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DIRECTOR R. J. REDDING
TALKS TO THE FARMERS.
J«ck*o»«*n “IJmbieM <’ottoii. *
This Station has received a number of
inquiries from farmers and others in re
gard to the merits of the so-called
"Jackson’s Limbless Cotton;” and as
similar inquiries will probably be re
ceived in the future.it has been thought
best to give (lie desired information in
this form. Aside from this considera
tion, however, and in tfie absence of
any inquiries of this nature, it is the duty
of the Stations to give information to
the farmers in regard to the "capacity of
new plants or trees for acclimation.”
and in general to give to the farmers
the results of "such other researches
and experiments bearing directly on the
agriculture of the United States as may
be deemed advisable. ”
This so-called "Jackson’s Limbless
Cottou” was first brought before rhe
public, under this name, in the fall of
1896. It was said to have sprung from
seeds obtained in 1895 in Central Af
rica. It was claim- d that it belonged
to a new genua; that it would produce
four to six bales of lint per acre on ordi
nary upland; that the lint is extra long,
fine and strong, etc.
The claim of African origin, ana that
it is of a new genus of Gossypium, seems
to have been abandoned, and the sched-
. ule of its merits is as follows:
"This cotton has become famous
throughout the cotton growing world,
and it seems destined to work a revolw
tion in rhe cotton business.
(1) It is entirely limbless.
(2) The stalk grows from 10 to 14 feet
fcjgb
(3) The fibre is incomparably the finest
An the world.
(4) T|ie fibre is remarkably strong and
one and a half inches long, perfectly
White, and has a satin-like touch.
(5) We have four acres in cultivation
this season, and expert cotton growers
say that we will get twenty bales from
the four acres—that is five bales to the
acre.
. (6) It is the most prolific cotton in the
world.” ’
The price first fixed for seeds of
this "Limbless” was SI.OO per 100 seeds,
or $2.50 per 500 seeds. At SLOO per 100
seeds one pound would cost $60.00, and
one bushel $1,800,001 The price has re
cently been reduced to $7.00 per pound
of seed, or $210.00 per bushel!”
The above are the claims put forward
for this remarkable cotton by its pro
moters.
After considerable difficulty the Di
rector succeeded 1 ™ getting a small quan
tity of the seed (of unquestioned purity)
and they were planted in direct compe
tition with twenty other varieties com
prising the Station’s "Variety Test.”
Os course all the conditions affecting
the twenty-one varieties were made
precisely the same as far as practicable.
The following table gives the total
yield per acre of each one of the twenty
one varieties, up to October 6, which
Was the date of the third picking:
Total Yield Per Acre to Oct. 6, 18b7,
of Twenty-fine Varieties of Cotton, on
Georgia Experiment Station,
. Lbs
No. Name. Seed Cotton
Per Acre.
1 Texas Bur ...... 1,378
2 Nancy Hanks 1,374
8 Lee's Improved 1,358
4 Thrasher’s Select ..... 1,312
5 Culpepper’s Improved 1,320
6 Jones r Reimproved 1,311
5 Mapcot 1,292
Strickland's Improved 1,289
9 Turner’s Improved 1,284
10 Jackson’s Limbless 1,279
11 Roby’s Prolific 1,275
12 King’s Improved (Red) 1,268
18 Smith's, Improved 1,234
14 King’s Improved (White)... 1,213
15 Hutohinsln’s S. P. Prolific.. 1,208
16 Allen’s Long Staple 1,205
17 Minor’s Improved 1,189
18 Pride of Georgia 1,181
19 Pine Apple 1,175
20 Texas Oak 1,14.3
21 Mitchell’s Twin 801 l 1,040
A TEH age 1,254
The final pickings will prob;;.Ay make
a material rhww in .the rank .of. some
=Mothers!
The discotn
forts and
dangers of I a Kwh
child-birth can Jis*/
be almost en
tirely avoided./S. VnH
W ine of Cardui"'?™
relieves ex
pec taut moth- ,
ers. It gives
tonetothegen- VjQtUaSKS
ital organs, and
puts them in
condition to do their work
perfectly. That makes preg
nancy less painful, shortens
labor and hastens recovery after
child-birth. It helps a woman
"bear strong healthy children.
