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m-i ID Df BOIL VELVIL CONTROL ", MV SagfMtions ReUtittg to tke I Moct SvcccMful Methodn ployed in Checking The Wee- ▼ildlenace Which Any Pnr- of Ordinary Intelli gence Can Apply. (From Gotten News) For many years efforts to check the ravages of the cotton boll weevil were largely confined to scientific research and experimental stations under ex pert supervision. The methods em ployed wire fo technical and the ex pense of/treatment so heavy that the average Wo^rer preferred to take his chances wHh the insect pursuing pre- weevil methods of planting and cul ture. \ For this ^reason practically no pre paration wps made to check the in- by the rank and file of the bwers^as the weevils invaded new itory in their gradual march bs the belt from the Rio Grande Nbel thill easily understood and capable of eco- omic application. ,jBoll Weevil Easily There are but few insect pests which can be more readily controlled than the boll weevil If ventlve methods are pr ficlently applied. At the same time there is no insect more capable at damage to a crop than the boll wee vil if allowed to breed and propa gate its young throughout the season unobstructed. This has been clearly proven on thousands u>f farms where proper protective measures were em ployed and good crops grown on the one hand, and by the experiences of almost complete failure when the fields were left undisturbed to the ravages of the insect. The important lesson for every cot ton grower to learn, whether he be tenant or landlord, white or colored, is that profitable yields of cotton can be produced under weevil conditions if the simple and easily applied mo dern methods of control are ener getically and persistently conducted in the early growth and fruitage of the crop. The following suggestions are based upon practical experience and a comprehensive knowledge of the life and habits of the boll weevil. Destroy Hibernating Weevils. Successful cotton growing among the rank and file of the farmers de pends primarily upon destroying the periodic invasion of the winter hi bernating .weevils as the insects in vade the cotton fields during the early period of the growth of the crop. This period extends from the date upon which cotton germinates until about June 10th, over the larg er area of the cotton belt. If the old mother weevils are promptly destroy ed, it prevents that cycle of repro duction which starts when cotton squares first appear, and if reproduc tion is checked, destructive damage to the crop is prevented. The first application of poison should begin when the crop is chop ped to a stand, applying the poison to the bud appearing between the leaves of the plant. Additional ap plications should be made every ten days for a period of five or six weeks according tq the presence of weevils seen in the field. During this period the use of liquid poison, applied with a mop at the end of a stick, or by a proven satisfactory mechanical de- tovthe foothills of Virginia. The in- vasiorr afid pathway of the weevils over the cotton area of the South during the past thirty years is strewn with the wreckage of tens of thou sands of bankrupt farmers, broken merchants, closed banks and an exo dus of hundreds of thousands of farm laborers. Billions of property has been ruthlessly destroyed and the loss of the American world monopoly of raw cotton has become seriously threatened. Within the past three years the damage from unchecked weevil in festation became so serious that new forces were brought into activity by the cooperative efforts from all de partments of the cotton trade and al lied business interests, backed by the inventive genius of individual re search and a widespread awakening of the growers to make a supreme attempt to save the industry from complete annihilation in many of tha States. The American Cotton Association was the first of these agencies to put on a Southwide practical and eco nomic method of weevil control in the Spring of 1923, which resulted in a complete success at the hands of bun- j vice, is the cheapest and safest meth dreds of growers who were aided in od to employ. Each application the opportunity to try out new meth- should be made to the terminal buds ods of control under plans that were' of the plants. After the plants are ' I j'J! Wf' ■ ?: ♦ ' ■ ' Health is one of fiw* things yourfenjjjy £ n .Jt brings happiness possess - SIPS fifeigg ifeVfc Eamm y Bate* and po^r£ beODe «« •"®et and wholesome. 79 PUr * ' naBOD ** ales are much M PACKED IN TIM •prwBNon^ogp^; cnee high and limbing out liquid poison can then be applied with a spraying outfit, or if preferred, cal cium arsenate in dust form can be applied, provided weather conditions pre- are favorable. ‘Calcium arsenate in and ef* dust form is dependable only in open weather and applied at night under suitable dews. This requires extra labor, mule power and expen sive machinery which must be pro vided by the grower. llie Heme Brew Mixture. Every farmer can manufacture his poison at home if he wishes to do so and save the higher cost of buying tiie prepared mixtures. Following is the formula of the Home Brew Mix ture: Take one gallon of sorghum „ syrup or molasses, one gallon of water and one pound of calcium arsenate and mix these thorough ly. If the arsenate is first dis solved in a quart of boiling wa ter and then three quarts of cold water added before mixing with syrup or molasses, it will be better. Make