The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 28, 1920, Page TWO, Image 2
DR. TAYL0R S SECRE1
f COTTON IN SF
Heavy Crop Prospects Prorriscd on
His Laurens County, Ga., Farm,
When Inspected in July,
Are Being Realized.
Dublin (Ga.) Courier-Herald.
Laurens county cotton fields look
very "much like a mighty small crop!
olnna + VlO hnll WPPVll ha.l j
wiia jrcoi ?uv
gone after th? bolls in such a vig-j
ofous manner, all except upon one ;
farm. That farm is the one owned by j
W. B. Taylor of Dexter and it has :
256 acres of- cotton that will come j
very near fulfilling the prediction in j
July of 256 bales of cottor. j
A representative of this paper j
went*over the cotton fields with Dr. J
Taylor Thursday afternoon, for the ;
second time this season, and was
shown just what kind of yield was j
being picked. He found that the j
heavy crop prospects that the same
fields indicated about July 25th were |
being realized. Many of the fields
were being picked over the second
time, and yet they showed a better
crop open on the second picking than
will be gathered during the entire
season on 80 per cent, of the farms
in Laurens this year.
- How It Was Done.
Most of the farmeio had a good
crop prospect Qn July ?5th, just as
D"r. Taylor did. Not all of them had
indications of as big a yield, but the
crop was much better than last year, j
They had very few weevils, and they
were getting ready to use Calciun
arsenate freely. Every one was hopeful
for a 30,000 bale crop. And they
hacT good^ reasons to hope for that
1
?T- many u<uea.
L.. About August 1 rain set in and it ,
kept Ta in rag every day. Using cal- ,
cium arsenate was out of the ques
tion. Along with the rain came the,
migratofy boil * weevils, in swarm: '
hunting fresh fields where there were {
plenty of new squares. They found j1
these in Laurens, and they located)
, in this county, being probably the j
most unpopular visitor that Laurens
ever entertained. It continued to
rain and it then rained some more
% ; for good measure. While the rain
wowi cmf hnsv and Laurens
J i' 1CU| ym; nbbiu bv. ~ ?,,
v county farmers were forced to stand
r idly Tfryand see their crop ruin. They
were able to fight him up to the last
few weeks of the season, and then
WKl'
Sk were powerless at the last to realize
/ on their good work of the season.
.T One of the first questions asked
f: Dr. Taylor by the reporter was howhe
defeated the weevil when every
one else lost. ' His answers were very
1? ; simple but he had the results to demonstrate
its truth.
' , Botts Too Tough for Weevils.
"It was due to the fact that on my I
?innpr narrhment i
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f Ening of the bolls get too hard for:
the weevil to puncture in from 15 to f
21 days, while the average cotton requires
SO days for this inner skin to
:"v get too hard for the weevil," Dr.
Taylor answered.
Pulling some bolls off the plants at j
- ? * r. .x
. random, he proceeded to snow wnai j
he means. Seme of them he pulled ;
Were just a little more than half
grown. On the outside could be
i
k seen numerous small weevil punctures.
It looked as if they were
hopelessly ruined. Then they were
cut open, all but the smallest of them
were found to be sound. The weevils
^ . could not bore through the inner
| parehment-like skin of the boll. He
could bore into the outside easily,
and had done for the sitfns were
plentiful, but the tou?h skin inside
stopped him. oome them showed j
spots on this tough skin where the :
weevil had almost sot through and i
; caused a discolorod place or. the skin !
in vprv -few rasas had he been i
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able to puncture this inner parch- j
ment-Iike skin. Some of ine boilsj
thus imtnune were, not over 1 > flays |
y ol? Some were Older, but only the j
small ones, a portion of the 15 day ;
: ^ old bolls were damaged by the
|F ' /- weevii. j
"That is the secret of my cotton j
crdp," Dr. Taylor said. "This Toole j
cotton I am using naturally produces ;
f, a ffhrty boll, much more so than the <
average cotton used in this county.
And, since I have been fighting the
weevil, I have been selecting the
hardest, flintiest bolls for seed. This
had resulted in my getting a strain
of seed that produces bolls which get
too tough for the weevil in from l-r>
to' 21 days. Many of them have an
inner skin too tough for the weevil
by the 15th day, while all of them ;
~ are past danger by the 21ct. Thn
makes them immune to the weevil.
That is the reason 'S aid not lose my
crop during the rains which came in j
the first half -of August, wfien every |
other crop in the county went to the
bad. The bolls which other types of
cotton had could be punctured by the
weevils up to the 30 days of age. j
That made it out of the question for i
. the farmer to get more than the
earliest bolls of the season. The
weevils got the young bolls as well as
the squares,
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1TE OF BOLL WEEVIL
''This filnty type cf cotton is similar
in nrineinlo to tho flint corn that
is being grown by many farmers bocause
it is too hard for the corn weevil
to attack. There are many varieties
of soft kernel cor-i which arc
rained every year by the corn weevils,
while the flinty variety, with an
extra hard grain, and tough husk is
immune to weevil attacks. This is
the same way with my strain of cotton.
