The Nevada County picayune., 1917-08-02
HELP WIN THE WAR
 WITH YOUR COTTON
Prsssnt indications Arc That ief7 crop Will es No Setter Than
 Crops Of Two Previous Years-
By ". E. Ayres. University Of Arkss
 sas Experiment. Station

The world must have cotton. D1xis turuiaAss about s1 per cent of the wsrld's supply. The production of this sta,Is ia the South was about 70 per cent bslsw Asrnl in both 1918 and iSls. Present indications are that the 1eiY srsp will be no better than the crops of the previous two years. The reserve supply will bs practically sI- hsustsd before the 1917 crop is on the market. Our country and our allies will ia all probability demand thirtssn and ons-haif milton bales from this cou.try next year. Thsre is svery reason to believe nsw that the crop can not, with best of care and favsr. able woather, be made to roach this figure, and there surely is not the slightest chance of producing sur plus. Tho prices for all products of the cotton plant will undoubtedly hs satisfactory.
 Must Produce . Maximum, crsp.
 The nrsssnt cotton crop has bssn late from the start. and has improved very slowly Its condition Is now much below normal. The boil wssvil has begun his work in many ssctions. and will ds his bit" to curtail Hroduc- tisA. It h imperative. therefore, that Arkansas farmers use every known economical resource in stimulating growth and bridging the per aors Drs- ducttoA to the naximun. The South must we'll nigh cisths the soldisrs and the civilian population of both this country and the EntsAts. In addi- tien ts supplying them with abrs for bigh explosives for their armlss and nsyiss.
 Why Arkansas Should Ds orsAtsst
 Cotton etats.
 Our state can. for two reasons. help more in making good the shortage than can the average Southern state. In the hrst place. we arc not SO de nSalsnt upsn the supply of potash salts which can nc longer hs obtained As are many of cur sister states which have greater areAA sf CeAstal Plains soils which are dsnoisat in DstasA. h the sseoad place. our climate is sueA that . larger percentage of our heavy cotton producing areas is not yst ssf, AcieAtly infested with bell w>evn te eurtail production materially.
 ahailsw Cultivation Esssntsai.
 Shallow cultivation often enough t> feen down weeds and grass and pro serve . mulch is always to be recon msndsd, but 1t is essential to the na- tion's welfare" this year For the sake of economy of labor a twohorse cultivator should be used until the plants are too large, after which . large scrape-heel sweep behind a short shovel is perhaps best for mulch ing and destroying undesirable vegsts- ton.
 Early laying by Is especially to be avoided this summer Cotton is very late, and should be cultivated prop eriy until late into August. unless the plants are locking iu the middles Grass and weeds in cotton mean loss ln tnfee ways. (I1 1ney reuucs tnS yield by using plant food and water which would otherwise be used by the cotton plants; t2) they increase ths cost of picking by becoming entangled with tee cotton. causing the burrs to rot. and by hindering in general the progress of the pickers (S) cotton grown amongst weeds and grass al ways carries more tinges, stains and trash and has s poorer general ap- pearaucs than cotton grown In a prop srly cultivated held. Such cotton is graded lower and Is bought at A lower price than that which is produced un- der more favorable conditions. The ioss te the state frsm laying by tso carly can reach Ave CT ok million dollars without receiving any partic- ular attention. This leak in the profits bag" should bs stopped