The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-25
BENEFITS FROM
farm CAMP IGNS
OVERNMENT AGENT WATSON
BELIEVES WILL RESULT IN
KEEPING MONEY AT HOME.
Method of Cultivation But Can
Gradually Make Sufficient Changes
to Help.

The benefits that will come from
the great profitable farming cam
paign throughout Arkansas in Novem-
Der are told by Mr. c. w. Watson OF
the United States Department Of
Agriculture, who has charge of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work in this state.
"The bankers, jobbers, merchants
and business men have come togeth-
err says Mr.. Watson, "to carry on
the campaign and to aid the farmers
in diversification and livestock rails
ing, and to bring the farmers, mer-
chants and bankers together to en-
able Arkansas to raise her own farm
products and keep her money at
home.
"The chief topics to be discussed
will be: The reduction OF cotton
acreage. iDiversifieation of crops
What crops can we grow that are
profitable when we reduce the cotton
acreage. How the banker, merchant
and farmer can get together and over
come the present cotton crisis. What
the banker and merchant will extend
credit on besides cotton.
Some of the things that will be
recommended are: garden the
year around on every farm in Arkan-
sas. Hogs enough for meat supply on
every farm. Corn for feed and some
to sell. Reduction of cotton acreage
as a necessity. Poultry and eggs and
how to raise them profitably. A good
milk COW for every family. Hay for
all livestock-what, and how to grow
it. Oats for feed in case there is a
failure in corn. Permanent pasture
IBuilding of Dipping watts to eradicate
the cattle tick. Vaccination of hogs
to prevent cholera. A system of farm,
ing that will include the growing of
livestock to insure a permanent sys-
TEN of agriculture
we are facing a sharp crisis and
readjustment period and We must
| meet such crisis with emergency
measures that will serve the purpose
of meeting the exgency of the mo-
mnt. Getting the business man and
| farmer together is projected solely
| for the purpose of carrying the small
cotton farmer through the winter, and
TO help him get in next seasons crop.
| He may be tenant or small land
owner who has loan on his farm.
Whatever his case may be we should
| get with him and We merchants,
| bankers and agricultural men render
him all the assistance we can.
| 1.-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 live
| stock and all other incidents to diver.
sified farming. To permit the cotton
farmer of Arkansas to go without &C.
| tual necessities is certainly not going
| to force him into processes of read
| 1ustment. There can be no initiative
without capital and moral backing.
| Provide the Arkansas farmer with
these and a readjustment will certain
| ly come.
me coming campaign is for that
purpose-in order that we may assist
the farmer in diyersifying 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 put
ting into practice the plans suggested
in this campaign"