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♦ QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT. ♦
The Journal desires to increase the usefulness of its agricultural ♦
> pagTis tn every way possible. For this purpose, the department of ♦
> inquiries and answers is to bo greatly enlarged. Any information per- ♦
♦ telnlng to agriculture, the proper tillage of the soil, the proper use of ♦
♦ fertilisers, seeding for crop*, stock and cattle breeding, poultry raising ♦
*. *■< in fact, all subjects pertaining to the farm upon which informa- ♦
♦ tion may bo sought or practical suggestions offered, will be published ♦
♦ la these columns. *
♦ We request oar readers to use these pages freely. We wUI ea- ♦
♦ deavor to furnish information, if th s questions are asked. Letters ad- ♦
♦ dressed to Dr. and row M. Souls, President State Agricultural college, ♦
w arbowe ft* will reuelTS prompt at tontlon, and the replies will be pub- ♦
♦ lished in The Semi-Weekly Journal. ♦
Feeding Cattle Through the Winter
In puttin* »tockers on feed a grave
mtztoke is generally made in trying
to induce them to eat too much. Feed only
* moderate amount to commence with
and do not give ail the feeds at once.
Feed the roughness at two or three times
during the day and change its nature
and character as often as possible. Keep
the mangers clean and have salt where
the cattle can easily reach it Animals
are far more dainty than they are given
credit with being, and a thorough disin
fection of the feeding troughs by wash
ing them out with a scalding solution
of aalsoda once in a while and keeping
old feed out of them that has been con
taminated by the breath of the animals
is a very important consideration. Com- j
fort tn every sense is a necessity with
ail classes of Hve stock; therefore the
stables should be kept well bedded and
perfectly dry and all disturbing and ir
ritating influences removed from the
presence of the cattle. If stockers are
handled as suggested, there is no reason
why they should not go on grass in the
very best condition to take on flesh rap
idly and make a large increase in live
weight in a graving period of four or
* five months. By handling them as out-!
lined they should gain from 100 to 200
ponnde per head during the winter sea- i
son. and this win not interfere in the I
least with their making as large gains on
good pasture as they would otherwise
have made. The Idea sometimes met with
that qattle fed during the winter will not
make uniform gains on grass is certainly
erroneous, though the claims made on
this point by practical feeders under cer
tain conditions are undoubtedly true. |
These conditions, however, only pertain
when the animals have been Improperly '
fed and handled during the winter sea
son. - ,W. ' . -•
- The problem of handling feeders la
much more complicated than that of
stockers. Animals unused to the stable
should be accustomed to it gradually and
the same care and precaution should be
taken In preparing a variety of highly
palatable foods suited to the peculiar
needs of the cattle to be fed. Os
course. *tbe class of snlnrsle has
a very deciding bearing on the
results of a feeding triad. This we
have demonstrated by some seven dif
ferent eaepri ments made in as many
years, and the feeder who hopes for suc
eees smdar the fluctuating market rondl
ttgns he has tq face will see to it that
he has the yery highest grade of animals
to commence with- It is hardly necessary
to state that long. lank, coarse-boned an
imals with cat-hams, light things, sloping,
contracted hindquarters, flat ribs, narrow
backs a»8 coarseness in the shoulder and
forequarters generally speaking, will not
make as good gains as animals that are
short and stocky, compactly built, well
covered with firm but pliable flesh, pos
sessing symmetry and correlation of
parts and a soft, yielding hide People's
ideals of what constitutes a good feeder
vary, so remarkably that It la a difficult
matter to discuss this point and make
one's attitude clear on it, but oyir own
experience has shown us that many *of
th* so-called native cattle ttmt.pre con
sidered profitable feeders by farmers
have* not sustained their reputation in
our feed lots. This might by some be at
tributed to our method of management
and feeding; but in view of the fact that
the gains obtained have frequently been
as large, and in many instances larger
than those claimed by practical farthers.
Indicates very clearly that the fault is
resident more particularly in the class ot
animals fed and not due to their feeding
and general management. Make sure,
therefore, to get the right class of feed
ers and then If the proper foodstuffs are
available, a gain of at least two pounds
per head per day for a period of six
months can be looked forward to with
considerable assurance.
When feeders are first put in the stable
a week or ten days should be given to
accustoming them to their new surround
ings and teaching them how to eat a va
riety of foods. The environment cannot
be made too comfortable. Some of us for
get what a little thing will Irritate a
human being until he actually loses all
self-control. Yet we will subject our ani-
* mals to a dosen different things that we
know are. first of all. uncomfortable, and
second, extremely irritating to them. An
animal in an irritating ent rontnent will
never use foods advantageously, nor
make satisfactory gains. This is a famil
iar platitude, no doubt, but It Is one of
those fundamental truths that will bear
repetition even unto the end of the world,
for it covers an essential condition in suc
cessful cattle feeding. It is not an un
common sigh; to see feeders kept in yards
in which the mud is up to their hocks,
sometimes even belly-deep. and. though
they may not suffer so much from ex
posure to violent extremes of weather, it
is most objectionable to have them ex
posed to cold, drinllng rains. Therefore,
a aimpie. shedlike structure for their pro
tection diiring bad weather will prove a
profitable investment on any farm.
•The objects of feeding these cattle
should never be lost sight of. and they
are somewhat as follows: First of all. a
considerable increase in else, which calls
. for a general development of the frame
work of the animal. This consldejatton is
Finest Lot Cotton Seed
in South
Grown on own farm, ginned on own
prtiratt gin: abaclutely sound and pure.
