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Weather Bureau
Forecasts Help
Of Great Importance to
Fruit-Spraying Service
of State College.
(Prepared by the United States Department
o t Agriculture.)
In addition to the harvest weather
forecast service In New York state,
the weather bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture pro
vides forecasts which are of great Im
portance to the fruit-spraying service
maintained by the New York State
College of Agriculture. The purpose
of this service Is to advise fruit grow
ers In all matters pertaining to the
spraying of fruit for the control of in
sect and other pests.
y County Agent Is Head.
The county agricultural agent Is at
the head of this service in each coun
ty. He bears the responsibility of
notifying the growers In his county,
by telephone, mail or other means,
whenever a spray application Is advis
able. Most growers are prepared to
spray immediately on receipt of Ills
advice, and do so in accordance with
his directions. New York fruit grow
ers spend approximately $3,000,000 an
nually in spraying operations.
In general three to five spray appli
cations are made each season. It Is
of the utmost importance that each be
applied at exactly the right time,
neither too early nor too late, to avoid
loss of labor and material and to catch
the pests under exactly right condi
tions. In the case of apple scab, for
example, a widespread and Injurious
fungus pest, the scab remains prac
tically dormant during fair weather,
but becomes actively infectious dur
ing rainy spells. The ideal condition
for control of this pest, therefore, is
two or three days of fair weather to
apply the spray, followed by a rainy
period.
Forecasts Essential.
Weather forecasts are essential In
connection with the control of this
pest by spraying, and for practically
all fruit pests. The county agent, In
preparing his advices to growers,
takes account of the probable weather
condition for three or four days In
advance and the condition of buds and
fruit as reported by the field agent
who travels about the county observ
ing the development of the fruit buds
and also of the various pests. Twelve
counties have organized for this work,
and all of them regard the weather
bureau forecasts as indispensable.
Weapons to Be Employed
Against Flies on Farm
If It is impossible to get rid of the
breeding places of flies on the farm
the best protection to the animals
will be found in the use of repellants
or mixtures which when applied to the
animals will prevent the flies from at
tacking them, according to George
Dean, Kansas state entomologist.
He suggests the possibility of de
stroying the breeding places of the
horn fly, which Is found In clusters
on the shoulders, back and flanks of
cattle in pasture, by scattering the
animal droppings. Old rotting straw
piles are the breeding places of the
stable or biting fly, and Professor
Dean suggests the advisability, if pos
plMa ✓> /»! oonlnn» tin nr nmon
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with them.
Diseases of Raspberry
Plants Hard to Detect
While most of the diseases which
attack raspberry plnnts cannot be de
tected on the plants themselves, after
they have been dug, care should be
taken not to use plnnts which show
hard knots or galls on the roots.
These are likely to spread from plant
to plant and the raspberry fields In
fected with this disease are seldom
profitable.
Grit Is Most Essential
to Health of Hen Flock
Grit is essential to the health of
fowls and to economy In feeding. Grit
takes the place of teeth In preparing
the feed for further digestion and is
required for the proper preparation
of feed in the gizzard. When the feed
Is not properly taken care of in this
organ an undue strain Is thrown on
the fowl’s system, often resulting In
disease, nnd also allowing much of the
nutriment to pass through the bird’s
body without being absorbed. In ev
ery pen or yard a box of grit should
be kept. Recent investigators have
asserted that grit is part of the neces
sary feed, giving the fowls strong
bones and a bright plumage.
Change Sheep Pasture.
Sheep do better If changed from one
pasture to another, thus allowing the
pasture to rest and recruit a new
growth of tender palatable feed.
Timber Is Good Bet.
Timber is the one best bet to make
poor land pay a profit. It’s slow but
sure
Co-Operative Drying
Plants Are Favored
Found Successful in Increas
ing Profit From Orchard.
(Prepared by the United States Department
ot Agriculture.)
Community fruit-drying plants have
been found to be u successful means
of increasing the orchard profits of the
small growers who have a surplus
which they are unable to market In
any other way, according to the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, if the total quantity of such sur
plus bi a community is sufficient to
justify the necessary expense. The
organization of such a co-operative
plant should be governed by the same
fundamental rules that have been
found necessary in the development of
other co-operative ventures.
It must first be definitely ascer
tained whether the quantity of un
used fruit Is actually such as will
make the establishment of an evap
orating or drying plant profitable.
This information cah only be ob
tained by a careful canvass of the dis
trict and a tabulation of the results.
