The Dermott news., 1914-12-24


 George X. Cole is principal Is an example 10 He#eaure sta;e-of what eau be done with uHpr,..uctiye land In the SCaou. farm there are 2o0 acres. Pact ot tHts le#a5sh aad pretty NeII taeraiued with saafc. The rest k low eAa formerly Has too= =ye,-foT farming dae hoys. under the instruction of onr ef Relr teachers and with q tile ey- porf To and them set To work to make ae acres of lhe low. wet land saita- Ate for crops They dled the 70 acres lu-t as well as land Was eyer tIlee and th" results were immediate To- day this land Is producing cIoyers. Yetehes, corn and other crops just like a regular Illinois farm, and il is more than paying for the cost of uling
 That job finished. there was thu ! proposition of growing alfalfa on the tighcr ground deficient in lime Al- taIfa can be grown without much diff eHltF in the bottom lands around Rus se.tvIle. but getting a stand on the uplands has been a hard farming nut to crack. Today on the hlea ground at the RusseiIyA1e School is as pret- v piece of alfalfa Us any healthy hog or COW would eare to see
 1t RussellviIIe they have hogs and cows too The Holsteins and Jerseys III the herd keep tho dairy going wieh enough milk and butter 10 supply tha school The boys and girls. directed hy II II HoitzclaW and F Porter. tho livestock men of the school. are now making plans for establishing markets for the dairy products of the farmers in the northwestern part If th. state around Russellyiac The plan provides for regular supply of butter and milk. not oufy in Che local markets at Russellville but into points along the railroads This k one of the practical henefts tha school is to the people of that see tiou of the state
 Another thing that the school "a doing is furnishing the ueIeAborinF farms the pure-bred hogs that tbev need To develop the herds TAe school has registered Poland China and Du rec Jersey SONS and boars that are sold from time to time to the far mers at reasonable prices Many Of the farmers who buy these sows and bears have ooys and girls in the school
 The raising of sheep and goats is another interesting and profitable feature of the work or ;he bows in this school for farm boys and girls Both tlFe sheep and the goats however separated they may be in the world to come work together at Russell. yillc in clearing up the land They have proved their worth and show that there k need for both in the rough lands in the northwestern sec tien of Arkansas
 Every girl at RuSselyille has to work one day in a week in the domes- tic science department as classroom work Every boy has to work one day in tho week in the shop or on the farm Many of the girls by extra work help to pay their board which averages about SS month The girls do their own laundry work anyway, hDt they make money by doing tho aandry for the dining hall They make their own dresses, and tho lucky fellow who weds one Of the Rus. sellyille girls won't be burdcned with dressWaker's bills Neither will he ehy every time he sees a millinery es- tahIishment. for the Russellville girls learn to make hats that are both chic and durable. They study textiles, too. aad know the kinds of cloths that will wear best and wash best They also learn home sanitation. SO that their future homes will be healthy homes They study physiology from the stand point Of health, learning to avoid colds, grip and other unnecessary hu- man ills. They know what foods give the most nourishment and how to cook them 10 make them most nourishing and tasty They have a thorough course in home management and in home decoration. In short. the girls at the Russellville School make of themselves all-around women. equip pod for the duties of life in country or in town. Most of the girls are the daughters of most of them will be daughters of farmers also. The Rus sellvtlle School has more than 400 students from the farms of Arkansas. It's influence is already felt through out many counties, although it is only about four years old. It's work is just getting well under way, and the five farmer directors who control it's af- fairs are looking forward to great work in the next two or three years practical farm work that will create new markets for dairy products, great ly increase the livestock in many counties, result in silos being built on many farms, bring about the tiling of bottom lands and the raising of le- gumes on the uplands, and fitting the boys and girls for making a success of farming and homemaking in Ar