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HOW TO COMOAT GARDEN PESTS “ IS TOLD OV ENTOMOLOGY BOARD Atlanta, Ga., March.—(Special.)--In Its recent campaigns designed to pre pare Georgia farmers for the fight they must make against the Mexican cot ton boll weevil, the State Board of Entomology and its representatives have urged as one of the important factors, the planting of home gardens. The value of the home garden was urged in every one of the fifty or more meetings held in various south Geor gia counties this year. The' campaign has been taken up in almost every town and city in the state; back yards and vacant lots, wherever they are available, are being converted into home gardens in the effort to lower the ever increasing cost of living. The home garden is recognized as indis pensable on the farm, and along with .it truck farming as a business is re ceiving more and more attention and growing in importance throughout the state every year. Georgians, particu larly in the middle and southern sec tions of the state, should have home gardens all the year around. There are several vegetables which will stand the winter climate and which can be grown in the open during the winter months. To Control Garden Pests Recognizing the growing value both of the home garden and the truck farm ing industry, the State Board of Ento mology has made a special study of Insects and diseases which attack truck crops and has prepared a bulle tin describing these and the best methods for their control. The infor mation contained in this bulletin will be found valuable to practically every gardener in Georgia. A copy of it will be sent upon request addressed to the State Board of Entomology, State Cap itcl, Atlanta, Ga. Many truck crops are susceptible to attack by nematode worms which cause the formation of knots on the roots of the plant. Among the plants most severely injured by this worm are beans, beets, cantaloupes, celery, clover, cucumbers, egg plant, lettuce, okra, potato, salsify, squash, tomatoes, watermelon and others. On the other hand, there-are many varieties w-liich are immune to attack. The nematode can be eradicated only by cultural methods or proper rotation of crops. By planting immune crops in infested areas for a few years, the nematodes will die of starvation. There are va rious ways of treating seed beds to destroy the nematode, and the pur chaser of plants such as tomatoes, cabbage, egg plant, etc., should be sure they are grown in a soil which is free from this worm. At times the red spider Is particu larly injurious to certain garden vege- Life Was a Misery Mrs. F. M. Jones, o* Palmer, Okla., writes: “ From the time I en tered into womanhood ... I looked with dread from one month to the next. I suffered with my back and bearing-down pain, until life to me was a misery. I would think I could not endure the pain any longer, and I gradually got worse. . . Nothing seemed to help me until, one day, . . . I decided to TAKE The Woman’s Tonic “I took four bottles,” Mrs. Jones goes on to say, ‘‘and was not only greatly* relieved, but can truthfully say that 1 have not a pain. . . “ It has now been two years since I tookCardui, and I am still in good health. . . I would ad vise any woman or girl to use Cardui who is a sufferer from any female trouble.” If you suffer pain caused from womanly trouble, or if you feel the need of a good strengthening tonic to build up yourrun-down system, take the advice of Mrs. Jones. TryCar dui. It helped her. We believe it will help you. All Druggists J. 68 Cynical Man Wrote This. It is a mistake to imagine that all women are fond of retailing gossip. Most of them would rather wholesale it.—Exchange. tables. This spider injures the plant by sucking the juice from the leaves and tender portions. All plants fur nishing f od for them through the win ter, should be destroyed. Where infes tation is found in the spring it is con trolled by a spraying of one part of lime sulphur to fifty or one hundred parts of water. Use of Trap Plants The harlequin cabbage bug, a blaci beetle with orange markings which feeds on collards, cabbage, mustardj radishes, turnips, lettuce, etc., is COJH trolled only by contact poisons. Thor] ough defining up and burning of trasS in and about the garden or field duH ing the winter will destroy many hiberj nating adults. Mustard is frequently used with good effect as a trap plantJ If the bugs are found in numbers oh growing crops, a spray of a 15 pe* cent kerosene emulsion can be applied! with success. The squash bug, a dark brown bUH a little over half an inch long, should be picked off by hand when first seeiM Spraying with a ten per cent kerosens emulsion or “black leaf forty,” ora part to 300 parts water, will kill tra young bugs. Clean culture should ba practiced. There are several varieties of plant lice, or aphids, which attack cucum] hers, cantaloupes and cabbages. Spray] ing with “black leaf forty,” a nicotine/ tobacco product, has been found thd best remedy. j The mole cricket, which is prey*] lfent in the southeastern section of thd state, particularly on the coast, whera it does extensive damage to tomatoes, peppers, turnips, potatoes and other growing plants, is best controlled by plowing the breeding areas two or three times during April, May and June, thus exposing many of the eggs to the sun which kills them. Poison baits of cotton seed meal with arse nate of lead or Paris green, have prov en