The making of such a canvass Is a
task calling for conservatism and the
exercise of good judgment, for the
reason that unintentional but gross
overstatement of the unmarketed and
unused portion of the fruit which
could be used as evaporator stock Is
the rule rather than the exception. It
must be borne in mind that in the
case of apples, only mature, reason
ably sound fruit of fair size will make
a marketable dry product and that
estimates which Include premature
drops, specked and decayed fruits,
and small-sized cider apples are
worse than useless because mislead
ing. The canvass should take Into
account all fruits grown in the dis
trict, the location of the center of
supply, the length of time over which
the ripening of each will extend, and
the maximum quantity per day which
the plant will be required to handle.
With this data in hand It will be
possible to determine the size and
type of evaporator needed. As the
fruits will In most cases be varied the
plant should be of a general-purpose
type, so constructed that It will han
dle equally well all materials, such as
apples, peaches, plums and prunes.
Destructive Qualities
of Heavy Motortrucks
Miles and miles of ribbonlike roads
are the hope of every motorist, and
when speaking of motorists these days
It touches almost every home in the
country. But, though the road build
ers lay them smooth, they seemed to
have so far been unable to cope with
the destructive qualities of heavy mo
tortrucks now used to a large extent
In commercial transportation or
smooth surfaces.
Millions of dollars have been spent
and are being spent annually for the
extension to all parts of the country
of good roads, In answer to the de
mands of the people for easy internal
means of communication by way of the
motorcar. Long-distance touring shows
a yearly Increase, and motortruck
transportation is increasing.
Sudden Change in Milk
Checks Laying of Flock
Many people wno feed milk Is some
form to their laying flock regularly
have been obliged to learn one thing
about the feeding. A sudden change
from sweet milk one day to sour the
next, or back again, causes digestive
troubles as a rule, and either checks
the laving cf the flock or upsets the
feeding rnfions so that the mash or
grnin feed varies from day to day.
Buttermilk, skimmed milk, sour or
curd or sweet milk are all desirnble
feeds for chickens, but they should be
fairly regular feeds, or fed In small
amounts. If a change Is necessary.
Corn for Silage Must
Be Cut Fine and Packed
Corn for silage must be cut fine and
tramped well in the silo if it is desired
to make the best quality of feed and
fill the siio to its greatest capacity,
says the United States Department of
Agriculture. The usual length of cut
ting varies from one-fourth of an inch
to one inch, but the latter is a little
too long, as the pieces do not pack
so readily In the silo, and they are
not so completely consumed In feed
ing as the shorter lengths.
Control of Grasshoppers.
Poisoned bran mash is the best
known means of controlling the grass
hopper. Its effectiveness against tills
pest is not miraculous, but where
properly used it Is absolutely effec
tive.
Prevent Hog Losses.
A few r years ago it was a common
thing for a farmer to lose an entire
herd of hogs with cholera. The
prompt use of serum prevents losses
from this disease
henry county weekly. McDonough, Georgia
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Doings of Georgia Lawmakers
Gathered For The Benefit
Of Our Readers
Review Of Fifty Days' Session
Atlanta.—By its action in tabling
bills calling for tax reform, the gen
eral assembly of 1923 answered, at
the eleventh hour the question which
has been asked most insistently by
the entire state ever since it met.
The most pressing problem before
this session, it was generally admit
ted, was to pass some kind of con
stitutional amendment bill to create
a new system of taxation for the
state in order to permit repeal of the
tax equalization law. Early in the
session the house passed a repeal law
which was introduced by Stovall, of
Elbert, and stood on the calendar as
house bill number one, but when it
reached the senate, it was held in
committee and no action taken.
• * *
Income Tax Bill
The senate passed a bill, by Sena
tor Lankford, providing for an in
come tax and a reduction in the ad
valorem, with the provision that the
amount paid in ad valorem might be
deducted by the tax payer from his
income tax payments.
Other important measures before
the house this year included a hill
calling for biennial sessions. This
was passed by the house, but left in
committee in the senate.
The general tax bill, as passed by
the house, contained additions from
the 1921 act which would have in
creased the state’s revenues by $2,-
000,000, its proponents claimed, but
this bill was tabled in the senate,
therefore placing the state back under
the act of 1921 for its special and
occupation tax revenues.
Two important new tax measures
were passed and signed by the gover
nor. Both of these were house bills
Mann, of Glynn, was the author of
one, which increases the tax on gaso
line from one to three cents per gal
lon, and provides that for the first
five years it shall be divided in three
parts, one-third to retire the rental
warrants*on the W. & A. railroad, one
third to the state highway depart-
ment, and one-third to the different
counties o r a basis of post road mile
age.
The other revenue measure by Mill
ner, of Dodge, provides a ten per cent
tax on all cigars and cigarettes sold
at retail.
