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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1914)
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY COTTON SEED SELECTION IMPORTANT IQ THE FARMER Valuable Suggestions Offered Georgia Planters By State Board Of Entomology. Atlanta, Ga. Georgia tanners have already begun to select their cotton Reed for next year’s planting, and tne State Board of Entomology is offering its aid by furnishing rules and sugges tions bearing on this important work. All of the Board’s rules are based on piaotieal experiments, and if care fully followed by the farmers will ma terially help in increasing individual acreage yields and in eliminating plant pests and diseases generally from the fields of this state. The important points to be consid ered, says State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham, are resistance to black root or wilt disease; resistance to root knot and anthracnose; fruitfulness and < ’illness; percentage, It r..:th and strength of lint; type of plant and dis t’iluTicn of fruit on tiie plant. The best place to make selections from resistant strains is in the spots where the ordinary cotton dies the most, and then select the hardiest and beet, developed plants. Root knot or nematode worms may be starved out by rotation of crops, while the best way to guard against this pest in selection is by choosing stalks which are not stunted. Anthracnose is to be especially avoided. This is a fungus disease which can ns the bolls to rot. Crop ro tation and careful seed selection are the best protection against this dis ease. A plant affected by anthracnose should not be selected even though it is resistant to wilt and well fruited. After the above mentioned diseases are guarded against, the department urges the selection of the most fruitful stalks with a view to increasing the acreage yield. In the face of the boll weevil ad vance it is of vital importance, partic ularly In Southwest Georgia, to plant early varieties. Early resistant cot ton may be obtained by selections from wilt resistant strains of the ear liest maturing varieties. While in upland cotton length of staple is not so important as in long staple, the staple should not be 1 less than 7-S of an inch long. The strength can he tested by hand. No stalk should be selected which yields less than 33 1-3 per cent of lint. The only satisfactory way to determine quality of lint is to gin each stalk separately witty a hand gin. MUSI' PLAN T WHEAT LATE *-> TO AVOID SERIOUS DAMAGE If Planted Earlier Than October 20, The Crop Will Be In jured By The Hessian Fly. Atlanta, Ga. Plant your wheat late, not earlier than Oct. 20, if you would avoid serious damage to the cr,op from the Hessian fly, is the advice giv en Georgia farmers by the State De partment of Entomology. Wheat .planting in Georgia will be more extensive and general than ever l>efore, according to advices coming to the department. Winter wheat should he planted late, says State Entomolo gist E. Lee Worsham. It should be planted from October 20 to 30; ear lier plantings will subject the crop to serious injury from this pest. In addition to late planting the board urges also in order to avoid the Hessian fly, which is found ali over the state,- that the stubble of infested wheat fields should be burned; that all voluntefef ‘ wheat should he plowed under not later than November 1; that rotation of crops be practiced, and that good seed should be planted on land : well prepared and properly fertilized. The same rules apply, of course, to rye and barley as well as •wheat, as. they are similar plants. The foregoing are the general rules to be followed in fighting the ravages of the Hessian fly, a small mosquito like insect supposed to have been brought to this country by Hessian sol diers in 1779. It has spread all over the country. Contrary to the general impression, cold weather and heavy frost do not always kill them. Some-, times they disappear after frost, but Mr. and Mrs. Denard, of At lanta, Mr. and Mrs. SimS, of Rock dale county, Mrs. Cowan, of Con yers, relatives of Mrs. W. J. Green, attended the funeral of Mr. Green at Timberridge Monday. Mr. ana' Mrs. Douglas Boyd, Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr.. Mr. Dougins -Bovd, Jr., ~"d Catherine Boyd, or an automobile Tuesday afternoon. Mi s Luciie Borden 1> ft flues day to enter \\ es.an College. As to type of plant, the best stalks to select are tli se having long fruit ing limbs close to the