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of weevil control be devised. Some form of the calcium arsenate and molasses method, I believe, offers this remedy. I have read the Florida bulletin No. 165 referred to in your editorial and think it recounts one of the most constructive pieces of experimental work ever done. i.Mr. Smith is a careful experimenter of repute and he has gotten hold of and demonstrated an idea which will almost certainly be of great benefit to the cotton producer. I do not think, however, that Mr. Smith's experiments (or any one else's for that matter) are the last word in weevil control. The finally accepted idea on control will probably embody some of the features of most oi me met nous now emyxuvcu. Experiments which we have conducted here seem to show that Mr. Smith could probably have gotten as good results with the use of far less calcium arsenate per acre in the single application which he made. I hope that next year he will apply after square picking a mixture of calcium arsenate, molasses and water, containing not more than onehalf pound of calcium arsenate per * acre. Our results and those of many other farmers in the state show that the over wintered weevils can be killed out on "the young cotton by sudh an application. Other experiments which we have carried on this years seem to show that every minute amounts of calcium arsenate?as little as one ounce or two ounces per acre in a mixture of molasses and water may effect a high degree of . weevil control. We must do further experimenting, however, before makthis assprtion. Mr. Smith would, I think, also have gotton better results if he had followed !his first application with other applications of calcium arsenate, molasses and water after the cotton began to show weevil damage. -Arsenate With Molasses. You say that you have heard little of the results of the calcium arsenatemolasses treatment. This is quite natural as there has been no organized propaganda in its favor while the Southern Fertilizer association, the Southern experiment station and the bureau of entomology have all seen to it that the successes with the dusting method have been widely and con-1 stantly advertised. There is a gentleman in Georgia who hag for years operated a small \ I but successful agricultural paper. His success has been largely due to the fact that he spends a great deal of his time traveling, observing the methods of good farmers and report-j ing theri results. He is open minded unprejudiced and has done much j -good in disseminating sound agriculos Via Vi a a nKcartrod it I I U. I <3.1 pi dtutc ao lie uao .<,<? j. v on the farm. He has recently been studying the subject of boll weevil control in South Carolina and Georgia. Allow me to quote from his editoral in Che Southern Cultivator of December 1: "On our recent trip through the state of South Carolina, going from Anderson county down through to Orangeburg, the chief topic of interest amon? the farmers was the best methods of boll weevil control by the use of calcium arsenate. We were given many instances of experiments made with both the dusting method and tlhe application of the liquid form. We talked with several who have given most of their time this year to this subject. We did not find one who tried the arsenate, syrup and water mixture that was not well pleased with the results obtained. Mr. Turner of Denmark put 40 weevils on stalks sprayed with this mixture and in four hours time every weevil was dead. Naturally he will adopt this method exclusively on his -* * 1 A O O ^ ^ ^ 4. r-t 1 iarm iur ivzo. >> e were cusu luiu ui an experiment made by a farmer in Greenwood county. He took eight acres of land and divided it into three equal tracts. On the first he used no poison; on Xo. 2 he applied the dust according to government instructions; on Xo. 3 he used the arsenate, syrup and water. On Xo. 2 he gathered twice the yield of cotton as made on Xo. 1, while on Xo. 3 he gathered twice as much cotton as was obtained from Xo. 2. Xow. we 'have no axe to grind in advocating the arsenate and syrup mixture. Xeither have we one iota of hostility to the government dusting method. But we are simply giving our readers the facts as we find them, from the actual tests made by the practical farmers themselves. TVe know this much: many of these tests are made by as high class farmerg as Georgia and South Carolina contain." His statement that he "did not find one who tried the arsenate, syrup and water mixture that was not well pleased with the results obtained" is completely borne out by my own experience. for I have yet to be told by one farmer who gave it a fair trial that he does not think he got pro- i fitable results and at a cost which! was usually, far less than that of the! dusting method. Illustrative Cases Cited. I refer you to your issue of July 1. for the experience of J. S. Edmunds of Ridgeway, during the years 19 21 and 1922; also to your issue of October 30 for the experience of \V. X. Henderson of Epworth (Greenwood county). I have lettei'9 or statements in