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1 —5* Ij I I I I Entered th« post offic* at Barnwell, il * 8. C„ aa aecond-clai■ matter. JOHN W. HOLMitS . 1840-1912 B P. DA V IBS. Editor and Proprietor. Subscription Rates. One Year $1.50 Si* Months - 90 Three Months -BO (Payable in Adrance.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1922. AN IMPQRTANT MEETING The County Legislative Delega tion has called a public meeting to be held in Barnwell next Wednesday, January 4th, for the purpose of con sidering ways and mean for reduc ing taxation. In the call, which is published elsewhere in this issue of The People, it is frankly admitted that the situation is a serious qne, many people being unable to pay their taxes this year. The People is heartily in favor of anything withip reason that will help to oease the burden that the tax payers are carrying just at this time, provided, of course, that the ef ficiency of government is not im paired thereby. That the burden can be relieved without materially impairing this efficiency is. the o- pinion of many people. In fait, they believe that taxes can be reduced and efficiency increased. This o- pinion is based upon the Ixdief that there is more or te;.s w'nste in the various departments of the govern ment, State and County. Thii opinion has been strengthen ed by the remarkable showing made in the past year by the commission in charge of the Barnwell County almshouse or county home, a report of the work appearing in these col umns a thort time ago. Those in charge have not only saxed money for the county but they have made the inmates more comfortable and added to the value of the plant. The subject ia a brua.i one. It is ao big that it would take columns for an Intelligent dia*u**i<>n, and wo doubt seriously if our renders would bear with us. Take the school* for instance We hate been told that the Barnwell Grade! School District haa been running behind and some have advocated an eight months' school term instead ..f nine in order to “esitrh up." Would that he en tirely fair to the children - the men and women of tomorrow ? Would not the taxpayers be getting out of debt at the expense of their own children ? Can a child do as much or aagood work in eight months as he esut in nine? Will efficient teachers be found who are willing to work only eight months u year in Barnwell, with the consequent re duction in income, when they can make more elsewhere 7 questions that should he honestly by the taxpayers The school, however, is of the many departments ment and possibly the necessary sav ing to reduce taxation can he effect ed in some of the others. It is hard to put one’s finger on the exact spot where the waste is. but surely the cooperation of the county officials will he beneficial to .some extent at least. There i> no doubt but that eortain olas.ses are bearing more than their fair burden of taxation. We have particular reference to property owners and merchants, the !att< r be ing required to make returns on a 42 per cent, basis. It has been so easy in the past to tax fhe man or woman with visible property that no serious attempt has been made to reach other classes, with the present result. We sincerely trust that much good will come of the meeting next week and that the General Assembly, at its approaching session, will work out some plan whereby the necessary money can be raised to meet ex penses, while at the same time the present tax rate is lowered. A tax on gasoline is only one of many forms that no doubt will' be present- -ed at the approaching term. These are answered only one of govern- COTTON PRODUCTION UNDER BOLL WEEVIL CONDITIONS y > . X f c rr Recommendations Made by the Ex tension Service of Clem eon College. Clem son College, Dec. 12x—<Tb* Ex tension Service of Clemaon College has published Extension Bulletin 48, "Farming under Boll Weevil Condi tions,” and has secured through Sen ator N. B .Dial the publication of n revision of the "Report of the South Carolina Boll Weevil Commission.” Both of these publications, which may be had from county agents or from the Extension Service, Clemson College, 8. C. .contain valuable sug gestions on growing cotton under boll weevil conditions. Some of these are given below. e Stalk Destruction and Claaning up the Farm.—The hordes of weevils that ravage the cotton crop are the offspring of parent weevils that pass ed the preceding winter successfully. The weevils developing late in the fall are the ones most likely to sur vive the winter, as they are not worn out by long flights and by egg laying. The greatest number of weevils will •urviye in .bo.e a.ld. on which cot- >U)nt the root , 0( laD and *» t0 _'l th * r der no conditions should weeds and grass be allowed to get a start tn the gmni^ matter / supplied, no potaafc should be required. An excess of pot^ ash also tends to delay the Maturity of the crop, and for this reason mod erate applications will generally give best results. * A well balanced fertr llzer which supplies the needs of the soli to which it is applied gives the earliest crop and the largest crop. All *of the phosphorus and the pot ash and most of the nitrogen should be applied by,- the tfme the first squares begin to form. On very light sandy soils it is advisable to apply more of this nitrogen after the cotton is up, but in no case should this ap plication be delayed until Igte in the season. Where large applications of fertilizer are made at planting time, it Is Important to mix the fertilizer with the soil thoroughly so that it #111 not interfere with the germination and early growth of the cotton. Rapid Cultivation.