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, t POLK COUNTY' NEWS, TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA , d " jU Jiff V ' -'r- p"T ? improved innroiM international TENNESSEE LAMB AND WOOL MARKETING ' CLUBS NOW : IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION (By REV. P. B. FITZWATKR. D. Teacher of Ensflish Bible-in the .Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.). 1 -(Copyright, 1919, Western' New8patr Onion) 4 x A kMiM - I V JrL ul $3yv i t - 7 EARCSING for a small, thin, rose-tinted, almost white caterpillar In 10, 000 acres of Texas cot ton land ; confronted with the necessity of making -certain that in all that area no single caterpillar made good its conceal ment in boll or stalk or leaves or grass or trash; forced to sweep every inch of the 10,000 acres as closely as a scrupulous housewife sweeps the kitchen floor and to sift every pint of the sweepings as care fully as a miser would sift dirt with gold nuggets in it there is a task be-, side which tTie. one of searching for a needle in a haystack appears simple and as requiring no patience worth mentioning. But that is exactly what the United States department of agriculture, with the help of the state authorities of Texas did in the campaign for the elimination of the pink bollworm of cotton. It was done so successfully that not a" single egg, larvaV of "mbtu . of the pink bollworm appeared In. 1918, a result that appears .to justify the characterization of the job as the big gest successful entomological experi ment of its kind in history, ' - " When it was first found that the pink bollworm of cotton had gained a footing upon the soil of the United States, the consternation that resulted hardly less than It would have been if the discovery had been made that German gunboats were coming up the Mississippi river. But the con sternation was among agricultural scientists. The general public did not know the desperate danger. The scien tists knew, however, that, unless checked, the little bollworm meant an annual loss of not less than $50,000, WO, if, indeed, it did not threaten the existence of the cotton industry, and their alarm was not materially less ened because the infested area was ted to small areas around Trinity flay.-Beaumont,, and Hearne, Texas. Tor the pink bollworm spreads, not yards or acres, but by hundreds of at a leap. The chief agent of Gemination being man with his rail-" J"i trains, the distance from Texas t9 Georgia or North Carolina is no jump, and it probably would not w a direct jump. The larva would e loaded into a car of cotton atBeau-Jont- say, shipped to New Bedford, as.,jnd left in the litter at the Wtom of the car, which would then J to Brockton for a load of shoes jigned to Atlanta, and would final- t swept out on some siding In the u?ia cotton fields. And there it would begin anew the W tion that u has- wrought In TO India, Japan, the Philippines, , the Straits Settlements, the " 7an Elands. Brazil. Mexico, and "tuically on the globe excent the United n enomi . . the v cotton, often reducing et m vf Unt by 30 Per cent and m Tes y more than 50 Per cent on n .at,y lessening the quantity of mi lrom the seed. In the. aan Islands the cotton industry ls been r.i.:i, , cause f L,caiIJ aoanaonea De- ,.' .r and Wherpvpr it hoe trnna .industry hag . at is why the A suffered terribly. Iture uepartment or agn- Texas 'Vh, n lhe worm appeared in W u?ht u worth while to un- 10 the arnn infnd - 1U1COICU. Criticism Xofii lnal of an insane asylum lis a bel iNnn ln the value of amuse- r...,: . . " p-v u luiuu , auu, i;uife W. lau'11r comedian, he occas i..,lsts at an entertainment. l.. 'st npwv . ... Serous "lumce was especially BJ L but one man In the audi- Nt "fs 1 L W I I I I Zt 151 V m-m si 111! tv V cuunce' a iook or per 3 ' his pvoo irt lbl state ' candid V of affairs," he con- RobetcH The danger from the pink bollworm had long been recognized, and regula tions were made by the government requiring the fumigation of all cotton from foreign countries before it could be landed In the United States. Ev ery possible precautionary measure was taken, but there came one thing against which even the government could not guard. The great storm that ravaged the Gulf country in 1915 washed ashore around Trinity Bay. and possibly elsewhere on the Texas coast, great quantities of cotton lint and cotton seed. Nobody gave any special thought to the matter at the.momenU but when the next year the pink bollworm ap peared all around the bay, it became apparent that some of the washed-up cotton must have come