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TO HID FRUIT GROWERS
HUSURR PASSED AT RRCBIfT
LKMISLATIVK BKSSIOS
• IN ATLANTA.
SIGNED AND NOW IN EFFECT
Bill Provide* Nor • CommlMloo to
Inspect and to Destroy All
Post Infected Trees.
For the benefit of the frnit growers of
Georgia, the following bill was passed
at the recent session of the legislature,
and has now become effective:
lie it Enacted by the General Assembly
of Georgia:
1. That an act entitled “An act to re
quire the commissioner of agriculture to
establish a special department of horti
culture and pomology, to employ an
entomologist, etc., etc.,” approved Doc.
21, 1897, be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this act, the commissioner of
agriculture of the state of Georgia, the
president of the Georgia State Horti
cultural society and the presideut of the
Georgia State Agricultural society shall,
ex-officio, constitute a board to be known
as the state board of entomology, of
which the commissioner of agrifalture
shall be chairman, which board shall
have full powor to enact such rules and
reflations governing the inspection,
certification, sale transportation and
introduction of trees, shrubs, cuttings,
buds, vines, bulbs and roots, that they
may deem necessary to prevent the fur
ther introduction, increase and dissemi
nation of insect pests and plant disoasos.
Sec. 2. That the state ontomologist
appointed by the commissioner of agri
culture under the provisions of the act
cited above, approved Deo. 21, 1897,
shall act as an inspector under the pro
visions of thiß act, and it shall be tho
duty of the said board to promulgate
rulos and regulations in accordance with
this act, for the government of said ento
mologist in the duties devolving upon
him in the execution of tho provisions
of this act.
Seo. 8. That the salary of tho said
entomologist shall not exceed $1,500
per annum, and that, said salary shall be
!>aid out of the funds in the agricultu
ral department arising from the inspec
tion of oils. In addition to the above
appropriation tho sum of SI,OOO per
annum is horeby appropriated out of tho
funds in tho agricultural department
arising from the inspection of oils, for
the purpose of defraying the expenses
of the execution of this act, —tho equip
ment of a laboratory, the traveling and
other expenses of the entomologist and
tho issuing of reports and other publica
tions.
See. 4. The entomologist shall havo
powor under tho regulations of tho
board of control, to visit any section of
the state whore such pests are supposed
to exist, aud shall determine whethor
any infected trees or plants are worthy
of remedial treatment or shall be de
stroyed. And he shall immediately re
port his findings in writing, giving rea
sons therefor, to the owuer of the in
fested plantation, his agents or tenants,
and a copy of each report shall also be
submitted to the said board. In case of
objectiou to the findings of the inspec
tor, an appeal shall be made to the said
board, who shall have the power to
summon witnesses aud hear testimony
on oath, and whose decision shall be
final An appeal must be taken within
three days and shall act as a stay of pro
ceedings until it is heard and decided.
Sec. ft. Upon the findings of the in
spector in any ease of Infected trees or
plants, ths treatment prescribed by hia
shall be executed at onoe (unless an ap
peal is takes), under his supervision;
oast of material and labor shall be borne
by the owner; provided, however, that
in case the trees or plants shall be con
demned, they shall he destroyed by the
inspector, and the expenses of snob no
tion shall be borne by the owner. No
compensation shall be allowed for any
plants that shall be destroyed.
Seo. 0. In case any person or persons
refuse to exeoute the directions of the in
spector or of the board after an appeal,
the county judge, or ordinary shall,
upon complaint filed by the inspector or
any freeholder, cite the person or per
sons to appear before him within three
days, notioe being first served, and that
the said judge or ordinary may hear and
determine all the cases in vacation; and,
upon satisfactory evideaoe, shall eause
the prescribed treatment to be executed,
and the expense thereof and costs of
oourt shall be collected from the owner
or owners of infested plants.
Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to offer
for sale, sell, give away or transport
plants, scions, buds, trees, shnbs. vines
or other plants, tabers roots, cuttings,
bulbs known to be infested with dan
gerously injurious insects or plant di-
eases. Any person or persons violating
this section shall upon conviction
thereof be guilty of a midemeanor.
Sec. 8. The said board of control, its
agents or employes, are hereby empow
ered with authority to enter upon any
premises in discharge of the duties
herein prescribed. Any person or per
sons who shall obstruct or hinder them
or their agents in the discharge of these
duties shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Seo. 9. The board shall have power
to also adopt rules and regulations, not
inconsistent with the laws and consti
tution of the state and the United States,
for preventing the introduction of dan
gerously injurious crop pests from with
out the state, and for the governing ol
common oairiers in transporting planti
liable to harbor such pests to and from
the state, and such regulations shall
have the force of laws.
Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any
grower, nurseryman or corporation tc
ship within the state of Georgia any
trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs,
roots, without having been previously
inspected by either a state or experiment
station entomologist or government offi
cer, within 12 months of the date ol
said shipment, and certificate of inspec
tion to accompany each box or package.
Violation of this clause will be consid
ered as a misdemeanor and punishable
as such.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, thal
the members of the said board, any twe
of whom shall constitute a quorum io
the absence of the third, shall, within
80 days from the passage of this act,
draw up and promulgate through th
press of the state the rules and regula
tions necessary to carry into full and
complete effect the provision.? oi thil
act, carefully defining what disease ol
maladies, both inseot and fungus, shall
constitute infestation in trees or planti
within the meaning and purview hereof.
Seo. 12. Be it further enacted, thal
any person or persons residing in th
state of Georgia, dealing in or handling
trees, etc., shall be compelled to have
his or their stock inspected annually on
or before Nov. lof each year. If, upon
such inspection, such stock is found to
conform to the requirements of the board
of control, the inspector shall furnish a
certificate to that effect. And any such
person or persons making a shipmen.
before the filing of such certificate with
the chairman of tho board of control,
Bhall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 13. Each and every person resid
ing in states or counties of the state oi
Georgia, dealing in or handling trees,
plants, cutting, vines, shrubs, bulbs and
roots in this state, shall register his
name or firm, and file a copy of his or its
certificate of inspection furnished by
the entomologist, fruit inspector oi
duly authorized government official ol
his state or county, with the chairman
of the board of control. Upon failure
so to do, said stock shall be liable tc
confiscation under order of the in
spector.
tioc. 14. When two reputablo citizens
of any county in Georgia shall notify
tho board, from belief, that noxious in
sects or plant diseases exist in theii
county, the said inspector shall be di
rected to ascertain as speedily as possi
ble by personal investigation, aud iu
such other manner as he may deem ex
pedient, the extent of the infection, and
shall act with all dne diligence to sup
press aud eradicate the said peats and
give notioe to the owner, tenant oi
agent of such premises to treat such in
fested plants according to the wethodi
he i*ay prescribe, or destroy them
within ten days from date of such no
tioe, and if niter the expiration of sueb
period of ten days the infested planti
have not been treated or the treatment
has not been properly applied or is no!
effectual in ridding plants of the pests,
Iks inspector shall cans# snob plants to
he properly treated or destroyed as hii
judgment warrants The cost of th
work shell be covered by execution from
the owner of the premises.
Seo. Ift. It ehal! be the dnty of the in
spector to make a monthly report of hii
work, both as entomologist and inspec
tor, to the board of control, as well al
the expenditure under this not, and said
beard shall report annually to the gov
ernor of the state.
2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage, and all laws and
parts of laws in oonfliot with this act
are hereby repealed.
Approved Deo. 20, 1898.
A P**r Shot.
"Don't be too hard on him now,"re
marked one clubman to another. "Be
assures roe iu the most positive manner
that be always aims to tell the truth."
