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:~ -- "'SA .fT * BishopAi?ef Nesc? Notes. ?? ? - ? ???? ?' -' Bishcpville, Joly*?^?*The weath er has been very- unfavorable for .farming and very - -favorable for boll weevils, though- I'don't think ,they have been' very<destructive so far. - ? Most of our iarmers are using means to ndld them in check. . , We are now having our side walks paved., and the'work is pro _ >gressing nicely. This work has been , greatly neetfed -a?d will add much to the looks;'1 as* well as the comfort of our town. !* Mr. Dibble, invited?^the Presby .terian .congregation* to* worship in the Methodist church last night, which was accepted,'; and Mr. Mc . Iyer.preached for us. ;tf am glad to see this, fraternal --spirit among our < churches. It is an ?? evidence of .good feeling existing - among our people. The Baptist church is still ,without a pastor: v ? * Mr. and Mrs. W.; E. Charles have j $t?t returned from o an extended ;visit to. relatives ?=and ^ friends' in Darlington. Mrs.' ? Cbarles is a cripple and seldom ever goes away from home. - . Miss Sara Weldon ^ fSt. Charles is visiting her aunt,1 -^Mrs. J. E. Stuckey. - We are sorry to loose*1 one'of our ? be*st citizens wften :*->Mr. Rogers Scarborough leaves usT-If Mr. Mc Leod. succeeds in ;Bis race, and Mr. Tatum deceides to remain in Sum .ter?.Bishopville wnT l?se three of its-best citizens, vand tftfe Methodist church three of'-its most * promi inent members and officials. ? ?nii.n_ Pisgah News-?Btf';"r3et?fg. . Pisgah, July 10.?The 4th pass ed off very quietly^here. * The day was generally pbserv^^J The Ker -shaw pefople had^ at-gteat day in Camden Tuesday. iTMjslic, military parades,* baseball a^isk speeches. *Judge'-?mith d&fretbksa, fine ad dress on the historical order. Ful ly 3,0 00^ people; were jjrjBsent. All I en joyed "the fine^'ciallentercourse.! -Dinner was served,l?in^ Hampton j Park schere the sne??ftg was held. I "C?mden surely didj^ff ^pe thing in I providing so good,.a_ time for the people who had;a splendid day.\ No accidents. . -^v,' Carlton Kenney, whjo went to BnrHhgton, N. C., thi^-year, came down and spent a . fe^f days with his* father, Rev. J. W.'^enney. His aunt and uncled. ;Mr...,,and Mrs. Cheeck came with him. They said JBoiiey was more j^entiful up there than here. He , went -back Tues . day morning. His sister, .Miss Van Ray, went back with ^im to visit relatives and friends before her return to Anderson. College* /Crops have impro.ye<| some in the ?'last week or jw. . They, are good ?only in spotsT|Some. people have fine crops, others^very poor where the rains feirheaxy. On the whole the prospect is '^better' than last] year. If the government can't es-j timate better .-than last year it had "heiter quit: there is not going to be any 11^000,000 bales of cotton made this year. The government has. too many unreliable crop re porters to make a fair report. A few days .ago I went over the farm of Simpson SaxjLon, one of our most industrious u and highly 'respected colored ; citizens. He has *??res of corn that will make 69 bushels per ^acre* .jjoxoL his cotton looks well! also bis.qther er?ps. He - raised about enough % wheat to do hini and is selling a .large quan tity-of com, of East year's crop. A few years ago he bought Mrs. Mag -gie McLeod's plantation near Rem 'TSert and"is rapidly making it a fine ' farm. We have other colored cit ^izehs ?f like rate. of' which I will tell you about soon. '.' . i ' J,tt his fine speech at Camden Tuesday Judge Smith paid a grand tribute'to the farmers Sjcho formu -lated tnis government, especially "Washington, who won the fight un der conditions that most men would j "have g^ven up, and to old Abe ^credit is -due to preserve the unity of the nati?n and it is pest so. ***r 'The papers can abuse Henry Cabot Lodge as.much as they want to but to his credit lie kept this country out of the fusses of Eu rope as Washington advised. Lodge has his faults, but posterity will "tfftank him for his course. The ^League of Nations, God .forbid that "-we' will ever have, anything to do with it. Already we .have given too many valuable lives and money "to lose it to those European peo ple. ' Death* 1 Columbia, July 10,. ? Walter: Grerry Green, a prominent Colum oifcn/died very . suddenly Monday morning at his hprqe 1905 Green street, at the age of- (J.^,years. Mr. Green recently moved badck to Columbia . from Hampton Springs*. Fla. He, and . his family left Columbia for Klngstree from which, placed they moved four years "later- to' Brunswick, ;fGa. From Brunswick. Mr. Green?iwho was en gaged in the lumber business, pro ceeded to Florida. He was mana ger of the Leap hart Lumber com pany's offices and yards here before t moving to Georgia. He was a na- j tive of Suroter county, ' Surviving Mr. Green are his j widow, one son. Captain Kirby; Green, who is scatiQued at Camp j Grant. Illinois, and a daughter, j Mrs. Lamar Edmunds,, of Colum bia. Mr. Green was a member of ! the prominent Guerry., family inj South Carolina and his own family! is largely connected throughout the j st??te. Jt, . * i The body of the deceased will ar- j rive in Sumter on the first train; from Columbia Wednesday after- i noon. The funeral, procession will! go directly to the cemetery, Rev. 1 J. B. Walker officiating. m m m If the work on the.