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vfr ABSISJ'.TU.IL SCHOOL
I- GEORGIA
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'b&ncii'si - 1 agricultural ;college
Placed in “ClJs A’’ ot the Preparatory Schools
of Georgia * B
1 HOROUGH GpURSES
in English, Hif/tory, Mathematics, Science, Mechan
ics and Home/ Economics
I TUITION FREE
Special Piano, Expression Jand
Latin
Thoroughly'competent corps of College ’trained
teachers
Session begins September 1 5 j
L For’fjrther information address
J, W, POWELL. Principal
PIEDMONT INSTITUTE
(FORMERLY BIM-BELL)
Piedmont puts the Bible on top.
School of grown-ups, 7-1? grades*
Literary courses, Bible, shorthand,
typewriting, teachers’ course,’n music,
expression, efficiently done.
T# ning athletics for for both young
And young ladies under trained
from colleges.
I fj /\67 board and literary tuition for
~/th; entrance feed for year $2.
.You see big things in Waycross.
Session opens Sept. 1, 1915
Write for catalogue
REV. M. 0. CARPENTER, President
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Waycross, Georgia
Overstreet Gin Co.
Now Ready to Qin Cotton
First Bale Free
Will buj r Cotton and Cotton Seed.
No ginning- charged. This season’s
\f work guaranteed.
'jverstreeTgin company
\ A. OVERSTREET, Manager
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HOTEL WINECOFF
B ATLANTA, GA.
Located on Atlanta’s most
famous thoroughfare, Peachtree
The inviting atmosphere of
THE HOTEL WINECOFF, its
distinctive appointments that
bespeak comfort and elegance,
its unique up-to-date facilities
and service and its NOTABLE
MODERATION IN PRICES,
combined with its accessibility,
makes it the
LOGICAL HEADQUARTERS
of all Georgians who visit At-
JDEjEjS£fi IE You are invited to make this
hotel your headquarters when
PE 1 200 Rooms each with Private Bath.
Rates $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00
F. LETTON HOTEL COMPANY
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DO JGLA3, GA., AUGUST 21ST., 1915-
COTTON RED SPIDER
DOING MUCH DAMAGE
Insects Become Serious Pests In Geor
gia, Owing To Long
, Dry Spell
Atlanta, Ga. —Numerous complaints
of damage done to cotton plants by
the cotton red spider are being re
ceived by the State Department of En
tomology from various sections of
Georgia.
In many instances they are threat
ening serious harm to the crop, owing
to the fact that the prolonged hot
and dry weather has been favorable
to their propagation, and the depart
ment strongly urges farmers who
have this pest to deal with to lose
no time in applying the effective rem
edies.
It is only during excessively long
dry periods that the red spider prop
agates in great numbers, and only in
prolonged drouths, such as certain
sections of Georgia have been experi
encing this summer, that their rav
ages assume serious proportions. Rain
washes them from the plants, and
when frequent affects them to such
an extent as to make their injury of
minor importance. This summer, how
ever, they have obtained a start that
will mean serious harm unless their
ravages are checked by the applica
tion of poison sprays.
The department has made a careful
study of the life and habits' of the cot
ton red spider, and from practical ex
periment has gained knowledge of the
most effective way to curb its ravages, i
so that the farmer who conscientious- j
ly follows the suggestions made by
the department may be certain of ob
taining real results.
The Best Remedy
Of course, prevention in the first
place is the best way of handling the
red spider, State Entomologist E. Dee
Worsham points out, but where the
pest is already in the cotton plant
the only thing to do is to kill it by
spraying with the right kind of poi
son.
The cotton red spider, as it is gen
erally known, is really one of the
“spinning mite” family, and as the
word “mite” indicates, it is extremely
small, less than the size of a pin
head, and does not usually attract at
tention until after the plants have
been injured. A careful examination
of plants attacked, however, will dis
close the mites or spiders and their
eggs, even to the unaided eye. The
color of the grown spider is red, while
the young are of a greenish color,
The red spider makes its home on
the underneath side of the leaves on
the cotton plant, congregating along
the veins and depressions. They feed
by puncturing and sucking the juice
from the leaves and tender branches
of the plant. They always show a de
cided preference for the under foliage
of the plant.
How They Migrate
They spin a thin network of thread
or web over the surface on which
they feed, and the eggs are deposited
immediately beneath this web, being
loosely attached to it, and touching
also on the leaf hairs. They do not
use the web like true spiders for
climbing or for descending from a
height. Their way of migrating from
one plant to another is by interlacing
branches. In no instance do they
ever crawl from one plant to another
on the ground, and the isolated condi
tion of the cotton plants until July is
the reason why fields do not become
infested until that time.
The plants which are infested first
show slight yellow spots on the sur
face of the leaf. As feeding progress
es and the infestation becomes more
severe, the discolored spots enlarge
and the leaf begins to curl. Gradually
the leaf turns reddish brow'n, and a
field of cotton so attacked, in its final
stage, has a rusty red color. These
discolored leaves eventually drop off.
The spread of the pest is ordinarily
slow, hut when disturbed or their
food Is exhausted locally, they are
quite capable of rapid movement. Spi
ders that today cover only two or
three acres may sometimes spread
so rapidly that in a week they infest
an area three times that large.
