The Ozark spectator., 1916-09-23

GOTH sToWeTS WILL go lnLO the u6luS and select their seed for next year at this time. Something must be done if we are to raise corn at a profit throughout the state and every effort will be made to greatly increase the corn yield within the next year, says Dean J. H. Miller of the agricultural extension division of the University of Arkansas and the United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating.
 Arkansas grows a good many acres of corn, but it is safe to say that on more than one-half of the entire corn acreage there is not grown corn enough to really pay for the invest ment and labor. There are at least two important reasons why Arkansas is not growing corn at a profit. The land on much of the farming portions of Arkansas has been farmed too long with too little attention given to soil fertility, Our farming lands must be made richer through clovers and barn. yard manure before corn can be pro- duced at a profit The second reason why corn cannot be produced success fully is because few farmers have at- tempted in serious way to improve their corn by breeding or by field se- lection of seed. September, therefore, is announced by the extension division as the month when farmers are to be asked to select seed corn from the field. Circulars will be printed and distributed through county agents, bankers. county judges and others, calling attention to the rules for se- lecting good seed corn While corn can be selected any time in Septem- Der. it is thought that more interest would be developed if a special day is selected as Seed Selection Day" Therefore, w. J. Jernigan, state agent for boys corn club work, and c. w. Watson, state demonstration agent, have designated September 27 as day when all corn club boys and farm CTS carrying on demonstrations and others interested will be asked to 20 into the fields and select seed corn, selecting well formed ears from me- dium sized stalks, stalks anywhere from seven to 10 feet high. ears about four to five feet from the ground and hanging down, stalks with plenty of foliage and with good root systems. Each farmer should select about three times as many ears as he expects 10 plant, hang them up in sheds until winter, then take them down. sorting again and Sforip0 proparl1- for n o y,i,, ter, later sorting again, taking off the tips and butts and smelling and grad ing just before planting time. It IS hoped that 100 farmers in each county may be secured as "seed corn demon srators," and it is expected that all of the 5000 boys in the corn clubs will select their seed corn on Sep tember 27.
 As a result of the fine showing made by his crew in the recent target practice of the Atlantic fleet, William Eberle, a Fort Smith boy, senior lieu tenant aboard the U. S. battleship Ar kansas, has been made gunnery ofYl- cer, according to a letter received by his father, Dr. J. G. Eberle Lieuten- ant Eberle was in charge of turret that broke the worlds record
 Miss Esther Kelley of Benton, daugh- ter of Clark Kelley, who was serious ly injured in an auto accident. recov- cred consciousness, and it is believed she will recover. Her auto turned turtle when she tried to avoid run ming over a dog.
 It was stated in this column some time ago that the day service of the light plant at Paragould had been discontinued It should have read Pig gott instead of Paragould
 Miss Crystal Hurt, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Hurt. of Eureka Springs. was slashed with a razor by crazed Mexican in Wichita, Kan, recently.
 revival at the Methodist church at Thornton, conducted by the Rev. MT Cummins of Tillar, has closed with 2l accessions and many conver- sions.
 Barney A. Arthur of Conway return. ed from Washington. D. C., where ne served as doorkeeper of the national house of representatives.
 The Woman's Library Association of Philadelphia sent to Company c, Second Regiment, A. N. G.. large sack of magazines and late periodi- calls.
 The Philadelphia Milling Company of Philadelphia recently cut giant white oak tree on their lands near Sparkman. The tree was 70 feet high, nine feet through at the butt, and the first nmb was 30 feet above the ground. The tree made seven cords of staye bolts,