The Green Forest tribune., 1914-03-27
NA les Lecture We'll Attended.

WI le Lecture wen Nttehoeu.
 F. SN White was here at the ap
 pointed time Friday afternoon, anC
 talked to Ia large audience. We be
 lieve every Nbody that heard him was
 inspir ed .t5try harder to make more
 complete success of farming.
 If the farmers around Green Forest win try his methods they can more
 than double. their profits this year.
 The first thing Mir. White called
 our attention to is the condition of our
 lands. He said land is like stock. Ii
 needs doc toring, when not in good con- dltion. The first thing that improvish- ed land needs is humus and nitrogen. These can be be supplied by placing on the land all kinds of vegetable mat
 ter, such as barnyard fertilizer. weeds, straw, leaves and litter of all kinds, besides sowing winter crops such as rye, vetch and crimson clover in the fall and turning them under in the springs and by growing clover of all kinds. soy beans peas and Florida velvet beans are the greatest soil builders of all.
 After humus and nitrogen have been obtained other fertilizers may be used, such as lime phosphate and potash, all very essential to growing good crops.
 He talked forceably on preparing good seed beds and proper mixing of soil to get the benefit of moisture an9 fertilizer in soil to make plant food obtainable.
 He next showed how to increase the yield of crops and to build uy land at the same time by rotation of crops and growing the right kind/ of crops for the greatest feed Value. He dwelt largely on COW peas, soy beans and Florida velvet beans as being of great feed value ard land builders. He recommends sowing Canada peas and pats together at the present season as a great hay crop. Also of Spanish peanuts and soy beans planted together to help the land and fatten the hogs.
 He spoke of the necessity of building silos to take care of the crops after making them, and how necessary it is in rainy seasons when the forage crops cannot be cured. They furnish you with the best succulent feed for both summer and winter.
 He also addressed the agricultural class of the High School urging in special way the importance of studying thesoil and crop problem. He told them of the Oklahoma girls one tenth of an acre of tomatoes from which she can ned and sold to the railroad men for $5500. She received premiums amount ing to $150. % and trip to Washington D. c. He spoke also of the 14-year- old boy, Walker Lee Dunson of Alaba- ma, who is the champion corn grower of the United States, having produced 232 5-7 bushels of corn on one acre of land, and at a cost of 19.9 cents bushel and after allowing himself wages, horse hire, land rent, seed corn and fertilizer. made a net profit of $163 CA from one acre.
 It is believed that we can accomplish these things around Green Forest, if we will only try like these prize win ners have.
 MT. White spoke in very high terms of the manner in which he was received in Green Forest, declaring that the at tendance at his lecture and the interest manifested by our people had been equaled but once on his tour over the N. A. road. He was much impressed with the evidence of thrift in both the town and country surrounding Green Forest and predicted bright future for us. He thought the Tribune Booster edition omething immense He had received and read copy of it soon after it come off the press.