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CHICoT COUNTY UNIVERSITIES
Reduction of Cotton Acreage in Large Cotton Producing County Large.

In his report to c. W. Watson, state agent in cooperative extension work in Arkansas, W. H. Carpenter, dem onstration agent of Chicot county, gives the following interesting figures showing that Arkansas farmers are not blowing away their billions" on cotton alone.
 "L. J. Rigg of Ashton, in 1914 plant ed 60 acres in cotton; this year he has only 40.
 ''F. o. Andrews of Mason, one of the larger planters of Chicot county last year planted 1,200 acres to cot ton and this year he reduced those figures to 500.
 "J. B. Lewis of Lake Village, who last year planted 75 acres over in the South's great staple has none this years. Mir Lewis says that any small raise in the price of cotton canne. justify cotton farming"
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Ten Reasons For a eiIo.

1. The maximum of forage crops can be saved for livestock feeding purposes.
 ?. Forage crops in the form of sl. lage are eaten without waste.
 3. The crop remains in a form which is not only nutritious, but also succulsnt and therefore. palatable.
 4. The crop Is stored in a conye- nient place and in compact form. About four times more dry matter in forage crops can be stored in a given space in the silo than by field curin,, and storing in the now.
 5. Making silage out of forage crops Is the most economical way to harvest them under all conditions.
 6. The abundance of favorable years can be stored to be utilized dur ing years of scarcity.
 2. The silo makes abundant succu lent forage possible the year round
 8. The addition of silage to the ra tion improves the whole ration.
 g. The cost of the ration Is ma terially reduced by the feeding of si lage with all classes of livestock
 10 The silo makes it possible te keep livestock on every farm. Thi, means diversified farming and ths growing of forage crops which are tn, sursst crops.
 II. E. Dvorachek. Animal Husband
 man,
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Farmers Study Club,

The Farmers Study Club of Grand Glaise. Jackson county, has on it's membership more than 100 of the most progressive farmers of Jackson county. The object of the club is to improve farm conditions and methods by illustrated lectures on farmers co. operative demonstration club work and canning club work. One of the interesting features of this club is it's system of questions and answers by which farmers may have practical dis cussions of problems they meet Tn every day farm life. During the lat. ter part of May more than 150 farm CTS and their wives were present al a meeting.
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OF BACTERIA
 ON SOIL FERTILITY
Farmer May Do Much in Decreasing cest of Fertilizer eIIIs oy Conserv Ing Supply of Nitrogen.

The relation of soil bacteriology to soil fertility and the methods or pre- serving this fertility by means or these bacteria is gradually becoming . matter of study.
 A number of the experiment sta lions are becoming interested in this work and 1t is time indeed that some thing was being done along this line.
 Expenss to Farmer.
 Fifty millions of dollars fs the annual fertilizer bill of American farmers. Most of this Is paid by far mers of twenty of the eastern states, as commercial fertilizers are used but very little. at present, in the middle west or western states. Nitrogen i5 usually the element of plant food which Is lacking, and this is also far more costly than any other clements of plant foods. The supply of avail able nitrogen fertilizer, namely so- dium nitrate is decreasing very rapid iy while the demand is increasing. In this way the fertilizer bill of American farmers will in a few years be some thing enormous unless some new method is developed.
 The principle part played by bac- teria in soil fertility is the gathering of this much needed nitrogen and con- verting 1t into a form available for plant food.
 Factors Aiding Bacteria.
 Some of the factors which aid the bacteria in this work are: the addi- ton of manure which adds not only plant food but large numbers of these bacteria; the addition of lime to cor rect the acidity in acid soils as these bacteria cannot work in an acid me dium; the proper stirring of the soil which gives oxygen and sufficient aeration. and lastly: the growing of legume crops which is perhaps the greatest aid of any of the above men tioned factors in securing nitrogen for plant food
 Time For Results.
 The greatest difficulty encountered in this work is the fact that 1t takes two or three years and series of crops to show any marked improve ment in soil, but it is to be hoped that 1t will reach a state of develop ment where a soil will show marked improvement in one year and thus take the place of the nitrogenous com mercial fertilizers.
 c. .k McArthur. Dncteriologist
 Arkansas Experiment Station.
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RAMBLING IN AN AUTO
The Arfus Car Swings Down Thro' Monroe, Lee and St. Francis
 Counties

