The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-22
 COMMERCIAL CLUB PICKUPS

xF farm to be in charge of the develop mnnt, taking the place If Tom Gillian sf dsoard Camp. who turned down the proposition. Mir. Roger is now on the farm with a force of workmen getting Ahe house ready for occupancy. and githin a few days work will be started su the berry ground. Mir Roger goes znt0 the movement with confidence ahst the establishment of the Berry Cherry farm is the best move that has ever heen made for the development of the community about Mena, and to show his faith in the undertaking he k proposing to take 20 shares of stock ln the corporation. He plans to car ry on the work of development that She project win be q paying prOposi- tion for Che stockholders as we'll as a stimulus 10 the small fruit and truck grp9ers about Mena
 
 M J McGroarty, in from his Foran Zap ranch Saturday, reported that the kigh price of feed had no terrors for aim this winter inasmuch as he was Wmtering his cattle on ensilage that cost hfm only $l per ton. As previous ly reported in these notes Mir. Me- ssroarty filled his silo with the pumice after making sorghum, running the bunice thru an ensilage cutter and into alsc siio. the cost of s being the extra expense in saving what would other wise be a waste product In addition Co filling a 25-ton silo from less than three acres of cane, Mir. McGroarty made 290 gallons of sorghum, and he aignres that had he run the cane Into ahe silo before extracting the juice. ahe yield would have been about 10 Aous from his three-acre patch. His sows have increased in milk since be- ng fed ensilage, and another benefit that Mir Groarty sees in feeding cat aie easilage instead Of allowing them 10 run on the range will be the wagon loads of manure that will be put back on the land Co raise more sorghum to Iced more cattle to enrich more land
 Airs M Joella Greiner, mistress at the Golden Rule farm, has given the poultry industry of Mena and vicinity . splendid boost in the current issueof she Farm and Ranch thru her story sntaied, Persistence Pays in Poultry Raising The article is given the iront page in the magazine, and in ad- aition the announcement is made that Mrs 6reiner was awarded the first priae for the best general article on raising poultry on the farm. giving ac. aBai experience After giving her eX- serieuce since engaging in the poultry business Mrs Greiner makes the fol- lowing statemeut Last year I kept account of all sales made and my hus- nns4 m [ aalv s..f..,.a.xt as well as he From then until this is being written have had a great many ups and downs, but at the end of fach year l always found that l made . nice profit over and above all ex- Eenses The following Is the amount sf my receipts and expenditures for she past year from November l5. 1919 with net profit of $0l414: Eggs and fowls sold on the market and eaten, Ei96.62 baby chicks and breeding Birds sold S705.f7 eggs sold for Aatching. s174.55. fowls still on hand, as5 birds Si62.50; total $1539l4 The aens were charged with $2OO. the ralUe of the & birds at the beginning sf the season and with $425 for feed, having profit of s9i414r
 
 In view of the fact that there has Been some misunderstanding in re- derence Co the regulations formulated Ay the Arkansas State Plant Board re Rating to inspection of sweet potatoes 2o he used for seed. the secretary has taken the matter up with George c. Becker, chief inspector of the Board. Replying to the inquiry Mir Becker writes
 You are advised that the State
 Of Arkansas has no laws governing
 the inspection of seed sweet pota-
 toes. We have a voluntary inspec-
 ton service. however, which enables
 progressive growers to get their
 seed certified should they wish 10
 put high grade of seed on the mar
 kei Ia addition to this we also have
 sweet potato Weevil quarantine
 which prohibits sweet potatoes from
 invested areas being sent into the
 state
 Thas while 1t is true that there is &f thls time no compulsory inspection law and 6 grower is permitted to sell sr grow plants from infected fields 1t would be well for those interested ln the permancy of the industry to plant waty certified seed or slips grown from certified seed Inspector Becker Enclosed with his letter on the subject 2 iist of those in the state who have certified seed, and also list of those whose fields were not inspected but siso hase practically clear seed. These hsts are on file at the Commercial Etuh office and may be consulted by naterested people
 C there are those who desire to gros seed this coming season they zfa1aid get in touch with the State Plsn' Board early so that inspection may De assured Fields to be certi- Exed must be inspected twice. the first Ss Dc during the growing period and eta second at digeing time h time fte state Plant Board, cooperating Miti progressive growers hopes 10 raake ' compulsory ta have all seed sweet potatoes certified before they ear he sold
 SystenlatiC spraying of fruit trees is going to engage the attention of more HArmers in the Mena community this 3on1iHg spring than ever before Anrone the prime movers along this Ane are Peter McWillam and r. f Sfeiner Of the Acorn ami corinlh com zHCnity clubs. respectively. ahru their efforts spray materials will be 4analed by local parties. thus remov- a1g one Of the drawbacks to systema- Sc spraying An effort will also be made 10 get some one from the horti euitufa department of the State Uni.