The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
THE UNIVERSITY
ASSISTS FARMERS
Work Being Done BY University OF Ar
kansas Experiment Station Worth
Money to the Farmers

The Experiment Station keeps
grinding steadily the year round. turn
out out products worth while to the
farmer The products are in the ma
ture of facts tried and proven. They
contain information that helps the
farmer to avoid costly mistakes and
to do better with the means at his
command Thousands of inquiries
from farmers are answered each
month by the Experiment Station.
while there are thousands upon thou
sands of farmers who have no idea
OF the work of the station and its
value 10 them. If you are dissatisfied
with the results obtained on your
farm or need any information. write
to your university for help today
Here are few things mentioned.
merely as samples of the work being
done by the Experiment Station
Hog Cholera Experiments.
Among number of experiments
under way 10 learn more about hog
cholera. one is to learn what hold il
has upon suckltng pigs. From expert
ments thus far worked out II seems
that 80 per cent of pigs from immune
mothers are immune to hog cholera by
exposure as long as they are sucking
the mother When injected with hog
cholera virus. that is putting the dis
ease into their blood the per cent
showing immunity WAS not quite as
high as by exposure. There was also
some variation in different ltters as
certain itters showed a much higher
immunity than ethersA II is worth
while knowing that little pigs can be
protected in this way. but must be
made immune as soon as they are
weaned.
Soil Tests interesting.
The Experiment Station has shown
for wars that the soils in many parts
OF the state are in need of lime. In
careful study of samples taken dur
ing the past year. in Prairie. Pope
and Washington counties. the upland
soils were nearly all found TO be acid.
This condition can be corrected only
by the use of lime The most econom.
iCal form of lime TO use is crushed
limestone, at the rate OF one or two
tons per acre. applied on land that is
to be seeded 10 clover or alfalfa
The bottom land soils along the larger
streams do not appear TO be greatly
in need OF lime al the present time.
The investigation is to he extended
- oil arts of ,hn taf
funds are provided TO continue The
work
Experiment With Seventy Varieties
OF Potatoes.
An experiment with seventy varie-
ties OF potatoes has been under way
for several years. The 1915 season
was rather moist. ard the past rath-
or dry ono. The size. shape eyes and
general appearance of the tubere have
been studied Yields of marketable
potatoes and culls per acre, al differ
ent dates during the season. have been
secured These yields at different pc
RODS were secured TO determine the
advisability OF digging at the regular
time for early market or OF waiting
for further maturity Market reports
have been kept to compare the prices
ar the differest digginEs
There are two striking things about
our results so far
| There are about twenty varie-
ties outyieldng the Bliss Triumph
the most popular commercial variety
now being grown.
> About three-fourshs OF the high.
est yielders have been white potatoes
OF these varieties the best and most
consistent yielder has .been the Irish
Cobbler
The experiment was carried on NJ
Fayetteville and Van Buren, this year.
and il is 20 be continued another year.
at least
Sef.Feeder for Hogs Proves Valuable
Experiments with the self.feeder for
hogs have shown that the self-feeder
not only saves time and labor. but also
makes larger. cheaper gains ri an
early age, due TO each animal balanc-
ing and increasing its daily ration &C.
cording TO its individual requirements
The self-feeder /. becoming very val
liable and useful in pork production.
especially in thns day and age when
with the present hish priced feeds
and labor pork must be grown as
cheaply as possible. The self-feeder
is adapted for sucking pigs and fat
tening shoats The cost OF the feeder
Is small. every farmer with n small
herd could AFFORD to build one,
Cotton Variety Tests Give Important
Results.
Cotton variety tests were made by
the Experiment Station In 1916 at fif.
teen different points in the state The
tests served many purposes. but two
things are of much Importance