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A warning to farmers throughout
CWorgia,"
, vr ~. n .-, - thr statement, sign- you:
r$mnst the boll weevil, and to take
Vppcial precautions agairsl the in- ed
W'dnp of (he aftny wo* m. which has
j|fSHrn«2Fc its aiipeann<v! in the and
g s^kio, haa.Just been Issjrd by the age
ht»ard of. cutomo* >gy. ng
1 If the most critic it period the
year, especially in north,fort
t,* says the statement, sign- inva
c4 by fra Williams, state ettftmo-' tU Id
IflsrHt. “This crop can be saved and , pear
n ftill crop mart* if the far riers will "1
poison rmrf continue to prison as j in tl
directed. This crop is late and • grea
12 minerals—3 vitamines—bran
:er Puffed Wheat in milk i< the greatert OTH tintyou cart
It is whole wheat steam exploded. The crams are puffed
mes normal sire—to airy, ffavory morsels. And the food
must
m BANHBR-HBRALD, ATBKWS. CBOKOIA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18.
WARNED TO BEIVEW
J should bo dusted late,
j "If the weather is dry, du*t the
j cotton good so that tlto weevil Wtii
i not he able to multiply rapidly
•when the rains ltegin. Use a good
; duster, and if the infestation is
• days until the
state hoard ha
amount of arsenate which can be
purchased, hut the indications are
that it will not he on hand long. If
you have not a sufficient amount
to dust during the season, place
your order at once.
"The leaf worm, sometimes call-
the caterpillar or army worm,
has made Its nppeaancc In Georgia
indications are that much dam-
will he done by this pest. Dust-
wlth calcium arsenate Is one of
best remedies. Fields dusted
the boll weevil will he free from
bv the leaf worm and all
should be dusted if it ap-
In this section.
of the state. Any person having any
for salt> is requested to cmnmu
nit ate with the state board of en
tomology.”
Around Athens
With Col T. Lorry Gontt
-JC8T at THIS TIME wo do not
think there Is any subject in which
our merchants of Athens, are more
interested than crop news. This wo
will clvc thc.uith interrlows with
reliable and representative farmers
from the counties tributary to our
city or by personal inspection of
growing crops. This week we took
a trip to Watklnsviile, as Oconee
is one of our best and most pro
gressive farming counties. We
never saw better crops than along
the road. Cotton fields are white
with blooms and corn Is as fine
as the land can produce. All other
crops are equally ns promising. If
ou?> farmers con only keep dow-
thc boll weevil for three more
weeks a great dawn of prosperity
will break upon the country.
of crops. This Oconee county bdard «nd
of trade considers every subject
that can help their county or aid
farmers. It is a splendid organiza
tion and one that other counties
would do well to emulate.
cell* are broken for easy digestion.
•us are uroKcn 101 «i5va».w... ... • , «
Whole wheat supplies 12 minerals which growing children
have. Also their need of bran. And
milk is ricli in ail three vitamines.
People need these elements In
plenty. Millions suffer for thfeir
lack. Make sure they get them daily
by serving them in this delightful
way.
Q“H«
grain is a food confection.
Breakfast never brings a cereal
dainty that compares with tins.
, day pass this summer with
out' these supreme foods.
WE FIRST HI NTED U
Rood friend Wood Ashford. He says
Oeofloo/does not owe a dollar anil
has $20,000 ill its treasury. If they
can only keep down the boll weevil
good cotton crop will be made.
Farmers are now turning their at
tention to crimson clover, alfalfa,
vecht. sweet pota-oos, fruits, etc
They aro also hui.ding up a very
rcssfnl dairying and stock-rais
ing business. Mr. Ashford la very
much Interested in the Lexington
cheese fnetorv and will Investigate
the same, with a view of orgnnli-
ing one fr.r Oconee. Farmers will
operate a trrnk line from WatWns-
vitlo to Atlanta, and market direct
nil manner of prodnee. They al-
rendy have made a contract with
the Piedmont Hotel to sell their
fresh eggs nt the standard price ot
fifty cents per dozen the year
round. A large and prosperous
chicken business hns been built up
In Oconee Watklnsviile hns cslab-.
Railed n tourist ramp ground In the
renter nt the town andJts cltliens
are advertising Its advantages
abroad.
I Quaker
Puffed Wheat
Quaker
Puffed Rice
•4m
cLELLAN’S
5 - 10-25c Stores
AUGUST ANNIVERSARY SALE
August 18 to August 25
Seven days of the biggest values ever offered
in Athens. While you are fighting the Boll
Weevil don’t forget to take advantage of this
sale. It will mean a big saving to you.
Don’t Forget the Date
and the Place.
McLellan, Stores Co.
