SELECIING SEED
FOR THENEW CROP
Important Suggestions Given the
Ten State Board
Farmer by the
of Entomology.
Atlanta, Ga.-The time has come
when the farmers of Georgia must
Lect In their cotton seed view for of next the year’s many
ting; and in
ts and diseases to which the plant
Des this is no simple or
• s now subject,
ea t Board of Entomology lays
The State suggestions rela¬
te , ton rules or which,
to cotton seed selection
fol owed carefully by the farmers,
f materially assist them in elimi
lating iii and diseases from
Plant pests
^Generally speaking, from the the strongest seed should and
be selected such as are free from
hardiest KS plants, which have the greatest
and properly located.
nercentage SJ of fruit
specifically, the selection should
re State Entomologist E.
be made, says with reference to re
distance fee Worsham, black root or wilt disease;
to and anthrac
resistance to root knot
‘ose- fruitfulness and of earliness; plant and dis¬
centage of lint; type
tribution of fruit on the plant.
In selecting for resistance to black
root or wilt disease the plant should
be chosen from that section of the
field where the ordinary cotton suffer¬
ed greatest damage. Here, however,
the selection should be made of the
hardiest and best developed plants.
Watch Out for Root Knot.
Care should also be taken to se¬
lect those plants which are resistant
to root knot or nematode worms. The
nematode worm is a parasite on the
roots of plants which causes knots,
commonly known as nematode galls
or root knot. The plant is stunted
and sometimes killed. As the com¬
mon cowpea is very susceptible to
this worm, it is dangerous to follow
such a pea crop with cotton. The wilt
resistant strains are somewhat re¬
sistant to root knot, and the depart¬
ment believes by continued selection
of the most resistant plants, this qual¬
ity may be greatly improved.
Another thing to be avoided in the
selection of the seed is anthracnose,
a fungus disease of cotton which
causes the bolls to rot and some sea¬
sons does a great deal of damage, oc¬
casionally as high as 50 per cent, of
the bolls rotting off. All varieties
of cotton are more or less suscepti¬
ble to anthracnose. At present the
best way to control this disease is by
rotation of crops and by the use of
resistant varieties through careful
seed selection. A plant badly affect¬
ed by anthracnose should not be se¬
lected, even though it is very resist¬
ant to wilt and Is well fruited.
Fruitfulness should be carefully
considered in seed selection, with a
view to increasing the yield per acre.
Where possible, the department advis¬
es the selection of the most fruitful
stalks by comparison.
Get Early Varieties.
Earliness is another important point
in selection, especially in Southwest
Georgia, where it will be necessary
next year to meet the invasion of the
cotton boll weevil. Two ways are
suggested of securing an early resist¬
ant strain. First by crossing the wilt
resistant strain with early varieties,
and second by selecting the earliest
plants from the resistant strains now
at hand. It is believed that the indi
v daa J selection of the earliest plants
will be the quickest and best method.
The department advises that no
stalk should be selected which yields
ess than 33 1-3 per cent, of lint. In
ts own work it discards all stalks
at yield less than 34 per cent, of
nnt. The only satisfactory method of
determining the quality of lint yield
a s ! alk is t0 gin each sta lk sep¬
arately with a hand gin.
(are skould be taken also as to the
tvr If , P ant Chosen The best
to those - stalks
lm? are having long fruit
Hmu C , ose t0 the id, and
win, V ' n , g roui
th/ l are t klng C 0se branc together. he8 The plant fewer has
w a
branch* ’ provided the fruiting
are more numerous.
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■* ftbXT? of stributlon and
6St to select f ruit the over plants the stalk that -
havp th I e ,T St * f r uit the lower
be ■srr on part,
au begi n fruiting eariier
ant niptii regarded the . ® election as an import- °f -
ton seed eed That fhat - cot
' is, where a field is to
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STRENUO US LOV EMAKiNG.
Mme. Lablanc Fairly Flung Herself al
Maurice Maeterlinck.
Of the wooing of Maurice Maeter
Anek by Mme. Georgette Leblanc the
Gil Bias tells the story as given by
the lady herself. Mme. Leblanc, on
reading one of the poet’s volumes, said
to herself, said she, “This man shal'
be my husband and no other.”. She
communicated this resolution to bev
friends, who made her believe that
Maeterlinck was au old man with one
foot in the grave. What was her sur¬
prise, when the long hoped for meet
ing took place, to find that he w T as
‘‘young and strong and beautiful.”
The lady ran toward the poet with
i cry. But the poet bashfully re
polled, and little wonder, perhaps, for
listen to Mme. Leblanc’s own words:
‘‘I was like a little tigress. My heart
was terribly excited, my cheeks burn¬
ed. and iny eyes were aflame.” But
there is uo armor against fate, es¬
pecially when fate takes the bizarre
but alluring form of a “little tigress
in a tight black dress w r itk a long
train and on the forehead. betw r een
the eyes, a simple blazing diamond.”
