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State Entomologist Ready for Bell Weevil ?nd Black Root-Other Important Work. Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.)j-By cross ing Egyptian long staple cotton with a domestic variety called Dixie, the Georgia State Department of Ento mology has produced an entirely new varietyK as yet unnamed, which will meet boll weevil conditions, by matur ing early, and will at the same time resist the black root or wilt disease. This new variety of cotton, which iias been developed under the direc tion of State Entomologist E. Lee "Worsham, is an intermediate long sta ple cotton, that will bring a price far In advance of the ordinary upland or litest staple cotton. It is of a kind that will brttkg abotf twenty cents a pound on the regular ttar&st ??der normal conditions. After a long and careful series ot experiments, under the direction ef Air. Worsham, this cotton has been produced with a combination of qual ities never before possessed by any one variety. It has three elements which are of hundred-fold value for the very reason that they are com bined; it meets boU weevil conditions, it resists the wilt disease, and will grow practically anywhere in the cot ton belt, whereas Sea Island cotton, the only other long staple variety in this country, is confined to a narrow belt near the sea coast I This new strain of cotton was evolved to meet the peculiar situation which will develop in Georgia when the boll weevil crosses over from Ala bama nc:.t year. All specialists had agreed that the best way to combat boll weevil was to use early matur ing varieties, but in Georgia^ it was found that the varieties which ma tured early were peculiarly suscepti ble to black root and would only es cape one pest to be ruined by another. In the light of this situation, the very ?reat importance of the State Board's contribution to the situation becomes at once apparent More Seed Later. . For the time being the supply of .seed for this new strain will be small, as the State department has only about an acre ci it but this is to be distributed in small quantities to farmers who? will take a careful inter est in the development of the new .variety and will cultivate it in ac cordance with rules furnished by the department The seed will naturally be distributed first in that section of the state where the boll weevil Will first strike, that is to say, in Southwestern Georgia. In the section ?which includes some twenty-five coun ties next to the Alabama line, Mr. IWorsham has already organized cot ten-breeding clubs, composed of plan ters who will co-operate with the de partment in bringing about the fur ther development of the new cotton. ' The department, under Mr. Wor sham's guidance, is engaged In a continual and aggressive warfare against crop and fruit pests and dis eases of all kinds. These diseases, it is estimated, would cost Georgia's crops $25,000,000 or $30,O0O,C00 a year if no efforts were made to control them. Trie Red Spider Scourge. Mr. Worsham has issued a nun> ber of bulletins, dealing with various plant diseases and pests, which have attracted attention all over the coun try. His red spider bulletin in colors ls considered an authority on the sub ject These bulletins are sent free to all applicants, whether Georgians or not Mr. Worsham's experiments have made possible the practical con trol of the red spider problem. An other free bulletin i3 about to be is sued, dealing with the mole cricket It is the controlling ci plant dis eases and insects that has made pos sible the growing of perfect fruit in Georgia. Through their work it is now possible to control at small ex pense the San Jose scale, peach cur culio, coddling moth of the apple, brown rot, apple scab and other orch ard diseases. In addition all nurse ries and growing stocks are inspected .once a year, and a strict examina tion is made of all nursery stock im ported from abroad. Mr. Worsham is now planning for bis agricultural institutes for next .-year. He holds about one hundred .annually in connection with the State College of Agriculture, and some twenty-five of his own, dealing solely with entomological subjects. In Feb ruary he will organize cotton clubs In 25 counties immediately east of those already organized against the boll weevil. Any citizen of Geurgia Is at liberty to call on the depart ment for special service or assistance at any time without charge. The appropriations made by the legisla ture have been increased from $10,000 to $23,000 annually, since he took charge of the department Mr. Worsham was elected presi dent of the Southern Conservation Congress in 1910; later he was made chairman of the executive committee of the National Conser-ation Con gress, a permanent institution. Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America Matters sf Especial Moment to the Progressive Agriculturist There is no place for the kicker In Texas these days. Some, people get along whether they have a license to or not. The business side of farming is the weak place with many. Raise mules. They are legal tender in Texas, or anywhere else. That mansia a failure who runs In debt to pay running expenses. The hen has helped to lay the foun dation for many a farm success. How much have you decided to re duce the cotton acreage this year? Don't kick another fellow's dog around, and don't let him kick yours. A boy remembers his mother's turn-overs with more joy than his fa ther's. Many north Texas counties report ftte lardes? acreage of oats ever planted.' When a maa .Mea tn saake himself look beautiful he steals a ??man's patent right. It la more important to pro??sw the yield of anything at the smallest cost than lt ?B to produce