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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1899)
COnMUNICATHD. If you will give mo space wnnL to say something in <n the trotting and coach imeiests of this section. lit .h been some little manifested m that line hi t the pulsO seems to heat ret her weak now. The errone iclcrt he<Mns to prevail with OV H pome tli'il to own or take Stock * allj ,V u’HV " in 1 the trotting " horse J'l - immoral, , Io'A tiiean- 1,1 yotl are • with , the arid classes . ,, bi d, you ’ lint such is not th r i-r ;Uh 1 if that class of thinK „ , ..... .a UI) lib, , itK l post them pi ve t hey will dunk ntdifferent- mrrertnr ly- If to own a trotter was as ' people fll . t athinL , an \eliore some would have you believe. what Wlidt a mi-take the French government i ifnle in offering $300,000 for her trotters in q • 1 furnish you a clipping which will give your readers an idea as - to 1 how I, w d„. -h French i - manage g t !.f-ir horse affairs, and light hero Wd dare say, they have the , ' , i 3, oof . Ui ti t » j cate and develop then trotters, 8o why can’t Conyers have a track. wa Come boys, J whoop up, and let’s not be outdone , by eve:i the French government, • In lSIJo the French ,, govern meilt donated upwards Of $300, 000 in purses for trotting races while its donation to help the improvement of the thorough— K bred , Old , 1ifJ not nnt nIlit0 tjUtto rpach leacn ha lid. ic I tba’ sum. The French people argue that a good roadster Ol ! l,nr«a in m b more ! ° useful the State than . to O ue j that Call only gallop, hence the j much greater measure of asms t,he trotter. : tame to . The French government main taifia ; 7; 2800 stallions in the na tional studs , foi f service. . r«, 1 he f fees fange fr0UJ$ l 0 (50 fldUCS) down ! The legal service fee for a stal ion in France is 100 francs ($20) | If an owner charges more than that lie cannot collect- the 1 amount of the service fee by law. Last spring licenses were withheld from several hundred j Stallions because their owneie wuuhl not stand them at the legal fee or less. There are 22 central stallion j depots belonging to the govern— meut in Franco. From these the 2800 stallions the State owns ate tuSUlbuted ... out mound , the , VttUt us breeding districts during the soring 1 fe earlv y summer ' and concentrated . beiore the again beginning of winter. Uice tilt) government in Friuce buys a Stallion, thorough breb, troUer or Percheron’ there ia ia lie at. such suou iliimr t.iiug ua us gciilug iteUimi him ultn irotu .. tho . public , , owneralup , away until He . if t) lie , 18 v-orn out, . proves a gotd breeder be is uever dis pesed , Of c for < reproductive . . P ul> " puses/ J. O. M. The average man never fully realizes at midnight how very Sleepy he ia going 10 beat 7 h, m., tbe next morning. Fmwihlv all tm-n h-ivn rnm moil seust), t’Ut Lhe majority of them seem to value it'too highly to exhibit it to others. The inau who ia punctual in keeping bis appointments loses a lot ol valuable tune—waiting for the other fellow . Fame never comes to man until after the undertaker gets thioug with huu. It’s a case of getting w hat you want after you ceased to want it • A man likes to refer to him¬ self as an idiot at times, but it iuatu-8 lutu mad if anybody eteti UgrcOi) with him' ' ’ uU ' 1 ^ 11 " UH.S , k * 8. iM.OYt , l to . 10 average him to get his laugh in at rt* time when; a woman is hug a fuuuy story. TO A!Q FRUIT GROWERS u i;A-rit k I’A'-ni) at iieckst LEHI'LATIVK SESSION IS AH.AN I A. SIGNED AND NOW IN EFFECT KJ1J p r0 Vi a M Kor a Commission to Il)Sp ,. cr , t „ », s ,roy au lent in.es* For the benefit of the fruit growers of Geor " ia - fb,: foMo lv,n * b ‘ U pa S8ed at the recent session . of the legislature, , f and has now become effective: Be „ it . Enacted „ , , by ,, the General ,, , Assembly . ° Tbaum act entitled “An act to re quire the commissioner of agriculture to establish a special department of horti Cakure und P° mology ' to employ aD entomologisti oto>< e tc.,’* approved Dec. 21 , 1897, be amended so as to read an follows: Section b Tbat from and after th ® passage of this act, the commissioner oi agriculture of the state of Georgia, the president of the Georgia State Horti cultural society and the president of the Georgia State Agricultural society shall, ex-officio, constitute a board to be known « the state board of