W«rdui
has also brought happiness to
thousands of homes barren for
years. A few doses often brings
jdy to loving hearts that long
for a darling baby. No woman
should neglect to try it for this
trouble. It cures nine cases out
of ten. All druggists sell Wine
of Cardui. SI.OO per bottle.
For advice In eases reoufrfnf spacial
directions, address, riving symptoms,
the ‘Ladles’ Advisory Department,?
The Chattanooga Medicine Qo., Chatta
nooga, Tenn.
Mrs. LOUISA HALE,
of Jefftrson, Ga., says:
"Whan I lint took Wine e» Cardui
we had been married three years, but
eould not have any children. Hine
months later I had a fine girl baby.”
of Cue varieties;' but it Is not probable
that No. 10 will be materially changed.
Very goon after the cotton commenced
t< imb and square, and each variety to
c velop whatever was peculiar to itself,
i was susp cted that the "Jackson
Limbless” was either identical with a
certain old variety, or closely related to
it. After the bolls commenced to open
the Director became satisfied that the
so-represented new, “limbless” variety,
was identical with the old variety above
alluded to, via: "Welborn’s Pet.”
which was grown on this Station i JIB9O
and 1892. Correspondence with the
originator of "Welborn’s Pet” variety,
and exchange of sections of stalks, con-'
firmed this conclusion of the identity of
the so-called "limbless” with "Wel
born’s Pet,” in the judgment of both
Mr. Welborn and the Director.
It is therefore confidently affirmed
that “Jackson’s Limbless Cotton” and
"Welborn’s Pet” are one and the same
variety.,
"Welborn’s Pet” has been before the
people for 10 or 12 years.
' - Now for the specific claims made for
the "Jackson Limbless” by its promo
ters, before <• -lumerated:
(1) It is not "entirely limbless,” but
is inclined to produce several (often five
or six) long branches from near the
ground. When very closely crowded in
the drill, however, many stalks will be
without these limbs, and their normal
tendency (as with "cluster” cottons
generally) to grow tall is much in
creased.
(2) The stalks grow from 15 to 20 per
Cent taller than most ordinary varieties
on the same soil. On exceedingly rich
foil, such as a rich alluvial, or a very
highly manured spot, they may attain a
height of 10, 12 or even 14 feet.
(3) The fibre (lint) is fairly good, but
nothing extraordinary. It does not com
pare at all with Sea Island, Egyptian,
cr even with Allen’s Long Staple in the
above list, and would not command a
higher price than the ordinary upland
Short Staples.
(4) The fibre is not remarkably strong,
and is not one and a half inches long.
Its length is from % to % of an inch
long, averaging about % of an inch.
(5) The Director visited and examined
♦he “four acres” referred to, early in
September, and estimated that, a yield
of 1% bales per acne might possibly be
secured, with favorable future condi
tions. The land on which the four
acre patch was growing has been under
very high culture for years, and was
heavily fertilized with cow droppings
and commercial fertilizers the present
year; and in the opinion of the Directpr
is capable of producing 60 bushels of corn
per acre.
(6) The Station tests of 1890 and 1893
of “Welborn’s Pet” and of “Jackson’s
Limbless” the present year prove that
it is "not the most prolific cotton in the
world. ”
In conclusion the Director desires to
say that this cotton is a fairly good va
riety on rich soils, or under high cult
ure. Mr. Welborn says it is not suited
to poor land and poor cul ture. For years
past he has been carefully developing
its peculiarities with a view to fixing a
variety that will be better adapted to
harvesting with the Machine Harvester.
Especial attention has herein been
called to this so-called "limbless” be
cause of the extraordinary claims that
havb been made for it and the unprece
dented high price asked for the seed.
These claims are so apparently plausi
ble that the unsuspecting and confiding
farmer is liable to be induced to pay at
the rate of over S2OO a bushel for the
seed wheu the identical same variety
of seed may be had for probably less
than $2.00 per bushel.
R J. Redding, Director.
The San Jose ’Cale.
