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October, especially if deprived ot food, become greatly weakened before frost and are kil’ed before the warm weather of spring arri ves. To be specific. Professor Hunter says that out of of lib weevils which became full grown about November 15 only 1 man aged to live through the winter; while out of 2*0 weevils that be came adults about the middle of December, 5S parsed the winter successfully. It is evident, then, that any measure whereby the boll weevils may be prevented from maturing late will be of great advantage, in that »t will greatly reduce the number of weevils able to pass the winter tur ri»S«kf nil V A* t*-.♦ ahnu-n in our discussion of the rate of increase of this insect, the num ber of weevils in a cotton patch in the spring determines largely whether any cotton will be made after the first of August. From what has just been said in the two preceding para South Mississippi Farm For Sale The o*n*r desires to go into other bus fcru and offer* hi* entire r*jG acre farm at a bargain. It i* located in one of the be%‘. faimirg section* In our State, i mile* from town of Centerville on Y. A M. V Rjr , where are high school. churchca. several manufactur ing | ’ant*, and go“d market for hotre prodcet* harm ha* goc<t water an l waterworks, telephone service and daily mail, 7 room dwelling, barn*, 14 tenant house* all occupied, good young orchard of fruit and pecan tree* bear.ng. all under wire fence. J mile* hog fence, %50 acre* in cultivation. TOO us pasture*. rcuaioccr in nater, nti mated J S million feet pine, enough oak. beech. p?f»?ar, g .m and other ha rtf vi »aJ* to supply the farm indefi nitely. an good r-.ad Public road on 1*0 aide*, making a easy to divide into steal. farm*. Will ull stock and tools, corn and hay. if desired. Price US an acre and g:»e possession Jan. I, rs*. Address W. B. MERCIER. Centerville. Miss. ■ A 01/0 Imjiorted Catskmis. vj AIjIaw MaJycrca and K< »« tuckv Mammoth Ja< k* *n«i Jennets, had<!le Horses, Trotting atid Pacing Hlalliun*. Poland • Chios and Tam worth Hog*. O t »i um S{-a».->6 ** #* » L .* b *if twj A ^futt U •* * hm g r gw*i *sx 4 f-Skr*t ftfr f M t • * b«t ! Ht a’rm,. < be'4 i i Turn* -rib* >• *aca<*«*£ by i bsr ^f%< Atul •sew’C-: ;-f j# l* *?» «i 'Imp It >y *1- w in Otlf i ** A »g 4 lU * *f*V ^i|| Write j« •.*§? «**»<»• # vi*i( -Ufut*. I r took s • «»., Leiiviitiifl. kl. IkkU H ultlkv H 1 r Iff 41 graphs, it is evident that the mos; important means of pre venting injury by the boll wee vil is to prevent the full-grown ones from passing over the win ter. Every female weevil we can kill during the fall and winter means hundreds less in our cot ton fie>ds the fo'lowing summer The best method of accora p ishing this is to plow up and burn a 1 of our cotton stalks ip *be fall about two weeks before the first bard frost. In the first place, this will deprive the last full CrfflVn f Haas s r# the only ones, as we ha»e just shown, that winter over of food for that interval, and thereby weaken them so that they will not be able to pass the winter. In the fecond place, hundreds of the small white grubs found in the squares and bolls at this time and which, if left unmolest ed. will develop into weevils tr pass the winter, will be killed b\ this process. In the third place, if the work is well done, a great majority of the adult weevil present in the fi.-ld will be dc stroyed. The facts concerning the in crease of the weevil and regard sag the individual that winter over are true. They have beer obtained and substantiated by s long series of observations con ducted by persistent, traiaed, and thoroughly reliable entomol ogists. Admitting the facts to te true, then it seems to me, tb*t the argument regarding the benefit to be obtained by the fa 1 destruction of cotton stalks isir Th»n *k* nn< destroy them, and do it now? The responsibi’ity rests upao the cotton grower. Perhaps the best way to de stroy the stalks is to plow them out with a two-horse turning plow and then rake them up into piles and burn them just as soon as they are dry enough. It is important to rake them up while they are green in order that the leaves may remain to aid in burning the stalks. (('ompletcd in ne*t iuuc i * The article in next issue will tell good varieties of cotton to plant in boll weevil sections, the kind of cultivation required, and why fall breaking should be done and to a depth of six inches If the land is stiff and inclined to bold water, plow in beds eight feet wide.) B ^^1 Clean burs per bushel (14 lbs.) $2. IB wr Bur clover makes a fine winter pas ture hardy, stands all kinds of weath er. Improves cultivated and sod soil. Follow bur closer with alfalfa in the spring and you get the proper bacteria germ for a successful growth of alfalfa. Sow from Au- Q |f £ r | liflCD Starkville, gust to November. Its Km ft ■ ■ L, WlCIly MISS. Live Stock and Seeds Mules and fine horses. One of the finest bred three-year saddle stallions ia the United States, 1500. Also some choice Red Poll bull calves. They are the kind you would like. Lespedesa striata and red rust proof oats. You will find them very choice. J. B. McGEHEE. Laceel Hill. La. Clift AS ft AMP CVRIIP Srvcral thousand gallons of pure sugar wWWC Of lllll cane syrup for sale, to be delivered in fall or winter. It will be made from cane grown here on sandy soils and su manufactured as to guarantee a syrup of fine !la*or and of the best keeping quality. Price, 48 cents per gallon, barrels or cans evtra at actual cost of same. Orders recel*ed in advance of the grinding season will be put up in packages to suit the purchaser. Address McNEILL BRANCH EXPERIMENT STATION, McNeill. Miss. Po More ed Feet Antiseptic rs Sore. Chafed ;iute!v upon A grr a«y STRAWBERRY PLARTS, FRUIT TREES Send $2 for 1000 strawberry plants, earliest to latest, best varieties. Fruit trees of every de scription. Send for free cata’og. JOHN LIGHTFOOT, Dept. 2. Fast Chattanooga Sta , Tean. OAT SEEO, CANE SYRUP, LIVE STOCK £ other undesirable seed* Several thou »and gallons pare cane ayrup for fall and winter delivery put up In packages to suit purchaser, if order is placed before making. N>me good grade Short Horn cattle. Angora goals is pairs or trio*. W BL MERCIER. Ckt*ts«vili-b. Miss. ^ Fruit Truut aid Rost Pluats "& first class fruit trees sad rose plants true to came. Prices ss low as good stxkcan be grown. It is well known that all varie ties of fruit trees do not grow and succeed well on our soil. Therefore buy trees that hare been thoroughly acclimated and tested. I)o not send your money to other states when you can get better stock at home. Place your order this fall with R. W. BRI CK, Nurseryman and Beekeeper, Port Gibson, Miss. Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries Established 1872. HUNTSVILLE. ALA. Wholesale Prices to Nurserymen and Orchardista. BrsciAtTtw: Pesrbra, Pears. Bud*!*.! and tirnftrd Prcana. Plums, (.'harries. Hows sad Magnolias Tbs Plonspf Nurwry st HuutsvUle. having tha largest acreage of say narwry lu the t-ns led *tat«a Reputation the highest for well grown irwss Iras to asms. References from Nuraerymsti snd Orvbsrdlats everywhere- Nothing sold st rwtslL Price* will not be gl vvu nor ordsra -WT* tar Ism than sub trees. CsUUyww describing lbs brat marks* varleUM sod si plain log our terms upon appllrstlon. A dir— W. 9 UOtD, Ma^asc*. Sautsell-s. AiA.