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T HI COLORADO BEETLE
One Great Scourge of tho
Irish Potato Crop.
HOW TO DESTROY THE PEST
Remedy Most Generally Used In
Treating For These Insects Is to
Spray the Plants as Soon as First
Grubs Hatch.
In its adult stage the Colorado Po¬
tato Beetle is about one half an inch
lung, rounded, very convex, almost
hemispherical in fact, and is distin¬
guished from any other insect that
might answer to this desci^ption by
the striped color, and the fact that
the dark stripes are always exactly
ten in number. These beetles appear
early in the spring, soon after the po¬
tato plants have started their growth,
but though they do some damage di¬
rectly, it is to their young, the reddish,
fleshy “bugs” that the bulk of the in¬
jury is due. These are hatched from
groups of orange yellow eggs that will
be found soon after the appearance of
the parent beetles, which deposit them
on the under side of the potato leaves
or on other plants that chance to be
growing io» the immediate vicinity. It
is usually the appearance of these
“bugs” in serious numbers that first
calls the attention of the grower to
the fact that something must be done
to save the crop.
Remedies.
The remedy most generally used in
treating for these insects consists in
the spraying of the plants as soon as
the first grubs begin to hatch, with
some poisonous substance, usually Par.
is green mixed with water. Several
other compounds have been put on the
market which are equally effective,
and perhaps possess some advantage
over that named. Among them may
be mentioned Arsenate of Lead, either
as sold by Chas. Warren Davis, Au¬
gusta, Ga., under the name of Swift’s
Arsenate of Lead, or by John B. Dan¬
iel, Atlanta, Ga., under the trade name
of Disparene, which seem to possess
certain advantages over the Pal^s
green in fineness and adhering qual¬
ities. At a rule, however, compounds
put up in packages and sold for these
purposes under fancy names should be
looked upon with considerable suspi¬
cion, as they are often nothing more
than Paris green or some other well
known insecticide adulterated with
some worthless material, in order that
a greater bulk may be sold for the
same price, and at the same time leave
a handsome margin to the "manufac¬
turer.”
Spraying.
In the application of these sub¬
stances one ounce of the Paris green
or a somewhat larger quantity of the
Arsenate of Lead or Disparene should
be weighed out for each six gallons of
water that is to be used, and this
should be thoroughly wet or stirred up
with a small quantity of water before
being diluted. The spraying will have
to be done, if the field is one of con-
sideiable extent, by means of a spray
pump, of which a great many forms
are manufactured and sold, and of
which the chief requisite perhaps is
the attachment of a thorough agitator.
The poison sinks rapidly through the
water, in which it is not dissolved but
only suspended, and unless thoroughly
stirred will be applied in very uneven
strength and some damage may re¬
sult. It is not necessary that a very
thorough application be made, as is
the case when spraying for scale in¬
sects. etc., since the young grubs col¬
lect, as soon as hatched, on the
more tender portions of the growing
plants and are pretty certain to be
reached by the poison if these merely
are sprayed. It le very often necessary
that two or more applications be made,
as the young hatched from eggs laid
after a plant is spryaed may find suf¬
ficient food on the shoots, that have
grown after the application of the poi¬
son. and will not on that account be af-
fected by it, at least, not until all the
tenderer portions are eaten away, and
a good deal of damage done.
In small patches, as in a garden,
where potatoes are not raised for the
market, and in which cases it often
happens that the owner has no suit¬
able pump, some other means may be
used for the application of the poison.
A god way is to mix a small teaspon-
ful of the Paris green into a bucket¬
ful of water, and by means of a whisk
broom, or even a w'hisp of straw on
a stick which is stirred about in the
bucket and then shaken over the plant,
a very good job on a small scale may
be done. The use of the small com¬
pressed air pumps that are quite com¬
monly used in spraying reeonJ whitewash or
disinfectants is not reco pro|| '/i ended.
There is no proper means filed for
sufficient agitation, and unless the
pump is constantly shaken to insure
the continued mixture of the poison,
very poor results may be expected.