So continues the story of the inter¬
view: “I took his hand”-thus Mme.
| Leblanc—"and said to him, ‘You are
j mine; you »re my husband.’ He was
disconcerted by my boldness, which
had the force of a storm in a forest,
lie questioned me on myself and my
life. Sensitive as I am, l realized that
he doubted me. ‘Give me the time,’
I said, ‘and I will gain your confi
dence.’ ” Was ever poet in this man
ner wooed and won?
Curious Result of a Tax.
A curious thing happened when the
English auctioneers were taxed. At
Hrst £5 a year, the duty was raised to
£10 by Peel, but be relieved them ol
the necessity of taking out a license
for beer, spirits, etc., when they sold
these articles at auction. The conoe*
quenoe was that everywhere the auc¬
tioneers carried on the sale of beer and
spirits for thmselves until the abuss
was stopped In 1864.
Luck.
“Do you believe there is anything fc
luck?” asked the young man.
“Yes,” answered the home grown
philosopher. “There is a lot of Intelli¬
gence and perseverance In It.”—Ex¬
change.
Ib Saxony no one Is permitted to
shoe horses unless he has passed a
public examination and proves that bs
is properly qualified.
be Used particularly for the selec¬
tion of seed, the diseased and stunted
stalks should be cut out about July
1 or August 1, to prevent crossing
with the producing plants and there¬
by reducing their resistance.
Care in Ginning.
The next thing is proper ginning.
The cotton selected for seed should
be ginned on a hand gin, if possible.
This does away with danger of adul¬
teration or mixture with diseased
seed. If the cotton is ginned on a
public gin, all of the seed should be
removed from the breast of the gin
and other parts before the cotton is
run through, and the seed should be
allowed to drop on the floor or on a
sheet; it should never he allowed to
run through the seed carrying auger.
The work on the wilt disease of
cotton, development of resistant
strains and seed selection, has been
in charge of Mr. A. C. Lewis, assist¬
ant state entomologist, since 1905. Un¬
der his direction there have been de¬
veloped a number of resistant hybrids,
and this special seed has been fur¬
nished to farmers in many sections
of the state.
The State Board of Entomology will
be glad to assist any farmer in mak¬
ing Individual seed selections. Where
this assistance is desired, he should
save a few rows on a portion of his
field without picking it, and write the
state entomologist requesting to have
some one sent to assist in making the
selections.
The State Board of Entomology
owns a small gin operated by elec¬
tricity, and will take great pleasure
In ginning, free of charge, small quan¬
tities of seed that has been carefully
selected. The seed cotton can be
sent by parcels post and the seed
will be properly labeled and returned*
the COVINGTON NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER *, 1*13.
Atlanta’s Fourth Annual Automobile
Show to Be Set to Music by
Sousa’s Band.
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biles and the new principles Involved
in their construction, are exhibited In
Atlanta nearly two months before
they are shown in jthe North or East.
This is one time at least when At¬
lanta and Georgia get ahead of New
York; for the New York automobile
show is not held until January, while
every new type of automobile manu¬
factured is brought to Atlanta for ex¬
hibition early in November.
With one million dollars’ worth of
new automobiles under the roof of the
Auditorium, Atlanta’s fourth annual
automobile show, November 8 to 15,
will be set to music this year by Sou¬
sa’s band.
Here’s another one put over on New
York. It is the first time in the his¬
tory of automobile shows in the Unit
ed States that a band of the magni¬
tude and reputation of that headed by
John Philip Sousa, has been secured
purely for the entertainment of vis¬
itors; but the Atlanta committee de¬
cided to take a shot at something big,
and signed a contract to pay Mr. Sou¬
sa $7,000 to come here and play twice
a day, matinee and night, while the
automobile show is In progress. Sousa
is to bring fifty-two musicians, be¬
sides his famous soloists, and is to
give the same concerts which Have at¬
tracted so much attention at the big
Eastern resorts.
A Good Combination.
The combination of the automobile
show and Sousa’s famous band is one
which will, undoubtedly, prove of wide
interest. No automobile show in the
world has ever yet been given with
so expensive a feature, and there Is
added to this the fact that everything
new in the automobile world will be
brought here. Every feature will be
shown that New York will have at its
later show in January; and the visit¬
or to Atlanta in November who may
chance to see the New York show
in January can well remark; “Oh,
we had that down in Georgia two
months ago.”
There are two particular features
that will be of special interest in the
coming Atlanta show—the increased
number of six-cylinder cars and the
self-starting devices which have been
rapidly perfected, and which may now
be applied to almost any make of
car.
The “six,” many manufacturers
claim, is the car of the immediate fu¬
ture; they say it has already come and
come to stay. Some of them have
gone so far as to stop the manufacture
altogether of four-cylinder cars, and are
making only sixes. Some are making
them, too, at the same and at lower
prices than they sold their fours.
