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BOll WEEVIL POISONING PROLOM PERSISTS h\(Continued from Page One) lowed his first application with other. applications of. calcium arse nate, molasses and water after the cotton began to show weevil dam age. Arsenate With Molasses You say that you have heard lit tel of the results of the calcium arsenate molasses treatment. This is quite natural as there has been no O2ganized propaganda in its favor while the Southefn For tilizqr. adsociation, the Southern experiment stations and the. burpau of entomology have all seen' to it .that the successes with the dusting method have been widely and -con stantly advertised. There . is a gentleman in Georgia who has for years operated a Omall: but successful agricultural paper. His success .has been large ly due to the fact that he spends a great deal of his time travelin observing the methods of g dd farmers and reporting their re sults. He is open minded' ,unpre judiced and has done much good 'in disseminating sound agricultural practice as he has obse rved it on the -farm. He has recently been studying the subject of boll weevil control in South Carolina and Georgia. Allow me to quote from his editorial in the Southern Cultivator of December 1: "On our recent trip through the state of South Carolina, going from Anderson county down through to Orangeburg, the chief topic of in terest among the farmers was the best method of boll weevil control by the use of calcium arsenate. We were given many instances of 'ex periments made with both the dust ing method and the application of the liquid form. WE> talked with several .\who have given most of their time this year to this subject. We did not find one who tried the arsenate, syrup and water mixture that was not well pleased with the results .obtained. Mr.' Turner of Denmark put 40 weevils on stalks sprayed with this mixture and in four hours' time every weevil was dead. Naturally he will adopt this method exclusively on his farm for 1923. We were also told of an experiment made by a farmer in Greenwood county. He took eight acres of land and divided it into three equal tracts. On the first he used no poison; on No. 2 he ap plied the (lust according to gov ernment instructions; on No. 3 he used the arsenate, syrup and wa ter. On No. 2 he gathered twice the yield of cotton as made on No. 1, while on No. 3 he gathered twice as much cotton as was obtained from No. 2. Now, we have no axe to grind in advocating the arsenate and syrup mixture. Neither have we one iota of hostility to the gov ernment dusting method. But we are simply giving our readers the facts as we find them, from the actual tests made by the practical farmers themselves. We know this much: many of these tests are made by as high class farmers as Georgia and South Carolina con tain." His statement that he "did not find one who tried the arsenate, syrup and water mixture that was not well pleased with the results obtained" is completely borne out by my own experience, for I have yet to be told by one farmer who gave it a fair trial that lie does not think he got profitable results and at a cost which was usually far less than that of the dusting method. Illustrative Cases Cited I refer you to your Issue of July 1 for the experience of J. S. Ed munds of Ridgeway, during the years 1921 and 1922; also to your issue of October 30 for the ex perience of W. N. Hlenderson'of Ep worth (Greenwood county). I have letters or statements in mny files from G. M. Norris of Vance (Orangeburg county); J. T1. Kaminer, Lexington, Route 2; Dr. W. C. Browvn, Newberry; H. E'. Martin, Athens, Ga.; James A. Gilliamn, W. A. Calvert, W. W. A. Calvert, Jr. and Toland H. Watson of Abbeville county; James W. Goodson of Hartsvill.; F. G. Hol lis of Bennettsville; A. G. Wiseo of Prosperity; C. B. Hay of Sumter; L. D. Hill of Gough, Ga.; L. J. Hlames of Union and B. T. Boatwright of John ston. I am also privileged to report on the conspicuous success obtained by W. A. Stuckey and G. M. Stuckey of Lee county, and also refer to the published report of the success of Dr. W. B. Taylor of 'Dexter, Ga. (se. 