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Are making prices that have never before been heard of in Oonyers
in order to reduce their stock before February 1st next.
PEOPL ti
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Alter Dec. 1st. we will gin three
days in each week, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday. Fecond
week Tuesday and Friday. Wi 11
gm remainder of season Friday in
each week, Wi 1 ! pay highest price
for good sound seed and will also
buy yonr remrr nts of seed cotton.
CON YERS GIN CO.
Jno D. Scott, Mgr.
EIRE REPAIR SHOP.
If your Bicycle needs Repairing;
If your Gun or Pistol needs Repairing ;
If your watch or clock needs Repairing;
If your Jewelry of any kind needs Repairing ;
Bring it to Me.
My work is guaranteed to give satisfaction’
Shop first door above Hudsons.
c. b; I IRWIN.
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CONYER l c O s i SATURDAY, JAN 12, 1901
QUARTERS
SPECTACLES
EYEGLASSES.
INFESTED FROST TREES .
STATU !i\ 105 K)l'. 0 (dsi SCO l i
SUBMITS IliS liKl’OKT TO
THE HOARD.
THOUSAND" ° V/SHEBUIl’^ED 1
Tliej’ Were Shipped into the Mate
From Tennessee In Vioatio.-i of
the Laws of Georgia. j
[This report is furnished to the press
for the benefit of those interested. So
much lias been published on the subject
that it is due to the public to have a
plain statement from the State Ento¬
mologist of his side of the question.—
State Agricultural Department.]
Orncs or ms
State Ext. oiouckvst.
Atlanta, Ga. Djc. HL. —1.900.
To the Georgia States Hoard of En¬
tomology.
Sms:—I beg leave to submit the fol¬
lowing report upon the eoiifi-cation of
certain trees aud other plants by tills de¬
partment during the months of Novem¬
ber and December, 1900, the same bav¬
ail y- been snipped from another State in
contravention of tho Guorgi i law aud
regulations of the Board governing rlu
inspection aud transportation of nursery
stock.
Under date of July )?, HOOD I received
from Thomasvil’.e, Ga., sample, sped
iiieiicsof a bill of about 10,000 Japan pear
cuttings shipped to that place by Mr.
A. W. Newson, proprietor of the Cum¬
berland Nurseries, Nashville, Term.
These specimens were found to be badly
infested with the San Jose scale and
subsequently I inspected and diretroyed
the entire lot of stock.
At that time the Cumberland nurse¬
ries (also known as the Rosbauk nurse¬
ries, Grand View nurseries aud Paragon
nurseries) were entitled to ship in to
Georgia, having ’secured the required
Georgia tags, which wore issued to them
upon the authority of the Tennessee
Experiment Station Entomologist’s cer¬
tificate.
In due season again Mr. A. W. New-
30 >) proprietor of said Cumberland nurse¬
ries secured the cretifica.ee of the Ten¬
nessee Inspector aud filed the same in
this office with application for official
tags to cover t\io fall and spring ship¬
ping-season, 1000 01. With the appro¬
val cf your Chairman, Hon. O. R
Stevens, I refusid to issue the tags upon
the ground that infested stock hud
been sent into the state last season from
those nurseries, as noted above, and we
had no assurance that it would not be
this season.
Mr. Newson was duly warned r.ot to
make any shipments into Georgia until
the Board could be sufficiently assured
of the freedom from scale of his nurse¬
ries to warrant the issuing of the re¬
quired Georgia tags. Early in Novem¬
ber, however, he attempted to fill his
Georgia orders in defiance of the law
and the state authorities. Ou the
ing of November ?th,I apprehended two
bills of trees iu At.ama, one en.oute to
Nor cross, Ga., and the other to Flowery
Branch, Ga. Both shipments were vor
of certificates tags and the consignor s
name. I followed them up and upon iu
S2H5S5S
the trees aud found them baday infested
with the San Jose scale. Acting under
the regulations of the board I destroyed
both shipments by burning.
On Nov. lOdi I burned another ship
meut of trees at Woodbury, Ga., from
the same nursery firm unaer about the
same conditions.