Some growers prefer to apply the
poison in dry form, and this method
has certain advantages over the apray-
mg. especially in small garden spots,
it may either be applied pure or slight¬
ly diluted with plaster or flour, and
there are made for this purpose sev¬
eral forms of powder bellows which
are quite exact and economical in ac¬
tion. This method is not applicable
to large fields, however, as it is neces¬
sary that the application be made in
the early morning when the plants
are wet with dew. or else after a
shower.
There is a home-made appliance
sometimes used for this purpose which
may be prepared from a large tin can
in the bottom of which a large number
Of small holes must be punched Near
to% t rmide'y a “;,posite r sfdes I wh“h
will allow the passage of a stick two
or three feet long to serve as a handle,
which has a large nail driven through
one end to prevent the can from slip¬
ping off. The Paris green is first
stired into eight or ten times itB
bulk of plaster or cheap flour, and
placed in the perforated can. The
apparatus is then held over the plant
by the operator, who, with & second
short stick, hits gently on that which
is made to serve as a handle, and thus
causes a small portion of the poisoned
mixture to be jarred out. Much
depends on the judgment of the oper¬
ator in this method, as the plant
should only be very slightly dusted,
and the heaviness of the jar required
depends entirely on the size of the
perforations, and the fineness of the
flour.
In this connection it may be men-
tioned that a very effectual fight may>
be waged against this pest by poison¬
ing the beetles as soon as they appear
in the spring, or if labor is cheap, by
having them collected by children. By
thesq means few eggs will be laid, and
the trouble will be prevented from the
start.
Information Wanted.
Owing to the rapid spread of this in.
sect in recent years the exact bound¬
aries of its range in the state are not
at present known, and it has been re¬
ported this season from localities con¬
siderably separated from any previous¬
ly known points of infestation. It is
frequently asked of this office just
what portions of the state are infested,
and how soon it may be expected to
appear in localities at present free.
In order to obtain more complete
knowledge on this subject, it has been
decided to ask any one who has had
any opportunity for observation to
answer either or both of the following
questions:
(1.) Does the Colorado Potato Bee¬
tle occur in you* locality?
(2.) If so, how long has it been
known ther.e?
An answer to these questions ad¬
dressed to State Entomologist, Atlan¬
ta, and coming from any part of the
state will be of value to us, and it is
earnestly requested that any one inter¬
ested will reply.
Ga. STATE BOARD of ENTOMOLOGY
(W. F. Fiske, Assistant.
Carlyle’s Method of Work.
Speaking of his method of work,
Carlyle said he had found the little
wooden peg's which washerwomen
employ to fasten clothes to a line
highly convenient for keeping to¬
gether bits of notes and agenda on
the same special point. It was his
habit to paste on a screen in his
workroom engraved portraits, when
no better could be had, of the peo¬
ple he was then writing about. It
kept the image of the man steadily
in view, and one must have a clear
image of him in the mind before it
was in the least possible to make
him be seen by the reader.
How Often the Watch Ticks.
Many watches make five beats
per second, 300 each minute, 18,000
every hour, or 432,000 per day.
Thus it will be seen that a half doz¬
en turns of the key once a day, tak¬
ing up but a few seconds of time,
stores up a modicum of power in the
spring which is cut up into nearly a
million of heats. If we multiply
the daily beats by 305*4, the num¬
ber of days in a year, we find that
the watch ticks 157,788,000 while
the earth is making one annual trip
around the sum
ou Know What You are Taking
When you take Grove’s Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly prim¬
ed on even bottle showing thatit is simply
I on and Quinine in a tasteless form. No
ie, No Pay. 50c.
Greek water Cooler®.
In many places in Greece a cream
colored water jug or jar is made
which is so porous that when filled
with water the moisture keeps con¬
tinually exuding to the outside and
there evaporating, whi^h wonder¬
fully cools the contents, especially
when the vessel stands in a draft.
These cheap “water coolers” are
Used by everybody, rich and poor,
and great numbers of them are
manufactured and sold every year.
OF UNCLAIMED
AND REFUSED FREIGHT
Southern Railway Company, Office of Agent.
Toccoa, Ga • j May 21. 1902.
By direction of the Freight Claim Agent, I will sell at public auction on the qth day oi
'^° 2 ' at the Southern Railway Depot, Toecoa, Ga„ for freight and other charges,
freight following unclaimed and refused articles of freight, also a large quantity ot unlocated
of various kinds. Sale will begin promptly at o o’clock ; i. in. Terms, cash.