f across the Gulf from the Laguna district of Mex ico, wjere the pest had gained a foot ing some time earlier. That may not have been the only source pt infesta tion, but it wras the "one that gave the greater part of the. .'trouble. An oil mill at Hearne Had. received some seed from Mexico in 1916, and the bollworm appeared lift a few fields in the immediate neighborhood of the mill. The infestation at this point was entirely eliminated In. short order, however, by. uprooting and burning all growing cotton, collecting and burning all scattered parts; the prompt milling and destruction of the seed, and the shipment to Europe of the harvested lint. A mill at Beaumont, too, had re ceived seed from Mexico and had vio lated Us agreement to use it only for milling. It developed that some of this seed was sold to planters through out a radius of 20 or 30 miles from the mill. Each sale was traced and the surrounding district included in the clean-up operations. But it was the washed-up cotton in festation at Trinity Bay that developed the really alarming situation, involving more than 6,000 acres of cotton sur rounding the bay, and it was there tlmt the really big operations were undertaken. A lage force of experts and labor ers not less than 800 negroes with the voluntary assistance of any num ber of farmers and members of their families, was assembled, camps were established, and the cleanup was be gun on a thoroughly systematized plan that Involved every inch of surface, to make sure that no lurking place was left for a larva to winter. All the cotton grown in this area was taken to Galveston under supervision and shipped to foreign countries. .All seed was milled under the direction of gov ernment agents. The work ended wth the whole area as clean as the top of a table. . v The result, naturally, was awaited with much anxiety. yln the spring of 1918 the entire area was watched. The planting of cotton was prohibited, of course, and every stalk of volunteer cotton was pulled up and destroyed af- fided to a visitor after the doctor had finished an amazing sort of highland fling "a verv remarkable state of af fairs, when they shut me up here and leave him on the outside!" r In Holland, Too. The typical Dutch housemaid in wooden 'clogs and multi-colored skirts has passed away to make Toom for a totally different kind of being. An Sterdam lady, engaged not long ago a new housemaid who stipulated that she should have.two evenings a week, ter careful examination. At the end of the season the reports of all ' the investigators showed that absolutely no evidence of the presence of the bollworm could be found. But the success of the campaign will not be regarded as absolutely certain until two other summers have passed. In the meantime the quarantine will be rigorously enforced. , Prior to the discovery of the actual presence of the pink bollworm in Tex as the state, taking : precautions against its presence not far away in Mexico, had enacted legislation giving authority to establish a zone free from cotton culture on the border of Texas adjacent to-Mexico-. . Since that ' time, quarantine and cotton-free zones have ben declared in three areas. The normal planting of cotton in the largest of these areas is about 50,000 acres and the inability to plant has, of course, entailed hardship on the planters. Individuals 137 to be ex act disregarded the law and planted some cotton, a. total of a few hundred acres. Legal action was taken against them and they have since signed an agreement to bear all the cost of clean ing up their farms, under the super vision of government inspectors, and to leave the disposal of the cotton grown absolutely in the hands of the authorities. It Is Interesting to note that a con siderable number of these so-called outlaw cotton fields were discovered by aerial observation. Much of the country in the Infested areas is heav ily timbered. Roads are neither plen tiful nor good in many places, and It. was possible for an outlaw planter to tuck away a few acres of cotton in some nook of the woods beyond prob ability of discovery by ordinary means. This gave the inspectors of the fed eral horticultural board the Idea of using airplane observers to spy out the hidden fields. The scheme worked ad mirably, the first flight alone reveal--ing no less than seven outlaw cotton fields which had escaped discovery by all other means. While a feeling of reasonable safety is justifiable as o the elimination of the bollworm from Texas, the danger of new Infestation remains so long as the bollworm exists in Mexico, and. therefore, extreme