entomology, of ■ which the commissioner of agriJaltnw shall be chairman, which board shall have full power to enact such rules and regulations governing the inspection, certification, sale transportation and introduction of trees, shrubs, cuttings, buds vines, bulbs and roots, that they may deem rn^sary to prevent the fur ther introduction, increaseanddissemi nation of insect pests aud plant diseases. Boc. 2. That tho state entomologist appointed by the commissioner of ugri- | citod above, appioved Dec. 21, 189<, sba ll act as an inspector under the pro Visions of this act, and it shall bo the duty of the sail board to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with this act, for the government of said onto mologist ill the duties devolving upon him in the execution of tho provisions i Soa 3 That tho salary of tho said entomologist shall not oxceod $1,500 | P 0r annum, and that said salary shall be paid out of tho funds in the agricultu-; ! ral department arising from tho in spec tion of oils. In addition to the above appmprauion the sum of $ 1,000 per annum is hereby appropriated out of the | funds in the agricultural department mising from the inspection of oils, for the purpose of defrayiug the expenses Of tho execution of this act,-the equip ment of a lnboratoryi the traveling aud other expenses of the entomologist and the issuing oi reportsand ortier publica thins. Bee. 4. The entomologist shall have power under the regulations of tho board of control, to visit any section of the state where .such pests are supposed I to exist, aud shall determine whether any infected tro3s or plants are worthy of remedial treatment or shall he de¬ stroyed. And he shall immediately re port his findings i:i writing, giving rea¬ sons therefor, to the owner of the in footed plantation, his agents or tenants, and a copy of each roport shall also be submitted to the said board, lu case of objection to the findings of the iuspoc tor, an appeal shall be mado to the said board - wbo sba11 havo tl,e P ower t0 summon witnesses and hear testimony on oath, and whoso decision shall be Anal All appeal must be taken within three days and shall act as a stay of pro ceedings until it is heard and decided. gec _ b- Upon tho findings of theiu spector in any case of infected trees or plants, the treatment-prescribed by him shall ho executed at once (unless au ap pflill ia taken), under his supervision; cost of material and labor shall be borne hy the c owner; provided, 1 however, that in case tue trees or plants k shall be con demued, . tfioy ... shall shall bo destroyed destrovcd bv Dy tho , ho mspoctor, and the expenses of such ac tion shall be borne by the owner. No compensation p° t^ shall be allowed for any ' an that shali be destroyed. Sec. 0. In case any person or persons refuao to execute the directions of theiu spoctor or of the board after au appeal, shall! the county judge, or ordinary upon complaint filed by the inspector or j r.ay freeholder, to appear before cite the him person within or three per sons days, notice being first sorvod», and that tho said jndgo or ordinary niay hear and determine all the cases ia vacation; and, n u satisfactoi'y evidence, shall cause the prescribed treatment to be executed, and the expense thereof and costs of court shall be collected from the owner j or owners oC infested plants. See. 7. It shall be unlawful to offer for sale, sell, give away or transport j plants, scions, buds, trees, shrubs, viner or other plants, tubers roots, cuttings bulbs known to be infested with dan gerously injurious insects or plant dis¬ eases. Any person or persons violating tins section shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a ntidemeanor. Sec. 8. Tho said board of control, its agents or employes, are hereby empow ered with authority to enter upon any premises in discharge of the duties herein prescribed. Any person or per sons who shall Obstruct or hinder them or their agents in the discharge of these du ( 4 es shall be deemed guilty of amis delneaU or, and, upon conviction thereof, s hall be guilty of a misdemeanor, Sec. 9. Tne board shall hare power to also adopt rules and regulations, uot inconsistent with the laws and consti tution of the state and the United States for preventing the introduction of dan geroualy injurious crop pests from with out the state, and for the governing common carriers in transporting plant. 