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I HOW TO FKJHT THE WEEVIL. I l*i act lea I Farmers and Extension I Worker^ Offer Helpful Saggesftons. A few weeks ago a number of far R^mers, merchants and bankers met at Hj^lolumbia for the purpose of outlin|HY a plan of campaign against the 1^ bv ''eevil. In the meeting were pracJ? tical larmers and experts from the jL. agricultural department ? men who K' had studied the progress of the boll BL weevil through the cottotn belt since Wr invaded Texas. D. R. Coker of ^lartuvllle one of the larnoet nnrl mnot h successful planters in the south, was L. made chairman. With the assistance r of other practical farmers Mr. Coker L^has outlined a plan of campaign whicli Fif followed will to a large extent ovL ercome boll weevil damage. ? " The state was divided into districts, and as farming methods vary in dlf: h ferent parts of the state, certain rules I L were laid down for each district. Following are Mr. Coker's recently mendations: JF" The march of the boll weevil across 9 the cotton belt has been accompanled by panic and demoralization. Farmers, bankers and merchants. iii^iuniru uy unc ur i?u ui Jr heavy losses, have in many cases curtailed operations and credits to the point where farming was stifled and labor was forced to leave the country I to prevent starvation. There are signs that a similar panic may occur in If pcrts of this state unless means are taken to reassure the people and I ' point out a safe course for agricultural al operations under boll weevil conditions. To this end a group of practical F farmers and business men in cooperation with the extesion bureau have j| studied the situation in the light of their own experience and that of othP h states and the accumulated ex g p^rimental results of governmental | agencies and beg leave to present the f" following suggestions and program as S .. -one which will meet the situation, ptv| venting demoralization and enabling B *, our farming and business interests to P continue profitable operations. I . R is especially important to pre| ^ vent our people from stampeding into new and untried fields of agrieulI tv:re in which they will fail for lack " of information and experience. Promising new crops should of course be tested and where proved successful 1 should be increased as rapidly as the people gain experience but not faster. Must Reach All. The problem is not so much as to what to do as it is how to reassure the people and get the information of how to proceed to every farmer, renter, and sharecropp.or in the state. This must be done if it is done at all by the larger farmers merchants, bankers and professional men who should hinl'h if fh o( V Vtncinncc in vr>u r? V* t lin .v VW ..... ^ isolated farmers and tenants and discuss with them the program of opera?' 1 - g E a a a a a a a is? >' m is is ' IS ai ffl IE .. iS s i IS lr 1 IS IS IS ? i ? di B . EB E8 'fst 15-3 __ f? r m. ^ m si is . ? ESI ! ! IS ffl7 51 ' ffi 51 -? THE DILLOM HERALD, jtions under boll weevil conditions.' |The greatest responsibility rests up-1 on the landowners. If they are joing to continue to own their lands they i will be obliged to see to it that thc^*' , who farm them have correct information and closest supervision, for the j average farm tenant must have sympathetic and correct instruction and' active supervision until he thoroughly! learns the new methods of operation. I A few broad principles of operation for the whole state may be suggested: First. Destroy immediately all cotton stalks as soon as the crop isi gathered- This will prevent the hatch-j irg of millions of new weevils dur-. irg October. The old weevils do not! I hibernate until cold weather and the | destruction of their food supply will | jcause them to die before frost. The ! currying out of this suggestion at I once is imperative and every effort should be made to induce every farj inor in the state to do this work at | once, for, if only a few do it, it will , have little effect in reducing next t year's weevil supply. Second. During the fall and winter destroy all cover in which wee,vils may be hiding, burning ditch banks and margins of woods and cleaning up around stumps. Fodder and hay stacks 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 fprfill'tv nf