The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, September 07, 1921, Image 3
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^pfeiEEVIL DISPERSION HAS BEGUN
Ijpfe Clemson College, August 30.?The
P?". boll weevil, so long as there is food
|||:~ available in the cotton field, does
.very.. little migrating during the
Re; spring and summer; but beginning]
about the middle of August, the pest!
P ^ seized by the migration instinct and j
begins a period of dispersion which j
? : continues until stopped by the first:
killing frost. This, says Prof. A. F.
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py- Conradi, entomologist, explains to
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greater number of weevils in
their fields during the last week or
ten days than at any previous time.
It;.: The weevil is now over the entire
P -state, specimens, having been sent in
by farmers from the extreme upper
portions of the Piedmont section, Al?'
though the weevils are more numer/
ous than we expected, because of
mild, winter, every farmer should put
b forth his best efforts to destroy the
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weevils' winter homes. This destrucI<
tion consists in cleaning up terraces, j
-ditch hanks, fence rows, the edges of
woods, neglected orchards, and other ;
i j places where the weevil may find
Bjg'V proper shelter. j
?f Cover crops offer1 one of the best j
weapons in a weevil fight, because j
besides their agricultural value in
'f ^preventing washing and leaching, and
in adding vegetable matter, they
b serve as a powerful cleansing crop
which destroys the weevils' winterIs
quarters most effectively.
||j FOREIGN INSECTS INVADING
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Mexican Bean Beetle and Velvet Bean
Caterpillar May Do Great
Damage
~ ' Clemson College, Sept. 1.?Two for-:
v eign insect pests which are likely to
V So much damagefare being watched
closely, says ProC A. F. Conradi, entomologist;
namely, the Mexican bean
beetle, which has already reached
V- this state; and the velvet bean caterpiller,
which is rapidly working its
, way upward from Florida and southern
^Georgia.
The Mexican bean beetle has been
reported by Government scouts at two
V;. points in the northwestern corner of
' thisfstate; viz., Long Creek and a
%' ( point near Easley. The spread of
this pest has been so rapid during the
\ spring and summer that it will pos-'
4 sibiy spread over much more terrikzj''
tory before being stopped by winter. |
This is an especially destructive pest
to all kinds of beans in the garden
and to cowpeas. The grubs, which
do the principal feeding, are onesELy.
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spines which are branched and,
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been reported by the Florida entomologists
to be spreading in central
and northern Florida. It is believed
| that this pest may be expected in
southern Georgia in early September.
I and may reach South Carolina by the
| middle of September. Throughout
Florida this insect is a most serious
pest to velvet beans. This caterpillar
| when full grown is ?early two inches
!
! long. After it is half grown it is genj
erallv dark green with prominent
j bright colored lines with darker bor!
ders running lengthwise on the body.
! Many are pale green with lines either
indistinct or absent. The line along
the side of the body is wider than
j those on the back and is often pink
I Tf disturbed it throws it
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self violently until it reaches the
ground.
Prof. Conradi urges that the occurj
rence of any suspicious insects be rej
ported to the entomology division,
i Clemson College, S. C., so that steps
may be taken to control the pests.
NEW METHOD OF MAKING A
LAWN IN A FEW WEEKS
A new, quick method of establishI
ing stands of sod on lawns, and more
[
especially on golf greens where the
| grass gets severe usage, has been
[ worked out by botanists of the United
/States Department of Agriculture.
Bent grasses, which grow from runners,
are principally used in the
method. A quantity of healthy sod
is stripped at a depth "of approximately
11-2 inches, which gathers in most
of the grass roots with as little dirt
j as possible. The sods are run through
! a feed cutter which is so arranged as
j to slit them into ribbons about 2 inches
wide and the ribbons are shredded
by hand, leaving a mass of grass
roots. These roots are sowed broadcast
on the ground, which has been
carefully prepared by pjowfng and
harrowing; and if a golf green is de- \
sired it is usually covered about an
inch and rolled.
For.ordinary lawns it has been
found sufficient to broadcast the sod
shreds and harrow or disk them in.
