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*- * * y *w. ? '* ?* ' ?y-?? - >' a. _;? OjJTtJNE PROGRAM ' " r TO MEET WEEVIL / .* "?.* -?" - ? combating of f^st serious PROBLEM " ' * Group of Planters and Extension W?risers Give HelptuI Suggestion* . * To the Editor of The State: Some weeks ago a number of bus- * iness men of the state realizing that there is a crying need for a well thought out program for agricultural' procedure under boll weevil conditions ' asked Dr. W. W. Long and R. I. Manning to form a committee of well ' qualified men to formulate such a ' prpgram ior tne sraze. , These gentlemen appointed the fol- " loving committee, which met in Columbia on September 27: Dr. W. W. ' Long, Wade Drake, J. Ross Hanahan, ' R. C. garner, J. W. Gaston, G. W. 3 Duvall,.Dr. W. C. Brown, R. B. Cun- 1 ningham, B. W.. Segars, R. I. Man- ; ning and D? R. Coker. Mr. Coker was selected as chairman and Mr. Cue- 1 ningham as secretary. All were present except Mr. Hamer. The opinion of every member as ; to the best farming methods for boll J weevil conditions were fully expressed ' and all agreed on the main features J of a program. A subcommittee, con- * sisting of B. W. Segar's, R. B. Cun- ! ningham, J. W. Gaston, Dr. W. W. ( Long and D. R. Coker, was appointed 1 to, draft the program. This commit- ' tee .met in Columbia October 5, al! J present except Dr. Long, who .was { represented by Mr. Blackwell and the ^ apcompanying program and recom- ' mendstions are the result of their work. This program in substantially J its present form was submitted to all 1 the members of the committee. Mr. -fVia nvAffram has 4 .ixra&e s apuiuvai ui tuv ^- ? ? not been received ana Mr. Hamer has ( ?3r c: _:r 1 Witheld approval as he considers it copjicts with the cotton association's plan of not more than one-fourth of J apy farm being planted to cotton. The Rjcogram was submitted to a meeting ' oi farm demonstration agents - at Gl^mson college Friday, October 7, 1 and wss discussed and approved. The 1 program, therefore, goes to the people "with .the authority of a strong and experience^ committee and with the ' o, k . of the extension department. TVia Riiccested Droerani follows: N -1' ; . ~ , The march of the boll weevil across!' the cotton belt has been accompanied j tiy panic and demoralization. Farm-j ' " ers^ 'Sankeri and merchants, frfghten-11 ed by one or two years of heavy loss-!1 es, .have in many cases curtailed op-(J erations and credits to the point where farming was stifled and labor ' was forced to leave the country to ' > ,?-v . prevent starvation. There are signs f Wat .a similar panic may occur in parts of this state unless means are ' taken to reassure the people and point 1 out a safe course for agricultural op-,2 \ erations under boll weevil conditions.' < To this end a group of practical farm-'J era .and business men in cooperation ! wifch the extension bureau have stu- ; di&d the situation in the light of their,' owi* experience and that of other states and the accumulated expert-;"1 meiital results of governmental agen- ; cies and beg leave to present the fol-:: losing suggestions and program as ' one which will meet the situation, pre- i N 11 venting demoralization and enabling ; our farming and business interests to j( continue profitable operations. j' ' It is especially important to pre-'1 vent our people from stempeding into, [ new and untried fields of agriculture inr^schich they will fail for lack of in-!' .formation and experience. Prorfiis-!1 ; ing new crops should of course ^ be tested and where proved success- j ful $hou!d be increased as rapidly as 1 ? the,people gain experience but not '< j faster. J.< Must Reach All The problem is not so much as to i ^ wfc<at to do as it is how to reassure'' > * i, j c v the^eople and get the information of,* : fyow^to proceed to every farmer, rent-! erf,?nd sharecropper in the state. This J must be done if it is done at all by j < the larger farmers, merchants, bank-j ers land professional men who should make it their business to reach the ] isolated farmers and tenants and dis- j * cuss with them the program of opera-1 * tions under boll weevile conditions, j ^ The greatest responsibility rests upon j' t the landowners. If they are going j to continue to own their lands they j will be obliged to see to it that t^hose < who farm them have correct informa- j j tion and closest supervision, for the j < average farm tenant must have sym- j ] pathetic and correct instruction and 1 v active supervision until he thoroughly learns the new methods of operation.; < ' A few broad principles of operation' ] -fni? +V>o nrrtAlo cfoto mar Vio illo-frocforl " 5 Ivl' bitv> ?? iiviv k>i?awv </v j i First. Destroy immediately all cot- (t ton stalks as soon as the crop is gath-. 