The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 8

ETGHT tax VI LLB rnrmTinr REVIEW FRItiAT, AUGUST AND On Missco Farms KEITH BILBBET (t West at the lake Mr. Caldwell's veterans class at Manila, a few farmers, and Soil Conservation personnel, had an interesting irrigation tour Wednesday of this when they visited Alex Curtis end Wildy, On the Curtis farm they saw natural drainage ditches being used flumes to deliver water to different parts of the farm. From the flume ditches water was picked up and delivered into the cotton middles by means of gated Mr. Wildy was using flume' ditchet successfully on his sandy He was using siphon tubes to. deliver the water from the ditch to! the cotton middles.

peaches should be available Jrom the Johnson and Swihart orchards at Leachville next week. It has been a pleasure this year to teach a number of farmers in the Manila-Leachville area, how to scout for bollworms, red spider, hopper, boll weevil, etc." Si Ellis at Midway Gin is one of -the sharpest I. have worked with this is a keen student ol cotton insects and should be worth great deal to the farmers in his territory. I Alex Curtis "Is highly capable and' contributes some of his time in; thawing others how to scout for N'emalode Cpniro! If you have nematode troubles in your cotton, If you have cotton dying; ori sarid blows, if you liave cotton that-has continued to die this year from wilt, then I very much recommend that you see one of our two demonstrations on nematode control in cotton. One of the demonstrations is on the W.

A. Williams farm northwest of-Manila. The other demonstration on the R. W. Lyerly farm a mile north of the old Pavheen School.

The results from fumigation are You will be surprised lit-what you see. Bollworms This is.the week for another deposit of bollworm eggs on cotton. finding increasing number this week and just a few of the eggs' had hatched by' Wednesday. (It takes five days for the to hatch.) IT to poison for bollworm month, in if you had to poison your cotton tor anythnig last, month, and the cotton is still quite vigorous, tender, and healthy, then J-ou should scout carefully lor the bollH-orm eggs and for the new hatch. I hope they do not require another poisoning, but' you should be alert.

Boll Weevil There are posstmy two dozen farmers in Norih Mississippi County who should poison for'boil weevil control this week. Some of the farmers I know are already at It. If you had a considerable number of boll weevils on your farm last fall and if you have an old ditch dump, or a woods Jot, or old house site where they might have survived, then I suggest you scout your cotton this week 16 see if you are getting squares. Last Wednesday I found one of Merrill Osborne's tields along a ditch dump showing punctured squares. Doc Wilborn, the farm manager, poisoned that area yesterday.

The B. C. Land Company has one or more small areas that.were heavily infesled and have already poisoned. Henry Long, a mile "south of the Missouri line and adjoining Lake levee on the east, has boll weevils and we found infestation Tuesday afternoon. A Mr.

Sipes in the Half. Moon Community just south' of a 20-acre woods lot; has had boll weevils for some time'and the infestation built- up sufficient to poison. Except for "over wintering areas" I still, think few people in North Mississippi County will need to poison for boll weevils, certainly not. before late August. Visiting Day I just wish you would plan to attend the Experiment Station Visiting Day South Mississippi County on August 30th'from 10:00 ajn.

until On that Thursday we will visit the black at Marie. From 1:30 on the'tour will move to the new cotton research area near Nodena, You may be surprised at some of the accomplishments and research going on. Why not plan now to attend. A county-wide soybean meeting will be held in the Osceola Court House 10 a.m., August 15. You are invited to that meeting also.

Ma loch Says Bj- O. T. MA LOCH Mississippi C'oauly AKC Scouting for Bollworms A number of farmers have called the county 'agent's office lor iur- ther instructions on the recent changes in the method of scouting for bollworm infestations. Since the worms have had a tendency to change theiv habits from feeding largely in the upper third of Ihe coiton plant, we were forced to make our instructions conform lo the areas where the bolhvorms were found. During recent weeks, many half, grown and some small worms have been found in the middle and lower part of the cotton stalk.

Some of them have been found feeding in the inside of white blooms. Therefore, one must look over the entire stalk for signs of bollworms and check enough ol the bolls and squares to feel reasonably sure that the slalk does not have a boilworm on It. comity agent, Philip Deer ty Juoge, had the oak trees on the court house lawn treated with fa. rous sulphate. This treatment is designed to help eliminate S0 me of he chlorosis found in most of (he leaves on the The chlorosis is a symptom i of iron deficiency.

