Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-17
HELPFUL HINTS
 FOR FARMERS
Do Not Plant Cotton On Ridges.


 jectionable ill spite of the fact that most of the cotton in the South is i planted in this way, bccording to experiments conducted by the Arkan- sas Experiment Statom It is true 1 that ridges warm up more rapidly in the spring but they cause the soil to dry out rapidly in dry weather and high ridges interfere with the proper use of the horse-drawn culti- vating instruments. The latter ccn-. 1 dlticn makes necessary excessive hoeing. These objections may be largely overcome 'ty dragging the beds down to the proper height with a section harrow or other implements just before planting. Only r low ridge is necessary on ordinary land l A good water" furrow between row is sufficient and on sandy, we'll drain ed land, level planting may be safe | ly, ppracticed if the seed arc not coy- cred too deeply
 Forage for Hogs.
 In order to have plenty of green feed for hogs, plant soy beams cow peas, sorghum ~cr peanuts any time before the first of July, planting each cropein such way as to have plenty of feed at all times. Plant soy beans at the rate of 1-2 'bushel in rows or 1 1-2 bushel broadcast. These win mature in 90 to 120 days. Cowpeas seeded at the same rate in 75 to 90 days Sorghum planted at the rate of l 1-2 to bushels broadcast will mature in from 60 to 90 days and it is sufficient to plant 1 12 bushels of unshelled peanuts ito the acre. Pea nuts can be counted upon in 90 to 120 days.
 Grow SiIage Crops.
 Corn is a staplc crop for the silo. Any variety that will produce good yield of ears, as wei as stalks. is gooo silage corn, and may be planted a little thicker in the TOW than usual, Sorghum preferably ripe may be used for silage alone, or with corn It does not actually improve the silagc, but tho sugar in the sorghum serves, to add variety to it's feed. Cow peas added to corn will improve the feeding value of silage.
 Director Returns.
 w. C. Lassetter. Director of the Agricultural Extension Division, has just returned from Washington, D. c. where he spent the past ten days in. conference with Directors of other states and the U. s. Department of ter has recently worked out a bud get for the Arkansas Division for the next biennial period.
 Cotton Specialist Leaves. <
 w. k. Ayers, Cotton Specialist of the Experiment Station, University of Arkansas, since May 1st, 1916, has resigned and will become plant breeder for the Ferguson Seed Farms, Sherman, Texas. Since com ing to Arwansas. MT. Ayers had many experiments conducted at the Station, six bulletins and six circu- lars having been published. Circu- lar No. 47 on The Best Time to Pick Cotton, Bulletin 159 on Varieties of Cotton and Bulletin on Cultural EX- periments with Cotton, arc just off the press and should be in every library of every votton grower ill Ar kansas. The experiments written up in Bulletin No. 161 have attracted nationwide attention since among other things it is shown that cot ton can be produced profitably with out the use of the hoe.
 lcdCucs DOyS IU COOks ------
 Fourteen boys from 9 to 15 years of age are learning proctical cook cry under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Peck Mcleod of the Extension Di- vision at. Little Rock. These boys who arc classcd as truants, are look 1 ed after by the instructors of the De tention Home in Little. Rock and arc said to be making remarkable prog i ress and are taking keen interest in their work.
 Former Worker Marrics.
 Earl Fitzpatrick, former extension agronomist with the University of Arkansas, and Miss Ruth Mccain, daughter of w. II. Mccain of Ma rianna, were recently married. Mr. KilpaTick was just lately discharg- ed from the naval aviation' service. He will farm near Cabot.
 AN ACuIEVEMIlNT