1 ered. This will prevent the hatching < of millions of new weevils during Oc- 1 tobey. The old weevils do not hiber- i i ?Z1 IJ il J 4.1- _ naie unu: coiu weauiei anu me uc- : struction of their food supply will 1 cactee them to die before frost. The j J t , carrying out of this suggestion at once is imperative and every effort should be made to induce every farmer in the state to do this work at once, fir, if only a few do it, it will have nine eneci, m icuutmg, ^ weevil supply. Second. During the fall and winder destroy all cover in which weevils may be hiding, burning ditch banks and margins of woods and cleaning up around stumps. Fodder and hay tacks should not be allowed to remain near cotton fields. Use of Fertilizer Third. Cotton should be liberally fertilized with a quick acting fertilizer containing about 50 pounds of available phosphoric acid per acre, ammonia and potash to be used according to the character and relative fertility of the soil. All applications of ammonia should be put down be fore the middle of June. Over doses of potash have a tendency to delay maturity. Where the weed grows tall t>nly. a small amount of ammonia should be used as it always delays maturity and encourages overgrowth 3f stalk. Foohth. Early planting of approved varieties of cotton with plenty of -eed. The farmer should have at least 3 bushel^ of good seed for each icre he is going to plant. He should clant at least two bushels before \pril 1 in the lower half of the state ind before April 10 in the upper half of the state reserving a bushel per icre. If a stand is not secured by the first planting he should plant over not later than April 10 in the lower half or April 20 in the upper half. If arge quantities of seed are used good stands 'are usually secured from exLra early plantings and the experience is that under boll weevil conditions ;he greatest crops are always made from the earliest plantings. If stand? are not secured at a comparatively iarly stage the land intended for cotton should be put into'other crops. Fifth. Cotton should be left thick in the drill. This distance should t'ary with the height of the natural growth of the plant, three inches or four inches not being too close as a minimum and eight inches or ten inches as a maximum. Sixth. The question of poisoning for boll weevil is still in the experimental state, but your committee believes that poisoning with calcium arsenate is valuable, especially if done at the proper time and under favorable conditions. Doubtful as to Time Heavy damage from plant lice folHnctinc with calcium arsenate o ? early last August makes us doubtful as to this treatment when applied at that time. The weevils should also t>e picked from the plant in the early stages and as soon as punctured squares are noticed they should be picked up twice per week until midsummer. Rapid and thorough cultiva:ion at all times should be employed and the crop should be gathered as fast as open to insure a high grade. (n no case should more cotton oe planted than can be properly handled at all stages and promptly picked by the labor on the farm, for ii is the height of folly to plant a crop and let the boll weevil eat it up for lack of attention or allow it to become blue in the fields for lack of picking force. The experience of many of our best farmers and numerous experiments conducted under the auspices of the 1 j * ' ii? 4 experiment stations pruve mat it absolutely essential in almost all secLions to use around 300 pounds per acre of acid phosphate under cotton, [n most cases if the amounts applied varied much, either above or below this standard, the crops were less profitable. Everywhere it must be insisted on that the individual farmers and tenant raise an abundant supply of food and feed and that this food and feed be properly conserved. The man -a prih fnl] of rnrn and hav. a >mokehouse full of meat and molasses, a hundred bushels of sweet pota:oes in a storage house, and a garden full of vegetables can not be put out }f business by the boll weevil or any )th'er pest. Storage houses for keeping sweet potatoes should be everywhere con* " ? * ii- - ? structea as mis is one 01 tnt; grcaicai :rops we have and one which every farmer can raise. Some special suggestions are: For- Low Coastal Plain Within 50 miles of the coast it is ioubtful whether cotton can be profitably raised under boll weevil conditions except during very dry sum mers following unusually cold winters. If planting at ail the acreage should be small, planting should be ione extra early with extra early approved varieties and only the quickest icting fertilizer used. In this section ;he main reliance of the farmers nust be live