As an issue—and a lively one—which
the fruit grower is called upon to face
and fight, it will not do to underrate
the San Jose Scale. Far more insidious
than the Rosette, more devastating than
the Yellows, before which Brown Rot,
Borer and Curcnlio shrink into utter in
significance, the San Jose Scale stands
forth pre-eminently the most inveterate
enemy ot the orchardist that the century
has produced. Already it .has secured
a foothold in some twenty odd count
ties of the state, and unless striugen
measures, and immediate ones, are
adopted, it wiii;be merely a question of
time before it is universally distributed
over its entire length and breadth.
Should it do this, it will mean not only
the entire destruction ot our orchards,
but the very forests themselves will be
in grave danger-of extinction.
Eow, by-drastic measures it may not
be only held in check, b.ut possibly
Btamped out; a year or two of indiffer
ence and neglect, and it will be too late.
Yet with tins menacing evil scattered
among us, very few have an adequate
conception of what it is, how it looks,
and why it -is so to be dreaded.
OliltMN AND HISTORY.
It came to us from California, from
the San Jose (pronounced San Ho-zay)
valley, whence its name. to
the dangerous A.ipidiotus family of scale
insects, and by Professor Comstock, who
first described it, was well named Aspi
d iotas pemiriosus. Introduced into the
Atlantic states about ten years since it
was only discovered in 1893, but before
that date had been widely distributed,
mainly by nurserymen, at the time un
conscious of its existence, and today it
probably infests nine-tenths ot the
states of the Union.
From a South Georgia nursery it has
been generally disseminated through
many of rhe counties of Southern Geor
gia and through a few in Middle Geor
gia, and the process of distribution will
continue unless the people wake up to
the fuil gravity of the situation and in
sist on ciie necessary legislation for its
suppression.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCALE.
The San Jose Scale, to the naked eye,
appears like a gray, scurfy incrustation
lon the twigs, limbs and brane lies of the
trees, sometimes 011 the trunks when
the .bosk js llP.t too old, audalso dots the
THE ROME TRIBUNE, SUNDA F, OCTOBER 17. 18/7
leaves ana'ituittn season, it inoxs as
if ashes had been sifted over the surface
wheu wet and there stuck. When
scraped with a knife or the finger nail
a viscous, yellow exudation is noticed,
due to the crushing of the living in
sects below the scales. This exudation
causes the twig to feel greasy and
soapy.
•A hand lens resolves this ashy looking
scurf-into au infinite number of gray
disks, with a small, raised nipple in the
center, dark colored and surrounded by
a ring These disks, or scales, are the
protecting shield of the living insect be
low, which, with its sucking tube sunk
into the soft tissue of the limb, drains
the life giving sap ot the tree and causes
its death in from two to three years. '
ITS LIFE HISTORY.
The mature insect—au oval, yellow
ish, gelatinous, pulpy looking, very min
ute object, remains under its scale
through the winter and in the spring
gives birth to a swarm of young insects
(larvae) which scatter and soon insert
their beaks into the woody tissue and*
there remain Ijpr life, secreting a waxy,
matter which soon forms the scale
which protects them. There are no eggs,
as with most other scale insects, but the
females, as stated, bring forth their
young alive, in rapid succession, from
2bo to 500 in a season, and as the larvae
require only about 30 days to .reach ma
turity and oegiu propagating, there
may be five or six successive broods
during the season, and it has been cal
culated that the offspring of a single
female may reach, by fall, if undis
turbed, the astounding number of 3,-
000.000,000! This enormously rapid mul
tiplication is why they are so dangerous
to vegetation and why they are so to be
dreaded.
FOOD PLANTS.
Every deciduous tree in our orchards
and forests is liable to their ravages,
and many evergreens. Only the pine
or cedar family seems exempt.
, natural enemies;
There are few in this state, and only
♦wo insects—the “Twice Stabbed Lady
Bird” '(Chilocorus bivulnerus') and a
minute biaeK Lady bird known as the
Pentilia misella seem to do much to
wards reducing their numbers. A fun
gus (Sphaerostilbe coccophila) has been
found by Rolfs of Florida attacking the
scale in that State, and it is possible it
may extend in time to this State, or be
artificially introduced.
REMEDIES.
1. The most effective remedy is Fire.
Burn every affected tree. That is sur
est! Especially should this be done by
a nurseryman who knows his place is
infested.
2. Whale oil soap, next to fire, is the
simplest remedy, and reasonably sure.