tho eoil All nuitHnnt 1 of ammonia should ho put down be-1 I fore the middle of June. Over doses ot' potash have a tendency to delay' maturity. Where the weed [rows tall only a small amount of ammonia! should be used as it always delaysmaturity and encourages overgrowth; of stalk. Fourth. Early planting of approved varieties of cotton with plenty of seed. The farmer should save at least 3 bushels of good seed for each acre he is going to plant. He should plant at least two bushels before April 1 in the lower half of the state r.itd before April 10 in the upp< r half of the state reserving a bushel per acre.. If a stand is not secured by the first planting ho should plant over not later than April 10 in the lower half or April 20 in the upper half. If hi llO in ibo fiolrl< frtt* lr.Mr r f stands are usually secured from ex-j tra early plantings and the experience is that under boll weevil conditions' the greatest crops are always made from the earliest plantings. If stands, are not secured at a comparatively: early stage the land intended for cot-, ton should be put into other crops. j I Fifth. Cotton should be left thicki in the drill. This distance should vary with the height of the natural growth of the plant, three inches or ___________________ i Ai We extend nd adjoining coun' ly stock of Coa 1 ready-to-wear. e are can ies; Florsheim foi We have til ome in and see r My prices a r 1 s / t * ? v * ! DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THU1 four inches not being too close as a minimum and eight inches or ten inches as a maximum. Sixth. The question of poisoning foi boll weevil is still in the exper-, imental state, but your committee be-J lieves that poisoning with calcium ar-j senate is valuable, especially it' done at the proper time and under favorable conditions. Doubtful us to Time. Heavy damage from plant lice fol-: lowing dusting with calcium arsenate early last August makes us doubt-' ful as to this treatment when applied! at that time. The weevils should also| be 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 mid-1 summer. Rapid and thorough cultivation at all times should be employed and the crop should bo gathered as fast as open to insure a high grade.: In no case should more cotton bo planted than can be properly handled at all ttuges and promptlj picked by the labor on the farm, for it 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 fr lack of picking force. The experience of many of our best farmers and numerous experiments conducted under the auspices of the experiment stations prove that it is absolutely essential in almost all sections to use around P.00 pounds pet* acre of acid phosphate under cotton. In most cases if the amounts applied varied nuteh, either above or below this standard, the crops were less profitable. Everywhere it must be insisted on that the individual farmer'and ten-, r.nt raise an abundant supply of food j and that this food and feed be prop? r1\ conserved. The man with a crib toll of corn and hay. ;; moke house full of meat and molass- s. a hundred bush' is of sweet potatoes in a tor. hotts and a gat den full of vegotahh ran noi no put oni m t>n? s-- by tl: '.oil weevil or any otVr p? -i. Storapo lion?- s for ke. phip swrrt potatoes should ho f vr rywlici'r cor. structrd as this is one of t?i? proa to.-' orcps wo have* and ono whieh every farnior ran raise. Some special su prptions are: For Power Coastal Plain. Within ."0 milos of tlio roast it is; doubt fill wliothor cotton can lv^ profitably raised under boll w< < vil conditirns except dnrinc very dry summers' frllowinp unusually cold winters. If planted at all the acreage should bo J sniall, plantinp should be done extra early with extra early approved vario-l ties and only the quickest actinp fer- ( tilizer used. In this section the main reliance of the farmers must he livestock to praze the larpe cut-over areas' and a larpe area should he planted to. corn and velvet heans for winter food.j Peanuts, winter and sprinp prowine; truck crops, sweet potatoes and in i ^ f?l I?1 f?11?] nn f?l ttlfXl fil 121 Hd i Irr to every man, a 0 m * ties, an invitation t Suits, Coats, I , and in piece goo rymg the "La Fi r men, and Brow e famous "K.upp t. re right. Come Old Fashioi W. C. F DILLON. SOU 0 SSifflSHSfflS??? I % RSDAY MORXIXO, NOVEMBER 3, If some sections melons rau^t, besides | live stock, be the main reliance of the farmers of the lower coastal plain.' Pork and beef can be as cheaply raised in this area as in any section of the country as the hogs and cattle! can be carried on pasture or field crop! grazing the entire year. For Middle Coastal Plain. Approximately 50 to 100 miles in lana. in this section cotton produc-j tion is also hazardous hut if the ocre-J age is limited and due rare exercised I the chances are in favor of a fair| yield during most seasons. A rotation suggested for a 3u acre farm (of, course it must he varied to meet individual needs? is 3?? acres of corn ' end velvet beans lor peas or soyj beans) to be grazed off by cattle and hops aft? r Catherine eo n; lo a- res <?f rot ion and peanuts tsay six acres of cotton and four of peanuts i; and 1?? ceres of small prain itn>I truck, sorclnim, sucar cane. < tc. Watermelons have proved to be a cond crop for this section where satisfactory n.arketinp at raupmeuts can b" made. DEFYING THE UOLL WEEVIL. l.U'iibertoti Ip-besonian. j Mr. Horn says he i... not afraid of, the boll weevil. H- say s b< can work j je.st as fast and as lonp as the weevil; and believe- !; c;;n tieat hill out. Thai is the rich: idea. If reportsftom boll w evil sections are mm. a! pood crop can be made under boll, weevil conditions provided a farmer will put tlie energy Into it. Mr. Horn lias- plenty of er.erey and the boll I weevil will find in him a strop, ud-i v- rsary. Mr. Horn is not a larpe farmer but he makes fanniiu. pay. ? Dillon Herald. i Tin- Herald was i? llinp about the! purchase of another farm by former rii " of Uiibr-t n county. He B '< (. s'l for !; piece, "'j..- H- '.il ' 9 s'at.- has money -noncii in I t!> bank 'o tut: liis pi; : ; year. while he still lint mm !. of ?his year's cot?on on bend He d' tie* owe a dollar and looks foru v d '? r " t y- ir v. jthout any fe.-linu of ;ti .. t- ." Believ Inp thnt ii< ct t uaturnlly lick tin stuffln* out'n th boll weo i 1. b-'II do it. No old boll w evil i .>inp to put i? 0-" ; farnter I it;. that, lb- sin k< s his fjst in Mr. W< oil's face and tells that unci 1 irride citizen that le saw it firs; a id he'll lie dadhi une d if any boll \\..\.l is poinp to brat him at his own came. Mr. H-'in has not lhe spunk. He ought in tell hi; brother fnrn:ere how j it proposes to do it. !? si<l?-r workim: faster and longer. "1 hear you fell out w h ;h? bank.'' "Yes; 1 lost niv balance . TVPF.W IllTKIt KIBBOXS ? Stnf-j ford's superfine ribbons for Smith , and Underwood typewriters. I lor -1 aid Publishing Co.?3 2 4 gasa?abesses m ? static voman and child l to come to our si )resses, Hats, She ds and Notions. ranee Shoes, and n Shoes for Chil< enheimer line of in to see us. i Shop Stand. >ARHAM TH CAROLINA Si SI SI Si Si Si Si SI SI? a& it. r-r ' JPlSR'nH 921 FARMERS, come to Lee^iar-I nett, Moore and Chatam counties! of North Carolina, above the boll-1 weevil district. Have a number of! farms at reasonable prices, and will! , be glad to show you. M-c | A Ginning! Ginning! Ginning! j ATTENTION FARMERS The Dillon County Fair for 1921 is over, and I A we believe that YOU will agree with us that WE g HAD SOME FAIR. Dillon County did herself proud! | Every citizen of the County should feel proud | that he lives in a live, progressive county. The i farm exhibits were especially fine. 5 A bale of No. 12 long staple cotton, grown by * Mr. F. C. Small, won first premium. A L~l_ _C /"*I I l r? n it r> .. jt\ ua;e 01 ^ieve>ana dig do:i cotton, grown i ! by Mr. A. A. Campbell, also won first premium. | We ginned both bales. ^ w We are now operating our Huller Gins at both 3 ?. i i * Dillon and Little Rock, and we would like to show ; you how much better SAMPLE we can make of 1 jj your cotton than the Oid Style gins. Give us a I ' trial. We gin every day except Sunday. I Yours for business, The Southern Cotton Oil Co. I DILLON, S. C. LITTLE ROLK, S. C. 1 DBS? a'<8? a? ? i a }n i a a a in Dillon County, jfj H > tore and look over ? a >es and everything' g a IS a a Oxfords, for La- ? a j a iren. g * a ^len s Clothing. gjj a a a a a a a a a ( a 1 r a I a m us a ? a CD -.a . ^ ^ hkll' . 't> j-i jl*' Ki \ > rtfiwiiiliii I*'1 rrA J* - MirrritiMiT'ghi<fr iwatfcM* ? ??