The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, November 30, 1921, Image 7
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fcfef . Plants To C
H great destruction wrought by ,
cotton boll weevil this year has
the problem of its control a
Kywai pne* to practically all cotton
^P^('';plaaters. Everywhere the question
qft'eard, "What can be done to avoid
jjjE^y ttlia tuas Jtai .
For"'many years prior to the de-l
*, velopment of poison-control measures
||p;/the-United States Department of AgSpf'
vrtculture advocated fall destruction of
plants by burning or plowing
the most important step
JfravVr^h controlling the boll weevil. It is
^ good practice as an auxiliary to
fej; control by poison.
The proper time for the destruction
of the plants in the fall is whenSpM't'
over the weevils have becorq[e so
nnmerous that there is no prospect
?jjCr; that any more cotton will be made.
Bre|V It is an easy matter for any planter
W determine this point by an exami
Wm ^ Jaation ;of.a few plants in his field. I
| a "Whenever it is found that all, or
nearly all, of the squares and some of
Jtfce.bolls are being punctured, there
no hope for producing any more
p . The farmer should then wait
; the bolls already set on the
jfe plants have opened, and destruction
i?hould then take place immediately.
H*' E means, if possible, destrucwjk-y;
iioh of plants should take place before
l|-l destruction after frost,
though not nearly as efficacious as
early destruction, should always be
practiced when it has not been posfiible
to Iremove the plants previously.
The plants should be plowed under
gip deeply, or completely dostroyd by
tfx.Q'*. }*So sprout cotton should be left
io furnish breeding places for the
p:. - weevils.
hi either e are four principal reasons
-the process of fall destruction |
iftwuld be practiced universally by
f| ? -< planters Jn infested regions:
First. Fall destruction pivventi
S^ absolutely the development of a mul
ag . # tltude of weevils which would otherviae
fcecome adult t ithin a few weeks
time of hib rnation. The de^^B^atmction
of the immature stages ol'
|[ .^weevSII in infested souares and bolls is
Wr TO S^EET POTATO GROWB6?S||Mg
;AyD STORAGE HOUSE
Cienuson Colleger Nov. 2S.?Three
handling a/crop of sweet potatoes;
&Vnamely, harvesting, grading and curgiiNegligence
in any one of these
result in partial or complete loss
mmtoVSltiL mvm warns the horticultural
B division of Clemson College.
Bfefe l Harvest 'before frost injury.
pV. In case of frost clip the vines
alible main stem before thawing or
#?&: ; "ffreeaihg again, and dip- the potatoes
8. Remove only from
as a blanket .. : : g the roots
- %' "A; "Plow dee: , the "cuts"
4ay from the field .ee in stor'c-..
Tcajge or a good in which
jsllw .an 4ven temper.; : ' an .
>1! Give preference to Xumbei
pBigsffi.^S^HBmooth potatoes that are true
Ig' to name and type and not less than
B^K' four inches in length and 1 3-4 inches
ie number 2s may be!
Bi'W- i;> t. tlie diameter must not:
u- I 1-2 inches nor larger
-i > * hes and the potato may
f .-. y-.- > i shape. Oversize poas
jumbos), and
s t>e fed to livestock, as
Sgsjh | d the latter in the muces,
are unfit for
atoes must not in
J.r
-,sj: ..I
P"' . 'sr^-'/.Mr^ain vraperature of 80'
_ V .. j>''._es do:, . the curing per-'
.-V. v'. -10 *; depending upon '
fy y ^eep a stow fire while the po-;
a-i5?^fue being brought in the house.
BjfSffLd'- CtUaiMg' begins not later than put in,
!??|t/ -''after cpring is begun, the same put in ;
Iflftfet -? fter filirinrr hpp-nn tho ?mt >->.?* fnmlitirm ,
?||Sr wjll exist as if new eggs are added af- j
lit a, hen has ben sitting several days, i
f*ifrfiiiBl?rb>jnoistures will give trouble. |
?? Give thorough ventilntior dur ;.g
the day, but do not allow the,
tdatperature to fluctuate.
|jpr 5; Close the floor vents if danger'
B|g||p;?L frost or falling weather and in!
