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COTTON SEED SELECTION OF OTMOST IMPORTANCE TOJOOD PRODOCTION Bight Variety And Good Seed Necessary In Fight Against 801 l Weevil, Says Board of Entomology Atlanta, August, (Special)—There if a big difference between improved cotton seed and just “cotton seed.” Experiments conducted by the Geor gia State Board of Entomology have proven beyond question that tile dif ference in value is as great as that between pure bred bogs, such as the Durocs and Berkshires, and the plney woods "razor-back.” Many fanners have learned the fra portance of this difference. They have found from actual experience, involv ing losses, that it Is not safe to plant t he ordinary varieties of cotton 6eed. So important is this problem of g red selection, that the board feels it must strongly urge every farmer to make effort this year to improve his cotton seed by mass selection at least. In mass selection the best siaiks are selected and picked togeth er. This cotton is carefully ginned and the seed planted next year for the seed patch. Enough stalks should be selected To plant for a bale or at least half a bale. Pedigreed Breeding Then, a few farmers in each coun ty should take up the work of pedi greed breeding or individual selection. I'nder this plan a number of the best and most resistant plants are chosen and the seed of each plant saved to itself. The next season a short row is planted from each stalk. Planted side by side, the opportunity is given for easy comparison, and ascertain ing which is the most resistant and has the strongest transmitting power. This Is important to determine, for plants, • like ani'mals, transmit their good as well as their had qualities to their progeny. The seed from the row showing the greatest resistance to disease and the greatest yield, is saved and planted next season in a multiplying patch. The seed from this in turn is saved, and the following season as many acres as possible should be planted with it. Thus, from one stalk, in three years, a very large quantity of seed may be secured. In individual selection great care must be used in securing the best plants. It is often noticed that plants vary greatly in the same field. In making selections study the follow ing characteristics: Resistance to Taylor iVlaid One label like these will be on each ff our 10c loaves—save them, they are ‘valuable. Brino us 10 labels and we will o-ive vou free one 10c loaf. Cali for it by name (rom- your grocer. If he does not handle it, call phone 28; we will send it to you. Taylor P^aid tST Life ALL LOR wilt, rootkuot and anthracnose; fruit fulness and earliness; percentage, length and strength of lint; type of plant and distribution of fruit on plant. Watch The Type Of Plant Stalks of the predominating type in the row or field, should be chosen, if equally resistant and well fruited as others. Get the form of the ideal stalk well fixed in your mind, and look for it. Remember the type from year to year, and don’t change unless you should change to a different strain or seed variety. Select from stalks having long fruit ing limbs close to th§ ground, and with Joints close together. Get those with fewer large stalked branches, but with the fruiting branches most nu merous. Asa rule it Is best to select the plants that have most of the fruit on the lower part of the stalk, for these begin fruiting early. Maintain the fruiting and resistant qualities by “roguing.” Do this both in the progeny rows and in the field. This means cutting out the diseased and stunted stalks about July 1 and August 1, so as to prevent crossing with the fruitful and resistant plants. Get The Right Variety Every farmer should begin by get ting the variety of cotton that he wishes to grow, the variety best adapted to his locality, and then stick to it. Write for Bulletin No. 46 of the Georgia State Board of Entomolo gy on “Cotton Variety Tests;” this will assist you in selecting your va riety. Selection and planting of the right variety for your locality, is half the fight against the boll weevil. The board of entomology has gins both in Atlanta and at Thomasville. (Send your individual seed selections to the board at either place, properly numbered and sacked, and they wdll be ginned and returned to you free of charge. The per cent of lint each stalk makes will be determined and mark ed on each sack. Send your seed in as soon as possible after the cot ton is picked, so that it may be gin ned without delay. Address it to the Georgia State Board of Entomology, either Atlanta or Thomasville, which ever place is nearest you. Write .also, for any other information you may wish. PHONE 28 PHONE 28 Taylor IVlaid Taylor Maid THE DARTOW TRIBUNE-THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS, SEPT. 13, 1917. PROPER STORE HOUSE FOR IRISH POTATOES The problem of keeping Irish pota toes through the winter without In Jury from getting too cold or too hot and the still greater problem of keep ing them through the summer with out injury from severe sprouting or shrivelling is practically solved when a store house in which an even tem perature may be maintained is pro cured. Fall grown potato; j make ex cellent seed for the following spring and fall crops, when carried through the winter in good condition, and in order to prevent all waste of an ex cellent food crop more attention should be paid to storing than ever before, urges the Horticultural De partment of the State College of Agriculture. r Specifications for special buildings may be secured from this department and advice as to changing buildings already on the farm. To keep in the best condition Irish potatoes should be kept at an even temperature. They will have to pass through a heat or sweat at first so they should not be stored in very large piles. A special storage house Is better of course, and more convenient, but any barn or out building with tight walls can be converted into a storage place. The walls should be sufficiently tight, to prevent cold winds from blowing in and to keep out cold to some extent. The floor should be very tight, if not it should be covered with an inch or two of dry dirt and the potatoes piled on this. They may be stored in a base ment but. should be put in barrels or boxes or placed in slatted shelves. There is usually danger of a base ment getting too warm and, if this is the case, it should be avoided. They should be kept at a tempera!up of 33 to 45 degrees during the win ter. If the weather is very cold they may be covered with straw or sacks and a little dry dirt. They should not be unoevered during a w'arm spell. If Irish potatoes are to be kept through the summer for fall planting, they should be removed from their winter quarters in the spring when they show signs of sprouting, and he placed in a light airy place. An empty loft is am ideal place if it has plenty of light. They should be spread out thinly and should not. be allowed to come in contact with soil. They may be placed outside in di rect sunlight for a few w r eeks before planting. When kept in the above manner they will form short, green, tough sprouts, which do not injure the vitality of the potato. If left in a dark, moist place, long white sprouts will be formed which are in jurious to the potato and will have to be removed at. planting time. A storage house 20x40 feet will hold 3,000 bushels of potatoes easily. The cost of such a house will vary from $250 to SSOO, according to the kind of material used. 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