Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-16
JEFFERSON WILL
 GROW MORE GRAIN
"Uncle Jack" Milner Tells What He Saw and Learn
 ed on County Tour.

"Uncle Jack" Milner had been on a tour of the county, and had return ed the day before.
 When did you get back, uuncle Jack?' he was asked.
 Yesterday" he answered.
 Tell us something about what you saw: about farming conditions.
 Your paper isn't large enough to hold it all,' demurred Uncle Jack.
 Well, give us some of the more important details"
 Thus urged. Uncle Jack remarked:
 ITO begin with, I think the cotton crop is about one-third short of last year: the gathering in some sections is ahead of last year. while other sec tions are behind"
 How do you account for this?'
 ''The price, which is discouraging to the share croppers, who see noth- ing in it for them."
 "How do you account for the short age in yield?"
 "Weevil and worms. The eastern part of the county suffered greatly from the weevil, which now finds the whole of the county infested with the pest. Unless we have very se- were winter, it is quite possible for year in the county"
 What do the farmers think about conditions?"
 "They think like Sherman said about war: It's he'll"
 Do you think there will be any di- versification in crops another year."
 "I know it."
 "Why?'
 "A large number of our farmers have outlined to me their plans and to dispel any doubt as to what they mean, I will refer to some of them, who are now making preparations. l.. w. Clements, English, has purchased enough wheat to SOW 100 acres, also 200 acres oats, and will plant 300 acres in corn. Ben Williams, who directs the farming on his brothers place. will SOW and plant quite the same amount of ground as MT. Clem- ents. MT. Harrison, on the Bankhead place, is operating a steam gang blow. making extensive preparations for all kinds of grain and grasses. J. NJ. Oracle is running fifteen double teams on Mud Lake, preparing it for grain. Maj. Penn has ordered his folks to SOW 509 acres in oats. J. F.. Sonnet, who has not bought any feed in two years, says he will increase his grain acreage another year. D.. B. Nivens says he will cut his cotton acreage 90 per cent. Jesse Core, 4. l.. Wigal, Earl Wright. B. F. Richard son and l. N. Nails all say the same about raising their feed"
 Do you sec other indications that point to their sincerity of diversified tion?"
 Yes; I find great many silos ov- CT the county. People would not erect them unless they meant to fill them with feed"
 Have they the machinery for the cultivation Of grain?'
 Some have, others partly so: all are talking about steam blows, bind CTS and threshers."
 '.Then you are quite sure a change in crops will be had another year?"
 ''Yes, the greatest this county ever witnessed"
 "What about the hills?" Uncle Jack was asked
 ''The hills produce about 2,500 bales of cotton under normal conditions. They are largely dependent on di- versifcation for living. This makes further comment unnecessary.
 "The farmers need not fear to de- pend upon the grain crops so long as the war in Europe continues, for good prices will prevail on all the grains and grasses. With grain nat urally goes live stock of different kinds, which will mean. in large de- gree. meat at home-and pumpkins in the front yard"