-approaches' to the Wateree river, bridge at i Garner's Ferry is pushed as soon J as the contract i* awarded, the! highway to Columbia, should be op^n before the end of the year, t - . i ??NTY NEWS I Mrs. Horace Harby Entertains Miss McLees Guest of Honor A very enjoyable dance was giv en Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Horace Harby in honor of Miss Lucia McLees of Greenwood, who has been the guest of Miss Jean nette White for. the past several days. The dance lasted only for a short while, but- was immensety enjoyed by all present.. During the dance delightful punch was served which was pronounced "delicious" Those who. enjoyed moving to the sound-of music with varied motions of the feet were: Misses Lucia .McLees. Jeanette White, Do rita Moise and Emma Pinckney and Messrs Harold DeLorme, Richard Baker, George Buitnian, David Doar. Julius Stubbs, Waters, Grief, Dunn, and-' Williams. m m> m> - Income Tax Ruling. . The following statement is is sued by the collector of internal? revenue for' the District of. South Carolina: Numerous inquiries have been re ceived by the bureau of internal revenue concerning Section 202 (c) (1) of the revenue act of 1921 which provides that for the pur poses of the. income tax-no gain or lossxshall be recognized when property held for investment, or for productive use in trade or busi ness (not including stock-in-tr?de or other property . held primarily for sale) is exchanged for property of a like kind or use. Many taxpayers and salesmen of securities are interpreting this to mean that all sales of securities and the immediate purchase! of like se curities are exchanges resulting in no gain or loss. Such interpreta tion of the law and regulations is erroneous. The bureau realizes that in many cases it is difficult to determine whether the transaction is a true exchange or really a sale and rein vestment of the proceeds in other securities. To constitute an ex change within meaning of section 202 (c) (1) the transaction must be a reciprocal transfer of property for property as distinguished from a transfer of property for a money consideration, in such an ex change neither principal would pay a commission to the other, although if a broker in his capacity, as such, negotiated the exchange for either principal the fact that the broker was paid a commission for his ser vices would not of itself take the transaction out o! the classification as an exchange. If a person owning one hundred shares of stock in "A" corpora tion should instruct a broker to ex change them for shares of stock in "B" corporation, it would be essential in order to bring the transaction within the. meaning of the exchange provisions of the revenue act that the person own ing the shares of "B" corporation stock should receive the one hun dred shares of ? "A" corporation stock and that the person owning the one hundred .shares of "A" corporation stock should receive the shares ' of "B" corporation stock. The stock received in ex change should be treated by each party as taking the place of the property exchanged. If, on the other hand, the instructions to the broker are in effect to sell one hundred shares of stock in "A" corporation and invest the pro ceeds in shares of stock in "B" corporation, the transaction cannot be treated as an exchange but- is a sale of "A" corporation stock and a purchase of "B" corporation stock. The element of exchange in this case is lacking as there is no reciprocal transfer of securities between, principals unless by mere coincidence. 1 Where the broker in the transac tion, -whatever his instructions may be, seils the stock in "A" corpora tion and then buys the stock in "B" corporation or buys the stock in "B" corporation and then sells the stock in "A** corporation, the^e is an interval of time, how ever, short during which one or both of the customers would have title to no securities whatever. In a true exchange the passing of title to the stock in the "A" corpora tion and acquisition of title to the stock in the "B" corporation, and vice versa, would be simultaneous as to both parties to the exchange. In all cases where there is a doubt as to whether the transac tion is a sale or exchange, all facts connected with the transaction should be submitted to the bureau of internal revenue lor a ruling in the matter. M. M. Weinberg. Esq., who .for some years past, has been engaged in the study and practice of law in the states of Massachusetts and Oklahoma, has located permanently in Sumter. and has opened offices on Law Range, where he will en gage in the general practice of the law. Mr. Weinberg is a native of Sumter county, and was gradu ated in 1915 from the University of -South Carolina, receiving the degree of A. B. In 1915 he enter ed the Law ^School of Harvard University and completed his couise in 1919, in spite of the in terruption to his studies due to a period of two years spent in the military and naval service. Sub sequent to his graduation Mr. Weinberg practiced law in Okla homa, returning to his native state in the spring of 1921. For the past year he has been associated in practice with L. D. Jennings, Esq: Since his return to Sumter Mr. Weinberg has demonstrated his ability as an attorney, and has made a host of friends, who unani mously wish