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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
EIas the Winter Effected the
.--.- Roll WeeVil?

Boil Weevil?
p. A. b., homson. Ga, writes:
wish your opinion of the eff
feet and result of the very mild
7 winter and the appearance al
ready of a great many, boil
Weevils? Do you believe COM
= Ing out so early that they will
Starve before they have suffi-
cient cotton to live on or will
they be here to take the cotton
from the start?
The very mild winter and the open
mild spring following it have been
wonderfully favorable to the boil
weevil. Some of those which have
come out Of Information already may
'Starve before cotton is available for
them to live on. On the other hand,
the weevil has good resisting abil-
ity at this season. and observa ton
and experience both indicate that
many of them will be able to sur
Nive until there is enough cotton ~
sustain them satisfactorily. Condi-
tions up to this time would indicate
heavy depredations by the boil
weevil this year. 4 very dry sea-
son following from now on would
be unfavorable to the weevil. OF
course the policy to pursue is t.
year with the utmost vi%o~. ,I""t 80
soon as the cotton IS out of the
ground it should be choD"el
stand, and then the fields ,'HN-''i
be gone over once or tv-;ca 49, "l'
.Weevils picked out of the buds Of
the youn% plants. This is the r. e
where they establish themselves
when they first come out of hibevna
t,pn. You will find many of them
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
Method OF Figuring
Cotton Growing Costs
Sho1Un by Uncle Sam

can figure his labor cost per acre by
applying current rates for labor to
the figures for hours Of labor per
acre IN his locality, as indicated in
the table below, and by adding to
this labor cost the cost of seed and
fertilizer. which he already knows,
he gets a figure that represents 80
per cent of his total acre cost. To add
to this the necessary charges for
manure, equipment, taxes, insurance,
ginning and overhead. he has merely
to figure what 100 per cent would be
on this basis.
The following example. illustrating
the application of 1920 requirements,
as determined for the 1919 crop in
Mitchell county, Georgia, will serve
to give an idea of the way these
figures on basic requirements may be
used from year to year in estimat-
ing the cost OF production:
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

Figures from which the cotton
grower in certain districts can app
proXimate his own cost of production
are presented in Il preliminary report
on basic requirements in cotton pro-
duction, just issued by the United
States department of agriculture.
These figures, gathered by the office
of farm management and farm eco
nomics in study of cotton costs on
S21 farms, may be taken as a tenta-
tive standard for representative COT
ton-growing areas in Alabama. Arkan-
sas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Caro-
lima and Texas.
1t is shown by the investigation
that man labor and mule labor make
UP about 70 per cent of the operating
expenses of growing cotton, pur-
chased fertilizers about 10 per cent.
and labor. seed, and fertilizer to-
gether about 80 per cent. The farmer
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
The "Charm of Alabama -
Calls the Farmer to Mont
gomery County

good local markets. splendid schools
and churches, excellent health condi-
lions and churches of every denomi-
nation.
We seek to develop agriculture at
home and invite farmers Of other
sections to investigate Montgomery
County as the logical place for a
prosperous, permanent home.
This County not only offers I'M
usual opportunities for the Dairy and
Live Stock farmer, but is equally at
tractive for The Fruit, Vegetable, Pc
can and Poultry farmer.
vince you and full information and
descriptive literature will be fur
nished.
Write Agricultural Department,
Div (U-1) Chamber of Commerce
Rooms 215-16 Bell Building, Mont
gomery, Ala.-(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

carry safely through the Change of Lfe She
pleasure thanking for what
wonderful medicine has done for passing through the C5ane
friend told about Lydia E. P
hams Vegetable Compound and the first bottle helped got
housework Your medicine certat
woans friend and you may choose Mrs IA
LISTER COB Frank Street, Adrian Mich.
tits said that middle is the most trying period in w9man lie
perfectly without ymptor
dreadful hot flashes that send the blood
though would burst the faint feeling
follows going sinking dizzy spells
Lydia Pkham Vegetable Compound root and herb medicine
cay TIE feminine such
build weakened and enables
trying period with the least possible symptoms
caused disp
although the and that
apparently ailments readily yield Lydia E. Pinkhan
natural restorative and often
troubles
Lydia Pnkhams Private textbook "Ailmens Pee
will be sent free request. VII
to Medicine Co., Lynn, Massach
book contains valuable information
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