"Well, I’ll be oharitable, but if that
Mtow always aims to tell the truth 1
juet want to say that he's a worse shot
than any i'uauiard that ever weal |
war | Free Press, - '
“Pitts' —-
Carminative
Smwm* My deftr's Uta"
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LAAAR A RANKIN DRUG CO.i
I can mot rscommead Pitta' Car*
miaative tee itroagly. I mast aey,
I owe my baby’s life to IL
I earnestly ask all mothers wke
have sickly er delicate children just
te try eae bottle end see whet the
reeelt will be. Reepectfally,
Jaa LIZZIE MURRAY,
Jebasea’s Station, Ga.
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#e mmlV by mil Ot s-Ws.
mtet, as eons.
Refuse Salt on Coinpost.
Question —I have a lot of refuse salt
on hand. Would you advise putting it
in my compost heap, and if so, in what
proportion?
Answer —Strictly speaking, salt is
not a fertilizer, as an analysis shows il
to contain little or no plant food. From
ancient times, however, down to the
present day it has been applied to land
generally with beneficial results, so thal
experience, our best teacher, indorsee
its use. On lands that are near enough
to the sea to receive the salt spray,
which storms often carry to a consider
able distance inland, or on such landi
as contain chlorine and soda in any
form, salt would have no appreciable
effect, but on soils of an opposite char
acter an application of salt is frequently
very beneficial. By some means its
presence brings abont a cbumical change
in the Boil which renders available an
additional amount of plant food for the
growing crops. Not only this, but the
great affinity it has for water causes it
to attract from the dews and the vapors
of the atmosphere an amount of mois
ture, which, iu a drouth, enables the
crops to resist to some extent, the effects
of the dry weather. A liberal applica
tion of salt is said also to prevent tub!
in cotton, though this is not well es
tablished. An additional benefit to be
derived from an application of salt is
that it kills the larvae of many noxious
insects, snch as cutworms, etc. I would
advise you to use it in your compos,
heap, in such proportion as that from 3
to 10 bushels will be applied to the acre.
—State Agricultural Department.
Kainit Dearer Than Muriate.
"Throughout the entire south we
notice a tendency among farmers to
purchase kainit in preference to the
other salts of potash, we presume be
cause it is lowest iu price per ton, ” re
marks a winter in Texas Farm and
Ranch. "A ton of kainit at sl3 is dearer
than a ton of muriate at $45; while the
freight on each would be the same, the
former would contain but 240 pounds
of pure potash to the ton, while the lat
ter is half potash, or 1,000 pounds to the
ton. On the score of economy, if from
no other cause, this latter fact should
be borne in mind. ”
Looie Change.
It is estimated that there are 199,-
900,000 old style copper pennies some
where. Nobody knows what has beooiue
of them, except that onoe in awhile a
single speaimen tarns up in change. A
few years ago 4,600,000 bronze 2 cent
pieces were set afloat Three millions
of them are still outstanding, bnt are
never seen. A million of 8 cent silver
pieces are soattered over the United
States, but it is very seldom that one
comes aoroes any of them. Of the 800,-
000 one-half cent pieces not one baa
been returned to the government for
coinage or is held by the treasury.
YOU don’t need the doctor for
every little trouble, but
you do need in the house a trusty
remedy for times of danger.
Thousands are saved by having
at hand
DdfiflcLuirs
bdGMUi
a certain cure for disorders of the
Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
Use it at once for sore back, furred
tongue, lost appetite and changes
in urine or bowels. It is wise to
be always ready for them. Sold
by druggists, si.oo a bottle.
▼Me an.A.M.McLKAM MKDICIMK CD.
ST. LOUIS M.
* For f ale by H. CX Poole.
*1 WAGONS |* i
AND-
BUGGI I-; SI
My stock of Wagons and
Buggies for this season is
the largest ever brought to
this section. .. .®
An examination of my stock will convince the most skeptical that
the above is a true statement of facts.
ALL NOTES NOW DUE
is a sufficent warning to our many customers, who
are due us by note or account, that they must come
up at once and settle the same.