vigilance will not be relaxed. All railway cars and oth er vehicles coming across the line are inspected, cleaned, and fumigated. The disinfection of cars and . freight with gas from generators placed with in the cars has been discarded as giv ing no . security against Insects r that might be resting on the exterior of cars. Disinfection houses have been erected Into which cars are. run and disinfected both internally and exter nally. - , The question is now raised: Has the recent Gulf of Mexico hurricane brought the pest again to the .Texas shore ? The storm ravaged the Gulf shore from Brownsville beyond to Key West If the storm of 1915 brought the pest to the American shore from Mexico, why should riot the same conditions now obtain? to enable her to attend rehearsals. Asked to explain, "Dlentje" said that she was a member of the orchestra of the Concert! Gebouw (the Queen's hall of Amsterdam), and needed leis ure moments In which to pra ctlce Brahms. Spohr, Bach and Beethoven for the autumn concerts. London Dally Express. ' M r V " . Chinese Unfversity Expands. V The Fuklen Union university of Foochow is... about - to erect a million dollar group of buildings. LESSON FOR OCTOBER 26 A LESSON IN TRUST. ; LESSON TEXT Matt; 14:22-33": ; GOLDEN TEXT-I believe; help thou mine uneblief. Mark 9:24 1 V ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Mark 5 :22- 24; 35-43- Luke 17:18-23. - I PRIMARY TOPIC Help In the storm. i JUNIOR TOPIC Jesus comes to the help of his disciples. INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Help when most needed. ; ' : SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC An ever-present helper,'' , The storm-tossed disciples on the sea at night Is an example of the struggling followers of the Lord In the darkness of the present age, as they are tossed by the tempests of the evil one. . '.: ;' " - - ; ; I. The Disci pies on the Storm-tossed Sea (w. 22-24).- , 1. They were sent across the sea by Christ (v. 22). Doubtless his reason for this was to keep them from en tanglement In ... the movements of the people to make him king, for in John 6:14, 15 It isl shown that the people were so excited by the feed In e or the five thousand that they were about to make him king by force. Though they were somewhat , unv iiilnff to; go.4t was a mercy for him to" constrain them,, 2. Christ dismissed ;the multltqde (v. 22). This maybe taken as typical of his rejection of tfce nation whose rulers had already rejected him. 3. Christ praying alone In the moun tain (v. 23). ' Temptation to earthly honor and power had come to him, flierefore, he went to, the Father in prayer 'for relief and strength,' The need of prayer 1 s - greatest at f such times. While his prayer rwas In part for himself, yet it was for his disciples. According to Mark 6 :48, he saw from the mountain top the disciples tolling on the storm-tossed sea.' We are nev er out of his sights as ,we; struggle against the storms of life, and.he ever lives to make intercession for us.. II. Jesus Walking on theT Sea' (tv 25-27). . ; ;. j,,,;-,-- 1. It was in the fourth watch of the night (v. 25). He did not come to them Immediately, but waited till al most dawn. It was, however, the darkest part of the night and physl-; cal danger'was great, but their per plexity of tnlnd was greater. They knew that the Lord had sent them, but why should they be In such straits If he sent them ? A stormy - sea Is no evidence that we are not In the Lord's appointed way. The disciples' concern should be to obey the commands of the Lord, being assured that while do-, ing his will he will protect them. 2. The disciples alarmed at his com ing (v. 28). It was the coming of their best friend to deliver them from danger. He comes to us today In such ways that sometimes we are affrighted. 3. Jesus words of comfort and good cheer (v. 27). In the midst of their distress they heard the Master's words, "Be of good cheer ; It is I, be not afraid." This changed their fear Inta joy. III. Peter's Venture and Failure (vv. 28-33). As soon' as Peter recognized the voice of Jesus he cried, "Bid me cqme to thee on the water." Jesus said, "Come." Peter obeyed, and for a time he walked upon the waves, without sinking. His simple faith linked hlmi with divine power and he was upheld ; but as soon as he took his eyes off his Lord and cesgjldered the raging sea he bean to sink. " If w will but keep our eyes on the Lord instead of the waves we can outride the storms df life. When Peter began to sink, he did the sensible thing; he cried to the Lord for help. Jesus