The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-02
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The Extension Co-operator, the Of
fetal publication of the Extension Di-
vision Of the State Of Arkansas. pub
lished at Little Rock and The Poultry
News published at Dallas, Tex, both
devote considerable space in the most
recent issues to the Polk county ex-
hibit at the Texarkana District Fair.
The story in the Extension Co-opera-
tor is told under the heading: South
west Blue Ribbon to Polk" and among
other things the writer says, POLK
county's exhibit was well decorated
with blue after the judges had been
around. Canned goods alone won
eight blue ribbons. and other frsts
were placed on pumpkins, apples
squashes, two kinds of Irish potatoes
and alfalfa"
NJ W. Roger in charge Of the Berry
Cherry farm, not content with show
ing some fine second crop Bliss Irish
potatoes, on Saturday brought to
club headquarters, four tubers of a
new variety called the Wild Goose
The aggregate weight Of the four is 3
pounds and ~ ounces, thus averaging
| once less than a pound. The pota-
toes have a purple skin, the meat is
snowy white and in shape is are like a
Bliss.
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i o. Kiekert. young man Of Kansas
City, Kas., arrived in Mena Tuesday
to make an investigation Of the straw
berry industry in this section of Ar
Kansas after having been over the
Iloratio field and the fields in north
! Arkansas. Arrangements were made
by the secretary that Mr.. Kiekert
might see some Of the fields in the
Mena community, thus learning first
hand the sort of plants Polk county
soil will produce. MIR. Kiekert has
been an employee in a -four mill in
Kansas City, but as a side line he has
taken care of seven acres of straw
berries in Wyandotte county, Kansas,
where. by the way strawberry culture
IS not one of the leading industries.
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Early last fall when G.. w. Swatty,
living north Mena street, started out
with two large cold frames for rails
ing pansy plants, there were those
dertaking, yet up to this time he has
sold on mail orders something like IL
thousand plants, and more orders
coming in. He also has three large
cold frames sown to frost proof cab
bage which is making a fine showing
and from which he will b eready to
ship plants to the south in less than
two months Mr.. Swatty is starting
IN small way toward the realization
Of his ideal when he will have In oper-
alton an up-to-date greenhouse from
which he will be able TO supply cut
flowers and plants Of all kinds to
Mena and surrounding country.
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C. H. Webster, anticipating the
need Of picking crates when the straw
berry crop comes in next spring, de-
voted part of a rainy day last week
to making sample picking crate,
which he has placed on exhibit at the
club office. He has not placed the
crate on exhibit that he might get the
Job to make others, but simply to re-
mind people that now is a good time to
yet ready for the rush that will come
later. and also that others might use
ms crate as model after which TO
make some of their own. He has also
placed on exhibit some pickers' tick
cts used in the large fields.
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Mrs. Carrie Burns Of Mcpherson,
has., who with her daughter and
grand children spent part of last sum
mer and the early fall in Mena, liked
Folk county Nancy Hall sweet pota-
toes 50 well, that she recently sent in
an order for 300 pounds for home use.
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Troy Martin, approaching some
courtesies extended by the secretary,
reciprocated one day last week by
bringing in two sacks Of rich pine
already cut into kindling.
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