1 liable to harbor such posts to and from the state, and such regulations shall have the force of iaws. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for anv grower, nur-eryman or corporation tr tm . a _ ghrubs cnttiugg , viues , bulbs ' roots, without having been previously inspected by either a state or experiment s,atloa entomologist or government oft cer, within 12 months of the date of said shipment, 1 and certificate of in spec non to accompany each , , box or package . 10 a.ion of t is c ause wi e consi. as sac j J j S ee. L Bg it ftirt h c r enacted, thal the members of the said board, any twe of wUom 8hilll ooustinite a qa0 rum in tbe absence of the third, shall, within 30 days from the passage of this act, draw'up and promulgate through tho of tbe state the rules and regula tions aece t0 carry into full and , ete effe J t t]ie provisioU3 of thij act) c . are fully defining what disease lnaladiQ8 ' ; both inaact and ' trees”or fungus sha 1 ] COJ18t itut iufeBtatioa in plants with in the meaning and purview hereof. gec ]2 Bq u farther eaacted , tha any 1>cr50n or po „ ons residing in 6tate of Qeorgia> daaIi in or handling t et ghal] ^ lled tQ bave , . JV C 0re °. V ’ 0 eac ^ ( " ar ’ ’ 11 f 011 , . couforiu t0 the reqniromont3 of the boar j of control the inspector shail furnish a cerMcate to that effect. And , auy such P “J S ^ ° r f P ^ g J “f such cMttficate with shall be gnmy of a misdemeanor. Sec - 13 - Eachaud eYef y P ers011 re3ld - jng Georgia, in states .dealm or g counties m or handling of the state trees ol plants, cutting, vines, shrubs, bulbs and roots 1U tbis etate . sball register hid »««•«» firm, and file a copy of his or ita certificate of inspection furnished by the entomologist, fruit inspector oi duly authorized government official of stat8 or county, with the chairman °f the board of control. Upon failura 80 to ^o-said stock shall be liable to confiscation under order of the in sp ° ctOT ' U ' Whn vv Ucn „ twn tv ’ 0 rnnnfal reputable ,m ^ citizens lH7PTlS of an > r ™ mlt y 111 Geor K ia 8 hall notify tlie bo:ird - lr!,m bohef - tbat noxious in sects or I ,lant disoa!5es exist in theil county, tlio said inspector shali be di reeled to ascertain as speedily as possi bbi by personal investigation, and in such other manner as he may deem ex¬ pedient, the extent of tho infection, and shall act with all due diligence to sup press and eradicate the said pests and « lve lu ‘ tlcc t0 tbe owner, tenant or a o eI1 ^ s tf ( -li premises to treat such in ^ estcd plants according to the methods he may prescribe, or destroy them within ten days from date of such no¬ tice, and if after the expiration of such period of ten days the infested plants have not been treated or the treatment has not been properly applied or is not effectual in ridding plants of the pests, the inspector shall cause such plants to be properly treated or destroyed as his judgment warrants. The cost of the work shall be covered by execution from the owner of the premises. See. 15. It shall be the duty of the in spector to make a monthly report of his work, both as entomologist and inspec tor, to the board of control, as well as the expenditure under this act, and said board shall report annually to the gov eruor of the state. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage, aud all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved n#.. Dec. *1 20, imis lalib. ----- Refuse Salt on Compost. q UES tion-I have a lot of refuse salt on hand. Would you advise putting it in my compost heap, and if so, in what Proportion? Answer Strictly speaking, salt is ! no6 a fertilizer, as an analysis shows it to contain little or no plant food. From anient times, however, down to the present day it has been applied to land generally with beneficial results, so that experience, our best teacher, indorses its use. Ou lands that are near enough t0 tbe sea to receive the salt spray, which storms often carry to a consider ! ab l e dis « auca mland, or on such lands as contain chlorine and soda in any form - salt would have no appreciable j effect, but on soiJs of an opposite char acter au application of salt is frequently very beneficial. By some means its j presence brings about a chemical change in 1 he soil which renders available an additional amount of plant food for the j growing crops. Not only this, but the great affinity it has for