'issue of Southern Cultivgltor of July 15, 1922). B. T. Boatwvright says: "Us ed four applications mixed accordling to your imstructiins. Last a ppli cation about JIuly 20. Cost a bout $1.50 per acre. Applied some at 1 o'clock andi at 3 o'clock found dead( weevils under stalks, believe 95 .per cent. killed with first appli catip~n. Used 400 pounds 8-3--3 fert~ilizer, had very wet summer, made 240 bales on 265 acres." L. J. Hlames of Union writes as follows: "Under your directions we tried the m9lasses and calcium arsenate poison for .boll weevils. It has certainly (lone the work. The writer was over a portion of the farm where this mixture had been used and could see no sign BEE HIVES FOR SALE In order to help estab lish the bee industry in Clarendon county we are willing to dispose of a few of our hives. We will not sell over two hives to any, one person. For particu lars see us or write R. S. ELLIOTT & SON, Silver, S. C. Queer. - Feelings "Some time a I was very irregular," writ1 Cora -Roble, of PIkeIle, y. "I / suffered a great deal, and kn i / I must do something for th i concitio . I suffered m j wit m yck an a eakness S . lw d hvedrea est h~aches. . fla Sver queer n67n a d owiy head put ! ead of CARD The Woman's TonI / and of others, who seemed to have the same troubles I had, being benefited, so I began to / use it. I found it most bene ficial. I took several bottles .... and was made so much / better I didn't have any more trouble of this kind. It reg ulated me." / Cardul has been found very helpful in the correction of many cases of painful female dis - orders, such as Mrs. Roble mentions above. If du suffer as she did, take Cardul-a purely vegetable, medicinal / tonic, in use for more than 40 years. It should help you. Sold Everywhere. Eo of any boll wdevils or any punctured 'squares. We ran out of the poison and where it has not been used 60 per cert. of the squares are punctured." I could quote many other state ments of like tenor but the above are representative of the 'experi ences of practically all the farmers woh have tried the molasses mix ture this or last year. Many different mixtures of cal cium arsenate, molasses and water were used all apparently with similar success. This shows that the method has not been perfected and suggests that comprehensive experiments are badly needed reveal the minimum ' effective amounts of calcium arsenate and molasses in the mixture and the cor rect number of and intervals between the applications. We tested here this year many different mixture of calcium arse nate, molasses and water and many methods of applications. All were successful to a greater or less de gree. The rainfall of this section was abnoilnally frequent and ab normally heavy from May 14 to August 20. On our best drained soil we made from 75 per cent. to 100 per cent. of an average crop. On lands less well drained we made from 40 per cent, to 60 per cent. Our total average yields were fully two-thirds of a normal crop. On most of our crops we used six or seven treatments beginning June 12 (which was at last one week too late for best results) and ending August 4 which we now think was too early to quit.) We treated several fields on August 21 with spray pump and secured ex cellent results. I have before me a report of the operations on one 14 acre field treated six times from June 13 to August 4 at a cost of $2.53 for materials, $1.51 for la bor; total cost $4.04 per acre; 8 3-4 pounds of calcium arsenate and six gallons of mollases per acre being used. Twelve bales weigh ing 6,175 pounds wvere prodlucedl. Drawing Conclusions -Our experience and that of many other farmers all over South Caro lina and Georgia poinit definitely to the following conclusions: First: A mixture of about one poundl of calcium arsenate. one gallon of wvater and one gallon of molasses ap plied at the rate of about one gallIon per acre to the young cotton just before the squares begin to form will destroy practically all of the old weevils on the cotton. Second: Further applications ex tending to the cnd of the period of emergence wvill dlestroy nearly all of the later emerging weevils. Third: This wvil lprotect the cot ton crop from serious infestation until around August 1, andi will al low a fair crop to be made with out further treatment. The total cost of the above treatment will not exceedl $1.50 for materials and the labor cost, which is usually borne by the tenant, will run be tween 15 cents andi and 40 cents per acre per app~lication. Our dwn experience has convinc edi us that applications should be begun again in late July or early August when further infestation from neighboring fields begins and should be continued at least until the boils begin to open. The present nupply of calcium arsenate would, I believe, he suf ficient to afford exeollent weevil con trol on evory 1acre of cotton in the Unitedi States if mixed with molas ses and water and applied in two to four applications, the first to be made jus beorethe squaris begin to form an d~he last at about tho end of the emerging period. The overwholming problem of we.e vil control (luring the coming year is the calcium arsenate supply. It seems a great pity to me to alIlow 5 per cent. or 10 per cent, of the best 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or* Bilious Fever. 