him much deserved success in the career he has under taken. jail bird in the' hand is worlh two in the ambush. BASEBALL AT SUMMERTON Sumter Team Victors by Score of 3 to 2 In a very fast and exciting game I of baseball the Sumter Strutters defeated the heavy Summerton nine in Summterton Tuesday by the score of 3-2. The features of the game were the excellent pitching of Nunna maker and the perfect support of Wright behind the bat, and for Snnrmerton Epperson at short played good ball, while Briggs showed himself worthy of the first sack. "The Sumter boys succeeded in ob taining eleven hits off Martin, of which Mooneyham has the credit of three, while Nunnamaker only allowed two, striking out twenty one men. Line-up for Sumter: Swanrt, ss: Mooneyham. lb; Preacher, cf; Wright, c; . Montgomery. 2b: ThOmas. If; Moore, rf; Owens, 3b; Nunnamaker. p. Sumter .plays Summerton on Thursday in Sumter. Practically this same line-up will be used, and a good game is assured. Weekly Weather and Government Crop Condition Report. Texas?Condition of minor crops mostly good. Progress of cotton except late planted very good to excellent; late cotton needing rains; condition of crop fairly good to ex cellent in south and west, mostly fairly good elsewhere; fruiting fair ly weil generali}'. Weevil reported in many localities, damage slight. Oklahoma ? Crops made good progress but need rain in parts of west. Cotton made very good progress; condition average' fairly good; weevil continue more or less active and are spreading westward. Georgia?Growth of cotton fair ly good: blooming and forming squares freely but shedding rapidly due to weevil damage. Alabama?Progress and condition of / cotton generally fair except rather poor locally; plants small many sections; fields generally clean; weevil numerous and activ ity increasing with considerable damage locally. ? ? . Mississippi?Progress in growth and cultivation of cotton generally very good; weevil numerous in com parison with other years but weath er unfavorable for increase; dam age probably slight in north, mod erate in central and south portions. Arkansas?Progress of cotton fairly good to very good; well cul tivated; growth excellent but not enough blooms' and weevil increas ing due to cool weather of week and cloudy latter part; condition fairly good to very good in north central portions; rather poor in south. North Carolina?Cotton made poor to fairly good progress in east, very good progress in west, early cotton blooming; weevil more numerous in south but effected area not increased. South Carolina?Cotton made good progress; condition fairly good; early part'of week too cool for best development. Weevil nu merous but rather less active on ac ! count of preventive measures and relatively dry weather. Tennessee?Progress and condi tion of cotton generally v?ery good to excellent. Cool days stimulated development of weevil. Florida ? Cotton fruiting and some early, planting opening local ly, progress and condition gener ally very good. Weevil active in much of west and north but not found in some central counties. Louisiana?Cotton made very good progress generally and condi tion improved although nights too cool in noith first part of week; weevil being checked by dry weath j er and sunshine latter part of week. ? ? ? I The National Bank of South Car olina Wednesday received package of twenty dollar bilk that C. M. Martin, of Richland county had in his possession when he was arrest ed in Orangeburg last Saturday and held in jail on suspicion that he was not the legal owner of same j for the reason that it was alleged the bills were not signed by the of ficers of the bank of issue. The bills which were received through an ? Augusta. Ga., bank were sent in to the National Bank of South Carolina for redemption. An in spection of the bills shewed that they had been signed, the names of C. G. Rowland, president and Earle Rowland, cashier, having been stamped on the bills with rub ber stamps, using green ink. The signatures were faint, the ink hav ing either evaporated or had been rubbed off by the bills having been carried in the pocket. On 'some of the bills there was just a green blur, but plainly to be- identified as having been signature?. Why the Orangeburg officers who arrested Mr. Martin could not see that the bills had been signed, and the sig natures partly obliterated by wear, it is difficult to understand. It will be a matter of venera 1 , interest to know that one hundred j and twenty-live books were taken out of the library yesterday after noon. This does not include any of the new books that have been recently added. They will have to be carefully catalogued before they can be given out. The fact, how ever, that one hundred and twenty five books were taken out in one afternoon is sufficient evidence that the people of Sumter are reading, and that they find the Public Li brary an essential part of commun ity life. The laying of the concrete base on the section of the .Manning highway that is under construction. I is nearing completion, and as soon as the concrete has had time to set I the asphalt surface will he i>ul down, beginning at the city limits. The road to Pocalla will be in fine j shape before the swimming season I is over. j Dempsey and Willis are going lo j fight if they ran get