The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
spring and that the fall crop i. much better for canning
HATTIE's HOTsTUPH.

ENtAA EttN N+ +fs AfAA"fi tfAfAArNAtA ANt N load of muskmei0ns of the cannon ball variety. a large flesh melon of fine flavor. and they sold quickly
 We all got our heads bumped, more 0T less. fast spring by the seed men shame on them. 1T they do f again next spring shame on us Save your seed
 Hogs at SiS0U live weight. and bacon ai 50c. but ii makes no differ ence to many of us as 1t has been out or our reach for some time A bacon rind Co grease a saw2 Don't lei Hoover hear it.
 The producer is assured of not less than S2 wheat, but where is the limit for the consumer However, we would rather have t high price than not be ahle Co get il at any price
 W. | Richardson has received 9 letter from his son saying he was all right and enjoying the life. He is member of a gun crew on a transport. and by this time prob- ably has made his second trip to France
 What a great fair the recent Hat lleld Fair was, and what a lesson 10 thousands of people. No low-brOws, no rough-neeks They seldom go where whiskey cannot be had. and listen. In all these thousands not a policeman was or duty.
 Frank Lewis has the incest, even est stand of fall potatoes we have seen. He also has some exceptional ly fine corn and peas, just across the road from these. MT. Lewis plants his corn closer. somewhat. in the row and makes the rows feet apart
 Already some of our business ! farmers are planning on how to best invest part of their federal land loan SD the money will meet their pay lments and leave part for other pur- poses This is point on which each Twill show his skill, luck, judgment. or lack of it.
 The secretary of the federal land i loan association informed us Satur- day that they had sent in what work i had been completed and thought the Irest would be ready by the time the government appraiser arrived Ap- picNnts are slow about bringing in 1 their titles.
 F. R. Bates accomplished a good work by filling in low rough place in the street with dirt from back of the lot, where he will move his pres enl store building. He intends to have an equally large building on the front and will have a basement under the entire structure Co care for fruit and vegetables.
 We received a letter, which was probably one of many, from a great stock works in Iowa asking the con- dition of corn in this vicinity, to what extent hot winds had damaged II and if there would be any sur plus. IL seems big business doesn't depend altogether either on state or government reports at this time. ! It doesn't matter much how good your cotton Is. or how much you get for it If you have nothing but cot ton. it will take it all to feed you. l That is, the average Polk county lcotton grower But if you have di- diversified and raised your food and feed. and have your cotton for cash, the coming years living needn't wnrry YOU
 f 1iie flew basket ani fruit package i law goes into effect the first of No- lvember, which wall allow the present stock to be disposed of We have received the new specifications from the Departmenl.o of Agriculture and IS shipping seasons approach we will from time to time, keep shippers posted in these items on various re- quiremenis
 James Stote sent some sample spe- lcimens of seeding peach grown on the Pines Plantation Co Fayetteville, where the merits of the peach will be considered by the state and gov ernment h0rtieulturiSts. with a view to prOpagating It IS an extremely large peach, as large as the largest Elberta. longer in shape, weeks later. tree a strong grower. sure cropper, cling of finest flavor.
 Engine. saws lathes humming men cutting bolts. others making hanG-shayed handles at the handle factory It is busy place and just a suggestion 0f what we could have and should have with all this hard wood forest around Us. We have an opening here for a spoke and wheel works and excelsior. box and basket factory. lath mill and many other in dnstrles Do a little boosting and let us land some Of them.
 Col Frank R0rk entertained a number of friends and neighbors Sunday When Mr. Rork has some | thing especially nice he wants some 0f his friends with him to share 1t, as many here know. who have helped dispose of the results of his fishing and hunting trips This time II was a young goat Tn addition. there were all kinds of vegetables, pastry and goodies to eat. such as only T Polk county farm and a Polk eeafty housewife can produce. Twenty seven people put their feet \ under the t0ionel's table Sunday, If Don't tell Hoover.
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