The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
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 Wm. Lowery of Wickes, in Mena Monday, reported that farmers of his community thru the Farm Bureau are planning to raise Irish and sweet po- tatoes this coming season as money crops, stakes having been set for 69 acres of each. Sixtsen acres of Irish potatoes and Is acres of sweets, " have already been pledged In addi- tion an effort will be made to grow cantaloupes and cucumbers in sui ficient acreage to make carlot ship ments. The acreage of blackberries and strawberries will also be increasea to the point so that carlot shipments can be made in 1922. J. A. Kern, C. E. Mallon, J. w. Notes and Mir. Low cry are among those who now have from to 6 acres of blackberries ready for bearing.
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 Convinced that Polk county offers as good opportunity for the develop ment of the grape industry as does the country about Springdale, the sec retary recently took up the matter of establishing grape juice factory here by the Welch Grape Juice Company of Westfeld, N. Y. Under date of January 5, the following letter was re- eeived from the company:
 We have carefully read over your suggestion that another grape section can be developed around Mena. The development in the Ozarks, together with such other developments as we have already decided upon, will satis- fly our expansion needs for two or three years. It will not be long be- fore we will have permanent organ ization at Springdale. Of course, we will expect that they will become familiar with all of that section, in- cluding the Mena district and will recommend such development as seems logical"
 In a recent editorial in the Country Gentleman, the editor in discussing an article, "When Farmers Face Fall ing Prices" written by Eugene Daven- port, manufacturer, tradesman, distri- butor and labores heed now whether he helps or flinders the farm CT as he faces the period of falling prices. It is not solely or even mainly the farmer who is on trial at this time, it is society. It is everybody's job now, not as game of grab, such as we have been playing, but to see what can be done to pro tect and steady our chief productive industry, which if it goes down even will drag every ng else d1wA with it."
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 The secretary recently took the liberty to appoint 25 citizens of Mena as delegates to the second southern tariff congress to meet at Atlanta, Ga. on January 27-29 There was dual purpose in making these appoint ments. the first being that out of the number tlsere might be two or three who could find it convenient to at tend this meeting, and second that thru the literature which would come to the delegates line of thought would be started which would be bene- heiai in the long run. Tine purpose of the congress are as follows:
 Girst-To provide a non-partisan forum for the discussion of public policies as they effect the progress and of southern agriculture, es- pecially with respect to tariff levies.
 Seeond-To recommend to the Unit ed States Tariff Commission and to congress such tariff schedules on southern products as will equalize the cost of production in this country with that of foreign countries, so far as may be consistent with the public wei fare.
 Third-To make recommendations under which this government may en- courage American industry to success fully compete in world markets and successfully utilize our merchant mar me for expanding our foreign trade.
 On the advice of James Pegram, sample of Polk county sorghum was recently sent from this office to w. s. Corsa. manager of the Gregory Farm at Whitehall. I'll, with the result that MT. Corsa ordered 90 gallons. saving as he did so, q wish to acknowledge the receipt of the sample bottle of sor ghum which l tried out and found very tasty, indeed"
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 The secretary one day last week was called on to assist Mr. and Mrs. y. W Gardner in selecting a breeding nen from their flock of @ White Wvandotte hens and bullets While layine no claims to being an exuert .ln this matter. he found upon appiv- inc the Hogan test that here was n flock Of chickens with remarkable development of laying qualities Ouf of the bunch of 2s only seven were nut aside as possessing relatively less development of the laying qualities as compared with the 16 that were nlaeea in the breeding pen. That the flock of g for some time had been pro- ducing from 10 to 12 eggs daily.
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