The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-11
ARKANSAS FARMING
CAMPAIGN STARTED
MR.. KNAPP AND MR.. OUSlEY
SOUND THE KEYNOTE OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
TO COVER MANY COUNTIES
Squads Composed of Memphis sus'.
ness Men Will Handle Counties
In Eastern Section Beginning
On Wednesday.
Little Rock

Little Rock
The second profitable farming cam,
paign OF the Arkansas Profitable
Farming Bureau of the Little Rock
Board OF Commerce opened Monday
afternoon with rousing meeting IN
the convention hall of the Marion Ho-
tel. which was attended by more than
100 business men and farmers of Pu.
laski county Bradford Knapp, dtree.
tor of the extension work OF the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
in the Southern States. and Clarence
Ousley. director of the extension work
OF the University of Texas. were the
speakers. Prior to the roundup
meeting which opened the campaign
a luncheon was served al the hotel at
which about 200 were present showing
the interest which is being taken in
the campaign in this section.
Mr. Knapp and Mr.. Ousley sounded
the keynote of the campaign when they
made throughout the Southern States
Nv the farmers who had learned to
feed themselves and make cotton the
cash crop. They told of the doctrine
that has been urged throughout Ar'
kansas and all other Southern States
BY committees such as profitable farm
ing committee of the Board OF Com
merce in this city. The talks were
listened to by the various speakers
that are 10 go throughout the state
during this campaign. and many point
ers were given them 10 be used in the
tour of the counties
Following the meeting in this city
Mr.. Knapp and Mr. Ousley were taken
IN automobiles 10 Pine Bluff. where
big night roundup" meeting was
held. which is the only Meeting that
was held in jefferson county The
speakers were accompanied 10 Pine
Ruff by large number of business
men and farmers of Pulaski county
rs we'll as a number of the speakers
that are TO do the work throughout
the state The meeting al Pine Bluff
was also largely attended, farmers
coming into the city from all parts OF
the county
The real work OF the campaign was
started on Tuesday morning, when
eight crews of speakers left the Offices
OF the Little Rock Board OF Com
merce a. s o'clock for tour of Pu.
lask county. Al virtually tho same
hour speakers left the county seats
and meeting places Of Lonoke county.
Tho points from which the speakers
eminated in Loneke county were
Carlisle. Cabot and Lonoke and sew.
eral meetings were held In each dis
trict Tuesday 'wo big meetings w"r"
held in Lawrence county, Walnut
Ridge. the county seat
On Wednesday. sday and Fri
day The speakers are 20 so into the
Memphis territory in eastern Arkan.
sas and conduct meetings and vii re-
turn again the latter part Of the week
70 the counties IN he Little Rock ter
ritory The dates for meetings on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are;
Wednesday. January 10 Prairie.
White. Monroe. Woodruff. Crittcndcn
Ch -not and Gla"
Thursday January ti=Cross. s.
Francis. Mississippi pesha. lnde-
peHdeuce
Friday. January Il - Craighead.
Poinsett. Lee. Phillips
Saturday viii be dav Of rest FOR
tho speakers and many will return 10
Little Rock TO spend sunday and get
additional instruction and will then
start out Monday for the various coun-
ties in the Little Rock district On
Monday. January -. Ashley. Cleve-
land. Arkansas Grant and Dallas
counties will he visited Tuesday.
January l6. these counties Will be
visited Bradley Drew. Dallas and
Hot Springs ON Wednesday January
l.. these counties will be visited:
Calhoun. Union and Clark counties.
On Thursday. January rs. these eoun.
ties will be visited; Ouachita and
Hampstead
With one exception. Faulkner coun-
", which has been given the date OF
January % no other counties have
been dated for the speakers waiting
for the numbers of meetings to be
held and the complete organization OF
one or two counties
In the Little Rock district but one
county mas refused To have the meet
ing that being Jackson county
Greene county is the black county in
the Memphis district