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Waaammrn+rn?M* ? ? ? ? n m^mmmmmam GROWING COTTON: UNDER WEEVILS J. Clifton Rivers Telis How This f.:ay Be 9U0Q PRESENTS A PLAN FGR FARMERS' USE Gives Complete Instructions as to Best Methods of Combating' This Pest How to grow cotton under boll weevil conditions has been investigated closely by J. Clifton Rivers, state wnvpli??c? vviiiiiiisMuiiri, wnosc WOl'K has carried him into the boll weevil sections of the state good deal, and Mr. Uivers speaks with first hand knowledge. "1 have taken occasion to observe very closely I he elVorts employed by our best farmers in combating, by methods of preparation, planting and cultivation of the crop so as to successfully get ahead of the insect,'' the commissioner said. Smooth, easily cultivated upland is most adapted to the growing of the staple where the weevil is located, Mr. Rivers says in his statement issued recently. Following is the plan recommended by the commissioner: "In the first instance we must think of growing cotton under boll weevil conditions on smooth, easily cultivated upland, because it is impossible to apply the proper method on rough, stump or rocky land. Therefore, on every farm our cotton crop must be planted on lands selected for this purpose, even if small in area, and the planting of rought and unadaptable land to other crops. "The preparation should begin in earlv spring where fall plowing has not been done, and s-hou'd be thorough and complete by plowing and harrowing until the <oi| is put into a high statp of cull ivition. Fertilization should '<p ' v the application of <iuick prowiiMj* fcrti'i/or o'm Mined trom sources of p*>-v ; v,"' 1 si I > i' i y, like, 'ov inst '\vr>, phosphoric acid from dis! nrn or i'omt?'l pho-ohate rock renderc 1 into a hurh irrade of ."rid phosphate For /Miinioni;) nitrate of sodo probably 1:nd< at thp head ol the li . w^b cottonsppd oval or tankatrp ;v< /> r'rv-'P -oroiv'. O'l SHImIv Soil deficient in potash, some kainit or other forms of nota^h <alt< shouM :,p added to the mi\turo. The best results have been shown from a formulae coin posed of HOG pound sof 1C> per cent arid. ?00 povnds of t>i'r,,<0 of soda, for heavy soils, wi'h an addition of 100 pound* of kainit for sandy soils. Prepare I,:md Well. "When Hip l"nd selected for the cotton crop has boen sufficiently broken and pulverized, placed in hinrh mechanical condition and IcvpI and smooth and iho season has come for the plantiwr of the seeds, which should ahvavs 1>p latp enough to insure rapid permiiiation. <ho vows shonVl l?p '.aid ofT thrpp to threp and a half fppf apart with a four inch scooter, marking or spacing* the rows with each other. This pan l>p done with a contrivance pi aced on th? plow stock which marks the next row to bp run (hp same distance apart as tho othe'-s and inuifs rows of p(|U,'\l width from one v nd to the other and from fone sMp of the fiebl to th.p other, which i- ahsolutolv necessary in the rapid and pvpu cultivation pf t'10 p'*oj). This should then be followed bv the u'uano distributor of the eovorinir type '"hich will viMo-r> on < h -> ''li/ov r\;vl. :.\"kp the bpd for plan' < <br- . >vd. The cotton pp(! n'aMor ^'vuild fol'ow immediatelv. putt inn; p'pntv of sppd t iusurp a. t1 ipk row of plant at least one 1o oi:P and a half hp-hp's to tho clCl'O. of 1P 'i . " si''od (.(..! ; f?v fr?1 lowimr this pvm'- (j v lion tho p] 4i> <> is fini diod, tho fio'd should l?o norf^plly lev'. "Whop t! 1 11!;J?.? 1 < ? ciniH' P|? and hofo^e. i" ''wo hanpons to ronu a hard v 5p tho woeder. or ' ootioi harrov . shou'd !>o ?*i?n across tho row nearly -runvo. This v i'l broak tlu e?Mp-f and dostrv 4,u vnnil!1' p'rass aw woods w1 :,h would ot'?orwi--o co-po a; beforo Iho cotton did, and beside, would loj^o (bo soil in f\po cop dition. This should he kept up To two or <h r>p tr o- and until tho cot ton pi-M-1 :>vp !)or.?inninii* o sliow thoi bud 'eaves. <<\y>.i-pi : vi'p pp /ipfl havi be pun to <> . w < f il <-? that fh< stronger " ' ' ponri hod p'ant Can ho d r i Ih^ hoeinff o '' (' '' ' , nv' h'v'ip. 