J. G. ^ V A poms, Agent.
No.
1 N & H,. Augusta Ga......1 case mdse
2 K R Ray «4 1 cart.
8 Pearce & Bilaev Columbus Ga 2 kgs Phos.
4 Pearce & Belzer 14 2 kgs Phos.
5 Brooks Bros & Britt Co ** 3 cs toys, 2 es Pa caps.
G Const Port&Frame Co “ 1 Bx. P. frames
7 W H Winn «t 1-2 bl rider 1 bx samples
8 Walker Sims Plow Co Atlanta Ga 1 Plow disc
y W S Williams 44 1 box pickles
10 Wurtzburger Ex’t Co 1 bri mt bottles.
11 Wilder & Buchanan 1-2 brl cider
12 Frank Wilby 4 4 G pkg lumber
13 The Wine Coco Co * * 1 1-2 brl syrup
14 Wine Coco Co. 4 4 1 kg syrup, 1 case.
15 Winslow Bros Co 44 1 ert I Cstgs
1G Brown Williams 44 lot H H goods
17 Wiseburg Bros 44 1 cs dry goods.
18 44 4 4 1 cs B nutts
19 E T Williams 44 2 sk seed
20 Frank Wiiby 44 1 bx groceries
21 J R Watts 44 1 brl m water 1 P John
22 J D Terk 44 2 cs matches
23 Chas O Tyner 4 9 1 cs Giyner, 2 cans oil
1-2 brl oil
24 W M Thomas 1 bx h h goods
25 On W L Turner 1 sheel and box
2G Losmar Landis 2 ert scenery l|plate form
27 H M Strand Co 6 doz shells spols
28 R W Simon 1 cs shirts
29 The Southwestern B Co 4 ♦ 1 brl coco cola 1 bx glass
30 H L Schlesinger 44 1 bbl syrup
31 Southern Flour & grain Co “ 1 b) Hay
32 On W J Sloan 44 40 rls matting
33 So Terra Cotta Works 1-2 bbl oil
34 J Saul & Co 1 cs Cot Hoisery
35 Snlpho Magnesia
L Water Co “ 2 carboys
3G L S Stratton 44 2 es water
37 Dr J F V Saul, c W S Saul “ 2 brls m water
38 Lugora Rhea 44 1 bx li h goods
39 Mona Rusbou o 2 bl carpet.
40 J P Price (I 1 bx books
41 On S G Banise Macon Ga 2 bxs P Fittings
42 Brown Broom Factory 1 box
43 Johnson Kiug Co 4 4 1 bucket candy.
44 O C Kelley 4 4 1 bx R W paper
45 Standard Arm & Pin co “ 3 bags I Pius
4G On Sou Wall paper co 44 1 Pa flour
47 On Sou Wall paper co 4 4 24 bids w paper.
48 John 0 Yansvckel (4 1 bx brushes
49 “ 44 1 bd 2 cstgs
50 Willingham S &D Co 28 pa lumber
51 N J Force : 2eyi gas
52 On R F Tate Elberton, Ga 1 bg flour 1 bx hdw
1 wheel
53 Peoples Outfitting Co Atlanta, Ga 5 pkg safe 1 pkg
54 L N Prouly 4 4 2 cs dom wine
55 Palmer Brick co 44 4 sx clay
5G C W O’Conuor 4 * 15 cs f paper
57 P N Phillips 4 4 2 kgs cider 1 bx glass
58 O W Paper co 44 1 bx paper
59 Phoenix Furn eo 44 1 bdl burp
GO Dixie Paper co <4 5 bbls whiting
61 A N Britton < I 7 lulls signs
62 Oklahoma Vinegar co 44 2 kgs phos
63 44 44 44 3 kgs cider
64 C W O’Conuor 44 1 ice cooler 1 bx cider
65 N V Outfitting co • 4 1 bx s case 1 counter clo
1 bx
66 Natl Furn co (4 2 dressers
67 St Elmo Massingale < » 1 bdl ptg paper
68 McClure 10c Store 14 40 bx toy torpedoes
3 bxs caps
69 \V L Main Sho
Ed C Krupp, Agent 41 6 bx prtg
70 J P Lane 4 4 1 bx Show raise
71 John T Saust 44 1 bag corks
72 FTillinger,
