The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, February 01, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextH3SI SWEET POTATO WEEVIL IS TIMESING IMPORTANT CROP Atlanta, January, 1918. —(Special.)— If Georgia is to continue to make a profitable crop of sweet potatoes, now one of the state’s foremost food prod ucts, every precaution must be taken to prevent the spread of the sweet po tato root weevil, which, coming from Florida, has already appeared in the southern part of Charlton county. This bug, which originally came from the orient to Louisiana and the West Indies, has now gained consider able foothold in Florida, where it was first found in 1878. It eats into the potatoes and reproduces its young there, destroying them and making them unfit for food. Although the adult weevil has wings, it has never been known to fly any considerable distance. The princi pal method of spreading it is in ship ments of infested sweet potatoes from one locality to another. The chief method of combat(ing it is, therefore, quarantine against sweet potato ship ments from infested or suspected ter ritories. To be on the safe side Florida has already declared a quarantine against Georgia sweet potatoes, although the weevil has appeared only in Charlton county. But Florida will admit sweet, potatoes from any Georgia county 1,009 ENTOMOLOGISTS H3HTING T 9 KEEP COT PH BOLL WORM Atlanta, January, 1918.—(Special.)— To save the cotton crop of the South from disaster even worse than that which the Mexican Cotton 801 l Weevil brought upon it, national and state entomologists are now concentrating their efforts in a determined fight t?o prevent the establishment in Texas of the “pink boll worm,” whose inva sion is also threatened by way of Mexi co. In fact, the pink boll worm succeed ed in getting into Texas in 1916, brought in through a shipment of cotton seed to Hearne, Texas. It w T as found in several fields of cot ton in 1917; whereupon the patriotic citizens of that community made up a fund, bought up all the cot ton in the tields in the surrounding ter ritory and had every plant and every shred of il burned. Infested seed were followed, wherever possible, and destroyed. It is hoped that the pest has been eradicated from Texas soil; but as yet there is no certainty of it, and there is an army of entomologists and assistants on the job, probably as many as 1,000 of them, searching carefully for any signs of the worm, Says the Madisonian: “Tin Oglethorpe Echo thinks that these are times for m*»re real patriotism and less politics, and in this the Ecno is, as usual, correct CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears — I For Croup Mothers— j Always Keep this Handy i~._ ~, . ... ... i - i The day of the Cronp scaro ia ove; for those parents who wisely keey ?'oley’a Honey anil Tar Compound In tiie homo ready for instant use. W. C\ Allen, Boseley, Mo., writes: “I have raised a family of four children, : nd have used Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound wiih all of them. I find it the best croup ard coufth medicine I have ever used and I have used it for eight or ten years, and can recommend it for croup. If toward nightfall the little ones prow hoarse or croupy, if their breath ing becomes wheezy and stuffy, give them Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound promptly and it will ward off an attack of croup. If you are awakened by the hoarse brassy cough that means croup, give Foley's lloney and Tar Compound at once. It will ease the little sufferers quickly, cut the thick choking phlegm, and soon they will have easy breathing and peaceful quiet sleep. * * * Every user is « friend. • c »v. L)ruj Co For Administration. GKO HQ 1A—Henry County. To whom it may concern: Mrs. Willu Owen haying made application to me in due form *to be appointed permanent ad ministrator upon the estate of .1 ,1. As kew, late of said comity, notice is hereby given that said application will lie heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordi nary for said county, to be held on the first Monday in February. 1918. Witness my hand and official signature, This January 7th, ltilß. A. Q. HAH HIS, Ordinary FOR RENT. New four room cottage, close in. > T. PATILLO. .where inspection has been made by the Georgia Board of Entomology, up on a statement from the board that such inspection Ims been made and no weevil found. Even in this case the potatoes are subject to re-inspection i after they arrive in Florida. On account of the foregoing regula tion it is especially advised that any parties desiring to ship sweet potatoes to Florida, should notify the Georgia Board of Entomology so that the nec essary inspection can be made and ad vice given accordingly. Eradication of this sweet potato wee vil from infested lands is extremely difficult, and many rules must be ob served. Land infested one year must not be planted in sweet potatoes the next year, and any planting should be removed as far as possible from the infested area; plants should come from a field that is not infested, and not near an infested field; all pota toes shouid be removed from the field morning gloria* upon which the weevil also feeds, should be exterminated volunteer plants the following spring should be dug up and exterminated; early planting should be practiced; all infested potatoes should be burned Georgia made over 10,000,000 bush els of sweet potatoes in 1917 worth about $9,000,000. The Georgia Board of Entomology is taking all precaution ary measures to prevent the spread of this dangerous insect, and to eradi cate it from Charlton county. For further information write the State Board of Entomology, Atlanta, Ga ami ready for quick and drastic action if it is discovered. ’ Texas, by an act of its legislature providing for the suppression of the pink boll worm, has gone to ihe exteni of establishing a non-cotton zone along, the Rio Grande river, next to Mexico. Under certain conditions the governor may, by proclamation, forbid ilh‘ planting (if any cot.lo§ whfttso6V@r in this zone, or may create an addition al non-cotton zone beyond it, if the conditions seem to require it. The Georgia Board of Entomology simply wishes to