very beneficial. Few gardens escape the destructive activities of the cut worm. The best method of getting rid of it is through placing about the garden poison baits made of corn meal, Paris green and sweetened w r ith molasses. Arsenate of Lead Useful The pickle worm, the melon borer, and the squash vine borer which at tack cucumbers, melons, squashes and similar plants, are largely controlled by using trap crops and dusting both the main and trap crops with arsenate of lead mixed with air slaked lime at the rate of one pound to five. The green horn worm which attacks the tomato plant is also controlled by dusting with the arsenate of lead and lime mixture. The same 'remedy—one pound of ar senate of lead to five pounds of air slaked lime —is most effective against the common Colorado potato beetle, and is used with success against the various varieties cf cabbage worm. The bulletin prepared by the board not only describes the method of con trolling these various insects which at tack garden vegetables, but tells how to make the various mixtures that are used to eliminate them, . _ j Vi£i r © 1 a jl JI jj~ I is shuwn here . , Entertainment Inspiration Education Ag for entertainment;, che Victrola always provides just what yea choose. As for inspiration, there is none greater than music in the home, end the Victrola brings all the music of all the world. As for education, a familiarity with the great artists of music is of great value, and the Victrola is the instrument cf the greatest artists. Victrolas sls to S4OO. Easy terms. f| GTM-ESTrS fIRNI .URE COMPANY fc.A GAINESVILLE. GA. The Cumming Garage has a heavy stock of the best makes of automobile tires. Save mon ey by buying your tires now be fore anther advance in prices, which we believe is due in a few days. Free Air. .. .We have just installed a free air station for the convenience and accomodation of the auto mobile public. All auto owners whether customers of ours or not are invited to make use of it—save your back and your pump by using free air at the Cumming Garage. The Divialaw. Three Germans had been doing an odd Job of repairing and agreed to split the pay evenly. They received SI, and. after several unsuccessful ef forts of two of them to hit upon the correct division of the amount the third settled the business transaction thus: "Here iss it, two for you two, and here ins it, two for me, too. Ain’t id?"—Philadelphia Public Ledger. THE FOOD PROBLEM Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. If we are to solve the present food problem satisfactorily, we must first determine what it will be necessary to produce in the average garden and farm in order to provide the foods needed by, let us say, a family of five. A day’s ration must have a definite amount of fuel, a suitable pro portion yf protein, ash well repre sented, some food for bulk, the whole well selected with regard for the physical condition, tastes, habits and pocketbook of those to be fed. Ra tions needed to maintain the human being in a high state of efficiency have been worked out and standard ized. To furnish the above food units re quired by an adult man weighing 164 pounds, doing active muscular work, it would be necessary to provide the following amounts of food daily or satisfactory substitutes therefor; Calories. 4 eggs (-with fat to cook) . 400 2 glasses milk. 300 2-5 pounds steak or other lean meat 660 I=4 pound butter 800 4 slices bacon 200 Lima beans (!£ cup cooked) 100 Corn (% cup cooked) ... 100 Potatoes (10 oz. cooked). . 200 6 slices wheat bread or equiv alent or corn or wheat * flour substitute 600 Sugar (4 tablespoonsful in dessert or beverage) . . 300 Total 3660 The woman’s diet should be like the man’s with the quantity one-third less, and for the three children there should be in every day’s diet in vary ing proportions according to age and activity: milk, cereal, eggs, fruit, green vegetables, meat or meat sub stitute, bread, butter. The carbohy drates can be brought up to suit con ditions. The following supplies of food will be- required to provide a family of five for one year with rations based on the above standard dietary: 4 bbls. flour or substitutes there for, such as peanuts, potatoes and soy beans. 12 bushels corn meal (some of this to be used as breakfast cereal and wheat substitute). 728 gallors milk (this to take care of butter). 225 pounds bacon. 150 pounds lard. 1000 pounds fresh meat (pork, beef, chickens, fish). 250 dozen eggs. 10 bushels fresh fruit. 100 quarts canned fruit (5 or 6 bushels when fresh). 25 gallons syrup. 40 bushels sweet potatoes. 40 bushels Irish potatoes. One-half acre in vegetables in successive plantings. (This will provide an abundance of fresh vegetables and 500 quarts of canned vegetables for winter use.) When wheat for flour is not to be had some satisfactory substitute must be used, such as potatoes, (soy beans, peanuts or corn meal, wfll provide, Corn meal can also be combined with 25 per cent of the several food stuffs mentioned above in an emergency, thereby providing a wholesome, nutri tious and satisfactory substitute for wheat or light bread. Light bread, which is very good and nutritious can be made by using with the wheat flour 25 per cent corn meal, Irish or sweet potatoes, crushed roasted pea nuts or soy beans. Corn may be used also for making grits and lye hominy, thereby giving desirable variety to the diet. Conservation in Food Crop Production G. A. Crabb, Jr. Prof, of