Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COTTON CHOP CONDITION ON AUG. 25 WAS 61.4 Washington, \ Sept. 2.?A cotton crrn of 11,230,000 bales this year ? - forecr.?t today by the Department of Agriculture which based its estimate on the condition of the a O ~ n'Ui/tk if or\n rvn n CriJ' -'J, nmui as fil.4 per cent of a normal. The condition of the crop by states on August 25 was: Virginia 67; North Carolina 70; South Carolina 67; Georgia 55; Florida 38; Alabama' 55; Mississippi 61; Louisiana 4T r Texas 61; Arkansas 65; ' Tenessee 69; Missouri 75; Oklahoma 717: California 98; Arizona 90. Increase and Decline. Washington, Sept. 2.?An increase during August or zi4,uuu Daies in the prospective cotton crop this year was shown in to-day's cotton report of the Department of Agriculture which forecast a total of 11,230,000 bales. The condition of the crop, . 61.4 per cent of a normal, showed a decline during the last ten years of 7.7 uoits. lioli weevils, bill worms, army worms and red spider combined with almost continuous rains over consid? crable areas of the belt with dry, hot weather following the heavy rains, caused the deterioration of the crops. In Virginia, Georgia, and Florida, the decline was heaviest, being 13 points in Virginia and 12 in Georgia i 1 mi ? j ? T? AlaKoma if uinc nine cinu r luniRii Ait xaiuwwiuv* *v ?.? *? ?? points and in North Carolina and Texas six points. Sea island cotton in Georgia and Florida practically has been destroy.ed by boll weevils which are now damaging the crop in South Carolina having appeared on the islands of , the coast. ' * In Mississippi and Alabama where the ,crop is short because of the boll weevil most of it will be harvested by October 1. Outside the weevil infested areas the crop continues two w eeks or more late. Last month the crop was forecast at 11,016,^00 bales with the condition 67.1 per cent of a normal while the Julv report forecast a production . ^ - ????I ?? ? l.-v..**., . 'V *- I / .' hkj?e^ftcr-^^^fgocd to . r rue last mop" SCALED TMS ONLY ATYOURGBOCEttS [MAXWELL HOUSE I COFFEE , 1 ' THE BUSINESS Just go to any first-class btisinc there is for the untrained boy ox He will tell you that success i very uncertain. He will advise you to go to scl tion before you apply for it?he man has no time to teach you? will tell you?but it will all calm ready?to be trained for businea That's why we invite you ^o er GREENWOOD BUJ Greenwcx I _ . Farm Survey* WILLIAM L. Member of the American CIVIL El Farmers and Me ret GREENWOOD, S< Landscape Surveys In i__ rure ice Manufactured Under .SOFT DRINKS ! Soi cigarettes tobaccos candies FRUITS We , CIGARS the moi licit yoi Abbeville Ca j of 10,896,000 bales, with the condi tion 70.0. Last year's crop was 12,-j 040,532'bales and the condition on August 25 was 55.7. The average condition on August 25 durin;; the last ten years is 67.8. WHY LEAGUE OF NATIONS. (Successful Farming.) I It may not be a perfect state pa-j 1 per. It may have some faults that; will have to be corrected later. Ouvj own-Constitution has been amended, j yet it is conceded to be'one of the', most perfect instruments ever drawn.! When many nations, instead of the'' people of one nation, attempt to draw up articles of agreement, it is natural that the result is a compromise. It must be the present constitution for a League of Nations or none at all. Amendments must come when necessary. Perfection to begin with is unattainable. A demand that the jo.istitution be perfect, that it suit every objecting lawyer who wants to nir his legal knowledge, is absurd.j| The question is, shall we prevent fu- j ture wars or not? ;| The question of our, unprepared- j ness had less to do with the begin- j ning of the war than the question of j what nations would participate. Had j Germany ever dreamed: that England j would side with Belgium, and that j Italy would violate the Triple Alii-' j ance between ^tfstria, Germany ami i Italy, and that the United States j would eventually side with the ene-! mies of Germany, there would have,! been no war. J The war formed two leagues of na- ! tions?those associating themselves1' .with the Central Powers and those J ; who allied themselves against this!' j greedy, military power. The big I ' league whipped the lesser. What we' I : want now is a perpetual league of { nations which will stick together, a i | league composed of the stronger na-! j j tions at least, so that it? will be j j known in advance what may be ex- j pected if any nation starts a warJi | None will be started with such a . league in existence. Germany is J anxious to be a member of the Lea-'J gue of Nations. 