stock to graze the large .'Ut-over areas and a large area should ae planted to corn and velvet beans "or winter food. Peanuts, winter and spring growing truck crops, sweet po:atoes and in some sections melons must, besides live stock, be the main 'reliance of the farmers of the lowe coastal plain. Pork and beef can b as cheaply raised in this area sm ii any section of the country as th hops and cattle can be carried on pas tui/e or lield crop grazing the entin i * I'iiC v I JltUI. Fcr Middle Coastal Plain Approximately 50 to 100 miles ir land. In this section cotton produc lion :s also hazardous but if the acre age is limited and due care exercisei the chances are in favor of a fai yield during mo?t: seasons. A rots .tion suggestion for a 30 acre farn I (of course it must be varied to mee individual needs) is 10 acres of corj and velvet beans (or peas or so; | beans' to be grazed off by cattle an cattle and hogs after gathering corn ,10 acres of cotton and peanuts (sa; I six acres of cotton and four of pes nuts); and 10 acres of small grai and truck, sorghum, sugar cane, etc Watermelons have proved to be , good crop for this section where sat ; isfactory marketing arrangement , can be made. Sand Hill Region The cotton acreage here may b : regulated according to the availabl : labor to take care of cultivation . weevil control and prompt gathering In no case, however, should more tha' ( 5 per cent be put into cotton and to bacco together. A liberal acreag : should go into farm and velvet beans Hogs should be carried on every farr ; and cattle where possible. Sorghum I peas, sweet potatoes and in som cases peanuts should be planted. J Piedmont Region j Cotton production in this section i safer than in the lower section am J will continue to be profitable on aver ' age years> provided dup care is ex ereised in meeting weevil conditions The acreage shoifld be strictly limitei to an amount which can be perfectl; handled by the available labor. Am pie foodstuffs, including corn, peas I velvet beans, potatoes, sorghum wheat, oats, etc., should be growr A suggested division of acreage fo a 30 acre far mhas been made by on j of the most successful planters in th ; Piedmont and may be found useful oHhnnorVi nf pnnrsp it should be mod I t4UJlUUhii v* j ined to^meet individual needs. Te acres of cotton, six acres of corn wit] peas or velvet beans, eight acres ii wheat and oats, followed by pea vines ! beans and Lookout Mountain pots j . toes, one acre of sweet potatoes, tw i acres of alfalfa, three acres of spi j ghum?total 30 acres. An vampl j number of hogs and a few cattl ; should be carried on this farm an ' for these a permanent Bermuda pa: turage should be provided. It woul hp well to increase the percentage c ' corn on a farm of this size unless th land is v^ry fertile. Thirty acyes i usually an awkward size for a farr as it is too large for one horse and no large enough for two. The relativ : proportion of different crops, hov ever, may be observed, no matte 1 what the size of the farm unit. ! Experts Available In every county the farmers shoul utilize fully the government farm es 'perts. No one can advise intelligent ly and correctly just what each indi\ iaual farmer should do. The demor i stration a^ent, however, can tell yo ' exactly what to do, for he know your conditions and has available a. the necessary information to advis : you upon each detail. ! A most important factor for sue cess under boll weevil conditions i hard and intelligent work. The slip shod farmer will be out of busines :in a few years and only those wh< vyuiin. imiu ci:iu uot ???*.?? ods will remain. In all crops only va rietics of proved adaptability to th i section and those which make a pro ! duct of the highest money value a j well as of good production per acr should be used. The year ^921 has been more fa , vorable for the boll weevil than an; i since he entered the belt in 1892 i Consequently he has done more dam ! age than ever before. His damag next year and succeeding years wi] depend on weather conditions am the intelligence and industry used ii . fighting him. We urge all our citizens to co , operate to carry this message to ev ery farmer and farm tenant in th , state. Unless the main features o I the above program are generall; : adopted the whole state will suffer, j Last but not least call on the exten ! - - - i.. _ - j j Sion <1UU I II5)UII tUIR'^C t' help in every problem. D. R. Coker, For the Committee. Hartsville. The best cure for dull business i .to quit talking about it. If you don' I believe it, try it. If England wants Ireland to stay ii she might change her tactics and tr; to drive her out. The\Colored Agricultural and Indus trial Association will hold its third annual fair on.th< - ? * * r\ t 1 nm fair grounds, iNOvemoer iu-u, ivsi Everybody is asked to contribute t< its success. Come out, bring you farm products, fancy work, poultry rfhogs, horses, etc., and win one or the : e many prizes that will be gi? *n away. n: We are planning a number e' ati;;:rj tions, bands, etc-. Will also be fav e! ored with a number of .speakers, i-! among whom will be Cel. E. il. A nil, 3.! county superintendent of t-.Ucaiio \ j Let this be Newberry's greatest fair. 0. L. Singleton, Pres. J. D. Davis, Treas. i-j W. A. Xance, Sec. . ! 