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GRADY COUNTY PUOGKjfeSS, CAIRO. GEORGIA.
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Montgomery, Ala.
And Return via
Atlantic Coast Line
• “The; Standard Railroad of'the South 1 '’.
JUNE 20th, 1916
Special Train Leaves Cairo Z;30 a. m.
, Tickets limited to love Montgomery returning on any
.regular train .up to ancl including but not later
than train No. 180'June 24th, scheduled to leave
Montgomery 0:55 a. m.
Splendid opportunity to visit Montgomery the capital
City of Alabama at exceedingly low fares. ’For further in
formation call on or write,
H. W. LAWSON.
Ticket Agent, Cairo, Ga.
BOLL WEEVIL BUSY IN GEORGIA;
BOARD ADVISES PICKING BY HAND
.June.—^SlieelaLJ—JHBt. be
cause the Mexican cotton* boll" weevil
has bben‘ Homewliat 'inactive during
•.the spring moqUioi.Uue almost entirely
to dry weather conditions, is no rea-
filin', lovbelievo. it will riot .show up in
Iftrgo-numbers In many, it not all, ot
tile pouptles where It was found Iasi
.year.
. The l)hll weevil was.ijptually found
last,fall, live and active, ip .about for
ty'CleoityR-.eoiuiUes, according to the
records tit thtf Htate Board-of Ento
mology. This sprint, department in
spectors have made careful 'search In
lirtfcilcslly every county, for the re
appearance of the Insect, and tho last
of May found II for tho first time in
large numbers.
• Since the recent rains the weevil Is
coming out much more. rapidly, and
inspections In" Decatur county at the
end of May showed them to bo quite
abundant. Unconfirmed reports are
coming in, of. (lie presence ot the wee
vil In many other counties where It
was found last full, and these aro be
ing investigated.
Cowpea Weevil Caused Alarm.
Considerable alarm' lias been caus
ed in some of the counties where the
boll weevil'-whs found last year, over
l.iie discovery of the cowpea pod wee
vil in cotton planted after cowpeas.
This-bisect feeds on the cotton plant,
but, is rarely sufficiently abundant to
do serious damage. Tills is a small,
snout beetle, and while it lias a slight
resemblance to tlie boll weevil, it Is
very milch darker in color, and varies
in .shape as . well as habits.
Technically it is quite different,jand
is very easily distinguished from :lhe
boll weevil.
Nevertheless, the board advises
farmers to send nil inserts which they
suspect are boll weevllsi direct to the
department .for examination.
The department lias recently issued
a. bulletin ori'tlie Mexican Cotton boll
weevil, which- contiUhs'a'll tnforninlion
needed with regard to its life history,
habits and methods of control. It has
also issued a circular on the varieties
of cotton to be planted for boll wiievil
coriditions. Both of these publications
will be sent to anyone desiring them,
upon request.
Examine Fields Carefully.
. The Board advises farmers in all
counties where the weevil has been
found, to examine their fields very
carefully for the weevil, says Slate
Entomologist E. Lee,Worsham. They
should closely examine the young, ten-
del' buds, squares or blooms. Most of
I he cotton In South Oeorgia is now
putting on squares, and it is upon
these that the weevils will center
their attacks. They feed to some ex
tent upon the squares and deposit
their eggs in them, one egg being
placed in each square. The square
turns yellow, flares open and falls to
the ground.
If us many as fifty weevils to the
acre are found, the hoard recommends
hand picking of weevils and Infested
squares. Weevils and infested squares
should he collected and burned or
hurled deep enough to prevent the
adults from emerging.
The figures of tile United States Bu
reau of Entomology on the hand pick
ing of weevils, show that a gain of 23
per cent was made In yield, where it
was practiced, at a cost of $2.60 per
acre. Tills consisted of five pickings.
How To Pick By Hand.
if the weevils are abundant, hand
picking should be practiced until early
la July. The weevils continue to
emerge from hibernation, or come out
of their winter quarters under straw
and rubbish, all through July, but
most of them come out in May and
June.
Hand picking of tho weevils can be
facilitated by the use of hugs attach
ed to barrel hoops. This hag should
he about 20 inches in diameter at the
top, and smaller at the bottom. The
cloth used should be unbleached sheet
ing, drilling or duck.
in using (he hoop and sack outfit,
Hie hoop can be grasped in tlfe hand
and held on the ground close to the
base of the plant. Then the plant
should be befit forward into the open
mouth of the sack, and shaken vigor
ously so as to make the weevils fall off
into the hag.
The first picking of weevils should
he made at the timevthe first squares
appear, the second picking about ten
days after the first bloom appears, and
thereafter every five or six days.