I have bred it to where it not
only grows fast, puts on fruit quickly,
but the inner parchment skin gets
too hard for the weevil in from 15
to 21 days, seme 10 or 15 days ahead
of the average cotton. Because o?
this, the young bolls are protected,
and can grow to maturity without
harm from the weevil."
Dr. Taylor was asked about ih ? use
of calcium arsenate. "Yes, I used
about 2,000 pounds of cahium ar?cn
ate? but I don't believe it did much
&ood, except from the time the cotton
is chopped until it begins to
bloom. Then is when the calcium arsenate
did the most good for me.
After the middle of July I didn't see
much good to come from using it. I
expect the weevils to g?t the top
crop in spite of all that can be
done." j
However, Dr. Taylor has not quit
using calcium arsenate altogether.
He is now conducting some very interesting
experiments with it. A
large pen enclosed completely with
cn-rann n of finer T>r?W OTIfloSeS 2.
llj ..V.-.-.t,
number of full grown cotton plants
on the edge of his field, and he is experimenting
with weevils and calcium
arsenate in this pen. He is endeavoring
to find out just how much poison
will do in fighting the weevil.
His Rules for Success.
In discussing the plans he followed
in making this, his second successful
cotton crop under weevil conditions,
and also under very unfavorable
iU? ~I+i ?e? Kn Hnwn h'l"
wciltnci tuuuitiuiio nv? mi- ?
fundamental principles for growing
cotton under such conditions.
"First. Get a type of seed that
has a flinty boll, and grows off fast.
After you get a good type of seed
keep breeding it up from year to
year and plant only the most carefully
selected seed from your fields.
"Second. Plant your cotton on
ridge. Do not plant in the water
furrow. Cotton planted on a ridga
will grow off and mature quicker.
"Third. Put at least 600 pounds
of fertilizer to the acre. Put this
fertilizer down when the seed' is
planted. This amount is .a minimum.
You can use more with better chancc
of success.
"Fourth. Chop your cotton-just as
soon after it is up as you can. I'f it
is allowed to stand very long without
chopping, the growth will be stunted.
"Fifth. Leave two stalks to the
hill. You can see by actual demonstration
in my field, how this works
out for bigger yields.
"Sixth. Use calcium arsenate on
the cultivation lag. Push the plant
every inch it will stand. I>?p it
moving in the early days of the season
just as fast as you can. Wo^k
for a big crop of early bolls.
"Sixth. Use calcium arsenate on
the young plant from the time it is
first cultivated until it begins to
bloom. Only one grain to a plant is
necessary at a time. You can treat
your crop three times at that period
at a cost of 50c per acre.| It will be
worth twice as much as calcium arsenate
used in July. 4
"Seventh. Don't let up on cultivation,
nor picking up squares to early
in the season. Pick up the fallen
squares even while you are using the
calcium arsenate early in the spring.
AI50 pick the weevils off the plant.
Use every weapon possible against
the weevil. Ycu will need it.
"These rules are all based on good
common sense. They are.all erood
farming principles. Breed your cotton
to produce heavy, and grow hard
flinty bolls. You can do this and you
will win against the weevil.
"Plant your cotton in ? 1-2 foot
rows. The bolls won't rot chirms
rainy weather. Ycu can see that for
yourself on my place. Get plenty of
plants on the ground. The laud will
support .a heavy stand. Don't waste
space by a thin stand."
AH there principles, with eternal
vigilance, have enabled Dr. Tnylur t:>
grow a crop of cotton two years in
succcssion where the rest of the
county failed; They are worth trying,
at least.
REWARD OF $125.00 OFFERED
$25.00 reward will be ]$aid to any
person or party giving information
leading to the arrest of the person
or persons who stole TWO 33 by 4
BLACKSTONE NON-SKID tires
from J. 0. Sample's Paige automobile
on Saluda-Newberry road night of
September 12th, 1020.
Also $100,000 for evidence sufficient
to convict guilty parties.
.Cannon G. Blease,
Sheriff of Newberry County.
