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STRi lb II Co-operative Ma South Carolina and 1 a growth within two the largest Co-opera It is a movement farmers. Of the 25 ? bankers and business The Tobacco Grc ness organization of Each and every and his State to help. As this is a com all Tobacco Growers. Why should any seen "the auction sys Tobacco FEDERAL LAWS WANTED TO HELP COTTON INDUSTRY By J. S. Wannamaker, President American Cotton Asso. The following article was taken from,the News and Courier: I have read your editorial "The Harris Hoover Cotton Bill," appearing in The News and Courier of June 80. I noted with interest your endorsement of the proposed features of the bill as being advantageous to the cotton growing industry and all departments of the cotton trade. Your statement, however, that the idea of the cotton sprveys to be made as incdlporated in the bill was originally conceived by Secretary Hoover, is an erroneous conclusion. The plan of securing a count of the tenderable and untender able grades of cotton held in the sur plus supplies each year, by the census bureau, was first suggested to the at tention of Congress and the depart . ment of Commerce in the summer of 1921 by the officials of the American Cotton Association. Our request at the time was so insistent that an ef fort was made by the census bureau last year to get the information but was only partially successful. This association has for months been in close touch with Senator Harris regarding the provisions of his bill, and representatives of the association have gone to Washing ton and personally discussed 'the matter wvith the director of the census bureau, 'who has given full approval to the bill by Senator H~ar ris. That wve have the influential en dorsement and co-operation of secre tary Hoover, is a strong factor in se curing the early passage of the bill and having its provisions promptly .and efficiently carried out, To know each year the exact amount of cotton hold in storage His Prettiest Girl a CTLY rketing of Tobacco is the FA Tirginia, which began with th years from small beginnings tive Marketing Association ii of the farmer, by the farme: Directors, 22 are tobacco far: men of three States. wers Co-operative Associatio1 farmers for the benefit of individual farmer owes it nol mon problem, with a commoi group of farmers desire to W, tem," which has been tried an SIGN . Growers Cot and the grades of the same in this country and abroad, with such in formation 'published periodically, will be of tremendous economic value to the entire cotton-growing industry. Heretofore, such information has been uncertain as to the facts and its pub lication has been delayed far beyond the time that would make it valuable for regulating the cotton acreage in the spring or for intelligent and effi cient marketing in the fall. Senator Harris' bill wil, therefore, provide for the information to be gathered and dissemminated from re liable data that will be of great value to every department of the cotton trade, especially the cotton-growing and manufacturing interests. Number of Important Agricultural Measures Pending in Congress There are at present a number of agricultural measures pending in Congress, which, when enacted into law, will be of great economic value to the cotton-growing indus try. The American Cotton Associa tion has been an active and per sistent advocate of these measures in behalf of the cotton farmers and their allied business interests in the south. Among the most im p~ortant of these measures are the pending bills in the Senate seek ing a well-constructedl federal sys tem of short-term agricultural finance wvhich wvill more satisfac torily meet the needs of the agri cultural industry than is possible under the existing machinery pro vidled for short-term commercial bank inig. This legislation will be pressed to passage as soon as the present tariff and bonus bills are finally en acted. There has been a time in the history of American agriculture and, especially the cotton-growing indlustry, when wholesome and con strifctive federal legislation was more urgently needed for the bene Sues Congressman TH IS is Miss toatieHrrkk o $10,000 hmeS a restilt of the Ceon gressmanSI's ben contest, he64 a$ the Tidal Anna wa .000 uopced thse -se /loe*Ig i i ? s best lo~g bath ikg SUlIt *wiin a sktver'esap. s - ~ , says she lost hrheart, t hat9 the Coogressm asked to mary her, but threw her U aside. BUSIA RMERS' OWN MOVEMEN'I e 1920 collapse of prices for to to an Association of 75,000 ai America. r, for the farmer. Its Directs mers, picked from the most n is not a promotion scheme. each and every member. L only to himself, but to his i product, it must have the c AIT AND SEE, when for m: I found wanting? NOW! perative As fit of the