The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-20
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 FARM NOTES

3;}<t$rp by farmers of the sIate tht | '<iS eS,,ntv agricultural agents, ac- ,.>.~.a;<.u to arrangements made by M. X r1{se director of the Agricultural t',r}erS,on Service, University of Ar ,-@.sSnz 321 Southern Trust building Ii<<.e Rock. and the Bureau ot fub- 1:+ *.aas of the United States De- naxfn4ent of Agriculture. oo
 x xxtzansas is receiving 144,UOO ,.c,,n54 of this explosive as her quota \ f i1 800 .OOO pounds which the gov s,:6fasnt is distributing among the ',..',..~szs states for the purpose of ..i-.,.55,o farm land. Each state IS al- t'.{<*& sn amount based on its area of c1zE over land.
 'sshs acid will be handled in cooper < t.>4 carload lots only and will be dis- 's..;t,,fad in the county under the sup ....zzs<r of the county farm agents. Ess ss,,.,srs desiring the acid for agrl- ,..,If.4ral purposes will secure ofdsr ;,i,,,I,s from the county agents and file 4hr;< brders with the agents wno VIII >,1kr up the carload lots and forwara IKE oftler to MT. Payne. Orders can vnf ft taken for less than lOO pounds sr more than 1000 pounds fof-ahy one {armer. ,oa
 neposits covering the purchases x;lI be made in advance as slgnt draft or bankers acceptance must a<ro1upany the order. Picric acld m cnrload lots will cost only 10 cents n11ud. including freight. one bound of picric acid will do the same 4mo11nt of work as one and one fo11rth. pounds of 20 per cent dyna- oire. Twenty per cent dynamite n,,rthased in carload lots cost 10 cenfa pound, freight prepaid. At fhis rate the farmer will save eight and one-half cents by purchasing the picric acid.
 If the farmer buys 20 per cent |dvn4tnite in small quantities Of 1OO ooun7s. as he usually is forced to do, # will cost him from P to "A cents a foond and in this case the saving on sfhe nicric acid is 1S1a cents a pound. In qfndy soils higher grade of dyn- .an,ita must be used for stump blast fno zo the saving here would be still 1reafer on the picric acid.
 Farmers who order the picric acid immediately will be able to save at 1east two cents a pound on freight tharres, according to Mir. Payne, as Arkansas' supply, if ordered soon, will come from Sparta, Wis. If the state is slow in utilizing it's quota the orders will have to be shipped from Wjneate, N. Mex. Full information on how to purchase the picric acid from the government is being placed iii the hands of each county agent in the state and they are ready to assist tho Farmers in procuring this explo- siyo for clearing and draining land.
 The county agent is now receiving orders of Polk county farmers who wish to secure some of this acid He has plentiful supply of blanks and will furnish details upon request All farners desiring some of the acid should call or write him immediately, as the first cars will be shipped from Suarta, Wis, and the freight from <<ASt point to Arkansas will be per h&ps l cent per ound less than from Wfnkate, N. Mex, the point where Iatof Shipments will be loaded. Ar ranRements are being made with one o{ the local banks so that any farm cf wishing to order the acid may de- no1it the necessary amount for pur- c61sing his supply, as all must be ac- 6o1Gpanied by remittance. When or 014 amounting to carload are se- o1xed the bank will then send check [cx the whole shipment.
 Picric Acid Order Blank.
 Date lo. Mr ......, County Agent. Arkansas
 Please enter my order for rounds of picric acid to be included in 2 earlot shipment.
 I'm enclosing g ;s ;:s pay x1cnt thereof, at the rate of ' cents TIT pound plus the freight charges, mn for caps when they are included |1 order, itemized as follows:
 ....... pounds picric acid 1< cents per pound ...... s .. {.
 Freight charges (estimated at ....
 ..... safety fuse or electric current No. 8 caps s ...... (Cross out "safety fuse" or electric cur reflt, indicating the kind of esp de- kired.)
 Total ..............,.. ......
 With this amount of picric acid I expect to clear ... acres of land (0x if for other agricultural purposes, 4uth as ditching or blasting out rocks ou Farm, state the purpose and ex- <'IItt ul use .. ( 10 case am not at the car to re- Q9<FS this material when it arrives, l 6ereby authorize the person in charge o< the car to deliver it at my expense tQ some local person.
 {Signed) ..s..........
 One man cannot order less than 100 nor more than 1000 pounds. Picric cld is cartridged like dynamite and 1exed in 100 pound boxes. Orders E4nnot be taken for fractions of 100
 1nds as boxes will not be broken.
 Organizing Cotton Growers.
 he work of organizing the cotton x4Wers into one strong cooperative
 fketing organization is moving
 4dily forward in Arkansas. From
 Headquarters of the Arkansas 4<ton Growers Association comes
 announcement that a stronger 1Zee of workers is being placed in
 4 held, and that the work is to be
 ned with renewed vigor. It is in-
 Fd gratifying to see the large num-
 of prominent cotton growers
 uout the state who are pledging
 z1r time and devoting their efforts
 Eout remuneration to this great 1<k. Plans are now being made for
 nching campaigns in five of the
 rest cotton producing counties in
 tern Arkansas, Lee. Monroe. Mis-