Pocahontas star herald., 1922-03-10

crop was cut short about enc thild
by the freezes. lie made more taan
$4,000 above expenses. In let
ter on business FROM James Powell,
now at Monet, Mo-, IN the berry
and fruit district, he Gays he has
talked TO lots of berry growers and
that one man told him that be clear
ed more than $4,000 IN one year
from 81 acres, but as a rule they
clear 5000 to 5000 per acre. A few
weeks ago my nephew, Lewis John.
ston, was visiting relatives at Mo
Rae, Ark and came from there
here. He said the berry growers
there told him they were making
800 TO $500 per acre. Our mutual
friend, J. X. Holland, told me that
sometime since he was coming up
from Little Rock and got INTO con
versauon with man who is post
master at Nc Rae. think he stat.
ed TO friend Holland that he had 81
acres IN berries and had to hire ev'
erything done and bad as it was he
cleared 81 600 last spring. These
statements are not mere idle tales
nor whIms of the brain but are facts
from very responsible people and
can be relied upon. These state
ments come from sections that are
no better lands than our hill land.
|. you will pardon me l will again
give some OF my own experiences
ana denomination work. A few
years ago tried to impress upon
the minds of those who had nc
homes to get small plots and build
: home and that it was possible loI
n an ordinary family to make living
m on or 10 acres of land and would
y prove it by demonstrating IN a small
- way and would report as proceed
ed. So on one sixth of an acre
produced in vegetables, fruits anC
- berries $40 worth at prices abou
halt what We pay here, Sass pc
acre. AT that rate acres woulC
have yielded $22s0. had one
peach tree that produced ten bush
" els as fne peaches as ever grew
Hence one acre OF so trees woulc
have produced $40 bushels at ,h'
same time. | had 8 rows of straw
berries less than so feet long. Th'
y 5 rows covered less than one rod II
width. Hence there we're less thar
three square rods in the plot. Had
a poor stand aud in part OF the plol
| allowed the plants to become sc
: thick and dense, the land beItg rlct
tha. the thick area did not fruit bu'
:. little and all among very thrifty
peach trees and with those draw
backs gathered 40 gallons of fine
berri,s or l 3 gallons per square rod.
Hence one acre would produce 20SO
gallons at l2t cents per quart or 30
cents per gallon would be $l04l.
i. am very sure that it's possible
to increase that yield greatly am
. ready and willingto make an afiidav
4 IL to these statements because l know
n | did 1t. What | have done and
what others have and are doing you
can do. The question is will we do
it or will we pass up the opportuni-
ty and drag along IN the same old
rutsp The only thing IN the way Is
to get enough together to complete
the ASSOCIATION IN order to create or
find market and ship to the mar
kets IN carload lots. One acre will
more than supply the local market.
Wake up people and act and do it
now. This week, next week will be
too late and the opportunity will be
lost. The order must go or let 1t
tail through. Is it possible that
there are not so farmers within a
radius of 4 or 5 miles who can't see
that its to their own interest to come
IN and arrange with the banks here
to carry the notes until the hrst crop
harvesle That Is certainly nice
of the banks. 25 farmers with 2
acres each will assure it,. Let me
plead with you people not to let this