J.Li\U-\RY 1927
THE GUAM RECORDER
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drrneageby the use of uninfested bins and containers, ancl bhe use of fumi gants, etc. Man l ras of necessi tytnmpered rvi th naturet sm et hods by propagati ng and grow i ng greab quant it ies of vari ouseconomi cpl l ,nts over l arge areasthus bringing these .di fferei rt pl ants bogetheri n the san)el ocalit J" A s a rui e each l < i nd of pl ant has i ts orvn part icuiar i nsecfpestand rvhenmany ki nds are brought,to get her l hesepesbstna.ychangel hei r habi ts and adopt a not her or l uore prefel redhosb.Incl easi ng faci l i ti es fo r t r ansportati t.i r,i s al so i ncreasi ng the di stri buti on and exch" ug. of i nsecl pests ari d cl i seasesari d out of t he ' rneel ;el here o{ l en ari sesa dangerouspest thnt t hr ent of certai n pt' odrrctso{ the soil. ens the very cxi stcr.rce ' Ibe E r-rropeanC orn B orcr founi l i ts s' ay i nt o t he l Ini tec] S tatesi n brootncot' u but qui ckl y adapt edit self tc fi el d cc-rrn.sw eetcortl, kafi r, sorghums,etc, , ancl i n 15 years h,r,sspreadal rnosthal f rvay acl ' ossthe cont,i r.renfi rr spi te of al l bhnt coul cl be done to st op it . l ' rorn al l i ndi cr.ti onsi t rvi l l conti nue to spreadappr oxi matel y 100 mi l es per yeal and i nnsmti ch ns in soule l ocal i ti es thi s pest has causeda totnl crop failur e, it rvoul d seernthat the farnrersmust ei ther qui t g r owing < l oLn,kafi r, and the sorghums or el sepracti ce dr aslic fi el d sani tati on i n orci cr to control i t.
PERDAY? IS 7 MILLIOI! h4At\IY HOUJ Around Reach SoldWculd theCoca-Cala LastYear anda halfTimes twelve theSJorid [.' orci gnersw i ro vi si t the f' ni ted S tatescont inuali) ' .commenton the tendency of the A meri can public t o aln'ays ir.rquire Ficlv much? Horv n:any? Hcw far? l l ol v l ong? \Me.al l u' orshi p the bi ggest, the st r ongest, the fastest,the l ongest or any other super lat ile. The C oca-C ol a C omparrl ' i s pl ayi ug tow a r ds t his stati sti cal tendeni y .and i s ansn' eri ng the quest ion, IIow many? b]. the statemeut i n al l of i ts adver t is; ng " 7 mi l l i on a day,' ' the.l argest -sal esfi gure of any soft dri nk. S tati sti ci ans have recentl ,vbee.npl af i rg s it h t his fi gure " 7 uri l l i on a da1' ." They harrefouncl , accor d' i ng to N Ir. C . C . B ntl er of .the C oca-C ol a Eot t lir r g W ori rs, A gana, Guanr, that " i f every C ri nk o f CccaC ol a sol d l ast ye:rr w ere i ti acedi n bottl es ancl t liese bottl es pi a.cedend on end they w oul cl extend : r r ct : n<1 the rvorl d I21/z ti rnes;i f pl aced i n cttsescf 24 bot t le s each stacked si ci eby si de they n' oui d cover 6 squar e ni i l es or 3,59' l acre-s;or stacked on top of each ot het they u,oul cl teach a hei ght of 13,966-nri l es ' The detuanclfor C oca-C o1arequi res annti al l S ' 6' 487 r ail' roacl cars to l rol d the s1' rtp al one. Tl i i s i s a t r ain 53 mi l es 1orrg. The C oca C oi a C onl pafl y use s annt ipount ls, al !y 316,000barrel sof sugar,over110,000,C 00 grari ti atc d st r gar pure of cci l sunl er si ngl e l argest the ran g 2, 500, i n the w orl cl. In 1925 the cash reg,i s' rer ol C t;ca-C ol a. Thi s n'as 22' 000,000 ti ures l .recause dri nks for every tnan, w ol .l l i rnand chi l d i n i l re Llnit ed S tates. That marry cl ri l hs sol d brougi ;t to t t ie r e" tai l ers of A rneri caan averageof $350,0C 0eaclt c1a1'. --4dz'crtis, ntrnt.