Don’t delay this matter longer, as we mean what we say and are
compelled to make these collections right away. Respectfully,
T. A. MAYNARD,
WINDER, -:- GEORGIA.
TO BEAT THE SCALPER.
A New “Safety” Paper Will Be Used
For Railway Tickets.
The new 6afoty paper for railway
tickets, which will bo need by some of
tbe largest companies at the beginning
ct the year, is expected to prove a harder
blow to the dishonest ticket scalper
than any national or state anti ticket
scalping measure. The most ingenions
wiles of the scalper will be of no avail
against this safety paper. In printing,
style and form tbe new ticket will be
similar to that now in use, tbe only
difference being in tbe material upon
which it is printed. The new paper is
the result of years of experiments by
railway ticket printers, and it has been
formally approved by the National As
sociation of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents.
The manufacturers guarantee that
this paper will retain anything written
on it in ink until the last particle of
tbe paper is destroyed. If a knife eraser
be used upon it, tbe faot will at onoe
be evident, since tbe surface of tbe
ticket will be destroyed, showing tbe
inside of the paper, which will be an
other oolor. The last point, however, is
not of so much importance, since tbe
knife eraser has already been guarded
against by tbe use of two color tickets,
with surface and inside of different
shades.
Tbe new paper was specially invent
ed to defeat tbe scalper's acids. When
tbe dishonest broker wants to change a
name or date on a ticket, be uses
which completely obliterate tbe orig
inal writing and leave tbe surface of
tbe ticket ready Tor the insertion of tbe
new name or date. Soalpers have gone
so far in this direction as to ebange the
color of tbe entire ticket, leaving only
the neoessary printing lntaot
The new safety paper is said to be ab
solutely proof against tbe nse of any
aoids. This condition has been reached
by tbe use of certain acids in tbe manu
facture of the paper, which will coun
teract any which may afterward be used
upon it. If acid is used to alter a name
or date on a ticket printed on tbe safety
paper, tbe ooly fffect will be to dviy*
the original writing through the tioket,
bringing it plainly to the surface on the
opposite side. The acids used in making
the paper are said to be strong enough
to counteract any which the most ex
pert scalper might employ.
The new safety paper will be used at
first chiefly for the printing of through
tiokets reading over two or more lines,
which seem to have been the kind of
tickets most in favor with the scalping
fraternity. The most skillful and varied
ingenuity has been shown in the manipu
lation of these tickets. During two or
three big society gatherings held in
Chicago last summer the railways dis
covered a number of return portions of
tickets upon which the office stamp,
dating stamp and the autograph signa
ture stamp of the joint agent had all
been forged. With the new safety paper
in general use the passenger men say
tbateuoh practices will result in prompt
detection in the fature.—Buffalo Ex
press.
Work Por the Month.
Start the plows as soon as possibls,
and finish sowing wheat and oats. Take
advantage of every day when the ground
is in suitable condition and speed the
plow, that you may be ready to plant
the various crops at the proper time.
Subsoil, or at least double furrow as
much of your land as possible, particu
larly for eaoh crops ae corn, corghnm
and • agar cans. Arrange for a good
garden by heavy manuring and deep
plowing aad in South Georgia plant
the hardier vegetables the latter part of
the month. During the many days that
it will be too wet to plow, repair the
fences, gates, terraces, etc. Maks your
composts; mix your fertilizsrs; haul
leaves and keep your stock well bedded;
put good homemade handles in all your
tools, and keep away from town. Too
ranch of this month is often frittered
away in comparativa Idleness, many
farmers thinking they have plenty of
time ahead ia which to prepare their
land for planting, and then should Feb
ruary and March be very wet, planting
time will catch them uaprepared.
He Worked Too Hard.
The Carpenter's Assistant—Whet
was that new plumber sacked for?
The Plumber’s Assistant—He wti
sent to do half an hour's work in a jffi'
rate house and finished the job in hail
a day*.—
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