farmers. The outstand ing leaders among the most noted cotton authorities and business in terests have at last begun to re alize that the cotton growers must be considered on an equal footing with all other departments of the cotton industry. These are help ful signs and are certaip to be of great economic value to the grow ers. South and West Have Combined for Agricultural Rehabilitation To secure constructive agricul tural legislation and adi in the re habilitation of American agricul ture, there has been brought to getsher an alliance of Democratic and Republication Senators known as the Senatorial Agricultural Farm Bloc. This is the most powerful organization in Congress, and the question of partisan politics is not permitted to enter into any ques tion pertaining to agricultural leg islation. In adidition to this powerful sen atorial aid for the cotton growers, we have recently secured the fi nancial support and valued co-op eration of the American Cotton Manufacturers, Association. Many of the largest cotton merchants do ing business in the South, large banking firms and wholesale houses, have also come to our aid. To meet the changed condlitions brought about by deflation (luring the two years and the widespread invasion of the boll wveevil, it is essential that a persistent cam paign of education along practical lines be pressed forward to aidl the growvers in a proper solution of these problems. Cotton must be intensively planted, fertilized and cultivated. Every possible safe guardl must he utilized to combat the destructive influences of the boll wveevil, and each farm must be madle self-sustaining by the pro dluction of ample supplies of food and feed crops. This calls for a widespread pro gram of education and the enact ment of such favorable federal leg islation as will render the rehabili Mothe r-To-.Be, ReadThis Ihero in a wonderful mnessage to all ex pectant mothers. Whlenx the Little One ar fries yo cnn have that msotneat more free have pe'rha ps Imagined. An eminentL physicIan, expert in this seience/ was i h viso firt pro otlierlae rent ruy C. J. Iliurimian, Scran ton, Pan., .says: "With my first two children I, had a do0(co and a nurse and1( thea they had to use insirtn ments, lbut with my lnst two children I usae d Mother's Friend and bad only a nure we had no time to get a doctor because fit ean' verty sick--only about tent or "Moteroo w rtfor valuabl frt..ntillutratd ok. ~ bat. n abt 'M tbr Vt n., ESS! 'in North Carolina, bacco, and has made Tobacco Growers rs are elected by the successful planters, It is strictly a busi Family, his neighbor oncerted support of lny years they have sociation tation of the industry certain and upon a scale of cotton production that will meet the needs of legiti mate consumption. The methods employed by the crop reporting bu reau at Washington must be changed to meet the new problems confront ing cotton production. We are ac tively pressing this matter upon the crop reporting bureau so as to pro vide for a more comprehensive report on boll weevil damage, credit condi tion of the growers, limited use of commercial fertilizers and shortage of good mule power on Southern farms. The abandoned cotton acreage planted each year should be ascertained in July and published in August, as such information given out in December is of but little value to the growers or any department of the cotton trade. The purpose now is to utilized all available federal machinery for' prompt and effective co-operation that will be of the greatest use and benefit to the farmers and spinners at the time such information would be of real economic value. Cotton Production Receiving Earnest Consideration Throughout the World At no time in the history of cot ton production in the Uaitedl States has the industry received deeper concern by the worth textile lead ers and tradle than at the present time. This is certain to rcsult in bringing greater assurances of co operation to the growers in order to insure to them cost plus a rea sonable profit on the labor and capital each year invested in the growing of gotton. The South has too long ignored the value of utilizing federal legis lation and federal machinery for the benefit of its agricultural, commercial and financial industries. The prog ress of this section has been retardled therefrom. The thought of the lead ers of the South and that of the great masses of our people needs to be changed on these vital subjects. Gov cernment is for the benefit of the great masses of the people and not for cer certain specialized interests. In this work influential publications, such as The News and Courier, can render a most valuable service in endorsing activities of the government for wholesome legislation for the benefit of Southern agriculture. J. S. Wannamaker. St. Matthews, July 1, 1922. ON BOLL WEEVIL CONTROL IN 1922 Clemson College, July 3.