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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
WILT INJURIES COTTON PLANT
D~iscoloratlon Inside the Stem Ia
Characteristic OF Disease
Fungus Given as Cause.

By C. A. M'LENDON, South Carolit
Experiment Station)
wilt attacks the cotton plant ut any
time between June Is and September
/, causing it to be stunted OF to wilt
and die. Plants affected with the dis
ease are always discolored inside the
stem, which when split shows brown
iah or black btreaks beneath the bark
and In the tissues. D'scoloration in
side the stem Is very characteristic
of the disease.
Wilt is caused by a fungus which
enters the roots of tho plant from the
| soil. This fungus Is primarily a soil
| organism and will remain alive In soil
almost indefinitely. The disease is
spread through movement Of soil In
which Il occurs. Because of the ma,
ture Of tho germ. rotation cannot be
relied upon to control wilt and fungi.
cides are useless because they cannot
be applied to the diseased portion OF
the plant.
The only control measure that mas
succeeded Is the use of varieties which
have been bred for wilt-resistance
Two such varieties, the Dixie and the
Dillon, have been developed ant
through the use of them many farms
on which wilt had made 1t impussi
BILE to grow cotton successfully hav,
been restored to their normal pro
~ductiveness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

Propnred by tho United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Each year thousands Of bushels OF
strawberries go to waste In tho larger
producing centers OF the United States
because Of low prices or some adverse
condition. In many regions OF the
South 20 to rs per cent Of the crop IS
never gathered, because the prices TO-
ward the end OF the season are too low
TO Justify picking the fruit. This Is a
great loss that should DO avoided
With the increasing demand for straw
berry products, such as crushed fruit,
jellies, preserves and marmalades, this
loss can be greatly reduced.
Within tho last few years some OF
the manufacturers of food products
have been putting up fresh strawber-
ries In large quantities for use Mt soda
fountains and In the manufacture or
ice cream. This industry a be de-
veloped into one OF great Importance
to the producer, manufactures and con
sumer. Several large manufacturers
buy surplus strawberries and put them
up in the field, while others ship the
fruit to their home factory. One OF
the best methods of handling the fruit
Is az follows: Wash the berries thor
oughly IN cold water. put them into
tight barrels with sugar In about equal
weights, load In refrigerator cars, and
ship to n cold storage plant where they
can be held until needed. Sometimes
the berries are crushed before being
put into the barrels. but in most cases
they are packed as nearly whole as
possible. When ready for use they are
taken from storage and manufactured
into the various products. II the fruit
IL in good condition at the time 1t Is
placed in cold storage 1t can be kept
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
LOOK TO THE VACANT LOT
A Little Cleaning Up Of the Space
Now VIII Result in Profit In
the Future.

Owners of unimproved property in
this city who wish to sell it should
take heed of a suggestion that comes
from Minneapolis, where the matter
has been under practical considera-
ton. This is that any lot of ground
offered for sale has a better chance
of finding a market If 1t is kept In at
tractive order than II neglected and
allowed to present an unkempt, unat-
tractive appearance. OF course, as a
mere building site, 1t makes no diff
ference to a prospective purchaser
whether a lot Is neatly tufted or Is q
veritable dump laden with trash.
Building operations are not deferred
by refuse. But there Is something
psychological in the appeal Of a we'll
kept vacant lot that gives 1t a pulling
power over a t~rash-covered, weed
grown, unsightly place.
The cumulative effect of w~ell-tended
vacant properties reaching to a stand
ard OF orderliness throughout the city
Is unmistakable. Every real estate
owner with property of this character
to sell Is interested in attracting the
attention of buyers from outside. Such
buyers are more surely drawn to a
city that presents no ~unlovely aspects
than to one that Is peppered with eye
sores.
The cost Of keeping a vacant lot IN
order Is slight and 1t should be reck-
oned by the owner as part Of the over
head charge, along with the interest.
It has been suggested that this cost
may be added to the price Of the prop
erty when 1t is sold. However it is
borne, whether by the owner or the
ultimate purchaser, 1t is a good in
vestment. It makes for quicker sales
and meanwhile for a more attractive
city, which in itself is an asset shared
by every owner Of property.
This Is the season to consider this
question. Already the preparations
for park work are under way. The
ground in the public reservations Is
being raked, trash Is being hauled
away, and in a few weeks the city will
be blossoming. Every owner Of a va
cant lot should consider his bit OF
ground as part Of the city's park sys-
tenn and put 1t In order just as care,
fully as the tree-grown spaces under
the care of the government are
groomed for the season. The house
holders are expected to keep their
front parkings and lawns up to a
certain standard Of neatness, and sure.
ly those who own land on which there
are no improvements should be under
the same obligation. - Washington
Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

