The Pulaskian., 1915-06-25

Seeing that the school farm was not adapted to the growing of corn and cotton, a new system of farming was begun on the Second District Agriclil- tural School farm last fall. Over 50 acres of land were planted to small grains, winter oats, spring oats, veteh, wheat, barley and rye. These crops i have just been harvested and each shows m excellent yield. The 9 acres planted to spring oats did not make as satisfactory yields as did the winter crops.
 The land from which these crops were harvested is being planted to cowpeas, soy beans, sweet sorghum and kaffir corn. About 25 or 9 acres will be planted to kaffir and sor- ghum for silage, 75 acres in hay crops and 2S acres 'in corn. Cotton has been eliminated. Every effort is being made to produce enough feed to run the l stock next year. The work is being done by boys who intend to enter school next fall.
 One of the largest Elberta peach crops ever produced on the sehol or chard is promised. The trees have been sprayed and there is every indi- cation that the fruit will be of high quality. This orchard was cut back three years ago and is known as the | "dehorned orchard" The peaches will l be preserved and canned for use next term.
 l Several acres have been planted to potatoes and tomatoes. The tomatoes will be canned and the school hopes to put up several thousand cans. Po- tatoes last year proved one of the most profitable crops grown on the farm. Several hundred thousand po- tato slips have been sold and shipped to all parts of the state.
 The gardener is preparing and planting the fall garden It is the in- tention to have fall products from the garden to use in the dining hall dur ing the winter.
 Good roads and the development of the motor truck are two of the most important factors in the development of river navigation, according to Sen- ator James E. Ransdell of Louisiana, president of the National Rivers aui Harbors Congress. Senator Ransdell passed through Little Rock en route rom his home in Lake Providence, La, to St. Louis. He has been in- yited to speak at the meeting to form the Arkansas River Improvement As sociation in Little Rock July 2 and ,.
 It must be pessimist indeed, who cannot see the benefits that will this year accrue as the result of the cam paign for diversified farming in Ar kansas. The monthly crop report, re- gently issued by the Department of Agriculture, shows the wisdom of ths movement, as increased yields of the products of the farm, garden and or chard are indicated this year.
 Truck growers along the line of the Prescott X Northwestern Railroad are 1 jubilant over the present prospects for a bumper eantaloupe crop this season. The cantaloupes will be on the market in about 20 days, and growers predict that a general rain within the next 10 days will insure a mammoth yield.
 w. T. Barr, who is managing the onarafiopc tbo Do,,. y>,....~s.. ganese mines. a few miles north of ! Batesville, has lately made the rich est strike of high-grade manganese ever made in the Independence field. Seventy-five one-bushel hampers of green beans were shipped from Jonesboro to Memphis recently. It was the first shipment of garden truck that has been made from Jonesboro.
 While excavating to place the foundation for a new bandstand near the famous Basin spring at Eure1a Springs big stream of water was tapped.
 Burley D. Griffin of Vanndale, now member of the United States Marine Corps. has qualified as a sharpshooter. He is serving aboard the U. S. s. Kan sas W
 Harold Mooney, formerly of Stutt- gart, who enlisted in Canadian regi- ment for service in the European war has been killed in action
 The first carload of Irish potatoes to be shipped from Banks will go for ward within few days. It will be consigned to a Chicago firm.
 The Rogers Republican has changed hands and is now the Rogers Advo-