The Huttig news., 1917-08-18
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that the best way to select seed corn is to go into the field, since there is great deal more to the corn than to the ear the stalk playing an imporant part in the matter. One thing that the farm CTS of Argansas have to look out for is the weevil which usually de- stroys great quantities of corn in storage each year. L. w. Osborn, agronomist with the University of Arkansas, says that seed ears which will have a tendency to be resistant to weevil can be reflected as well as those that have the most characteristics for the production of grain In picking seed corn which will be most resistant to weevil, select ears with tight husks and well covered tips. If this is borne in mind, it will be possible in time to select strain of corn which will be practically weeyil re- sistant.
 In fact, Weevils in corn can be prevented by husking in the field. In so doing you will leave most of the weeyils in the field. Moreover, corn when stored with husks on will be subject to about four times the amount of damage done through weeyils than unhusk- ed corn.
 In husking, have a division in the wagon bed; on one side put all the badly infested ears, and on the oth- er put the sound ears. A box may be attached to the back of the wagon bed to receive seed ears. In storing. put all the sound ears in the back of the bin and those which are infested in front of the bin So that the latter will be used up first.
 LEGHoRNs THE BEST LAYERS.
 Recent experiments conducted by the poultrymen with the De- partment of Agriculture show that leghorns produce eggs cheaper than hens of the general purpose breeds, including Rhode Island Reds, Orphingtons, Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks. This state ment is based on the fact that leg horns eat on an average 55 pounds of feed per head as compared with 70 to 85 pounds eaten by the gen. eral purpose breeds. At the same time they lay as many or more eggs and the egg yield exceeds that of the general purpose breeds during the second and third laying years. Leghorns, therefore, are thought to be more profitable for the production of eggs only.
 At this time it will pay every farmer to increase the number of fowls in his flock. not only for the purpose of producing plenty of eggs for a ready market, which will un- doubtedly be the case because of the high prich of various kinds of meat, but for the production of meat, because chicken flesh can be produced on less grain per pound than any other class of live stock found on the farm; and, since chicken is palatable to most peo- pie, the comparative prices be- tween chicken and other kinds of meat will increase the demand for them and real profit can be real ized. Raising more chickens with out a great deal of labor and scarcely any expense and sure profit is real advantage for most Arkansas farmers. Why not get busy?
 THREATENED PORK SHORTAGE.
 According to government statis- tics, there were 3l3.OO0 less hogs is the country in 1916 than ir 1915, and there is every indication that the number of animals have been greatly reduced during the present year. This means that pork will undoubtedly remain ex- ceedingly high in price. and every