Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
new WEED FOUND
BY GOV. SMITH
BUT WHAT IT'S, NAME is AND.
WHETHER COWS WILL EAT TT
ARE QUESTIONS WHICH RE-
MAIN UNANSWERED.

Just as the town clock cackled high
noon Wednesday Governor Smith issued
from his executive Office with weed.
Does anyone know what this is?' he
asked in a tone of keen interest.
A group of visitors including Hon.
Hooper Alexander, of DeKalb, Com
missioner Tom Hudson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, and others were
waiting in the reception room.
"Why, it's a weed promptly replied
Mr.. Hoyle the governors secretary.
Eyes, but what sort of a eed?-that's
what 1 want to know" the governor ex-
planned land 1 want to know whether
cows will eat 1t of not"
These two questions coupled with that
mysterious collard-like stalk of bushy
green leaves precipitated an investigation
the like of which has never before swirl
ed beneath the capitol dome. For thirty
minutes the executive, agricultural and
chronological departments of the COM
monwealth bent their energies to the
problem.
ut grows on my farm in DeKaIb coun-
ty," continued the governor, and you
will observe that 1t thrives ,verdurously
in the dead of winter. That gives rise
to an interesting query. VIII cows eat
it?"
Commissioner Hudson took the weed
turned it over cautiously and after deep
meditation, declared:
.f 'Have Him Down"
well, I've seen a weed pretty much
like this one, but 1 can't say I've ever
seen this particular kind of weed be-
fore. I'll tell you who can tell you point
blank, thoughsA That's Professor Wor-
sham upstairs"
Have him down at once" said the
governor and Mr.. Hoyle hurried to the
phone.
While the entomologist's arrival was
being awaited Hon. Hooper Alexander
took up the weed.
You're the representative from De-
Kalb, you ought to know" suggested
Governor Smith.
Mr.. Alexander figured on the back of
Nan envelope rapidly for three minutes.
ran over to the dictionary, ran back
again and then announced.
This is what is known to botanists as
the grassiocus tumulinicus rinkumsper-
num-"
Maybe So
Maybe So unused Colonel Hudson,
e?lous f-
but do cows eat it?' persisted the
governor. 49,. So.
At this moment Professor worsham,
the entomologist, entered hastily, with a
nestful of boil weevils, which, in his ex-
element, he had forgotten to return to
their proper jar.
The crowd arose as the professor came
in and gathered close about him while
he examined the weed. Expectancy dan
gled from every eye socket.
Really, gentlemen" said the entomolo-
gist slowly this weed is a sumner. 1t
I 4onf Of
Russian names. But I'll have to run it
down for you before venturing an opin-
ion.'
What did you call 1t, Hooper," asked
Colonel Hudson of the gentleman from
DeKalb.
The gentleman from DeKalb scratched
his head, ruminated as hard as he could
and then broke out; e..
''Well, TIL be dog If I haven't forgot
ten"
That relieved the tension of serious
ness with a splash of laughter. But i'm
mediately came the prime question reit-
Grated:
do cows eat it?'
Try the Cow
Everyone had to admit that so far
as his personal experience went he had
never actually seen a cow eating this
pecunar specie. Al the same TIME NO.
body was so bold as to assert that a
COW had never eaten it. There was much
interesting discussion as to what might
ethe native proclivities of a cow If
brought face to face with the weed under
investigation when finally a pippin-faced
old gentlemen whom no one recognized
and whose voice piped high like a rusty
coffee mill advanced and said:
Governor, why don't you have the
cows turned in on it and see?
That ended the quest. The weed is still
a mystery undergoing postmartem
examination by Professor Worsham. 1t
is understood that a healthy COW will
be secured and put to the test. If she
eats the weed it may turn out that
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