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rAurj oia. COTTON PRODUI BOLL WEE Recommendations Made by the Ex-11 tension Service of Clemson College, j < Clemson Cnllege, Dec. 12s?The Ex- ] tension Service of Clemson College ] 1m published Extension Bulletin 48, , "Farming under Boll \V>evfl -Condi- ( \ioua," and has secured through Sen ator M B Dial the Dublication of a , revision of the-"Report of the South | Obrolina Boll Weevil Commission." , Both of these publications, which . may be had from county agents or , Jrom the Extension Service, Clemson | College, S. C. .contain valuable sug- , C*stlons on growing cotton under boll . ireevil conditions. Some of these are ] jtren below. j Stalk D??truotion and Cleaning up i tha Farm.?The hordes of weevils t t&at ravage the cotton crop are the j offspring of parent weevils that pass the preceding winter successfully. She weevils developing late in the , m are the one* r.iosfr likely to sur- , -ive the winter, as they are not worn -?nt by long flights and by egg laying. , Th# greatest number of weevils will } survive in those fields on which cot- f " ton stalks together with grass, weeds j ( and other refuse material offering ( shelter, are allowed to remain. The ( tarly destruction of oofcton stalk'; by dropping and plowing them under, j tk? planting of winter cover?, and the . * i.cr.z.lzz el teiiauej, ditch banks, { ?dges of woods, and other places of- ( fering winter shelter, constitute the , Irst step in making the next year's , i ??p. j Thorough Preparation.?When a , cover crop is grown on the land dur- , ing fall and winter, it should be | plowed under early in the spring so , that the land will have ample time to , Mttl? before planting. Cotton comes , ap more quickly and starts growth j earlier II planted on a firm wen-set ;lcd seed bed than if planted on a loot? one. If the land has been in corn and velvet beuns, or corn and peas during the. summer and can be conveo'ently planted to a cover crop, fhiB should be grazed during the early winter months and plowed un 4er in mid-winter for best cod solva tion of nitrogen, and this will give ?me for the land to settle and the or ganic matter to humify before plant ing time. Where no cover crop is tsed, the land should be plowed in Jhe fall or early winter for a heavy rlay soil, or In the early spring in the case of a sandy soil, and the seed te4s should be made up early in the ?pring so that they will have ample sime to settle before planting. Clay oils when plowed in the fall should 12 plowed deep to give more soil fori -3ot development. No soil should be pt?wed deep in the late spring or just 3?fore planting. Planting only Approved Varieties, i j. ?Numerous experiments in the boll j reevll Infested area of this state and j fl ther states have amply justified the ! ~v/>nmmanria + inn< nf fltn fnllnUMTlGT I . mrleties for the conditions desig cated: A. Short staple varieties.?(1)'* (Cleveland Big Boll for wilt-free land. ^ 42)- Dixie Triumph for wilt-infested fend. 3^ , Long Staple varieties.?(1) ycuber Xo. 49. (2) Delta-Type Web ber. . . Jt is important to hnve an early Jraiting variety bin it is also impor to have a variety which contln les to fruit throughout the season. The boll weevil prefers to puncture I j -squares and will do so if they are j * jifesent in the i.lants; out if none are i ? 10 be found, he will then puncture the j 4alf-grown bolls. This explains why j *. is important for a variety to con-1 ^ cfnue fruiting throughout the season, j It should he understood that other ; Tarieties may in a given season and under favorable curd it ions yield more than these, but when taken for a per iod of years the gbove named varie ties have proved their superiority. Planting as Eearly as Safety will Permit.?Cotton should be planted as ?arly as possible after danger of kill ing frost is over and the ground is arm enough to insure quick germi nation and rapid growth. In order to insure a good stand without replant ing. more seed should be used than las been the custom in the past. It is well to use from one to two bush tls per acre, depending on the wn iition of the land, more seed being ssed where the ?and -is rough and eloddy or cold. It \s a distinct advant age when practicable to delint the seed, because delicfed seed will germ rnate more quickly by several days, nuder adverse conditions, than will wndelinted seed. Judicious Fertilizing.?A liberal ap- I nlication of commercial fertilizer is r tUo advisable, and this fertilizer t thould contain an abundance of phos- j t phoric acid, as thi ; : n . Jen t *h a stens , 1 rae maturity of the crop up to a point j t vhere the plant has all it requires in j 1 tt* growth. On most soils in this state j t about 300 pounds oi acid pliospijaie. e i;er acre will give most profitable re-' i suits. A liberal amount of ammonia ! 