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Destroy the Cotton Stalks Starve the Bol? Weevi With the present price of < less than 25 cents per pound, ?bears talking 20 cent cotton ar boll weevil said to do its worst age the third year many farmer think they will not plant much t if any next year. But aa sore as year comes we will see a large ore cotton planted anoj perhap much for weevil conditions. As stated above, the third y< supposed to receive more da from the boll weevil than years. Th.'s of course is due t fact that it takes time for the v to get thoroughly established section or county and for farm? learn he cannot grow as many per plew as he did before the v came. We had mighty favo weather this year for the weevi unfavorable for cotton. The late spring delayed planting from tv four weeks (and two weeks n weevil conditions is likely to i success from failure) and the 1 weeks of rain in Augusta causee weevil to do severe damage1 in ] of the county. Some farmers had prospects for a bale or more acre failed to get one-half bale, best prospects were the ones in i cases to,fall short, due to the h< foliage and large stalks which ? more favorable for the weevil, small or medium size stalks are r ing the largest yield in most c this year. The weevil has worked in si sections of the county to cause most failure .and some parts the c will be as high as 70 per cent. Tal it as a whole, it now looks around 58. per cent of a normal c for the past three weeks have b favorable to the cotton and most ^ the weevils gone north in search J food. However, many weevils are I dng fed and hatched from the squa coming from the second growth i this is the main purpose of our w mg. v Most of us know that the o plants found in this section of state upon which the boll weevil li and thrives are cotton, okra and '. biscus. We are not familiar with 1 species of Hibiscus here, except aflower pot plant, but under sta it grows wild in the southern part the state and in Florida. Dr. D. Pierce, of the U. S. Bureau of. En mology has found the boll weevil work in Arizona on the Thurber the most closely related of all plai to cotton plant. Recently they ha been found living on the purpla m low (Callirrhoe involucrata), h this plant is not common to us. we very seldom find the weevil fee ing on any plant except cotton a: the important thing to be done nc or as soon as possible, it to destr the cotton stalks. Why and How to Destroy the Cotti Stalks. The second growth on cotton fu nishes tender buds and squares fi the weevil to feed upon and multij? When frost comes (which is unce tain but shows an average for Nc vember the 9th, in the county), tr weevils find the best available fe protection through the winter. Vhe live on food stored in the tissues c the bodies. According to governmer data the average life of the Weev is around sixty days (except thos which nature provides to carr through the winter to start the rac again) and this means that most o the weevils alive today will have die? before cold weather drives them ti winter quarters. This means that i: we turn under stalks within the nex thirty days we will starve, cause ti fly away or force into winter quai ters in such a weak condition thej will have a poor chance of surviving the winter. By destroying the stalks early we not only cut off the food supply of the weevils but destroy millions of eggs and worms that would otherwise develop into wee vils, before frost. xThe earlier the stalks are destroyed the better it is. Ther following data is given out by the Bureau of Entomology and shows that the per cent of weevils surviv ing <the winter at different periods of stalk destruction: Weevil survival with stalks destroy ed at varying dates among 1000 wee vils: Stalks destroyed No. surviving Sept. 16-30 _ 2 Oct. 1-15 ._21 Oct. 16-31 _ 68 Nov. 1-16_ 121 We can see from the above that this is very important and the far mers should do this and have their renters to do likewise. If a commu nity would do this, great results would be seen next spring. However, the individual will get good results because we know the weevil is not k going in search of food until the jmiood supply is exhausted on that particular field and this will be the latter part of July or the first of August. The farmer who does not de stroy the stalks will certainly have to feed the weevils until cold weath er and then have them spend the winter on his farm. The business men and farmers should get behind the "Starve the Boll Weevil" movement in order tha twe may get better re sults next year. The best method of destroying the stalks, is to plow them under at least four inches deep. This can be dene by attaching a heavy chain to the end of the double-tree on the side next to the mouldboard and the ether end to the beam about half way huck or near the bend. Let the chair, have enough slack to pull the stalks forward so that the furrow siice will cover them. If the stalks are too large, over four br five feet tall, use the cutaway harrow ahead of the plow. If labor is short or the land is too hard for plowing bar off and rip up the stalks so they will die thereby cutting off the food supply. Do Not Burn the Stalks Under Any Consideration. The stalks should not' be burned because first, nitrogen, our most costly fertilizing material is lost; second, the humus which is so badly needed is also lost. Then too, by the time the stalks are cut, dried and piled in rows to burn, the weevils will have flown. If it comes a warm rain the old stub left in the ground will sucker out and thereby furnish food for any weevils that might