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The Boll Weevil Quarantine And the Necessity For It Ailnnta, December.—(Special.)— The new boll weevil quarantine line l„ Georgia baa just been defined and marked out by the State Board oi Entomology, effective Monday, Decent- bpr 6. and a rigid adherence to the nl ] eF and regulations laid down by ,lie buard will be insisted upon in or der to prevent the spread of the boll weeV ii at a rate more rapid than un- d( , r ordinary natural conditions. The Mexican cotton boll weevil, fa} -s the department, entered Georgia in August, and, owing to the very la iP season and favorable conditions, spread more rapidly than anticipated. It has now been found in the follow ing counties: Decatur, Grady, Thotn- af! , Baker, Lowndes, Berrien, Colquitt, Mitchell. Miller, Early, Baker, Worth, Tift, Dougherty, Calhoun, Clay, Quit- man, Randolph, Terrell, Lee, Sumter, Schley. Webster, Stewart, Chattahoo chee. Marlon, Talbot, Muscogee, Har ris, Cpson, Pike, Meriwether, Troup, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Campbell, Carroll, Douglass and Haralson, a to tal of forty, or more than one-fourth of the cotton-growing area of the state. Conditions Were Favorable It has been an unusually favorable year for the weevil, and it has ad- «3z-vanced uniformly through northeast ern Alabama and in southern Tennes see. If it had not been for the strict enforcement of quarantine regulations controlling the movement of cotton seed, hulls, corn in the shuck and such other articles as are liable to carry boll weevil, this pest would now be well established in every section of Georgia. At the first killing irost the weevil went into winter quarters, and one of his principal hiding places is in stored cotton seed. This creates the necessity for a strict enforcement of the quarantine regulating the move ment of cotton seed from infested into non-infested territory. The present actual boll weevil line in Georgia as just established, enters (he state from Alabama at Newsville in Haralson county, passes through Tallapoosa and Bremen, then through Horace in Carroll; through Bill Arp and Chapel Hill in Douglass county; slightly north of Red Oak in Camp bell county; then turns southward and passes through Brooks in Fayette ; just east of Molena in Pike and east of Thunder in Upson; slightly east of Junction City in Talbot and a few miles east of Ellaviile in Schley ; thence slightly west of Americus in Sumter, through Philema in Lee, through Shingler and east of Sumner in Worth; thence through Dosia in Tift, just east of Nola in Berrien and slightly east of Valdosta in Lowndes and on to the'Florida line. Seed For Crushing Only In fixing the new quarantine area for the shipment of cotton seed until the movement of the next crop begins on August 1, 1910, the stale board of entomology lias authorized the ship- tnenl of seed front infested territory for crushing purposes only to oil mills that are situated within the 20-mile safety zone. This safety zone is an area 20 miles wide, Just oast of the actual boll weevil line. This applies solely to seed for crushing purposes but these mills will not he permitted lo ship eoltnn seed hulls to points east of the 20-tuile safety zone until January 1 and after. There will be no restriction upon cotton seed hulls between January 1 and August 1, even from infested to non-infested territory, as there is practically no danger of carrying the weevil during that time. Articles which may not be shipped from in fested into non-infested territory, ex cept within the 20-mile zone, Include seed cotton, cotton seed, sacks used for seed cotton or cotton seed within eight months, cotton seed hulls be tween August 1 and December 31, Spanish moss and corn in shuck be tween October 1 and June 30, living weevils or weevil stages, household goods containing any of the forego ing. Where no time limit is specified the restriction is continuous. Articles whose shipment is not re stricted include baled cotton, linters and loose cotton lint, cotton seed meal, cake and oil, corn shelled or in the ear with shuck removed, cotton seed shown by affidavit lo have been sacked for eight months or more, cot ton seed for planting after fumigation by an entomologist, hay and empty freight cars. May Delay The Weevil Strict observance of these quaran tine regulations may result in holding the weevil in check in this state for two or three years longer than other wise. Had it not been for the quaran tine against articles from infested states, the weevil would have spread all over Georgia long ago. It is im possible to prevent the spread of the weevil by natural means, but artificial means may be almost wholly con trolled. Everyone is warned not to carry live boll weevils into non-infested ter ritory. There are very strict national and state laws