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FARMERS SHOULD PLANT Ja
A GOOD CROP FALL OATS ! p
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Clemson College, Sept. 23.?It is i
of more than ordinary iir.porUionco ci
that farmers should plant a pood ' y"<
crop cf oats this fall, says Prof. ('. j
P. Biackwell, agronomist. In the ?
first place, feed is likely to be scarce j 11
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and iiign m price ne::c year. i\ gooa j ;<
crop of early oats may prevent the i f<
necessity of buying high-priced feed !
for the work stock through the plow-| w
ing season. In the second place, J ci
cats make a good winter cover crop. p:
and are worth much in preventing
the washing of the land and in conserving
the fertility during the win*
r*
ter months. Then too, the o;:t crop j
may be followed by a crop of pea- i
nuts, cowpeas, or soy bean". The K
two crops when taken together wake ni
a profitable combination. tr
Oats may be most conveniently c<'
seeded in cotton middles by the use j ^
of a three-tube one-horse drill. They j K
may also be successfully seededjJ.
broadcast and plowed in with a ci.l- i C
tivator, if the cotton is not zoo large, j K
' 1 > ' 1 - 1 - ? AT 1. _ ! XT
iney snouia ne see?:e<i some ue- i ^
twsen the 20th of September and the ! N
middle of October for best result.*- j
though they may be seeded :n .N'o-jtc
vember with fair success. It seeded j m
broadcast, two to t'v3 and one-half j p?
bushels should oe used; ii drilled, j (>
one and a half to two bushels will be V,
enough. IH
Oats may be fertilised to good ad-1 H
vantage with two to fenr hundred j cl
pounds of fertilizer at the time of' 0
planting. The formula to be used ; S.
will depend on the soil. \ top dress-! E
ing of fifty to one hundred pounds of J.
soda should be applied !n February J.
or early March. i B
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The Newberry Conference.
The Newoerry conference of the; Y
South Carolina synod met with the R
I Pomaria Lutheran church, the Rev. j ]I
K. A. Kistler pastor, September 16- j p
17; and as is always true, was mosijj.
highly entertained by the good pec- > B
pie of this congregation. All the D
pastors of the ten pastorates of the !
conference were present, together Si
with 12 lay delegates from the 20; S;
congregation.') The Rev. H. J. j
Clack, president of the synod, and! a:
Prof. S. J. Derrick, president of' ?#
Newberry college, both ex-cfficio; It
members cf the ccnfcrencc, togethc . ! ej
with the Rev. II. A." McCulloughj D. I _
D., and the Rev. W. A. R*:ser, t'no i
former of Columbia and the latter cf!
Augusta, Ga., were also present and <r;
took part in the discussions and c'.hc.' ?
matterc pertaining to the conference N
and synod. Col. E. K. Aull, the I
newly electbd superintendent of edu- j fj.
cation, was' too present, his presence i
recognized by the conference. He j C
also took part in the discussions and ^
asked the cooperation of all the pas- ^
tors of the conference together with
all the other Christian pastors.of the
county in the very important office cf 1education
which he is about to assume.
All + f inline of fVso rirofrr;! TY1 I
i lu 1/iiV W\'|/ tv-.i vx
were fully and interestingly discussed
by the ' conference. Three jy
very edifying sermons were preached
by the Rev. J. B. Harman, president
of conference, the Rev. W. H.
Roof and the Rev. C. J. Shealy.
Because of the marvelous growth
I ai
of the South Carolina synod, ako the | c]
synod of the United Lutheran church j tl
of America and the erreat need ot I p
I jyi
funds to carrv on their mission, the ,
(s<
following resolutions of the confer- j -ie
ence were unanimously adopted: , tc
1. That this confercnce encour- J
age each congregation in it to con- J j*
tinue to lay great eVnphasis upon
Christian ste warship.
2. That each congregation of the st
conference, that has not already ! 01
C(
done so, be urged to adopt such a
definite and systematic financial plan
/
For three generations women h
Vitae?"Woman's Relief,'1 "Mc
j other-what Stella Vitae has dom
ters, and their friends. Any ttc
the positive guarantee that if th(
druggist will refund the money.
What Some Woe
MB. h. L. HALL, of Larkinville,
Ala., a well-known merchant who
Knld STELLA VITAE and used it
in his family, writes: ''STELLA <
VITAE has proved to be the best i
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for a run-down system."
THACHER MEDICINE CO., C
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s will secure a prompt ami com-JN'
!ete niceli.'i.cr of the financial ('bii^a- j
ions. !
' >. That each congregation of t!iV \
mfcrence make, at some ti;this
ill, an every member canvass.
4. That tile attention of our con- of
e^aliei.s be caller! to the ol't'er of C(J
le laymen's missionary movement to js
arnish literature ami instructions }>.,
)r this canvass. 4,
The next session of the conference Pl
ill meet with hi:-t'jr:c Si. Paul's
)ngre<rr.tir.n, the Rev. S. P. Koon ^
istor, in the S}?vinir of l'J'ii. i
L. P. Boland, j
Secretary.
