The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-26
FARMING
 CAMPAIGN BEGINS NOV. 2.
Uovernor Hays Issues Call Today for Convention to Be Held in Little Rock on Opening Day. Diver
 sificatiOn Only Salvation
Special to the News:

Little Rock, Oct 26.-Governor Hays today called a convention of Arkansas farmers, manufacturers, merchants and bankers to discuss the campaign for diversified farming and reducing the cotton production to only a sur plus crop.
 A campaign which will cover the entire state is to be started on the 9th day of November and this conven- tion is called to start the campaign in way that will assure it's success.
 The benefits that will come from the great Profitable Farming Cam paign throughout Arkansas in Novem- Der are told by MT. C. w. Watson of the United States Department of Az rlculture, who has charge of the Farm CTS Cooperative Demonstration Work in this state.
 "The bankers. jobbers, merchants and business men have come together" says MT. Watson, "to carry on the campaign and to aid the farmer in diversifcation and livestock raising. and to bring the farmers, merchants and bankers together to enable Ark ansas to raise her own fram products and keep her money at home
 "The chief topics to be discussed will be:
 The reduction of cotton acreage
 Diversificatlon of rocps.
 What crops can we grow that are profitable when we reduce the cotton acreage.
 How the banker merchant and farm CT can get together and overcome the present cotton crisis.
 What the banker and merchant will extend credit on besides cotton.
 Some of the things that will be rec commended are:
 A garden the year round on every farm in Arkansas.
 Hogs enough for meat supply on every farm.
 Corn for feed and some to sell.
 Reduction If cotton acreage as a necessity.
 Poultry and eggs and how to raise them proftably.
 A good milk COW for every family.
 Hay for all ivestock-wheat, and how to grow it.
 Oats for feed in case there is a fail ure in corn.
 Permanent pasture.
 Building of dipping vats to eradi- cate the cattle tick.
 Vaccination of hogs to prevent chol- era.
 A system of farming that will in- clude the growing of livestock to in sure a permanent system of agricul- ture.
 "We are facing a sharp crisis and readiustment period, and we must meet such 9 crisis with emergency measures that will serve the purpose of meeting the eXigency of the mom- ent Getting the, business man and farmer together is projected solely for the purpose of carrying the small cot ton farmer through the winter, and to help him get in next seasons crop. He may be a tenant or small land owner who has a loan on his farm. Whatever his case may be, We should get with him and we merchants, bank CTS and agricultural men render him all the assistance we can.
 "The farmer cannot change his whole system of agriculture without help, but he can with the help of those who have helped him to grow cotton, and he will finally make his farming profitable in growing livestock and all other incidents to diversified farm ing. To permit the cotton farmer of Arkansas to go without actual neces- sities is certainly not going to force him into processes of readjustment There can be no initiative without cap ital and moral backing. Provide the Arkansas farmer with these and readiustment will certainly come.
 "The coming campaign is for that order that we may assist the farmer in diversifying his crops to furnish capital and moral backing in livestock and diversified farming; and the County Farm Demonstration Agent will follow up this campaign and aid and assist the farmer in putt ing into practice the plans suggested in this campaign"