Agr., Ga. State Col. of Agri., Athens, Ga. In the crisis that this country faces in the matter of food supplies, the farmers of Georgia should make every effor.t to increase the food supplies of the state and to at least grow all foods that have been shipped into the state from other states. This can be done by increasing the total acreage of food crops and by increasing the yields per acre on that land already planted. To in crease the yields per acre will neces sitate a very intense system of plant ing, fertilizing and cultivation, and will'not be sufficient to produce the needed increase. An increased acre age can be made on every farm in Georgia by using that land that is now considered as waste land Some of the railroad compani.es are furnish ing their employees with seed and giving them the use of the right-of way along the tracks for planting in order that they may do as much as they can to relieve the demand for food.. In this state thousands of acres of land that is cleared, but not farmed can be used to advantage and plant ed to corn, peas, beans, tomatoes ami other crops that will furnish food which has heretofore been imported from other states. Conservation should be made not only of the food crops, hut of all land that can be used to produce food crops. Increase the yield on that land already in cultiva tion by better preparation and cul tivation. and by the rational use of manure and fertilizers. Keep up the legumes. Stop the waste of land and Increase the food crops on the farm. No, Indeed. Mrs. Kawler —“So you think that Mrs Jones is in an unfortunate posi tion.’’ Blunderby—"Unfortun ate! My dear, 1 wouldn't be In that woman's shoes for all the wealth of Creosote." —Boston Transcript. What Georgia Can And Should Do Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College Of Agriculture. Georgia produced last year about $160,000,000.00 worth of food products including the sale and slaughter of animals raised on her farms, This sum can be increased by $100,000,000 during the present year. To do this corn should be planted on the usual basis, and in addition on the areas on which winter oats were destroyed by the February freeze. If this were done we should be able to raise ap proximately 100,000,000 bushels of corn. We can certainly double the area in sweet and Irish potatoes. The hay crops of Georgia can easily be quadrupled since cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans, corn, sorghum, kaffir corn, Sudan grass, millet and various other crops may be used for this pur pose. The planting of these bay crops may be done any time in the next six ty days. Establishing a hay crop is chiefly a matter of preparing the land and setting aside a sufficient area to grow the necessary tonnage. If we do not provide the forage need-, ed for our live stock they will lose their efficiency, as the chances are we will not be able to obtain food of this character from the west next fall on account of railroad congestion. Every farmer should make his plans now to grow at least wheat for ten persons. This would be seventy bushels. If this were done Georgia would supply herself with all the w heat needed in 1918. Wheat may be planted with advantage in cotton land after hay crops have been gathered. Our deficiency in wheat may be over come somewhat by planting upland rice, and all the truck which can pos sibly be needed by our towns and cit ies can be easily produced if the far mer, the vacant city lot owner and the garddner systematize their efforts. Sorghum should be grown on every farm for syrup. In an emergency u -gar can be made from'it. While we can not immediately increase the num ber of cows and beet cattle, no breed ing animal should be slaughtered and all calves should be fed out as rapid ly as possible. There is no reason in the world why we should not double the number of hogs maintained on the farms in the northern part of the state. If steps in the right direction are taken promptly, we can supply ourselves with all the meat reeded for local consumption. The importance of increasing the corn crop can not be stressed too strongly as it sup plies’ the chief grain ration for our work stock and in an emergency may be made to take the place of wheat in the human dietary. There is no reason why we should not double the output of our poultry yards. Vigorous action along the lines in dicated will alone save us from the disastrous situation which now con fronts us. Some Facts Concerning Hog Cholera Dr. W. M. Burson, Professor of Veter inary Med., State Col. of Agriculture. Hog cholera is an infectious disease. It is caused by germs. These germs are present in the blood and all parts of the sick hog. The germs will live in infected soil for a long time. Hog cholera may be spread by any thing that comes into contact with the sick hog, the dead carcass or premi ses occupied by or contaminated by sick hogs or their excrement. Hogs suffering from mild cases of hog cholera spread the germs far and wide until death or complete recovery takes place. Wallow holes harbor infection for a long time. Disinfect them. Hogs may -become infected with cholera by being fed on hotel and restaurant garbage containing pork scraps. If you must feed this mate rial protect your hogs with serum. Hogs fed on offal from slaughtering develop cholera and many other dis eases. Tlhis should be prohibited by law. No breed of hogs are naturally im mune to -cholera. All are