The courier-index., 1918-09-13

the presence of Prussic acid poison or not. Therefore, if 1t rains and
 favorable weather permit stunted sor- ghum to grow up and mature normal ly it will be safe for feed or for syrup.
 Exeprience has demonstrated that sorghum hay we'll cured and in good
 condition is safe to feed even if it
 is made from immature sorghum.
 This point is considered definitely settled by experience.
 Silage made from sorghum that
 may have had poison in it is said to
 be safe to feed when we'll cured as
 silage, but on this point experience is not so broad or complete, and
 those who have such silage should
 proceed with caution. It is best to
 take precautionary measures and
 first feed sorghum hay, silage, ! or
 any produce of sorghum, regarding
 which there is any room for doubt.
 to one or two of the least valuable animals before giving it to the en- tire herd or to the more valuable animals on the farm.
 The station invites persons to send samples of silage made from
 dangerous or doubtful sorghum for analysis. but first wait for the silage
 to cure well before sending a sample. Our purpose is to determine whether the curing process completely re-
 moves the poison
 In order to be on the safe side, it is imperative to look ahead and provide next years seed supply. Let
 us make the most of what Arkansas has. This applies to all seed but
 especially to corn.
 Good local grown seed corn is safer and less expensive than import ed northern grown seed corn. The actual condition of Arkansas seed supply should be determined early. To do this fit is necessary to separ- ate the seed from the balance of the
 crop.
 An earlier bulletin urged the pres ervation of all good seed from the | 1917 crop. It is the special purpose of this bulletin to call the attention | to the best use of the 1918 crop, and the uncertainties that attend this crop.
 ] the stock of seed from this crop separated and stored apart from all corn not suitable for seed By this means each man will know what | he has for his own use and to spare. ! The next step will be to test this all good 4
 In due time the Experiment Station | by the aid of the Extension Division | will collect representative samples | of seed corn from all parts of the state and test them for the farmers; 1;
 however, this test will be much more
 helpful if seed is gathered and
 stored separately before the sample
 is taken
 l The work of the experiment station has proven that poorly filled,
 shrunken or chaffy corn. made so by
 the drouth, is frequently unfit for seed even though the corn looks
 fairly we'll on the surface. A germi-
 nation test will show what the drouth has done to the crop. If the test shows good seed the farmer may feel 1 safe. If the test is low, one of two | thing should be done-make test of individual ears and retain only | the good ears or get a supply of
 seed that shows satisfactory test. | By all means let the doubt that at | tends a drouth stricken crop be set | tied early.
 MARTIN NELSON, | Dean and Director. l sxas
 Little Rock, Aug. 31 To our customers, Gentlemen: The prevailing high price of all
 materials used in the manufacture of
 Anti-Hog Cholera Serum and virus
 makes it necessary to advance the
 price of serum from SIPS per hun dred c. C. to $1.40 per hundred C. c. In the future virus will cost l cent
 per c. C., unless otherwise specified
 in order will ship So c. c. of virus
 with each 1000 c. C. of serum. i When you realize that the price of hogs has advanced 200 per cent in
 the last two years, and also that
 labor, bottles. cartons, and various
 other supplies used in the manufac- ture of serum and virus, have advanc-
 ed at least 100 per cent, you will
 readily see that we must of necessity charge more for our product or dis continue it's manufacture.
 We have produced reliable po- tent serum which has given eminent l satisfaction, and rather than deter iorate the quality we have decided
 to make the small advance in price
 as above referred to. The present | price charged by the leading reliable | commercial firms is above the price