my files from G. M. Xorris of Vance (Orangeburg county); J. T. Kaminer, Lexington, Route 2; Dr. W. C. Brown, Xewberrv; H. E. Martin, Athens, Ga.; ; James A. Gilliam, W. A. Calvert, V. A. Calvert, Jr., and Toland H. Watson of Abbeville county; < James W. Goodson of Hart9ville; F. l-lAlHt. nt' Pon ? ai t aviil1 o JV fj. VI. I lUiHO W1 w . Wise of Prosperity; C. B. Hay of Sum- < ter; L. D. Hill of Gough, Ga.; L. J. Hames of Union and B. T. Boatwright of Johnston. I am also privi- < leged to report on the conspicuous 1 success obtained by W. A. Stucky and G. iM. Stuckey of Lee county and also refer to the published report of the : success of Dr. W. B. Taylor of Dexter, j Ga. (see issue of Southern Cultiva- ' tor of July 15, 1 922). ' B. T. Boatwright says: "Used four 1 applications mixed according to your < instructions. Last application about i July 20. Cost about $1.50 per acre, i Applied some at 1 o'clock and at 3 < o'clock found dead weevils under 1 stalks, believe 95 percent, killed with first application. Used 4 00 pounds : S-3-3 fertilizer, had very wet summer, made 240 bales on 265 acres." L. J. Hames of Union writes as fol- 1 lows: "Under your directions we tried ( the molasses and calcium arsenate 1 poison for boll weevils. It thas cer- t tainly done the work. The writer was i over a portion of the farm where this 1 mixture had been used and could see i no sign of any boll weevils or any 1 punctured squares. We ran out of t the poison and where it has not been * used 50 per cent, of the squares are punctured." I could quote many other statements of like tenor but the above are 1 representative of the experiences of I nracticallv all the farmers who have tried t!he molasses mixture this or . last year. Many different mixtures of calcium arsenate, molasses and water were used all apparently with similar success. This shows that the method has not been perfected and suggests that comprehensive experiments are badly needed to reveal the minimum effective amounts of calcium arsenate and molasses in the mixture and the correct number of and intervals between the applications. We tested here this year many different mixtures of calcium arsenate, molasses and water and many methods of application. All were successful to aNgreat or less degree. The rainfall of this section was abnormally frequent and abnormally heavy from I May 14 to August 20. On our | best drained soil we made from 75 per cent, to 100 per cent, of an average - crop. On lands less well drained we made from 4 0 per cent, to 60 per cent. Our total average yields were fully two-thirds of a normal crop. On most of our crops we used six or seven treatments beginning June 3 2 (which was at least one week too late for best best results) and ending August 4 (which we now think was too early to quit.) We treated several fields on August 21 r with spray pump and secured excel- ^ lent results. I have before me a re- t port of the operations on one 14 acre T field treated six times from June 13 * to August 4 at a cost of $2.53 for j labor; total cost $4.04 per acre; S h 3-4 pounds of calcium arsenate and o six gallons of molasses per acre be- * in,z used. Twelve bales weighing 6,- j, 175 pounds were produced. 2 Drawing Conclusions. Our experience and that of many s other farmers all over South Carolina ]; and Georgia point definitely to the S following conclusions: j3 First: A mixture of about one ] pounds of calcium arsenate, one gal- b Ion of water and one gallon of mo- 1 lasses applied at the rate of about one ? gallon per acre to the young cotton \ just before the squares begin to form v will destroy practically all of the old \ weevils on the cotton. ^ Second: Further applications ex- j; tending to the end of the period of 1 emergence will destroy nearly all of r ? the later emerging weevils. ^ Third: This will protect the cotton c crop from serious infestation until F around August 1. and will allow a ^ fair crop to be made without further ^ treatment. The total cost of the above r treatment will not exceed $1.50 for t y materials and the labor cost, which ' Jj is usually borne by the tenant, will run between 15 cents and 4 0 cents c per acre per application. e v Our own experience has convinced f us that applications should be begun s again in late July or early August when further infestation from neigh- J1 boring fields begins and should be c continued at least until the bolls be- r gin to open. s The present supply of calcium arse- i ^ nate would, T believe, be sufficient to d afford excellent weevil control on t every acre .of cotton in the United 1 States if mixed with molasses and ^ water and applied in two to four applications. the first to be made just before the squares begin to form and ^ the last at about the end of the emerging period. The overwhelming problem of weevil control during the coming year is the calcium arsenate supply. It seems a great pity to me to allow 5 per cent, or 10 per cent, of the best off land owners in the South to monopolize the supply while the other 90 per cent, or 95 per cent, of the acreage is