The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1919-03-01
WAS GREATEST FARM
Meeting EVER HELD IN.
LITTLE RIVER COUNTY
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effect The farmer planted cotton
because he had no other money crop
not from choice. He had to find an
other way before it would be possi-
BILE to get away from the one crop
idea. Until recent years the growing
of hogs had been uncertain because
of the cholera Now, this obstacle
had been removed. He proved by fig
ures and facts that the South could
raise cheaper meat than the northern
states. but said that feeding on corn
! was not a success. He then went into
the sweet potato crop, the peanut crop
and other hay crops as feed, letting
the hog do the harvesting, and finally
centered his remarks on the velvet
bean with which he was familiar, hav-
ing grown them for years. He advo-
Gated the planting of every acre of
corn in the county in velvet beans.
The only expense would be the seed.
The value in feed of just the bean
not counting the vine, would be equal
the number of bushels the corn would
make, thus doubling the feed grown
upon each acre. The COWS and hogs
would come out of the fields in the
spring fat. The farm was to be con-
sidered as manufacturing plant. He
said that we should not sell so much
raw material, but more of the finished
product. Grow maximum of feed,
put into meat and market the meat
whether it be in cattle, hogs or poul-
try. The land grows richer and the
farmer accumulates profits
A. Goldsmith made a short talk on
cotton reduction and showed the dan
ger in too much of that crop at this
time.
C. o. Carpenter, who is connected
with large Red River farm, and also
with the Texarkana Board of Trade,
was present and made an address up
on the lines of farming and livestock.
He told in a different way very much
the same things as covered by Mr..
Kapp.
Seed ut Cost.
The chairman announced that seed
would be ordered for all, of any kind
at cost, who desired, and asked them
to see J. A. Mcdonald or G. M. Johns
ton. He referred to the marketing
plan already in effect for hogs, and
asked all who had hogs for market to
see Mr.. Johnston at once, so that he
could make up car. He told how the
business men working in this~Urgani-
zation was going to supplement the
work of the government by improving
local markets. He said that if the
farmer did we'll, he did we'll, and that
we must all succeed or fail together
The world war had taught us some
valuable things about cooperation
that we could profit by now. At the
close Of the meeting pledge cards were
passed out which most signed pled5-
ing themselves to grow as nearly as
possible all the food and feed requir-
ed for themselves.
The business men ,e;t that the test
of this great movement in it's simpli-
city would be the verdict of the farmer
when presented to him properly. 1t
has been put to him candidily and the
verdict has been favorable if the evil
dences of this meeting were read right.
One good farmer said, at is going
back to basic first principles and it
will win out" The velvet bean has
been tried by few here who are en-
thusiastic. 1t last year covered mil
lions of acres east Of the Missippi.
and has solved the feed and fertility
problem. It will help to make us the
wealthy county that we should be.
ktter the meeting was concluded a
| large number o. farmers placed with
the COMMITTEES orders xor velvet bean
| saed More are coming in all the
time A SERIES of meetings will be
held through out the county in the
sohoolhouses until all is covered. A
meeting of the executive committee
will be held Friday night. ID. A. Cook
of Foreman, who was present, said he
was going home and bring his COM
! ,Ytt t,r / CHI
this committee did business and then
they were going back home and get
busy.