Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-10
IN s U R A NCE
 Plus s FER VICE
 Since 1876. R. H. M. Mills & Sons
FALL CROPS.

H. M. Cottrell, in charge of the Bureau of Farm Development, with headquarters in Memphis has issued statement for the benefit of the farmers turnout this country. This ad- vice if needed will do much to offset the cotton failure of the country, which is now apparently inevitable. It is his advice that the farmers of this section plant wheat, rye and to raise hogs, in addition to plant fall gardens.
 It is asserted there is practically no hay in the cotton states and a shortage throughout the United Sta tes. Hay will be unusually high next c3ring and summer. The corn crop of the United States will be much below that of last year and high next season that many farmers will not be able to buy it and will either have to feed their stock on crops planted this fall or on pasture only. Corn fodder should be cut and saved to take the place of hay Rye, wheat, oats and barley should be sown sufficient to pasture all stock through the winter and to take the place of corn and hay next summer. Our government will need for war service the wheat and pork from the states that chiefly produce these pro- ducts. The cotton states, as duty to their country, should raise all of both of these products that are need ed for home use.
 "Wheat-one acre in eight of the cultivated land in Mississippi. one acre in nine in Arkansas and one acre in l ten in Tennessee must be soweu to wheat, this FSll to feed the people of these States. Wheat should not be sown on land that in a good year 1 will produce less than half bale of cotton or 25 bushels of corn an acre. Every farm has some such land. Land should be prepared early in l September for wheat and the seed l should be sDwn immediately hfter the first hard frost. Merchants and | banks should arrange at once for the necessary seed.
 Rye.-Oats and Barley should be l sowed early in September to furnish fall. winter and spring pasture for | mules, horses, cattle and hogs. Every acre of these crops pastured by work stock will save a ton of hay. Pigs 1 pastured on these crops need only half as much grain. Rye will grow on any ground that will raise any 1 other kind of a crop. Oats reed good land, barely very rich land. Each mule, COW and brood SOW with pigs
 needs two acres Every farm family
 should SOW the needed area and SOW
 early.
 Hogs Farmers are showing a I strong determination to go out of the
 hog business because of the short corn
 crop. The War demands are So
 great that every farmers should raise
 more hogs than ever before. Pasture
 of wheat, rye, oats and barley will
 save half the grain. By-products
 such as peanuts and cocanut meals
 and rice bran with little tankase
 will make gains cheaper than corn
 and can be fed at good profit. Farm
 CTS should have as many sows as possible, have pigs in December and January to be marketed in Septem-
 Der when prices are usually the
 highest.
 "Garden.-September is the best garden month of the year. The yielt ! is higher and the quality of the
 food better. Plant a larger garden
 than you did in the spring. Plant
 Early beets, cabbage, carrots, collards
 endive, alaska garden peas, kale, koh'
 hrabi lettuce, mustard, onion sets
 multiplying onions. parsnips, radishes
 dwarf essex rape (the best winter
 greens). salsify, spinach, shallots
 Swiss chard and white egg, purple
 topped strap leaf, seven top and vel
 low aberdeen turnips.
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