The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 29, 1921, Image 4
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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.
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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
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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-
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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 -
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After
19ft.
this week write it right—
Ashartme in THE PEOPLE.
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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
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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!
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Buick Sixes
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T3-Sir.^4S Five Pjlow. Touring - 1535
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33-Sit‘SO Seven Peat. Sedan - JSJi
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33-Pour 36 Three Past Coupe 147J
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