Broadwell Double-pointed, $l5O bushel;
Cona'a Improved. 51.00; Cleveland's Big
8011. 51.00; Kings JBarly, $1.00; Mort
gage Lifter, 11.00; Tatum's Big 8011.
11.00 (fine); Schley. 00c; Culpepper. 05c;
Peterkin. 05c; Texas Burr, 05c.
Write for special prices large lots.
M- D. TATUM, Taimew Pans,
Palmetto, Os.
EVERY MAN £ interested In ve-
Uieles sboaM obtain uor catalog. It is taterest-
Ing and Instructive Ask your dealer for one
or ante u» direct. Wtd e Hickory Wagon
Mtg. La.. Atlanta, Ge.
ot particular importance during a long
feeding period of, say, 180 days or six
months, for cattle. If in proper condition,
can, as a rule, be finished in three
months, but to get them In condition to
finish Will require at least the same
length of time, a point that should never
be lost sight of. Second, in feeding it is
particularly desirable tnat uniform gains
be obtained. This calls for a nice adjust
ment of the ration and for the proper
combination of foodstuffs and the use of
palatable and tonic foods to keep the ap
petite sharp and the digestion good
through a long period. Remember, an ani
mal that is to be. fed so as to make a
large increase in body weight daily for
180 days is undergoing a severe strain,
and the adjustment ot the feeding stan
dard is a matter of great importance. It
is not necessary that the animals should
be fed one of the so-called perfectly bal
anced rations, but it should approximate
the standard at least. The third matter
which should never be Inst sight of is the
proper distribution of fat and lean In or
der to secure Ute highest quality in the
slaughtered carcass. The slaughtered
carcase thht command* the best price on
the market is the one in which the fat
and lean are properly blended and not
developed in separate layers, as It were.
An overly thick covering of fat. w’ith
patchiness at the rumps and in other por
tions of the carcass is extremely objec
tionable. nor is an over-development of
fat around the intestines at all desirable.
The exclusive feeding of corn for a period
of six months is likely to bring about
some or ail of these traditions with many
classes of cattle, and particularly so with
those that have Hot been as well bred and
in which the assitniiattve powers are not
as highly developed as In cattle of better
quality. '
Bearng thAse facts In mind, it is now
proper to consider how best to get these
cattle on feed and handle the tri so as to
bring- about the conditions Indicated. First
of ail. putting cattle on feed should be a
very gradual process. Probably more
mistakes are made on this point than
any other by the farmer Who expects to
feed cattle for a long period and hopes
for a profitable return on ths grain fed.
It is a very grave mistake indeed to give
a heavy grain ration in ths beginning.
When cattle are first placed on feed
they will eat more roughness in propor
tion than they will later on in the sea
son: therefore, cheaper gains can be made
by feedbig a larger amount of roughness
at this period than would be desirable or
profitable at the finish. For the first
M or 60 days, therefore, only a limited
grain ration is neceaoary. and naturally
thla grain ration should consist of foods
conducive to growth and the development
of muscle. Protein foods will cetrainly
predominate at thi* period. both in
roughness and in concentrates.
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♦ QUERIES ANSWERED ♦
• Cultivation of Okra
W. J. 8., Willacoochee. Ga., writes: 1
am thinking of planting a small plat of
ground in okra this year as an experi
ment. Can It be grown and shipped suc
cessfully. and is these a profitable mar
ket for it?
There is a very good market demand
for okra as it is a vegetable quite ex
tensively used, and it will stand ship
ment long distances In good condition.
It is a very easy plant to cultivate and
yields abundantly. Okra is much es
teemed as a flavoring for soups, stews
and gravies. It should be gathered while
quite young. It may be kept for use in
the winter by drying tbe*young pods on
a string. It should be sown as soon as
the ground becomes warm quite thickly
in rows thj-ee feet apart and thinning out
to eight inches in the row. One ounce
of seed is sufficient to sow at least
thirty feet The money to be
made out of growing okra commercially
wpuld depend entirely on your success
in marketing the product.
Correcting a Mule's Bad Habit
A. O. C., Helena. Ga.. writes: Please
tell me what to do for a mule that eats
his manure.
The cause of your mule eating his
manure is probably due to the fact that
he is seeking to obtain salt. If you
have not been salting the animal regu
larly, we would advise you to do so, as
salt is necessary to the proper discharge
cf the digestive functions of the animal
body A small amount of salt should be
taken, however, in placing salt before
an animal from which it has been with
held as it is liable to overeat 'and pro
duce sickness. If a small amount of salt
is kept before the mule at all times, we
think the trouble you mention will dis
appear. We would also feed the animal
a plentiful supply of nourishing food
and give ss much variety to the diet as
possible. A depraved habit, such as you
describe, is generally due to some defi
ciency In the diet which you should
make an effort to discover and correct as
soon as possible.
Treatment for a Cow
* V. 8., McWhorter. G*.. writes: I
have a cow which has her second calf.
It fe three weeks old. The cow has knots
on her teats about the slse of a pea, and
seems to be in misery when the calf is
nursing. I would like to know what to
do for her.
Your cow is probably suffering from an
attack of what is called caked udder. This
consists of an inflammation of the mam
mary glands and usually occurs soon
after the calf is born. The trouble is due
to the glands becoming congested with
blood, which may be oauaed from irrita
tion of any kind as injuries from kicks
or blows, or the retention of the milk too
long before being drawn. Free milking
cows should have the udder stripped out
some days before calving. The udder be
comes hard .and swollen and will often
“pit" on pressure. The milk secretion
is sometimes altered, often becoming thick
and stringy, and in some cases the flow
THE ATLANTA SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909.
