Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
SAFE FARMING 70 AGAIN BE RULE IN THE COUNTY Increased Interest Display ed in Livestock by lief ferson Farmers.
 
FERTILIZER COST
 FORCES ECONOMY
Increased Value of Commercial Fer. tilizer Compels Farmer to Utilize Manure. Heretofore Allowed
 to Waste.

Delayed by the inclement weather and the flood period which followed planting in this section is now well under way. and farmers in all d. recticns have advanced their prepa- 2ations for the seasons work, ac- cording to the county farm demon : straticn agents, who have been ac- lively engaged at their labors in the ccunty since the weather opened up'
 Summary of the reports from tae various sections of this county, a' we'll as in counties adjacent to Je:- ferson. is to the effect that again. as last wear, "safe farming will be the .nle. In all probability, this prac- tice will be evsn more general this year than was the case last year.
 Greater quantities of food will be crown, fo be fed to livestock, and especially will there be larger acreage in corn than in the past, throughout this section. In this same connection, there will undoubt- eGly be greater interest shown in the aising ol Livestock, and more cat tie and hogs will be marketed in the fall than for many years past The growth at home of the feed for live stock. makes the production fer mar ket of livestock far more profitable Hnd as q result, many more farmers are displaying interest in this direc- tiCn.
 Saves Fertilizer Costs.
 The point always stressed by farM temc nstratlon agents, that the rals- ing of livestock on the farm re- duces in great degree tho ontay nee ossary for fertilizer, also is bring ing it's results. Animal fertillzer $ being saved and properly cared for, and is being used instead of com mercial fertilizer on many field which shortly is to be planted in One crop or another.
 From hundreds of farmers comc reports that not only is the barnyard manure thus being saved, but poultry manure also is being used, the net re sukt being vast saving in the smicunt of money expended for the commercial fertilizers, which, be- cause of the absence of nitrate, due to the war. has increased by several 1 and state farm demonstratlon agents express qualification over this con dition, being of the opinion that once the farmer learns to use the fertilizer obtainable on his own farm, hc will never thereafter be such a heavy purchaser of the commercial fertilizer, and he will have larger margin of profit for his labors, as a consequence.
 Building Dipping Vats.
 Due to the mild winter weather the work of building dipping vats in this county and section did not come to an absolute halt during the winter season now coming to a close, and Jefferson county is rapidly adding to the number of its vats.
 That this county will be removed from the quarantine territory before |he end of the year, as a result of the general use of the dipping vats by stock raisers, is the confident belief of the authorities and the stockgrowers alike. and the resulting increase in the price received for the cattle IS expected to amount to thousands of dollars each year.
 At least half a dozen new vats will be built during the next month, ac- cording to reports received here within the past few days, work on one being already. virtually com pleted, while another is to be started within the next day or two. Every section of the county already has several vats, and each is being gen. orally used by the cattle growers. The fight against the Texas cattle tick is we'll advanSd. and the cam paign of the past two years in this regard is rapidly being brought to a successful conclusion.
 Hog Production Is Greater.
 The production of hogs in Jeffer- son county is larger now than ever before, and this year is expected to he record breaker.
 The boys pig clubs have had much to do with this increase, and another cause has been the excellent and continued fight against hog cholera. Farm Demonstration Agents Joel Lambert and c. H. Thomas have been ! indefatigable in their efforts to in- oculate all the pigs in the county against cholera, and to treat all hogs which appear to show indications Of the disease. The cost of the serum. treatment is small. but fer a while if was difficult to get tho farmers interested in the fight. The cam paign was continued, despite the lack of interest at the start, and as re- suit, the number of hogs being grown jn this county is now greater than has ever been the case in the past. Home Gardens The Rule. The farm which has no home gar den attachment, is the exception in Jefferscn county, and last year, it is estimated, 90 per cent 1.-the farmers lived at home. offs the sproducts Of their own garden. They. raised their own vegetables. their own meat, and ir most cases they canned the vege- | l. hlas that could mt l,n oata,, f,.1s,