10-25-4t I ' I " | NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. 3 i I will make a final settlement ot rlthe estate of Willie Williams in the .! Probate Court for Newberry County. !S. C., on .Wednesday, the 23rd day ol' 1 [November, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the tjforenoon and will immediately there-; i (after ask for my discharge a:; Admin-1 ! istratrix of said estate. i All persons holding claims against "; the estate of Willie Williams, deceas-; ;jed, are hereby notified to file the | y- | same duly verified wjtli the under-' ^signed ahd those indebted to said' l"[estate will please make payment iike-i n i wise. . | BERTHA WILLIAMS, a i Administratrix. ! j Newberry, Oct. 20, 1921. j : j ? I NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. J Sealed bids will be received by j the board of trustees, Newberry j e: Schools at Chamber of 'Commerce ox- j e|fice until 4 p. m.t Tuesday, Novem-j j ber 15, for the erection of a negro '? school building: and an atldition to. % | high school building. The negro j n i school building will be approximately I j 50 feet by 130 feet, two stories, brick j ! and frame construction, composition : ei shingle roof, plumbing but no heat'-! s. j ing. The addition to high school will 1: be approximately 30 feet by 80 fc-et,1 two stories and basement, brick and! '' frame construction, T. & G. roofing,! e steam heating but no plumbing. The , j plumbing and heating will be let uni der separate contract. The contraei for shall submit separate bid cr. each s I kiiil^Jvxr s>ml al<?n n fmnhined bid on ! d both. Bids must be marked general, j _ j heating or plumbing as the ease may, . ; be and must be addressed to W. G.! j Mayes, Chairman, and must be ac-! : eompanied with certified check for d j $500 payable to the chairman as a y! guarantee that the contractor will ; sign the proper contract. Plans may i be seen at the Builders Exchange,! >> Columbia, S. C., or may be had by de-. i. r c ; t e ! i. I n h -- r. Iu s i ?! e I s 1 ; 9 | I . i e | / positing !?25 with the architect, Jas. <Iie;np:iill. (iieenwood, S. C., or (). ii. Cr.nnon, Xe*.vbevry, S. C. -S20 of the above amount will be refunded upon n-ceipt of bid and return of plans. This notice applies to plumbirp\ heatin;*, and genera! contractors. The rie'.ii is reierved to reject any or ail bids. (Signed) W. G. MAYES, 10-2.>-tit Chairman. SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY On Saturday, November 5th, at 10 o'clock, a. m., I will olt'er for sale at public auction, at the residence of Mrs. W. P. Pugh, in the town of Prosperity, all of the Personal Property of the late Miss Frances Moore. ^ Terms of S & 1 c Cash. EBBIE T. MAYER, ' Executor. 10-21-ot. MASTER'S SALE. Stat*1 of South Carolina, County of Newberry. fourt of Common Pleas Allen N. Crosson, Plaintiff, against Mary Shealy, Jesse Shealy, Lula Moore, Eliza Peterson, Bessie Boozer, Hestelle Shealy, Etta Shealy,; Leona Shealy, Lindsay" Shealy. Rosa Shealy, Clarence Shealy, Horace Cromer, Lillie Mae Cromer, Lillie Mae Shealv, George F. Stockman,; M ary E. Hipp, as Executrix of the last will and testament of Edward R. Hipp, deceased, and C. E. Summer, defendants. Pursuant to an olfler of.the court: in the above entitled action, I will sell at public auction at the court house in the town of Newberry, in the county and state aforesaid on the first Monday in November (salesday),; 1921, within the legal hours of sale thfk following- described lands to wit: "All that lot or parcel of land situate in the county of Newberry and state of South Carolina, containing two acres, more or less, bounded on the north by lands of Sam Gallman,' on the east by a public highway lead-.' ing from the town of Prosperity, S. j C\, to the town of Newberry, S. C.,l and on the south and west by lands! of, or formerly of, Jake Perkins, William Douglas and perhaps others." Also, "All that tract, or plantationof land situate, lying and being in township No. 9, in the county of Newberry, in the state aforesaid, containV / % TTflilr^ tin out of y IN cold weathe you know ji your motor will diet of "Standard Cocml'iiA Yoi li.JtiV.9 -M. . have to wonder she'll start pr