The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-04-14
THE UNIVERSITY
ASSISTS FARMERS
Work Being Done BY University Of Ar
kansas Experiment Station Worth
Money to the Farmers.

out out products worth while to the
farmer. The products are in the ma
lure 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 TO them If you are dissatisfied |
with the results obtained on your |
| farm or need any information, write |
10 your university for help today.
Here are a few things mentioned. |
merely as samples of the work being |
| lone by the Experiment Station.
Hog Cholera Experiments.
Among a number of experiments |
under way to learn more about hog |
cholera. one is to learn what hold It |
mas upon sucking pigs. From expert
ments thus far worked out 1t seems
that % 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 AZ by exposure. There was also
| some variation in different litters. as
| certain filters showed much higher
immunity than others. 1t is worth
while knowing that little pigs can be
| protected in this way. but must be
| weaned
Soil Tests Interesting.
| The Experiment Station has shown
Tor PEARS 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
10 be seeded to clover or alfalfa.
The bottom land soils along the larger
streams do not appear to be greatly
in need OF lime at the present time.
The Investigation is to be extended
TO all parts OF the state as soon ~
funds are provided to continue the
! work
! Experiment With Seventy Varieties
ri Of Potatoes.
I'll An experiment with seventy varie-
| ties OF potatoes has been under way
] for several years. The 1915 season
was rather moist. and the past rath.
or dry one. The size. shape, eyes and
I general appearance OF the tubers have
been studied Yields OF marketable
: potatoes and culls per acre, at differ
emit dates during the season. have been
secured. These yields at different pc.
RODS were secured to determine the
advisabiity Of digging at the regular
time for early market or OF waiting
for further maturity. Market reports
have been kept to compare the prices
, At the different diggngs.
Z There are two striking things about
our results 40 far:
(l l. There are about twenty vane
ties outyieldins the Bliss Triumph.
the most popular commercial variety
COW being grown.
2. About three-fourths OF the hish.
st yielders have been white potatoes.
no tkAw. vartafiaa "a hat nA ~
; consistent yielder has been the Irish
Coboler - s-.ir--i - La,
81 The experiment was carried on at
Fayettes lie and Van Buren, this year.
and it is 70 b. continued another year.
at least. 'arrrzil - .SsfEv
seif.Feeder Tor Hog. 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 rains at an
early age. due to each animal balanc.
Ing and increasing its daily ration &C.
cording 10 its individual requirements
: The self-feeder is becoming very val
liable and useful In pork production,
especially in this day and age. when
with the present high priced feeds
and labor pork must he 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 a small
herd could afIord 10 build one.
Cotton Variety Tests Give Important
Results.
Cotton variety tests were made by
the Experiment Station in 1916 at IF.
teen different points in the state. The
tests served many purposes. but two
things are of much Importance.
81 l. The value of the seed and lint
produced by some varieties greatly
exceeded that of other varieties
II ?. Such varieties as Dixie and Gov.