The iron deficiency shows up only in Ihe oak 'trees that have been transplanted. As you know, all transplanted ees have-had heavy foot pruning id the tops of most of the younir trees-put out on the court yard were not cut back In proportion to the pruning of the rools. The ferrous sulphaie was applied by putting-holes into the ground about 16 fo 18 inches, deep and pouring tie compound in lo these holes The holes were started about 3 from the trunk of the trees Very light infestations and very 6 eS each clrcle wifh Uned From 12 to 24 holes were made About 4 ounces heavy Infestations 'seldom require long inspections lo determine whether or whether not to poison. Fields where the infestations are on the border line of whether to poison or not require the most accurate worm counts. DDT or poisons carrying DDT as a rule, been giving better results than most, of the other poisons in bollworm control.

Cheaper Than Poison August will be a critical month on cotton insect scouting. The county agent's office will be happy to help train people to scout. If you would like to hold a scout- Ing school for your plantation or in your please contact your county; agent's office and we will be happy to work with you. Many farmers do a good job scouting for cotton insects. A few of the men who, do an excellent job in the scouting program are Frank Bell, manager.of Portis Gin Company, West Ridge; Rhoades, manager of 'the Eto'wari Gin, Etowah; B.

Tyre and one! of the hired hands on his farm-I This Business of Farming Bj H. H. CARTER Associate County Agent around each tree. of ferrous sulphaie was poured in" to each hole. To" further the experiment nitrate of soda'was added to 3 of he trees to whether a little extra nitrogen would-help the iron restore color in the leaves.

It might be desirable if the trees were spraved wlth fp ees Phale solution, too, but the only permanent remedy is get th mineral plant food that the tree needs Jo come into the roofs. All the trees on the court yard were treated but, some of them were so far gone that a cure is very unlikely. 3 It will be quite interesting" for everyone to watch the trees for any change in color. Trees that were treated 5'-'weeks ago at Ihe George Florida home have already responded to the iron application. Response has: also been reported on a few trees treat- Osceola 1..

H. Burton, extension horticul- J. R. Forrester; J. B.

Wilson; John Gibson; James Hall; Albert turist HEAVV DUCK PICK iian, Aiuer Miller; I. C. Shelton; Stanley Hudson Wren; Burns; John Oldham and others Many olher farmers in Sou 111 Mississippi County are learnin" how to scout etfectively few of the leaders 'who have shown special inlerest in for cotton insects In recent years are Bryan and Arthur Bonds; Wilbur Wilciy; Lawrence Woodard- R. Sisco, 1 H. P.

Dunav'ant' G. Caudill, and three if farm hands; Lester Gill- W. S. Cockerham; Bruce Coobert D. B.

Mullican; John White- Craven; A. A. Banks; Bob ton Clyde Whistle; Brace Wilson; Jack Zook; Jerry Crosthw aite; Conrad ite; A. M. Holt; Lawrence Oil- lard; Hays Sullivan; c.

F. Tomp- Klns; Albert Smith; Bob Gammill- i Leon Coffman; William Holloway' and Robert Lee. When lo Poison When farmers ask Ihe question when they should start poisoning. there are many generalized rules i for poisoning such as (1) when the boll weevil inlesta- tion is above and identified the chlorosis symptoms and recommended that iron be added to the soil around the trees. The county agent ui- couraged Mr.

Florida to try the applicalion on his irees and it seemingly has worked. As the demonstraUous and experimental work develops, addV lional reports will be made in this B. Youn with has helped his that had chlorosis symptoms the "application manure mulched dust. of barnyard wilh Size ot the farm business Is one of several important factors to consider in planning a profitable farm business. It Is desirable that the farm business be large enough to give the operator's family sufficient income for a desirable standard of living.

It should also be large enough to take advantage.of the present and growing mechanization and other technical developments that are necessary for an efficient and profitable business. The Efficiency Squeeze There are iwo kinds of "squeezes" on farmers today. One is the cost-price squeeze over which the individual farmer has little control. The other ts the EFFICIENCY SQUEEZE. A higher percentage of farmers are in a lighter efficiency squeeze oday than ever before.

