The Little River news., 1917-04-21
A Patriotic Duty To Raise Food Sup
 ply For Family.

l By Harry F. kapp, District Agent,
 Southwest Arkansas.
 Mr Farmer, it is your patriotic duty in the present national crisis to raise food supply sufficient to protect your family and to produce maxSmun crops on every tillable acre of land. Prices for all kinds of food crops will be high and the government IS making plans to market your surpius.
 If maximum crops are to be H'd. attention must be given to early c'.!- tivation and the proper implements should be used
 Remember, young plants in the field must have the best opportunity to live and grow if the largest crops are to be obtained.
 Early Cultivation Means Big Crops. Most of the Arkansas farms have been titled in such a manner as to rob the soil of it's humus supply, In this condition soils pack extremely hard sfrom our beating rains and crust hear- lilly after rain followed by couple sof days of sunshine.
 Don't Allow Soil To Pack.
 If the young plants are permitted ko stand in hard, packed crusted Eround it cannot be expected that | they will make the rapid, sturdy growth necessary to maximum crop production. The importance of early cultivation must be so apparent to lr; 70 hot ccfA at length is unnecessary.
 Use a Section Harrow. The question then is-What is the best implement a farmer can use for early and rapid cultivation? Our an swer is, A fifty or sixty tooth iron section harrow. It is not an expensive implement; it is one that is needed on every farm at all seasons. With good team fifteen acres per day can be cultivated. The teeth are adjust able so that the ground can be pull | verized With a minimum amount of digging that would tear up the plants. The section harrow can be used be- fore and after the seeds are up When beating rain follows the planting of crop the harrow should bc used just as soon as the ground will pulverzc. This will prevent crusting, form mulch for the retention of moisture. warm up the ground, enable the young plants to come up without difficulty and promote their rapid growth. If corn or cotton Is not planted on a high bed-a practice that should not be followed except on badly drained lands-the section harrow can be safely used after the plants are we'll up. It is the best early cultivation hat can be given such crops r. breaks and pulverizes the whole surface in and out of the row. It kills all the early weed growth and gives the crop every chance for the rapid growth so highly desirable.
 Cultivate With Care. Tn narrowing corn or cotton after | the plants are up the team should not be driven with the rows nor di- rectly across them. If the rows are followed harrow tooth is likely to | up all the plants. If the driving is done directly across the rows the whole top of the row may be pulled off if planted on slight bed or roll as it should be. Drive diagonally | across the rows each time. Always cross harrow after the first operation. Corn may be narrowed until it is so tall that 1t will break and cotton until it is chopped out.
 l Try the harrow, MT. Farmer. It is the speediest, best early outivator l you can use. If you are afraid it will ruin your crop, try it on an acre or 1 two and watch results.