / am going to tell you secret
about deadening timber. Make a
solution of arsenic and sal Soda
Dissolve the arsenic at the rate of
one pound to gallon of water. Pun
the arsenic in the water and heat and
stir until dissolved. If any of the
water is spilled or evaporated, re-
place. Then dissolve the sal soda at
the rate of one pound to a gallon Of
water. Then mix the two solutions.
Put the mixture in coal oil can or
something having a small spout.
Pour a small stream around the.
hacked BY this means you poison
them and they die surely and
suddenly, and begin to rot
clear down into the roots. In "a short
time the worms begin work on them,
and the trees disappear much sooner
than by the old way Besides, it is
not necessary to cut out the chips nor
to go so deep in deadening Be care
full about the mixture and do not let
any stock get to it, because it is
Ioison.
Wash out the vessels good and do
not pour any of the fluid on the
ground where it will poison stock
You will find this method valuable in
saving time and money il clearing
land. 1t is a good idea to put in
some new ground every year. 1T
soon counts up.
Protecting Woolens.
The good women need some help
full suggestions in their work At
this season of the year they are
bothered about moths amongst the
woolens. Moth balls are nuisance
iE use and a source of annoyance Oh
the day of resurrection of the woolens
in the fall. perfectly good way to
protect woolens against moths is to
get some good brown domestic and
make bags, and put the woolens in
these bags. Then tic or sew the
mouth of the bag SO tight moth
can't get in. If you will sew the bags
50 we'll the moth can't get in through
the seams. he will never bother your
woolens, and you can put them away
much more conveniently instead of
resorting to the old time methods of
moth balls, cedar chests. etc.
Let the mothers and girls can all
the surplus fruits aAd vegetables. 1t
will save many dollars. You can buy
home canning outfits now at from
six dollars up to twenty-five thai will
can stuff as good as you can buy in
any store. Get an outfit and try it.