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When the Boll (Bruce H. Strlbling, in December Recent investigations of the mos'. bailly infested regions iu tho States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, by the South Carolina Boll Weevil Commission, confirms the oft-repented theory that the boll weevil will eventually reach the cot ton ilelds of this State; but in addi tion, discloses the startling tact that ?ts coming will be during the coming year, If it has not already arrived. This peat entered the State of Texas front Mexico about 25 years ago, and since that time it has spread over eight States in the cotton belt, and it has traveled eastward at the rate of about 50 miles each year. Un favorable and favorable climatic con ditions have, respectively, impeded and accelerated the weevil's migra tion each year, but it has continued its eastward journey undaunted. The southern and eastern parts of Geor gia were infested last year, ?nd an infested area in South uarolina was reported, but the report has not l)een officially recognized ns being authentic. The commission men tioned above states "that the infesta tion of the State of South Carolina by the boll weevil within a year, and general infestation of the State probably in three years, is a certain ty. No means have yet been discov ered that give promise to check or prevent the advance of this insect l>OBt. When it arrives it must be re garded as a permanent factor in our agriculture to be dealt with accord ingly." And furthermore, "that wherever the boll weevil has become established, the result has been agri cultural and economic failure and de moralization.- That it will be impos sible to depend entirely, as hereto fore, on the cotton crop, although some cotton of an early maturing va riety may be successfully grown on -soils especially adapted to quick growth under frequent and intensive cultivation. Given ample labor and fertilizers and favorable climatic conditions, a profitable crop on re duced acreage may be made. With unfavorable seasons, thc? boll wee vil may destroy practically the en tire ero))." Again, "those who have prepared for the weevil's coming have suffered little of inconveniences or financial embarrassment. For the man in debt, the improvident and the unbeliever, the boll weevil has spell ed a disaster almost Inconceivable in its completeness." In view of these statemonts,?made by the mos't eminent agricultural ex perts in 'South Carolina, and being based upon personal first-hand knowledge of conditions existing in, and facts relating to, tho already infested regions of our sister States before and after the advent of the boll weevil, does it not behoove tho farmers of this State to seriously consider how they may best bo pre pared for the practically inevitable coming of this pest? Are they dis posed" to be among the number of those who, having been repeatedly warned of their impending danger, will sit idly by and meet financial destruction and agricultural disas ter without even making an honest effort to avert such a catastrophe? Or will they thoroughly investigate the problem, make the necessary Changes, pursue the most up-to-date methods of "preparedness," and let the advent of the boll weevil be but an agency to cause them to rise to a higher level of agricultural efficiency and financial independence.' With tho prevailing price of cotton and its products making the farmer happy this fall, and tho bright prospects of the future enticing him to produce a bumper crop in 1917, the farmers of this State are facing one of the most critical periods they have ever confronted. With a large crop of cotton produced under the financial arrangements prevalent throughout tho State to-day, completely or par tially dostroyed by the boll weevil within the next two years, business would be paralyzed to an extent heretofore unbelievable. And espe cially would the average ten mt suf fer under such conditions. Upon the arrival of (ho boll weevil, tho credit merchant, would ref uso to advance to Recommended by I Doctor Cotta Dr. T. E. Cothrum is a well-known pharmacist of Alexis, Ala. And when ne gets bilious or needs a purgativo m?me:ne, what do you suppose ht does? Out of his whole big stock cf liver medicine ho selects and uses Granger Liver Rogulator. Ho says ff "Thero is none better." That's a pretty strong* endorsement, don't you think, from a mari who knows all about tho merits of tho different medi cines on thc market? Granger Liver Regu?rior is purely vegctnblo, dons not gripe nor irritate the delicate lin ing of *ho stomach and bowels and always gives quick ard pleasant rc -ft f.ults. It is do boot system purifier known. Your , druggist cnn supply you-25c for largo box. Accept no sutistitv.tc. Weevil Comes. Clemson Agricultural Journal.) j tho tenant farmer, because he would know that he could not give his crop the necessary treatment to in sure its successful production. On the other hand, the land owner who had not been accustomed to extend ing credit to lils tenants heretofore nor supervising their labor, would certainly not risk any money to them when he would bo so confident that thoir cotton crops would be a failure. Tims the tenant would be "caught between these upper and nether millstones" without food and supplies or means of procuring them; and lie lias no recourse-he must either starve or leave the country. Naturally he will do the latter, and tho community would loso a unit es sential to all wealth-a productive laborer. 