Nitrate of soda can undoubtedly
be used with advantage as a side
application on sugar cane. The soils
on which this crop is grown are as
a rule not rich in plant food ele-
ments. In other words, they are just
about average soils, Sugar cane
makes a heavy draft on the soil.
are secured, and I have never been
able to see an yadvantage accruing
10 the land owner from growing a
half crop. In fact, I think this is
Il waste of time and energy and
accounts in large measure for the
about farming being an Improbable
occUpation.
Nitrate of soda if used as a side
dressing on sugar cane should be
nut on when the crop has made
GOOD stand. and then along say about
thirty days later. I would not hest
tate to use so pounds at least az
each side application. One hundred
pounds of this material per acre
would certainly not be a heavy ap-
which grows to the size and proper
tons of sugar cane and requires so
much of this element for its proper
development.
Potash, of course, is essential on
in this element, and some of the
potash which is found in these soils
is not readily available to growing
rrops. We would suggest the use of
sulphate of potash in preference TO
other carriers of potash. We think
that so to 100 pounds of s'lphate Of
potash would be about the right
amount to use per acre in mixed
Fertilizer for sugar cane. We would
prefer to put this element in the
round before the CROP Is planted
There is no reason why the basal
Fertilizer used under sugar cane
should not be bro9dcasted and well
mixed with the soil.
The Cultivation of Early cucu,1bers.
G. f. p. Springvale Ca, writes:
I wish all the information you
can give me on the culture OF
cucumbers. the time to plant and
the fertilizer to use. [ have
sandy and clay land.
The time to plant cucum6ers in
your section of Georgia is now
though, of course, they may be
planted at intervals from March 10
to July. The seed should be COW
cred to depth of l to inches. The
rows should be about 3 to feet
apart, and the plants should be ieft
2 feet in the drill. 1t will take one
ounce of seed to plant fifty hills, or
two to three pounds per acre.
There are many varieties OF Gu
cumbers which you can grow.
Among those we recommend are the
white spine, the long green and the
Klondike. 1t will take them sixty
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

would have been Ioathe to be
others. He would have been
slow to turn against you. Do
not let these girls or any one
else see how deeply hurt you
are by his Indifference. If you
have done nothing to incur his
disregard, pay no attention to his
tickle attitude, for things will
surely right themselves after a
while, and he will see his mis-
take.
For a long time 1 have been read
ing your advice to lonely girls, 81
have decided to write you. I have
light hair, blue eyes and weigh
about 70 pounds. 1 am 10 years Of
age and have almost finished the
seventh grade. Am in love with {
boy Is years old. He seems to love
me very dearly, and 7 know I love
him the same. He has a good char
acter, and has asked me to marry
him. Please print this in next Jour
nal and let me know your advice or
us marrying. Your new friend.
BLUE EYES"
You are too young to consider
couldn't find a preacher or JUS
tice Of the peace who would mar
ry you children. time enough
when you are 10 to think about
matrimony. Go back to your
dollies and mud pies, and get
such romantic notions out of
your childish head.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
gOr1lery

The "LIME LAND BELT of the
|outh is the choice section Of Ameri-
la and Montgomery County, Ala,
b not only the most attractive sec
lion of the famous LINE LAND
BELT, but it is a county where the
|arm land owner pays less than 20
Ter cent of the tax levy, enjoys d
system of improved
Highways, covering the entire coun-
|y. and has six great trunk line rail-
Flaws leading to the best markets.
In addition to fertile soils, long
trowing seasons, numerous clovers
nd grasses and the best pastures,
County enjoys the best
iural schools in the south and her
rIendid Consolidated Rural Schools
Iffer full college requirement work
Ind furnish free transportation both
nays to the children on the farms.
Montgomery has great StockYards,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

