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3F" WEEVl COTROL -aIN EARLY SUMMER Weevil Picking. Clemson College, May 9.-The cot ton boll weevil requires a long time to come from its winter quarters in the spring and early summer. These pests begin to emerge usually during the latter part of March and while nearly all of them will be out by the first week in June, yet there are stragglers that will nit come out until the first week in July. They feed upon the tender leaves and the tips of the buds urtil the cr-:ares begin to form. Whenever weeviis are present in no ticeable r-7:nm)rs on the youn- co' ton, it will p-y to go over the fi, C carefully onc c.r :i::e and r""1 these overwintered weevils fro- t! buds, says Prof. A. F. Conrad. ero logist. This can b,, don mo-t c.':1o' ically and effectively just before !. time with the utmost care, thc mt jority of the weeri!A may lie g e before any eggs have been laid. Th weevils may b, killei *-r :shing them when caught or by putting them tin a vessel containing water with a fim of kerosene over it. The collec tion of weevils bdfore the'squares are formed, it is estimated, will not pay where upon thorough search less than N1 weevils per acre are found. To catch weevils from, the plants, the fol lowing method is generally used: One hand is held horizontally under the tip of.the plant so that when this tip is bent over with the other hand it may be readily caught. This method ja based on tbe fact that the weevil "plays possum" and will drop to the Vound like dead when disturbed. The *perator will soon .learn this. A great many weevils will escape by dropping to the ground so quickly that they are not even noticed by the collector. - Square Picking. Where an attempt at square pick Ing is contemplated, - the following should receive careful consideration. First, collecting should be begun about ten days after the first bloom is seen In the field. Second, unless the :work is done thoroughly it is not pro. Stable, and this means uqt only that squares must be picked from the /ground, but also those that have dried, en the plants, as well as those that sh&ow by their unnatural pale or yel lqw color, or by flaring, that they are Injured so that those squares hang tng o1 the plants may not give the we evil suficient time to come out be fore the next collection. This means that collection should be made about every ifth day.. Fourth, the collec tion of squares should be continued .r at least six weeks. Fifth, the col lection of squares is generally advis& during - the flrt few weeks of the square forming 'period where wsevils H ,ve live& through the winter in large -a slndring of the plants as rapidly le Seventh, itis estimated at it wllnot pay to pick weevils or sguares unless low' priced labor is available. Frequently this can be secured by the employment of women and children who have an interest In the crop. Those who are planning to use the calcium arsenate poisoning merthod for controlling the boll weevil are di rected to Circular 162, U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., which gives explicit Information in the fewest words possible. - To Control Chicken Lice. .. Sodium Fiuorid Most Satisfactory.. Clemson College, May.-Pontb'y lice do not suck blood. They feed on por tions of the feathers or on the scales of the skin. The greatest loss from lice is possibly that of young chickens which may become infested from the mother hen, even before they become dry \after leaving the egg shell Though there are several kinds 0! poultry lice, they can all be controllec by the same method. Control. Sodium fluorid appears to be the most satisfactory chemical to use for the control of all kinds of poultry lice. The treatment must be thorough, and every jowl in the poultry yard must be treated, because If one infested chicken escapes, it may then be buu a sort time until the entire flock is again infested. The commercilal form of sodibm fluorid may be obtained at most drug stores. Small amounts or "plnches" of this chemical should be placed on different parts of the body of the chicken as follows: Place the fowl on a table ip an open vessel, hold the-legs .and wings in qne band, and with4 the other hand place a small pirich "Of the chemical next to the skfti among the feathers on the head, neck ech thigh, underside of spread wings, ad diistribute by pushing the fingers aong the feathers. One pound will treat about 100 hens. For young chicks the head, back and body are the only prsthat are necessary to treat. 'Precautions. Wash the hands thoroughly after using chemical. It will not injure the hands, but it is frequently irritable to seres. It should of course never be taken internally. The reading farmer Is the leading farmer. Do you take a good farm pa per and do you get the bulletins frozs your agricultural college? Increase the farm income by grow 'iug tisber on poor soils, stees slopes, rocky lands, and urnused cor news. JOIN A tO-OPERAA1F BLL I ASSOCIATION Beat V'ay to Rapidly Develop Fine Milk Cows. Clemson Sollege, May 9.-The pu pose of bull associations is to bring about the rapid development of pro ductive milk cows of good conforma tion. This is accomplished principally by the joint purchase, ownership, use, exchange, and sale of good purebred dairy bulls. A recent census report shows 203.000 milk cows in SVth Car olina. Most of these cows are not kept in dairies, but are used on farms and in villages to furnish the family milk supply. Not more than one-half of one per cent are purebreds. The ma jority of these milk cows do nol carry enough dairy blood to give them a tendency to produce milk profita bly; therefore the families owning! such cows are without milk, except for a few months after their cows freshen. By introducing the blood of highly developed dairy cows through their sons the calves from our pres ent milk cows may become handsome ly profitable cows. The Organization. A bull association consists of three or more communities owning