enough money to make them mad. Presentment cf Grand Jury. Honorable John S. Wilson, Presid ing Judge, Summer Term: We have considered all bills, of indictment handed Us by the solici tor, and returned them to the, court with our findings endorsed thereon. The reports of committees on Public Buildings and P u b 1 %c Works appointed at the Spring! ; term are attached hereto and made a part of this presentment. The committee on Roads and Bridges report the highways in? bad .condition, and that mudr work is needed upon them. The; grand jury has heretofore forbidr' j den the infliction of corporal pun ishment upon chaingang prisoners. We learn that this rule has re | suited in a-slackening of effort.on ! the part of these prisoner laborers, and the character and quantity of work has deteriorated. We are not disposed to advise .anything that would be cruel or unreasonable. On the other hand, we realize the necessity of maintaining discipline arid enforcing reasonable require ments, by th; County Supervisor, overseer, and guards. We would therefore, request .your Honor to instruct these officers concerning their .duty and authority in the { premises so that they may exercise that authority within the limits of the law, and with due regard for humane treatment of prisoners. We find the roads and . bridges much in need of repairs, as stated ? above. The unusual rainfall is largely responsible for that condi tion. ? We have no suggestions to offer, other than more work and better work by the supervisor and his forces. This we think will be realized by the proper enforcement of discipline, and the increase of j laborers from the-present term of j court. The officers in charge are willing and anxious to make a good showing, and we hope to report improvement in our next present j ment. j The Finance Committee cannot now complete its report, because the annual settlement between the comptroller general and county treasurer has not yet been made. This duty will be performed at the earliest possible moment, and for that purpose the committee is con tinued. This report will be pre sented at the fall term of court. . The grand jury desires to thank Your Honor and other officers of the Court for their valuable as ! sistance in all matters coming be I fore the grand jury. . Respectfully submitted, ?E. H. RH?ME, Foreman. I Report of Committee on Public ; ,. Buildings. To the Grand Jury, Sumter County. Gentlemen: Your Committee on I Public Buildings respectfully sub ! mits: j We have personally visited and j inspected the Court House, Jail and Alms House, and find them in such condition as to require no j special recommendation, other, than i the -following: Court House. We find that the repairs of the ; Court House long since advised by [the Grand Jury, have never been j made. The proper officers, how j ever, have this work in view, and assure us that it will be done just ;as soon as funds are available for ithat purpose. Aims House j A few minor repairs to roofs, to stop existing leaks are needed at the Alms House, and a new fence around the horse lot. The 'phone line has been torn down and not re placed by road builders, and as conditions there are such as to re quire the use of a telephone, we 1 suggest that the proper authori ties be communicated with, in or ! der that this line may be repaired I promptly. Respectfully submitted, B. O. SIDDALL, J. G. CRAWFORD, Committee. j Report of Committee on Rural Schools. To the Grand Jury. Sumter County. Gentlemen: Your committee on Rural Schools, respectfully sub j mit: j 2. That we have visited all of j the white schools in company with ! the county superintendent of edu cation, who ably assisted us in this work. 2. Some of the buildings visited are in good condition and well '.kept, and maintained. Some, how Lever, are in bad order and not in { a proper state of repair. At some of the schools we found toilet and sanitary conveniences of the poor est. There matters were, brought promptly to the attention of the : trustees, and without exception they promised to improve . such conditions. We have reason to be lieve that these 'defects have been, or will be. remedied. Respectfully submitted, A. C. BURROWS, G. L. BROADWAY, J. L. SHIRER. Committee. i Kershaw county has obtained an appropriation from the State High way Commission for the Kershaw Camden-Sumter road. It is to be hoped that work will be done promptly on the section between the Sumter county line and the vi cinity of Boykin's mill. When the j Garner's Ferry route to Columbia j is open ihe travel on. the Sumter j Camden road will be greatly "re duced, but a good road between the two towns will still be needed. j The fire department was called to the home of Mr. H. 11. Hester Tuesday nisrht about 8 o'clock to rin automobile in a yard nearby which was thought to be on fire, but no damage was done. There is no change locally in j the strike of railway shopmen. Thirty-one walked out when the [strike was called and all are still out ? no attention having been ! paid to the official notice to reteurn j to work .M onday. -? m> ??? j It is reported that the Carolina j Farm Products Company will go j out of business. Sumter county ne'eds an .organization with ade quate capital to handle farm pro ducts. In The Court. The following true bills were re j turned by the grand jury: State vs. John Anderson for ! house breaking and larceny, two ! cases. * State vs. James Green, forgery ! and also for using motor vehicle I without owner's consent. State vs. Joe Crim, larceny. 