Leaving Bri nkley on Thursday morning last at $40 o'clock the ARGUS man on one. of his busi- ness trips started down the Lee county road for a long and hard trip thro' Monroe, Lee and St. Francis counties.
 The roads down thro' Dickson township are a disgrace to the men who own farms and live on them. That township. like Brinkley is now Special Road District and they have several hundred dollars in cold cash in the Treasury to their credit. Besides this they have the ad- vantage of the Piney Drainage Canal to carry off the water that is in places making the road next to impossible after the recent rains. You may be able to guess at what they will be in the fall and winter when they really nend nnods.
 It M therefore not surpris- ing when I ran up on Wm. Strick- Ter, the auto doctor, with Fred Murphy in a relief car trying tc get Raleigh Elledge and his broken Ford into Brinkley. found out afterwards why Raleigh broke the axle. The ruts and holes between Brinkley and the Lee county line would disgrace any people on earth who would put up with them Nothing else but Ford and flying machine could get over them without sticking up."
 The crops all the way dowr looked good. Vim. Moves hero of cattle gave an air of prosperi. ty that told that Farmer Move is making money. Every week in the year Move brings from 2 to 30 lbs. of fine butter to Brink ley which he sells at a gooc price and which his good wife has made from about 12 cows Adjoining the Move home -s pretty place-the public schoo is being taught in Fishers Schoo
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BRINKLEY WATERIS ALL RIGHT

The Water Company has sent several samples of water to Dr. Wm. Litterer of Vanderbilt Uni versity at Nashville, Tenn, for analysis. The following is one of his reports. He reports Lab atory No. 297 as not good, but refers to Labatory No. 294, a previous analysis, as showing the water, in his opinion, up to the franchise requirements if properly collected, which is as follows:
 Nashville, Tenn. July, 2 4, '15 Brinkley Water < Light Go. Brinkley, Ark.
 * This water, (Lab- oratory No, 297,) does not come up to the standard of pure. wholesome water. The Labora- tory No. 294 is a much better water and if it be properly col lected would. in my opinion, easily pass the test. If you send another sample. it should be taken directly from the we'll.
 Respectfully,
 l Wm. LITTERER, M. D. w State Bacteriologist
 and Pathologist."
 Both samples of water men, toned above were taken from the service mains at the Dutton drug store only a few days apart. The Company is preparing to take the next sample direct from the Well, They are unable to do so now for want of a valve on the suction. (Adv)
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Join Ozark Fruit Growers.

According to Special Agent Thomas J. Bentley of Paragould, the farmers of Greene county have completed the organization of a Marketing Associa ton. The aim of the association is to affiliate with the Ozark Fruit Growers Association and in that way secure the advantages of cooperative marketing and the consequent bet ter prices for their products. Forty members enrolled in the charter as sociation.
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SWAT THE ROOSTER;
 SAVE THE HEN EGGS
Experiment Poultry Expert Suggests Practical Method of Preserving Eggs During Hot Months of Sum mer Season.

