Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-03
CUT OUT COTTON;
 GRON LIVE STOCK 1hlS !! Is Advice of Speakers at Stock Growers Meet
 ing Here. AIDING THE FARMERS
AIDING THE FARMERS
Pfoi. I. II. Mcleod Announces He VIII inaH9urate Movement to nr. ganize and Aid Farmers in
 Each County.

PrGf. J. II. Mel cod. who reached Arkansas Thursday from the dairyine dlstrlct Of Wisconsin, was among the speakers at the final session yester- clay afternoon of the semi-aDnua1 meeting Of the Arkansas Stock Grow CTS association. Prof. Mcleod comes 10 Arkansas to take charge of the eX- tension work to be conducted jointly by the University Of Arkansas agri- cultural department and the federal department Of agriculture under the Smlth-Lever act. He reached Fayette- vile Thursday, learned of the stock growers meeting in Pine Bluff and lmms jlately came to this city. MT McLead explained that under the Smith-lever act funds contributed both by the federal and state govern ments are made available for prac- tical demonstration work in agri- culture and home economics. Experts from the agricultural college and county agents, both men and women, are to show farmers and farm Wom- en the value of modern methods in agriculture and housekeeping, and demonstrate the use of labor saving devices.
 This demonstration work which the SmithLever act is designed Fe promote has already met with consid- erable success in the states where it has been started, but the additional funds now available will greatly in crease it's efficiency. To avail them selves to the full of it's possibilities the department officials recommend that farm women form local clubs ty agen or tAc state agricultural college. In his way it will often be possible to secure a visit from the county agent or from the home eco- monies expert.
 Prof. Mcleod stressed the benefits of organization among the farmers and sock growers, and stated that he would immediately launch a sys- tematic campaign to organize into county associations the stock growers Of the state. He spoke of what had been accomplished by farmers who have taken up cattle growing, and of the profit to accrue from improv- ing the breeds. growing dairy cattle for milk and butter and heavier breeds fer meat; the eradication of the cattle tick, the elimination of aog cholera and divGrsification of crops TO aid the farmer to success will be the aim of the extension workers, said Prof. Mcleod.
 Packing Plant Modern.
 The association adopted resolutions thanking the people of Pine Bluff for the interest displayed in 'he meetln3 and declaring that the Pine Bluff packing plant is complete and modern in every detail. The resolution ex- 9resses the hope that the plant will socn be placed in operation, and pledged it the organizations sup port.
 That the farmers will not depart from the one-crop custom until they are forced to do so by merchants and bankers, was the opinion expressed bv H. F. Auten of Little Rock. who dabbles n law, farming ana SHOCK growing. He urged that the bankers and merchants Cooperate to bring about diversification, declaring that thev will add tG their own prosperity by so doing.
 Eradicate the Tick.
 pr. ]. A. Kielnan, agent in charge of tick er.lCica:iun work in Mississi- ! nj. Alabama and Tennessee, discuss ed methoos to eradicate the tick. He also that thetick is costly to the stock grower, declaring that ship merts of cattle from below the quar- antine belt cost the shippers from S15O to S20G car. pr. Kiernan also stated that the eradication ol the tick has resulted in more Interest In stock growing, because there were yreaor profits, and is also followed bv improvements of the cattle herds
 Other speakers during the after noon were Dr. A. E. Wright and tfrof W. l.. Fowler, both of the University of Arkansas agricultural department
 The annual meeting of the assocla- ton will be held in Little Rock i'll February, when officers are to be elected.