-x*^r severe rather close all ventr
?d the stove, but by no means
all other floor vents closed. '
. When the curing period is over |
. . .he" roots indicating a ] urpiuish
r Cotton
Control Boll Weevil
.
accomplished, while the further
growth of squares which may become
infested later is prevented. This stops
materially the development of weevils
which would normally hibernate successfully,
and by decreasing the number
of weevils which will emerge in
the spring the chances for a successful
crop the following season are
very greatly increased.
Second. A proper manipulation oi
the* .stalks will bring about tne destruction
of a great majority of the
weevils which are already adult.
Third. It has been shown conclusively
that the bulk of the weevils
whit h survive the winter are those
which reach maturity late in the
season. It is evident that the weevils
that pass the winter and attack the
crop of the following season art
among those developed latest in the
fall and which, in consequence of that
fact, have not exhausted their vitality
by depositing eggs for any considerable
length of time. Fall destruction
of the plants, increasing the
length of the hibernating period, reduces
manyfold the number of weevils
in the fields that would otherwisf
emerge in the spring to damage til
cotton.
Fourth. Clearing of the field- in
the fall makes it possible to practi
fall plowing, which is not only 'i.<
proper procedure in any system
cotton raising, but also greatly fa .-: b
tates the early planting of the <
following spring. The ground
comes clean by this practice, s<. ;
but few places for shelter are ! !' the
weevils, and various clima*;ditions
still further reduce the r.\;m
ber of the survivors.
The early planting of the f-p ties'
spring and the use of an '-arl: m:-turing
variety are also strong y nrm-a.
The fall destruction of plants \\ >a r-duce
the number of wee\ils which
will survive the winter. i)/ 1 tins
the co*tton crop started ?-: riy ii :s often
possible to get it well lb-. wa>
to maturity before th<- few w evils
surviving the winter ha v. .me tc
propagate to the p?>iM wh?-rv thej
become destructive.
spot at the end ar surfact
with a few sproutaally reduce
the temperature i y discontinuing
the fires to 50 or t!0 degrees.
7. If weather permits, open th<
vents evry day or as often as possible
and give fresh air.
9. During wet weather if moisture
hangs on the windows, nail head.'
appear wet, and stove pipe sweaty
build up a small firv. and when tht
temperature rises or <:b-vrcc, open al
vents and drive out the moisture,
Discontinue the fir>* and lose tht
vents when the moist; r- has beer
removed. 4
9. Never return r -i to tin
house again after th y have one*
been removed.
10. Do not stor potatoes agains
the walls. Four in a< s- ,.s clos?
enough to walls wnh one inch be
tween crates. Do net mil ap crate;
as they will have to be upon d befori
going on the market. Stacking i
more easily handled by facing s
strip between the 'rates m- coverinj
each crate with its iid.
Harvest time is t'-., only time fo
selecting seed potat . >. e neces
sity of good seed si.. . : : tressed
Select a potato tin.-. - e, colo
and typo, one that "barrel
I shape and not less .1 incite
[in diameter. If p- st. . ct l'ror
| the vine cutting pla : - his \vi!
| more easily eontrol
1.
SANDY III \ ! ; .
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W'e were w ry . * ... sum
nice showers of in. -re vet*
acceptable hereabo .
! The candy pullh :r .>; L. <;
i Culler's was enjoy : i*'i i . ?
by " large ' wd Iks.
Mrs. FreU itast ami Mrs. Jc< ...
j jraue a <pk,a>ut,"_ *' " C .
1.1 i'
O Jl UV. Uo ; ?.
M;-. B. li. uun , < :>!> ''last Friday
night with he : Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Smith.
Miss Helen Stab.*-. "<* 'olumbia
visited her parents r
Misses Mae Mio Me Stabler
and Sallie Car were the
v.ousts of Miss B< Williams
Saturday aiternoo,:
Miss Jimtnie Bwi pent last
week with her ... . g .iss Jiutfi
itast, of Sandy K
Mrs. J. J. V : : sons are
spending a few c . elatives at
ialloree.
Mr., and Mrs. . ckembakor
from mar St. Man - isited theii
parents. Mr. an J^n-as,
last Saturday.
Mr. Frank H m. family visited
Mr. W. J ; "hursday.