'Tis true that far-sighted farmers have taken the necessary precautions, and have produced prof itable crops of cotton In tho most badly Infested sections. These arc the exceptions, however, and not the rule; but they are admirable exam ples of the fact thnt when a farmer is properly prepared, the boll weevil merely servos to stimulate the use of better methods of farming. And the depopulated, poverty-stricken, God-forsaken areas, found In such large numbers are of such large ex tents In our sister cotton-growing States, caused by the failure of tne inhabitants of these areas to take the necessary precautions to alleviate tho destruction of the boll weevil; should preach a' sermon on "Agricul tural Preparedness" which would convince the most Ignorant skeptic in South Carolina to-day. that it is absolutely essential to his future welfare that he make Immediate and adequate provision for the inevitable coming of the boll weevil into the cotton fields of this Stale. Since it is certain beyond a doubt that the farmers of the State must contend with the boll weevil, and since it has wrought such havoc i wherever lt has appeared, the ques tion logically arises, "What should be done?" In "The Boll Weevil Problem," by B. Li. "Moss, this statement is made, "It is the sheerest folly to advocate tho elimination of cotton as the great cash crop of the South, More livestock, more feed and more soil Improving crops are urgently needed j tn many parts of the cotton States, but if Ms Idle to arguo that livestock i production should-generally supplant J the production of cotton. Nature I has given tho South a practical mo nopoly on this crop, and the demand is so rapidly broadening that before ! many years have passed a 20,000, 000-bale crop will lie easily absorb ed." Then Hie method of produc ing cotton under boll weevil? condi tions is of primary importance to tile farmer who is now growing cot ton. The first essential in such pro duction is Hie unshakable belief that it can be done, and the remaining steps are comparatively easy when this State of mind is reached. It ls true that the Southern States are strewn with farmers who have failed on account of the boll weevil, hut In nearly every section some one has grown cotton successfully; and these few mon have Inspired confidence in their doubting neighbor, and caused the community to return to normal prosperity after a time. Closely al lied with confidonce is credit. With out confidence there ls no credit, and without credit there would he no crops produced in a large number of cases. No surer method of bringing I on a panic, demoralization of busi ness, and loss of crops could be de vised than the complete withdrawal of credit when the weevil appears. The hearty co-operation of the farm ers, merchants and bankers should be affected so that each would mu tually prevent the other from suf fering so seriously as he might. Credit to a limited amount should still he extended, but with thc ex press stlpulntlonn8 that the proper methods of crop production will be practiced. If the credit is reduced gradually, by the time the boll wee vil affects us seriously the mer chants will be safe even then in ex tending some credit, lt is very prob able that two more good crops may bo produced In this State under the existing methods, but if tlu>- farmer will begin to economizo now, by the time the weevil does become de structivo, he will not ho affected so greatly. A period of readjustment must bo undorgonc, and tho better the provision one has made, the more. Independent ho will be; and tho moro patlenco and ease with which this readjustment can be borne, tho happier and more successful one will become. Whore tho nocessary pro visions have been made to prevent the usual disaster upon the initial appearance of the boll weevil, where fnruters and merchants have nulled to combat a common pest, and where the proper methods have been used to raise cotton after the advent of the weevil, agriculture seems to be on u sounder basis to-day than bo fore the coming of the boll weevil. Intelligent farm management is the whole secret of producing proflt a'ble crops of cotton after the arrival of the boll weevil. The study of the life history of this Insect reveals the fact that the adults do not mature in largo enough number^ to Injure the cotton squares and bolls until about the latter part of July or tho first of August as a rulo. This ls the key to the whole situation, for the fruit that ls on the plant before the first of August, is practically safe from the boll weevil. When lt begins to at tack the fruit, lt will puncture the tender squares and blossoms and de stroys them, but tho covoring of the bolls soon grow too thick for it to puncture. At first the farmer laughs at the Idea of producing a crop of cotton by the first of August. Im possible! This state of mind will never do. lt can and must be done. Of course there will be abnormal .veal's as regards the rainfall, droughts, etc., but these years must be reckoned with anyway, and If the fanner cannot become