care J W Baudrg. mgr 44 1 cs books
73 Jones Mfg eo 44 6 bdls p blades
74 J M Jackson 4 , 1 bx maehy 1 pa hdw
75 On Isadore Jacobs 44 2 brls lamp chim
76 The Hartford Finley co 4 » 1 «able macli
77 G M How ell 44 1 box
78 On J M High & cn 44 1 cs Iron toys
79 J H Hall 44 2 ert wood coin us
80 B L How 7 ell 44 1 bx tools
81 Prof W R Holland 44 2 bdls stakes 1 rl um
How r s 1 rope & block
3 I rods 24 bd rods
15 bars iron
82 Hayes & Hines • 4 1 ert 3 cs spice
2 drums 6 box
83 Mrs Grant Wilkins 4 4 1 bx tile
84 Mrs A B Pitman, Hawkiusville. Ga. 1 s ruach
85 M F Jones 4 4 ‘ 1 sx cstg
86 On F M Ethridge G co 5 brls 15 pkta rice
87 A Schneider 6 bdis ch church
88 F H Holmes 4 4 2 bx drags
89 Lothrop Cot Oil co 41 1 cs belt drsg
90 A Schneider 4 4 1 ert w coffins
91 G B Whatley, Savannah Ga 1 can L oil
92 The Rocola co 44 2 cs extracts
93 James Wilkins 44 1 bx. color 1 bx chrome
94 H Goldstein Atlanta, Ga 1 cs notions
95 Georgia Vine co 44 1 pkg
96 Katie Garth 1 old s mach 1 bdl bdg
97 On Green & Ledford 2 bl steel ties
98 Hyman Goldstein 1 cs notions
t(9 Gay & Son 3 bx glass
100 Fulton B & C Mills a 1 ca duck basket
101 M H Eichberg 4ft I4pa paper bags
102 On Empire Glass & Dec co 1 bx art mirrors
103 On D N Gervina 3 cs wood 1 bx hdw
8 cr iron 2 bdl wood
104 Jas A Davi» ii 1 pc Cfttg
No.
105 W B Daniels A l lanta,,Ga 2 bx drugs
m \V M Davis E M King 1 eri mattress
107 Delbritigc A Rice i 4 12 bd pa bags
108 Ed Davis I re! A: matl tess altJ
100 VV K Dixon 1 hx books
110 Mrs M L Clark 1 s much
4 bx h h goods
111 Crouch Granite Si Marble eo “ i bu steel
112 Cramer & ivutt 1 gin 2 bise 1 feeder
lid .las ('alter co 4 » 1 box
114 Cedartovvn Uii co 2 ert u;! tanks
1 15 John W Cox * 4 2 sks Cot seed
11G G W Cooley 1 bx drugs
117 P H Cherrny 44 8 bA. u*a
118 SH Clark 1 case
IIP F E Block Co 4 bx ciHi’
120 W A Biair 2 pio\\ Il’oU-j
121 H L Beall 1 sk plow irons
122 L H Bowden 44 i uii carboy
123 Atlanta Wooden Ware. co 1 hhd e ware
124 Atlanta Feud Colton eo 4 4 1 Ini
125 T W Anderson 4 • 2 bx la Ides 2 pa flitgi
1 pa legs
12G Atlanta Pickle co i 4 (its Pickles
127 E A McDonald l lanirony, Ga 2 1G ga! kegs phos
128 Harris & co Grittiu, Ga 3 cs mustard
129 LT Welborn Koyston, Ga I ; s
130 B T Brown Flower\ Branch, Ga i single tree
131 John 11 Baxter Dallas, Ga 5 ke.gs eider
132 On A D Riggins Neal, Ga II sx c« >al
133 Miss Florence Chillon .Savannah, Ga 1 bbl !i h go<»ds
134 .J A Dobson Athens, G?t 1 willow cylinder
135 Chas L Sanford 1 nag wheat
13G R S Armstrong Atlanta, Ga 2 pc stock
137 Atlanta Stove works i « 1 bx buttons
138 Anderson Hdw co 44 2 bx shells
139 Atlanta Daily News 4 * 2 cs ad v j \ ns
140 Atlanta Tabie co 4 4 1 hhl ashphall
