The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-29
What
 Shall I Plant?
snteresting Review That Will Re Helpful fo Many in Polk Bounty.
By IA. slote, HatfieId)

What shall plant
 A question that now demands an answer
 Perhaps few suggestions at this Hrne would not come amiss. especially aa some who are new at farming in F-DIk county. These suggestions are ~ffered by the secretary of one or two skipping associations, a nurseryman and grower, and IS also crop report er of nearly 20 years experience for Nhe United States Department of Agriculture
 First, for quick, early money plant a patch of Early Alaska peas. When rcady, pick the pods. put in bushel kzxkefs or boxes. They are light; will keep well. Put on the train in even lng and they are for sale on Kansas City market at 5 o'clock next morning They netted around 8 per bushel last surinu. This is 6 sure crop. easily kan1Iled, and will keep you going while < onf of 10 of you, for lack of ex- perience, are making a failure of strawberries commercially. All kinds sf beans and peas do well here. Plant sn acre or more of sweet potatoes. They will perhaps produce more feed for yourself and stock than anything rfze from one acre. They will feed x0ur team. fatten your hogs, your xnirfens. cows and yourself, ani you ssn dry cure or can them, for spring zse, and the vines make good hay.
 Sorghum. if planted in a good place and cared for like corn produces around 100 gallons per acre. Does t rayg Well, go ask the price Of a gallon at the store.
 Peanut are another profitable crop. rise hay or the nuts either will pay lssa cost of producing the crop. Of soarae y0u will plant some corn. 4 kttle 0af Some cowpeas planted in sha corn al the last cultivating, or after the oats. All the cotton you can 9sre for. These are the crops nature likes to grow here. You will find 1t essier to work with nature than to Sight her, by trying to raise something n0I adapted to our soil and climate We are mentioning only the larger crops. Most truck and all small gar ten stuff does exceptionally well. Some of course is profitable to ship, sshers not. Plant when conditions are favorable; sell when the sign is right.
 Fruit. Sure you will plant some. Strawberries Klondyke the mein crop with some Aroma for later zhipments; few Excelsiors and St. Eouis for early home use gives 6-week 1esson. Blackberries are profitable if xasiy. good producers, and variety kkat is firm enough to ship. Inquire ssto this before planting. Currants, Fooseherries, most raspberries like a0lder winter than ours to do best. Peaches are at home here, the very early and the October are very prof. Asbie. Elberta is the main crop.
 Most varieties of apples do well herc. The most profitable for us is ked June, yet Harvest, Red Astrachan and Sweet June early apples go on KAnsas City market usually when old exop is gone, bringing usually $2.50 to E5S0 per bushel Winesap is prob sIIy the heaviest and most regular kearers of the late sorts. but not pro- Stable to ship north, as they come in competition with the fall sorts nearer s<xr market.
 Gherries--we have probably the Rsrgest bearing orchard in this vicin- a4, 800 to TOO treesh of several varse- kies. We have settled on the Early Richmond and Montmorenci on Ma haieb roots or stocks. We have found ese Maggard stock too strong a grow IT. making short lived tree and sprouts The Richmond and Mcrenci Epen about 10 days apart, making it norc convenient for picking. These gre coming in as strawberries are sisout gone The English Morello is s slow grower and too late to be real profitable for us. Cherries want very AAailow if any cultivation after the ssssrh year They are not subject to 4sease. the worst being leaf snot, which sometimes causes all leaves to fxIl shortly after bearing This can be controlled by spraying X cherry <1sggot. sometimes ia the fruit. can 4e controlled by spraying while in s'0om. Heavy rains during blooming lszson will make q light crop. Cher Essss respond to lime in the soil
 Fiums We have in bearing Prune Dsmson. Burbank. Abundance, Wick EDIT and several American varieties in. einsiing Wild Goose and Chickasaw Have tried all these on peach roots or stock and would prefer them on plum st0cks unless they were to be planted