be left. If your neighbor does not see fit to destroy the stalks on his farm do not let this prevent you from plow ing them under because as brought out above, it will run'the weevils from your field and by early planting (which we hope to/accomplish next year) we will have a pretty fair crop of bolls "set" before the weevil comes from adjoining fields where they would not destroy the stalks. Augusta Chronicle. Do You Buy All of Your Nitro gen? "Crimson Clover King" Hodges, cf Hodges, S. C., says that he would not haul Nitrate of Soda home for its use. Why? Because he gets all his nitrogen from the air through crim son clover. You can do the same, either by the use of the clover:? or the vetches. Yes, peas and velvet beans are* good, but let's grew some thing in the winter or early spring when peas and beans will not grow. Let your County jVgent aid you in ordering your seed or get them from your local dealer. By all means get into the game of leguminous nitro gen. I Cleveland, Sept. 27.-The great est single service American Legion members have rendered their coun try is their virile stand for the main tenance of law and order," Franklin d'Olier, national commander of the American Legion, told the second annual convention of the legion at its opening session here today. "We quickly served notice in rio uncertain terms upon those wild radicals who would, hy force, at tempt to injure those very institu tions we had risked our lives to pro tect," Commander d'Oliev said. "We stated plainly we were ready for them and could meet their force with far greater force sufficient to stop them instantly. "During these present days of un rest and readjustment, the Ameri can Legion and the stand of the ex service men for law and order is the greatest possible insurance policy our country could possibly have, and th'i only insurance premium the ex service man expects in return is sim ply fair play from the government with which he has played so fair." Commander d'Olier said in part: "The rapid growth of the legion has been phenomenal. Such a thing has never happened before in either this or any other country. This great growth has been due, first to the fact that our ideals as laid down last year are now proven to be not only right, but also practical and, second, to the spontaneous desire of nearly ev ery veteran of the world war to keep alive his wonderful spirit of service to his country and service to his com rades, and third, to the sound of un selfish leadership of the little groups of willing workers in every commu nity who appreciate the amount of work necessary to make a success of this great movement. "To the American Legion there is no East or West, no North or South, no Jew or Gentile, no Protestant or Catholic, no capital or labor, no em ployer or employee, no Republican or Democrat. The American Legion is the 'only organization in which is represented every good element in the entire country. It is the near est attempt at organizing public opin ion c."id we all know-that when pub lic opinion speaks, it speaks with au thority. And so, during this past year, you have played fair with every element in the legion and have thus gained the support of public opinion, and so the closer we stick to sound public opinion, the greater will be our service to our country and the better able we will be to look after our comrades needing our help." Grip. Grip usually starts just the same as -a cold with a watery discharge from the nose. You are much more likely to contact the grip when you have a cold. For that reason when grip is prevalent you should go to bed as soon as you feel that you are takin ga cold and stay in bed until fully recovered which should not be long if you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Three days in bed now is better than three weeks later on. Notice of Dissolution of Cor poration. The State of South Carolina Edgefield County. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of Edgefield Chero-Cola bottling Company at the office of J. Wm. Thurmond, Edgefield, S. C. at 1 P. M. on the 9th day of November, 1920, for the purpose of passing a Resolution by the stockholders of said corporation, to have said corpo ration go into liquidation and wind up its affairs and dissolve, the said corporation having paid all of its obligations and sold its property and capital stcok to W. F. McMurrain and M .T. Saunders, arid the under signed is owner of more than 20 per cent of the capital stock of said cor poration. W. F. McMURRAIN, Pres. and Man. October 7, 1920. Notice of Dissolution of Cor? poration. The State of South Carolina Edgefield County. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Carolina Asparagus farm at| the store of Whitlock &' Mathis, Tren ton, S. C., at ll A. M. on the 9th day of November, 1920, for the pur pose of passing a Resolution by the stockholders of said corporation, to have said corporation go into liquid ation and wind up its affairs and dis solve, the said corporation having paid all of its obligations and sold its property and capital stock to J. D. Mathis, Sr., and J. D. Mathis, Jr., and the undersigned is owner of more than 20 per cent of the capital stock of said corporation. -J. D. MATHIS, Jr. President and Manager. October 7, 1920. / ANNOUNCEMENT OF Carolina De Fabritiis Teacher of Singing FIVE YEARS ON FACULTY OF NEW ENG. CONS. OF MUSIC-BOSTON Voice Placing Song Interpretation italian Diction Special Course for Teachers Available for Concerts and Lecture Recitals. Studio 201 Montgomery Building AUGUSTA, GA. 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