No. 9.102.-GirI's Dresr Cot in
stzes = to Il years. SiSe { ceQulres
. wards 36-lncn material with "
yaro 36-lnch contrasting. Price Id
cents.
No. 9,S9s.-Girl's and Child's
Cape. Cut In sizes a to IA years.
Size y requires Us yards rs or "A
inch material Price IS cents
No. 9.6S3.-Lady's Dress. Cut In
sizes 50 to AZ inches bust measure.
Slse IS requires 39s yards 36-lnch
ALL PAT'TE
Every woman who wants to dress
stytishly and economically should
order at once the spring issue Of our
eew FASHION QUARTERLY.
@nich ts three times as large as the
fashion monthly we formerly issued
In ordering patterns and mag
zines write your name clearly on
sheet Of paper and inclose the pric
in stamps. Do not send your lie
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

Rhubarb is established from roots
winch have been set out in the early
spring. Two classes of roots NAV
be bought, the undivided field clumps
or those which have been divided.
Naturally the undivided cost a good
deal more, but they come into bear
ing a good deal sooner than those
which have been divided. We pre-
sumo the clump you have on hand
is hardly large enough yet to Justify
you in dividing. it. We would adj
wise you therefore, to proceed as
follows: Either buy the large
clumps, if you wish quick results,
or else buy divided clumps. The
roots will cost you probably 25c to
zoe apiece, depending on the size.
Rhubarb must be put out in
semi-shaded place where it is moist
and where it is well protected from
The sun. We have not had any con-
siderable success with growing rhu-
barb in this section of the south. 1t
IS gross feeding plant and there
fore needs to be we'll fortified. The
use of a great dear of we'll rotted
stable manure around the crowns
Of the plants before growth starts
In the spring is a desirable prac-
tice
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

The accuracy of the results obtain
ed by using the factors presented in
this table will depend very largely
upon the Accuracy with which the
farmer is able to estimate his own
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

Using Nitrate Of Soda on Sugar Cane
S. B., Cordele, Ga, writes: Do
you consider nitrate of soda used
in small quantities as q good
fertilizer for south Georgia
sugar cane? Also what about
using a fertilizer containing
potash?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

labor requirements by judging as to
where he stands with reference to
the average for his locality. The fig
ures given for the five farms using
the least labor and the five using
the most will help in this regard.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

but the principle IS one That can De
applied by any farmer in the districts
in question so long as there is no
radical change in the method of
growing cotton. The department does
not claim that the results obtained
by this method will be exact. but 1T
is believed that a fair approximation
of actual costs can be reached.
The following table shows the man
labor and mule labor requirements
of cotton per acre. as reported by
S21 farms in 1920 for the 1919 crop.
M,,1a
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

In this calculation the hours of Ia
Dor and the quantities of seed and
| fertilizer taken as a basis are those
reported for the 1919 crop; the rates
| for labor and the prices of materials
are those current in 1920; the S4.4 per
cent is the precise percentage for
| Mitchell county. The net cost per
pound of lint is determined by divid-
ing the cost per acre by the average
yield for the district, as reported
| for 1920.
This example is simply illustrative,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

material With y yard S6-inch con
trastlng. Price Is cents
No. 1851. - Lady's One-tiece
Apron Cut in sizes 70, ~, - and
~ inches Dust measure. Size - &C.
Qu1res 3ss Yards 36-lnch material
with q yard 36-lncb contrasting.
Price Is cents.
No. S.9OS.--Girl's Dress. Cut In
sizes 6 to IA years. Sue = requires
IA yards 36-lnch plaid material.
with l1s yards 36,incb plain material
with V yard l6-Inch dark material
Price Is cents.
Is Is CENTS.
and contains over 300 styles. dress
making lessons. &c. Price 10 cents.
Postage prepaid and safe delivery
guaranteed Send rs cents for a
pattern and FASHION QUAR-
TERLY.
tiers to the Atlanta office but direc
them to
FASHION DEPARTMENT.
ATLANTA JOURNAL,
% East Eighteenth ST.,
New York City.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
I'M wv TS
- ~ So EDDCATIoN
-H1-yo,-- AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
@nG@n~ H< AhDREWN SOlHE
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
R AMDREWN SOlKE