reached forth his hand and saved htm. He has never lost one who honestly cried for help. When Jesus entered the ship the wind ceased. The people worshiped him as the Son of God. No ship can go down with Jesus on board. i ' Hath Not Where to Lay His Head. People are to be pitied who have no home. John Howard Payne in Paris, homeless and miserable, uttered the universal longing of the human heart when In a cold and dreary garret he 1 wrote the words of "Home, Sweet .Home." There are many people in the world who are driven from , pillar to post, and who can say of no spot on earth, "This Is my home." Think par ticularly of him who had come from his Father's House to this Inhospitable earth and who said, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay hi j head." v Sublime Sentiment. ' "Beware," said Lavater, "of him who hates the laugh of a child." "I love God and little children," was the simple yet sublime sentiment of Rich-ter.- Mrs. Sigourney. The Heart of the Believer. The heart of the" believer is the home of God. The church of the Lord Jesus is his holy temple. He dwells here by his Holy- Spirit, and- makes known through the church, to the prin cipalities and thepovvers In the heav enly places, his! manifold wisdom. This' is a superlative honor. It brings with a supreme obligation. ' One Thing at a Time. The shortest way to do many things s to do only one thing at a time. CeciL Sheep Are Prize Mortgage (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) , Lamb and wool marketing clubs have been in successful operation in Ten nessee pr more than 25 years. They were the outcome of unsatisfactory marketing conditions in the Iamb-producing", sections tof w Tennessee. . The plan originated at Goodletsville, where, there is a club with a membership of 50 persons living v within a radius of three miles from the shipping stations, and its success has prompted farmers in thsr sections to organize In a sim ilar" manner. The organization -of .these clubs Is comparatively simple. The officers consist of a president and a secretary treasurer, who with three other members,- form K: an executive committee, the chairman of which is the secretary treasurer. The annuaT meeting for the election of officers, is held early in the spring, that each member may report the number, of lambs and the amount of wool that he will have to sell. 7 Sold to Highest Bidder. The secretary-treasurer advertises for- sealed bids on the lambs owned by the club. The advertisement indi cates the number, grade, and quality of the lambs, and the date shipment will be made. The lambs are then sold 'at the shipping point to the high est bidder,1 the executive committee re serving the privilege of rejecting all bids in case they seem too low. On the shipping date the executive com mittee is on hand to grade the lambs COMPLAIN AT PRICE OF ACID PHOSPHATE Figures Quoted by Manufacturers Are Too High. Strikes and Car, Shortage In Florida and Tennessee Fields Have Com- bined to Reduce Production v and ' Shipments. Prepared by the ; United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The United States department of agriculture has received numerous complaints regarding the price of acid phosphate as compared with the prices of mixed fertilizers. The price quoted by manufacturers during the spring of 1919 to dealers or individuals ordering 30 tons or more was $24 a ton f. o. b. Baltimore, Philadelphia and Carteret. The price asked for the fall trade is $22.50 a ton. .It will be recalled, that the depart ment on June 7 Issued a statement to the effect that farmers should be able to obtain mixed, fertilizer in the fall of 1919 at prices' approximately 30 per cent lower than those which prevailed In the spring. This statement was based upon information that had been obtained from manufacturers, but it was expressly stated that the price of acid phosphate was being further In vestigated. Obviously, the price of this material has not decreased by 30 per cent, and the . department, in letters to manufacturers, has expressed the view that the prices quoted above are too high. It has also advised all acid phos phate manufacturers that in the fu ture it will require them to base the price of straight acid -phosphate, as a separate commodity, on the actual cost of the materials of manufacture and sale, plus u reasonable profit, and that the cost of manufacturing mixed goods must not be prorated on that portion of the acid phosphate which is sold as such. Since the prices of add phosphate were indicated to the department by the fertilizer manufacturers, the