Begin now to think Of that little
garden in the back yard. everybody
who has a back yard. Such a modest
enterprise has much to do to restore
the harmony Of life. II you don't get a
radish, a tomato, a bean or a mess OF
peas, you will get something greater
pure air, sunshine, exercise and COM
partnership with nature, which are q
richer crop than all the truck in the
garden. 1t is q great thing to watch
things grow. They make a man
grow, too; add health and
strength to every part of his body;
give him a clean conscience; make
him love his wife and enjoy her
v~ictuals. Tending q little garden
makes a good citizen out Of a man;
gives him better thoughts; makes him
kindlier to his neighbors, and gives a
gentler accent to his voice. And then,
II he should raise anything in the gar
den, how happy he is to gather 1t and
take it into the kitchen and lay 1t or
the table, saying to his wife: "These
are some Of our wi raising; AIM
they finer" That's life-grander thar
going to church in an automobile
Ohio State Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

for Il long time without to any great
extent losing its fresh color and flavor.
The keeping of strawberries under
refrigeration is a comparatively new
undertaking. but results that have
been secured indicate that in time this
can be made an important industry, II
is possible to keep the fruit in such a
way that is quality Is practically un-
impaired. In a single storage house
that has come under the observation
OF the writer 5000 barrels Of crushed
sugared Strawberries wero held ut a
temperature between 80 and 40 de-
grees. Proper storage Is an important
matter, for 1t will enable the grower to
dispose of his surplus crop and at the
same time will provide the consumer
with a wholesome strawberry product
throughout the year. When growers
are banded together into Il large asso-
citation il often should be possible for
them to manufacture strawberry by
products at the producing center un
der the management of tho organiza
ton.
Cost Of Growing Strawberries.
The cost of growing ~strawberrie'
varies between wide limits. depending
upon the locality and the methods o
culture. In most sections OF the Soutl
the average cost Of production is 81
to 500 per acre. but IN some cases tn
cost is very much higher, especially i
Florida.
Below is an estimate Of the cost pc
acre of growing strawberries in tn
South:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

love. The mature man weighs she con.
sequences and lets prudence reign. II
he is the support Of elderly maiden
sisters, who keep house for him. he
can readily foresee what his marriage
would mean to them. They have loved
and cherished him since early child
hood. They have taken the place Of
lost parents, administering to him in
health and sickness. Their lives have
been devoted to him. He knows full
well that they would give up their
very lives to saw his, If such a sacri-
fee we're demanded Of them.
They have not married and left him.
Their future they expect to spend, as
in the past, with the one aim of max
ing him happy. What would happen
il he were to bring home a wife? The
elderly sisters, who have reigned in
the home SO long. and with such de-
~votion, would feel that 1t was home no
longer for them. These frail, devoted
sisters would be thrown on the world
homeless, penniless, heart-broken, to
live, Dr. die, facing the cold world.
The c~onjuring up OF such a picture
is quite enough to make such a man
forswear marriage as long as his sis
tiers are spared to him to care for and
protect. Everything is done for his
happiness and comfort and by them.
Els lifelong determination not to dis
rupt his home and theirs is ample
proof Of his acknowledgment OF his in
debtedness to them and his gratitude.
The woman who sets her cap for this
type OF man, nine times out Of ten
meets with defeat. He may admire her,
| wish with a half sigh that he had just
| such q woman for his wife, but 1t ends
there. There's no use wasting time
in foolish speculation; he wouldn't dis
rupt his home, turn out his loving sis
tiers, to gain the best woman in the
| world for a wife.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

