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NOW IS THE TO KILL BY DESTROYING COTTON STAL IN WINTER, IF NOT PLOWE1 TON STALKS?WEEVILS < ; I '' GREEN . ' .. ? 1 (By C. A. Whittle.) ?o<t Improvement Committee I One of the most effective steps in boll weevil control is the early destrudion of cotton stalks. Just as soon as the cotton can be harvested, go into the cotton field and either turn under the cotton stalks or rip them up with a plow. The object is! to destroy the cotton plants. Weevils can not feed on dead cot I ton stalks. When their food is destroyed they migrate to where they can feed or else go into winter quarters. Whether they are thus driven away from your farm or driven into winter quarters the probabilities of their damaging you again next season are greatly reduced. Orer most of the cotton belt it is -oasible to gather the cotton early enough to permit of the destruction of the cotton stalks three to four weeks before a killing frost will destroy them. Three to four weeks earlier -in going into winter quarters moans that death of weevils from ^fljamtion and cold will be greatly increased. , It Is the last weevils that go into winter . quarters that cause damage in tlve cotton crop the next year. If all of these were starved out byi destroying cotton stalks early there woold, of course, be an end of the weevil. While one can not expect that cotton will ever be destroyed i earfy end completely enough to accocs^'Jsh a complete eradication of the weevil, it is true that to the ex* ? ?.V.te. ic /irtnn fho rilimflPr ftf I-CUV UKJl mo 10 uvuv Miv w ? . reevils and their damage will be' educed. Chopping down stalks leaves stubs hat sprout new growth on which the . re?ril can feed, therefore, the only . afe way is to uproot the stalks or ( lse, with the aid of a drag chain, o turn them completely under the ( urrow slice. Knowing that many cotton farm- . rs do not plow deep enough to over up cotton stalks, the safest eneral advise is to uproot the talks wHth a plow and to watch that o new growth starts up. As long as there is green cotton rowth left in the field, the weevil ^ill be found. ) j It will crawl into a lock of cotton r half opened bur to keep warm and v i>me out wnen tne sun snmes :-u i?eu i the green stuff. Don't burn the cotton stalks. Let em lay on the ground. When the ound is plowed they can be turned! tder where they will decay and; !d the organic matter which the ils so much need. Why not organize a communityde, or county-wide movement for e early destruction of cotton ilks. It means less trouble from e weevils next year. -OSSOM-END ROT OF TOMATO I ISlemson College, August.?At this le of year the Botany Division rays receives a number of inquia concerning a rot of the tomato ich begins at the blossom end and i^roys the entire fruit before it i ripened. In most cases the trouis a non-parasitic rot, the cause which is in the surroundings, and >arently any one of a number of !avorable conditions may be reusable, according to the plant bologists. Jsually the trouble is attributed dryness of the soil. Unless this J-.C-U.~1-. 15 u emu tci y yictiuuvu^ w*.v??*w-i ^^Bit should be directed toward re-i jmgSlHiishing the moisture supply. Ir-1 SgBgHrtion, where water is available,! be resorted to. Where water is! available, one should cultivate to ^^^^nerve moisture and wait for rain, ^^^^ sually the disease is worse durearly part of the season and |^^^^?ppears largely as the main part the crop matures. It is also je on some plants than on others it has been shown that a ten:y to the trouble is hereditary, refore, seed should be saved from most resistent plants. here are also several other rots he tomato, most of which are pd by the attacks of parasitic i; and the best method of conb.By spraying. , . TIME , 1923 WEEVIL KS EARLY, WEEVILS STARVE D UNDER, THEN RIP UP COTCAN FEED ONLY ON COTTON. SAVE SEED AT HOME Qlemson College).?(Indiana Ex periment Station workers have shown that at least one tomato disease is carried on the seed and, furthermore, the commercial saving of seed is accomplished in such a manner that infection of seed from diseased tomatoes is rendered very ^_?asy. They advise soakra.