Eggs get very cheap in the summer season, and the producer Is reluctant to dispose of his supply, knowing that the eggs are forced down in price al this time for storage. The producers should and can enjoy the pront or their eggs. The eggs are bought at a low figure and placed in storage ano held for the raise of the market. The producer can do the same thing.
 Water glass is a safe method Tor storing eggs. To Is gallons of water that has been boiled and allowed to cool, add one gallon of water, sodium silicate and stir thoroughly. Pour this solution in a receptical and keep Ill cool place A cellar or basement that is well ventilated is good.
 Place the eggs i'll the solution as gathered. Do not allow the eggs to set around several days before plac- ing them in the solution. Fill the re- cepticles with eggs to within about two inches of the top, allowing for a good covering of the solution over the eggs.
 The males should be separated from the females when the eggs are placed in storage Fertile eggs will not keep in good condition like sterile eges. Eggs that are sterile, gathered and packed promptly will keep in perfect condition for several months.
 Good recepticles are earthen jars, 50 pound lard cans or five gallon kero- sene cans with tops melted off. Any farmer can use the method as describ. ed above with safety, but he must be very careful to pack select article. Eggs to be packed should be can dled, unless known to be perfectly fresh and even then, candling is a good precaution
 H. E. Dvorachek, Poultryman, Arkansas Experiment Station.
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us for few hours Tuesday. They were making a trip through the country in their car accom- panied by Carter Chaney. Call again Mir. Editor, we are always glad to have you and your wife and any other friends you choose to bring along.
 Mrs. Gay Hawkins and little daughter, Mildred, returned Saturday from a six weeks visit to relatives at Lamar, Ark.
 Miss Daisy Johnson,of Turner, visited her cousin, Miss Fannie Ables, from Thursday until Monday.
 Miss Fannie Ables was a Clarendon visitor few days last week.
 Rev. M. N. Johnson returned Tuesday from Popular Grove where he has been holding a protracted meeting.
 Mrs. James Theriac, of Clar- endon. spent a few days of last week here the guest of Miss Clovis Fincher. Mrs. Will Johes and bright little baby girl, of Marianna, are visiting her parents. Mir. and Mrs. E. E. Williams. Rev. Matheny, of Texarkana, Ark, filled his regular appoint ment here Sunday. While preaching at the evening ser vice had slight stroke of paraly- sis and was carried to the home of J. I. Matthews where he is doing nicely and hopes to be able to return home in a few days.
 Don't forget that Miss Fannie Ables is in the Sponsor Race and will appreciate all support she may receive.
 Mrs. J. B. Nall closed 6oWr her dainty little Cafe on last Tuesday.
 Herbert Abramsohn spent from Saturday until Monday with home folks in Blinkley. Ed. Underwood, Of Helena, is visiting relatives here this week.
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and at Goodwin we discovered" an apple orchard which is being managed by a young man "a graduate of the Agricultural Department of the University of Tenn. The orchard is only a young one but they are now marketing some of the most delicious and prettiest apples 1 have ever seen in my life. They will market this year about 1, 800 bushels. The clever young orchardist, MT. H. M. Brinkley, showed the ARGUS man thro' his orchard and presented him a basket of apples which are now on exhibition in the Brinkley Jewelry Co. west show window. Look at lem and see if you ever saw finer or more beautiful apples than those.
 Just four miles south of that beautiful apple orchard is a vine- yard owned by Jake Singer, who has about 9 acres of vine- yard that is bearing thousands of bushels of grapes. As he drives Ford auto truck in marketing his product and has an air of progressive prosperity 1 asked him about the adaptability of the prairie soil for grape raising. He said: "it is as fine as any place on earth" Then l asked him about coming on into Brink ley as his vineyard is only about 12 miles from here. He said: "can't get there-you people won't build roads.
 Then the ARGUS Ford began to ramble towards home. The unpleasant reminder of those miserable four miles of holes and ruts making it next to impossi- ble to get into Brinkley from the rich dollar producing prairie county. brings dread even to ''the fellow in a Ford. It is no wonder that the hundreds of people living in the beautiful and wonder wealth producing prairie do not come to Brinkley to trade. Such frightful loblollies of mud would bluff a German submarine.
 After a frightful and danger ous (to the Ford) passage the auto reaches Brinkley at 6:10 o'clock having covered about 65 miles since leaving Brinkley at $40 and the ARGUS man had booked a number of nice orders of business from customers, some of whom 1 have been print ing for a quarter of a century.
 Next week I will write about a trip thro' a section of country. I have never before been in = down thro' Keevil and Pea Ridge to Holly Grove.
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sar'on .sd gI,''

Several from .,o,. . tended court. '0uad
 A party of sno... ] Bemis and vicinity ias , last week. W
 Mrs. Harris ente,t,;. ana aoaIl Mrs. Crawford 's ,s;| day. 0vd
 Mrs, Sarah Moore and spent Sunday at Aoda rl'u \ c,.,a a pal y ol young folLtl Saturday eve at Johssts'
 Frank Staples, os.,, } and Lenoard Mitche,l urday eve with friend, ,,
 Albert Sharpe, of 5, was a business visitor ta s Monday.
 W. D. Benson, of q Ridge, was thro' here ,.s'| with a load of fruit Nj tables.
 Our school will open <, with Mrs. Kelly, of piD.' as teacher.
 Miss Dove Crossett v;Il| teach the Penrose scbol
 MT. Tuel, of west of ley, claiming to have he, in the recent high ~st....I thro' here en route to Jo.' where he had sent his v5 children when the wate.s l U threaten, he having reu until the house and other. ings were washed away,
 We would be only to < have the ARGUS man cu and visit these parts M surely make the party h come. But perhaps | better "bide a wee'' roads get a little drier | the timber.
 --------D-s Ne<-l
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Wm. LITTERER, M. D. State Bacteriologist
 and Pathologist. !"
Time Wasted in Washing Dishes.