Is greatly lessened. The cow seems to:
’ be In pain, especially when an attempt j
Is made to withdraw the milk. The milk
should be drawn from the udder as gently
rfid completely as possible, and the udder
thoroughly rubbed and kneaded. Bathe
it with hot water as hot as the hands can
bear for twenty minutes at a time, and
then rub it dry and apply an ointment
made by dissolving two tabiespoonfuls of
gum camphor in a teacujjful of melted
fresh lard. An ounce of fluid extract of
belladonna added Is an* improvement. The
udder should be bathed at least three
times daily and the ointment well rubbed
in. We think this treatment will prove
effective.
Seed Selected With Cotton
M. D. W., Robinson Springs, Miss.,
writes: I would like to know where I,
can buy Broadwell’s double jointed cotton
seed. I own over a thousand acres and
have negro tenants, and have decided for
my own individual patch, I would put
In and save seed from the best and most
prolific cotton, and save carefully for my
tenants. I will appreciate any suggestions
you can give me.
Broadwell's double jointed cotton can
be obtained from Mr. J. B. Broadwetl,’
of Alpharetta, Ga., who -has spent sev
eral years in improving this type of cot
ton which is an improved strain of King
cotton. It is an excellent variety for
upland soils and matures its fruit easily,
so that by far the greater part of the
bolls set on before frost falls. As a re
sult. the staple can be gathered when in
a first class condition. It is always ques
tionable, of course, how well a variety
of cotton will succeed when carried a long
way from the environment under which
it has been improved. For this reason
one should test a new variety carefully
and ascertain Its adaptability to their io-'
cality before undertaking its extensive
cultivation.
It is impossible to say which is the best
variety of totton. That will depend on
a great many conditions. Os the early
varieties, probably Broadwell’s, King s
Improved and Greer's are among the best.
Among the big-boiled varieties which have
done well in this state aud are quite ex
tensively cultivated are. the Cleveland.
Russell's and Cook's. Other standard va
rieties which are cultivated more or less
successfully in various parts of Georgia
are Toole, Schley, Ppterkin and
Truitt. While if is important to select a
variety that has been Improved and its
useful qualities well fixed, marked pro
gress can be made by selecting seed from
the choicest plants maturing on one's own
plantation and saving the seed from year
to year. Sometime too much attention is
given to obtaining a particular variety
and not enough to the question of seed se
lection. The reason it is so difficult to
name any one best variety of cotton Is
due to the fact that where the varieties
enumerated in this letter, for Instance,
are tested side by side, one will give bet
ter results one season and another the
next season, due to the fact that one set
of conditions seems more favorable to one
variety than another. Select a good
standard variety to commence with, there
fore, and then give attention to maintain
ing its most desirable qualities and
strengthening and improving its weakest
ones through seed selection, and you will
make greater progress in the long run
than bv endeavoring to buy* fresh seed of
a new Variety every year.
To Destroy Insects in Water
T F, Lilly Pond. Ga.. writes: I would
like to know what will destroy insects
water. I have a eisterp that was dry two
years ago that has something like eggs In It.
They have legs and appear to be alive. V.«
have cleaned it out. but it does not seem to
do any good.'
Mosquitoes have probably found their way
into your cistern and laid eggs and the little
speckta which you notice which “ av J
life are the wrigglers or pupae which have
hatched from those eggs. ■ It -takes moequi
tees only a few days to develop from the egg
into the mature insect. The length of tun*
depends somewhat on the temperature of the
water. 81nc» each female mosquito deposits
in the neighborhood of 400 eggs, it is easy
to see that only a few insects will lay a
sufficient number Os eggs to make the water
appear well filled-with the wrigglers.
There are two ways tn which the wrigglers
may be destroyed. One is bv putting gold
fish into the cistern. These little creatures
will feed on the wrigglers and clear them out
of the water. Another way is to thoroughly
clean the cistern and then so tightly close it
up by placing a pump therein as to effect
ually prevent mosquitoes getting into it. If
you do this you should not be troubled with
the wrigglers any longer. In case it is not
convenient to clean the cittern and a good
pump is available, you may resort to the oil
treatment. This consists in putting one-half
to one pint of kerosene oil on the surface
of the water. The oil will float and will
shut out the air so completely as to cause the
death of the wrigglers and prevent the hatch
ing of the eggs. It will also kill any female
moaquitooj, which may attempt to deposit
eggs in the cistern. So long as you draw
the water but of the cistern by means of a
pump and do not disturb the. surface, the oi.
will not prove objectionable, unless the water
becomes so low as to permit some of the oil
being drawn up through the
Fertilisers for Irish Potatoes
* W. H. J.. Macclinny. Fla., writes? ’I would
like some Information as to hqw to fertilise
ground for potatoes. My land tit- level and
sandy with what is called here a hard ;>an
underneath from 12 inches to five feet. I want
to use all the fertiliser the latid will stand
and not injure the potatoes.
Irish potatoes require liberal fertilisation,
especially on land that is of a sandy nature.
This crop gives its best results on loamy
soils well supplied with organic or vegetable
matter. This may be applied to the land in
one of several ways. First, by plowing under
green crops; second, by using leaf mold and
pin** straw out of the woods, and. third, by
farmyard manure. In some neeLions the pine
straw is annually gathered by the farmers
and applied to their potato land. This helps
to lighten up the soil and increases its power
to hold moisture. The moisture is necessary
to dissolve and convey the plant food to the
crop an-1 also to protect it against drouth.