up the mixture only when ready to use it. One gallon of the formula is enough to treat one acre of land if the application is made with a small mop at tached to the end of a stick. Keep the mixture constantly stirred in the bucket while the poison is being applied to the terminal bonds of the plants; otherwise the arsenate will sink to the bottom of the mixture. The insects must get the poison to secure effective results. For spraying the Home Brew Mix ture, the following formula must be Used: Take one gallon of syrup or molasses, three pounds of calci um arsenate and five gallons of water. Mix these effectively and apply with a hand or mule-pow er spraying pump, using six gal lons to the acre. The Home Brew Mixtures can be used throughout the season as ef fectively and as dependably as any other kind of poison if the directions are properly carried out. The main point in weevil control is to begin the fight early and be sure to have a sufficient quantity of calcium arse nate present in whatever method of poisoning used. Manufactured Liquid Poisons. The use of liquid poisons has be come so popular in practical weevil control methods that numerous pro- pritary mixtures are being placed on the market by private agencies. In the purchase of such manufactured liquids farmers should be careful to assure themselves that the mixtures contain a sufficient quantity of cal cium arsenate to kill the weevils, by State or Federal analysis, and that such mixtures are being sold by re sponsible corporations. Farmers who are able to purchase the necessary supplies of calcium ar senate and machinery for application can safe-guard their crops by the dusting method if the weekly rain fall is not too heavy during the period of infestation. The dusting method is the most expensive and should only be used after the middle of June, the liquid poison being undoubtedly the most economic and effective up to that period of infestation. Laying In Poison Supplies. Every cotton grower in the weevil infested territory should lay in their supply of calcium arsenate or liquid poison before the crop is planted. De lay is fatal if prompt application of poisons is not made when the wee vils first make their appearance on the young cotton. Preparedness is absolutely essential. Newly published booklets on the best cultural and poison methods in detail will be mailed without cost to farmers making application to the American Cotton Association, St. Metthews, S. C. Applications from growers desiring to operate a demon stration cotton farm on their places under the printed instructions and assistance of the Association will re ceive prompt attention. The bonds so proposed to be issued shall be of such denomination as shall be determined by the Board of Trus tees of said School District, and shall bear Interest at a rate not exceed ing' six <6) per centum per annum payable either annually, or semi-an nually, tha discretion of the Board, whey may ha issued as pay able not exceeding forty years from data, with tha right of redemption at or after twenty years from date, or they may issued as serial bonds. Tha purpose for which it is pro posed to issue and sell such bonds in the sum of Eighty Thousand ($80, 000) Dollars is to provide funds td be used by the Board of Trustees in the erection, equipment and maintenance of schools and school buildings in said District. The managers designated and ap pointed to hold such election are: L. D. McCrary, J. W. Milam, and W. M. Sumerel. The form of ballot to be used in said election by those voting in fa vor of such bonds shall be the words M For Bonds/’ and by those voting against said bonds shall be the words; "Against Bonds,” and a supply of ballots of each kind will be furnish ed to the managers. The managers shall conduct the election, open the polls at eight o’clock A. M. on the day of election, and close them at (our o’clock P. M., on the same day. At the close of the election the man agers shall count the bonds and make a return of the result thereof in writ ing to the Board of Trustees who shall, as-soon as convenient thereaf ter, canvass the returns and declare tile result. At such election only duly qualified electors residing in said School District shall be entitled to vote. B. H. BOYD, C. M. BAILEY, T. L. W. BAILEY, Board of Trustees of School Dis trict Hunter No. 5 of Laurens County, the State of South Caro lina.” St, Clinton, says: “I had trouble with my dcidneys. 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NOTICE OF ELECTION Notice is hereby given that under a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of School District Hunter No. 5 of Laurens County, the State of South Carolina, on March 10th, 1924, and pursuant to authority con tained in an Act entitled "An Act to Authorize and Rpipower School Dis trict Hunter No. 6, of Lsurens Coun ty, the Statif of South Carolina, Em bracing the Town of Clinton, to Is sue Bonds to provide Funds for the Erection, Equipment and Mainten ance of Schools and School Buildings in said District” approved the 25th day of February, 1924, 1 the question of issuing and selling bonds of said School District in the sum of Eighty Thousand ($80,000) Dollars will be submitted for determination to an election by the qualified electors re siding in said School District to be hsM at the City Council Boom in ti* City Hall* in the Town of Clinton on Tuesday,.the 8th day of April, 1924. 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