The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-31
GEORGIA DEVELOPS
VALUABLE COTTON
State EntomoIoeist Ready for Boil
WeeVil and Black Root-Other :
Important Work. 2

Georgla state department OF EntO1
mology has produced an entirely newt
variety. as yet unnamed, which Will
meet boil weevil conditions. by matuI-
| ing early. and win at the same timf
resist the black root or wilt disease.
This new variety of cotton, which
has been developed under the diret
ton of State Entomologist E. LeIe
Worsham, is an intermediate long sth.
pie cotton. that will bring a price fAr
in advance of the ordinary upland pr
short staple cotton. 1t is of kind
that will bring about twenty cents a
pound on the regular market, under
normal conditions. III aGkF
After a long and careful series of
experiments, under the direction of
Mr.. Worsham, this cotton has be EN-
produced with combination of quail
| tiles never before possessed by Amy
one variety. 1t has three elements
which are of hundred-fold value flor
the very reason that they are c9m-
| bined; it meets boil weevil conditions,
| it resists the wilt disease, and will
grow practically anywhere in the cot
ton belt, whereas Sea Island colt hon,
the only other long staple variety in
this country, is confined to a mar ROW
| belt near the sea coast.
This new strain OF cotton Twas
evolved to meet the peculiar stuaI tion
which will develop in Georgia when
| the boil weevil crosses over from Ala
bama next year. All Specialists had
agreed that the best way to colh bat
boil weevil was to use early m@tur
| ing varieties but in Georgia it was
found that the varieties which ma
tured early were peculiarly susdepti
BILE to black root and would only es
cape one pest to be ruined by anoIt her.
In the light of this situation, the very
great importance of the State Boh rd's
contribution to the situation becbmes
at once apparent
i 4, More Seed Later.
For the time being the supply of
4 seed for this new strain will be S mall,
as the State Department has only
about an acre of it, but this is TO be
distributed in small quantities to
farmers who will take a careful inter
est in the development of the new
variety and will cultivate it id ac-
cordance with rules furnished by the
| department The seed will naturally
be distributed first in that section
of the state where the boil weevil
! will first strike, that is to say, in
Southwestern Georgia In the section
which includes some twenty-five coun-
ties next to the Alabama line, Mr.
Worsham has already organized cot
Iiton-breeding clubs composed iof plan
tiers who will cooperate with The de
partment in bringing about the fur
Their development Of the new cotton
The department., under Mr.. Wor-
shams guidance, is engaged in a
continual and aggressive warfare
against crop and fruit pests and dis
eases of all kinds. These diseases, it |
is estimated, would cost Georgias |
crops $25,OO0,O0o or $3o,OOO,OOo a year
if no efforts We're made to control
them.
g--a The Red Spider Scourge.
Mr.. Worsham has issued mum
Der Of bulletins, dealing with various
plant diseases and pests, which have
attracted attention all over the coun-
try. His red spider bulletin in colors
is considered an authority on the sub
ject. These bulletins are sent free
to all applicants, whether Georgians
or not. Mr. Worshams experiments
have made possible the practical con-
tlol of the red spider problem. An
other free bulletin is about to be is
sued, dealing with the mole cricket
1t is the controlling of plant dis
eases and insects that has made pos
sible the growing of perfect fruit in
Georgia. Through their work it is
now possible to control at small ex-
pense the San Jose scale, peach cur
culio, coddling moth of the apple,
brown rot, apple scab and other orch
ard diseases. In addition all nurse
ries and growing stocks are inspected
once a year, and strict examiia-
ton is made of all nursery stock i'm
ported from abroad. $40 Ir
Mr.. Worsham is now planning for
his agricultural institutes for next
year. He holds about one hundred ,
annually in connection with the State
College of Agriculture, and some
twenty-five of his own, dealing solely
with chronological subjects. In Feb |
ruary he will organize cotton clubs 9
in % counties Immediately east of
those already organized against the
boil weevil Any citizen of Georgia
is at liberty to call on the depart =
ment for special service or assistance I
at any time, without charge. =, The ,
appropriations made by the lIegisla
-ui2e have been Increased from $40 900 n
% s23 900 annually, since he took =