By this method a good stand of sod
has been obtained in as short a time
as three weeks. The method has been
used on golf courses throughout the
country. A green of the public golf
course in Potomac Park, Washington,
D. C.. prepared in this manner, is regarded
as one of the finest in the
country.
i
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mild enough for children. They cause
an agreeable movement of the bow-j
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i
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FARMERS MEET |
TO HEAR EXPERT
FRIDAY NET
Columbia, September 5.?Carl Wil- j
liams, of Oklahoma City, president oi
the American Cotton Growers Exchange,
will address a state-wide
meeting of farmers to be held in
Craven Hall, this city. Friday, September
at 12 o'clock noon. 1 The j
meeting has been called by Harry G.
Kaminer, president of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, the organization which is
being formed in this state for the cooperative
marketing of cotton.
Mr. Wlliams is considered one of
the foremost experts on cooperative
marketing of cotton in the United
States. He is the president of the
American Cotton Growers Exchange,
the overhead organization of the
four state-wide cooperative marketing
organizations that have already
been formed. He was one of the
leaders in the organization of the Oklahoma
Cotton Growers Cooperative
association, the first one of the organizations
to reach its quota. He is editor
of the Oklahoma Farmer and
Stockman.
Cooperating wth Mr. Kaminer in
calling the meeting are R. C. Hamer.
president of the South Carolina Division
of the American Cotton associ-1
ation, which is sponsoring the organization
of the cooperative marketing i
organization, and W. W. Long, direc- i
tor of the extension forces of Clemson
College, also actively interested in
the camoaign.
I
President Hamer has asked the
president of each county branch of
the cotton association to appoint fifty
or more delegates to the. meeting next
week and the members of the executive
committee of the association
have also been asked to see that their
respective congressional districts are
well representd.
Dr. Long has requested the agents
of the extension force to attend the
meeting and to bring as many interested
farmers as they can.
President Kaminer and .the organization
committee of the cooperative
marketing association will also enI
deavor to see that each county is well
represented at the meeting. It is the
hope of the joint agencies that the
meeting will be one of the most rep
res^htative farmers' gatherings evei
held in the state.
"Mr. Williiams is coming a long
distance to be with us,.' said Mr. j
Kaminer last night "and I wish every
farmer in South Carolina could arrange
to hear him speak, on, to my
mind ,the most important subject affecting
the farmer today. He has a
message that is well worth hearing.
He has made a very close study of the
coonerative marketing and is in posi
tion to give us some first-hand inform
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mation on it. He can tell us how
Oklahoma has met some of the problems
confronting us and solved them.
The meeting will be open to every
farmer in the state and I trust that
.Craven Hall will be packed when Mr.
.Williams arises to speak. No farmer
who hears him will regret it."
CROP IX BARNWELL
FAIIJS THIS YEAR
Barnwell, Sept. 4.?For the first
time in many years the cotton crop in
Barnwell county is practically a failure,
thanks to the boll weevil and the
protracted spell of wet weather which
began the latter part of June and extended
throughout July and into August.
This combination has proved
unbeatable. True there are a few
farmers who will make possibly a
half crop, as is the case in any section
under weevil conditions, but one
has only to go into the fields in this
section to realize the disaster that
has befallen the crop1.
To begin with, the farmers made a
I substantial cut in acreage?in the
neighborhood of at least 3 per cent.
On top of that came the cut in fertilizer
estimates ranging from 5 to 75
per cent. To further insure a small
crop the planting season was unfavorable,
late cold killing the young
cotton in many instances, necessitating
replanting. Then, when it began
to look as though at least a half crop
would be made, wet weather set in
and the weevil and its deadly work.
In many cases the fields are grassy
to such an extent that the cotton
plant has been practically starved
Aiif on/1 -f Vi aoo wli a ah crVi f t a 1/n a?r
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,what they are talking about declare
that it will take at least ten acres of
.such coton to make a bale. The story
is told of a Barnwell county farmer
who recently finished the first picking
on about 45 acres of cotton that
yielded nearly a bale to the acre up
to the same time last year. He didn't
get quite a bale and' if the report is
true the total yield will not exceed
four or five bales. Another report is
to the effect that a planter who operates
18 plows has offered his entire
crop for 20 bales of coton.
'Still another indication of the extremely
small yield can be f.ound in
the amount of cotton ginned here this
season. A ginner stated yesterday
that he ' had ginned only about 20
bales up to September 1 this year,
whereas he had ginned over 500 bales
up to* the same date a year ago.