1:\ State vs. Sally "Wiley, murder. [ State vs. Frank Blanding, Willie I Johnson and Sam Johnson, house breaking and larceny. State vs. Robert - Mitchell, lar ceny. State vs. Tom and Albert White, housebreaking and larceny. State vs. William Powell, Joe Gardner, house breaking and larceny. ? n - State vs. Edward Solomon and Robert Keith, housebreaking and larceny, two cases.. i State vs. Walter Haynsworth, house breaking and larceny. State vs. David Wright, house breaking and^ larceny. State vs.: Scarborough Hammond, alias Sam Dan, forgery. The following cases have been tried and the . results are as fol lows: John Anderson, charged with larceny of live stock, was convict ed by jury and sentenced to two years and fined $1.00. Joe Crim pleaded guilty to lar ! ceny and was sentenced to six I months. -. ! Frank Blanding and Willie John son, charged with stealing cotton from Mr. E. C. Emanuel. Frank Blanding found gulity and sen tenced to two years. Willie John son found not guilty under direc tion of court. James Green pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced to one year and finked $1. ] David Wright pleaded guilty to I house breaking and larceny and j was sentenced to four months, i Tom and Albert White pleaded j guilty to house breaking and lar ; ccny and each was sentenced two years. William Powell - pleaded guilty to house breaking and larceny. Joe ! Gardener, under same indictment, j was found guilty. Sentenced de J ferred on both. Walter Haynsworth pleaded j guilty to house breaking and lar j ceny, found guilty and sentenced I to two years, t ? - Trie following true bills were re turned by the grand jury: , , State vs. J. R. Griffin, assault and battery with attempt to kill. State vs. David Jones, violation of prohibition law. j,.. State vs. Joseph E. Andrews, j Jessie Geddings, John Ludd and j George Smith, violation of prohibi j tion law. I State vs. J. M. DesChamps, ma j licious mischief. I State vs. Joe Brown, obtaining j.goods by false pretense. / The following cases have been tried and the results are as fol I lows: i. J. R. Griffin, charged with as Uault and battery with attempt to I kill, failed to appear, was tried I in his absence, a sealed verdict be {ing rendered. David Jones, charged with vi o~ I iation of prohibition law, failed to I appear but was tried and found ! guilty. Joseph E. Andrews, Jessie Ged dings, John Ludd and George Smith, charged with violation of prohibition law, pleaded guilty. I Sentence was deferred, j Joe Brown, pleaded guilty to ob ; taining goods by false pretense, ( and was given the choice of three ! month or $150 fine. I The case of J. M. DesChamps, charged with malicious mischief,- is now being heard. The grand jury rendered their j presentment Tuesday, after which. \ they were discharged for the j term, with thanks of the courts * * V . . j Herbert Says to Make it "Peppy." Little Herbert Eldridge. who was ! hit by an automobile Wednesday afternoon must be feeling all right ! today judging from the message j sent to The Item office by his broth j er Thursday morning which was to j the effect that if The Item publish , ed anything about his accident to j make it "peppy." - ? ! Herbert who carries Items as j does his brother, was just starting ' out on his bicycle Wednesday af I ternoon on his daily delivery route I when he was hit by an automobile j driven by Mr. Coker. The boy was j : thrown from the wheel, both his j ! legs were bruised and his arm cut j ? besides being badly shaken up. j The bicycle also? suffered a brok | en rim in the smash-up. j As soon as the accident occur J red. which bystanders say was en ? tirely unavailable, by the driver ! of the car, Mr. Coker helped the I lad up and offered to pay for the j damage done to the bicycle and I any other assistance which ho j could render. \ The boy was taken home, and I wo are glad to learn that he seems I to be no worse for the encounter. I If this mention lacks the desired ! "pep" the writer will have to be i excused on account of the hot ] ; weather. ? -?^?^?^^ ! Mr. Alva Solomons has been as I signed as one of the four officers on I the TJ. S. S. Lamson destroyer. ! They expect to leave immediately I for target practice at Hampton ; Roads, Va. Before leaving Mr. I Solmons presented to the public ! library of Sumter the 1922 edition j of The Lucky Bag, the annual of j the United States naval academy, j i This is a very handsome book of; : over six hundred pages. This vol- j I ume is particularly interesting as j it contains the perforated sheet ! j about which there was so much i j newspaper comment. The volunle I may be seen at the public library. ; ; as it is a reference book and can I \ not he issued to anyone. The lib- ! rary appreciates this gift from Mr. J 1 Solmons. The students of Sumter I : are particularly interested in the | : annuals of the various educational J i institutions and a handsome book ! j like The Lucky Bag is highly priz- j In Sing Sing a man is writing j i poetry to save his life. Some people j l certainly do dread death. I BOLL WEEVIL SITl Clemson College, July 8.?At