ground with joints close together. The fewer large stalky branches the stalk has, the bet ter, providing the fruiting branches are more humerous. It is best to se ed the plants that have most of the fruit on the lower part of the stalk, for such begin fruiting early. To maintain the resistant quality, roguing should be practiced. That is, the diseased and stunted stalks should he cut? out about July Ist and August Ist to prevent crossing with the resist ant plants. The proper ginr ing of cotton select < d for seed is v-■ • important. A hand gin should be used, if possible, as this does away with danger of adulteration or mixture with diseased seed. If the seed cotton is ginned in a public gin all the seed should he removed from the breast of the -in and other parts before the cot on is run through, and the seed shou'd be allowed to drop on L lie floor or in a sheet; it should never be run through the seed-carrying auger. The State Boaxd has a small gin run by electricity and will tin free any in dividual selections the farmer may send. The board will also be glad. Mr. Worsham states, ‘o assist any farmer in making individual selections. Par ties desiring to secure some of the State Board’s lesi.stant. see l this winter should write to the ofiice of the State Entomologist here. As an illustration of what can be done through seed selection and proper breeding, the State Department of Entomology, through Mr. A. C. Lewis, assistant, has de veloped a new cotton called “Dixa fifi,” which is a combination of Dixie and Egyptian, and makes a long staple, upland variety. This cotton grown from seed furnished by the state ..depart ment, has a staple 1 1-4 inches long, and is now in good demand at 14 cents a pound. It will bring even more. The department has a small quantity of this seed on hand which it will sup ply to growers a 3 long as it lasts. If any cotton grower making a spe ia’ty of seed selection, desires it and will write to the department, a special representative " ill be sent to his farm and will render ail possible assist ance. they have frequently been seen flying in wheat fields several days after frost. The late planting and not the frost is the. real preventative. There are two broods of the Hessian fly in ’ Georgia. The spring brood emerges between Feb. 21 and March 23, and the fall brood between Sept. 28 and. Oct. .30., Experiments in Geor gia have shown that where wheat was, planted even as late as Oct. 21, some of if was infested. The only plantings •in lhese : experipi >a-ts which, showed practically no infestation at all, were niade after October 20. The first effect, of the larvae of the Hessian fly, noticed in the fall, about TV „ "1 »*• /, 1, lif nft oru'» l’/l Ir> 11 >O t UCG. 1 ui oauit.j lAXUV.4 lO the infested plants are darker green. The- leaves are thicker and stand up stVaig'hter than' on the healthy plant in the spring the plant turns yel low and dies. The larvae of the spring brood are generally found under the culms at (the-.first or second joint. The effect is to weaken the straws, caus ing many of them to break and fall over so they cannot be caught by the binder. It has been found that the yield frdrir info's ted' straws is usual y about one-third: less .than from healthy ones. I All this crop damage can be avoided, in .\arge measure ..by late planting pf wheat, rye and" barley, and by follow ing carefully tllf*’suggestions given by the entomological department for elim inating'this'from the fields. Miss Lillie Hendrix came Sat urday: for a visit -to Mrs. E. M. Smfrthf abd became ill and' re [turned Monday to her home in | Macon. Mrs. Smith accompanied her and remained a few days. Wheat for Chickens, best mixed |Chickjen feed, Brown Shorts and. k Aunt Patsfe Feed, • , Adv.- Cop‘land-Tarhe»' Merc.. Qb ’ ftuv'a balteTf cbftbiV and help die holding movement. Oft. AND MRS, ADAMS LOSE INFANT SON Little Fellow Died at Home of Dr. Adams' Parents in Mis sissippi Tuesday The infant son of Dr. and Mrs. O. L. Adams died at the home of Dr. Adams’ parents at Chunkey* Miss., Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Dr. and Mrs. Adams left Mc- Donough Saturday on receiving the news of his illness. The funeral and interment were at Chunkey Wednesday. Dr. and Mrs. Adams have the sympathy of all our people in their bereavement. s Miss Edna Earle Lindsey spent the week-end in Atlanta. Bale Ties for hay, oat and wh eat straw, and stover. These are full bundles and good length. Adv. Copeland-Turner Merc. Co. Misses Ida Lou and