being ruined, whereas at least two methods of control are in existence (the Florida plan and the calcium arsenate-molasses plan.) by the use of either of which the pest can be controlled on 50 per cent, or more of the acreage. I trust that very many of the intelligent farmers of the South will during the coming year conduct accurate experiments on the Florida plan and the calcium arsenate-molasses plan, varying these experiments as to amounts and times of application. In this way will there be worked out the cheapest and most efficient method of control. I should be glad to have every farmer in South Carolina who has tried any modification of the calcium arsenate-molasses method to write me ibis experience in order that I may act as a clearing louse for this information. You do me too much honor in saying I "would succeed in the Red Desert." The agricultural practices which we use on our farms are (with :he exception of methods of weevil control) mainly those which are recommended by t'he state and na;ional agricultural authorities. There s nothing mysterious about our farm methods as will be rea'ized by any nteligent farmer who will take the trouble to come here and observe ;hem. CLERK S SALE IX PARTITION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court of Common Pleas. Hattie Bess Brabham, Plaintiff, versus Robert C. Brabham, et al., Defenlants. By virtue of authority vested in ne by Older of the Court in the ibove entitled cause, I will sell at )lar, in the County of Bamberg, said state, at public auction to the highest )idder, between the hours of ten ;hirty a. m. and one p. m. on the 12nd day of December, 1922, to the l^ghest responsible bidder therefor, lpon the terms and conditions herenafter set forth, the following tract )f land, and the two tracts of tim)er hereinafter described: The 9aid ;ract of land and the two tracts of .imber to be sold together: "All that certain piece, parcel, or :ract of land, situate, lying and being n Bamberg County, State aforesaid, :ontaining one hundred thirteen teres, more or less, and bounded on he north by lands of H. B. Breeland, jast by lands of H. B. Breeland, ;outh by lands of Ida Breeland, and vest by lands of H. B. Breeland: beng same tract of land conveyed to he said L. D. Brabham by the Maser of Aiken County pursuant to De ree of Court recorded in book 21, at jage 241. For a more accurate description see plat of same made by J. >. Mixon, dated November 15, 1890." "All of the pine and Cyprus timber ying and standing on that certain ract of land situate in the County of iamberg, and State aforesaid, conaining one hundred eighty-seven 1ST) acres, more or less, and sounded on the north by lands of R. Kearse, east by lands of Dr. R. E. Jrabham and J. J. Brabham, south >y lands of Dr. N.- F. Kirkland and 1. B. Kearse, an<d west by lands of I. H. Kearse: being timber on the ract of land conveyed to Mrs. Laura is.. Kearse by deed of Mrs. Julia A. Irabham, et al, and being the same imber that was conveyed to L. D. Irabham by Mrs. Laura A. Kearse by ,er written deed, dated the 21st day f June, 1918, the record of which is o be found in the Clerk of Court's ffice for Bamberg County aforesaid n book 0 of deeds at pages 296 and 97." "Also all of the pine timber of whatsoever size, situate, lying and tnriHinpr rsrs that rortafn tract of and in the County of Bamberg, and itate aforesaid, containing four umdred fifty (450) acres, more or ess. and bounded on the north by arcds of Frank Walter, on the east iv lands of L. D. Brabham and by ands formerly owned by G. M. Neely, outh by lands of Dr. R. C. Brabham nd Mrs. Laura A. Kearse, and west >v lands of H. H. Kearse, the land on ^hich said timber is situate being he same conveyed to R. L. Kearse by leed of Mrs. Laura A. Kearse, except, towever, all of the timber on said and which lies east of the Alligator lole on the place of the said L. D. irabham and which portion of timber o excepted is designated and separte from the remainder of said tract if timber by a line blazed out just trior to the time said timber was coneyed to the said L. D. Brabham by t. L. Kearse by his written deed, lated the 21st day of June, 1918. the ecord of which is to be found in he Clerk of Court's office for Bamterg county in Book 0 of deeds at iages 1 93, 1 94, and 195." Terms of Sale: For Cash; the suce9sful bidder to pay for papers, revenue stamps, recording, etc., and pro iaea inai as an earnest ut swu aith the successful bidder or bidders hall deposit with the said Clerk of 'ourt within thirty minutes after the iropertv is bid off ten per cent, of he purchase price thereof, and in ase this requirement is not corndied with the said Clerk of Court hall immediately without further dvertisement, or at another salesay to be fixed by him, after givinsr lie and legal advertisement, resell he said property at the risk of the ormer bidder. H. L. HARMON, ilerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, Lexington |, 'ountv. S. C. T'mmerman & Graham, Attvs for , Maintiff. 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