'I'h1 thick : '!)" ' { i : *>V?pr0Vei beep1 * "> ' ' < 1 ''??? more o tlie fu*-t Pi Pi i:' p' "! '.oil ; * 11 r 1 to SOttV extent " " ' ' >! < "rom mak inpf too an nd ' Ik ' lvo on penso 4'i ; Vpi'r <ro Six t< eijrrht i! ' < ,m.. in the drill, will from fo four st^lk ly tho hill ll.O" -:"'V "Now :'*o pi(h iv: < ion hould eov.i rro-ro < d hp i'anid thoroual and le*. d. S*>; :v>~'oo'h 'uliivators < shaped fir t thov reach froni row t< row: V1 the fh-< cu't'vation ? snnVeho'id or * on^d '?- >')-? on eacl side h'p- ?vv }o ?hi < "' 11 * ?< >r a vor< jyood imnlo pent. l>y nsinir this kin< of a tool one man and one'/nvul(? e.at p*o ovc r,,o' f: vo to i \ acre- p d;'V By d einiv this on^e every wook a?j^ more if possible, the voumr prass am weeds are destroyed in thoir incip iencv. This cultivate a should 'e fcop un tlvourrh the e?v on and I'M til tbr> foi^o*' 'l" <lrtvol' 00'1 i< fvi Mild |?! -O I'Oojr) oporinf or tin bolls l-o-'f, 1 > I' 0 ^rwlcled. ' T < vr} t 'j; ''f i'Vy V!'1!'. "Nov/ a il"" of ' : " 'rv of level p'-'ioiln-r ;ii"l rn'tiv wish to say that moisture, bein.i* one of fi'i> r' '-r ' . < . ;r.\ :ho incubation 0'* "l" '[> -I (Jr \o!ni)' .Mit of the larvne of h-ip *?* >]j voovi), thiV method teiyls to proven* I lie aeru?nillation of moisture by destroying thr % i r~" " | depressions ;?n.l low places along* tho j rows in which tho puncturorfrentires ' and forms would fall ; nd lind tho i ncro siry amount of moisture for incubation. Go in any fiold almost any , morning, oven in dry woathor, and you will find tho bottom of tho furrows moist, and besides tho rain tliat falls during tho season accumulates in tho depressions made with tho plows and furnishes ideal conditions for the , propagation of tho post, while the plowing or listing; will turn under the punctured forms to moisture and haU'h tho young weevil out under ground from where he will emerge I in his destroying quest, while under the level cultural methods the moisture is evenly distributed, tho top layers of soil dry easily, and oven copious rains on a properly prepared up-1 land field will not long' hinder the shallow cultivation under which such ( ,wv?w) i i i m vn cm nm/>h nnruln< i Ti i > I I I I V I I I I I I I 1 I I (II V V/ III VI VII I I \ V \ I \ I . ? MV punctured forms arc mixed up with the dry, hot dust mulch and in a few hours has dried up and does not hatch. "Another tiling, most people have an idoa that it takes extremely early pVniting of tho seed to get ahead of ho weevil, and by taking such steps, lots of our farmers have nearly lost vn entire crop the past year. Do not plant until tho land begins to warm u?). because if you do, the seed will likely rot in the soil instead of germ- I mating, or else die trying; to survive I a '"to ' old snap. Planting over or replanting. and a stand of late May or June cotton is the result which, oven if it does start, prows un with *? lot of leaf and stalk and is the favorite brooding ground or prey of the weevil. Usually in the northern part of this state the time best suited to tho olnnting of cotton is from April 10 to 25. "Wo shou'd select our planting seed from early, quick maturing* hand hu'lod varieties of cotton, which have proved to bo adapted to each community's special climate and soil conditions. "Those suggestions are made to our, 'armors who today are perplexed over i ' hat thoy consider a serious situation, but which to my mind will eventually vork good for the Hcountry avsimr ?>nr agricultural people to get' >ut (>!' an old rut of cropping. i "KSivlly. let me advise you to con-i nit with your county demonstration agent, who is prepared to help and1 iv.e ou the benefit M' the experiences | of those who have already come; hreuivh this orde: !. and put you in | 'ouch wit! 1 Hie work in your behalf I Ion" tbr?. p 1'nes bv Ciemson College. !NW.\ AM) A I'TONOMY. I iviM'C >1 fV O"' 'V ; I ^ ' ?' by reason that the English Irish i question appears to ne almost , n --o,' that tho pn\t taGreat I Britain faces is that which con corns autonomy for India. Within l. e t'.exi '.l 1 year- accrd'r.g t,A I member of the British Indian coun; cil at Washington, complete autonomy f^r the Indians is more tha"1 a possibility. In that country the Ghaivlist n overmt ha< made grea headway. Yet it is not a movement i 'tarticularlv design xl against Briti h urisdiction over Irdia. The civ .factor which enters into ihe Ghandi revolts is against the British govern > -eat. super induced by the failure o t'^.e Knauthorities to pro^nct in ( i.