Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-04-17
FARMERS TO BE FURNISHED
WITH CALCIUM ARSENATE

ATLANTA, April 1.-THE part that
cities and towns can have in the fight
against the boil weevil is being brought
out by the activities of commercial
organizations in a number of South
ern cities and towns in cooperating
with and assisting the cotton grow
ers in the campaign for elimination
of the greatest menace there is to
southern agricultural prosperity, it
was pointed out here by leading ag-
riculturists.
Cooperation by the business men
and organizations of the towns with
the farmers, it was declared, is after
all but move for self-pnotection, for
it is claimed, unless the boil weevil
is conquered and the damage it is
doing to the cotton crop can be check
ed, the towns will have little to hope
for in the way of business from the
rural districts. The country trade of
most interior towns, it is claimed, is
the chief dependence of business in
them. Deprived of their country trade,
most of the towns would be practically
without trade.
An object lesson is cooperation of
commercial organizations of towns
with the farmers in the weevil fight
is furnished in Georgia and by the
enterprising city of Albany. The AL
bany Chamber of Commerce thru its
secretary and after a conference with
the county agent, formulated plans for
a campaign against the weevil
The plans were submitted to the
board of directors and were adopted.
One of the first steps taken was to
arrange for the sale of calcium arsen-
ate from 'peddler" car and all farm
ers were notified that the poison
could be purchased in 100 pound lots
at II cents pound.
THE fight on the boil weevil must
be carried forward this Year as it new
er has been before, for the weevil
promises to do its greatest destruct-
i've work in the crop of cotton that is
planted this year." declared J. I.
Brown, Georgia Commissioner of ag-
riculture.
The Georgia State Board of Ento-
mology, according to announcement,
has arranged with the A. B. & A. rail
way to operate two pedd1er cars of
calcium arsenate again this year, both
starting April 10Th, one running from
Brunswick to Senoia and the other
from Townsville to Fitzgerald. The
itinerary, as announced is as follows:
Brunswick to Senoia-Alma, Sat-
urday, April 10Th, all day; Douglas
Monday, April Fl all day; Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April %, all day; Vienna on
Thursday April "a, all day; Byron
vile, Friday, April Is, afternoon on
ly; Hauk, Saturday, April 20, after
noon only; Talbotton, Monday April
28, all day; Manchester, Tuesday, Ap-
ril % all day; Woodbury., Wednesday
April 80 ali day and Senoia, Thursday
May 1, all day.
Thomasville to Fitzgerald car
between these two points will make
the trip in one day, April 10, stopping
as follows: Merril1ville 1925 a. M;
Coolidge 10:45 am; Murphy II am:
Moultrie II noon; Kingwood LILO D.
M; Norman Park lbs PM; Cross
land AS pm; Omega 2:10 p. M, Tiff
ton2:45 pm. and Mystic a pm.
Two years ago, according to the
board of entomology, the farmers pur-
chased calcium arsenate at nine cents
a pound and cotton was worth ten
cents; now they will be furnished with
calcium arsenate at 12c and cotton is
worth IS cents.