^ the seed fnr* lTvr^> immivtaa in A 1 to S.tJOO solution of corrosive sublimatifc following by a thorough clean water. A more certain way or preventing disease introduction is to save seed at home, and then disinfect as above. Tomato seed can ;be conveniently saved at home by cutting open the selecetd fruits and squeezing the pulp into a wire sieve with meshes not larger than .1-12 inch. The juice and as much as possible of the pulp are worked through the screen. The remainder -is put into a cheese-cloth ibag in a non-metallic vessel, covered with water, and allowed to ferment for 12 to 14 hours to destroy the mucilaginous covering of the seeds. By kneading the sack between the fingers and then washing in several changes of water the seed are further cleaned. They are then dried by hanging the bag on a line in the sun. If the bag is occasionally. rubbed between the palms of the hands the seed will dry in perfect condition. Where just a few seed are to be saved, they can be dried on clean paper without any fermentation. Home saving of seed is also of value in the control of blossom-end rot, which is now quite prevalent in some parts of the state. It will also enable anyone to develop a strain particularly suited to his conditions If he will select carefully with the desired end in view. ARE BEEF CATTLE PROFITABLE % Clemson College, August.?"That South Carolina has a great dormant resource in her future meat producing capacity, a resource which will be gradually developed, and which ? ill ll?f iIIq^Iq lonrlc will utilise LUC uubiimi/iw of the state," is the opinion of Prof. L. V .Starkey, Chief of the Animal Husbandry Division, who has just returned from Western North Carolina, where the chief source of income for the farmer is cattle. It is surprising but true, that the farmers in this section are in good circumstances. They are living ih comfortable houses and seem to have incomes which supply their needs. "In fact, in traveling over several states of the South and West I have yet to see a livestock section wmcn is not prosperous, continues Prof. Starkey. Good Pastures, Profitable Beef Production. There are many farmers in South Carolina who believe that on the average beef production does not pay. Perhaps they are right. But we have the right to ask why is it that it does not pay? There are several things which might contribute to the correct answer to this question, some of which are poor soils, poor pastures, scrub cattle, free range, dis eases, and tne UKe. ?toi. starKey is of the opinion, however, that when we get the right sort of pasture, beef production will pay. There are thousands of acres of idle land in South Carolina, and as soon as these acres are put under fence and the soil which is now bare is covered witli. grass, beef production can be made profitable. But we must not think for a minute thai this change will come about in one year, nor in five years. Economical beef production on thin, cheap lands will be a development that will come slowly. Wifey?I heard a noise when you came in last night. Hubby?Perhaps it was the nighl ifalling. Wifey?Xo, it wasn't; it was th: c-7 breaking.' ; OUR POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL POWER CI em son College.?"Despite "the seriousness of the present situation the potential agricultural power of South Carolina is greater today than it has been at any other time in its history," said Director W. W. Long of the Extension Service in concluding an address at the recent meeting of the South Carolina Press Association at Myrtle Beach, I ___ "and I will give you briefly my j reasons for making this statement, which to some may sound startling. "1. There has never been a time in the history of the world when there was such a store of practical and useful information for guidance of the farmer as today. "2. There was never a time in recent history when there was a greater sympathy and a more general understanding of the farmers' Wm, 'by the general public than inhere was never as much favorable legislation enacted of a financial and economic character in the interest of agriculture as there is today. I it j T*t?" " *1 n -?il +liaf "anil T"P ? X IlCiC 13 111/ JVH vv *<r spond to intelligent treatment more rapidly than the soil of South Carolina. "5. There is no country that can produce as many soil building crops as South Carolina and the adjacent states. "6. There is no country that can produce a greater number of nitrogenous crops for forage than South Carolina. "7. There is no country that can produce a greater number of money crops than South Carolina; namely, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, soy beans sweet potatoes and practically all the truck crops in the lower counties. "8 There is no country that can produce pork and dairy products more economically than South Carolina owing to our ability to produce such a variety of forage crops. "9. There is no country that can produce more profitably peaches, grapes, and small berries than | South Carolina. , "10. And last, ( 'but by no means least, the farmers have at last determined to put the business end of farming, which is largely the marketing of farm products on a business basis by organizing farmers' j co-operative commodity marketing I associations. j "I admit it is one thing to possess the potential power and another thing to develop and use it intelligently. But I have a sublime faith in the fiber, the stability, and the ultimate common sense of our people, for the agricultural record that they have made within the last twenty-five years justifies this faith. Twenty-five years ago the average yield of corn per acre was II bushels. Today it is 19. 