'J A reduction in armaments, leaving I only a national police force; abolishr I ment of compulsory training and se- I cret diplomacy ,and government own-| ership of all munition plants will ( make this old world a very safe place | to live in. When we get back to f normal thinking, and our war-shat-'J tered nerves quit twitching in fear, f we can amend the constitution of,j the League of Nations, if n^ed be. | What we want now is a beginning to: MAN KNOWS. | >ss man and ask him what chance j > girl in the office. ' I s possible without training?but | 100I?to get ready for the posi- I will, tell you that the business | these and many other things he mate in the advice to you to get j s. I! iter our school. ENTER NOW. j g 5INESS COLLEGE, \ od> S. C. |ij ?I | j HEMPHILL } i Association of Engineers '[ \ i NQINEER fl 1 mnts Bank Building S:j OUTH CAROLINA. Ijj Subdivisions fl! j 'li j Cream? j Sanitary Conditions j t Drinks and i lfections |j re prepare^ to >erve you in it courteous manner and ?oir patronage. ndy Kitchen i 4 I \ I / you feel about it, let your United States# Senators know that you want a League of Nations. CORN WEEVIL. CONTROL THE SEED SELECTION Clemson College, Sept. 5.?The corn seed for the 1920 crop should be the verv best seed obtainable. Ev ery planted can obtain this seed from his own corn fields through the selection of the ears this fall before the corn is harvested arid put in the crib, says Prof. A. F. Conradi, Entomologist. There are a great many factors to keep in mind when the ears are selected for next crop's seed. One of the important' factors is that of selecting those types of ears which are weevil resistant. Take only such ears for seed as have a shuck covering that is long and tight-fitting enough to have kept most of the insects away from the grain. Such ears will be found to be tightly | r ! ( i > i ' i i rnm ! r Kill i i l ?mm? i I FORE I MOL ! 1 ! ' 5 1 I . || Demons! j; Haul j! All the F I closed at the tips. The best seed selection can b? done only in the field in the fall. In making the selection of the ears for weevil resistance keep the following points in mind. 1. Select those ears which are hanging downward when mature, so I that rains are shed and not held. 2. Select only those ears which i have tight-fitting closed tip shucks. O ' 11U? nnWAt^An n k r\ II ml I O. A IIC pivmit v ai 1CL1C3 aic uou-i ally hardier and have greater weevil i resistance. 4. Weevil resistance depends on I | the tightness of shucks and not on| ! hardness of grain. 5. The best seed selection is' j possible only from stalks in the field,' ! -vhere the height on stalk, number I of ears to the stalk, and hanging ! characteristics, as well as the shuck! | covering, can be seen. j 6. Keep the selected ears in a( tight box or barrel until ready to j ! plant. If attacked by weevils during J winter, fumigate with carbon bi-j rRAC [ n H .,^^V H ' * mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i )n Farm of V. A. STE AY.SEF - ; ! BEGINNING A >SON JNE / J Under Man County Ag tration of F ing and Pu armers in the Att( afiflgfflaaaaaagfiHfi sulphide. Write for directions if S needed. How to Propagate Grapes and Figs Tnlrp <mmll niprps of crane vines .. r . w< about pruning time (during fall and winter), and plant them in a box of sand or in a well drained place. When they are ^bout two years old da they are ready to plant to the vine- de yard. do In the winter, plant small pieces Jo of fig limbs or throw dirt up around off the roots of the old fig trees and A1 they will put out shoots. Pull up da these shoots, which should have fr< roots ready for planting in the orchard. *a f0 Material For Street Paving. pr Three cars of crushed stone and ev three cars of brick have arrived at the Southern and Seaboard depots for use on the Square. Several cars 8of cement are expected momentar- ? ily. Stone was being placed Monday. <f ri IZianuaiilli!]^ . it ' ;tor i \ i ^ H Kfl H BH rn I . IB'.^H IB i HK , fl_^B H bI B B ' jTB B flj^H;.'. . *|H| ' ~r : Supervisor :venson TEMBE . . .T1&00A.M.S / riFVFI CASE 0 '* 1 1 { r lagement ot ent Rowell 1 ! 'lowing, Ha: lling Machii : County are md. < innnnnnnwrinfinnri IJIJL4LILIIJIJ OOGRTOIJIJI , ... , 5 5551 TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Cpunty of Abbeville, In Probate Court. >tice of Settlement and Apftica* tion tor rinal Discharge. , TAKE NOTICE, that on the 16th y of September, 1919, we witt rett^ r a final account of our actings and ings as Executors of the estate '/of hn D. Alewine, deceased, in the ice of the Judge of Probate for )beville County, and on the same y will apply for a final dischargeam our trust as such. , All persons having demand* -a-: inst said estate will present tittme r payment on or before that day, oven and authenticated, or be forer barred. - -JM. L. ALEWINE. M. P. ALEWINE, 19-4t. Pd. Executors, '-'ii % " ,.SEngraved Cards and Invitaiecw-r le Press ana Banner Co, ' '' ?' ^ ' innnnnnrarannns, UUWWMMWWWWHMJ? Jll | ?L ^ | | K121 AND I 1 |j I I ' /' I Ip II rrowing |j iery ill Urged to ji| i! i J -V 1