47..f off land owners in the south to mono polize the supply while the. other 90 per cent or 95 per cent. of the acreage is being ruined, whereas at least two methods of control are in existence (the Florida plan and the calcium ar senate-molasses plan), by the use of either of which the pest cain be controlled on 50 per cent. or more of the acreage. I trust that very many of the in telligent farmers of the south will during the coming year conduct ac curate experiments on the Florida plan and the calcium arsenate molasses plan, varying these experi ments as to amounts and times of ap plication. In this way will there be worked out the cheapest and most efficient method of control. I should be :glad to have every farmer in South Carolina who has tried any modification of the calcium arsenate molasses method to write me his ex perience in order that I may act as a clearing house for this information. You do me too much honor in saying, "I would succeed in the Red Desert." The agricultural practices which we use on our farms are (with the exception of methods of weevil control) mainly those which have recommended by the state and na tional agricultural authorities. There is nothing mysterious about our farm methods as will be realized by any in telligent farmer who will take the trouble to come here and observe them. David R. Coker. Hartsville. TRESPASS NOTICE All persons are forbidden to tres pass in any way on the following lands: D. J. Epps, Grant James, L. P. Fulmore, Robt. G. McFaddin and iWllie Rose. Anyone trespassing or hunting these lands will be prosecut ed. D. J. EPPS. 47-4t. Kingstree, S. C. I NOTICE Notice is hereby given, that a meet ing of the stockholders of the MAN NING CURING HOUSE Inc., will be held in the office of W. d. King, Man ning, S. C., on the 28th, day of De cember, 1922, at 10 o'clock a. in. for the purpose of considering going into liquidation, winding up its affairs and dissolving, as required by the laws of the State of South Carolina. By A. L. LUCE, 48-4t-c. Secretary and Treasurer CITATION NOTICE The State of South Carolina, County of Clarendon. By J. M. Windham, Probate Judge: Whereas, A. I. Barron amde suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate and effects of Samuel W. Barron. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Samuel W. Barron deceased, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Court of Pro bate ,to be held at Manning, S. C., on the 18th clay of December next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 4th day of December, Anno Domini, 1922. J. M. WINDHAM, chg. Judge of Probate. 666 quickly relieves Colds and LaGrippe, Constipation, Biliousness and Headaches, Dutrmmm::mmunu:lfmmunummurn The HoJ HINTS TO TH The Umbrella stoc $1.25' HOi The Hosiery stock Why not give mama or Gold Band Hose for Ch $2.00 HANDK] We have just received Handkerchiefs for holi dainty boxes. Prices 25c TO Shaw a immummusunummttuummmm Page Three AUC ION SALE Commenced Monday, Dec. 11, 7:30 P. M. I have concluded to unload my stock. of Watches, Diamonds, Cut Glass, Sterling Silver and Solid Gold Jewelry and for that reason have inaugurated an Auction Sale that vill continue until Christmas. This will of course mean a great sacrifice to me, and a big saving for the people of Sumter and Clarendon counties. It will pay every one to anticipate their future wants and buy at this great sale. You will have no difficult conditions to comply with. Come in the store, select any article and it will be sold by the auctioneer. Here is an opportunity to secure your wants at your own price. For this special sale I have rented the room next to the City Market, 34 South Main Street and will move part of my big stock to that large room where we have provided chairs for your comfort. For those who prefer to buy privately, we will be amply prepared to take care of their holiday wants at our regular place of business-No. 6 South Main Street. Our Large Stock Will. Be Offered PLEASE NOTE-That we have secured JAMES McRAE, better known as America's foremost jewelry auctioneer, to conduct this sale. It is seldom that Mr. McRae ever conduts a sale in a city of this size, however, through the influence of one of our mutual friends, a large diamond importer, Mr. McRae consented to come here for this big event. Don't Forget the Location, Room Next to City Market, No. 34, South Main Street. G. C. COOPER SUMTER, South Carolina. ~cHRI 2~ GIFTS Iiday of Holidays is Swiftly A pproaching! E GIFT GIVERS: SAINR k $6.00eboxeu. Prices 25cTO$6.000O IIERY IOL was never more comj)lete.Dolfothliteoe.Whvehm-l'l sister a pair of Gotham igDls rigloladteSepn id ristmas? Prices Pie LO$2.75 $.5~( 60 RCHIEFSHosSlpesorteetrfaiy eo about 850 dozen beautiful a~ypie o oia rd.Pie day shoppers. Put up) in 8 O 25 TIESTIOESTON Dollsllu M reaitl nWehae Coe--Tlk SUMER Sot Daoll ringDlsadte lein id