if on know sli There's no gu about how far an on five <mlio ' ' Standardr 7 Motor doesn't just happen ( Scientific selection oils, perfected refii esses, and tests t ? every raanufaeUir produce the uniform P. S.? Good oi &*& You can STAND inix fifty i."0) acres, more or loss, and bounded by lands of Chesley Hunter,' I). L. Boozer and John f ousins. Also, all that# tract or plantation of land situate, lying: and being in township No. in the county of Newberry, in t.'ie state aforesaid, containing ninetytwo (92) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of E. P. Kibler, William RufT and Mark Mills, known as the Mid Griffin Old Place." Terms of sale: The two acre tract first above described for cash and the other two tracts for one-third cash and the balance in two equal annual installments, credit poition to be secured by a bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises, said bond and mortgage to provide for interest from date of sale at the rate of eight, per cent, per annum, payable annually and if not paid when due to bear intnrpcf snma void iic r?vinr?ini>] flnrl for ten per cent, attorney's fees in ease of collection of suit by an attorney and that in case of failure to pay e:the. installment or any interest due thereon when due and payable ihe entire sum may become due and payable at once at option of the h >lder, v:i.ii leave to the purchaser to anticipate the payment of the credit portiai; >n whole or in part. The suacessfi. 1 bidder shall be required to deposit with the master at once upon the acceptance of his bid fifty ($50.00) dollars, for the two acre tract, and one hundred ($100.00) dollars, for each of the other tracts as an evidence of good faith and in A V^/~i n i 1 f rv A A ii??f ^ U /-? fiw wt in iic luiid w s^viu^/iy vviui luc tciAiia of his bid within ten days after said sale, the master will resell said premises on some subsequent saleday at w ihuii iinami mn?n?win We have a high power, fast ci plete power plant in itself for s the work of six to ten men. Le is running. Have good assertmc ped with Bosch magneto and off a year ago these drag saws sold f< are offering them at a big saerifi< \ / " V i \ p ^ s Guess our "Gas" ' of ;r or uui . i . "Standard" ist what do on a *n every pi c i"Moior f?*t' low temper! LI GO 11 I from corros V/hetlier HC>:s and hu ompiiy. "Standard? 1 .is an imprc iC v, ill. balanced iik CSS Work. sures the u'fcn yon can efficiency. lis. Drive in wl: familiar "S. Gasoline iankful of <? :o he ffood. Gasoline to-c o of crude quickly you] nin^ proc- easily she 1 liroughout Measure you in?r sta^e soon lake th* o IT. ifcv and ex- toring and c I is fully as important as g< rsave repair bills by using ARD OIL COM (New Jersey) the risk of the former purchaser. 1 urciia.-vv to pay for the drawing of papers, revenue stamps and recording same. . t r> nt' a ttt FR4TTM. 'J. A/. A1 x , Master. ? * " NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned Jury Commissioners of Newberry county, will openly and publicly at 9 o'clock, A. 31., November 4th, 1921, in the Clerk of Court s office, draw the names of thirjty-six (36) men to serve as Petit Jurors for the first week of Court of Common Pleas which convenes at 10 o'clock A. M., Monday, November 21, 1921, at Newberrv. J. D. WHEELER, J. B. HALFACRE, C. C. SCHUHPfiRT, Jury Commissioners for Newberry am kj u U 11 Ly 10-13-4L NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMfSt I \viil make a final settlement bf"the estate of C. F. Schultz in the Prbbate court for Xewberry county, S. C., on Saturday, the 26th day of Nov., 1921, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and will ; immediately thereafter ask foi* niy discharge as executor of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of C. F. Schultz, deceased, rre hereby notified to file the "same duly verified, with the undersigned, " ** ^ 1-1 ? ~ ~ J Af f/k f 4 Wlfl ? ^ cuiu mute mueuteu LU aam ?>? > please make pavmept likewise. W. S. SCHULTZ, Executor. Newberry, S. C. | 10-21-4tp. i i ? utting outfit, forced feed; a com>awing logs to any length. Does ver control of blade while engine < nt of gasoline engines. All eqjiip- !i ered at $100 each. A little oyer ; or $200 each and even more. We je, but they must go. Price $100 * Columbia "11 * ~-V'- I Supply Company Columbia, S. C. 823 West Gervais St. ' Tank every gallon of Motor Gasoline. ipcrly that affects ?' noil vuiauiii^ at atures, freedom ? ive acids, cleanruing qualities? Motor Gasoline >ved gasoline, a >tor fuel that asiost economy and / icre you see the s~\ ^ r* -m. ? \J." sign, vrci a Standard" Motor lay. i Notice how J r car starts, how takes hard hills, r mileage. You'll 5 guess out of mout the costs down. lJUti P0LAR1NK EPANY i m