We would suggest the use of a fertiliser for
Irish potatoes containing about 4 per cent
of nitrogen, » per cent of phosphoric acid and
10 per cent of potash. Such a fertilizer may
be rr«P*’* d hy mixhtg together I,o® pounds oT
high-grade acid phosphate, MO pounds of dried
blood containing IS per cent of nitrogen, and
4® pounds of high-grads sulphate of pota.ih
containing SO per cent of available potash.
This fertiliser should be used' at the rate of
5® to 1,000 pounds per acre. We know po
tato grow* rs who make a specialty of raising
this crop who sometimes use a* much as
pounds per acre, and as soon as the first crop
Is gathered plant the land to a second crop
of potatoes, raising two crops in one year.
The" raising of a second crop of potatoes is
somewhat difficult, and uncertain, but where
one succeeds It is a profitable business. Ot
course, it is inadvisable to devote any land
to Irish potatoes or any pther one crop con
tinuously. as It exhausts it more rapidly and
gets the soil in condition where it does not
respond no well to the application of fertiliz
ers. and you are also more likely to develop
diseases in the land which will injure the cr„!>
veiy much. We do not think the amounts of
fertilizer suggested will- cause your potatoes
to.crack.
ROOSEVELT RECEIVES
TOM THUMB AM) WIFE
WASHINGTON. Jah. 29.—Tom Thumb
and wife were at the white house Thurs
day to see the president and after
a wait of 15 minutes were given an audi
ence and customary cordial welcome.
Their visit served to show that the
strenuous Mr. Roosevelt has a weakness
for pugilistic celebrities far in excess df
his admiration for freaks of humanity.
Battling Nelson recently at th* white
house, was given the right of way over
scores of other people anti the same was
the case with John L. Sullivan. /
In each instance Mr. Roosevelt forgot
affairs of state and let an impatient
crowd wait while he discussed the manly
art of self-defense with the pugs, not so
with Thumb midgets. The president pass
ed compliment with them’and made a
quick exit, the graceful thing for them.
Seismic Shocks Continue
MESSINA. Jan. 30.—Earthquake shocks
continue, being frequently accompanied
t/y wiaerground explosions. This strength
ens the belief in the existenoe of a sub
marine volcano.
National Capital
and Gossip
By ILaiph Smith
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30,-Accord
| ing to seemingly well founded reports
current in Washington, an effort will be
' made at the next meeting of the general
. assembly of Georgia to repeal, or emascu
late, the Hardeman-Martin registration
I law, whicli was enacted at the last ses
| slon of the legislature, and which is re
| garded as one of the most important laws
I ever placed on the statute books of Geor-
I gia. It is stated that a bill providing
1 for the repeal of the registration law has
' already been drafted, and will make its
appearance in the Georgia legislature
during the early days of the next ses
sion. Indeed, the name of the author of
the bill has been mentioned, but in eonfl
| dence, and it caflnbt be here disclosed.
The Hardeman-Martin registration law
: aims to correct pjany abuses in the pri
' maries and elections held in Georgia. It
: is claimed by a&v<s?4rtes of the law that
I it Will go further coward purifying the
,1 ballot than any legislation of recent
(years. . ..
The law requites, among other things,
• that to qualify for an election or a pri
mary, the elector jjiust register at least
' six months in advance of the election or
‘ primary in which he participates. This
(provision will, it ia‘claimed, prevent the
j registration, indjscrimnately, of “float
-1 ers” and other persons who have no real
! interest in the issue to be decided.
I The law also provides for the purging
[ of the registration list prior to an election
by duly appointed registrars, and requires
also an Iron-clad oath of all persons who
i register, to the.effect that they have paid
their taxes, state, county and municipal,
the last ot course being contingent only
upon their residence In a municipality.
i Recognized generally as one of the sev
! erd important accomplishments of the
so-called reform wave in Georgia, which,
for the time being Mt least, unhorsed the
politicians, the report that an effort will
be made to repeal .the statute next sum
mer will be received with surprise. ,
A Promotion for Senator Clay.
The retirement of Senator Henry M.
Teller, of Colorado, from the senate on
March 4th will pave the way for another
promotion for Senator Clay. He will
probably succeed Teller as chairman of
ths committee on private lant) claims, giv
ing up his chairmanship of the committee
on woman suffrage, which he has held for
the past year.
Georgia's junior senator at the ranking
Democrat on the committee on postoffices
and post roads and second in rank on
the committee ort public buildings and
grounds. Should the complexion pt the
senate change from Republican to Dem
ocratic, Senator day would be in line for
the chairmanship of the postofflee and
post roads t.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 29,-The
Georgia delegation In congress is not only
well cared for in the matter of commit
tee assignments, but the individual mem
bers, as a rule; hold high rank on the
several committees to which they have
been assigned—and rank in Washington
means much. ff the Democrats should
capture the house, a Democrat—Champ
Clark, of Missouri most likely—would be
speaker, and the ranking Democrats on
the several standing committees would
become chairmen, and by this token Geor
gia would have a number of important
chairmanships.
Representative Howard of the Eighth
district, is perhaps as well, or better
cared for in the matter of committees as
kny other membe'r'of the delegation. He
is No. 1 on both the foreign affairs and
the library committees and both of them
are regarded as first rate assignments.
With a Demdcraflc'house, he Would prob
ably taka the chairmanship of the for
eign .affairs committee, taking second
place on the library committee. It is not
customary to give 'two chairmanships to
a single congressman, but he would have
the enoice.
