The Nevada County picayune., 1916-04-13
planting, and then some.
 While the above list of crops

the grower a conSlderaDie range of choice, yet, there are several other important truck crops that can be successfully grown in this section, and 1t will not be a great while before a number of our farmers will be experimenting with them in limited way at first, for the purpose of gaining experience in their culture-and a knowledge of their requirements. Some of the more important of these crops are beans. tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce and spinach. We might also mention in this connection, the fact that many of our farmers now have the opportunity of growing mustard and turnip greens under contract for large canning factory at Highland. Arkansas, which uses large quantities of these greens for canning purposes. This will further extend the source of in- come for those who wish to take advantage of this offer.
 Now in the proceeding disscus- sion, we have confined ourselves mainly to the truck crops, and with the kind indulgence of our readers we would like to pursue this diversification idea little farther. We have not mention ed the growing of the staple feed crops, such as corn. oats and hay. nor the rasing of live stock, except Accidentally. the raising of hogs is connected with peanuts and sweet potatoes. Of course all good farmers pay attention to these things, and as a matter of fact they are the backbone of our agriculture, and as such should receive first consideration all other things occupying a relatively subordinate position.
 What is perhaps our greatest need at the present time is the development of the live scock industry, and in doing this we will naturally find it necessary to give more attention to the grow ing of feed crops. the building of siIos, etc. We are very much in need of better cattle, both of the beef and dairy types, but before this industry can be developed successfully, it Will be necessary to get rid of the cattle tick, and fortuntely, this matter is neither difficult nor uncertain of accomp- lishment, and our people could do nothing more advantageous to themselves. and country at large, than to enter into hearty CO., operation with the federal and state agencies now at work in Tick Eradication. It is not neces- sary to wait until the county is free of the cattle tick before set ting about to improve your cattle. Get better cattle. construct dip ping vats and begin this system atic dipping of your cattle under government supervision. No better investment could be made in agricultural lines.
 With the eradication of the tick, the farmers of this section could not only raise good beef cattle for the market. but cream cries could be established at cent ral points, thus giving home market for all the cream our farmers could produce. The little city of Prescott could easily become the center of an exten- siye dairy industry, and with its railroad facilities. for twenty miles in every direction, could ship their cream in here every day. An industry of this kind would surely mean great prosper ity to this section. And we need more and better hogs in this country. Nothing can be grown cheaper and iA greater abundance here than those crops suitable for