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Show RICE IRRIGATION IN SOUTH In Many Section, Where Boll Weevil Has Made Cotton Growing Unprofitable Unprofit-able Other Cropa Railed. "In ninny sections of I,oulsinna, Arkansas Ar-kansas ami Mississippi the ravages of the boll weevil have made tho growing grow-ing of cotton unprofitable' and the proiltK-cm ate auIistlttitiiiK olber i-rops. Kvperinir'tita with the prowltij; of rlc have proved that It can bo K row n there profitably. In conne-pii'tne, conne-pii'tne, lari-e arena of cotton hnd l.ave been planted to rice duriiiR the l'HHt seaaon and coat I y fallurea are 'I'Hto certain to result unless iroier methods are followed. These fanners a rule know little about puiiipliiK platita, the bnililliiK of leveca for rle Irrigation, the quantify of water to apply and the proper time of nppllcn-!im. nppllcn-!im. It baa then-fore been found tieeeasm-y to detail n man to (hla Held 10 devote his entire thuo to a study of rle irrUatlen and to work out, If poKHlble, by evperluieiiia, better ami cheaper method:) than (hone now In vofiiie, A f.irnii i-h' bulletin cm the Ir rU-albtii of rice for the benefit of bo-pinners bo-pinners will n,,n he published." It has been mil-netted that farmer ft row My luaiis as a poKsible aub Mltnte for cotton Peed In the production produc-tion of oil. The nunc machinca that are Used for eMraetlllK cottonseed 011 can be employnl for eMractliiR the oil from soy hians. The vines and cake residue are also valuable atock feeds. Cropplim ayslema have been (levied for Boii'hern fanners cnteriitt upon Home kind of llveafoi k fanning. Many of the Industrial achoola of the aoiith are kMiik alteiition to farmliiK The department In ro-operailiiK Willi these Institutions n devlslnn pinna of iiianimeuu nt w hich ahall teach correct priiKipleH of et-op rotation, tillage and fertlllzit'." |