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omnia ndery Meeting and Banquet. j jg
Newberry commandery Xo. (5, j g
nights Templar, met Inst Thursday! I
i^rht and conferred all the orders of I |
12 commandery upon the following! |
indidates: E. W. Bowers, L. A. j u
edenbaugh, T. L. Shealy, G. W. j (
arm on, C. K. Wheeler, the Rev. A. J i
McKeown, C. S. Schumpert. J. A.!
ounts. Prosperity; P.. D. Hazle, I j
inards; W. L>. Herlong, Saluda;|
uiet Caldwell ar.d J. W. Waldrop, I
ewberry. ^
Tlie following visitors were in at- ?
mdance: B. E. Miot, grand com- S
ander, Columbia; George T. Bryan, ?
ist grand commander, Greenville;) 1
. Frank Hart, past commander; J. I
r Spence, S. S. Blackburn, T. Alex] I
oisc. Columbia; C. J. Ramage, B. S. j R
erlonij, W. A. Crouch, V/. J. ;Vler-j |j
iant, -I. II. Jennings, S.. E. Foy, F. I E
. Black. J. E. Smith, R. I.. liamey, E
. C. Bleasc, H. W. Trcut, J. M. g
leazsr, 0. C. Gunter. J. Yv\ Pitts, J S
C. Thrailkill, T. E. Barnes, Saluda; *
A. Price, E. T. Young, George D.
rown, Jr.. A. B. Wise, W. J. Wise,
rosperity; William P. Jacobs, Jr., {
. B. Blakely, Dr. S. C. Hays, F. E. J
ounsr, L. R. Store, J. R. Crawford,' f
coder Workman, B. B. Mills, J. K. j J
atton, Walter Johnson, Clinton; 0.
. Suber, E. M. Suber, R. W. Beaty,
C. Abrsms, Jr., B. H. Herren, C.
. Burden, W. F. Howard, A. H.
alias, Whitmire; C. T. Huffman, B.
Wise, E. A. .Wheeler, Dr. J. C. t
ease, Little Mountain, and F. W*
poor,. Washington, D. C.
The members of:the commar.dery I
id visitors were given a banquet,
rved by the Calvin Crozier chapter.
; was a fine repast and thoroughly
? joyed by all of the number?12-5 ; <
-prerent.
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Help Cox mopup the country by
ivlng a dollar. ' )
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OTICZ OF FiNAL SETTLEMENT
'h
I will make a J:nal settlement of ?
T.";<,<s,1, TJnfF in Pvn- I I
lvJ (Jo L/d wVJ Ui lllwMiun xvua in wuv ? - ? ate
Court for Newberry County, S. j
.. on Wednesday/ the 20th day of ctcber,
1020, at?10 o'clock in the.
)renoon and will immediately there-;
fter ask for my discharge as Admintratcr
of said estate.
| George RufT,
-2-p. Administrator.
Newberry, S. O& Sept. 9, 1920.
M. M. BUFORD !
ff.
is still selling lots in thefiddle
Georeia Oil & Gas Company
at SarWcrsville, Georgia
RILLING OPERATIONS NOW ON
BIG MONEY IN OIL
Why hesitate when the condition*
re so favorable, when every lot puriased
at $35 each carries with it
le right of participating in all
rofits and leases of the company, f
ly headquarters are at Wm. Jcihn>n
& Son's store. If more conven;nt
drop me a card and I will call
> see you;
Persons who have purchased lots
ould do well to increase their ho!digs.
Liberty bonds taken in payient
of lots at market price.
We are on the last lap in sejun^j
:ock. Read D. L. Boozer's letter
n the Middle Georgia Oil and Gas
>mpany.
M.M.BUF0RD
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ave been talking about Stella
)tber's Cordial." Telling each
i for them, and their daugh>man
may try Stella Yitae ou *
3 first bottle doesn't help, tho
Ask your druggist.
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results. It is the most wonderful
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!Lattanooga, Tenn., U. S. A,
OTICE CF STOCKHOLDERS! to
MEETING OF NEWBERRY AL- , pa
UAIsCE WAREHOUSE ;
COMPANY.- iuf
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IJq order of the hoard of directors!
the Newberry Alliance Warehouse
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mpa.?;y, a meeuaj; of stockholders ;
hereby called 10 meet in the town
.11 at Prosperity.. S. C., on October t
at l i o cior-K a. ni.. ior trie
irpose of i-or.sMcrinp: a resolution
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Make the most of
in your own count;
build roads, mair
benefit the commu
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Home industry dei
necessary funds fo
salaries, buying ra1
expenses.
You can help by <
this strong bank w
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In helping to turn 1
add to the prosper
in the county.
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b. c. matthf.ws,
President.
State, Count
Member
tmmtnm ^ .* mm ?t. i'
dissolve and liquidate said com- Soutn Carolina.
r.y and to authorize a sale of its lot John X. 1< eagle,
d warehouse in or near the town 1 J. L. Keitt, President.
Prosperity, Newberry county, Sec. and Trcas.
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