1 hastens the matu.ity of the crop up i to a certain poim. Too much am- i t {aonia delays the crop as does too t little, hence the importance of hav- t ing the correct amount of ammonia t fnr each soil. Each farmer should i rtudr the needs oC his soil* and use 1 Hie amount of ammonia which he ! ends best for his land. Potash is nec- j r zzry on most of our randy ,?o'l - and 1 /?- tone of our Piedmont soils,j: >\ ? - (rood sy?tem of farming is j i Practiced in the Piedmont section, j I where the crops are rotated and or- J i :tion under vil conditions ?anic matter supplied, no potash should be required. An excess of pot ash also tends to delay the maturity the crop, and for this reason mod a rate applications will generally give best results. A well balanced fert [izer which supplies the needs of the 3oil to which it is applied gives the sarliest crop and the largest crop. All of the phosphorus and the pot ash and most of the nitrogen should be applied by the time the first squares begin to form. On very light sandy soils it is advisable to apply more of this nitrogen after the cotton is up, but ip no case snouia mis ap plication be delayed until late in the 3eason. Where large applications of fertilizer are made at planting time, It is important to mix the fertilizer with the soil thoroughly so that it will lot interfere with the germination und early growth of the cotton. Rapid Cultivation.?From the very start, cotton should be cultivated in tensively to prevent weeds and grass !rom ever getting a start. To ac complish this, frequent shallow culti vation is advisable. Cotton should lever be cultivated so deep as to de <tory the root* of the plants, and un ler no conditions should weeds and jrass be allowed to get a start ia the ,'otton, as they will delay the growth. Collecting Weevils. ? It may be lelpful to pick weevils from the roung cotton pants before the squares ippear whenever cheap labor that :oats practically nothing in cash is ivailable. If weevil collecting is done vith the utmost care., giving special ittention to places where the greatest aumber of weevils hibernated, the najority of the weevils may be caught jefore they lay their eggs. It is esti mated that weevil collecting when tliAnMiirh ooorrll Imr thftn 50 U; ci 5 P li ci S 0 B S 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 O ?HV*VUQH vm .W? iveevll* per aore are found, is not pro Itable. Gollootinfl Squares.?When low >riced labor is available, square col ecting will be helpful if properly lone. Colleoting should be begun ibout ten days after the first bloom s' seen in the field. But unless it is lone thoroughly it is unprofitable. Yboiit every five days every square nust be picked, not only those on the jroand, but also timse that here tyied >n the plants, as well as those which ihow yellow color or are flared. This ihould be continued during the first reeks of the square-forming period, during wet season? when cultivation s impossible, plow labor may be used iaUl cultivation can be resumed. Special attention should be given to )laces where a large number of veevils passed the winter, such as jottom lands, woods and fields ad olning waste land or other places vhere rubbish occurs. It is advised that all collected iquares, instead of being destroyed, >e plaoed in a box having one of its vulls made of ordinary wire window creening. Instead of a box, a barrel overed with ordinary window screen ng may be used and this laid hori ontally at some convenient place, rhe box or barrel must be tight so hat no emerging weevils can escape, "he meshes of the wire screens are oo small for weevils to escape, yet ufficient large to permit the escape if parasites. Attempts at poisoning the cotton oil weevil in 1921 gave variable and ;enerally unsatisfactory results. ,Com iaring the work and results secured ti South Carolina with the work and esults secured in other states, it is lelieved that the results secured in his state during 11*21 were due to ad erse weather conditions during the toisoning period, and that poisoning s profitable when properly done on ilgh yielding land, provided that the rea'her is favorable. Us* of Winter Cover Crop6.?The alue of winter crops in fighting he boll weevil can not be over-estl uated. In the first place, the boll reevil can not spend the winter in a :reen cover crop, as it is impossible or him to evaporate a sufficient .mount of water from his body to en ,ble him to live through the winter, n the second " place, winter cover Tops prevent washing and leaching, hus saying a very large amount of litrogen, which is our most expensive ertiliter. If legumes are used as :over crops, they not only save a large imount of nitrogen from leaching out >f the soil but may actually add sev iral dollars worth of nitrogen to the toll. They also greatly increase the irganic matter in the soil, wnJr:' ine of the most important factors in leveloping an early cotton soil. Hens vs. Pullets.?One of the im jortant problems that the poultryf nan has to deal with is how to ?et he largest number of eggs from his lock. How can he do this? By se eeting pullets to comprise about two hirds of his entire fllock rather than >v having a majority of hens. Sta istics show that pullets- lay about 30 ;ggs more per year than liens. This s true for both the heavy and the ight breeds. The net profit therefore s in favor of the pullets. Tney iay is nore eggs in the fall and winter when [a he prices are higlj, and so tend fur- S her to increase the profit. During [| he pullet year an estimated profit ? ibove feed of $3.SO per bird is netted, a while for the hen year a profit of ? 