reconciled to an occasional bad season, he can never make a success at farming. An early maturing variety of cotton which has already become adapted to local conditions is the first requisite. Short staple varieties of the small boll prolific type have proven the most popular In the Southern part of the cotton bolt, because of Its ex treme earliness and its prolificacy as well. The largo boll varieties are not as prolific or early, but are much better than long staple varieties. In any case, careful seed selection will aid in obtaining the desired results -an early maturing cotton which sets Its fruit early, quickly and pro lifically. The second point to be stressed is planting the cotton on a properly prepared soil "especially ad apted to quick growth under fre quent and intensive cultivation." 'Securing and maintaining such a soil is a long step toward early ma turity of the crop, but it will neces sitate radical changes In the present farming program of a great many farmers in this State. Generally speaking, the typo of soil which was suited to cotton growing before the coming of the weevil ls the best type for making cotton under weevil con ditions, viz., a soil having good drain age, filled with humus, and having its -plant food constituents in suffi cient quantity and in the right pro portions. "Whether he ls growing cotton or not, every farmer should have his soil properly drained both underground and on the surface. Humus can be added in the form oi manure, but to supplement this thc growing of cover crops is advised, When these crops are turned under humus is added and the physical con dition of the soil is bettered also, Plant food may be added in the form of commercial fertilizers as hereto fore and to about the same amounts but lt ls very beneficial to grow legumes on the land and add nitro gen in this way. Organic matter if valuable for the plant food it maj contain, but its value in breakliif down and liberating the plant foot already. In the soil equals, or ii greater, than Its direct fertilizlnj value. Humus increases the water holding capacity of a soil, and at tin same time it makes it more poroui and easily dried, thereby enablinj the crop to be plowed much mor* quickly after a rain. This helps t< "force" the cotton, in that a greate amount of the moisture may -thus b held in the soil for the plant to use Farmers in Louisiana and Mississlpp have found that a crop of cow pea on the land the year before co'ttoi is to bo planted on it hastened it maturity to a noticeable degree. Fo the above reasons, lt should becom evident that a practical system o crop-rotation is necessary for the sc curing and maintaining of the com prehensively defined soil, mentione above as one of the requisites fo the early maturity of the cotton croj The time of planting the cotto crop is the next thing to be consic 0 red, but this must lie decided h each farmer to suit his own indtvlc ual surroundings. The crop shoul bo planted just as soon as it is sot to do so in order that it may oscar, being damaged by frost. This dat varies so widely that lt becomes local matter and ls best understoo by the fanners in each communlt; The boll w;eevil remains in his wii ter quarters until warm weath< comes in the spring, and if ho corni out too early he ls injured by col as well ns the young cotton plant, it conies up too soon. The cotto plant and tho young weevil run race from ntl equal start usually, an tho latter has a pretty definite lengt of timo to live before it becomes d< structlve; while the cotton plat may be made to accelerate Its spec and get fruited before the boll wei vii can become strong enough to ci Its yield much. Reduction of tli ?cotton acroago if ardently advocate? 1 and this advice *s well-founded, ft ! the simple fact thbt the South as whole is "ot self-supporting in tli production of food and feedstuffs; and this reduction of tho cotton acre age should have been done long ago. ' There are thousands of farmers In the State who have already reduced their acreages and the producing sur plus amounts of hay, grain and home supplies; and lt Is difficult to see hom such a reduction should be of any real benefit to them. They are the very Tanners who will bo the least damaged by the boll weevil. The cotton crop should bc worked frequently to keep lt free from grass and weeds, ana to conserve the soil ! moisture. Shallow cultivations ? I should bo used and repeated every ! j week or ten days throughout the growing season. If applications of fertilizers will be beneficial they may be used, but they should bo In a quickly available form. The crop ! should be picked as early as possible | in the fall In order that tho stalks i may bo destroyed, for the weevil hi- i bern?tes In the old stacks and the I ?dead squares and trash. If sufficient I horse-power is handy, the stalks j should be cut down and turned under to a depth of three or four Inches. This destroy^ the boll weevil's hiding place as well as adds organic matter to the soil, if all the trash cannot be turned under In this way, it is best to rake the stalks up and burn them-clean up the farm to destroy all places where the weevil might live over the winter. The oarller this sanitary precaution is taken the fewer the percentage of weevils sur viving tin winter will be, and if this work cannot >>e done early, do it late. Clean up! j3ven where the best precautions are taken some weevils will still sarvive, and they api>oar in the buds ol the young cotton the next year before the squares are form od. A very effective mode of Controlling ii.?se is to "pick and de stroy all those over-wintered weevils and later to i lek and destroy all In fested equal'* " that cnn be found. Several of tjiq statements made in regard to thc methods of combating the boll weevil are verified by testi monial:, and results found in Mr. Moss's book about the weevil men tion above, in attempting to present a plan whereby cotton growing may be made tm<vo8Sful tindor weevil con ditions, only r.he fundamental princi ple-.