at least three high class bulls. Each commu nity is known as a block of this asso. clation. The number of members in each block will depend on the number of cows owned. Since each block should consist of 30 to 60 cows owned within one and one-half to two milet of the community cent'er, one man owning 40 cows might form a block alone, while the - next community might have 20 members owning a to tal of 50 cows. The associatior is managed by a board of directors con sisting of one member selected from each block to serve onb year. This board of directors manages and con trols all the business and the associa tion, makes proper arrangement of the' blocks, selects, purchases, and sells the bulls of the association, fixes the rate.of compensaflon for bull seN. vice arranges for keepers and their compensatign, and for the care and handling of.bulls. How to Organize an Association. The success of a co-operative bull association depends largely on the care used In Its organization. Before an organization is attempted, the far mers Interested should obtain as much information as possible regard ing the plan of: operation. This in formatiorr can be secured from the county agricultural agent or from the Extension Service of Clemson Col lg4. Active work by the county agrk cultural agent Is necessary in order to perfect a bull association, since Stakisb. tine 9t some one ver nch Interestd to Me ebth e risby 4 the domniti get th mto After those interested have been In fomed as to the plans th. qounaty agent should call a- meeting in each' community sutable flor a block. At this meeting the plan of operation of the bull association should be gone *over and explained by the county agent, a dairy specialist, or a member of an association already in opera tion. Those present desiring to be come members should sign an agree ment somewhat like the following: "We, the undersigned farmers of -------- county, realizing the need of more profitable dairy cows and the Importance of purebred dairy bulls of good breeding, hereby agree to become members of the proposed co-operative bull association, provided, that satisfactory constitution and by laws can be drawn up and adopted, and that a block can be formed with in reach of our farms." At this community meeting a dele gate or director should be elected to, attend the county meeting at which a cositto and by-laws are drwn up and directors elected. This county meeting Is held after all the communi ties Interested have held their local meelings. The assessment for pur chasing the bulls is levied by the di rectors equally on each block. 'I'his assessment may be 'apportioned to the members of the blocks In either of two ways. If there is a rather thick cow population among the members, the assessment may be made on each cow subscribed. If the members have only a few cows each, the assessment may be made on the "ghare" . basis, each member taking an equal amount of stock. For example, suppose $300.00 bulls are to be purchased. If there are ten members owning 30 cows In one block, the assessment on "per cow' basis would be $10.00 for each cow subscribed. On the "share" basis, It would take $30.00 worth of stock for each member In that block. By using these high class bulls one after another the farmers can rapidly develop fine milk cows. The calvee from the first bull used will carry 50, per cent improved blood. When they in turn are bred to the next bull, their calves will carry 75 per cent improved blood. The next cross carries 87 per cent and the next cross 98 per cet improved blood. Some Advantages of Bull Associations. 1. Better and fewer bulls at les 2. Opportunity for line breeding by purchasing bulls suitably bred to breed to one another's daughters. 3. The exchange of bulls every two rears, 'by means of which continued se of the bulls can be had until their value as breeders is proved. 4. The introduction of purebred 5. The establishment of one breed NEW INTERNATIONA.. DICTIONARIES are in use by busi- r ness men, enginecrs, bankers, judges, architect-, physicans, farmers, teachcrs, librarians, cler gymen, by surcerful men and women the z. 1 over. Are You Equ' -ed to Win? The Nev : cnal provides .ecs t e.ccs.It isen all ] ing teachr, a universal ques eee?~e'cy and ad atica2 4 . .'oc;a r. IyT:rrr.. 27C Pages. 6 ' -. !: e Plates. 3J,6.t) Geooeruhic-. StUjects. -.2,00() .j ,r.ph ica! Enries. Regular and Idia-Pazpcr Editio-is. riteftorspec iren pages. - en . Free. a - . -.I of Pocket psifyo --- - namo hi p:aper. G. & C. MERRIAM Co., Soprfield, Mass. See the' official government pu tures taken on the Western Fron1 when our 30th Division broke tb indenburg.line. See Forbidden Fruit on May 2 the Great Human Drama of Moder arried Life. Afam Ackna manw after i - Patn1 tit out in a -'Any~ .s.'e ia universal of U. S fit now. forced~ IL Ur Fairn SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. The State of South Carolina, County of Fairfield. court of Common Pleas. J. E. McDonald, Plaintiff, against J. A. Knight, Defendant. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF, (Complaint not Served.) To the Defendant above named: You are hdreby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of th Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for the County of Fairfield in said State, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their offices, at Winns bor. S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to anwer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded ih the Complaint. Dted at Winnsboro, S. C., April 6th, A. D., 1921. J. E. McDonald, Jr., Plaintiff's Attorney. To the absent defendant, J, A. Kn'ght: You will please take notice that the summons, of which the, fore geing is a copy, together with. the complaint herein, were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for the County and State gforesaid on the 6th day of April, 1921. J. E. McDonald, Jr., Plaintiff's Attorney. FOR RENT. 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