{! in the field il thew are abundant
in the vicinity where the cotton is
planted. One weevil picked and de-
Stroyed early :a the season, how
ever. will probably prevent the de-
veIoplnent OF d progeny that may
more effective or satisfactory way
of fighting the weevil than by pick
ing him from the bud of the young
cotton plant just as soon as he
makes his appearance in the spring.
Grasses Adapted to North Georgia
c. ]. F., Ball Ground. Ga,
writes: I have piece of hill
land. north slope with red clay
soil that 1 planted in Bermuda
grass. but have not good
stand. [ also sowed it to rye
and orchard grass bat the stand
is poor. Please advise how l
can get it set with red clover
or other grass suitable for pas
ture without destroying what I
have on it.
ditions indicated. we would handle
the pasture area in question as
follows:
Broadcast or distribute over the
land very shortly a few pounds of
Red Top and Orchard grass. To
this you may add. say five pounds
n so of White or Dutch clover
For grazing purposes. we think you
will find the White clover more sat
isiactory then the Red clover. It
will hold it's place in the land long
~ than Red clover. We suggest
Red Top and Orchard grass as two
Of the most likely of the tame
grasses to provide a considerable
amount of satisfactory. grazing 10
YOUR section of Georgia. Should
bermuda grass develop, the chances
are that it will crowd out these
masses, but. in the meantime. they
VIII serve useful purpose. Where
there IS plenty of lime available at
4 relatively low cost, we would use
ore ton. In that event, you MIGHT
add five to eight pounds of Blue
"rass seed per acre. The lime will
also benefit the clover. Harrowing
the seed into the ground would be
good practice. and the use say of a
mixture of 900 pounds of cottonseed
meal and 200 pounds of 1G ner cent
acld phosphate would be helpful. If
mere are weeds or trash on the land
cut them off with a mower. Won
should hold this sort of growth in
check during the growing season hv
means of mower Weeds will al
"'avs crowd out grass. Do not craze
RlS land too heavily after p new
growth starts.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
Establishing a Rhubarb Patch

As5a Dllshlng a Rhubarb Patch
V, r. O., LAGRANGE, Ga, writes:
Last year 1 ootaIred one stall;
OF rhubarb and planted it in nv
garden and it is now growing
nicely, but I wish to know how T
can get it to spread as | would
like to have a row of it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14
WOMEN OF MIDDLE life
A Dangerous Period Through Which Every Woman Must Pa
Practical Suggestions Given by the Women VIC T,
Letters Follow

Alton, Tenn. w
other suffering women
know what Lydia E. Pr
hams Vegetable Con 0.o
has done for me. DUR 7g
Change of Life / was n
for eight months ar i !
two good doctors tr lat
me but they did me NJ 20
A friend advised me t, I;
Lydia E. Pinkham's We
table Compound, whic.lIC
and in q short time | (
better. Ihad all kinds Of
spells, but theylall LEI TT
Now when l feel wes *
nervous l take the Vegcts
Compound anditalwa! I'd
me good. I wish all vo:,
would try it durint:,
Change of Life for l kNoy
will do them good. X )
think twill induce sore (
to try the Vegetable CO
pound you may publis''1 t.
letter. q" Mrs. A. KEEL
Alton, Tenn.
Mrs. Mary Lister
Adrian, Mich, adds Il
testimony to the vail
of Lydia e. Pinkhan
Vegetable COmpCu
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

Will you please tell me where I
IAN sell tatting and doilies. Please
find inclosed addressed envelope for
an early reply. Hoping to hear from
you soon, Yours very truly,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-03
THE WRONG POLICY.

The City Council on Tuesday even
ing of this week turned down the
request of Col Richart to vacate a
number of streets and alleys in the
plated portion of the city of Wash
burn below the Omaha track and
east of the pumping station and by
their action unknowingly turned
away from the doors of Washburn a
number of people who otherwise
would have become summer resi-
dents of this city.
The Colonel purchased several
pieces of land in this locality, the
blocks fronting the lake shore being
but about twenty-five feet in width
and with the vacating of the streets
and alleys it would give him con-
tinuous strip of ground running back
from the lake, while if the streets
and alleys were left as they now
are, would cut the land up. The
Colonel, through his representative
Mr.. A. ". Macleod, stated that it
was his intention to erect a line sum-
mer cottage on this land next spring
and that others cf his associates
would probably follow suit and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-03