against any person having live boll weevils in his posses sion, and the penalties for violation are severe. The state board of ento mology states that these laws will bo rigidly enforced. MANAGING THE DAIRY COW By Dr. A. M. Soule. For the next four or five months every owner of a dairy cow faces a more or less difficult problem. With the approach of cold weiither there is natu- raliy a tendency for cows to diy tip; at least for the milk flow to fall off decidedly. The cost of the daily ration, however, tends to Increase because grass furnishes the cheapest roughage possible, mul naturally it is not avail able during the winter months, l.'uiuparutlvely few cow owners have pro vided tor any green feed during tlie winter Those who have seeded a patch to cereals are to be commended, for they have provided their cow with a most desirable addition to the dietary. Where patches of alfalfa or other winter growing legumes have been established, enough green feed at least will be available to help keep the appetite on edge ami to afford a tonic from Lime to time for the system as well. It should not be difficult to obtain an abundance of any or all of the fol lowing forms of roughage; Cotlon seed hulls, shredded corn stover, sorghum lodder or baled sorghum hay, peavlne and sorghum La>. oats and vetch hay, Bermuda or mixed hay, and out straw, in a few Instances there may be some alfalfa hay on Itand and, no doubt, other forms of roughage will be loiiml in larger or smaller quantity, but In the main the ones enumerated must provide tlte greater part of the roughage fed. In many instances these materials have, no doubt, been stored In considerable quantities. If not, l heir purchase will be in order as it will not be practical to liad cheaper or better substitutes. Non-Legumes And Legumes The foodstuffs mentioned fall naturally Into two classes: those deficient In protein, and those containing more protein; or In other words, the non- legumes and the legumes. Of course, any one who has had experience in feeding a dairy cow known that she must he supplied with a considerable amount of protein. This fact lias been demonstrated over and over again. Tile analysis of milk and the fact that it Is a product largely of nervous energy show that tltis conclusion is right. A dairy cow should be fed us much roughage as she will eat up clean, and it should always be presented to her in the most palatable form. Since she is a machine for the manufacture of milk, it is necessary in order to secure the best results that the machine be worked to the limit and Its operation facilitated. Variety in the dietary and palatability should therefore be emphasized tis strongly as possible, and in case of all long fodders or hays, it will generally be best to run them through a cutttngbox, thereby making thorn lino and easily masticated. It will also be an advantage to wet them down with a bucketful of water in which a couple of handfuls of salt have been dissolved. If the feed for the following morning is prepared the night before in Hie manner indicated, Hie hard dry fodder will have taken up the moisture, will lie much softer than it would otherwise be, and will tie eaten witli greater avidity and masti cated more thoroughly. Moreover, when cut up In the manner suggested, meal may be sprinkled over the mass and thoroughly mixed with it. This prevents the row from gulping the meal down separately and thereby en couraging indigestion, a trouble which is very common, if the witter may judge correctly from the correspondence which he receives. Of course, some of (lie roughage should be fed in the dry form. II would hardly he worth while to moisten hulls, for instance. It will ho good practice to have a rack in the yard or stable preferably where the feed can be kept dry and in which a supply of long fodder of any of the varieties mentioned may be kept, so that the cow can pick and choose what stie wunts of this character of food from time to time. Producing The Roughage It should not be a difficult matter to provide a good variety of roughage for a dairy cow, no matter how tlie owner may be situated; but, in provid ing the roughage, only a small part of the problem has been solved, for no cow' can produce milk economically or maintain a satisfactory flow unless the concentrated part of the ration be adequate as to character, quantity and quality. Attention has already been directed to the necessity of supplying a liberal amount of protein, and this point is emphasized with propriety In those cases where no legume hay is available, as will happen in many in stances. Of the various concent rales available for use in the South, there is none which can compare with cotton seed meal, because it provides a larger pro portion of protein at a relatively lower cost than any other foodstuff on the market. Many are now