Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-25
BETTER FARMING
IN ARKANSAS
Thorough Campaign Of the State 10
Put Farms on a Paying
Basis.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2j.-The Ar
kansas Profitable Farming Campaign
which was similar to the campaign
that will take place IN Eastern Texas
I'm January, has just closed. after
breaking records for such work IN Tho
history Of agriculture.
Forty counties In Arkansas were
covered; 1900 meetings were held at
farms, at school houses and On towns:
$1,000 people attended these meet
ings 10000 miles were Travelled over
the railroads and moret han 10000
miles IN automobiles furnished hy the
people Of the various counties IN
which the work took place. and 32i. 900
copies Of articles on practical. prof
able farming were distributed to those
farmers who asked for them.
In the campaign all OF the agricul.
tural, mercantile and banking inter.
ests took part. with the cooperation
Of p. G. Holden. director Of the agri
cultural extension department OF the
International Harvester Company. and
his staff Of fifteen practical farming
men. Prof Holden and these men
viii come TO Texas to assist these men
in this big campaign that is being
planned for this State
The Arkansas campaign aroused an
Of the people to the necessity Of rails.
ing the farm products that they eat.
and keeping their money at home:
having more livestock and poultry.
organizing for better marketing facili.
ties. lending money on other crops be.
sides cotton and on livestock. and
teaching agriculture in the schools.
In many Of the towns all Of the stores
and even the banks closed during The
day Of the campaign in the county.
so that all the townspeople could al.
tend the meeting out on the farms.
The people Of Arkansas believe that
this campaign just closed is the be-
ginning Of a new era of progress and
prosperity in the State. A Statewide
committee has already begun the
"follow-up" work of the campaign, so
as to make IL Of greatest possible
benefit to all the people. The real
estate men have formed an organiza.
ton and will work with the railroads
to bring thousands OF immigrants into
the State from Northern cities and
from Europe. The real estate men
are going to buy immense tracts OF
cut.over lands and sell them to the
immigrants at a price of Sc to $40 an
acre on easy terms. Another commit.
tee is working out the marketing
problems
All OF the women Of the State are
being appealed to. to buy for their
tables. so far as possible. only pro-
ducts that are grown In the State. The
merchants are planning to contract
with the farmers in their neighbor.
hoods for all of the fruits, vegetables,
meats and grains that they will sell
the coming year
George b, Cook, State Superintend.
ent Of Education, will start a new
agricultural course IN the schools Of
the State the second week In Feb.
ruary. 4 textbook on poultry, grains,
legumes, livestock and canning is no.
ing prepared by the leading farming
men in the State and will be ready
for free distribution among the teach.
ers and pupils the first Of January so
that they can prepare themselves for
the new course.
Governor Hays was one Of The
strong supporters Of the campaign
and a large part of its success is cred
tied to his active interest.
The slogan Of the "follow.up' work