The Little River news., 1915-12-15
$1.00 per vear--Cah in Adyance--Stops When Out
MUCH FARM
 WORK DONE
General Summary of All DemOnstra- tion Work in Little River County
 During the Past Year.

Summary of all Demonstration work in Little River County, from January to December 15, 1915, pre- pared specially for the Little River News:
 The Farm Demonstration Work, which is cooperative working force of County, District, State, and Gov ernment Agents for Arkansas, have had to do with the following agricul- tural problems in Little River Coun- ty during the year 1915. All of these problems have been worked out with the prime object of bettering the con- ditions of farm life fer this section of Southwest Arkansas. During the year the following named farm corps have been been grown: Corn, sorghums. Sudan grass, Feterita Milemaze, kaffir corn, wheat, cats, rye, and rescue. grass Gall of which belongs to grass family of plants) have been cultivated under the demonstration methods
 In the crops of legume type, the. ccwpea. soy beans, CT Seja bean, Ali alfa, sweet clover, red clever, alsike clover, white clover, Japan clover, Gespedeza) peanuts, hairy and smooth vetch have grown With vary ing success in different sections found in this county. The writer has evi dence to believe that these lands res pond as readily to the two first named crops. soy beans. and COW peas, as any lands in Southwest Arkansas. How ever, under favorable conditions of the soils and the climate, of this county these crcps can be made to grow and produce some profitable feeds in the general farm rotations for the average farm
 This season there were adult
 demonstrators .....................5 55 The number of cooperators in
 in the county ..-.--..................,....2 255 Number of boys in corn clubs
 TOT the year 3O Number of boys who won trips
 To Little Rock ........... 4
 During the year there were as many as 30 farmers institutes and other meetings in the county, where demon stration methods were taken up and discussed. The total attendance a, ali of these meetings was 1000 interested persons. There were 1500 conference es held on farms with farmers with reference to better methods of agri- cultural work
 In addition to the regular demcnstr- ation work which was conducted in this cunty previous to the year 1915, there has been some extra work in- cluded in the duties of the County Agent for this season. This work is known by the Department of Agricul- ture, as "Educational and Demonstra- tional Hog Cholera Control Wcrk'' The reasons for including tine work iD the duties of the County Agent are many; the principal ones being that of saving of the hogs from cholera, and thereby save the growers of swine many dollars, during the course of a year. The c..her object in putting such work in the demonstration depart ment is to get the men, themselves, to vaccinating all swine, on their i'm mediate farms, for in advance of the season in which cholera makes is ap- pearance. The prime object of this phase of the demonstration work is destined to aid the owners of stock. and to promote the growth Of more and better ones in this section of Ark ansas. In view of these few facts the County Agent assisted by Dr. J. E. Gibscn, who is our U. s. Veterinary Field Agent, for Arkansas has launch ed this hog cholera control work in this county.
 475 Head of Swine Treated.
 Up to date there has been 475 head | of swine treated in this county for the purpose of establishing immunity in | the animals, thereby rendering the germ of cholera ineffective when i: attacks the herds. Tkere will be oth- era to inoculate later. probably totai- l ing 500, or more. before the year is complete. There are two ways to | treating these hogs in order to bring about immunity, viz: single dc.5e, O., serum alone, and simultaneous, or se- ]! rum, and virus injected at the same | operation. The principal difference reing the time in which the animal carries immunity.or retains the resist ing power to said disease; and second
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