The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-04
MANY PRESENT AT
 FERTILIZER TEST
COVER CROP PLEDGES
Are Signed by Several Faulkner Coun- ty Farmers-Bodman and Sachs
 Deliver Addresses.

The number of interested people | farmers and their wives, business mer of Little Rock, Morrilton, Damascus and Conway attending the Martin vile fertilizer meeting far exceeded the expectations of the most optimis- t.c, according to County Agent T. M Williams. Farmers were there from near Vilonia, Guy, Holland, Green brier, Republican, Damascus, Wooster and Conway
 After the inspection of the fertilizer plots, more of which will be said in another article, all assembled to hear E. J. Bodman, vice president, Union Mercantile Trust Co.,, Little Rock.
 MT. Bodman stated in the course of his talk that the banker and business man must become more and better ac- quainted with the man on the farm Study his problems so that you may be in a better attitude toward him and often be able to help where help is needed" he declared with emphasis. And in turn, Mir. Bodman said the farmer should keep books on his busi- ness, asking eff the same rule as ap- piled to a commercial firm in borrow ing money was applied to the farmer how many would be able to get help?"
 MT. Bodman said that in lending that an inventory of their past busi- ness was made, to ascertain if the or ganization had made money. In addi- tion to this they must furnish two dollars of ready or quick collateral for each dollar borrowed. "If this was applied to you how many could pass ?"/ Tt would ruin your business to call in loan made to you, at cer- tain seasons of the year"
 Many questions of soil fertility and the use of commercial fertilizer were discussed by Alfred Sachs of the Uni versity. MT. Sachs claimed as a means to an end, some form of ferti- lizer should be used on all poor soils stating that barnyard manure was the best form of fertilizer to use, but since we do not produce enough of this to accomplish the results necessary, we must resort to the use of commercial fertilizer, fertilizing peas and legu- minous crops in order to raise more vegetative growth to turn under.
 The question of Thigh grade" and flow grade" fertilizer was discussed I,r M,. Coabc ylo aJ1,,1oI ,-i, the high grade fertilizer in preference of the low grade, claiming that one comes nearer getting fertilizer with out .so much filler" in high grade goods than in the low grade kind.
 A card which reads as follows: "I realize that, all things being equal, the future economic position of the people of Faulkner county, will be in d rect ratio to the increase or decrease of the soil fertility of the county. I further realize that the present sys- tenn of farming, as generally practiced in the county, is tending toward a poorer people, therefore in consider ation of these facts, I hereby pledge myself to acres or well drained soil on my farm to perma- nent soil improvement.
 'To. accomplish this, l agree to ter race said land, where necessary, SOW rye or some other winter cover crop, each fall, fertilizing same if necessary to insure it's living through the win ter, turn same under in the spring, and, if possible, breaking said land at least an inch deeper each succeeding year."
 The signatures of 15 men were se- cured, agreeing to SOW 78 acres of rye this fall. Then men agreeing to this were, P. NJ. Douglass, Guy; L. w. Acre, Guy; J. M. Rowlett, Greenbrier; i; T. c. Hendrickson, Greenbrier; o. H. Bivens, Greenbrier, Rt 2; A. E. Poole, Greenbrier; J. L. Lee, Wooster Howard James, Conway; D. O. liar ton, Conway: o. E. Rowlett, Green brier; G. T. Mode, Guy; J. w. Wood, Conway; J, L, George, Conway; Robert Martin, Martinville; o. s. Russ, Con- way.
 At the Commercial Club smoker last night the following names were ad- ded to the list: V. D. Hill, Conway !; E. M Rayburn, Mt. Vernon; s. F, Dorrill, Conway, and J. W. Davis, Nilonia, Rt. 1.
 It is predicted that by this means there will be two or three thousand