the | recent annual meeting of thei Clemson Board of Trustees a very interesting conference was held with the college officials in regard < to the boll weevil situation. It may be recalled that in 1915 the board of trustees, sent a com mission to study the situation in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ala bama, and as an outcome of this investigation * a bulletin was published in 1916, which with slight revisions has been printed and distributed off and on e\*er since. The trustees have always had a very intense interest in the boll weevil situation and wanted the latest view held by the col lege experts. ? Despite the fact that both the government and the college have been sending out information through the press, county agents, specialists, bulletins and circulars almost every day for several months, the statements made by the experts to the board of trus tees last Tuesday are of much pub lic interest. In substance these college experts made the following statements: We- believe that the value of esrly poisoning is greatly exag gerated. Such is the testimony by the best ' experimentors in Ala bama, Mississippi,'Texas, and(Okia- '? homa; which states have ; been longest infested with1 the weevil. Reports are now being received from farmers from all sections of the state to the effect that the weevil has disappeared from many of their fields. . Some of these fields have been poisoned with cal cium arsenate dust, Some with sweetened poison, and others not poisoned at all. This emphasizes our oft-repeated statements that early poisoning is not a material factor in boll weevil control. The early weevils are but, the skirmishers of the hordes of over wintered weevils that continue to come from winter-quarters from March to July. They keep com ing out even after the 'squares have begun to form. Mfcst of these old weevils die a natural death be fore .square formation begins. Therefore, little is- gained, and' of ten much lost through neglect of other farm operations on account of efforts to destroy these early weevils. These earlv we?vi ts can be killed by applications of any kind of arsenical poison, whether in liquid or dust form. This was demonstrated as far back as 1902". The weevils want squares to feed on and lay eggs in. There being no-squares early in the season, they confine themselves to the buds of the young cotton plant and are practically surface feed ers, something like the potato beetle or the cabbage worm, only less so. Little injury is done to the cotton plant from this feeding on the bud. If, all the over-wintered weevils would come out at the same time; as chickens come off the roost in the morning, then we could no doubt destroy them with profit by early poisoning. But when .we kill hundreds of weevils "with one kind of poison or; another in: early spring, thousands are still in their winter quarters ready to come out later. By no manner of poisoning or oth er control measures yet discover-! ed can . we kill all. tbe weevils thatj are.out, and the survivors, together! with those coming out after the squares are formed, discontinue j feeding on the cotton buds and be-t gin to puncture and eat the inside of. the squares and lay their eggs' 'there. From this time on. the only effective poisoning method known is through the use of calcium arse hate properly applied in dust form. General Control Methods Again Urged The farmer must remember that it is at this point that the . bat- j tie for the crop really begins. It is j now that the following control j methods repeatedly published, j should be diligently and thorough- j ly followed. i 1. As the bulk of the cotton i crop in South Carolina is made by j share-croppers, the women and! children should be used to pick] squares, This should be so super-! vised that it is done with great | thoroughness, otherwise it has no | value whatever. Begin picking the j squares as soon as any punctured j squares fall, and pick every infest ed square on the ground and on the plants every five days. 2. Practice frequent shallow cultivation in order to prevent grass and weeds and to keep the plant in a healthy and vigorous condition. This is important be cause it prolongs the fruiting pe riod and helps to prevent shedding. The boll weevil is not inclined to attack the bolls if he. can find! squares. 3. We realize that by far the great majority of cotton farmers t are not in position to use poison j this year, and it is to these that' recommendations 1 and 2. especial7 j ?y apply. Great progress has been made in perfecting the machinery! for applying calcium arsenate j dust. We have every- right to ex- i pect that dusting machinery will j eventually be so Lnproved as to! meet the needs of every elass of! cotton farmers. For the benefit of j those who are using calcium arse- j nate duct, the following are the j conditions under which 'profitable i results may be expected: a. On high yielding land. b. Where weevil infestation is i heavy. d. With proper use of approved dusting machines. Poison only when the air is calm and the plants are moist, using 1 f?om five to seven pounds per! acre for each application. Use j no calcium arsenate that does not: comply with federal specifications. Because of the unusual conditions j tbis season, the first application should be made when the cotton begins to fruit. The second appli- j cation should be made when 10 per cent, of .squares ha . e been punctured. Infestation counts should be made frequently and FATION RESTATED can be made by-any farmer who follows the simple directions fur nished upon application. The ob ject is to keep the cotton thor oughly dustecL until the weevils are under control. If weevils should become sufficiently numerous to severely injure the young bolls, one or two more applications late in the season should be made. In case of a heavy rain within twenty four (24) hours after dusting, the application should be repeated im mediately. After all, weather conditions during July and August will have more to do with cotton production in South Carolina than any poison ing program.