The lower estimate Is about the av-
erage for most sections OF the South,
whilo the higher figures cover the ex'
IRENE cost Of production. The average
cost in Florida Is between these two.
but nearer the higher estimate. It
should be borne in mind that In those
estimates tho interest or the invest
ment and all labor costs are included.
Where the grower does not fertilize or
mulch his crop the cost should be
lower than In the estimates. 1t is the
farmer who secures moro than the av-
erage yield who makes q success In
growing Strawberries, while those who
produce less than tho average for the
region arc losing money, II interest on
tho Investment and the labor OF the
growers are considered. With a yield
Of 1900 quarts to the acre. which Is
the average OF many growers, there Is
a good profit in growing strawberries.
Yields Of 1000 and 5000 quarts to the
acre are not uncommon.
When the plantation Is kept for
more than one year the cost Of produc'
ton Is lowered. because there Is no
outlay for plants, preparation Of the
soil or planting, as In tho first year.
The cost Of fertilizing and cultivating
an old plantation should be as much as
for a new one, The average upkeep
for the second year should not exceed
$40 or $50 per acre.
The cultural methods employed IN
growing Strawberries In the South. to-
gether with selection Of the soil, pack
ing tho fruit, etc, Is treated. as we'll
az cost OF growing and by-products as
| printed above, are given In the new
farmers bulletin No. 664, strawberry
| Growing in the South" This bulletin
may be had free by application to the
department Of agriculture.
A large part Of the strawberry crop
grown In Florida is shipped to north
ern markets in refrigerator boxes.
These boxes, or pony refrigerators,
hold Ga or 80 quarts of berries. After
the boxes of berries are placed in the
refrigerator a metal tray Is put IN
place above the berries and filled with
Ice. The main advantage in using
these refrigerator boxes is In long-dis-
lance express shipments where re-
frlgeration Is necessary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
IF HE HAS sPlNsTER SISTERS.

Love and time with reverence use,
Treat them like a parting friend.
Nor the golden gifts refuse
Which in youth sincere they send;
For each year their price Is more,
And they less simple than before.
There are bachelors who acknowl-
edge secretly to themselves that they
might be tempted into matrimony II
they come across the right woman.
These are the men who board at ho-
tells, are not society beaux, and do not
Danish the hope which creeps into
their hearts now and then of enjoying
homo comforts, of listening to q wife's
voice and the prattle of babies per
haps.
Such a man can be cajoled away
from single blessedness by a lovable
woman who is able TO convince him
that she is his true heart-mate, be he
forty, aye. or sixty, for that matter.
But the hope of winning the middle
aged, well-seasoned bachelor who
lives at home with spinster sisters is
an ambition rarely realized, unless by
almost a miracle, Not that his hear
has hardened with time, but the year:
have made him cautious, aye, and wise
If he sees a woman who makes an es
pecial appeal to his fancy, he fights
a royal battle with his heart. He will
not allow his thoughts to dwell upol
her or his longings to cluster arount
her.
A youth will stake everything 10
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
Value of Flower Shows.

Preparations are already under way
Tor flower shows, and it is pertinent
to ask, What is the permanent value
to those who attend?" Mere attrac-
lions will not permanently endure
with any considerable measure Of sue
cess. They must educate as we'll. In
order to interest you must instruct.
All love best what they know most
about. The more one is instructed In
horticulture the greater will be his
appreciation Of plants and flowers.
Every exhibit should be a bureau of
information regarding fundamental
knowledge. Every attendant should
be q mine Of information regarding
details. A feast for the eyes will not
alone attract the best attendance, but
a feast of the mind as well surely
will.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

erage young man this year. He Is
glad enough to hold on to his position
and to do double the amount Of work.
II is the young man who Is obliged
to take several days off who Is not
looking at the prospect with any great
amount Of exuberance. Heretofore he
has hied himself to the mountains
or %seashore; not only for the change
Of recreation 1t afforded, but that's
where all the pretty girls went and he
could be sure Of enjoying himself to
the top of his bent, swimming, stroll
Ing, sailing, moonlight dances on piaz-
"a and lawn, straw rides and barn
dances.
He came back to his work with a
new zest, even though he had not met
the girl of his dreams. He told him
self he would have better luck next
time. Most young men look upon
staying at home philosophically;
whether they live in city or town they
find so many ways to pass the time
that their vacation days are over all
too soon. The girl who has expected
to meet him in some fashionable place
Is disappointed. The maiden who al
most cried her eyes out because her
folks hadn't money enough to send her
away realizes that it was certainly
providential.
Had she gone she would have missed
the best days Of her life with Jack.
He had called every evening and taken
her somewhere, to church, camp meet
ing, out for q stroll, to the ice cream
parlor and last, but by no means least,
to the o%ut-of-door movies. Her father
allows her to have company at home
because her summer outing hasn't cost
him anything. The cheap little white
null dress which she believed would
have made her quite a laughingstock
at any resort, looked charming In the
eyes Of the unsophisticated young mar
who couldn't have told to save his life
whether she had on a satin or a calico
frock.
OF course it wouldn't do for al
maidens to get the stay-at-home bee
In their bonnet or the big hotels woulc
have to close their doors. But it's
mighty satisfactory state of affairs
for those who couldn't go off on {
summers vacation.
There will be more marriages thi'
summer between couples who hav'
known each other all their lives thai
ever before. Young men will find tina
they don't have to go off to nee
pretty girls. There are quite as man.
Just as fair and sweet in their owl
home town. They don't have to go t.
the trouble of being made acquainte'
with her family, and do a lot OF 81
paining about their own lives. Err
the summer is over the young man vii
SAY he had no idea that Susie was hal
so sweet! When n young man sui
renders to Cupid. most Of his friend
will usually follow his example.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat II Your Kidneys Aren'e
Acting Right or II Back Hurts Or
Bladder BotherS You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
It generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
oyerworks the kidneys in their EFFORT
to filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort Of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you nave
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue Is coated,
and when the weather Is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine IL
cloudy, full Of sediment, channels OFT
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
OBLIGED to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma'
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
take Q tablespoonful in q glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice. COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to n%eutralize
acids in the urine so 1t no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t Is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer.
vescent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
HANDY HUSBAND
Knew How to Get Part Of tho Break.
fast.