complaining of the price of cotton seed meal, saying that it is too high to feed to dairy cows, and wondering if they can not sub stitute corn, bran and oats and mixed foodstuffs to better advantage. In this they are very much mistaken, as (hey will quickly find out If they will secure figures on the price per ton of any of the above concentrates, ascer tain the amount of protein each contains, and sit down with a pencil and figure out the relative cost of protein per pound in each. While, of course, cotton seed meal may be used as the sole concentrate, where some corn and oats are available these may be mixed with it. For instance, corn and cotton seed meal can be fed on the basis of half and half. If there 1h n desire to add oats, make the ration one-third corn, one-third oats and one- third cotton seed meal. A still better arrangement, however, is one-half cot ton seed meal, one-quarter oats and one-q-uarter corn. There Is no objec tion to grinding corn, cob, shuck and all together, and the oats can also be ground to advantage. Feeding Cotton Seed Meal Where cotton seed meal is fea alone the arnounl should be gauged accord ing to the size and age of the cow and the flow of milk. From 4 to 6 pounds may be fed to the average cow weighing 800 to 1,000 pounds and giving two gallons of milk per day. As much as 8 pounds may he fed to a particularly large, vigorous cow giving three gallons of milk. If cotton seed meal Is com bined with the other foodstuffs mentioned in the proportions suggested, then the amount fed per day should be increased from 8 to 12 pounds be cause the use of corn and oats with cotton seed meal tendH lo reduce the per cent of digestible protein in the ration, and the other foodsiuffs not being so concentrated a larger amount must of necessity be used. There should thus be no serious difficulty experienced on the part of the average cow owner in providing an adequate ration for the winter months at a rea sonable cost. BLACK WHITE TA N YOUR FORD I IS READY NOW And as you ride you pay. Nothing could better demonstrate my faith in the Ford's ability to stand up. Nothing could better demonstrate my certain ty that you will be pleased with the streamline body, the splendid appearance, the ready motor. Ask for my term proposition. WALTER HOPKINS 25 Perry Street. NEWNAN, GA. T. S. PARROTT Insurance—All Branches Representing r Fire Association, of Philadelphia Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New Yorh American Surety Co., of New Yorh Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N. J. 14 1-2 Greenville st., Over H. G. Glover Co. SANTA CLAUS REACH Of Everybody We have given over large space in our dry goods store for toys during the holidays and they must go during that time. Shoo-fly rocker horses SI Imported jointed dressed doll 35c 14-inch curley haired imported dressed doll 59c Assorted Japanese trembling figures 10c Japanese jumping toys 5c Santa Claus figures 5c Red enamel solid rubber balls 5c and 10c Large “Merry Christmas” rubber balls 10c Tin tea sets 10c and 15c Toy pop gun _ 10c Automatic repeating pistols 10c Novelty “Mama and Papa” trumpets 10<? Fancy painted Christmas horns 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c Rubber tired collapsible doll cabs $ 1.50 Fancy all-over lace pin cushions 10c Children’s school umbrellas 50c Fancy handle doll umbrellas 69c Children’s toy brooms 10c Silk and net boudoir caps 10c and 25c Children’s handkerchiefs lc Ladies’ fancy handkerchiefs 3c to 25c Ladies’ silk ruffs 25c Ladies’ collar and cuff sets 50c “Charlie Chaplin” Doll $1.00 Millions see him in the movies and a million kids will want him. It’s Charlie from head to foot. Ladies’ silk auto scarfs 50c Men’s silk ties 25c, 50c and $1 Men’s silk hose 25c to 50c New style ladies’ hat . $1 See the men’s $1.50 shirts for >1 Heavy eiderdown kimonas $1 Large size 50 x 50 lace table scarf 50c Baby pink and blue blankets _50c to $1 Large 11-4 wool blankets, all colors $5 Ladies’ gold handle parasol, value $2.50 at__ $1.69 Ladies’ silk sweaters $2.50 to $6 Men’s new style hats at $2.00 to $3.50 Men’s silk muffs, each 50c See the children’s parasol 50c and 69c 12 inch unbreakable character doll 10c Satin dressed doll 12^ inches tall 59c Large sleeping doll $1 8 inch imported dressed doll 15c Curley lock mashable doll, 26£ inches tall $1 Large stuffed animal 50c Small toy horses 5c and 10c Imported bellows toys 10c Surprise crown boxes 10c Assorted masks 5c and 10C Small toy pistol 5c Fancy red, white and blue spinning tops 5c Noisy fry pan rattlers 10c Blow bell horns 10c Revolving music boxes 10c Mechahical pool player 39c Boys indian suits $1 Cow girls suits $1 Cow boys suits — $1 Doll folding brass beds 59c Collapsible doll go carts 59c Toy monkey 29c Top kitchen sifter 10c I. N. ORR COMPANY NEWNAN, “HOME OF GOOD BUYERS” GEORGIA