Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-12

ton, your real money crop, your big profit.
 "Eespite all this, however. you are each year buying your foodstuffs from Iowa. You are sending us your mon ey each year, for the things you eat. At the end of the year. you have spent your money. eaten your food, and have nothing to show for it. We use your money to enrich ourselves, to improve our schools and churches and homes. We have you folks working for us, year after year. when the shoe really ought to be on the other foot. You ought to be getting the money, and we ought to be buying from you"
 Discusses Problem.
 MT. Lasseter spoke briefly of the problem that is presented by the white CT negro who works forty acres in cotton. He pays S5 per acre rent, and it's costs SS ner acre to carry him through the harvest. He raises eleven bales of cotton. His rent and upkeep aggregates s520. At big price. his cotton brings him S550 MT. Lasseter wanted to know, What are you going to do in such a case?"
 
 some pigs might materially reduce the cost of the mans upkeep, MT. Lasse ter pointed out that there is no allow ance made under present conditions, for the pasture necessary to keep the COW, and that because of such lack of pasturage, hogs would have to be fed on corn, which is unprofitable. The small farmer is in the field from early morning until late in the evening, and he has no time to work vegetable garden. said MT. Lasseter His wife and children are also either hoeing or picking cotton, and they cannot work the garden. Hence the garden is eliminated from consideration. which makes the problem even harder to solve.
 There are many cases throughout the county where something might be suggested to improve the conditions of the farmer, white or black, and MT. Lasseter stated he would be glad to discuss any individual case, to study | the problems and aid in reaching a solution. The one crop idea is bad to the core, he said, and must be aban- doned Diversification, and the rais- | ing ef stock, must be taken up by all i the farmers.
 MT. Wclty discussed briefly the eco- homie aspects of stock growing ill this state and county He pointed out the manifold advantages possessed by Arkansas as a cattle growing state, and made plain that it is not neces- sary to make a large investment in blCoded stock, as start. He uprged that thoroughbred boars and bulls be and crossed with the native hogs and COWS, this to form the foun- dation upon which the Arkansas farm CTS can cheaply, easily and quickly build up stock raising industry of large proportions.
 Great Value of Clover.
 Each of the speakers dwelt strongly at all the meetings yesterday on the great value of the clover crop that can easily be grown in Arkansas. It was mentioned often through the day, and again last night, that if Iowa could raise the clover that can be grown in Arkansas, Iowa people would and could feed the whole South. and could feed the whole sourth.
 MT. Reese made the point that if the world would cease the growing of wheat, it would not starve. If the earth should refuse to grow corn, the people of the world would not starve. But if the growth of clovers should be stopped, starvation would come to all people.
 It was pointed out that the clover family is large, and that almost every variety can be grown here without diff ficulty. The clover not only furnishes q paying crop, but it enriches the soil. It affords food in many forms, and is the best food for stock raising pur- poses. as hay or as pasture. The Der muda grass that grows so abundantly in the state and in Jefferson county came in for great praise from the speakers.
 Thorough Arkansas Dinner.
 A dinner made up of products ot Jefferson county, and termed "Rals- ed in Arkansas Dinner" was served at the home of J. M. Oracle yesterday to the members of the party of ex- merits and their hosts who had route l No. 3. Among the experts in the party was Prof. P. G. Holden and when he was informed that every article of food on the table was grown and prepared in this state, he was profuse in his praise.
 Every member of every one of the speaking parties has expressed great appreciation of the many courtesles shown them yesterday by the people in the sections visited by them. The farm experts from the North, some Of whom have never before been in Jef- ferson county, were loud in their praise of the great value of the lands of the county, and publicly expressed the opinion that no section of the United States has better reasons to prosper under system of diversitica- tion. with stock raising as an import ant part of the farm business.
 Each of the experts saw some farm or farms of which he spoke in words of warm praise, while almost every one had some farm called to his at. tention in which the danger of soil robbing" could be noted. MT. Reese mentioned that he saw one farm yes terday on which he would guarantee to raise a record-breaking crop or corn.
 q saw one farm today" he said, uord exnncf tO see another 1arm