Your "Uncle Lon" Livingston is rank
ing Democrat on the appropriations
1 committee, and by many tills is consid
ered the plum of the pudding. He would
succeed Tawney as chairman of this
body. If, by some chance, the Democrats
should, win out. He holds no other
committee assignments.
Representative E l . B. Lewis. of the
Third who retires On March 3d in fkvor
of Rudley M. Hughes, is the ranking
minority member of committees on bank
ing and currency and- mileage. The first
is a highly important committee, and
will be even morq so during the sixty
first congress. It is unlikely that Mr.
Hughes will get so good a committee at
the very beginning of his career in con
gress.
Ths failure of John Wesley Gaines to
be re-elected will make Representative
Hardwick, of the Tenth .district, No.' 1
on the cdmffiittee on coinage, weights and
measures, putting him in line for the
chairmanship. The late Alex Stephens,
who also represented, the Tenth district
in cohgress. was chairman of this same
committee—the only' chairmanship he
ever held in congress, and it a singular
ffipincldence that the present representa
tive from Mr. Stephens' old district
should be first in line for the place. Mr.
Hardwick is alsp a member of the com
mittee on tWe election of the president,
vice president and members of congress.
Judge Bartlett, qf tlie Sixth, Is the rank
ing member of the minority on the com
i mittee on accounts, and is also a member
i of the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, one of . the most important
, bodies of the itouse.
Mr? Bell, of the Ninth, holds member-
• ship in only one committee—postoffices
and post roads. ,
Representative Brantley is the ranking
’ Democrat on th£ public buildings and
grounds comtnittee, and is No. 4 on the
1 judiciary committee, both of w’hlch rank
among the very beet committees of the
■ house.
Judge Adamson le No. 1 on the commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce,
t and No. 2 on the committee on expendi
, tiires in the navy department.
Judge Griggs' one committee is ways
and means, regarded by many as the most
important committee of the house. There
are four other Democrats who outrank
him on this committee.
Mr. Lee, of the. Seventh, is first man
on the committee on mines and mining,
and No. 4 on war claims.
Mr, Edwards, of the First, has two
committees—expenditures on public build
-1 Ings and reform in the civil service.
Champ Clark’s election as the minority
leader will, it is believed, result in Geor
gians getting even more in the way of
committee assignments. The minority
leader, as a rule, nominates, or suggests
the minority assignments, and the speaker
appoints.
Some Hotel Rates.
If you expect to see President-elect Taft
inaugurated on March 4th, you had better
line your purse with greenbacks before
you begin the journey to Washington.
Even if you live in a remote corner of
Georgia, railroad fare will be a small cir
cumstances as compared with “legiti
mate" expenses in the national capital
during inaugural week.
Washingtonians are wont to claim that
Washington pays for the inaugurations,
but such is not the case. The people, the
hundreds of thousands who flock here
from every section of the country pay tor
the inaugurations, although they may not
realise it at the time. Living in Wash
ington in any season is a problem, it one
is in ordinary circumstances, but dur
ing the inaugural weeks it is more than
a problem.
The prices quoted fqr rooms by a few
hotels for inaugural week serve to Ulus-
BOLL WEEVIL PEST
WILL BE ROUTED
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GIVES RESULTS OF EXPERI
MENTS IN TEXAS TO COMBAT
EVIL.
By Ralph Smith
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 29.—Cotton
planters east of the Mississippi river, as
well as those who cultivate cotton west
of the great river, will be interested in
the very latest discoveries of the de
partment of agriculture in its investiga
tions as to the moat effective methods of
combatting the boll weevil. The depart
ment has recently issued a bulletin on
the subject, giving the results of exper
iments, conducted chiefly in Texas, to
which state the ravages of the past were
confined for a long time, although it has
now crossed the Mississippi, and threat
ens to do as great damage in the south
east as it ever did in the southwest.
The bulletin goes much into details re
dies employed to rid the field of the
garding the experiments, and the reme
weevil, but these may be summed UP
in brief compass. The following repre
sents practically all that is known about
combatting the most deadly enemy of the
cotton plant:
Destroy the vast majority of the wee
vils in the fall by uprooting and burning
the plants. This is the all-important
step. It results in the death of millions
of weevils. It insures a crop the fol
lowing season.
Destroy many of the weavils that have
survived the fire, and are found especial
ly along the hedgerows, fences and
buildings, by clearing out such places
thoroughly.
al far as possible locate cotton fields
where damage will be avoided, that is,
far from timber, hedge rows, seed-storage
houses, and other protection for hibernat
ing weevils.
Prepare the land early and thoroughly
in order to obtain art early crop. This
means fall ploughing and winter working
of the land.
Provide wide rows, and plenty of space
between the rows- and the plants in the
drill, for the assistance of the the nat
ural enemies of the weevil, which do more
against the pest than the farmer can
do by any known means. Check-rowing,
wherever practicable, la commended as
an excellent practice.
Early planting of an early-maturing
variety is insisted upon, and the use of
fertilizer to hasten the maturity of the
crop is advocated. Early chopping to a
stand,' and early and frequent cultivation
are urged, although warning is given
against cultivating too close to the rows
or too deep.
If labor is sufficient, pick the first in
fested squares, and place them in a wire
screen cage, so that they cannot escape.
The parasites will be able to do so, and
thus to continue their work on the side
of the farmer.
Use an iron or a wooden crossbar tn
Cause the infested squares to fall early to
the ground, so that they will be exposed
to the Important effects of heat and par
asites.
Dq not poison the leaf-worm unless Its.
work begins at an abnormally early date
in the summer.