A fourth shipment went to Duluth,
Ga., and upon examination was found
likewise infested with the San Jose
scale. This I also destroyed.
Mr. Newson protested against the con
fiseationof his property and deciare-i
that his trees were not infested with
scale. Whereupon I proposed to him
that we would submit specimens of in
tested twigs, which I had cut in the pres*
ence of witnesses from the trees that
were destroyed, to any entomologist
who is recognized as authority upon
scale insects for identification of tho
species of scale. Mr. Newson agreed to
tills proposition and the specimens' were
submited as No. 1 (plum) and No. :3
(pear) to Dr. L. O. Howard, Entomo
legist, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. 0. Dr. Howard’s ro
ply is given below:
Nov. 19th, 1909. !
* * Mr. W. M. Scott, State E ltomologi-r, j
1 q j,.!if'sia — Y n ur letter of the 17 th 1 1
instant and accompanying specimens examined du
lv received. Mr. Marlatt has
the twigs represented by your No. 1 I
scale (Aspidiotus p.trniciosus). truly,
“Yours very
“(Signed) L. O. II i w a HD,
“Entomo <>gi.->t.
After this correspondence Mr. Now
son began writing me very courteous
letters apd informed me that if his nur¬
series were really infested with scale no
more tiv.es should be shipped out until
he had rid his premises of the pest. I
then thought the trouble was ended,
but ro my surprise a few days later my
attention was brought to a notice from
the Cuniberlan 1 nurseries to one of
their customers at Columbus, Ga., that
a largo shipment of trees from these
nurseries would be delivered at thal
place on Djc. 8th.
The tree, arrived late in the evenin')
of the date mentioned aud the followin I
day being fcnnday were held over until
tiie tenth, when an investigation was
made. I found that the trees had been
shipped by Mr. VV. Y. O. Grant of Co¬
lumbia, Tenu., under the certificate
Issued to him by tho Tennessee inspec¬
tor and under the Georgia tags issue I
by the board. The trees were alleged
to have been grown by Mr. Grant and
shipped for Mr. Newson to fill the lat¬
ter’s order at Columbus.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Shipment, having been properly labeled,
was apparently made in full compliance
with the law the trees, upon examina¬
tion, proved to be badly infested with the
San Jose scale. I, therefore, burned the
entire lot.
The infestation in this ca s e was so
pronounced chat a representative of The
Cumberland Nnr-eries, who had come
down from Nashville, T-m: , to witness
the investigation, offered no objection to
the destruction of the trees. Specimen?
of this lot were also submitted to Dr.
Howard, who again verified my determi¬
nation of the species.
I immediately canceled the tags issued
to Mr. Grant and ordered the return of
all that had not berni used, bur having
no means of enforcing me order the tag
have not yet been returned.
Mr. Newson was again notified not to
make further .shipments into Georgia,
cifcher in his own name or through the
ngoncy of Mr. W. Y. C. Grant of Co
lumbia, Teun. He persisted, however,
and another shipment was made to
Woodstock, Ga., through the same
flgency ag was used in the Colurubu-:
ghipm811t . q u >4 i examined the
|j e f or e thev were taken from tha
‘
car and flndlug them wiQi:e(1 NV ith the
^ j ose Sca!e j performed the uupl .-as
ant duty of burning them.
I have made uo estimate of the nutn
ni , nt aild tnere were p-rhaps Uier several
thousaU(1 trees in each . Q f tte lots.
The San Jose scale infestation was
most pronounced ou pears, plums,
peaches and English walnuts.
Respect.ally submitted,
\7. M. Scot r, State E. nomologist
, VTtU'Z ng tla’tic B’o >d.
Hon. O. B. Stevens, Atlanta, Ga.:
I Dsau S:b—L have charge of a planta
tlon ^roe . “wfwi
beeves a week. Is tnere any way
that I can gave the blood and freab Utter
I
from the butcher L .. without its smell
in-' too had when placed in barrels? I
Want to use it for fertilizer next spring. \
and I would like to know what to mix
with it It' you can give mo i\uy advice I
it will be appreciated.