—From the very start, cotton should be cultivated in tensively to prevent weeds and grass from ever getting a Start. To ac complish this, frequent shallow culti vation is advisable. Cotton should never be cultivated ro deep as to de- und other refuse material offering shelter, are allowed to remain. The early destruction of cotton stalks by chopping and plowing them under, the planting of winter covers, and the cleaning of terraces, ditch hanks, edges of wood*, and other places of fering winter shelter, constitute the first step in making the next year’s crop. Thorough Preparation.—When a cover crop i* grown on the land dur ing fall and winter, it should be piow*d under early In the spring so that the land will have ample time to rattle before planting Cotton cornea up more quickly and starts growth earlier If planted on a firm well-set tled seed bed (ban If planted on a loose one. If the land has been in corn and velvet beans, or corn sad peas during the summer and ran be conveniently planted to a cover crop, this should be grazed < during the early winter months and plowed tin dvr In raid winter for best conserve-j tion of nitrogen, and this will give time for the land to settle and the or j g.to r mat er to humtf) before plant ing time Where no cover crop is used, the land should be plowed la the fall or early winter for n heavy : clay soil, or la the early spring in the case of s sand) soli, and the seed beds should be mads up early la the spring so that they will have ample cotton, as they will delay the growth. Collecting Weevils. — It may he helpful to pick weevils from the young cotton pants before the squares appear whenever cieap labor that costs practically notning in cash is avsilshle. If weevil collecting is done with the utmost care, giving special attention to places where the greatest number of weevils hibernated, the majority of the weevils may be caught before they lay their eggs It is esti mated that weevil volfecting when upon thorough search lees than &0 weevils per acre are found, is not pro fitable. "** Collecting Squares.—When low- priced labor is available, square <*oi lerting will he helpful if properly done. Collecting should be begun about ten days after the first bloom Is seen In the field But unless It la dune- thoroughly It ia umprofltahle. About every five days every square must be picked, not only those on the ground, but also those that have dried on the .plants, as well as those which shoe • allow rotor of are flared This should he oonunnod during the first' weeks of the square-forming period During wet seasons when cultivation Is tmpossible, plow labor may be used until cultivation ran be resumed. Special attention should be given to to the people of Barnwell and Barnwell County,-! desire to cor rect an erroneous impression that has prevailed for some time and that has only recently come to my attention. It seems that some buyers of photographs were dissatisfied with the work given them, which it was reported had been produced by me or my rep resentative.^! wish to say that neither I nor any representative of mine has ever made any photographs of people in Barnwell and any statements to the contrary are without foundation in fact. It will be my pleasure, however, to serve the people of this section. I expect to be in this vicinity during the month of Jan-. uary and will be glad if those who contemplate having photo- # # graphs made will save their work for me, or 1 will be glad to serve them at my studio in Augusta. Montell Studio . plarw« where a large number of time to settle before pl.at.ag | |h# w1l|(| . r „„„ „ bottom lands, woods and fields ad joining BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, GA. ■oils when plowed la the fall should 1 be plowed deep 'o give more soil for root developmeft’ No aotl should be -Mowed deep ta^he late spring or just l»efore planting Flirting only Approved Varlettea. Numerous eipetlmanls la the boll wee,II iafeeted ares of this state aad other s;atea have smplv Justified the re-ommeadstioas of the follow mg inrletles for the conditions deeig- nsted• A Short single vsrletlee—fl) Cleveland Big (bill for wilt free land (It Dixie Triumph for wilt infested land B !