Eunice Tart ley spent Saturday in Atlanta. FOR RENT—Comfortable and well situated home in McDonongh, Apply to Mm. Hutton at the house. Adv. Mrs. Emma Little, of Jesup, is with her ccusin, Mrs. A. G. Harris, for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Tolleson will leave Tuesday for Dothan, Ala., their future home. Brown and White Shorts, Corn hearts, and mixed feed for hogs. Get our prices. Call on us for Barley and Georgia Seed Rye. Adv. Copeland-Turner Merc. Co. Mr. Doz : er Fields left Sunday for Athens to resume his studies i t the University of Georgia. Miss Annie May Cathy, of Greensboro, is the guest of Misses Eva and Julia .Cathy this week. The Rev. Jonas Barclay left Tuesday to attend Presbytery at Bremen. Mrs. Weaver and the Misses Sr ell have returned to McDon ough, after ai year spent in Stone Mountain. Their many friends are welcoming them back. PRIESTESS OF CULTURE. J -V’--'v... J 54 £ Copyright. 1914, by Panama Pacifto Inter ,i,.i national Company. ’ 'Figure designed -by Herbert Adams, ions of many tieai*t)Uul:idtfcorative fig-, ures for the rotunda of the Paljace bf ;Final Arts:at; tHe iPanumal-Paeific -In •tenjpDjOnal to .open in* San Francispb* f] |>.-uary ' ?p, 'i9ls. This 'a' *u j* a mile in length, cohstructed of stee and concrete. ~ Flint River Association Meets at Union Church Excellent Program Is Given Below for the Meeting Whicn Begins on September 29th Continuing Through October Ist REV. J. M. Gil MORE WILL PREACH MISSIONARY SERMON The Flint River Association will meet at l niod, Sept. 29, 1914. Visitors will be met at Griffin or Locust Grove. Mr. J. R. Mitchell, Griffin, Ga., Route 1, is chairman of conveyance committee. ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR 1914 TUESDAY —MORNING SESSION. 10:00 —Devotional Exercises. 10:15 —Organization. Receive application for membership. Rec ognize correspondents. Denominational representatives. 11:00 —Introductory sermon, W. H. Robinson: alternate, H. V. Adamson. 12:00 —Announcements and appointment of sLu. ling committees on Missions, Education. Orphans’ Home, S. S. and B. Y. P. U., Wo •man’s Work, State of Religion, Temperance, Literate ?, Obituaries, Nominations, Finance, General Meetings and Ord r of Business. AFTERNOON SESSION. 1:30 —Devotional exercises. I:4s—Report of Executive Committee, N. B. Drewry. 2:00 —Report on Education. J. E. Sammons. 3:30 —Report on Woman’s Work, J. C. Baird. Adjourn at wi 1 after miscellaneous business. EVENING SESSION. 7:00 —Song service apd preaching. WEDNESDAY— Morning Session. 8:30 —Devotional exercises. 8:50 —Reading of minutes of previous day’s sessions. 9:00 —Miscellaneous business. 9:30 —(a) Reading or the report on Missions, J. M. Gilmore, (b) Reading ofjthe report on Layman’s Movement, J. P. .Nichols, (c) Discussion of these reports together. 11:00—Mission sermon, J. M. Gilmore; alternate, J. W. R. Jenkins. AFTERNOON SESSION. 1:30 —Devotional exercises. 1:45 —Report on Temperance, J. J. Farmer. 2:30 —Hear representative of Georgia Baptist Hospital. 3:00 —Report on Sunday-schools and B. Y. P. U, W. L. Haris. Adjourn at will after Miscellaneous business. EVENING SESSION. ’ ' '• | i. 7:00 —Song service and sermon. THURSDAY— Morning Session. 8:30 —Devotional exercises. , » 8:30 —Reading of minutes of previous day’s sessions. 9:00 —Reports on Religious Literature, A. E. Daniel. 9:30 —Report on Stab- of Religion. J. A. Drewry. 10:15 —Report on Orphan’s Home, O. E. Goodwyn. .> : , 11:00 —Doctrinal sermon, J. E. Sammons; alternate, G. W. Moore. AFTERNOON SESSION. 1:30 —Devotional exercises. d:45 —Report on (a) Finance Committee, S. D. Dominick; (b) Treas urer, J. P. Nichols; (c) Nominations, W. L. Walker; (d) General Meetings, J. S. Knowles; (e) Order of Business, 1915, J. W, R. Jen kins; (f) Read appointments of chairmen of Standing Committees for 1915, with entire committees on Laymen’s Movement, Order of Busi ness, and General Meetings, (g) Arrange for paying clerk and print ing Minutes, (h) RepOrt on Obituaries, W. H. Robinson, (i) Mis cellaneous business. (j) Reading of Minutes, (k) Adjourn sine die. OPEN I NG f ■ • • ; • ; • ».. "i: i 1 :j • *'* ; ... . .. . #• :h. : •.• ; • . ' ! • . Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18th and 19th * «• ~ j ■ : * 5 * Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 21st-22nd • • * . • •••)• I ‘ . S ' ] '' : ’ ' • '. • i Beautiful display of Pattern Bats and all the latest novelties,;; in Milliherv. ' ’! 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