advise Georgia grow ers of the status of this menace to cot ton, and to warn them against pur chasing seed from Texas for planting A rigid quarantine and careful in spection system ;fre now maintained against foreign cotton by Georgia and the other cotton states, to prevent any possibility of the introduction of the pink boll worm in this manner. In those countries where it has ob tained a foothold, the pink boll worm is even more destructive than the un checked boll weevil, often destroying as high as 75 per cent of the crop, and in seine instances wiping it. out entire ly. The Georgia Board is keeping thor ough'y informal of the progress of the pink boll worm, and will take all nec essary protective measures, as needed. liatf Your Living Without Money Cost We are all at a danger point. On he use of good common sense in our j 918 farm and garden operations de pends prosperity or our “going broke.” Even at present high prices no one can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy food and grain at present prices from supply merchant oa credit and make money. Food and grain is higher in proportion than are present cotton prices. It’s a time above all others to play safe; to produce all possible food, grain and forage supplies on your own acres; to cut down the store bill. A good piece of garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended a..d kept planted the year round, can be made to pay nearly half your living. It wiil save you more money than you made on the best three acres of cotton you ever grew! Hastings' IDIS Seed Bock tells all about the right kind of a money sav ing garden and the vegetables to put in it. It tells about the farm crops as well and show’s you the clear road to real and regular farm prosperity.' It’s Free. Send for it today to H. G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga. —Advt. K&BSPK THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS' . ’<* ' T > 1 ! ' 'The old IWS*KRYPTON/ Bifocal Bifocal With the disfiguring 'seam or hump. Wriih clear smooth . even surfaces Growing Hogs. For a hog to be profitable he mu-t be tept crowing from birth to marketing age. He cannot be profitable unless he is healthy. He can always be in a profit-pro ducing condition if he is fed B. A. Thomas’ Hog Powder. We positively tell you that this remedy prevents cholera, removes worms and cures thumps. It the powder does not make good, we will. Henry County Supply Co. Aid to High School Pupils. The high school of Claremout, Cal., operates a lemon grove which for sev eral years has yielded a revenue ex ceeding SSOO annually after all ex penses are paid. The work of culti vating the grove, priming and caring for the trees, as well as picking and packing the fruit and conveying it to the commissioners, is all done by pu pils of the high school under the direc tion of the instructor in agriculture. Each student is paid at the rate o# $2 for each eight hours of work, and this enables*a number of boys to be self-supporting while attending school. Cheated His Widow of a Pleasure. The will in which a testator direct ed that his ashes, after cremation, shoufd be burled at the foot of a pear tree in his garden was inspired by a dislike of the needless and largely in sincere pomp of mourning. Perhaps the nv'st eccentric choice on record was that of a testator more than a hundred years ago who directed that his coffin should be dropped into the sea a mile below the Needles. It is said that his wife had v«wed she would dance on his grave, and he grimly re solved that if she did it should cost her her life. —London Oiobe. r Reasons! Why you should use §W Cardui, the woman’s tonic, for your troubles, l |v have been shown in thousands of letters from actual users of this medi- I |kcine, who speak from personal experience. If the results obtained by L * k other women for so many years have been so uni- Mk formly good, why not k 1 give Cardui a trial? Take, The Woman’s Tonic k| Mrs. Mary J. Irvin, of Cullen, Va., writes: Rfe “About 11 years ago, I Lw KkJ suffered untold misery Bra, witli female trouble, bear k 1 ing-down pains, head vJfcjJ ache, numbness ... I would go for three weeks f&J almost bent double .. . My husband went to Dr. Ujf Aker taking about two bottles I began going around and when I took three bottles I could do Lw all my work.” E-80 SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM • • First Class Passenger Service to All Points TRAINS LEAVE ATLANTA: 12:01 a.m. for Greensboro, Lynchburg, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York. 6:20 a.m. for Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Chicago. 6:25 a.m. for Birmingham, Memphis, Kansas City, Denver and all points West, 6:30 a.m. for Greenville, Charlotte and intermediate points. 7:20 a.m. for Columous, Ga., and Port Valley, Ga 7:30 a.m. for Macon and local points to Brunswick, Ga. 11:35 a.m; for Charlotte, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York. 12:2tf noon for Macon, Ga. 1:10 pan. for Anniston, Birmingham, Ala. 2.00 p.rn. for Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, New York. 3:00 p.m. for Chattanooga, local stations. ' 4:45 p.m. for local stations to Toccoa, Ga. 4:55 p.m. for Rome, Dalton, Chattanooga, Cincinnati. 5:10 p.m. for Columbus, Ga. 5:20 pm. for Fort Valley, Ga. % 5:20 p.m. for Birmingham, Memphis, 5:30 p.m. for Macon, Ga. 10:05 p.m. for Macon, Brunswick, Jacksonville. 10:40 p.m. for Charlotte, Asheville, N. C. 11:20 p.m.* for Macon, Jacks nville and Florida points. 11:30 p.m,. for Birm ngham, Meridian, New Orleans, Shreveport. Through equipment and h gh:st giade Dining Cars and Pullman service. WHEN PUNNING A TRIP TO ANY POINT, ADDRESS J. S. BLOODWORTH, - OR R. L. BAYLBR, T. P. A., Macon, Ga. D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. . includes Luzianne CHEERY, whole-hearted, ___ Southern hospitality—it's RBI jl££j laui almost a magic phrase to many, HHk; MSB But really it stands for honest -it- 3 Sflff friendship, cordiality and (you’ve | ® | guessed it) lot 3of delicious goodies. I JHnj Luzianne Coffee is always in- jj OB eluded in Southern hospitalky i because it tastes so good. 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