C. A. ASHFORD Is doing a great
work for the farmcra cf his county.
He tells us he has been In enr
respondenro with dealers In Chi-
engo anil other large cities in the
east and middle west anil can find
a ready sale for alt the farm pro
duce we can grow, provided It Is
shinned In cnr-lbad lots and mer
chantable condition. Mr. Ashford
says to secure this business our
farmers must organize and adopt
the co-operative system of mar-
S..II.L. Take the one product of to
kcling. Take the one product
I tnuioes. He «nfl-1lnil » ready ssio.
I at a remunerative price, lor al
wo can grow. Ills idea Is to organ-
1 fze the farmers and lot each agree
Wi/cultivate unit propnre the crip
I rnr mnrkct. There la not u more
profitable crop than ymiatocB. ■ Ho
says Athene should employ n com
petent man to take charge ot this
business anil then our farmors must
lie organized. He spoke of car-load,
ot artificial butter being ahlppcd
to Georgia whllo often onr farm
ors cannot find sale for tholr pure
butter. Mr. Ashford Is rgunlzlng
the fnrmers of Oconee and that
county Is lending our section
that respect.
Til OCONEE COUNTY Board of
atfo
trade Is nn.orsnn’Utlon to adver
tise that county i ml attract now
white settlors to tnko tho place
of tho negroes who have left. Last
Monday five cal's, each containing
seven boosters left Watklnsviile
for n trip through the mountains of
Northeast Georgia. Each car ta
decorated with advertisements of
I Oconee county and V'ntklnsvllle,
I nnd tluv delegates alao ca'ry with
'them clrcnlai* tolling about tho
: ndamages their county can offer
to new whlto setttera. who can
II >iiy or rent farms, anti uro Invited
I to como nnd share In tho natural
| growtli Inc ident to diversification
CALCIUM ARSENATE
Follow United States Government Advice
The United States Department of Agriculture has spent millions
of dollars and years of time in order to give the COTTON
FARMER CORRECT ADVICE FOR FIGHTING THE BOLL
WEEVIL. The Government Experiment station at Tallulah,
tLouisiana, says:
“KILL THE WEEVIL BY DUSTING WITH
CALCIUM ARSENATE.”
We followed the Government plan last year on our own farms—it
vfrorked—so we are following it again this year.
LIMITED SUPPLY FOR SALE BY
HODGSON COTTON CO
and
$18<00
Feenev
Root
hand
dusters
for
sale
Price
AND NOT ONLY have the men
of Oconee organized but the
men will also have their organiza
tion. Mrs. M. A. Andrews, of Wat-
kinsville, tells uh that the women
of the town and country are now
at work perfecting an organization
of their own, and their first step
will he to organize either a cream-
ey o.* cheese factory or combine the
two. The women will own and con
trol the factory and operate It them
selves. Mrs. Andrews says they
ill start with a membership of
300 women, all of whom own cows.
It is proposed that each member
take of stock In the factory,
which will give a capital r.f $1,600.
They know they will have the co
operation of iMr.. Ashford and that
he will aid them in their organi
zation. But the women will Insist
on operating and managing thn
factory themselves. It Is proposed
to send a delegation to Lexington
to Investigate the cheese factors
Ad perhaps it will go on tr. Wash
ington to also see tho creamery
there. They wish to have all pos
sible lights on their business be
fore starting up. This woman's or
ganization will also start n co-op
erative nynrketlng association for
their produco of all kinds.
NOT TO QUIT FIGHT
ON BOLL WEEVIL AS
DANGER IS NOT OVER
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safe to say In the beginning that
we do not know all that Is to be
learned abou the control of this
Insect. Nor Is any one method like
ly to be i»osses?ed of all the good
points and none of the defects. A
pretty careful and extended inves
tigation of tho problem of weevil
control through the use of the cal
cium arsenate dust spray has been
made, however, by our various ag
ricultural colleges nnd tho Federal
government. The findings and con
clusion# reached by so large n
body of savants must be possess
ed of considerable merit. It Is ad
visable. therefore. In view of the
exigencies by which we are now
confronted that we give attention
nnd consideration to tho recom
mendations which have been made
relative to tho handling of tho caL
clum arsenate dust spray on the
basis jiest calculated to protect the
cotton crop of the farmer from de
struction by the boll weevil.