the largest yield regardless of cost Prof. Massey says that the reading farmers-the book farmers-are to be the successful farmers of the future. They are also the successful farmers of today. If the farmer does not have the "fat of the land" at home, it ls his own fault, for fruits, nuts, berries, vege tables, untainted eggs, broilers, fry ers and roasts, Juicy, are at his com mand. PROGRESS OF TEXAS FARMER There Wilt Be Considerably More Prep aration of Land This Season Than Ever Before. There is a note of encouragement respecting progress in better methods of farming In the statement of a vis itor to Houston the other day, as to conditions In his county. Inasmuch as there is abundant corroborative testi mony of like conditions of progress throughout the state., There will be, said the party refer red to, J. C. Meads of Madisonvllle, Tex., considerable more preparation of landa this season by our farmers than any other previous year, on ac count of the fact that the value of fertilizers la becoming better known in our section of the state. Success ful demonstrations of increased yields on fertilized lands have been made in our county, and these prac tical teBts have been eye-openers to our people. Our section of the state Is comparing with other sections in progress and growth, and we are en joying fairly prosperous conditions. And *hls in face of the fact that last year witnessed the production of the smallest corn crop grown in the state in several years, as well as a heavy falling off in the yield of other grain and forage crops. The weather Of the past few months has put a better seasoning in the ground than has been known for many years previous, and the fruits that natural ly may be expected to follow under favorable or even average' weather conditions during the growing season should be abundant yields of the various crops planted and properly tended. These results will be Increasingly asured by a more careful preparation of the soil for the reception of the seeds, which, as we have previ ously indicated, there are gratifying evidences that farmers in every sec tion of the state are undertaking to do. The farmers have within the most recent years been making mark ed progress in attaining a knowledge of the science of agriculture, and this .'knowledge they are applying to the conditions which affect tillage under varying soil characteristics, climatic Influences and the diversi ties in the amount of moisture pecul iar to different sections, with a de gree of intelligence that is distinctly encouraging In the practical results that follow In the way of increased yields and larger net profits in re turn for the outlay of capital and energy. The old idea that ls is not abso lutely necessary to keep the soil in vigorated by the application annu ally of fertirizer In some "form or another to even the most produc tive lands ls now pretty well exploded in tho minds of farmers in general, and tho acceptance of the truth of this necessary change In methods of keep ing up f.oil fertility necessarily forces larger preparation of the land prior to planting than obtained under old methods, in order to achieve best re sults from the use of the fertilizer. Thus, with an increased movement among the farmers to prevent soil erosion and waste, we may hope for a wonderful advance in Texas agricul tural conditions.-Houston Post. Important Farm Products. Too many farmers forget that men and women are the most important farm products. The most successful farm is the one that turns out the best men and women, ready to make a happy living from other farms when they leave the home farms. FARMERS' UNION IS GREATER President Barrett Says Members Must Follow Certain General Prin ciples to Perpetuate Power. To the Officers and Members of the Fanners' Union: To my mind, one of the most signifi cant facts in current American history Is that the Farmers' Union is today greater in membership than at any period since its founding. The pro ducer in thia country ls at last awak aned to the necessity of organization. What this means in the agricultural, the economic and the political life of the nation ls not easily estimated. From reports made to me by state officiais, and from my recent travels, which have embraced virtually, every state organized, I find more money in the etate treasuries and a greater paid up membership than ever before. The membership include residents of three fourths of the states, and farmers of avery grade, from the one-horse va riety on up to the very wealthy indi vidual. Throughout the rank and file there Is a new attitude toward the in terests of the farmer, a new loyalty toward co-operation and an aggressive ness that is new in American organi sation. It is essential, however, if the organ ization is to remain at top-notch.in numbers and efficiency that both offi cers and members bear in mind and practice certain broad principles. One of the first, is the exercise of due care in the matter of leadership. The Far were' Union, lik? any other-great body, whet?fcf reii?lous, civic or otherwise, tias its rascals^ its lukewarm brethren, Its hypocrites and Ra snakes i? the prass. We are gradually skating them out of the organization, and there are fewer in now than at any time. But the fight to keep down this alement must be an eternal one, if the organization ls to succeed, perma nently. Farmers' organizations have, heretofore, made slow progress be cause of the pitiful scarcity of men tvho, in the first place, really under stand the fanner and who, in the sec ond place, were willing and ready to make sacrifices for him, in other words, who were willing to pay the price. It isn't sufficient that a leader be in excellent business man or brainy, is that word ls generally understood. [ can point you to plenty of ordina rily able men, brilliant men, in fact, who would make an absolute failure In heading a farmers' movement. The leader who steers a farmers' organiza tion, and that means its various branches, Including business enter prises, to success must stand ready to be knocked down and dragged cut Ijy the brethren time and again, and then come back again and serve them humbly. He must put health, strength and self-interest cheerfully on the al tar for them. When the brethren go back on the promises they made at a hallelujah convention, and they are apt to do that at any time, he must go lion g as if nothing had happere.?