Mr. and Mrs \ amper visited
Mr. L. C. < family Sunday
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'! , TODiSOjsS I
! BOLL VEEVIL
Columbia. ?Officials ol
the South ivision of the
American C- *t*' :: - iation say that
the annual ? . v; " . the Association
?'?r b, i* . .? i\To/lnnc/1or
W 11 11^ 11 Mli " - - tf VVi?iV.WUU,.,
I cember 7. ! * ie of the largest
| gathering- ; .ners ever held in
j'the Stat'. 5 received from
{ over the S. beate that there will
be thot .i attendance.
The . ? ' a amber of Commerce
1 has taken i -- on itself to see that
Sumt( .s represented by not
less T.at;: 1 * farmers. Merchants,
bank an-' b1 sin ess men are also ex'
pectin r" . : ..d.
T':c '"ii-ig will resolve itself
largely lac conference on the boll
\v?- it d bow to best meet the inva
a--:. that pest. Prominent plant
- > 7 ' i it l-?nll trririvil rlictvir?tc /?f
. .-.at: s have been invited to be
' p> ". -a d tell how they solved the
1 i-iob:-- created by the coming of
! v. .nil.
' ceting on December 7 will be_
\ 'a .'-jiiptly at noon and an Invita,
ti"1'- :s extended to every farmer in
' Carolina to be present.
tTRIXG PORK.
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Method and Dry Method Kx-|
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plained.
: Temson College, Nov. 2S.?(,'ouni
: \ sausage and home cured ham!
i
These words make almost any man
; Mile, but too often ho will be disappointed
in the eating, because potentially
good pork is often ruined by
1 ignorance of the essentials of meat
! curing. Weather conditions affect
I meat curing to some extent but they
j *
. can be overcome.
t The pork carcass should be divided
; on the basis of lean or fat, thick oi
. thin. Properly divided, there will be
r hum, loin, bacon, shoulder and head,
s .says D. T. Herrman, extension swine
> specialist, who makes the following
- suggestions on curing meat.
The ham is cut off just back of
,the rise of the backbone and at right
angles to the leg. The hind leg is
' cut off an inch above the hock, and
" ,the foreleg an inch above the knee.
;The head is cut from the shoulder
,at. the atlas joint and includes all of
J the owl meat. The shoulder is cut
i off between the third and fourth ribs
and at right angles to the body. The
"! bacon is cut from the loin just be'
zlow the tenderloin muscle on the rear
' (part of the middle and parallel to
' the back. All of these cuts require
* trimming and squaring. This im'
proves the appearance of the finished
product, and makes for uniform eur1
ing. Xo more lean meat than necessary
should be exposed, as curing
' hardens it. All loose pieces should
be trimmed off, for they dry out in
curing. All but one-fourth inch of
1 fat should be trimmed off the loin
B *
?nd put into the lard, care being taken
.in trimming this off not. to cut into
the loin.
e
Lean trimmings and head meat go
s . ..
mto the sausage, lat trimmings into
L the lard. The loin and sausage art
3 used for fresh meat and the remainder
is cured.
The first essential to successful
" I curing is thorough cooling, but the
* | meat should not be frozen at any
1 | time. Either brine or dry curing v/ili
j be satisafctory. Urine 1 equires less
" j work unless it gets ropy and in this
tl ?
i ( use it must be drawn off and boiled
\]'
or a new brine made. Urine also
keeps away insects and vermin. Luring
warm weather the dry method is
much safer. Whichever method
e used it is advisable to ? ***
y l'a?*c of the men' '
allow it to oi; _
. !;-ic ] . .tig :: t' " ' !'!
; ' Urine Met':... \
l,\.- ... i(| pounds of
; Ig'.us of sugar, '1 ounces
oi iH-uT. 4 1-2 gallons of water
j-ior every iuu younus ol meat. JLJoil
j these in the water so that they will
i
H be thoroughly dissolved and allow to!
cool. Pack hams in the bottom ol
the container, shoulders ne>:i and tht
' baeon cuts on top. and pour on the
j brine, being sure that it covers the
; meat, in five days draw 'off the
c brine, reverse the order of packing.
i and pour tin- brine back again. Re.!
peat this operation on the tenth audi
; j eighteenth days. Allow four daysj
I euro- for each pound of ham and I
j shoulder in a piece and three day.s fori
; i each pound in a piece of bacon.