WATCH FOR
THE SIGNS
“Watch for signs pf weevil dnm-
ago, and then Immediately apply
calcium arsonato with hand or
powder machines according to the
size of the area to be dusted. The
proper method of procedure is to
niako three applications nt Inter
vals of about four days each. In
other words, concentrate the' poison
attack against tho weevil. If you
can kill out a generation, then you
have dono much toward the pro
tection of yocr crop for the next
two woeks, or longer, depending
on seasonal conditions. Watch the
crop very carefully, nnd, If
weevils become abundant enough
to attack thn young bolls, make
one or twb more series of applica
tions of the concentrated nature
indicated above. If heavy drench
log rains occur or a prolonged we
spell follows, then one or two more
series of concentrated application!!
may be necessary. Keep up the
fight In nny event until tho ?rop Is
made. To stop now would bo n fatal
mistake. We are now passing
through the crucial stage of the
anti-boll weevil campalyn.
AMOUNT
WILL VARY
“The amount of calcium nrson-
ote required per application
vary. From threo to five, pounds per
aero should he sufficient when tho
plants aro small. When tho crop
is well advanced, from five to sev
en pounds may be necessary. It ap
pears that there has been a tend*
coney on many farms to over-applv
calcium arsenate. Efficieht dieting
Is not evidenced by the planes be
ing thoroughly white. This repre
sents over-dusting and a waste of
material. The thoroughness of the
applications determine largely the
measure of control exercised over
weevil depredations. Much dusting
can be done without effect. It Is
worthless to apply the material In
a careless or Indiffertfbt manner.
Shrouding the plants in n very
finest cloud of dust Is the'Idea to
be kept in mind.
Permitting the work to be done
at odd times and by careless and
indifferent workmen Is a mistake.
The farmer who would obtains re
sults from the use of calcium ars
enate must glee his own time and
attention-to the job and at least
thoroughly supervise the work
as to Insure the dusting being done
in the most effective minner pos
sible. The poisoning may be done
any time during the day, or night |
when thq air is calm, but only |
when dew Is on tho plants. How
ever, ft Is not necessary to wall
for the dew to form according to
the best advices we have relativo
to this matter at the present time,
“The.next poln* to bear In mil
Is to uae only a standard krnde
calcium arsenate which is bough
under guarantee and which uponj
examination will be found to con
form to. the government spr»dfl
rations. However, that you
sample through your county
agent to the government laboratory
at Tallulah, Louisiana, and have
the same examined free of cost.
Remember also, that it is of the
utmost Importance that you follow
the rules for poisoning the boll
weevil as they have been laid
down by the experts who have
worked out this method of weevil
control. No doubt changes in the
process as now employed will be
made from tjuio to time, and no
doubt farmers themselves will
make very many important discov
eries, but until wo know more
nboutv the application of this ma
terial. 'll will be safest and best to
follow with care the instructions
of those who have elaborated this
method of weevil control.
"In this connection, let me fo
il
ivhich Is as
Iterate our program
follows:
1. Fight the weevil systematical
ly from now until your crop is
made. The faint hearted never .won
any battles.
2. On the small farm where labor
is Scarce or calcium arsenate unob
tainable, pick up the squares and
destroy them. You can do much
to control weevil damage In this
3. 'Poison systematically xv j th
calcium arsenate In the form of a
fine dust spray. Appc with hand
or power machinery according p,
the area you have to protect.
4. Just as soon as tho cotton crop
Is open in the fall, ptclt out .inti
destroy ,thft stalks so as to min
imize the supply of. food available
to tho boll weevil. Keep the seed
crop of weevils from going Into
hibernation in good condition.”
OUR FINAL WIND-UP IS
ON “THE HOME-STRETGH”
W E ’ RE
giving you more
value than ever before-
We’ve got to reduce our
stock for Fall goods. There
will be hundreds of
men and young men
of here satisfied— they sav
ed a nice lot of money on the
best clothes made. It’ll make
you feel good too—try it--our
prices will please you.
happy
go out
Home of Good Clothes
You Are Still Being Offered What 100 Neighbors
1 Accepted Within the Last Ten Days!
A hundred Athens families have .bought new ranges within the past ten days
—hut not even the attractive sales offer alone would hUve sold that many
Detroit Jewel Gas Ranges. There' had t» be something else—they. |iad to be
shown a stove that was BETTER IN EVERY WAY, and when they saw
The New .Detroit Jewel Gas Rang
they KNEW THEY HAD FCUNU IT. Many Interested persons came in to
investigate, were convinced and wanted to buy—SO WE HAD TO ORDER
OUT MORE DETROIT JEWELS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CAR
LOAD TO ARRIVE THIS-WEEK AND WE ARE EXTENDING OUR
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We’ll take the Old Range—and allow you liberally for it. You
can Pay Balance Our Easy Way—don’t hardly miss the monthly
amount—as little as $5.00 Down if you have no old range.
These NEW DETROIT JEWELS are so fine
When you see them—and know why 4hey Bake Better, Broil Bet
ter, Boil Better-Avhy they last longer, and Look Better than any
other—you’ll wonder why on eapth you didn’t get yQurs long ago.
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