Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-11

wrappers or filters. A worm eaten
leaf is only fit for a filler, and has
but little higher value than a lug.
Wrappers now bring ON our market
II to lie, Tugs 3 to 7c. Make your
own calculation. We have seen the
money value of the crop Of Mont
gOmery county alone damaged by
the worms S60, coca sum capable
of doing much good. We believe
few planters viii deny that if the
homework was eXtirpated, that
hand could better tend FIVE acres Of
tobacco than he can now tend three
acres. Lend us, then, your aid to
reduce the raYages of this pest. Let
US commence at the fountain head.
1T is certainly easier to knock down
two flies with a paddle, or to drop a
drop of honey and cobalt in a
Jamestown-weed-blossom than to
turn over leaf by leaf and pick off
one by one Il thousand WOrms-a
bacl1-breaking job. The first crop
of flies are out now, laying their
eggs on the tomato plants and young
tobacco plants. They can be seen
in the gardens and around the
pOrches every evening fitting
among the honey-suckIes and other
flowers. Turn out the children and
paddle them down, and pay them
for all the flies killed. Every child
can save much towards a hands
| Dor in the field.
Now, to show our interest in the
matter, we offer you the following
premiums:
To the Grange, who through its
members and others, causes to be
killed the largest number of tobacco
flies this season, two hundred and
fifty dollars $3.50 00). To the Grange
who, as above, causes to be killed
the next largest number of tobacco
flies, one hundred and fifty dollars
(150 00). To the third Grange on
the list, seVenty-five dollars (75 00).
To the fourth Grange, twenty-five
dollars Us 00). Over and above
these premiums the planter Granger
or not who shall kill, or cause to
be killed, the largest number of
tobacco flies, shall ride in a fine
saddle at our expense, made to his
measure.
AS the object of these premiums is
to have the flies killed, the largest
latitute is therefore allowed, and
every Grange can hire the killing of
flies, only the proof must be positive
of the number killed, report of
which each grange must make.
These premiums will be paid at our
Office in GAINESVILLE ON the LIST day
of November next, in good hard
dollars, the contest to be decided
under such rules and regulations as
may be provided for the purpose by
the Hon. M. d. DaVie, Master State
Grange of Kentucky. This gentle
man has always had the good of
our community so much at heart
that we feel sure that he viii pro-
vide rules for insuring fair settle
ment of the claims, securing equal
justice to all, and from his position
he is the proper person to act in the
matter. We hope that all papers
in the two districts friendly to the
planting interests will copy this,
and every planter cut it out and post
it up. AS a last premium, we will
give to the paper which gives this
article the greatest number of inser-
tons between now and October 1st,
1877, a silver cup from which to sip
that beverage which cheers but not
inebriates. CThis is generally I'M
derstOod to be an old-fashioned
Virginia julep.)
We hope this matter will be taken
in hand at once. We have raised
the war cry, and call for all the
forces to come out, but our main
reliance is upon the infantry, if they
are properly paid. Some of you
have known us nearly twenty-five
years, and all who know us, know,
that what we say, we do.
Truly, your friends,
M. II. CLARK q Bro.