--For the p)urpose of summing up in convenient form the recommendations of the Ex tension Service regardling boll weevil control this year, Information Card No. 22, entitled "Boll Weevil Control in 1922," has been Issued and may be had upon application from the Ex tension Service, Clemson College, S, C., or from the county agent. This brief publication gives seven points in the matter of control of the weevil, these being resatiemenis ol This Auto Canno . . ... .' " .....?{........,.:?:: i O ; - Here is a snap shot showing the mobiles tried in the presence of the car, going fifteen miles an hour, stops: lving-target. The bumper is so arran ignition is shut off and all brakes are the suggestions made from time to time by the Extension Service. They have to do with cultivation, picing of weevils and squares, poisoning, plow ing under stalks as early as possible in the fall, planting cover crops after cotton, anr practicing clean farming to destroy boll weevil hibernation places. Advice as to Poisoning The advice given on the Information Card as to poisoning is quoted below: "The following are the conditions under which poisoning may be ex pected to be profitable. (a) On high yielding land. (b) Where weevil in festation is heavy. (c) The use of an approved dusting machine capable of covering the acreage for the appli cation, according to an approved plan, of calcium arsenate meeting the Gov ernment specifications. (d) Under reasonably favorable weather condi tions. Information in regard to machines and calcium arsenate may be obtain ed from the county agent. The only profitable results so far secured in carefully conducted tests by federal and state agencies were secured by the use of calcium arsen ate in dust form properly applied. Poison only when the air is calm and the plants are moist, using from five to seven pounds per acre for each application. When weevils are abun dant when fruiting of cotton begins, one application may be made at that time. Use no calcium arsenate that has not been examined by federal or state authorities and pronounced sat isfactory. The next application should be made when the weevils have pune tured from ten to fifteen per cent ol the squares, followed by two addition al applications four days apart. In How the 1B the F You, the Farmer, ar dlucer of wealth. But I money for your crops ma~ The crop)s must he sown, reaped andl SOLD! The Bank is your Fi carry you over the weel planting and profiting se purchase seed, fertilizer, In times of stress it helps you weather the st< Are YOU getting a bank offers farmers? Learn how we can information from our pleased to tell you more Home Bans CHARLTON T. M. WELS -,Page Three Run You Down test of a new safety device for auto. ;an Francisco Chief of Police. The ed within two feet after striking the ged that when a person is struck the applied. festation counts should be made fre quently and can be made by any far mer who follows the simple directions furnished upon application. The ob ject is to keep the cotton thoroughly (lusted until the weevils are under control. This may require a varying number of applications of poison, de pending on the season, and other con ditions. If weevils should become sufficiently numerous to severely in jure the young bolls, one or two more applications late in the season should be made. In case of a heavy rain within twenty-four hours after dusting, the applicaiton should be repeated im mediately. Always a carefully select ed plot of cotton should he left un poisoned for comparison with the ad joining poisoned tract. This will help to determine how much the yield was increased by poisoning. Subscribe to The Times NOTICE TO CREDITORS United States District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina. In Bankruptcy. In the matter of B. A. Weinberg, Bankrupt. To the Creditors of said Bankrupt: Take notice that the above bank rupt has filed his petition for dis charge and that a hearing w'Il be had thereon on the 19th day of July, A. D., 1922, before said Court at Char leston, in said district, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and that at said time and place all creditors and other per sons interested may appear and show cause if any they have why the pray er of the said petitioner should not. by granted. (Oflicial Seal) Richard W. Hutson, 24-4t-c. Clerk. ank Serves armer e America's greatest pr'o >efore YOU receive the nly mloniths usually elapse. must he fertilized, tilled, riend( because it helps to s and months between asons. It permits you to machinery, on eredlit. stands behind you and >rm. 11 the benefits which the help) YOU. Ask for full officials. They will be about our service. & Trust Co. DuRANT, President .Cashier