Do not buy special preparations foi
the destruction of the weevil, and here it
is well to quote the bulletin specifically:
"Disappointment and loss is certain to
follow. In case of doubt communicate a*,
once with the bureau of entomology or
with the entomologist of the state ex
periment station."
The boll weevil has destroyed many
millions of dollars’ worth of cotton and
Is still doing business at the old stand
In Texas and locating new ones. The de
partment of agriculture has expended
other vast sums in a vain endeavor to
flnd a method of ridding the cotton farm
er of the pest, but with comparatively
slight results. The four corfiers of ths
earth have been searched by the govern
ment scientists for some insect which
would destroy the weevil, but in vain.
It was thought a few years ago that au
ant which was found in Guatemala would
do the work. This ant appeared to be
the natural enemy of the pesky little
weevil, and he slew them wherever en
countered. Colonies of the ants were
brought to Texas and turned loose. It was
expected that the valiant weevil-catchers,
with so many distinguished eyes upon
them, would set to and exterminate th*
breed of weevils so far as Texas was
concerned.
But not so. The fierce enemy of the
weevil in Guatemala was the weevil's
friend in Texas. The two fraternized in
a manner which was beautiful to be
hold. The late "Pop" Merrick, paragraph
er of the Washington Post, remarked that
the ant and weevil "got together on a
harmony platform."
trate the point. They range from sls
to S4O per day. depending upon location
and conveniences.
Then there is the inaugural ball. Tick
ets are $lO each, and the only exception
is the president himself. Senators, con
gressmen and every one else who attends
this grand function will pay $lO for thfc
privilege, and the money will go to the
Inaugural committee of private citizens,
yet the ball will be held in a government
building.
Walk along Pennsylvania avenue today,
more than a month before the inaugura
tion, and you will notice in SO per vent
of the second story windows on either
side of the street signs. Indicating that
the windows are for rent to see the inau
gural parade. And if one sees the pa
rade, one must have a window, or pay
a handsome price to get on a reviewing
stand, of which there will be plenty.
A Ninety-Horse Power Engine.
Howard Coats, secretary to Congress
man Kewis, is telling this story at the
expense of Clayton Robson, who brought
Georgia’s electoral vote to Washington,
and every one who knows Robson will
appreciate it.
There was a heavy snow storm during
Robson's presence in Washington, and the
snow was banked up two or three feet
deep next the curbing. Coats and Rob
son were walking down Pennsylvania ave
nue one evening when their attention was
attracted by a taxi-cab stalled in the
snow. It could neither go forward nor
backward. The chauffeur and his passen
gers were frantic in their efforts, to get
the machine out of the snow* They were
pushing and pulling, but to no avail.
Robson is 6 feet. 2 inches in his stock
ing feet, and carries his 242 pounds of
flesh and muscle mighty wall. He took
in the situation at a glance, and went
♦o the rescue of the car. Placing his
shoulder against the door, he commanded
the chauffeur to turn on the "juice." The
car rolled gently through the snow to a
dry spot. Robson stood back and an
nounced amid the thanks that were heap
ed upon him:
‘•That’s all right. 1 am the original
90-horse power Baldwin county engine."
The Inaugural Parade.
Thus far only- one southern state has
filed an application for a place ir. the in
augural parade, and Georgia is the state
The Taft club of Georgia, through War
ren Edwards, of Milledgeville, assistant
secretary, a*ks n place for flve hundred
white men and a military band. It is
stated at headquarters, however, that
practically every southern state will b«
represented in the parade, and it is un
derstood that a number of organization*
from Georgia will be in the line.
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
SAVES MANY MILLIONS
BY ITS TIMELY ADVICE
It seem that a majority of people
judge the United States weather bureau
by the weather forecasts that are sent
out daily from the local stations of the
service.' They laugh at the weather de
partment when they see a weather pre
diction that fails to oome true, and think
consequently that the weather depart
ment is worthless.
No one who has given to the subject
any degiee of thought can fail to see that
the weather forecasts are an infinitesi
mally small part of the work of the
weather service. And this is so despite
she skepticism of many inquirers con
cerning the weather, some one of whom
may ask whether it is going to rain to
night, "As I want to give a lawn party,
and I don't want my guests to
to get wet,” or whether it will be sun
shiny today, "As I want to know wheth
er to hang out the wash.” It Is said that
one man in August inquired of the weath
er department w’hether it would be fair
on a certain day in October, as he wanted
to get married on that day.
"Will it be fair, or will it rain? How
get wet," or whether it will be sun
pie believe that the weather bureau was
created to answer these questions with
absolute accuracy, and always with ab
solute accuracy, for their own personal
gratification. If it doesn’t—then to Hal
ifax with the weather department. They
do not know that the local weather fore
casts are only a fraction, and a very
small fraction, of the work done by the
department. But the weather man knows
and he sits in his office unperturbed and
spends most of his time at the work that
is more important. than weather fore
casts.
$80,000,000 Saved a Year
It is said that some time ago a skep
tical Insurance company determined to
Investigate the amount of property saved
in -one year by the warnings of the
weather bureau. It was a company of
cons«r\ative men, whose estimate would
be under rather than above the truth,
but it was learned from this source that
on an average the people of the United
States saved every year $30,000,000 because
of their weather sendee. As the people
contribute $1,500,000 every year to its sup
port. this means that they get aunually
a dividend of 2,000 per cent on their in
vestment.
