Pocahontas star herald., 1915-05-07
HON. C. G. JOHNSTON WRITES
INTERESTING lETTERON MANY SUBJECTS

day OF May, and we ieel IKE
green bay tree by the river side.
Yea, it's ideal weather, looks like
Jane and everybody rejoicing
Hnd making good use OF
che great opportunities afforded. i
AN Usually optimistio. But IN spite
Of the very asttenng and encour.
aging prospect, | find that ! am in
che middle OF a hx and not between
the devil aud deep blue sea either.
Ooabtless you remember that IN my
stsle writeup on farm diversihcs-
c 500, 1 unthoughtedly challenged
al the good women Of the country
20 compete for the best garden this
year. So suiting the action accord
ngly, | began early in the winter,
deftilized and broke and rebroke and
90 Feb. 10th began planting. The
-sesther was favorable aud the seeds
came up to good stand but l dad
no. gain much by early planting
aut there was one point l gained;
Weeds aud grass are much easier
kep. down in winter than in such
xeather as this. eye see the pint
do ye".
But I haven't told my troubles
vet. Il seems that all the good
women IN the country conspired 10
lAke me up on my very broad chal-
ienge. Now, Mr.. Editor did you
ever challenge the women Of the
-oounty on any competitive propo-
sition? II you never did / will ad-
wise you never TO do 50. / am not
afraid of the men but when one
tries TO compete with the good wo-
men one is at a great disadvantage
and should have known that by
che experience ! have had with one
that weighs less than 200 lbs and
she is more than a match for one
tIttle old man like me.
The women have gone to work
with a will aud determination that
"a . wonder to me. Yes, my next
door neighbors are camping on the
grounds and my! such gardens you
never saw. am just about ready
20 hoist the white flag and surren'
der but there is one consolation
AboIt 1t they certainly are and will
Se able to feed their husbands and
families on the many good things
from Mother Earth. and If do
have 70 show the white feather
4 ieei that the effort was not in
vain. And as per promise and if
che sun does not shine too hot, /
Will do my best and report my re-
suits on a given amount o space.
And when frost comes 1 don't ex.
psot 70 have a double handful of
weeds and grass ia my garden.
4 do not mean to appear disparag |
iagly TO the male population Of our
great country. They too are doing
cheir parts well and the prospects
were never better at this time of
The year. l have just been through
8andolph, Lawrence, Craighead, as
we'll as Clay counties and l have
Osver seen better prospects for all
drops, lots of wheat, oats, grass, rye
atc,, and all look we'll. Less cot
con aud more corn. The diversifi.
cation campaign put on in the early
part of the season has certainly had
a good effect and will doubtless re.
suit in much good to the country
generally. The prospect for fruits
aud luxuries of all kinds never was
better. so two months will tell the
story. SO far as the cultivation is
concerned the crop will be made or
cost in the next Two months so it
behooves the farmers to pull the
bell cord hard over old Beck for
che next two months and fight the
weeds hard. am really hoping
and expecting bumper crop this
gear and good prices as we'll. Don't
get pesslmistIc and fear the prices,
the world will need our surplus,
besides If we have an abundance we