- If these months are hot and dry comparatively little weevil damage will be sustained regardless of what method of poisoning was used and even*if none is practiced. On the other hand, if weather conditions are ad verse, poisoning witlz calcium ar senate dust in strict accordance with government specifications will, we believe, give the largest money returns. .Later the Extension Service will begin its annual campaign for the early plowing under of stalks, the destruction of the weevils' hibernating quarters, the-planting of winter cover crops, and the sav ing and use of early maturing va rieties of seed:.. These are most important measures in the control of' the weevil for next year. ?? m # t The Silo Impotrairt in Dairying Clemson College, June 30.^ Dairy farmers are realizing more and more the place of the silo in the successful feeding of dairy cows. Business farmers and ex periment stations have found that a silo not only increases the yearly profits of the farm, but eliminates many uncertainties of livestock raising. Many products which if fed dry have little, feed value are convert ed into splendid feed by a si!c Sixty per-cent of the.feeding value of fa good corn crop is in the ears and 40 per cent in the stalks and leaves. When the crop is a partial failure, a much greater percent age of the-total nutrients is in the roughage, and in the event of, pro tracted drought, the roughage of ten contains practically all the food elements. Putting the corn inline crib, therefore, does not mean that the crop is all harvested. Can the farmer afford to waste 40 cents out of every dollar when by putting his corn crop in the silo, he can get its full value, 100 per cent? No. Silage has no equal as a succu lent and economical feed for dairy cattle. It keeps up the flow ot milk when pastures are short, and during the winter> months it keeps up milk production . at less .cost than dry forage alone. The Ohio Experiment. Station has shown that a silage ration pro duces butter fat for 41 per cent less cost than does a grain ration. A silo is a very economical storage place, as ten tons of silage can be storge in the same space as one ton of hay. The filling of the silo can be done in wet as well as in dry weather, while other crops would be entirely lost if harvested under these conditions. If enough silage is produced all the year round, the pasture acreage can be reduced and thus a larger acreage may be used for cultivation. Another great advantage of the use of silo Is that the land upon which silage is grown is cleared early in the season and ready for fall and winter crops, either: rye or oats for winter pasture or oats and vetch for hay. j The use of silage during thej summer is particularly applicable on high priced land. In pasture, it requires one to* three or more acres a season for each cow. while one acre of corn in the silo will supply succulent roughage for several cows for a like period. Soiling crops have been used extensively in place of or in addi tion to pasture. The great disad \-antage in their use is that much labor is required, for they must be cut and hauled every day. This is j expensive because only small areas j are cut at one time. It is incon venient also because the field work is pressing at that season of the year and both man and horse power are needed badly in the fields. Silage, on the other hand, field work is not pressing. Besides, is cut at one operation when the weather conditions may . interfere greatly with a soiling system, whereas With the silo a good sup ply of succulent feed for the cows is available regardless of weather conditions* When it is not neces^ sary to use the silo during * the summer, it can be sealed up and the silage preserved for winter use. thus preventing any waste in feed. It will not pay to build a silo for less than ten head of dairy cows, but the farmer with at least the minimum number should at once plan to build a silo. The dairy farmer who in the fall has a silo or two full of good corn or sorg hum silage, need not worry about what his cows are going to eat. Talking recently of the practi cability of a silo, a farmer of Dillon county said he thought it was too expensive tu buy the mate rial necessary for filling a silo. But why should every farmer need to own this equipment? Let him co-operate with his neighbors in filling the silo as he does in mar keting cotton and tobacco. As many as a dozen dairymen can own jointly a silage cutter and neces sary equipment at very little cost to each. Now is the time of the