It is impossible to make any accurate
forecast as to the probable size
ot this year's crop, for the reason that
the weevils have atacked the grown
bolls; and many farmers who are still
counting on a fair crop will realize a
very small return.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the matter with the en
I closed bean leaves and what can be
:,done??L. B. A. Greenwood.
The leaves are infected with rust.
This is a very serious bean disease at
times and can be overcome only by
the use of resistant varieties, although
proper care in cultivation will help
to some extent. For example, beans
should not be cultivated while wet
with rain or dew, as that will spread
nonly the rust but anthracnose,
which is also a very serious disease.
How can 1 control the blight on
Dorothy Perkins roses??F. B. B.,
Due West.
The blight or mildew on Dorothy
Perkins roses can be controlled by repeated
spraying with Bordeaux mixture.
provided the roses are not under
the eve of the house or protected in
any way. Mildew is always worse on
roses that are partially protected by '
a house or trees. The first applica- i
tion should be made before the rose I
buds begin to swell in the spring and
repeated
every two weeks until after
the blooming season.
I am sending you some bugs found
on tomato, cabbage and egg plants.;?
X. F. S.
Black Blister beetles. They become
destructive in spots occasionally.
On small areas, in case of hill or row
phots, jar into pans containing kerosene,
early in the morning. If this is
not practical, dust or spray thoroughly
with arsenate of lead in the regular
wa y.
How can J control the white worms
under my cow peas, which have not
yet been threshed??S. H.. Cokes- ?
bury.
The cowpea curculio, so ol'teu mistaken
for the boll weevil, lays its
eggs in cowpea pods and when the
voting grubs become full grown they
pass to the ground. These white grubs
a>v leaving the peas instead <>i' coming
to them.
Mow ;?? you make up strychnine?
My neighbors' hens are always on my
lot and I want to poison them.
'When you observe your neighbors'
hens
Are calling every day.
Don't let your angry passion..* rise?
Make nests for them to lay.* j
What, is the best time m cut peavuie
hay??,1. lb W.. Dillon.
From a feeding standpoint the ideal1
time cut pea vine hay is when the;
pods are about two-thirds full. When j
cut at this sta%e the maximum j
amount of feed per acre is obtained.
Pea vine hay cut while it is in bloom j
i"? very palatable and makes very sat- J
isfactory feed, but it does not make as !
much feed per acre as when cut when j
the pods are two thirds filled.
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Incorp
Hardware, Farm Implem
Columl
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are thinking of recovering your
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FARM
We carry a full line of the G
and a complete line of repairs.
1918 prices.
We are also offering at great
Drag Harrows, and a comDlete li
FARM >L
We have at attractive prices, F
liams Grist Mills, Fairb?nks-Mo:
r'oTia ATiia onrl P.vannrfltnr Pans.
the time to buy this class of mat*
and you can get them installed I
FEXCI
Do not buy jrour fence wire un
handle The American woven wii
the test. We have on hand a c
specifications. To customers bu:
wire stretchers free of charge. Up
the American Steel and Wire Co.
AUTOMOBILE
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closing out below manufacturers
Fyrac Plugs for all makes cars,
batteries. Hot Shot batteries, etc,
BAGGIX
We have a big stock of baggin
New Arrow Ties. Let us quote
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can furnish your requirements fo
Roof Paints. Implements, etc.
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Often Seen it Before
Impressionatic Lady Artist (proudly
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colors; such a blood-tinted sunset;
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Farmer Hicks?Xo. lady. I ain't
seen sich since I became a teetotaler.
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eapest to the best gi*ade. If you
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TOOLS
enuine Oliver Chilled Turn Plows j
Oliver Goods are now back to the >
ly reduced prices, Disc Harrows,
ine of farm tools.
\CHIXERY
'ea Hullers (Hand or power), Wilrse
Gasoline Engines, Feed Mills,
Belting, Gin Bristles, etc. Now is
?rial as the prices are rock bottom
>efore harvesting time. g
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til you have gotten our prices. We jj
*e fence, the kind that will stand 1
complete stock of all heights and
ring fence wire from us, we loan
on request we will gladly mail you
booklet on 'How to Build a Fence.'
ACCESSORIES
f repairs for Ford cars that we are
i cost. Ford Spark Plugs 20c each.
45c each. Automobile lamps, Dry
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