- have bc.in suggested,. for each farmer wil! have to solve his own .problem, foi he only knows all the factors controlling the growth of cot ton on his farm. But after all, as some one has aptly said, "Farming ls one-eighth knowledge, three-eighths doing, ant) one-half business." This isj especially japplicable to farming whore the boll weevil is to be con tended with.' Tho knowledge re quired is, that an early maturing va riety of cotton planted' as early as frost wiil permit in the spring, on well prepared soil suited to the rapid growth and ?arly maturity of cot ton und'i frequent cultivation, and the early picking of the crop that the stalks and nil protected places for the weevil to live through tho winter be destroyed as early In the fall as .possible, ave necessary for the profit able growth of cotton In spite of the boll ucevll. .Practically applying thin knowi?dgfi will keep the farmer busy doing something which will ?help liim, and in "making both ends mee:" all his business ability will often be taxed to the utmost. If the farmer will only determine to grow cotton hi:-, ultimate success ls certain. In following the outline recom mended ab?'y$ for the successful pro duction ol cotton when the boll wee vil comes; many other valuable things mac bo accomplished besides ?raising cotton. To fit the soil for the growing of cotton, crop-rotation ls very ben fiend, and this allows for III SICK TWO TEARS Could Do No Work. Now Streng as a Man. Chicago, 111.-"For about two years I suffered from a female trouble so I liTill 11 i 111 ill 1111 1 11 1 was unahle to walk III 11 ?iJJ?l?^fLl Mil or donny of my own llllraflurBKlil work> I read about (WF^^sByi Lydia E. Pinkham'a i' tn Vegetable Com? IrW^I?Pf^W? pound in the ncwa III HIH^HL^BII! P&pers and doter I r ^'?fli mined to try it. lt li I?BHMP^H?III brought almost im III I n^^flSsyi mediato relief. My II llffiffilfl W$$m weakness lins en III ?fgfjapi BK tirely disappeared nW??BSm???UBsk and ? never nad bet* 11 }?m^lmmmMm\ ter health. I weigh 165 pounds and am as strong as a man. I think money is well spent which pur chases Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "-Mrs. Jos. O'BRYAN, 1765 Newport Ave., Chicago, ill. The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from root? and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women who sufTcr from displacements, inflam mation, ulceration, irregularities, peri odic pains, backache, bearing-down feel lng,, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness, nnd nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound is the stan dard remedy for fem nie ills. A Laxative for Good DR. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN I A SAFK AM) K FF I OIK NT FAMILY KKMHDY. Every member of tho family is more or loss subject to constipation and every home should always be supplied with a dependable remedy to | promptly relieve this condition. Whenever the bowels become clogged land the natural process of olimiua 1 tlon thereby disturbed, the entlro sys I tom is affected, and readily subject to attack by disease. Constipation is a I condition that should never be neg lected. I Mrs. IC. ll. Hilbert, of Millbro, Va., I says that Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pcp jsln is a splendid laxative for chil dren because they Uko Ita pleasant ? taste, and it acts so easily and natu ? rally, without griping or strain, and Isho finds it equally effective for the i rest of the family. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a i combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin that contains no opiate or narcotic drug. It is mild and gen tle in its action, and does not eause pain or discomfort. Druggists every where sell this excellent remedy for fifty cents a bottle. To avoid imitations and ineffective .tile growing of other crops besides cotton. And if tho acreage is re duced, the same amount or cotton can be grown earlier, given closer at tention and better caro; and the land not planted in cotton offers a good avenue for dlversilled farming which has many advantages especial ly to tho advantageously located. There is a farmer in tim PledmoiU belt that has so managed his farm .that for tho past 20 years, with two exceptions possibly, he has raised and marketed enoxigh produce and livestock on his farm to pay all his running expenses and give his family nil modern necessities, and have his cotton crop, which averaged 25 halos per yenr, as his net profit for each year's work. This farmer is practically