This efficiency squeeze has de- 'clopnl ii-ilb Ihe rapid advance in echiiology during recent years. It is a result of the change in farming from a predominately self-sufficient agriculture to a highly commercial, technical and competitive business. Lurjje Farms Pay Best Developing a farm business large enough to make efficient use of this rapid growing technology is one way of fighting Ihe efficiency squeeze. Farm management records show that over the years the farms which are large enough lo keep I two to four men profitably em-' ployed have been more successful than those which furnish work for less than two men. Interpreting this tor conditions' on the Delta-cotton farms of North Mississippi County, it is probable that the words "Iractors" or "hundred acres" could be substituted for "men." "In other words, coiton farms which are.

large enough to efficiently use Iwo to four tractors (roughly 200 to 400 acres) are likely to be more successful than farms 'which can properly use than two tractors. Farm management records have shown that the advantage of these larger farm businesses over smaller farms are primarily the result of in. the use of labor equipment and capital. Labor efficiency is lower on the smaller farms-because' a consider- I able of the time Is spent in gelling ready.lo do somethinj; and.in finishing Ihe job. II does nol take ten times as Ion-' to set ready to plant 100 acres as! it does forao acres.

Too, it is dim- 1 cult for a man.working alone to do Beyond certain limils of aCk Ulterest a flexibility of Ihe typical hired arge enou Sh lo jusllfy use of the larger, more "labor-saving" units of power and equipment Small farms have higher investments and overhead costs per acre than a Wr size 1 la- ufs a ly resu decreased is efficiency, a poorer quality job and higher repair and maintenance cost of machinery, so that a point of diminishing returns Is reached In size of farm business in most types ol farming The size at which this point of diminishing returns is reached will be influenced by tl.e ability of Ihe Too hiany, TOO Small Census figures indicate that a high percentage of the farms In he county are loo small to give Ihe operator a desirable Income ond loo small to lake lull advan- fhin he technol now available in Ihe county's; type; of.farm-. In 1954, 60 percent of Mississippi lounty's 2,800 farm operators worked only 18 percent of the coun 15 land In farms under 100 acres 'ma'ue'r." n6 ct Another 20 percent 'worked IV percent of the farm land in rm between 100 and 220 martJy. 'factor farms 20 percent of the county's farm operators worked farms -'ex- acres in size; This 20 percent worked 85 of the land, however -I The 'sharecropper" Is. not coh- re operator ln 'he "above A grouping of Mississippi County's 2.80C farms in 1954 by value of products sold indicates a high per' ol the nave a low farm Income Slity of the farms had a gross sale of Icsi lhan Only da8ross saieotov Out Of Busines, The trend toward fewer arger farms that and he county indicates something the economic: stresses that are forcing especially thaller ones i out of bS'sIness average size of farm In creased from 142 aorei (130 acres cropland) 1950 lo 190 acres (170 acres cropland) in 1954 The number of farm decreased from 3,500 lo gM decrease of 20 percent four year period. There was a net decrease of percen tin the numl)e less than 100 acres In she; a net decreate at 5 percent hi (he 100 to 200 acre farms; and a Increase ol Zt percent In the number of farms exceeding 2JO acres in size.

There may more poetry 'in the old-rhyme: "A'llttle farm well tilled, A little barn well filled, A little wife willed, Are great riches." But for better living the rhyms should read as follows: "A moderately large farm well tilled A moderately large barn well filled, And the wife, whatever her size. Will be well willed." The snialr farmer Is nol Ihe only farmer subject to being.forced out of farming by Ihe elflclency squeeze. There are a number of factors other than size of business which govern and determine the efficiency and profllablencss of a farm business, to which large as well as small farmers are subject. FORD TRACTOR OWNERS: Service Your Tractor mechanics! with Farmers Implement Co. use available power, and equipment rising rap-j fo (3) whenever the bean leaf bee- les eaten up all the tender foliage and about ready to start culling the soybean pods if iS inSCClS and ot nt have an in 8 OTtl0 Pfcons not help any kind ol a crop under any condition.

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