prices of crude acid phosphate have advanced to such a point that the dry mixers, who buy the crude material, crush, mill screen, and bag it, complain that they can not handle it with a profit .at the price they had agreed to sell it for. Strikes in Florida and car short ages ln both the Florida and Tennessee fields have combined to reduce produc tion and . shipments. , The department has laid the situation fully before the railroad administration and has urged that sufficient . cars be made avail able for fertilizer deliveries in the In terest of crop production. It has also notified the phosphate miners and the acid phosphate mann f acturers that the present prices of rock 'phosphate, or of. acid phosphate, must not be advanced without submit ting the proposed Increases to the .de 3 - y"N -Wt f-' Lifters When Well Managed. brought in by each farmer. All Iambs not up to the advertised standard are; returned , to', the farmer, ' who either holds them over for some future ship ment or sells them at a sacrifice. This, has the beneficial Influence: of training the owners to deliver only those lamtis--which wfll come within the grades ad vertised by the committer. ; The day for the wool sale is advert tlsed, that. bidders may be on hand tx see ihe. fleeces," which are graded Into No. 1, clear ; No. 2, slightly burry; No '3, 'hurry;' and No. 4, hard hurry. EaclL grade is weighed, and sealed bids arc received by the committee, which also reserves the privilege of rejecting ell bids. i All Share Equally. The farmer who owns a small flotikr of ewes has the same advantage in marketing his lamfcs as the large, pro ducer. Expenses are made proportion ate and all receive the benefit of com petitive bids. The results are " seen principally in the better prices obtain ed. It is stated freely that the club members receive from $1 to $2 a hun dredweight more for lambs of the same . grade and 2 cents per pound more for wool than farmers in the community who have not the benefit of co-operative selling. The members are en- couraged to follow uniform method In breeding and handling their flocksv with the result that the clubs have an established reputation in many of the--large markets for the uniformity "ani. high quality of their lambs and wool.. partment, accompanied by specific-1 data showing any real "and unavoid able increase that may have occurred in the costs of production. ' Such In- crease in costs, in the opinion of the department, would be the only possible justification for any advance in the prices that prevailed in June. The de partment holds that a mere shortage of supply In the existing circumstan ces is not in Itself a sufficient Justifies-, tion for increased prices. GOOD CdVER FOR HAYSTACKS' nple Protection Afforded by- Layej; of Coarse Grass, Such as Millet,, v ; Sudan or Sorghum. . "? ?y (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) High price of hay makes It essen tial that farmers top off their hay- , stacks with proper covers for protec tion of the dry forage against weath ering, A cheap and simple cover, fox-, any stack or rick of hay may be made; by spreading a layer, about four Inches thick, , of some coarse grassy . such as millet, sudan grass, fine sorghum, or some coarse wild grassi over the top of the stack or rick, plac- . ing long poles over the hay, and then-' binding these poles permanently in. place by the use of wires weighted down at both ends. Where the hay is stacked out of doors in oblong rickv a satisfactory cover may often be made by using 12-lnch boards 1 to Inches in thickness, cut as long as the rick, which may be wired together and. lapped like shingles to form a satisfactory cover over the hay. Some farmers have been successful in using crimped galvanized roofing or corru gated roofing witjh the edge bent to In terlock In the same manner as a pro tection for hay-ricks. . , Livestock Not es Old sows farrow heavier pigs than young sows do. Alfalfa is a great feed for the brood sow ln summer and winter. , . . w -: Alfalfa provides a large amount of nutriment for every kind of stock. . Horse kindness : Load lightly and drive slowly. Stop in the shade IT possible. ? - ; - ; " I Give the colt plenty of room In which to stretch his legs, but better not let him follow into the field. Fesh air and sunlight combat dis ease In the stable. Dairy barns should be airy barns. Ventilation is conser vation. Hogs should be supplied with suit able green forage and so managed as. to consume as much of - It without waste as possible, since forage Is by far the cheapest feed that . can bo used. - - "v,