It is an interesting process to trace
the manner in which the weather ser
vice accomplishes this gieat saving of
property. One of the most dramatic
phases of the weather service is tho
watch that is kept on the rivers
throughout the country. By long expe
rience and cluse observation the weath
er man has learned to read the symp
toms pre'dlcting a rise or fall as accu
rately as a physician can count the
heart-beats of his patient with his
flnger on the pulse. This is done by
means of hundreds of rain gauges
posted on the rivers throughout the
country, which are silent sentinels to
tell when the rainfall has been heavy
and the exact number of inches that
have fallen/
The weather man knows the number
of miles of territory drained by each
river; he knows how much water the
river bed can carry In a given time; he
knows the strong and weak points us
the river banks, so that it the rains
oring more water than the river bed
can carry he can predict where the
X 1 b " U■- - T. rrasax- .t- -dj-ja
PROFESSIONAL LIARS.
RICHMOND, Ind.. Jan. 27. ISOS.
Editor Journal: That the liquor Interests, in
th«lr desperate efforts to stem the current Jf
prohibition In the south, and if possible to
modify or repeal our prohibitory laws, are re •
sorting to a cold-blooded, deliberate system of
lying there can be no doubt.
Wherever I go I find articles purporting to
come' from Birmingham, Atlanta, and even my
own little city of Rome, published under 'the
heading of "speciale/ detailing a condition.of
Immorality, criirie. and lawlessness unheard us
by the people resident of these cities. The tax
laws of our different southerri cities, un.
changed from what they have always been,
are published, as the result of our prohibitory
legislation. Business conditions, in spite of the
fact that they are immeasurably better than
in pny other section of the country, point te
universal bankruptcy. Every dirty little fling
from the b . l *. subsidized <i*ity newspaper* in
ihe soiith, fortunately few in number, ia mag
nified and distorted. •
The fight of the big brewing and distilling
interests against tne south In her righteous
crusade is no longer a fair fight, but one of
misrepresentation, deception and absolute
lying.
The great northern and western liquor Inter
ests realize that the whole country will follow
the high leadership of the south, unless people
are deceived as to the real result of our taws
in the south.
With unlimited money they are using maty
of the great daily pupets of the country. These
papers can easily be spotted. In the north
they are advocating ••.Model license laws.”
while the wink at the dive eeper. working liia
pockets in the meantime for extra change,
lu the south they are rejoicing at the return
ot '‘local option,” through nullification of
law. eriuie and anarchy iu onr big chies.
N'ot only are the great dailies, many ot
them, being used, but the Individual liquor
liar is abroad in the land. He is found in our
hotel lol»bies. In the smoking car, on the
street corner, poalt.g as a reformed prohibition
ist. Swearing he had always voted against
the saloon until be found ont that a pint of
whisky hidden in a "boot leg” was worse
than a hundred gallons drunk over the bar
counter.
A great many of these fellows pose as
"diutumers." a slander to the profession. Ihey
carry a side line of second-hand clothing, a
few cheap cigars, a bundle of "beer traeta."
aud the tavt edutou of the Atlanta Constitn
lieu, on the re.urn of "local option” to Sn
vaunah.
In tiemgia they are going from one town
to another, lying with amazing impudence aliout
■ vnditioua In other towns. One.of them told
me on the Southern train from Atlanta to
Washington that be could have a "high ball"
or "cocktail” mixol In a dozen places open
In Hom<. 1 told hhn I lived in Home, that
he was k liar pure and simple. He gtiuned,
took a seat by another wau. und began lying
about conditions iu Knox....e.
I have no doubt there are a thousand tro
f ear lona I Bars working the country in the in
ter*st of the iiauor trust.
They swore more liquor was consumed und -r
prohibition than license, until the government
statistics shewed a falling off of forty-one
mlllior gallons in one year, then when these
figures appeared they changed front,, took the
figures themselves, ana tried/ all over the
Low Rates to Texas
and the Southwest
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month
exceptionally low-rate round-trip tickets will y/
be sold via the Cotton Belt Route to points
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma
and New Mexico. Return limit 25 •
days and stop-overs allowed both
going and returning. „ „ , . .
• . . ... The Cotton Belt is the
Tell me where you want to go and I will direct line from Memphis
tell.you what a ticket will cost, and the Southwot . f hl
will send you a complete schedule p.i, •
for the trip, and will make some Cotton Belt is the only Im*
suggestions which will be help- operating two daily trains, carry
ful to you. ing through cars wiu®ut cnange—
the only line with 2 through
Memphis to Dalias. Equipment itf
eludes sleepers, chair cars and parlor case
cars. Trains from all parts of the Southeast
SSB make direct connection at. Memphis with Cotton
NB Belt trains for the Southwest.
Ask the ticket agent to sell you a ticket via Memphis
&nßklh MBE *nd the Cotton Belt.
E? Write lot Texas or Arkansas bock whichever section ydb st*
e jjfe »wB interested in. These books are just oS the press, and are full of
Jg® facts and examples of :at is actually being done by farmers, tract
te-ssfei rSg^MwET c~ ssiX gardeners and fruit raisers in this highly-favored seetka. A Sre
color leap is inserted ia each book — Free upon request.
£_ p Smith, Traveling Passenger Agent,
nCESME* ' B 203 Equitable Building,
Atlanta, Ga.
river will overflow and drown the
farmer's cattle or flood the city s
streets.
Predicted Big Flood
One of the most remarkable cases of
flood prediction on record was the
warn!ns of the disastrous floods e?.