susceptible. Hog cholera serum will prevent hog cholera. It will cure some cases in the early stages of the disease. Early treatment of sick herds gives best re sults. The length of time treated hogs are immune after treatment depends on many factors, such as age, environ ment, and method of treatment. Serum alone is simple to adminis ter, not apt to do harm and generally produces only temporary immunity. Serum simultaneous (serum and vi rus) if carelessly or Injudiciously ad ministered, may do great damage. When properly used confers perma nent immunity. On infedted premises disinfectants should be liberally used. Coal tar disin fectant is cheap and effective. It should be used in 4 per cent strength and applied to hog houses by means of a spray pump. Whitewash containing 5 per cent eoal tar disinfectant serves a double purpose. It deodorises and disin fects. Good drainage Is essential In all sanitary work. Rotation of hog lots and pastures does much to keep the hogs healthy. WeuM Make Reparatien. We told a proud father the other day that his baby was a perfect image of him. It pleased the father, but.we kre going to apologize to the kid as soon as he gets old enough to under stand —Exchange. Crop Acreage For One-Horse Farm Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. Field and Food Crops On the average one-horse farm In the South there should be planted In 1917: 5 acres in corn and velvet beans. 5 acres in cowpeas for hay, to be followed by winter oa^s. 6 acres in cotton. 6 acres in peanuts to be crushed for oil or grazed down by bogs. I*4 acres in sweet potatoes to be followed by- winter cover crops. 1!4 acres in alfalfa or crimson clo ver, cow-peas or soy beans. 1 acre in rape, oats, vetch, cow peas or soy beans. 1 acre in truck crops followed by hay or grazing crops for hogs. 10 acres should be set aside for pasturage for cows and hogs. % acre in orchards. % acre in garden. Total cultivated land, 26 acres. Animals Which Should Be Maintained. 1 good horse or mule (work stock). 2 milk cows. 1 calf. 1 yearling (slaughter for meat). 2 brood sows. 50 hens. 57—Total. * These should be maintained on ev ery one-horse farm in order that the family may be properly supplied with the necessary milk, butter, meat, chickens and eggs. This'plan should be adjusted or mod ified by the proper committees having the food supplies in charge in the re spective states to meet local condi tions. World’s Food Supply Deficient J. P. Campbell, Dir. of Ext., State Col. Of Agri., Athens, Ca. The Vollowing statement by David Lubin, American Representative to the International Institute el Agricul ture, is of vital concern to the Ameri can people, and Georgia farmers should do their share to relieve the tense situation. Associated Press Dispatch. Rome via Paris, April 5. “For the first time in many years there exists a deficit in the supply of corn, wheat, rye, barley and oats, esti mated at a total of 130,000,000 bushels less than the norm;' requirements for countries open tj trade. The situation is worse i_.an was expected last October.” Who is going to feed Georgia this year? The West has been feeding the State to the extent of about $85,000,- 000 per year. Congress has declared that a state of war exists with Germany. This calls for an army of a half million to a million men who must be fed. The Western supply which has been coming to Georgia will necessarily be diverted to feed our army as well as the army of the Allies The following statement by Asst. Secretary Vrooman of the- United States Department of Agriculture be fore the Cattlemen’s Association in Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, is emphatic: "The most important question con fronting us is this: Feeding our ci vilian population, our army and navy and the armies of our allied powers. Unless the South grows food crops in abundance, —in greater quantities than this section has grown at an' time in its history, the South —like Germany,—faces starvation.” It may be a little late—but not too late —for the farmers to consider se riously more crops for food and feed- Btuffs. The boys and girls should be eti couraged to join corn, pig, canning poultry and other agricultural clubs. Conserving products raised, es pecially by canning and preserving perishable fruits and vegetables. Save the breeding stock, as these wilCbe at a premium, not only during the interval of the war, bu: immedi ately afterwards. Help your neighbors to secure planting seeds and fertilizers Farmers should undertake to feed, not only themselves, but their city neighbors. City folks should buy the local farmers' products In preference to Imports. This is a Patriotic duty as well as a necessity. W# have the authentic Information from the IT. S. Department of Agrioul ture, that with the western supplies diverted, (here is a possibility of Georgia sobering from hunger be fora Christmas. Unless wa meet tbe emergency, Georgia will he a weakness to the na tion In this war. It la also pointed out by President goule that It may be Impossible dur inf the progress of the war to secure the transportation of cotton to the eastern markets. Consequently, the United States could manufacture only about seven millions hales and the price of cotton would likely drop to a low rate. Call on the county agent when he can ha of service to you In suggest ing wha*. when and bow to plant many garden ted Said crops. 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