An important measure which failed
to pass was a bill by Ennis, of Bald
win, to provide a state revenue de
partment, to enforce the payment of
large amounts of special taxes which,
it is stated, the state is not now get
ting. It was claimed that this de
partment could have increased the
state’s revenue by $2,000,000 per year.
Repeal of the tax equalization law
and enactment of a new system of
taxation was called to the attention
of the assembly in the inaugural ad
dress of Governor Walker.
In his first message to the assem
bly and in another special paper, the
governor again urged that his program
be carried out. He submitted the
tax systems in operation in other
states for consideration. North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Kentucky and
Virginia ,were especially mentioned.
lilt? highway department iuVtStr
gation was held and resulted in
charges brought by Representative
McMichael, of Marion, that the divi
sion was guilty of mismanagement,
inefficiency and wasteful of public
funds not being sustained. Mr. Mc-
Michael, the only member of the leg
islative investigating committee not
agreeing to the majority report, filed
a minority statement in support of
his allegations against the depart
ment.
Prohibition appeared as one of the
principal subjects before the assem
bly for the first time in the past few
years, but from the beginning it was
realized by Dr. Craif Arnold, of
Lumpkin, that his measure to repeal
the state dry laws, thereby placing
enforcement of the Volstead act in
Georgia entirely upon the federal
government, would mot be passed.
The bill was reported unfavorably by
the house temperance committee, but
in speaking to a point of personal
privilege Mr. Arnold, who said he had
never tasted whisky in his life, as
sailed the present enforcement of the
prohibition laws.
* * *
Committee Asks Confidence Vote
With but one dissenting vote, the
special committee of the legislature
which has been investigating the state
highway department, adopted a re
port which is a complete exoneration
for the department.
Representative McMichael, of Ma
rion county, author of the resolution
authorizing the probe, who has acted
in the capacity of examining attorney
for the committee, will file a minority
report, disagreeing with the other
members in the majority of their
findings.
Motor to Church
in Comfort
The Chevrolet 5-Passenger Sedan is
. , most popular for family use, because
it affords comfort, weather protec=
/UrTawTnOW don and the home atmosphere all
tma ""sSiSr nm the ear ?rount i tor five people—yet
may be economically operated with
SUPERIOR only one or two passengers.
5-Pass. Sedan Its power, reliability and low up
keep appeal to men. Women like its
handsome lines, fine upholstery,
OOvJ plate glass windows with Temstedt
t ... . regulators, and fine finish.
f. o, b. Flint, Mich, _
Everybody appreciates its great
value at SB6O, f. o. b. Flint, Mich.
Prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan
Si , SUPERIOR Roadster .... ISW
VT I II I IT SUPERIOR Touring .... 53*
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M —TTTVrV SUPERIOR Sedanette ....«•
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Turn About.
Mr. Tinseed —Say, mister, can you
help me start this balky horse?
Mr. Henry Carr —I’ve no time to
bother with engine troubles. But I'll
tow him in for you for $lO.
Baby's Stomach
Wias Puffed Up
Tight With Gas
“I was fearful we were going to lose
our little boy. He couldn’t eat any
thing and his little stomach was all
puffed up with gas and felt tight and
hard. A neighbor told me about
Teethina and I stopped everything
else and gave him that and now lie
has 16 teeth and is the jolliest little
fellow in the world,” writes Mrs. C. E.
Grimes, Colquitt, Ga.
Here is another striking instance
where much suffering and anxiety
could have been avoided had Sirs.
Grimes known of Teethina and had
given it at the first sign of trouble.
Teethina is sold by leading drug
gists or send 30c to the Moffett Labo
ratories, Columbus, Ga., and receive
a full size package and a free copy
of Moffett’s Illustrated Baby Book. —
(Advertisement.)
The Camel.
‘‘The camel is hard worked.”
“Yes, to me he looks like a beast
which lias been humping itself too
much.”
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS
There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
curable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in moat cases. It is a gen
tle, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drag stores in bottles of two sizes, medium
and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer &. Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.—Advertisement.
Oh, Well.
“The old-fashioned girl used to
make a man give up cigarettes.’’
“Weli?” “Now she joins him.”
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe
cially if a little of the fragrant Cuti
cura Talcum Is dusted on at the fin
ish. 25c each, —Advertisement,
The worst thing about wisdom is
that it can be had only on tt* install
ment plan.
What’s in a Name?
“What is this course in domestic adk
ence?” “Oh, it is a slick way tn c«t
girls to take cooking lessons.”
Nearly every girl secretly believe*
that she could win fa hie and fortmte
as an artist’s model.
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