52.52 per bird is netted. ja Why then keep a large flock of jl iirds which will decrease the profit", {a rnther thnn incre:iRP them? Keen @ mors p?*!iete and fewer hens in the ^ flock. It jAjs and means bettej r&- ^ suits all roved. ... 5-, ' a . Treasurer's Notice. In accordance with an act to raise applies for the fiscal year 1921, be inning January 1st, the treasurer's ffice will open from October 15 to ecember 31st for collection of taxes ithout penalty. After January 1st, 1922 the pen Ity will be one per cent.; after Feb uary 1st, penalty two per cent.; af ;r March 1st, penalty seven perceiff. fter March 15th, the unpaid taxes rill go into execution and will be Elected by the Sheriff. One dollar Poll tax will be collect i from all male citizens between ges of 21 and 60 years. A two-dollar road tax on all male itizens between the ages of 18 and 0 years. A dog license of $1.25 must be aid on all dogs. This license is in eu of all other taxes and licenses, ity or otherwise. Kate of Taxation. tate Tax _ 12 Mills. rainary County (current ex penses) 5% Mills y Co. BB. Com. (current expenses) 1. Mill. pecial County (past indebt edness' 1 Mill. 8?Bethia 8 " 0?Sharo n 8 " 1?*?Bethe l 3 " 2?Abbeville ? ? __13 " 3?Warrenton ? 8 " 4?Reed 8 " 5?Brownlee ? 4 " 6?Campbel l 15 " 7?Antreville ? 12 " 8?Unio n 0 " 9?Sunny Slope 8 " 0?Cold Spring ? ? 8 " 1?Long Cane ? ? - 2 " 2?Smithvill e 2 " 5?For k 0 " 6?Sextu s 0 " 7?Latimer 0 " 8?Montere y 0 " 9?Calhoun Falls 6 " 0?Santuc ... 4 " 7?Flatwoods 0 " ig Special School Tax will be col cted on the following named school istricts: chool Districts and Numbers Willi Rate of Special Tax 1?Corne r 2 Mills 2?Ridg e 0 " 3?Lowndesville ? ? _ 13% " 1?Rocky River 8 " oad Bonds 7% Mills Mill School Tax 3 Mills. epair Gang (chaingang) 1 Mill. TOTAL 31 Mills. In additon to the above the follow !?Promise Land 0 " ?Central ? 8 " ?Hagan 8 " Parks Creek ' 3 " ?Kcowec 14 " ?Due West ? X9. ? Donald; 17 " ?Pineville ? 6 " ?Vermillion._ 8 " ?Fonville 3 " ?Eureka 3 " ?Broadmouth 8 " ?Rock Spring ? ? 2 " ?Ray.. 4 " Wynona ? 8 " ?Hall 4 " ?Cana 4 " ?Lebanon 4 " Taxes are payable only in gold or lver coin, U. S. currency, National ink notes, P. 0. money orders and ashiers check on bank. If parties ;sire to pay with personal checks ley must do so at their own risk and ust pay the exchange if banks large same. Parties desiring infor ation about taxes will please write PLUMBING I TINWORK I HEATING || Pemoline Super tile | and porcelain clean- -| ser, guaranteed to fj vomnvp rust or anv 1 kind of stains from enamelware. Reasonable Prices. ! RALPH TURNER ? Phone 6 I3J3J2i3I3IS/SI3fSJSISJSMSfSI3/SfSJSJSJS/SISI3J^ I before Dec. 15th, answers will be promptly given to all communications when postage for reply is included. The Treasurer's office will close promptly at 4 o'clock daily during the time for collecting taxes in or der that the boTJte may be balanced daily. Please inclose postage for any reply desired when writing. R. B. CHEATHAM, Treasurer Abbeville County. Your light suede gloves and shoes can be nicely cleaned with finely ground oatmeai. The Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion has 125,950 mem bers, in 3,631 units. You may se cure a cu^tome with a bargair but it takes qual: ty to hold him. laiararaiiuiiji^^ Buildi This I: s s s You cai buildings to i ' Prices o Li er now tnan Why nc We lea< prices. Builders A. H. JACKSON, Lumb< A Rude Copmariion Boston Transcript. A fashionable woman who to save expense collected her own rents, found one of her tenants in bad humor. She thought it wise to forestall his complaints by making one or two herself. "And the kitchen, Mr. Holt," she EAGLE "MIKAD0">^ WIBHBfflimSB For Sale at your Dealer ASK FOR THE YELLOW P EAGLE EAGLE PENCIL CO Statu ir How's 1 i; business ? L Now's c look it ready io We can c der for Er for every p The Pre , . ing Ma s the Season to * and Repair inot afford to all decay. f building mater will be the case )t consult us tod i in the campaie ; Supply C , Manager. ^ J ~l I?a Plant *r i aru tti iv>c * LCI?LClCI?l?UElClCI?iririC jlJIJUuiJIjlduuuuui said, "is in a terrible condition." "Yes, ma'am, it is," agreed Mr, Holt, "and you'd look the same way if you hadn't had any paint on you for six years." Nickel coin is composed of an al loy containing three parts of copper to one of nickel. Pencil No. 174 Mad* In fin grada? ENC1L WITH THE RED BAND MIKADO MPANY, NEW YORK >nery four supply of ? stationery? i good time to over and get ir the fall trade. tlso handle your or igraoed stock uryose. ss & Banner Co. . - terials ow valuable ials are low again soon. ay? rn for lower ompany i