81 know one dish ! can prepare for
breakfast as we'll as any cook on
earth said my husband one morning
when the cook was Ill and he had vol
unteered to help get breakfast. He
appeared with his dish and l discov.
cred 1t was Grape-Nuts which. Of
course, was easy to prepare for it was
perfectly cooked at the factory, but 1t
was q good illustration CT the conven.
fence Of having Grape-Nuts about.
I'VE took up Grape-Nuts immedi.
ately after returning from a five years.
sojourn in a hot country. Our stom-
achs were in bad condition and we
were in poor health generally.
I'm a day or two we liked Grape
Nuts better than any other kind Of
food on the table. We both gained
steadily in health and strength, and
this was caused by Grape-Nuts and
Postum.
"a friend Of ours had a similar ex.
~perience. She was seriously i'll with
indigestion and could find nothing to
eat that would not give her heartburn
and palpitation, especially at night.
She found that a small dish of
Grape-Nuts with cream made her q
satisfactory supper and gave her q
comfortable nights rest. In q short
time she gained several pounds in
weight"
There's q Reason" Name given BY
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
N appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of humas
interest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
Anachronlsm.

Nearly all of the prominent business
men Of America have some connec-
ton with the church; many Of them
are conspicuous leaders Of Christian
enterprise. Industrially they are Doc
tor Jekyll; enthusiastically they are
Mr.. Hyde. What use is there in gloss
ing the matter? They are proud CT
being Just and fair where 1t is an
economic necessity; they are brutally
callous where 1t is a religious grace.
The employer who dare not rip a
faithful but gray-haired mechanic from
his lathe and throw him upon the
mercy of the community will tear a
faithful but gray haired preacher from
his pulpit and drop him upon the lean.
cold bosom Of charity.-Joseph II
Odell In Atlantic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
Decoration Of the Home.

It Is not "a matter Of TASTE wien
we accept for our homes decoration
those forms Of beauty which we do
not alphabetically understand; it 10
a matter of intellectual laziness.
We take what is smart for the mo-
ment without a question Of its fitness
and adaptability for u individual
needs, and in so doing we lose that
greater delight, which Is the soul OF
art and which is u only thorough
sincere study and search Of the dec
orative fundamentals upon which the
artists and lovers of the beautiful have
built.-House and Garden.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21
Fine Resin From Desert Cactus.

s'~
A high-grade resin, golden yellow
and firm. and in %solubll1ty resembling
Dammar resin. has been extracted
from samples Of dried desert cactus
sent to the University Of Washington
chemistry department from the South
west.
It was there that the discove OF
how to extract resin from wood by
using ammonia as a solvent was dis
covered. Ammonia, however, would
not dissolve the resin in cactus, so
Prof. H. X. Benson started a search
for another solvent and found that
denatured alcohol was the best.
The yield Is about 20 per cent, and
the cost will be less than that of ex-
tracing 1t from wood. as nearly all
the alcohol can be recovered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

The Agent am selling q remark
able combination utensil.
Housewife-What is it for!
See this little blade?"
YES"
That's a can opener"
Indeed"
And this hook is an appliance to
lift pans from the fire."
Whats this?"
That's a tack puller."
But suppose l want the girl to open
a can of soup ard my husband to pull
some tacks while l attend to the pans
on the stove?"
Easiest thing In the world. All you
have to do is to buy three OF tie uten'
sils. Anything else. pleaseT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-21

heart Is where
will the young
men go this sum-
mer to spend their
vacation? h G
question reminds
me Of the little
lad who was visit
fully watching a
playmate devour a
big, red. Juicy ap-
pie. Can I have
t h Q core?" h e
a 8 k Q d eagerly,
There isn't going
to be any core
left" was the
laconic reply.
There isn't 60
ing to be any va
cation for the av'