Two pounds soap to a gallon of
water is not too strong. Apply with
either a brush or by spraying—prefer
ably the latter, and in this latitude in
Me fall, as soon as the leaves drop, since
fruit buds are endangered if the pro
cess is continued after Christmas. Bet
ter lose a crop of fruit, however, by
continued application than the trees
themselves! ’ •
3. Hydrocyanic acid gas. This treat
ment is not simple and involves consid
erable outlay and requires a certain
amount of care and skill, but it is very
effective, either in the field, where tents
are used to fumigate under, or with
nursery stock in a regularly constructed
fumigatory. All nurserymen having
the scale on their grounds should inva
riably fumigate every shipment sent
out by them. Details as to this pro
cess may be obtained by writing to Mr.
A. F. Hoffman, of Tifton, Ga., a most
intelligent and progressive fruit grower,
and one who has met with great suc
cess in employing the "Gas Treat
ment.” Inquiries on the subject sent
this Station are too numerous to be sep
arately attended to at this juncture,
but will be ieu and'Shortly answered by
BULLETIN 36,
now in .course of preparation, which
will be out in a few weeks. It covers
the entire subject of the San Jose Scale,
and is elaborately illustrated, showing
how it may be distinguished from
other scales and giving details as to re
medial measures. It will be sent tc
any one in the state on application
♦herefor to Director Redding.
Hugh N Starnes,
_ Horticulturist.-
Corn Viay. " •
The Station has jnst finished shred
ding the corn stalks from five acres u
corn. The crop was very much injurea
by the extreme heat and drouth, a.nc
the yield of grain was cut off at least 25
per cent. The corn was cut down just
above the surface of the ground Aug.
23 and immediately shocked, placing
about 150 stalks in each shock, and tying
the top of each shock with twine. No
rain fell on the shocks and the ears were
husked out Oct. 3, and the stalks imme
diately run through the shredding ma
chine, being apparently perfectly dry
The yield of the five acres was as fol
lows:
Shelled corn 155 btU
Shredded stalks, or stoves.... .14,000 lbs
This represents a yield per acre of 31
bushei.s of shslled corn e;id.2.800 nonuds
Insomnia
is often the result of some
wearing pain, slight in itself,
yet sufficient to prevent
sleep. Instead of using an
opiate apply an
Allcock’s
Porous Plaster
to the aching spot; relief
will come, and with relief,
sweet, refreshing sleep.
Beware of Nostriimii. See trtat you get
“Allcock’s.” Do not accept any other.
Allcock’s Corn Shields,
Allcock's Bunion Shields,
Have no equal as a relief and cure for corns
and bunions.
Brandreth’s Pills
first purify, then Invigorate the sys
tem, facilitating healthy growth.
oi err com Jiuy.'which' is relieved t i
be ve. y iiebr.y equal lu feeding valu i tu
good I'liTiotuy hay. In the above total
yieiu of u >rti buy is included the bladed
and biiucka which are almost uni
versally saved and utilized by Geor
gia farmers. But there is also
included in the 2,801) ib-i of corn hay
about 1,300 lbs of the etalks, which are
usually permitted to remain ou Che
ground and nonutilized as food. This
1,800 pounds represents the food loss for
every 31 bushels of eheiled corn. The
co'rn crop ot Georgia, for convenience,
may be stated at 31 million bushels—
sometimes less, often more. Then at
1,300 pounds of cojn hay, heretofore not
saved, for every 31 bushels of corn, the
total loss in the State would be 1,300
1b5x1.000,000=1,300 million pounds, or
650 000 tons of corn hay, a very good
food, and worth at least ten dollars a
ton, or a total of $6,500,000, or about
enough to pay for all the commercial
fertilizers used iu Georgia iu one year!
This may be considered a remarkable
statement, and it will no doubt surprise
many a farmer who. has not thougur
about it, ami who has (perhaps) imag
ined that he has been very saving and
economical.
V
Georgia Ualrynwn’a Astoolarlon.
The attention of the- farmers .and
other citizens ot Georgia, who are in
terested in Dairying, is called to the
Fourth Annual Meeting ®t the- State
Dairymen’s Association, which will be
held in Macon, Ga.. Nov. IT, 18, 1897.