year to think about building a silo. Most footprints on the sands of time show holes in the shoes. MANNING TOBACCO All Warehouses Taken Over By Cooperative Assdcratwif (Manning Times) The tpbaccO situation is in quit* a muddle in Manning. Qn last Saturday Mr. R. D. Clark closed feia warehouse out to the Co-operative Marketing Association, which left Manning without a warehouse as the other three had already been; sold or leased. Upon learning jjjt the situation, a citizens meeting was called yesterday to devise some way of handling the unsigned to bacco this year: A committee wa*\ appointed to confer with Mr. C. K. Sprott, who has leased the old Harris warehouse, and if. failing" there to ?0 to the .Association and try and. get one of their buildings. This committee will report hack to the citizens on tomorrow after noon at six o'clock. Now, -here%?s the situation as we see it. Ther? is,. we are told about fifty: per cent; of the Clarendon tobacco unsign ed, and the business people -figure that it will be very unwise .to let this tobacco go to some other- majK ket. Times are hard and the town needs every dollar it can get, bat by having no warehouse berg. Manning will lose probably a quar-, ter milHon dollars. Sumter " wfp have two independent houses, Greelyville, Olanta and- Lake ?&3f will run, which means eur tobsb? co will go to one of these places. We believe every busines2P(TOan hi Manning* is in sympathy with tfce> association, at the same tim?;4h#5t want to see one independent house; in Manning this year in ;Order to keep our money at home. No Open W?reh?tt^ Kingstree Solidly For Coope rative Movement Kingstree, July 12.?At & recent meeting of citizens and business men of Kingstree it was finaHy a*& definitely decided that there woi?? be no open warehouse.for the-sale of leai* tobacco at auction rxuV here this season.- Wilbaaasb?rg county is regarded as <we of -tli* solid counties in the cooperative'aj^f sociation, and all tobacco sold he|? this season will be* handled through the association. PIG LOSSES HEAVY. Many Factors Casnse. Nearly Percent to Bie. Clemsbn COilege, June 30.-?^The average number of pSgs raised in South Carolina is but 'little more than 50 per cent of the number farrowed. Below are seme; of the causes of loss and considerations; for preventing loss; suggested by1 Prof. L. .V. Starkey, Chief of t^e Animal Husbandry Division; who says that the relation between the number of pigs raised per ?tter the profits derived is Very striking and that if our farmers are /to make profits from raising hogs they must see that the sows raise r*3 sonably large litters. Contagious abortion is increas ing in the herds of this cotaifty. It is a difficult disease to control and will probably continue to cau$e large losses: A poorly balanced ration will cause a sow to farrow weak pigs $ or even dead pigs. A ration too> high in protein may be as detri mental as one which is too!ow:Sn protein. Losses from this course ? may be easily overcome because jour South Carolina farmers can: grow the feeds which it tskes^to make a balanced ration. At farrow: ng time it is necessaiy to be present'. As soon us the pig is ejected the mucous-should be taken from, its mouth and nostrils^ If it is lifeless it may be revived "W: rubbing. Then the newly farrowed [pig should be placed where it cam 'nurse. If it is weak a imte-3?8k squeezed from the teat into its mouth will work wonders ^ in strengthening it. If stagnant mud pools are pres ent the sow will wallow rothem? ? because her udder is in a feverish condition. When the littlev "Sf?s''',' have to r;urse these mUd-Kttvered udders, they will develop di&esv : tive troubles, such as scours, be - come stunted, and often die;*T^iere. is no objection to clear - running water, but stagnant pods usually - cause trouble. If pigs are castrated too high; up on the scrotem. the* lower past of the incision will form & pocket'.>? which may harbor infection. Fee this reason the lower down incto ions are made the better. ' Some disinfectant, such as a* 4 creolin solution should be The younger the pigs are the better. Six weeks old is often recommended. Pigs which ha^e been castrated should be run in a clean grass paddock which is tree from wallows and stagnant pools; Hog cholera is the chief source of loss of hogs. If there is cholera within ten miles, hogs should be double treated. This means that practically every farmer should have his hogs- treated. ? China Property Unsuitable for Abattoir City council held a special lueet-.. ing Tuesday at noon to further consider the adaptability of ' the site located south of th$? MeyesviHe road across the Atlantic Coast lino track offered by Dr. Archie China, on which to build the abattoir, a?d after hearing reports from the ?ugt neers in reference- to the-necessary drainage, etc., it was decided that this site was unsuitable for the purpose, and are now considering other more favorable sites. The first candidate to make for mal announcement for the Hottso of Representatives is Mr. E. tfc. Dabbs, Jr.. whose card appears today. Other announcements are expected soon. Hon. C. J. Jat^t* son will be a candidate for reelec tion but has not yet made a formal .announcement. It is not known whether Representatives Belee? and Britton will be candidates f<sr re-election* .-.