1903. Twenty-eighr days tn advance
Its coming the forecaster at Washing
ton announced the exact time when the
crest of a flood would reach N<w Or
leans and said that the height of the
flood would be 21 feet. Punctual to
the hour, the flood came, arid it!« crest
was 20 feet 7 inches, only five inches
less than the height predicted The
people along the river's course were
warned, comparatively few lives wire
lost, and, though the damage to -oroper
ty was terrible, it was millions of dol
lars less than it would have been with
out the timely warnings of the weather
department.
Much of the care of the weather bu
reau has been devoted to the develop
ment cf a thorough system of frost
and cold wave warnings. A bl'ghting
frost or withering cold wave in early
spring or autumn may leave behind
blackened orchards, wilted vrgetab.e
gardens and empty pockets. The orange
grower of Florida has devised dresses
to wrap around his trees; the cran
berry grower of Wisconsin has leal ub«j
to flood his cranberry marshes and
tnus keep them warm; the truck grow
ers ot Norfolk covet their early straw
berries and late lettuce and celery witl>
spreads of cheese-cloth or screens hf
slats. Likewise the florist and commis
sion merchants, who handle perishable
products, may be enabled, by timely
warnings, to save property that wcuid
otherwise be lost. It is estimated that .*
$3,40V,000 worth of fruits was waved isl
But all these precautions against the
cold would be worthless, unless warn
ing ia given in time for them to be em
ployed. It is the purpose of the weather
bureau to give this warning at least 24
hours in advance, and to this end it has
developed one of the most perfect or
ganizations for the distribution of this
knowledge. When the weather observer
gains knowledge of a cold wave, he im
mediately telegraphs to the principal
town or city In that region, then the
warning ia sent to every producer in the
threatened region.
Storm Warnings
Undoubtedly the feature of the weath
er bureau work which yields the highest
returns on the investment are the storm
warnings sent to masters of i teamers
and sailing craft in seaports. The weatb- •
er bureau learns from its outposts as
soon as a storm enters tbs horlxou of
the United States, and sends warnings to
the ports in the threatened region. Forty
five minutes after the dictation of a
storm warning at the Washington bureau,
the warning is placed in the hands of
every eea captain in every lake and ocean
port of the United States. .
Formerly 75 per cent of the loss in
shipping on the Great lakes was wrought
by storms, but since the inauguration of
the storm warnings less than S per cent
of loss in shipping can be attributed to
storms.
The records of the weather stations are
consulted by the lawyer, the builder of
great bpild’ngs, -the farmer, and many,
others to whom they furnish valuable in
formation. There are many minor pur
poses that the wedther Service helps, sec
ond only in importance to the three men
tioned at length.
north to make union veterans believe that
the lues of this liquor revenue to the gov-.,’’
eminent Would reduce their pensions.
They swore that the ."model license lenguet* 9
war going to purify the saloon, kill the
dives and make the saloon a sort of Sunday
school annex—then "Collier's Weekly" stto#e<*<3
that the "model license league" was ct>m- S
l>oe*d ot a lot of sanctimonious beer maker*. »
running nearly all of the filthy dives In our o
big cities. Hiuenthal and Bi chart'•* lending
the south with cheap bottled gin. with ,4c-..-fl
tuns ot nude wmnen labeled thereon. After J
this exposure the professional liars denourw
ed the "model'league” as a set of asses and
imbeciles • v '
One of these blessed artists, wl.ea crime
was cut half into in every Georgia city but j
Ravannah. said the reason, was that Sa.-unne
had enforced the law and punished her
criminals. '. «■
The worst part of «tU thia is there are thou-, ’k
sands of honest prohibitionists who Olsten <*>
to these amazing lies with eyes and mouth and’"l,
ears wide open, and then unsuspecting simple
tons go to spreading the lies themselves in tha .
interest of the liquor intereat.
I am un here for three weeks. iff-Jr
the big cities of Indiana. Ohio.
and Delaware, but before I left I told
Solomon to make fifty engagements
in Georgia this summer. I Want to tell tW
people of the way pur great southern jnove
mint Is sweeping ov.er the land, and the splea- :a
did respect and esteem of the northern people
so- the manhood of the siuth.
One thing is certain the leaderstdp of the
south in the great moral awakening of the Z
nation will restore her early prestige asl -;5
power. - SEABORN WRIGHT. ’
I APPROVES EDITORIAL
ON JUDGES’ ELECTION
Editor Journal—Allow me to say. "Amen!
Amen!" to vour card as to the .tlectioh of -fl
judges and solicitors. I was opposed to it fl
from the verv first time it was advocated,
believing it a bad policy, and my observation J
of it has fully proved to my mind thdt it Is
a bad thing for the law abiding people.
First, it lowers the dignity ot the judiciary ?*
and handicaps both judge and solicitor to a * -
large extent in the performance of their du
ties. the lawless element think tt is their, V
duty to j.unlsh. Votes count just as much ■
as law-abiding citizens, and though they be -A
judge or solicitor, they are lust human, and
vou can’t get away from the fact. We are
all looking out first for our own merest*. '
1 hope you will keep up the fight until 'lie
law is changed back to the old method. • '"fl
w. r. wesubx; M
•iOS Gordon St.. Atlanta. Ga. ’
TAFT WJLL RETURN
TO WHITE HOUSE ALONE
”'ASnil\'<. i -* Jan. «.—President Roosevelt A
will not follow the custom and ride beck to the
wi.ite uouw. Marell 4. with his successor in
office. &
He told a New Fork congressman that he
would go direct from the capl 01, after Eresl- ‘
dt nt elect Taft takes the oath of office, to the (
union station, and take a train for New lock. -*>
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