-in p^orca itile ir?s-iuition* aga'ns the influx of British lvanu :>ctur<v' products. Ghandi an i'lea'i is lead im>; the way toward anprismg h< English of h< w much a'"tagoni.sir there is to the practice. .Many men N ! J* A JIM ' IV P ***wiriv ** i?i ? v JLfci *mL ^ JoL ;S i a : I V:FV8 ?'' 1 "I"T?* 1 i;,, ii A k h. & cLia. As i1 n 5 I U What is as dcliciov ,. U you re really hungry > | 0 a savory roast, or a I | cull a 'f ? I Meats thai ' ii V\ ?* :j ti Me ,! if' ?j n are the soil in whicl | ! choicest cuts, sold to i Mil !! 8j the goods upon whicl ? ! I J ; 1 | '){ v.'1 4'/;'X'' i'"X""X--//"]!""<!* !'""X**X"v!"'Xv! jijj FRESH FISI I, P< n ' POULTRY AL\ ' | j *##*w-x-x-):-;-:-:;-:' ->; ;? 1 J ! F> ' * T! ? ;1 i lllgtlt I i * !J. Sj 7 clepho THE HOKRY HERALD, CC of India tool perfectly safe in saving J:: t there would be no at'.e'.r.pl I . evolt or throw over the tcovo> ninriu a! authority w hich rests with th ero vn. The next few years will d termhie in larjro* nicasnv wha India's future is to be. Eventually now status will be established. Dayton News (I)em.) OLD SAND ROAD NOW SELECTED Sacrifice Saving in Distance to Avoid Woi'k Near Town 1\ I ittlo. o fthe Horry C unt?* Board, returned here last week and early thU week lHo boards that are oncerned in 'he location and hui'd'nr of the new highway from Conway to the Georgetown county line, began to make final investigations :?nd o v! meetings for the purpose ? i' deciding on the route that this roa-i is [ > take. Maps and plans have b ^en mad before. The boards had the bemfi of ski"od engineers and tlm'v work in coming to a decision in this nvitter, which is of greatest interest to the people of the lower part of Bucks "own snip. Two routes had been eonsid red. One going by Greenwood church would bend at that point -Mid stiM'k% the old road down near Port Harrelson, while the other is kn w a the present Georgetown and Conway load. Interested people patiently took around a paper agreeing to give tbland for the right5? of way as to both, of these ways. This seems to have ? cne thmigh along both rout0- w it!* jvciN few exceptions. The papers a signed also provided that the ow o, Ivould give any obstructions, ucn i | buildings, that happened t^ com-' p'!.< rirht of way, but for pr ?p?' recompense for the actual co r-i?vinv. 1 .ate last Mendav afternoon decision was reached as follow-: Th v#^nfo w -J 11 tako I'Vu'^b avenue : o 11 * Town of Conway. From t^e en-.l this avenue, rear the old brick mil' silo. if. viii bond o ,Meh'f (' ing out on the old Georgetown ro; d near '.'to old * I e'son re iden v U..1? j1. * - 1 ;n r un' course <>| tile (>!(; (j town road f r<>?r that point. to th 1 ! cop it v '"no. The idoa ?eenic* to f i avoid tho low lands a;d bra who ovon at too ncr'fire (>f lo. sop I tanoo?'i bad thing to I?o dow ?n 1!' oa ? of a v ad. Tho work will be.-^in in about :liirt days. o ADV KRTISING An up-to-date evangelist was writ ing on all tho rocks along a certain rivor, different Bible texts and admonitions to bo good. At one place on a fine, smooth rock, he wrote: "What are you going to do aftei death?" A week later underneath this ail enterprising advertiser had written: "Use Delta oil?good for burns." Of interest to the school children of Horry County is the contest bo.ru 1 on January 12 by R. W. Lane <? Co of Conway for an essay on "Wash ington's Service as President to HiCountry.'' The prizes to be awarder are as follows: first prize, $5; seconr prize, $.*>; third prize, $2. February 22 is tho limit set for the contest t< run.?Adv. ?gag:~:KvxiTSir:^ ?Qeiyi'~MX ?rry i' \\ Cvi IVwlA&L ej ri is and satisfying when ^ ?| as a thick, juicy steak, J i Rj l tender breaded veal i i Make tlie 0 ik ?