Details About Spray
The only effective way to fight the
cotton red spider when it once ob
tains a foothold, Mr. Worsham points
out, is to spray the infested fields
with an insecticide that is known to
kill this particular pest. The cheap
est and at the same time the most
effective insecticides for this purpose
are as follows:
Either a two per cent prepared lime
sulphur solution;
Or a two per cent Sealecide solu
tion.
Either of the above is to be used
as a spray. Further information on
this subject will be gladly furnished
at any time by the department of en
tomology.
As prevention is always better than
the application of remedies after
harm has been done, Mr. Worsham
recommends that wherever the cotton
spider is prevalent, special care should
be taken to prevent its recurrence
next year. Clean culture is the most
important step in this direction; all
weeds and underbrush, especially
pokeweed and goldenrod, should be
grubbed out and burned. Cultivated
violets near cotton fields should either
be sprayed or destroyed. Trap bor
ders or thickly sown cotton along the
border of a field, which may be cut
off and burned are also good. In the
first stages the ravages may be check
ed, if discovered in time by removing
and burning infested plants. Where
the infestation has become general in
a field, however, the poison spray is
the only practical treatment.
Just Arrived
■wmnaßHHi 'wim ttwmi
Car Load Kentucky Mares
Can be Seen At
PATERSON’S STABLE
$
Bring in your Stock and I will
trade with you
The prices on these Mares are
right and I can supply you with the
very Mare you are looking for. These
are the finest Mares that have ever
been shipped to this city.
We also have a car load of Empire
Buggies on hand for sale cheap
G. M. STANTON
SUNDAY OUTINGS AT THE
SEASHORE STARTS MAY 30
During the period May 30th to Sep
tember 12th, 1915, the A. B. & A.
Railroad will sell Sunday Excursion
tickets to Brunswick and return at
fares shown below:
Schedule Round Trip Fares
Fitzgerald 5:50 a.m 1.50
Osierfield 6:10 a.m 1.50
Wray 6:20 a.m 1.50
Ambrose 6:27 a.m 1.25
Bushnell 6:35 a.m 1.25
Douglas 6:58 a.m 1.25
Chatterton 7:11 a.m 1.25
Niehollo 7:27 a.m 1.25
Ar. Brunswick. .10:45 a.m.
Ail stations where train passes be
fore Ticket Ago ;omes on duty, pas
sengers shou'.i rurehase the round
trip tickets .• jrday afternoon for
use' Sunday , rnir.g. They will be
redeemed by _*ket Agent if not used.
Steamer I -?ves Brunswick at 11:00
A. M. and rives at St. Simons at
11:45 A. IVI
Return : . Steamer leaves St. Si
mons 5 u P. M., connecting with
train let»» rig Brunswick at 6:10 P. M.
Take a n p in the turf —it’s fine.
For r. ,-t'ier information, ask A. B.
& A .’ket Agent, or write the un
dersip. • si.
W. W. CROXTON,
G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
Secret Orders
/OUGLAS LODGE OF F. & A. M.
NO. 386
Meets every Ist and 3rd Friday
evenings at 7:30 o’clock. All visitors
are cordially invited.
QUITMAN HOLTON, W. M.
C. T. DARLEY, Sec.
DOUGLAS CHAPTER OF R. A. M.
NO. 49
Meets every 2nd Friday evening at
7:30 o’clock. All companions are cor
dially invited to attend.
W. R. WILSON, H. P.
C. T. DARLEY, Sec.
DOUGLAS LODGE OF I. O. O. F.
NO. 203
Meets every Monday evening at
7:30 o’clock. All Brother Odd Fel
lows are cordially invited.
W. B. IVEY, N. G.
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KIMBALL HOUSE
ATLANTA, GA.
Mo3t Central and Convenient Location in the City
EUROPEAN PLAN. Our Restaurant is one of the Best in the South
150 ROOMS. Hot and Cold Running Water. SI.OO PER BA!
ROOMS: Connecting Baths, $1.50. Private Baths, $2.00 and up.
Club Breakfast, 30c to SI.OO. Midday Luncheon, only 50 cents.
A La Carte service unsurpassed in the South.
ED. L. BROWN, Manager.
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Delivered Immediately
LANKFORD & MOORE
Douglas, Georgia
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILWAY
SCHEDULE CORRECTED TO MAY 2ND., 1915.
Trains Leave Douglas
For Hazlehurst, Vidalia, Millen, Au- No. 4 Daily, 10:03 A. M.
gusta and intermediate points..
For Hazlehurst and Vidalia No. 6 Daily, 7:20 P. M.
For Willacoochee, Nashville, Valdosta XT _ _ „
Madison, Sparks, Adel, Moultrie No> 7 Daily ’ ' :05 _ A ‘ M
and intermediate points Daily, 3:35 P. M.
For Broxton and intermediate points No. 30 Daily, 10:15 A. M.
For Dickey’s Farm and intermediate
points No. 32 Daily, 3:40 P. M.
Sleeping Car, Douglas to Keysville, on Train No. 6, leaving Douglas
7:20 P. M.
L. M. BREEN, T. E. HARRIS, H. C. McFADDEN,
Agt, Douglas, Ga. C. A., Valdosta, Ga. T. M., Augusta, Ga.
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