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DESTROY COTTON STALKS EARLY
TO CHECK BOLL WEEVIL DAMAGE
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BELL & WEATHERS,
CAIRO, GEORGIA
Atlanta, On., September.—(Special.)
Destroy, absolutely Ucutroy, at the
enrllest possible moment, every cat-
ton stalk In your Held," Is the warn
ing advice which the Stuto Hoard of
Entomology gives to cotton planters
n and upon tho borders of tho district
infested with the Mexican cotton boll
weevil.
Stalk destruction 4b one of tho most
Important phases of tho boll woovll
light, i’lclt the cotton early and Just
ns soon ns it is picked, DESTROY
THE STALKS!
Tho entire cotton crop in southwest
Georgia will ho open by Septomber 15
to 30. Tho boll weevil Is now doing
serlc-us damage in many south Geor
gia counties, some twenty to twenty
live of them. Farmers in theso in-
tested areas should not bo misled Into
thinking they are going to get more
cotton by tho appearance of late bolls.
Theso bolls which would ordinarily
open, arc, many of them, infested with
tho weevil; in the absence of squares
tho woovll attacks the boll, even when
nearly mature, and many of these will
not open.
Destroy Stalks Early
Tho quicker and oarlior you de
stroy tho stalks in the field, the bet
ter tho results you will get from it.
The weevil remains In tho field until
the llrst killing frost and then Becks
winter quurtcrs, under trash, around
stumps and along fence rows.
Many weevils are killed off during
tho winter, but we want to reduce the
number that goos into winter quarters.
It' the stalks ate destroyed from Sep
tember 15 to 30, only 2 weevils out
of every 1,000 will survive the win
ter and be ready to attack the young
crop In the spring. If the stalks are
i destreyod from October 1 to 15, there
'• ill remain 21 out of every 1,000, from
October 15 to 30, OS out of every 1,000
anil November 1 to 15, 121 out or
every 1,000.
It Is easy to see, therefore, why it
is necessary to destroy the stalks a-,
early as possible. The best and most
ratisfnctcry method of stalk destruc
tion Is to PLOW THEM UNDER
DEEP. Use a big turn plow and get
them buried underat least four incites
of dirt; this will destroy millions of
weevils, and thus prevent their going
into winter quarters.
If the stalks are very large It will
bo necessary to attach a steel rod or
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.TER DAVIS, President (). T. DAVIS, Cashier
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Grave Damage To Pine
Timber In the South
J. B. BERRY, Prof. Forestry Georgia
State College Of Agriculture
Wherever one travels In the soulh
there is noticed small groups of dead
or drying pines. Often in midsum
mer tho leaves turn yellow and fall,
leaving tho trees bare. As n rule (his
damage is due to (ho southern pine
boot lo (Dendroetonus fontalis), a
small beetlo about a quarter of an,
inch long, which penetrates the bark
r.nd works In tile cambium layer. If
enough beetles are present the tree
is girdled and gradually dies.
Following a summer cutting of pine
is the damage especially noticed. The
beetles are attracted from considera
ble distances by the odor of the fresh
ly cut wood and attack the surround
ing trees. The cutting of even one
tree in n group of pine Is sufficient to
attract the beetles. Usually the work
of the beetles in standing timber Is
conliued to the upper portions of the
stem; on felled timber, it works on
the entire length of the trunk.
Damage may be greatly reduced by
restricting cutting of pine to tho win
ter months when both trees and boo
ties are in n dormant state. If cut-
ling, in tho summer is unavoidable,
the slashing should be destroyed by
tiring. Deetlqs in infested timber may
bo destroyed by peeling the bark and
burning it or by submerging the logs
in water and destroying the slashing.
some other devico lo (ho plow beam
in order to force thorn ovor for suc
cessfully turning them under.
May Bo Cut And Burned
Another method is to cut the stnlUa
and burn thorn, if tho laud is free
from rocks and stumps It will bo
practical lo tiso a V-shnpod harrow.
Any Humor can construct an outfit of
tliin kind. All tliut is necessary is lo
mako two Idadcs at the blacksmith
shop cut of old cross-cut saws, and
attacii ono libido on each side of iliu
harrow. A pamphlet giving instruc
tions regarding this method, will he
mailed from the office of the depart
ment upon application.
If It is not practical to plow tho
stalks under or cut them up and burn
them, tho department would iidylse
plowing them up and thus putting an
end to iheir growth at least four
weeks bolero the llrst killing frost.