 Perhaps it is not out of place here to call atetntion to the huge amount of time which the ordinary process oi washing and wiping involves. remarks the Edison Monthly. There is prob ably DO household Of six or more in which at least three hov x a day are not spent in this tedious and uninvit ing operation. And three hours is a quarter of an average womans work ing day. Counting dishwashing and drying as unskilled labor. worth not moro than i2 cents an hour. inside of a year the washing machine would more than pay for itself. it certainly Is a safe prophecy to venture that within the next decade dishwashing by hand win be elassed as a happily iosf art
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Holly Grove Items

MT. and Mrs. H. K. Wellborn wer visitors in Helena Wednes- day.
 Mrs. Wm. Brown and two bright little boys. of Clarendon, spent a few days with her sister Mrs. Ed Williamson, this week.
 We enjoyed having Mir. and Mrs. Folsom, of BrinkIey, with
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Forage Crops vs. Cotton.

In his weekly report to c. W. Wat son. state demonstration agent, R. R. McPherson, demonstration agent of Craighesd county. said that w. B. Armstrong of Lake City has reduced his cotton acreage from $50 acres to less than 100 acres. planting forage crops. corn and other staples. MT McPherson also stated that this aver. age would apply to nearly onehalf of the cultivated area of his county.
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The pippinu Vat.
THc IIppfHy Vdt. veral dipping vats were installed

in Bradley County during the past few months. The farmers constructed the vats on the five cent per head per meat cattle and many cattle have al. ready been dipped. Farmers in the vicinity of Hermitage have imported more than 20 pure bred Duroc-J Jersey sows and the community has co-ope. rated fin purchasing pure bred male.
 This is the king of diversified farm. ing that is worth while" said County Agent Edgar l.. Dean.
 Good seed will reproduce it's kind.
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Dutton Drug Co.

House by Miss Gladys Harding, of Blackton, and there is a good attendance just now.
 This road skirts along by J. N. Carroll's place. He and his sons who have been bringing corn to Brinkley to sell for sever al years are owners of a fine new Ford auto-any Monroe county farmer who makes enough corn to sell each year CAN own an auto.
 Crossing Walnut Lake on a bridge that Lee county has recently overhauled to make it safe and easy for our Monroe county farmers to drive over in order to trade with progressive Lee county merchants at Moro, the auto begins to fly along at an increased speed-its easy going after you cross over into Lee county for they have good roads, in fact for the next 40 miles of the days drive 1 saw no more bad roads not until 1 drove back into Monroe county coming from Wheatley. but back to | farm. /"
 After crossing Walnut Lake and about 5 miles from Moro the 1 ARGUS man stops the car at the 1 Bemis Plantation. Without a doubt this is one of the prettiest farms in this section. Fine land-its the old Smith farm and nearly everyone in Brinkley has heard of it. First class fences. mammoth barns and plantation houses, pretty modern homes for the manager and accountant, pretty lawns and store, in fact everything looks good at the Bemis Plantation which is owned by New England capitalists the Bemis family and is managed by Mir. R. l.. Hartley who has for his account ant, Mr. w. l.. Fitzhugh, for merly of Brinkley. Both ot these young men are well known in Brinkley. The plantation has l,200 acres in cultivation, BOG acres in cotton and 900 in corr and peas. There are 3S houses on the farm for the tenants They are beginning to raise Berkshire hogs.
 At Moro we ind our clever friends, D. H. Smith and San Andrews as busy as they can bt in the big Moro Mercantile Store MT. Smith was formerly |; Brinkleyite and a good one toC at that. His store is one of tn, big furnishing concerns possi bly, the only one in this sectior that has borrowed no monel this year but on the contrar. has discounted every bill. | Moro has a fine High Schoo which ranks A l and in addi ton to their regular course the, have employed an expert agri culturalist who will do nothin, i but actually farm with thei boys next term. Our clevel booster friend w. H. Humphre. and his side partner in tn, public betterment game, Pau I Westbrook, are among the nov Ing spirits for the school as thel are for everything else tha helps to make a better. cleaner community. A big religion revival at Moro has been doini much for the town and people. From Moro the ARGUS moto heads down nearly to Mariann' ito Oak Forrest and then i heads due north for l2 mile straight run.
 All along the way, scores O wagons were busy hauling wood cross ties and timber. Surely there are but few idle people 1T the country now.
 c41 LN,x. on. %,.x1 .& D.la~
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Proof.