>»ng Staple varleiea—<11 Webber No 4f I2i Doha Type Web l*er. It is Important to have an early fruiting variety but tt Is also iiupitr t.iDt to have a variety which < onttn ues to (rim throughout, the segeoa The boll weevil prefers to puaciure >.quaren and will do so If they are presant ia th* i lai»l»*- to be found, he will then puncture the half-crown boll* This explains why It 1* important for g variety to con tinue fmltinr throughout the season. • It should be und*»rst»*od that other varieties may in a given season and under favorable conditions* yield more thnn these, but when taken for a per iod of year* the above named varie ties have proved their superiority Planting as Eearly as Safety will Permit. Colton should lie planted an ! ! early as possible alter danger of kill-l a ing frost is over and the ground is 1 warm enough to insure quick germi nation and rapid growth. In order t.o waste land ur other where rubbish occurs. It la advised that all collected •queres. Instead of being destroyed, be flaced «a a bos having o»e of Ita ws'ls made of ordinary wire window sereeaiag laateaif of a box. a barrel rovar-d with ordinary window arreen- Inr may be aaed aad thla laid hori- sontally at some convenient place. The box or barrel must be tight *o that no emerging weevils ran eerape The meshes of the wire screens are too sinall for weevila to ewcape. yet sufficient large to permit the escape of parasites Attempts at poisoning the cotton boll weevil In 1*21 gave variable and generallv unsatisfactory result* Com- pariar the work and results secured 'n South Carolina with the work *rd results er< a red In other states, it I* believed that the results secured In this state during 19* vsf^e value weather oodltiona during the ixiiaoning period, .md that poisoning 1* profitable when properly done on high yielding land, provided that the wen:her I* favorable. % Use of Winter Cover Cro-jr. -The of winter crop* in flrhtiug the hull weevil can not he over-estl- mated. In the first place, the boll weevil can not srend the winter in a green cover crop, as it ip impossible for him *o c/ap:>rntc a sufficient amount of water from his body to en able him to live through the winter. In the second place, winter cover crops prevent ^washing and leaching, thus saving * very large amount of insure a good stand without replant , . . . . . , • ^ A ,. K V. • j .v, „ nitrogen, which is our most expensive ing. more seed should be used than | . , .. .„a has been the custom in the past. U els Many wekly papers in South Caro lina will not publish an issue' this week The People felt tempted to follow suit, but owing, to the fact that ‘ certain le.^al advertisements had to appear this week, we compro mised by observing Monday aionjr with the other business men of Barn well. We trust that our leaders will not criticise this issue too severely, as it was rather hard to get down to work again after even so .short a holiday, the first in some time - 4 4 After 19ft. this week write it right— Ashartme in THE PEOPLE. past. 11 well to uwe-from one to two buwl^ per acre, depending on the con dition of the land, more seed being used where the land is rough and cloddy or cold. It is a distinct advanr- age when practicable to delint the seed.because delinted seed will germ inate more quickly by several days, under adverse conditions, than will unjielinted seed. Judicious Fertilizing.—A liberal ap plication of commercial fertilixer I? also advisable, and this fertilizer should contain an abundance of phos phoric acid, as this ingredient hastens the maturity of the crop up to a point where the plant has all it requires in tte growth. On most soils in this state about 300 pounds of acid phosphate per acre will give moat profitable re sults. A liberal amount of ammonia hastens the maturity of the crop up to a certain point. Too much am fertilizer. If legumes are used as cover crops: they not only save a large amount of nitrogen from leaching out of the sol) hut may ac’ually add sev eral dollars worth of nitrogen to tho soil. Th>y also greatly increase the organic- matter In the soil, wn*-* one of the mostHqiportan.t factors in developing an early on soil, f - Hens vs. Pullets.—One of Im portant problems that the pouK^vf man has to deal with. Is how to ret the largest number of eggs from his flock How can he do this? By se lecting pullets to comprise about two- thirds of his entire fllock rather than by having a majority of hens. Sta tistics show that pullets lay about 30 eggs ‘more per year than hens. This is true for both the heavy and tho light breeds, The net profit therefore is in fsvor of the pullets. They lay more eggs In the fall and winter when moata delays the crop as does too i the prices are high, and so tend fur- HtUe, hence the importance of hav ing the correct amount of ammonia for each sell. Each fanner should study the moods of his soils and use the amount of ammonia which ho find* boot for hts land. Potash Is nec essary on moat of our aondy soils aad ther to increase the profit. During the pullet year an estimated profit above feed of 18.80 per bird 1* netted, while for the hen year a profit of 82.S2 per bird is netted Why then keep a large flock of birds which will decrease the profits on homn of dnr Piedmont soils - rather than increase Wfce.t « good syatem of tarmiag is more i-ilets aad f practiced la the Piedmont section, flock ft pays and them? Keep r hens in the • - * - The Buick Drag-Link is Forged /From One Piece of Metal The Buick drag-link consists of a single unit steel bar, instead of the usual bar with two Tvelded end sections. This construction posi- * tively eliminates any points of weakness along the entp-e length of the bar and is another evidence of the care with which Buick are built throughout! x. Buick Sixes 23-Siz-44 three Past. Homjetet $1495 T3-Sir.^4S Five Pjlow. Touring - 1535 33-Sii-46 Three Past. Coupe • 3i)5 33-Si*-47 Five Paeji. Seaan - - 3435 33 Six-4$ Four Pa*e. Coupe - 3i)5' 37-S<x-49 Seven Pat*. 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