Answer.—Y our letter of the fifteenth
j U 8 r„ received and noted. As you are
not running a regular slaughter houso
it would not ho practicable for you to
gavo your blood an l other animal waste
jy the way in which the large slaughter
houses do it. They evaporate their
blood down to dryness, and also thor
oughly dry out with steam heat all of
their other waste, which they grind and
call tankage. Probably the best thing
y 0a c , )U pi ,i,, would be to bay some very
llr v Acid Ph-sphute, stipulating iu the
-
purchase that the acid shall not contain
more than .1 to <> per cent of water.
Acid Phosphate made some six or seven
ditious. Then mix your blood with
this dry Acid Phosphate. It will
g0QU a i) SOr b the blood, and tlion
j a ter ou you can pulverize and have
a most excellent ammouiated fertilizer.
You can also take the offal and other
waste matter and cover it over with the
acid phosphate m a pile, putting layers
of offal and layers of acid phosphate,
one upon the other. The acid phosphate
will prevent the loss of ammonia, and
Will absorb the extra wafer. Tills is the
most practical receipt I can give yon for
saving your waste animal matter. Of
course, your pile of acid and blood, etc.,
should be protected by shelter from the
weather.—Georgia State Chemist.
sliieikl'- 1 orn.
It may bo a ini'c Into to discuss this
question, but in confirmation of \ylint
was said in an address to tho dairymen
of Georgia by Mr Redding to the effect
that by the use of shredded corn 40 per
cent of the value* of the Corn crop is
saved we quote from The Farm and
Ranch, published at Dallas, Tex.:
It is claimed bv some fanners that
cornstalks cannot bo saved in the south¬
west ns in tlic north and west; that they
become too dry aud woody, and even if
shredded will not bo eaten by cattle.
They tell us that unless the corn stands
in the fiell until rlio c >ru is hard that
there will be great loss in grain. They
have, or at least many of them have, the
idea that the corn must be gathered and
the stalks cut afterwards, because the
universal custom has been to gather the
corn from the stalks as they stand in
the field. If they will wait until the
kernels are well glazed, closely, and then cut
and shock the corn the sun
stauce remaining in the stalks will
be sufficient to mature the corn
and the. stalks themselves will not
dry out as they would standing
in the field, The corn may then
be pulled from the stalks and the stalks
hauled to the shredder and made
into a nutritious hay, or they made may be
put through a cutter and into
silage, and if niix< d with pea vines will
make a feed about equal in value to the
whole corn silage. It is an enormous
waste of feed to let the cornstalks dry
up in the field.
.More Biire-IJrccd Cattle Kor Georgia.
In our last monthly talk mention was
made of the instrumentality of the De¬
partment of Agriculture iu connection
with other parties in bringing int-t
Georgia 100 short-horns and Hereford?
for the purpose of improving the breed
of beef cattle. Since that time two more
carloads of pure breeds have been
shipped into the state and sold at fait
prices. All of these, like the first lot,
are young cattle. A short while ago
the prison commissioners purchased
f^=z*ass
| , fo wh,ca f the 19 . l» risoa ° ,ie of thf3 1 ^ haad9 e * mm ° n,e9 *\ '
ever brought into tlie state, cost $ 100 .
Judge Turner is negotiating for a herd
of Hereford heifers for the purpose ol
raising on the prison farm pure stock to
sell to Georgia farmers for breeding
purposes. Here
It must be borne in mind that
fords are raised for beef and not fox
The cows of this breed lurnisj
only enough n,Uk to sustain a calf. Oiw
needs only to look at a Hereford, with
bis short legs aud long body, to know
1
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2 V O ro
m
thut ho will furnish abundance of the
best beef. They are a well-marked
broef i v distinguished from other
cftttlo by their white heads, logs, bellies
and tails and red sides. The bulls are
very docile and easily managed.
The live stock department is ono oi
the best features of the state farm. It is
the intention of tho commissioner ta
raise on tho farm not only all tlm meat
needed for the convicts, but also the best
breeds of cattle and hogs to sell to the
farmers and stock raisers of Georgia a(
tho lowest possible price.—State Agri<
cultural Department.