water causes it t0 attract troIU *be dews and the vapors of ,be atmos pbere au amount of mois¬ ture, which, iu a drouth, enables the crops to resist to some extent, the effects o f 'he dry weather. A liberal appfiea tion of salt is svid also to prevent rust 1 in cotton, though this is not well es tablished. Ah additional benefit to bo derived from an application of salt is that it kills the larvae of many noxious insects, such as cutworms, etc. I would advise yon to use it- in your compost heap, iu such proportion as that from 5 to 10 bushels will be applied to the aexo. j “State Agricultural Department amounted tn 90 cars. Rome growers ceivei poor returns on account of bad handling, poor packing and rascally commission merchants, but good fruit, well handle! and properly shipped, gave very satisfactory returns. I be lieve there will never be an over pro duction of choice peaches.—State Agri¬ cultural Department. j Jlish-s Wiiii the SraprgPrs. mules have Question.—T with wo of Is my there died staggers. any rein edy for it, and what causes it? Axswbk.—T here are two varieties ol ^ kaowu generallv according as b i ind , and gl staggers> to the , , , . , , JU I< wi u- s ls p.aye y si. amma. In blind staggers the animal rushe.t aronud recklessly , ruimi ng against or f lling over any obstruction in his way. In sleepy staggers the affected horse or tank appears dull and stupid, standing Q^etly Wlth lts with head iowered P ressin & head, agamst or a perhaps fence or Jf a11 ; The disease however , is the same in both cases and being a brain disease, i, very bard to relieve or control. Some °f tbc horse books assert that it is cause! over gorging, but from my own ex P erience 1 a,u sure 13 brought on by eanng damaged or rotten corn. It n ,he genera l sentiment among that tbere is ; more damaged corn ye f th “ the f ever knew bofore ' at ' no doubt to the continuous tarns of last summer. Numerous com plaints of this disease are coming to department, and I fear that the loss on this score will be heavy throughout the -state. In feeding horses and mules imaged ^eful corn, to or see you that are likely they to get meet with losses from this very fatal disease. Wheil th0 disease is fully developed lit tle or notMh S cau be done to save the proper treatment 13 resorted to many cases can bo cured. The treatmentcon ] ^ ^ ^vffig a go^ddolt " o“s Qr oil Jf the medicine does not act ; two aud a half or three hours the dose should be repeated. Prevention, how ! ever, is better than cure, therefore you should use every care to keep damaged corn out of the horse stable.—State Ag¬ ricultural Department. Whcnt Sowing In Georgia. Question—I s it now too late to sow wheat? Answek —Good crops of wheat liavo been raised in the middle ancl northern sections of the state sowed as late as tho middle of January. You should have sowed about the middle of Novem¬ ber, provided the cold weather had by that time destroyed the Hessian fly, which is very apt to ruin a wheat crop sowed before frost. To hope for a fair crop, planted at this late date, your ground must be rich, either naturally or by the liberal use of fertilizers. Prepare the land with extra care for the reception of the seed, and do not fail to broadcast from 50 to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre when the spring growth eom mences. Then with a favorable season you may make a fair crop of wheat. Be sure to follow your wheat crop with peas sown oroadcast; they will not only give you a splendid crop of hay, hue will also enrich your soil with nitrogen, the most costly of plant foods. PEAR BLIGHT. Southern Treatment For Le Conto and Klefor I’ear Trees. When n pear orchard is badly blight ed, tho owner writes to everybody who claims to know anything on the subject, aaf I every one will write him to prune, prune, prune, when really the truth is that the more he prunos the worse will batheblight. When an orchard is badly blighted, the thing to do is to let it alone M completely as possible Don’tprunea limb, ’ don’t plow it or do anything r e else to 11 tbat Wl11 stimulate the trees. The trees are certainly in bad shape for two years. Let them alone till the trees make | but-a small growth. Don’t cultivate the land. Then fertilize with phosphoric acid and potash (no nitrogen). Kainit aud acid are good forms. Apply broad cast 500 pounds of each to the acra Less will do good ; more will do