The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 20, 1921, Page 4, Image 4
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The United States governing
maintains an experiment station ,
the Department of Agriculture
Stoneville, in Coahoama county,
the Mississippi Delta, the chief woi
of that station being to cope with t]
Boll weevil problem, and to develop
long staple cotton best adapted
that soil.
July 21 the station had a field d;
rally at Stoneville?a couple of tho
sand planters from various sectio
of the Delta being present?and
revolutionary discovery was divulg
to them. It was, simply, that
planting cotton very thickly the b<
weevil is outdone and a handsoi
yield per acre obtained, despite hea
infestation. The dispatch about t
meeting contained the following:
And then came the thick-spac
.
cotton and .there was no doubt, jut
ing from their action, that this w
the star attraction, the loadstoi
which made these planters brave <t
long ride through the rain. This c<
ton was chopped out so as to sta:
two stalks to the hill, 12 inches apa
This would be equivalent to one sta
every six-inches or 24,982 stalks
the acre. It is averaged five bolls
the stalk, then assuming 60 bolls
the pound, the yield would be 2,2
pounds of seed cotton to the aci
Several of the plats, on ordina
sandy land, unfertilized land, a
eraged that nqffey bolls, and that, t<
in fields alive with boll weevil.
The economic importance of tl
discovery can hardly be overestim?
|c % ed. This amazing find ranks wi
Whitney's invention of the cott
gin. It will do more to lift the M:
sissippi "farmer out of poverty ai
make h*"m a prosperous citizen tin
any scientific discovery of the ag
Beyond a doubit it will make
v Delta the wealthiest farming cou
try in America. It has already r
stored the confidence of the Del
Planter and has pointed the su
road to beat the boll weevil.
\ I Simple? Yes, it is simple, but
has taken over 100 years-to discov
the secret the amazing simple fa
Pthat the greatest factor is growii
cotton over which the farmer his co
,
trol, ithe greatest crop producer y
discovered is thick-spaced cotton.
There was hardly a row, scarcely
stalk of this cotton which was n
examined with the most minute ca:
by the visiting planters. Besides ith
cotton was a crop spaced and treat(
like the ordinary Delta crop, a<nd
was a good crop, too. But when tl
(visitors began to count (the bloon
on the rows of this cotton and cor
pare them with the thitek cotto:
there was no comparison. In near
every instance the thick cotton ha
three times as many blooms as tl
wide spaced cotton. That settled i
The man who came to scoff caved i:
Here was indubitable proof ths
throughout long weary years he hs
been cutting down his crop by thii
ning it out. In response to his que
OCONEE PARMER HANGS SEL1
Aged Resident of Near Walhall
Takes His Own Life.
Walhalla, Oct. 16.?W. C. Russel
farmer and business man of Russe
ville, several miles from here, hans
ed himself in a barn while membei
of 'his family were at dinner toda;
Cause for the act is \mdetermine<
Mr. Russell was eighty-six years (
age, suffered an attack of rheum*
tism some time ago, although he wa
-hale and hearty, and continued t
look after his farming and busines
interests. Besides his widow Mr. Ru:
sell is survived by eleven child e
and many relatives in the Caroling
V . and Georgia.
AUTO WRECK COSTS TWO LIVES
Railway Locomotive Hits Car Nog
jpp: Carlisle.
Union, Oct. 13.?Laurence
Welch, of Herberts, and Ervin I
Ratchford, of Carlisle, were killed ?
1:30 o'clock tjiis afternoon when th
automobile in which they were ridin
was struck by a Southern railwa
locomotive at a grade crossing or
mile below Carlisle. Mr. Welch die
on the way to the hospital at Unioi
Mr. Ratchford's skull was fracture
and he lived until 6 o'clock this a
ternoon. i
A freight train was derailed i
'Herberts just after the train ha
crossed Broad river. When the soutl
bound passenger train arrived i
Carlisle, the locomotive was ui
coupled and was driven to Herberl
to bring back to Carlisle a number c
3?r 1' .
freight cars. A string of these cai
had been drawn to Carlisle and th
locomotive was making another tri
to Herberts when the accident o<
curred.
School supplies of all kinds ?
Herald Book Store.
otton Gets Unexin
Mississipi Delta
at tion the director told him that for
at several years the thick cotton had
yielded more than double the widein
k spaced crop, and that now there was
^ not the least doubt that through all
these years itihe farmer had been makt
ing a terrible mistake in spacing his
cotton.?Birmingham News.
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ices Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursworks.
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ST ALL RAILROADS
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Offices in Herald Building
Practice in State and Federal Courts.
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cut down on
coal this year
Over a million famili
by using ike I
Perfection Oil Heate:
v ical than ever this yea
costs but a trifle more
year ago.
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two or three rooms coj
lcai way is iu warm
your coal heater and
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S Jacksonville. Florida.
tO?#1 Gentlemen:?
* submit herewith the
pfcf" stone Cord tire. This til
I have retreaded it sevi
tiM i mileage to each retreadkV3
ing was about 7,000. I
think you will agree this
p/V" is a remarkable record.
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ff/a\1 as I know the owner to
be a severe driver. How|
*Ji ever, he gives his tires
proper inflation. The tire
in question is not yet
. out o: service and has
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frit/Si sufficiently strong for anUri?
other retread. I ara
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MfiJ Plant City, Fla.
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that a meet- jj
ing of stockholders of W. G. Hoffman
Company has been called, to be held
at 10 o'clock a. m., October 31st,
1921, in the store occupied by said
concern in Bamberg, S. C., for the
purpose of liquidating, winuing up
the affairs of and dissolving the said
corporation. W. G. HOFFMAN, L
10-27 President. tl
Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 30th, 1921. E
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[eater is simplicity itself
;arc of it?and it burns
single gallonof kerosene.
efurnishing and departction
Oil Heaters?blue
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SCpt. 10, 1S21 mi. TT C TUT
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Minneapolis.
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history of a 33x4 Fir?- It, occurs to me
re has run 57,00? miles. the mileage thai
sn times. The average Fjrestone Cord tire
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30X 3Yz
NON SKID
EXTRA SIZE
$ 13 95
In this fabric tire as in our cord tires
only Firestone resources and experience
can provide this' quality at this
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ion Piace, |C?9
that you might be interested QnXj ,
? I obtained from the set of I
s on my Dodge coupe. The J
first tire went over 29,- |!K| fl
000 miles. The second 1 *1 fl
m tire rolled up a mileage !\t/| B
II of between 34,000 and ftVfl fl
35,000. These were dow _
rear tires and bad been Sly*a aH
cut considerably by a JI MB
chains. The two front H/Im BE
tires have gone better NVki |H
than 35,000 miles and are jfxlj H
still in good condition. I l^Krl ju|
expect to get at least VgEH M
40,000 miles from each of 1 * J Sag
them. I need scarcely J\TfS jH
say that the Firestone byfl
Cord will be my tire
choice for the future. laQafl
Archie ^H. Beard, &JLJ
Minneapolis!,
Bamberg, S. C. VH|
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