141 Atlanta Book 8c Bible house
Brown Si Alien 4 • 1 box
142 Atlanta Gin co 4 4 1 gin brush
143 Agent 44 2 hammers
144 C Bus hue 11 4 4 1 iron gate
145 Conklin Mfg eo 44 1 box
14G Columbia Drug co 1 cs drugs
147 P Eisou 1 box
148 Franklin Prtg co 1 brl fittings
149 Oklahoma Vinegar vo 4 4 1 keg vinegar
150 Eugene Williams 4 k 1 trunk clo
151 E Van Winkle Gin A Mach co 1 box old mach.v
152 J A Wooten & Sou Scotland, (»a l brl T ware
1 bx powder
153 Ii Davis Si Bro Sandersviile, (ia 1 box
154 C A White Temple, < la 1 cs cutlery
155 J P Williams 4 4 1 bdl brooms
15G F J Steel 2 bx marble
157 Mrs E A Barber Mableton, Ga 1 brl cider 1 bx notions
158 A C Sweat Jesup, Ga 2 hf brls cider
1 bx giass
159 Atlanta Car But co Atlanta, Ga 1 mt brl 3 mt kegs
160 Atlanta Bottling works >4 1 cs mt bottles
161 Shewmake & Murphy 4 4 1 vs end rish
162 Dabney Implement e<> 4 4 1 g Grill box
163 P 1 box
161 J B Snard (Bine Springs Ga) “ 1 bx tel supplies
165 W H Plumb Angnsta, Ga 1 bri eider
166 Fund & co 1 bx csoap
167 J E Fleming Matthews Ga 1 iron safe
166 44 4 4 4 bx drugs
169 J M Kinson Hazelhurst Ga 1 pc 9esig
170 John McLean & co 3 bx an food
171 J S Schofield Sons Macon, Ga 1 car wheel
172 Thomas Baxter 1 case
173 Paul Baldwin Savannah, Ga 1 keg pots
174 Barley & co 2 round shafts 4 sq cstgs
175 J W Foster -'"Strange 1 boiler 1 .stand
176 S G & Sou 44 1 CS g dust
177 C He mo Id lo bd F N hoops
178 On W J Rumhack 1 boX
179 M Lynch 10 bx cereal food
180 Harry Iiaskeii 1 bx .1 racks
1 bx shoW
181 The Rocosta co i 4 2 cs g la.-i.-t
182 Rocota co 2 cs syrup
183 E B Witt 4 4 1 pi efi tobacco
184 E B Witt 1 pa 5 siiiii tub
185 J C Brown Roys ton Ga 1 cs wool J.-hiis
186 Col E C Maehen Brunswick Ga 1 l tank 1 lamp frame
187 C G Moore 8 bx slate
188 K H Juhuson 1 bx books
189 J M Burnett 1 bdl v\ cable
190 R T Clark 1 bx eug
191 Brunsw ick Gro co • 4 1 l*x p trumes
192 R Braver 1 bx books
ly3 On R T Webb Rome Ga 2 bdls i hdi rake-s
194 Curry A co 1 bx drugs jg
195 E M Moull 2 bd.- tray* 2 bdls 1 beams'
1 * dl frames ! bd! legs
1 lull tubs 1 si legs
1 b li gates 1 bdl fitts
1 bdl 2 hoppers J trough?
2 bdls strips
196 James McCarty Koine Ga 2bx mt jngs
197 G W \\ estbrook « 4 1 bx tools
198 J A Weems l 4 1 bx drugs
199 Louis Burns 1 bx ii h goods
200 1 W Seahol! Gainesville Gu 2 kegs phos 1 bx samples
201 Mecklenburg I w hs a 1 ert copper sheet
202 C H Jones 44 2 brls I oil
203 Dave Parks « « 13 rut brls
204 Chas G Moore Brunswick Ga s bv s slate
205 John H Thomas Toccoa, Ga 2 sx d fruit
206 W E Britt Atlanta Ga 1 table kd 1 bill legs
207 On J J Barnes f f 1 bbl whiskey
'208 Homer Winbest D 1 brl chips
209 Win Davis D 1 old mat K'es'i