There will be shown in the Atlanta
auditorium cars of every possible price
—from $500 up to $7,600, and, perhaps
even higher than that; though when
cars get above that figure it is usually
a special model with fancy features
and extra trimmings. It is the me¬
dium priced car that the majority of
Georgia car owners are most interest¬
ed in, and these will be shown In by
far the largest number.
One interesting opportunity which
the show affords to the man who al¬
ready owns a car, as well as the one
who expects to buy, is the presence
here of mechanics and representatives
direct from all the factories through
whom can be learned every point and
detail any man might want to know
about his machine. Hundreds of car
owners come here just to learn new
points about the cars they are already
driving.
Many Tours Planned.
A special feature of the week this
year will be a number of automobile
tours which will be run to Atlanta
from nearby points, as far away as
one hundred miles. At this time of
the year, the roads are usually in fine
shape, and people are generally able
to get away for a short time from
business.
The goods roads question is one that
is inseparable from the automobile and
the automobile show. The commercial
bodies of the state have planned to
bring about concerted action next
year for wide-spread and effective road
improvement, and the preliminary agi¬
tation will be made part and parcel
of the coming Atlanta automobile
show.
The show will be given, as usual, un¬
der the auspices of the Atlanta Auto¬
mobile and Accessory Association, and
practically the same committee which
has been in charge of it for the last
two years is making the plans now.
This committee is composed of R. N.
Reed, chairman; George W. Hanson,
J. K. Gewinner, John Toole, C. H.
Johnson, George D. McCutcheon, H.
A. Price, W. B. McKlnstry and Wylie
West.
The time, which was pointed to a
few years ago, when the low and
medium priced automobile and the
automobile truck would become neces¬
sities instead of the luxuries as they
were then regarded, has already
come. It Is a necessity to the busi¬
ness man, the merchant, the profes¬
sional man and the. farmer; the farm¬
er, as well as every other man who
uses an automobile for business pur¬
poses, saves time and money by it;
and under the stress of competition it*
use is becoming mote and more gen¬
eral.
The Atlanta Auditorium Is going to
be made a thing of beauty for the oc¬
casion. The decorations this year will
be in blue and gold, and will. If any¬
thing, surpass any arrangement that
has yet been made of the building.
The decorations last year cost $6,000.
The railroads will give special rates
for the occasion, and It Is one of the
nicest times of the entire year to vis¬
it Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14.
—(Special.)—There are
comparati vely few
things that the South
gets first, but it is an
interesting and note¬
worthy fact that the
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
First Methodist
Rev. John G. Logan pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
a'ud evenly,
yer meeting every Thursday
eaing
Sabbath .whool every Sunday morn¬
ing at 9:45, o D. Gibson, Supt
Woman’s Missionary society meets
£i r st and third Friday afternoon In
each month.
Woman’s Bible and Mission study
rises meets every Monday afternoon.
Junior Division meets e w ery first
Sunday afternoon.
Regular meeting of Board of Stew¬
ards second Tuesday evening ia each
month.
Choir practice every Thursday ev¬
ening Immediately after prayer meet¬
ing.
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. John B. Gordon, pastor.
Services every Sunday. V'-*~ tog
service at 11 a. m. Night eervke at
8 p. m.
Sunday school at f:4S. J. 8. Gard¬
ner, superintendent
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7 p. m.
Ladies’ Aid Society meets with
Mrs. aJmes F. Rogers Monday after¬
noon at 2:30 after 2nd Sunday.
Earnest Workers meets at The
Manse Monday afternoon at 2:30 afte
first Sunday in each month.
Loyal Helpers meets at the church
at 2:30 first Sunday afternoon in eac’
month.
Ladles’ Missionary Society meets
at the Manse Tuesday morning at 9
o’clock after 4th Sunday.
North Covington Methodist Church.
Rembert G. Smith, Pastor.
Preaching every 8unday, morning
and night.
Sunday School: C. R, Powell, m»P*
er intend ant, Sunday afternoon.
Prayer mooting, Thursday night.
First Baptist Church.
Rev. H. W. Williams, D. D., pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 11:00 a.
m., and 8 p. m.
Sunday school meets at 9:48 ovary
Sunday morning. C. C. King, supt.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
at 7:30 p m., Seng prswtiee afMr
-.rayer meeting.
Thomas Allgood will preach at
Christian church Sunday at 11
in the morning, and at 7:30
at night. Public cordially invited.
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an old rag to tie up even a little finger cut. That rag may con¬
tain virulent germs which will poison the blood and cause tre¬
mendous swelling and pains and maybe the loss of your life.
You will have no danger of blood poisoning if you use
our antiseptic cotton bandages and preparations,
Come to OUR Drug Store.
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Phone No. 4
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For information, prices, etc., see
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Or write to
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