Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-11
AGAINST PESTS
THAT HARM COTTON
Is Being Conducted by EntO-
mOlOgiSt

of counties in the southwestern Sec
ton of the state will be organized this
month under the direction of State Eu-
tomologist E. Lee Worsham, for the
purpose of eradicating black root or
wilt disease in cotton and preparing
for the coming of the boil weeyil 20
Georgia in the near future.
The organization and work in these
counties will be along similar lines To
that already conducted in the twenty
five counties in the extreme soutl.-
western section of the state, over
against the Alabama line, where the
boil weevil will strike first.
The meetings so far scheduled by
Entomologist Worsham for the purpose
of effecting these organizations, will
be held as follows:
Valdosta, Monday, February 10th,
courthouse, 1920 a. m.
Nashville, Ca, Tuesday 18th, court
house, 1920 a. m.
Triton, Wednesday, February 18th
courthouse 1890 a. m.
Ashburn, Thursday, February 18th,
courthouse, 1920 a. m.
Cordele, Friday, February 14th,
courthouse, 1890 a. m.
Fitzgerald, Saturday, February 10Th.
courthouse, 1920 a. m.
Ocilla, Saturday, February 18th,
courthouse, 8 o'clock p. m.
Vienna, Monday, February 18th,
courthouse, 1920 a. m.
Oglethorpe, Tuesday February 18th
courthouse 1920 a. m.
Butler, Wednesday, February 10Th
courthouse, 1920 a. m.
Addresses relative to the work in
hand will be made at these meetings
by Mr. Worsham, A. c. Lewis, assistan;
state entomologist, and Ira Williams
of the United States demonstration
bureau, who is doing special work in
cooperation with the state board 81
entomology in the matter of breeding
long staple upland cotton to meet boil
weevil conditions.
At these meetings plans will be made
to assist the farmer both in eradicat.
ing black root from his lands and in
preparing for the coming of the boil
weevil, by introducing the wilt-resis.
tant and early-maturing varieties OF
cotton which have been developed by
the state department of entomology. Il
is planned ultimately to have these
varieties distributed and planted gel
orally over the state, but first in those
sections where black root prevails and
where the boil weevil will first at,
tack
AS has already been done in some
twenty-five counties of the southwest
tern section of the state, the progress
i've growers in each county will be =
gained into cotton breeders clubs
for the purpose of taking up the WORK
of cotton seeding in conjunction and
cooperation with the department 81
entomology. 1t is expected in this
way still further to develop and i'm.
prove these varieties, so that they
will still better meet the conditions for
which they were intended.
These meetings, Mr.. Worsham stat 1s
should be attended not only by farm
ers, but by merchants, bankers, doc
tors, lawyers and all others interest.
ed in the agricultural and financial
welfare of their county. The agricul.
tural and financial future of these
counties depends upon the making o.
proper plans to meet the boil weevi
when it comes, and upon getting rid
of the destructive black root disease
There is no one in the county, there
fore, who is not interested in this
work, and there should be full at
tendance at the meetings.
Brewery Horses In ParlOr.
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