* > b JC ) we specialize. The $ i LI /ou at honest prices, are pj i our big trade is built. k >::x--h:--x x-xx-fx-x -x-x-x-x- N ORK, EGGS AND 0 VAYS IN STOCK *:< w : : >: x- : x-; :* x- :: ? f i ! $ v $^ y 'R" *1 i l\ K?C mc 66 I (NV/AY, S. C., JAN. 10, J.988 CONWAY C. OF (V FAVORS SCHOOLS' Will Give Support of Business Men in Various Ways Plans of tin* Mfitlli (' ifoliim fiim. I mission on Adult Illiteracy for the establishment of night schools throughout Horry County have the enthusiastic endorsement of the Conway Chamber of Commerce. This commission Ivis selected Horry Countv for a period of intensive work looking to the complete eradication of adult illiteracy within the next several weeks. Miss Will Lou Gray, field agent of the commission, is in Conway making preliminary plans for the establishment of niirht schools in everv communi'v in the countv where thev are needed. The idea is to give every man and woman the opportunitv to learn to read and write .and to meke the fundamental calculation of arithmetic. Miss Cray has conferred with officials of the Chamber of Commerce and has been assured of the enthusiastic support of that organization. This support will t"ko the form of necessary publicity, the furnishing of speakers for various meetings where they are needed, the distribution of I literature provided bv tlm S4,?te De >Mflnient of Kducation. and other activities to be suggested by Miss (Irav. The Chamber of Commerce realises that the prosperity of the countv is closely intertwined ^ ith the ed'ie^??ona> advantages of its citizens. This is a day in which a man's success in any business or tr.ade is largelv <<ependent on his ability to digest information and facts placed at his <'i,:posal by specialists and governmn1.nl agencies. Those who can read have access to the best advice of * he best brains and hence are in position successfully to plan the operation of tlioir farms, shons. or stores. There fore the Chamber of ro r.'iorco. interested in tlio commercial development of Conway and TTorrv County tribes a ke^n concern >* I lie -ucc of the effort to provide educational facilities which v ;!1 pb?ce opportunity within the reach of all. A coon M \\" C')NK Mr. John W. Capo-; of .Tordrnvi'le section died on Wi<';p\ !)ve j" 2T. and was buried ih " "o\\ m'- Sot day at O'd l?ehobath Church mom* hi home. Mr. Capps had urvived an attack of paralysis five years a?.<> with the partial loss of the u o of his ru'ht hand. ,and from the effects of which he was very feeble. Three vears la.tei he had ano'her sliivht attack, but iust before Christmas came th.e fatal one. Mr. Capps was borv. i it Marion J>nr rei | ) J a fvto/i i 1 I I! ii f fr<f>ff. ; t TO Bw % : ^ L'"(Ww I I All made at l! !know what is in t! mg the qja):ty ol work and care us better value m I he |] i fl ji ! Scratch Pad l! y Doxen ji [] . Two !| ^ Writing'Tal j | $ Dozen ; !; ! lie scratch | that you would u j | in the pad and le ! U for shopping and j n aic taken out and ! | ? | IN 1 he writing t< j j the nice letter. and there are pic 8 while they are in ' n l| Unffij |J i| SaOSi y 11 J , .raw ~rr? .. .aiqiirjiwgc-raF? County nearly seventy-one years ago. Ijut moved to this county when ciuit" a boy, where he had ever since nvide his home. His powerful physical strength stood him well in hand v.hiio ho carved out from the hammock forro-t s of Little Pee Dee River a comfortable home and farm. Then Mis-Rosalia Cooper become the life partner of our worthy pioneer and ha. | ever since graced with care and de I votion their sweet home, set ajr.ainst I I rustic backgrounds over on the hi!' [ To them were born six boys and four jrirls, all of whom ;ire (vrown, and with one exception have flown the parental nest. All of the cbi'dr^n were at the Ihedside to shit re in i he mother's jjrief when the angel announced his sad mission. Mr. Oupps sought few acquaint ances bevond the immediate circle o*' the a<f"irs of his home and church lirc, which were the hirh y predominant objects of hi> .ilfecti'm Since eavlv manhood he had been an tctive leader in the Rehobath Raplist Church. lie was aiwvs the champion of righteousness. and was a <vro/it mini because he was a ??'<> m! man. We could i.ot withhold our Mmpathy from his fel'.nv followers of Christ, who now worship ,abou4, n ^eat le**t vacant and drea n jf "a touth of the vanished hand or a sound of the voice that is still." All the family and especial'v the 1 ?k,. ?