He Jokt i .No More.
“.lake,” Inquired cue of tbc younger
of tin* knights of the road of tin old
drummer, “wlmi t it: ’o you lame:"
“OvorexiTtlou at practical joking."
“Tell that to the lambs.”
“That’s dead right sonny. Cracked
one too many, and it left me lame for
life. Ask any of the old hoys. That
game of t-iuche came In when I was
traveling to whet were then the new
silver mining district!: In (’olorntla
You call it pedro In this state, 1 guess.
••Well, 1 had a reputation for joking
those (lays—sort of ail advertisement,
you know. There was a good deal of
,shouting and shooting through the cell¬
ing that night, but i veryhody was good
outlin'd and jolly until live bauds we re
■ployed without o pedro heUig caught.
The bidders did uothing hut go lu the
hole and were getting uglier every
deal. myself
••At last 1 could contain with no
longer, and uutiouneed tin up¬
roarious laugh that 1 hnd abstracted
the five spots. The general stotvlteep
or was a friend of mom mid promptly
threw me from the rood story win
dow. mu they ore great wing shots
out there, aud two of them gpt ttu*.
You’ll notice that the lobe of tn.v left
cor Is gone, The other ballet wiis ex
trocteil from my leg tinder tin? ntipei
vision of tht- Ylgilitm-i' cmntnlttre.^ I
have been flu ex Joker ever since. -*
Detroit Free Press.
The Story «it n t’lctiree,
Benjamin Wests picture of the
“Death of Nelson” Is t lowly et:t»l»wu‘<l
with an a net-dole of the great sailor
Just before lie went to sea for tin* last
time lie was present at s> ilitnier. <!t)f
ing which In- sat between i ln> artist
and Sir William llutwimu Y'l.O ,V!ls
expressing to Hamilton tils tegnt m-U
be had not. Ill fils ymiili. acquire*!»««
taste for an and some <lls.-rlmiu«b'«
In Judging It. "But,” said tie. tiirtiloj
to West, “there Is one . fttikte
power 1 do feel 1 never pass a sliup
where your ’Dentil < f Wolfe’ Is la IW
Window Without belli 1 : slopped I'.V I 1 -
West llltldt* some g.iH-ioit* answer to
the compliment »’>'l Nelson
“Why have you puiuied no more •
itr West
“Beenuse. tn.v In,-,!"
“there tire no more snhJeeK
“All. “ -.nld the suitor, ”1
of that.” :nir.m<1 tiVd. “I
“But. my lord.” <• trill M
am afraid your im s-rem*
furnish me with in -Le ' 1 «::rli 1
and if it alienld I -01 vet laiiilv I**'
-
n, -”#' 11 ^
“Uill you?” said Ndson
Mr. West? Then 1 hope 1 s -"' 11
the next battle! Us
A few days later he sn
expressed aspiration was re"
strangely lives "l’ ,J can*
allzed, and the scene
vas.
im>v in,
When Henry Naples- S. Watson. ^ t»«R“ “V t ’
or. landed at bail
tnucii about European t! ie villas 1 ’*
to isnke smm- sketelics In
n<l •as pave
about Naples. » far »
filled him with r>el«oH tieli« «l
lifetime. His lit" d< ft ' trl, ' d!
rlllM* 1,1,1 w
bit. At om* Samllord head
to get it through tin- early in fi ! '’
that he was to lie rn 1 ,,rt liiiuselt
- c
morning. Hr >■' drew a picture
understood. •’ \ i do
himself ly-ng !„ |.,d the sun |S^Bi
of i|g\V the clock at
Ing tliroiigli the IV cluuuhertuaid
the hour Of n a-' The
,K - na . n u was
knocking at ' Tokt 1>ilu oU the.
quite pin,?. u»G tL. J W ,
tick.—Scturria.v l-'" 1 - -
kn ” what it is to he
y «-qi nevrr f
ou advice until you
mck ai „j tired “ j SO year*-
have run nm*' pat-' or
Atchison Glo*i_. j