^nd believe they'll come right after a while. These are only a very few of the qualifications indispensable to the leadership that must perpetuate the Farmers' Union. I believe, though, we ire developing this class of leaders gradually, and I largely attribute the phenomenal increase in membership to that fact. If these traits are re quired of leaders, it is certain that qualities no less positive are required of members generally. They must ex act loyalty and a rigid accounting of the leader, but they must uphold his hands, dismiss idle suspicions against j him, and resist the everlasting tempta tion to kick out of the organization because it may have made one or two failures In their locality. A menace that should be cheerfully watched is the outside critic. Frequently, he is in old member who became dissatis fied because he was not elected to some little petty office, or because of i private grudge against some officer or member, or because things didn't io Just to suit him in his local. There las been treachery, failure, weakness ind all sorts of the sins he charges, n the union. Nobody denies that. There have been similar offenses in 3very large organization, of whatever nature. But the man who leaves the Farmers' Union, or any other associa tion simply because its members are lot possessed of superhuman virtues; .he man who refuses to do his share n solving the problems and lessen ng the hardships of his fellows be cause he finds they're not angels night to go out and associate with the mimais. \ We are, slowly, ?vercoming another 'ault that has weakened the organiza tion, and that ls developing leaders whose sole ambition is to use the ln luence they create in the Farmers' Union to help them in other lines. There are plenty of men I could name :o you who have Joined the union with the deliberate Intention of leaving it, ifter they have built up fences for political prestige, for a commercial ca reer, or some other selfish end. This sort of leader must go. The only kind who counts in the long run, is be who ?nJists for the entire war, not for one Oattle. and who goes into a Farmers' novement not to curry strength for limself, but to stay In the organiza :ion, growing more useful as he learns nore and has the foolishness ham nered out of him. It is weil in a year that promises to nark even higher membership records :han those now obtaining, that mern oers bear in mind these simple first rules. They r re necessary, if we are :o live up to our mission, develop our lighest usefulness and make our in luence felt in every field of activity in ills country. CHARLES S. BARRETT. Union City, Ga. Southeastern Life Insurance Con of Greenville, S. For the past eight months I have bee. soliciting above named company and am pleased to otate that it popularity with the people of this section. I have wr cies and without a single exception they are pleased ^ aave been issued. I am very grateful for the patronag ed me during the year just closed. While I have accepted the position ot teacher in the county tor the ensuing four months, I will still hoi with the Southeastern Life Insurance Company and \ work with them after the close of the school session. want a policy do not make a definite docision before tracts that are written by this home company. I sb0" ing the merits and advantages of their policies. C. M. Melliehan Free! Fro On December 17th, we will commence a in our store on Maxwell avenue, and cont pianos are sold from the store and we we w er lot of twelve pianos sold which are out on One Piano fron Lot Will Be G Away If yon want a piano and would like to gc fail to come to this opening at half past te day. All particulars will then be fully expl If you do not live in Greenwood it will pi train and come to this opening, before any o gone, We expect to move into the Grier & building on january ist, and wish to sell Cu before moving. Then we need the money ; off at rock bottom prices. We will sell for c accomodating terms. Holland Bi Index Bldg.|ggggGreei Solid Car Furniture \ We desire to notify the public that we've added furniture to our stock, having just re- I ceived a solid car of tables, bureaus, bed steads, "washstands, safes, rockers and stright chairs. Come tojsee our assortment of furniture,? shipped direct from factory to us. Jones Sk son apany C. life insurance for the has steadily grown in itten a number of poli vith the contracts that :e that has been accord one of the schools of ld to the contract I have viii resume my regular In the mean time if you investigating the con ake pleasure in explain IP iz special piano sale inue until twelve ill also have anoth trial. i Each iven it one free do not n o'clock on that ai ned. Ly you to take the f the 12 pianos are : Park lire proof t our present stock and v/ill sell these iithei cash or on ?os. iwood, S. C. vi No.. 666 This is a prescription prepared espe cially for Chills and Fever. Five or six doses will break any case of Chills and Fever, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not erice or sicken. 25c