Farmers should practice rapid and
shallow cultivation of their cotton,
and continue this cultivation, until the
Cotton is ready to pick. Cultivation
should be abotft one and one-half
inches below the surface of the soil,
it Is well to arrange to plow at least
once a week where possible, and the
cotton should be made to put on a
good crop of bolls just as quiokly as
can be done. These methods will
prove ot material value in the making
of a fair crop even under boil weevil
conditions. ,
K. of P’s. Hold
Interesting Meeting
. iDixio Lpdge No. 1 150, at its reg
ular session Monday night held one
of the most interesting sessions for
a: long while.
Among the other. ..things trans
acted, was the. election of officers
for the ensuing semi-annual term
Those elected were as. follows:—
D. C. Alligood, C. C.
T. F. Proctor, V. C.
• R. R. VanLandingham, Prcl.
M. G. Spears, M. of W.
E. C. Powell, M. of A.
W. Y.-Bryan, I. G. ■ ,
C. E. -Mauldin, 0. G.
V. A. Clifford, C. at L.
Interest in this lodge on the part
of its members is-on the increase,
and it is hoped that those who
have been irregular in their attend
ance! will ’be at the coming sessions
of the lodge.'
Teachers’ Examination
August 4th and 5th
Do You Know That
Dirty hands -spread much dis
ease?
A high bred dog has a right, to
have his birth registered—so has a
baby?
The U. S, Public Health Service,
guards American ports to exclude
foreign disease;?
Health is a credit.with the bank
of nature?
•A clean garbage Can is a good
example to the family?
Filth, breeds flies—flies carry
fever?
.. Slouchy postures menace health?
Health brings ^happiness—sick
ness sorrow?
To the Teachers of Grady County:-
The next regular state examina
tion will be held on Friday and
I Saturday, August 4th and 5th. I
have on hand a lot of the fiew
Manuals for teachers and they will
be furnished free to the teachers
and others who expect to take the
examination in August. This new
manual has been revised and is
quite different from the one that
has been in use since 1911, and
every teacher should be provided
with one. The reading course for
1916 is as follows:
PRIMARY and GENERAL ELE
MENTARY
Manual of Methods, Free, Coun
ty Superintendent.
Cubberly’s Rural Life & Educa
tion, $1.25, Southern School Book
Depository, Atlanta, Ga.
Colgrove’s The Teacher and the
School, $1.00, Chas. Scribner’s Sons
Atlanta,Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL and SUPERVIS
ORY
Manual of Methods, Free, Coun
ty Superintendent,
Hollister’s High School Adminis
tration, $1.35, Southern School,
Book Depository, Atlanta, Ga.
Cubberly’s Rural Life and Edu
cation, $1.25, Southern School
Book Depository, Atlanta, Ga.'
; The books above will be sent,
postpaid by the firms mentioned
above and at the prices quoted. '
2t. Yours very truly,
J. S. WEATHERS, Supt.
Nursery Bargain
/ will sill viy entire pecan nursery, comprising about
twenty thousand trees. Many of these are first-class budded
trees, and the others are good stock for budding this'slimmer.
Will Sell the Entire Lot for 5 Cents it£lch -
If desired by parly purchasing them, / will in'tmrlake to
keep nursery in good shape. Can furnish a competent man
far building if wanted. f
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Nursery is Located 6 Miles South ol Ca.lrov;
Alsu I will sell 107 acres of land, two horse fang cleared;
good dwelling. Three miles south of Cairo. • it?
J.H. P. LEWIS,
CAIRO, GEORGIA
‘R. F . Ditto. 1.
$4.50
Thomasville, Georgia
TO
Atlanta, Georgia
And Return via / •
Atlantic Coast Line ; R. R.
“The Standard Railroad ufHi^ South’’
JUNE 20th, ill 6
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Tickets on sale for all regular .trajns'ilune 'ioth, limited re
turning to reach original starting point not later than midnight
June 25th, 1016. ' -
For further information, Pullman reservations .schedules, etc. see
H. W. LAWSON, Ticket Agt. A.-C'. Ll R. R.,
. * : Cairo, ,Gn.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter,'Ring-Worm. Ec
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c,
If yon have the itch, don’t
scratch. It does not cure the
trouble and makes the skin bleed.
Apply BALLARD’S SNOW LINI
MENT. Rub it in gently on the
affected parts. It relieves. itching
instantly and a few applications re
moves the cause thus performing a
permanent cure. Price 25r, 50c
and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Wight & Browue.
Use It and Get Results
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Less than Carload $10.00 Per
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