'i'he average yield of oats per acre was 13 bushels today it is 24. The average yield of wheat was 5 bushels, today it is 12. The average yield of cotton per acre was 137 pound of lint; today it is 247 pounds. The average yield of all the great stable crops of South Carolina has increased within the last 25 years, expresse in percentages 85 percent or nearly doubled. And we have inof uuon the surface. I ----The next decade will see a further increase of 100 percent." Why School Teachers Go Crazy. Poise is the way a Dutchman says 'boys. Equinox is a wild animal that i lives in the Arctic. King Arthur's Round Table was written by the author of ten nights in a bar room. Copernicus invented the corn, ucopia Etiquette teaches us how to be polite without trying to remember to be. In the stone age all the men were ossified. The climax of- a story is where it says it is to be continued. A gulf is a demt in a continent. Buttress is a butler's wife. ?nA?t?nltAVi tviao-MP itfifK. , V^U!K*)Ci vanun Iiicano uuiir^ w im1 out things we need. ' | If Ponce, de Leon haden't died before ho found the fountain of (youth he wouldn't have died.? j Now York Evening Mail. 'l : t A small investment in repair I parts of farm machinery will pay ; big dividends in time and money jsaved later on. ; i Scene from Wagenhali and Kemp AT THE OPE CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? That is the question you will be n<aVoH ho-fnro r/111 boo "TVio Rat." tihp sensational dramatic success of all years by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, which Wagenhals and Kemper present at the Opera ?Iouse, Abbeville, on Thursday, Oct. 12 th. "The Bat," as you probably know, Jias proven the sensation ?of the theatre. It has played for more than two years in New York and has a run of over one year to its credit in Chicago, the longest run, incidentally, ever scored by any play in that city. Moreover, it has proven an unqualified triumph wherever and whenever it has been seen; London for example still raves over it though it has been there now for close to a year. And everyone is asked to keep its secret. The fact that critics and public, jilike, have kept faith with both auniXIF We have b s MMlJ of Dixie Gem while it lasts e per ton. Prefei I by checks. N All coal spoti askifor credit AIlM i; iu (Lf v f niv i. * f er Production of "THE BAT" By M IRA HOUSE, THURSDAY, OCTC thors and managers, in preserving the secret of the play, has had not a lif+lo Jn urifVi ifg acfoiin^irny gnc. - = ? cess. Without a doubt, thf unexpected climax of "The Bat," is the most surprising finish to a play ever staged. And it is this climax that is so carefully guarded &s a secret. Certain it is that not one person who has ever seen the play has been able to guess its finish in advance. Some critics have described "The Bat" as a dramatic smash. Others have contented themselves with telling their readers that it is a play that holds the audience breathless from start to finish. Still others?and they have been many?speak of "The Bat" as a play that will furnish a topic for conversation for weeks after It has come ana gone. * "The Bat" is presented exactly as staged in New York, Chicago and London and with an exceptional cast which includes: Lizzie Evans, jWm. j.L. Thorne, Josephine Morse, Gretch; gem een so fortunate ' ' ' 1 IX, C AI Block Coal, whi it 13.5 i ence given to ord* o checks cashed zash at time of cf< i f r\ n 1 /\ n n J iitt (\ l tir, liiuiiiirv in f] PHONE NO. 68. mmKBsrno^^imsssBXMm^atammm ary Rinehart and Avery Hopwood , ?? )DtK 13111. en Thomas, Herb'ert Delmore, Harry ' ; ] LaCourt, Joseph M. Holicky, George Wilson, John Mackenzie and Joha % Graham Spacey. ,1;^ Prices: 55c, $1.10, $1.65 and'$2.20 :??! Seats on sale now. What People Brag About. From Life. The fact that they can operate ; a typewriter by the touch system^* The ability to roll an umbrella;.' ^ v , Being alble to drive a tack. Kniowinjg a "littlt something" about art. ' - S Their famous ot infamous ao I quainfances. \''VMl A college education. The lack of it. Being normal. Being abnormal. Being a 100 per cent American. Being a 1 per cent American. . Not 'having had a docter in j eleven years?or is it twelve? r-nii I ^unu | as to secure I "f t S.... I Mr ch we will st 11 I o H irs accompaied I until delivery. 9 elivery. Do not I i n 1 a 1 Mill). | ft V*.* r r 1 * *