The lecturer raised his voice. "It is my belief. and l venture to assert it," he declared, that there isn't a man in this audience who has ever done anything to prevent the destruc- tion of our vast forests" A rather timid. henpecked looking man quietly arose in the rear of the hall and said: 'I-er-I've- shot woodpeckers "-Ex- change.
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Daily Thought When it comes to the pduf bad men are just as nrs w' good men.-Bernard Shaw.
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Yell 'sm you saw IL In tn. Arsua
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'psr tell 'em vou .av II m '.
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Good seed will reproduce it's kind.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
MAZATLAN CARGO
is NOW RELEASED

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1.-THE cargo
of the Mexican steamer MaZatlan.
which was held up by the customs Of
ticials at Ensenada, Mexico, has been
released by Governor Cantu of the
northern district Of Lower California
on orders from General villa. accord
ing to wireless adyices received here
TO-DAY by Rear Admiral Howard, COM
mander Of the Pacific feet.
IT is said that as soon as the cargo
of American goods, mostly hides, has
been transshipped the Mazatlan will
be taken to Guaymas to answer
charges Of violation of neutrality, the
details Of which were not stated in
the message.
Duties were collected by Carranza
officials on the Mazatlan's cargo and
the shippers refused to pay a second
levy by villa officials. IL is understood
that the cargo will be transshipped
DUTY free.
The Mazatlan, then flying the Ger
nan flag, became involved In a ques-
ton Of American neutrality violation
in taking a cargo of coal from San
Francisco TO Mexico in the earlier
stages of the European war. This
cargo was reported TO have reached
the German Pacific fleet eventually.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
HOME IS ROBBED;
BURGLAR CAUGHT
Jewelry Worth Two Hun
dred Dollars Quickly
Recovered.

While Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Hane
were at picture show last night
their home at 402 South Olympia
was burglarlzed. When they returned
they found a window pane smashed.
hatchet and glove lying on a
chiffonier and jewelry missing, the in
trinsic value OF which was not less
than 5000, and some Of the articles
were priceless family heirlooms.
Their call to the police was an
swered by Motorcycle Officer Brown,
who took a list Of the stolen valu-
ables. including watches and rings
Of several kinds aud sizes. and the
sil, er case in which il was all kept
on returning TO the police headquar-
ters. he found That ex-Policeman
Barnle Cleaver had occasioned the
arrest OF a suspicious looking negro
at the corner OF Greenwood and
Archer, and when the negro was
searched he had the greatest part Of
the goods on his person.
One OF the peculiar condolences OF
the case was THAT the negro had "A
glove In his pocket which was the
mate to the one left on the chiffonier
in the Hane home. Most Of the Jew
elry was In a silk stocking which he
had doubtless procured at the house.
The officers hope to get the remain
ing part Of the goods today and pos
sibly identify the negro. who gives
his name as Lee Weathers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
DOUBT COMMISSION
HAS JURISDICTION
Rock Island Refuses Spur
to Baker Cotton Oil
Company
Special 10 The World.

Special 10 The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1.-THE
Rock Island Railroad company today
appealed to the supreme court from
an order Of the corporation commits
sion, in the case or the Baker Cotton
OIL company of Hobart. The cotton
OIL company, it is claimed in a peti-
ton to the commission, arranged with
the railroad company TO build surp
track TO the cotton oil company =
plant. The oil company was to pay
for the construction Of the track and
deposited the money to do 80. 1t Is
claimed by the cotton oil company
that after this agreement the railroad
demanded $50 additional and when
the cotton oil company refused TO
give the additional sum the railroad
company refused to build the track.
The matter was taken TO the corpor-
alton commission and that body or
dered the railroad company to build
the track
The railroad company appeals from
this order on the ground that the
business to be done on such a track
would be interstate commerce, con-
seuuently the commission has no
jurisdiction in the premises II is
also claimed that the order is unjust.