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Thursday, June 26, 1924,
Every man from whom he has borrowed money; every man from whom he has
bought fertilizers; every man who has extended him credit in any
way, 1S interested in his battle with the boll weevil.
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It is common knowledge that the banks of Cobb County have been liberal in backing the farmer in his difficult financial situation
t;he past two or three years. We have made common cause with the farmer, placing our faith and our capital behind the agricultural
Interests of the county. We now feel that the most critical period of the year has been reached. The time has come for the farmer to
do his best. The weevil invasion starts this week. The battle must be fought and either won or lost within the next four weeks,
THERE IS ONE APPROVED WAY OF FIGHTING THE WEEVIL. , :
: THERE IS A PLAN OF DESTROYING THEM THAT IS SIMPLE ENOUGH. .
| IT IS THE PLAN OF ;POISONING AND PICKING UP THE FALLEN SQUARES. :
WE ARE PLACING OUR RESOURCES BEHIND THIS PLAN OF BATTLE. ‘
: ‘ : WE WANT TO HELP THE FARMER WHO HELPS HIMSELF.
WE CANNOT HELP THE MAN WHO WILL NOT HELP HIMSELF.
, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POISONING IS TOO WELL PROVEN TO BE LONGER DOUBTED.
The man who places his own pre-conceived opinion against the well proven merits of calcium arsenate as a weevil destroyer, endan
gers himself, endangers his creditors, and his credit for the future.
All of (Georgia is lined up in the fight to save the 1924 cotton crop. One plan of campaign has been agreed upon. It is the plan that
has proven most successful in boll weevil territory. It is a plan that has never failed. We commend it to yvou as outlined below,
I'his Is the Program of Calcium Arsenate Poisoning
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That Will Save Your Cottom From the 801 l Weevil
Forty Days From Planting Time
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To First Squares '
Fertilize heavy and grow the crop as quickly as possible.
Cultivate often within these forty days.
Begin poisoning when weevils appear.
After Carrying Out the First 40-Day Schedule the Following Suggestions Are In Order:
20 Days From First
/ .
Squares to First
Open Blossoms
Concentrate fight on weevil within
these twenty days.
Begin poisoning not later than ap
pearance of first squares.
Poison at least three times within
these twenty days.
Poison about five days apart.
If you dust, use five pounds per acre
each time.
REMEMBER!
‘'Weather conditions help to control the weevil, but will not do all the,
work.
Under weevil conditions the crop must be made within twenty davs,
between appearance of first squares and first blossoms.
OFFICERS:
J. E. MASSEY, President
JOS. M. BROWN, Vice-Pres.
D. R. LITTLE, Cashier
A. D. LITTLE, Asst. Cashier.
EDW. W. GROVES, Asst. Cashier
50 Days From First Blos
soms to First Open
Bolls
Pick up squares for twenty days af
ter first blossoms.
Burn all squares.
The fight is won if you have done it
right up to now.
Otherwise, dust again on appearance
of weevils,
Keep fighting till yon are sure of a
- good erop of cotton.
The First National Bank
Marietta, Georgia
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
60 Days From First To Last
Open Bolls Under
- Weevil Conditions
Pick crop early. ' :
Get it all in within these sixty days.
Cotton picked early grades high and
brings more money.
Get ready for fall fight on weevil.
- SOME GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
i Raise your own home supplies, foods and feedstuffs.
Fertilize heavy, cultivate often and shallow, poison carefully, and,
grow a profitable crop of cotton,
These recommendations are based on state and federal investigations.
75 Days Left For
Fall Work
Rip up or plow un:l(er old stalks af
ter last picking. ’
Plow under litter and leaves.
This reduces cost of fight during fol
lowing year,
It robs weevil of food in autumn.
It kills most of old weevils.
DIRECTORS:
JOS. M. BROWN JOHN W. HANCOCK
A.V.CORTELYOU D. R. LITTLE
E. P. DOBBS J. E. MASSEY
T. C. ERWIN G. P. REYNOLDS
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