The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-02
MANY PLANS FOR
 FARM RETIREMENT
e.e.-Toeether Meeting of Town and c.mntry Residents Make RecOmmen- gsstions--More Bonded Warehouses
 Urged and Hog Raising Favored.

t,ons along variety of lines was pro posed at a get-together meeting of Polk county citizens at the courthouse Friday.
 Of the fifty odd men and women who gathered to consider ways and >eans for making effective the CO operative campaign the majority vere from the farm, but there were many from Mena and other towns.
 An organization was effected to be known as the Polk County Agricul- rural Board, and officers were named to put into active operation the work outlined
 One of the big things proposed in the coming campaign is the building of more bonded warehouses in Polk county. A committee named to look into this question recommended such action and the meeting adopted the suggestion by iiiiiss;;iii;ssssai iiiiis; iiii;ssssaicsss vote.
 In it's report the committee stated it is essentially necessary in putting the producers of farm products in po- sition to market their products to best advantage. We recommend such steps as necessary be taken immediately to establish such houses at the various marketing centers of the county" The committee consisted of A. E. Wear, b. E. Myers, J. A. Earl and M. F. Whit aker.
 In the discussion that followed the submission of the committee report there was yelled reference that oppo- sition existed to the manner in which the Mena bonded warehouse was now conducted. Former Judge Wear aroused great applause when he stat ed "the farmers should either con- trol it or build more.'
 Hog raising was recommended as the best cash getter other than cotton for Polk county farmers by a commit tee of which w. R. Shinn was chair man. The report aroused more dis cussion than any other save that of the bonded warehouse. While raising hogs was approved by the majority, there were number who thought and said so, too, that other good paying crops for the farmers to take sp. Hay, berries, fruits, dairying, poultry raising and goats all had their sponsors.
 N. F. Whitaker in discussing the matter said the raising of hogs was something in which there was most general interest and that every farm had one or more hogs. He told of his experiences in feeding hogs and buy ing the feed. His report was that he had cleared $150 from the venture.
 w J. Barton of Cove, as chairman, presented the committee report which recommended the organization of a county marketing association for the handling of farm products.
 The committee on terracing, of which Edgar Moves of Union Grove was chairman, advised that more of such work be done in Polk county.
 C. B. Connally of Rocky was chair man of the committee on seeds. The committees report recommended that our representatives in the legislature be asked to secure the passage of a pure seed law.
 That there be more community or ganizations in the various school dis tricts was the recommendation of the committee of which Harry Lyle was chairman. This report, like others, was adopted by unanimous vote.
 The recommendations of the differ ent committees will have considerable influence on the line of work the gov ernment demonstration agents will follow in Polk coutny the coming year.
 District Demonstration Agent Harry F. kapp of Little Rock, who was pres ent at the meeting, announced that the government forces were ready to aid in every way in carrying out the desires of the farmers.
 While the men were in session the women were likewise engaged and wre considering such questions as gardens, poultry, marketing and home sanitation and hygiene. Like the men the women had named committees to consider the different questions, and when it came time for committee reports a joint session was held.
 Mrs. M. R. Began of Shady read the report of the. committee on garden planning The report called for a scheme of planting in which the cul- tivating could be done by horse-drawn implements and the men adopted the recommendation before they realized what they were doing. When W. R. Shinn called attention to the extra work the men had voted on them selves for next years gardens, there was a general laugh, but the sterner sex was too gallant to change it's vote The committee report also rec commended, winter garden.
 Larger fiocks of poultry if possible to care for them, was advocated by the committee on poultry, the report Deing presented by Mrs. F. J. Grein-' CT. The committee also recommended culiing fiocks in the fall and the keep ing of purebreds if possible.
 The committee on marketing recom- sended cooperation in selling all arm produce and advised the raising of the butter standard that better prices might be obtained. The report vas prepared by committee of which Ara. Edgar Moves was chairman
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