Dry Method.
i For dry curing use G to 7 pounds
j
j of salt, 2 ]-2 pounds of sugar, 2
, j ounces of saltpeter for every 100
| pounds of moat. (Two ounces ot* red I
| pepper and 4 ounces of Hack peppei I
I may be used if desired.) Mix thor i
oughly rub one-third ?>n the meat the
?
t first day and pack: mmack on tlu-!
i i
third ilay and rub it! ??ne third ruorci
' i
and repack; and on the seventh day
rub on the remainder and pack the
meat to cure. Allow two days in the
cure for each pound in a piece of
bacon and 2 1-2 days for each pound j
in a ham or shoulder.
Much of the superiority of packers
meat comes from proper soaking after]
curing and before smoaking. This j
brightens the meat and removes ex- j
cess salt, which will harden and form !
a crust if left on through the smoaking
process. The packers use water
at about 6."> degrees Fahrenheit and
soak hams or shoulders two hours,
bacon 1 1-2 hours. Sometimes meat
must be left in the cure longer than
the standard time, and then they add
three minutes extra for each day over
time.
After hanging about 3 hours to
drip, the meat is ready to smoke.
Green hickory or maple makes the
best smoke, but any hardwood will
do. Soft woods or resinous woods
are very unsatisfactory. A mild
smoke of 24 to 36 hours is most common.
Twelve hours should be the
minimum, and meats that are to be
kept into the summer should be
smoked longer than 36 hours.
The farmer's recipe for sausage is
generally governed by tasting but to
insure uniform product the following
may be used a: i standard: 1 1-3
to 1 3-4 pounds of salt, 2 ounces of
around sasre. 4 ounces of.black nen
~ ' !
per for 100 pounds of meat, with 3
ounce of nutmeg if desired.
THE BOLL WEEVIL
AND THE WEATHER.
Clomson College, Nov. 2S.?So far!
the weather conditions this fall have
been rather favorable for the boll
weevil's preparation lor the winter
says Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomologist.
These pests may be found
now in both the full grown and the
kicker stages in and about old cotton
bolls. The farmer in planning his
program for next year should carefully
consider the weather conditions
on account of its great influence on
weevil activity the following season.
To those who follow this pest carefully
it is quite apparent that, should
\\ v iiu.>c ci i vj/v iii-iuii \ji wic \> ai in
winter like that of 1H21, the weevil
damage may be expected to be seven
next year over the greater portion ol
the state. On the other hand should
.next winter be a severe one, the
weevil may receive a considerable
backset, specially where a severe wintr
is followed by dry weather in June
and July.
Just what the winter will do to the
weevil can not be forecast at this
time, but everyone knows that the
more protection the greater will be
the number of weevils that survive
the winter successfully. Farmers
wilfully leaving their stalks and stubble
on the fields should consider what
a great enemy they are harboring and
what a destructive nuisance they artmaintaining
in their community. Owing
to the open weather the opportunities
for this fight are still excellent.
; and every agency in every community
should exert every influence possible
I to get every coton stalk destroyed by
cnopping ana plowing unuer at me
earliest date possible and practicable.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are hereby warned nui
to trespass on the lands of the undersigned
by hunting. fishing or otheri
wise. All persons violating this
notice will be punished to the full extent
of the law.
N. WEST CORLEY.
J. II. (X) It LEV
A. E. C .V
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lieiv-by warned noli
p.^s upon the lands of olti 1? !
.oj* river or sandhill place for the I
purpose of hunting, fishing, hauling j
straw or any other purpose, unless j
they svure a written permit from j
me.
4t-p-7 SIM L. IIEXDR1X.
sale of personal property.
Notice is hereby given that the fol- |
lowing listed personal property will be
offered for sale, at" public auction, at
the late residence of J. Sol Dooley,
deceased, on Saturday, December 3,
1021: One wheat ~rv thresher; one
reaper; one mower, one hay rake;
one wood-saw; three gasoline engines
(7 h. p., 3 1-2 h. p., and 1 1-2 h. p.):
one pea thresher; .on mower; one
disc harrow, one riding plow, one discplow;
two cultivators; one corn-stalk
cutter; two drag harrows, two guano!
distributors; one 2-hrse wagon; one
1-horse wagon; one cow.
The sale will begin at 10 o'clock a.
in., and ..he terms will be Fash.
MARGARET DOOLEY. Devisee,
XEM'TON C. DOOLEY.
MIXNTE S. SHELL,
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