prepared for the coming of thc weevil and will only have to think of controlling lt. If the wee vil should destroy his entire cotton crop his other farm products would enable him to pay all his debts and be independent. Where a farmer is near a city or it he has a good mar ket for his products, it may be advis able for him to raise stock, run a dalry, or raise vegetables; but In any case it will pay him to raise some other substitute crops or haye something else to depend upon be sides the cotton crop. The farmer should be careful in taking up any ot. these side lines and not start on too large a seale. In most instances, ?however, all other crops should be mado subordinate to cotton, for it. is the most valuable crop a farmer can produce. Arid if the fanners of this State will propare themselves and will raise cotton in spite of the boll weevil, by diversifying their farm ing and make the best of the situa tion instead of spreading their tales of woe to the rest of the 'world; In stead of a curse, the coming of the boll weevil Into South Carolina will prove a blessing in disguise. Don't. liCt Your Cough ll nug- On. A cough that racks and weakens is dangerous; It undermines your health and thrives on neglect. Re lieve it at once with Dr. King's New Discovery. This soothing balsam remedy heals the throat, loosens the phlegm; its antiseptic properties kill the germ and tba cold is quickly broken up. Children and grown-ups alike find Dr. King's Now Discovery pleasant to take as well as effective. Have a bottle handy in your medi cine chest for grip, croup and all bronchial affections. At druggists, 50c.-Adv. 3. Prohibition Still Gnllilllg. Chicago, April 4.-Two State capi tals-Springfield, 111., and Madison, Wis.-to-day are celebrating the driving out of the saloon In elections .yesterday. Duluth, Minn., also was added to the prohibition column. In Illinois lt was estimated that in the ton townships which voted dry the knell -was rung for 250 saloons. Two townships turned down prohibi tion. Nineteen townships remained In the column where they have been. Women materially aided in the dry victory at Springfield. The men vot ed wet by 1,877, while tho women voted dry by 2,235, giving a dry ma jority of 458. Madison voted 4,550 dry and 4, 155 wet. Duluth gave a dry major ity of 903, as against a dry majority of 378 last year. Superior, second largest city in .Wisconsin, returned to the "wet" column after a year of prohibition. In the smaller citios 4 2 voted "dry" and 24 "wet". Anbury Park Hotel? Hum. Asbury Park, N. J., April 5.-I'M re that started in the natatorlum hero to-night spread -rapidly to nearby buildings and an entire block along the beach front was in flames within thirty minutes. A half dozen hotels were burned and Aro departments from surrounding towns were sum moned. : i for Everybody substitutos be suro you get Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin. See that a fac simile o? Dr. Caldwell's slgnnturoand bis portrait appear on tho yellow carton in which the bottle is packed. A trial bottlo, free of charge, can ho obtained by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 45 5 Washington street, Monticello, illinois. RUSSIAN KN VOY IS WOUNDED. Mystery Veils Shooting lu Dnttlmoro Country Club House. Baltimore, April 1.-Michael Ror zatovsky. commercial attache of tho Russian embassy In Washington, who arrived from Potrograd eight days ago with a document for tho em bassy from the Russian mlnlstor of iln'ance, was shot in the Baltimore Country Club early to-day. Ho now is in a hospital here. M. Berz.atovsky arrived hero Sat urday from Washington, nftor ho de livered his document to the Russian embassy. It ls understood that he was to remain in this country as com mercial attache. E. Q. Thelin, a prominent clue man, stood sponsor for him at tho Baltimore Country Club, and tho count had been stopping there elnco Sunday. He was found unconscious on tho floor of the club at, 2 o'clock a. m. and Mr. Thelin had him taken to tho hospital. Friends of M. Berzatovsky said ho was,"toying with a pistol when it exploded." They further nnnouncod that he was shot in tho breast. At the hospital, however, lt was stated that the bullet lodged in the stomach. One of his physicians said furthor that the shooting was not an accidont. The Russinn embassy in Washing ton was notified. CASTO RIA For Infants and Children Sn Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of Forty Fiend Fraud Guilt, Indianapolis, April 4.-Forty Re publican politicians of Evansville, in cluding the chairman and secretary of the county committee, pleaded guilty in Federal Court to-day to a conspiracy to debauch tito fall elec-\ Hon in hannaville. In a statement outlining tho con spiracy Frank DeLacey, special as sistant to tho United States Attorney General, suid Federal authorities had been able to trace contributions of more than $26,000, much of which was used for corrupt purposes. t''lnliyid, Armed, Reaches Port. New York, April 4.-The Ameri can Lino steamer Finland has arriv ed at a British port, according to ca bio advices received hero to-day.. The Finland left an Atlantic port. March 23, heavily armed. She car ried no passengers, but had a heavy cargo. 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