Tlds will not kill tho weevils, but they
will loavo your fluids and go some
where olso In search of food.
if every farmer in or adjacent to
territory infested with the hell wee
vil, would destroy the stalks as here
advised, it would not lie necessary to
pick weevils off cf young cotton by
hand in tho Hprlng.
Restricting Its Progress
The boll weevil is making rapid ad
vances in Georgia, and lias already
traveled more than 50 miles eastward
i:i South Georgia. The department
is doing overyihing within its power
10 restrict the movement of cotton
seed and other articles which are like
ly to carry tho insect, so as lo hold
11 down to its natural spread,
flic department cautions every one
not to carry live weevils to their
farms. If you go into the Infested ter
ritory don’t take back any live wee
vils with you. Outside of the danger
of' establishing (lie weevil ahead cf
his natural spread, there is a heavy
penalty attached to it, both by state,
ami national governments,
Any further Information or assist
mice desired,' will lie gladly supplied by
l lie State Board of Entomology, The
department lias a specially prepared
and recent bulletin on the history and
control of the Mexican cotton boll
weevil, a copy of which will he seht
to any one on application. Address,
Slate Hoard of Entomology, State Cap
itol, Atlanta, Ga.
Read The Progress and
Boost for GRADY DAY!
Set Machinery Under Cover
L. C. HART, Professor of Agr. Engi
neering, Ga. State Col. Of Agr.
Do r.ot leave farm machinery out
in the Hold whore it has been used,
but lake it at once into tho barn
or machine,shed. Clean up the im
plement, oil tho bright surfaces, clean
out the oil holes and then plug them
with wood or cotton waste to keep
out the dust. It pays to take good
care rf f.mu machinery. Farm mu
elilncry pays best when treated bo.-; t
Co-Operation In
BuyingJFarm Machinery
L. C. HART, Professor Of Agr. Engi.
noering, Ga. State College Of Agr.
Many farmers of Georgia will never
be able to participate in tbe benellis
of some lines of farm machinery until
such machines have been purchased
co-operatively. For one farmer to buy'
all of them would tio up too much cap
ital. It would not pay. But for sev
eral farmers to buy and get use of
sucli machinery, good profits will fol
low.
The purchase of threshing machin
ery, farm tractors, harvesting • ma
chines, silo fillers, corn shredders,
etc'., may be instanced. Special ef
fort Is to be made by Agricultural En
gineering department of the College
to get farmers in communities to pur- j
chase farm machinery in this way.
Mistakes About
Ailments Of Animals
DR. W. M. BURSON, Prof. Vet. Sc.,
Ga. State College Of Agr.
WOLF TEETH—BLIND TEETH!
Occasionally horses and mules nre
lound to have small supernumerary
leetli just In front of tho first molars
jaw tooth. There is a popular su
perstition that theso extra teeth nre
a cause of eye diseases and blindness.-
There is no foundation in fact for this
belief. There is nothing to it. It la
ridiculous. The blood supply of tho
tecih in entirely distinct and sepa
rate from that of the eyes. There Is
direct connection between tho
eyes mid tcctli as far as the nerves
are concerned. As n matter of fact,
some horses and mules have seven
molar teeth Instead of the normal
number of six. The small "wolf
tooth” is simply tlie evidence that
there was a tendency toward the de
velopment in that particular animal
of an extra number of teeth. Such
extra teelh have absolutely no con
nection with the occurrence of eye
diseases.
Hoo.* ! Tho horse needs three eyo
lids in each eyo and lias them. All
animals not provided with fingers have
this extra structure in connection with
the eye. It is nature’s method of
providing .something for tho removal
of foreign particles from the surface
of the eyo. In nervous diseases tho
“haw,” or third eyelid, is seen to pro-
trudo over the surface of the eyo
to a varying extent. In eye troubles
it is also seen to cover a considerable
portion of the eye. If your horse Is
unusually nervous and exciteable
somewhat stiff in the limbs and has
the “hooks," you had better call your
veterinarian as the disease is likely
"lockjaw.” Lockjaw, of course, is a
very dangerous disease and unless
treatment is prompt is apt to be fa-
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MANY SILOS BEING
BUILT IN GEORGIA
The largest number of silos ever
built in any one year in Georgia are
being built this year. The College of
Agriculture lias directed in the con
struction of several hundred through
Its specialists and county agents.
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