A number of valuable premiums for the
best qualities and. best aispiaya of butter,
cheese, etc.. are offered. Hou. Henry
O. Alvord, Chief of Dairy Division,
United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry, wul deliver an address. Ex-
Governor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin
and other instructive and entertaining
speakers and essayists will be ou the pr o
gram.
The railroads have granted an uncon
ditional rate ot oue tare for the round
trip from all points in Georgia, to Ma
con, good Nov. 16. 17 and 18, going, and
until Nov. 19. returning.
For premium lists and any other in
formation address M. L. Duggan, Sec
retary, Sparta. Ga.
Appier Oat.-4a
The Station can supply a few bushels
of Appier seed oats to Georgia farmers.
Price. 60 cents per bushel. sack*d, ami
f. <>. b., Griffin. Ga Send P. O. money
order, or check, with the order, to tite'
Director.
Broken
f f Chain
UThe family circle
is never so happy
after the chain is
broken and a link
taken. Some family
chains are strong,
others weak. Have
you a good family
history? Or is
there a tendency to coughs,
, throat or bronchial troubles,
weak lungs? Has a brother,
sister, parent or near relative
had consumption? Then your
family chain is weak.
’Strengthen it. Take SCOTT'S
'Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil
with Hypophosphites. It
makes rich blood, gives strength
and vigor to weak lungs and
run-down constitutions. With
its aid the system throws off
acute coughs and colds. It pre
vents the chain from breaking.
Shall we send you a book about this,
free?
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Pawtucket Fur Company.
294 Main St, Pawtucket, R, I.
WANTS ALL KINDS OF
Raw Furs, Skins, Gweng, Senaca, etc
Prices quoted for next 60 days are as fol
lows; Silver Fox, sls 00 to $l5O 00; Bear,
$5.00, to $25 00; Otter, $4 00 to $9.00; Martin
$2 00 to $9.00; Beaver, $3.00 to $3.50 uer
pound; Wolf, SIOO to $2 00; Red Fox, SI,OO
to $2,00; Mink, 75c to $1.00; Skunk, 25c to
$1.00; Gray Fox, 50c to 75c; Rat, 20c to 25c.
Price list on all other furs and skins fur
nished upon application. Full prices guar
anteed, careful selection, courteous treat
ment, and immediate remlttanee on all
consignments.
ELEGANT
Are the beautiful new goods displayed at
the emporium of
DFEK & DANIELS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
CROCKERY, Ml, GLASS, LB,
WHS, STOVES, ffi, 4 WOODEN WARE!
No, 236, Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
Oddi pieces of Decorated China, suitable for Wedding
Presents. Carving Sets in cases, Water Sets, Fine Vases,
Roee Bowls, Chocolate Sets, Bread Boards, Table Mats,
Handled Knifes, Fork.s Hundreds of pretty and useful
things for housekeepers. New goods coming in every day.
The Ladies are especially invited to call and see our
great display of prettj goods.
Parties hunting for Wedding and Birthday Presents
can be fully suited at our store. Coal Vases. Tin
Coal Sets all at the lowest prices.
DYER & DANIELS
Sole Agents in Rome for Cahill grates, Pearl top
Lamp Chimneys and GARLAND STOVES AND
RANGES-
No. 236 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
DID IT EVER
STRIKE YOU
That without pure drugs and accurately
compounded medicines, the ablest physi
cian cannot help you. We have four '
licensed pharmacists and insure correct
‘ service. Send us your prescriptions.
Just received large and splendid stock of
GLASS, LEAD, PUTTY,
Oils, Varnishes,
Ready Mixed Paints, Varnish and Paint Brushes.
■ Also a full line of
Imported Hair and Tooth Brushes, Soaps
In this line we-carry not only the largest but
the most varied stock in Georgia. Our stock of
PATENT MEDICINES,
Includes all the beet remedies known, when you
need them call on us. We can and will save you
money if you buy from us. We have some
Fresh and Pure Field Seeds.
The best on the market.
Call and examine our stock.
CURRY-ARRINGTON CO.
♦
Broad St.; Rome, Ga.
Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy cures Indigestion, Bad
Breath, Sour Stomach, Hiccoughs, <Heart-burn.