ioIsly throughout the land. Still,
churches revise their list of pew
holders because the devout brothers
and sisters are unable to pay, even
though their spirit of devotion and
fidelity may remain unquestioned.
And lodges that thrive on brotherly
love and fraternalism still continue
to suspend their unfortunate members
whose only offense against the con-
stitution and laws of the order con-
sists in the inability to pay annual
dues.
In the face of these conditions
which embitter men and women and
cause many of them to inwardly en-
terrain bolshevick ideas, we drift
back to the old truism that sit
takes money to make the mare CO."
Therefore, forward men and women
are compelled to "look the world in
the eye" and to obtain as practical
view as possible in answering the
questions surrounding the problems
of their future well-being. In such
circumstances there is commonsense
in needing the opinions of those
whose views on the industrial situa-
ton were quoted on the first page of
the Literary Digest of January 8.
The big advertising campaign in the
interest of investments that is car
ried on by Henry L. Doherty and
Company, one of the big concerns
of the country, has voiced practical
ly the same opinion as that review
ed by the Literary Digest.
"Our message is this" says the
statement: Perhaps never again will
there be such bargains in investment
securities as the market now offers
and so we say to all, and this means
you, together all the money
you can get without borrowing, and
buy investment securities-and buy
them now"
Exception might be taken to the
use of this advice because it comes
from Wall street. Nevertheless it
epitomizes succintly what all the
others such as Mr.. McAdoo, Secre-
tary Houston and the Governor of
the Federal Reserve Board, have
said.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-03
TO KEEP PRICES UP.

Congress is considering fixing a
minimum price for sugar. An amend
ment to the Fordney emergency
tariff would tax sugar 2.13 cents a
pound until the retail price reaches
10 cents. Of course there is no
guarantee against its going higher.
This is deliberate boosting Of pro-
fits beyond the point of fair re-
turn to keep the American producers
Of sugar in the business. Of course
that is not saying men who want a
sugar tariff will not ask for this;
they are asking for it, or it would
not be proposed. But they do not
need it.
1t is not for purposes of revenue.
1t will produce some revenue, but not
anything like what it takes from the
consumer. In the daily bill of every
man for household necessaries will
be included, but merely the 2.13 cents
the national treasury gets, but the
same fraction on every pound he
buys, whether imported or not, plus
the profit on that fraction at the
hands of each dealer through which
it passes.
The tariff for revenue argument
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-03

eventually there would be quite
a colony of summer visitors within
our midst.
Last year Colonel Richard brought
with him from Arkansas and other
points thirteen people, who because
of crowded hotel Accommodations in
this city, took up residence at Bay
field. These people were very
faHorably Impressed with what
Washburn had to offer in the way of
lake shore land, and the Colonel,
after looking over the sites at other
points, decided to purchase land in
Washburn.
And because of the fear of the
Mayor and some of the Councilmen
that possibly Messrs. Maxcy or
Macleod might eventually sell a
lot or two of their land to other
summer visitors DESTROYS of pur-
chasing land and erecting cottages,
they turned down the proposition to
vacate the streets, which we might
add would never be used, and there
by turned Col Reichart's attention
to other places and with him other
of his associates and acquaintance
who might like to come here. Such
a policy on the part of the city ad-
ministration is not getting Wash
burn anywhere, even though it
might be satisfing the personal an
mostly of one man.
Watch your Council!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By ]. E. Jones
SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS

SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS
Since the whole population became
investors when Liberty bonds and
War Stamps were placed on the mar
ket to save democracy" from bank
ruptcy, there has been universal in
terest manifested in the Nations
biggest enterprises. Liberty bond
investors have found Uncle Sans
paper DEPRECATED all the way from
$1.80 to $13 on 500 bonds get a
grain of comfort out of the fact that
stocks of the great industrial institu-
tions, such as steel, have dropped
down to $50 a share. The u. S.
Rubber is now SGT share and the
queen of non-alcoholic booze, Coco
Cola is hitting the bumps consider
ably beneath $25. All these shares
have nominal par value of $100.
The history of their downfall" is
identical to that recorded by hun
dreds of securities sold on and off
the stock exchanges. The depres-
sion is noted on boards of trade
where grains are traded in, and in a
lesser degree in the stock yards. 1t
is unnecessary to add that the slump
has affected the shelves and profits
Of merchants and tradesmen, and
the employment of more than 2,000,-
900 American citizens.