more ru-“V*“|i 7 J f'7. tbree ° r JainV^ M whlter be tween Deo. 1 and If doD0 oar Jie r , vegetation is too much in the way. If doue later, there will be danger of causing the trees to bloom too eariy. In May give the orchard another cultivation, most advantageously done with a cutaway harrow, plowing about 8 "if vf 6 fieaso Tre ° tfaQ 6ame p lowin«s the trees rather vigorous, leave off the May p)ow ing. When you have starved out tbe blight and have got the trees to where they make but a email growth annually, which will be just before you commence the fertilizing and plowing described above, then is the time to prune, prune, prune. Don’t prune with a knife or shears, but with a saw. Saw off the worst blighted limbs, the straggling limbs, tbo chafing limbs and ths very tall limbs. Cut them half in two, re ducing tbe tree neatly oue-half. Apply kainit and acid annually; give tbe orchard two plodrings; never plant F eas> beggar weeds or tarn under a heavy crop of any vegetable growth. Then count blight a blessing, for yon will have studied the requirements of pear trees and supplied their needs Uarki sava a W. Stone of Georgia in The i Sew Yorker. •?-oW g era* m S I nr a I k .0 The iu Kind for You Have 30 Always Bought, and whioi 7 l&S use over years, lias borne the s' r i JZ- and SOnal has su P been erv ision made since iindT^t PPt ° f ‘ . S./, Allow to its vn.!“ w fancy no one deceive * All periments Counterfeits, that trifle Imitations with and Substitutes a V" Ut Ex and endanger the t * 7 ' Infants and Children—Experience against Ex th of ifient. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a substitute ^ ^ for Castor Oil, Paregoric Dr and Soothing- Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant i! contains substance. neither Its age Opium, is its guarantee. Morphine nor It destroys other Xarcot! and allays Feverishness. It Diarrhoea W orms cures and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tb Stomach and Bowels, giving- healthy and natural slet The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s n ^ Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of a & m w The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPAN Y, TT MUR RAY OTRCCT. NEW YORK CITY. The Kicker. , Txodblese the kickers the dear old kickers—God b’ess them every one. For they’ll kies when you are in for fuu! They’ll buck at improvements in full estate; They’ll buck at booming the town—and at everything that'll work for good, some kickers will frown and frown! If this thing or that thing is thought to be good—some other they’ll say, will be better—and if one could write them up as a I “ mass.,— they’d knock off that superfluous, letter! When the3e self same kickers arrive at she gates—the pearly gates of hea¬ ven—they’ll kick if offered a nice small crown and pick out a nnmber leven. On earth, in heaven aG home OU the Street, there afe wl)oarftbound t0 KicK —until we declare there’s no peace anywhere—’tis enough to make a mati sick , So out ou those kickera, those chronic old kicKers—th3t blight that trust on a town—aud when they kick with their mulish ways, for heav¬ en sake frown them down.—Ex TO THE PEOPLE! 1 Tf . y ou walll* , a gOOu. COuIlT.y papci nne g * that - i § 1VeS •... a11 , , the . , ^eWS every Week , give . USYOUF xidUit; dna ,,rp wewlli. ,„jii S6na YOU THE CONYERS WEEKLY. Everything that happens in the county finds it.S Way into this Office* Take your county paper and keep ! posted. TO MERCHANTS. j Advertise your business in this paper and reach the homes of the best people in the county. We do iob work neatly* promptly ana at reason¬ able The TiaGrauce News etiJ that: One of the worst thing,- ih a | can befall a boy is to have ttJ liberty to stay out late at nightjl This is too often a fatal privilege,! wheil for it is during the night all mischief is plsnned and exe-1 cuted. The boys who are per-l mitted the freedom of the sheen] tb] t all hours of the night are boys who fill the jails, wori-l houses and penitentiaries, anij bring sorrow to their relatives and friends. If the hairs of our head are numbered, tbe bald headed con¬ tingent will bless the man who can supply the back numbers. CJk.& •S’OTiXAL. Tio fac¬ It n tions Ml cigsators af { ViJ|« Monopolies are like babies, Most men are opposed to them m general principals they acquire a personal in one. A merry-go-round is a good volver to kill time with,