< a??e<l tllOlllPr lUlvf .lie >,v III |j?ivu.v v /1 the entire community. ?One of 11 is Friends. POOH GEOKGK A gambler named George used to visit a Chinaman's place and smoke opnim .e'most dailv. One day lie rushed in .and snid excitedly, "Hip. lo"n me $10. Thanks, I'll come in with it tomorrow noon, if I'm alive!" And out he went with the money. \bout M o'clock the next .afternoon a friend of the ?ramh!er drooped in on 'Hio Chinaman and said: "H>n. where i i< C.eorjre today ?" The roi fidir.ji* Celestial wiped his eye- with the corner of his blouse and replied: " George, him dead." uis offfnsf 1J"11!s, the camp cool-:, was in the - v.;nd-hou <\ i nd S im w as otferinv/ him a little sympathy. WVhat' done got you in hcah law, Sam?" " Inverten." "Inverten?" What am d.it inverten, Rastus?" "Well, I jes' tell you,' Sam. I clone cooked a lot of beans upside down and doy nib dese heah sobers de hiccoughs." o FARM WANTED?Wanted to hear I from owner of a farm for .sale. Give j lowest price and full particulars. L. | Jones, Hon 551, Olney, III. .vm*. ? ijvu MT4i_' |^^|||'|| I UBUmteSl X* :m%HMSKSSmE W' f,* [Mi ;?< 'I' r-V' oJ ," * w<ff Iffel-ifpjl X;T5 fiil&yliw'ili tj&ii v^vo,. r-.^ 4-VO . . ?. mrr/M . ?ru?.w.xr\Nf ;< II avAaii-n /^-u wixwv~'s?? iv/ti4)l' AK.UM4 ?X-A. <* .% i,,/' Jt\k ? .??^4 *- *... I Wntinor $i? ':i tit i IildSl i$8li ic Herald office by the Herald iem and know ihey are well n the paper that j'oes in them ed m producing them we kne : world. PRICES r>, each *? m mm mm each Ml 31 M M )ads will save you much nioi se for mere figuring. You ca ave the rcsl of the leaves inta keeping memorandums. W the othersiefl. i *1 ihleis will give you just what y rhey arc m either leMeriheac nly in stock. Get your supj stock. Pri Uys dm I S I 7XTZ?'fiwr 1JW ? Tif? JWH??pg PRINCE REPORTS M AS TO QUARTERS J Asked to Investigate as tojjj Women's Quarters at *| State Pen 1 To the Women of the Waceamaw Associal ion t Conway, S. C.: V1 In reply to your letter of recent ^ <ui Li' in which you requested me to in - :mb| vestigate the women's quarters at the ] penitentiary, I beg to state that on last Saturday 1 made a personal visit to the penitentiary and asked Repre- |fl sentatives Leopard, of Pickens County, !\1r. Harris, of Anderson and Mr. Wade of Aiken, to accompany me. i Upon an investigation we found the J women's (|uarters all in one brick j| building with a partition dividing the Jj whites from the colored. There were fli only four white women, two of them H serving life sentences, one for ten "a years and the other one for a shorter term. The quarters for white women were clean and sanitary; still, they had to pass through tho colored quarters to get to their bathroom and toilet. This, however, cannot he avoided unless separate quarters were built for both white and colored. This . e could be done bv an appropriation nvide by the Legislature. Hoth white and colored women are dieted from the kitchen, where men do the cooking. Superintendent Saunders assured me that in the near future the white women would do their own cooking. , This, in my judgment, would be much better. The white women are not required to work except to keep their own quarters sanitarv and also to do their own launder| iug. t There is another building inside the penitentiary grounds that could be remodeled and turned into women's quarters, which would give ample room for both white and colored, and until this i< done, conditions will have to remain as they are. Respectfully, W. A. I' I * 1N ( K. Wo beg t<> <*all attention to the [ prize e "y content inaut.'ui ited by j U. W. Lane &. Co. for chool children ' under the are of is of which mention I lw. I loi'-ihl nC I'lllllM'V \\ If I III' II* it* HI . 1Thi is ; fir.o opportunity for pupils of tin' schools of Horry County {to review what they havo studied relj ative to "The I'\M. her of Hi Count rv" ' and win one of the prizes offered by ; K. W. Lane & Co.?Adv. * * * * u .!. A. Clifton, M. !)., specialist in 1 diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat, at Conwav I>rujj Co on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday only. IMease call as early as convenient. 11-3-tf stcli jj ^ ,<rr> w,*Pk is 3; ? ' r* V! u ~ n 's own forcc. We n lade, and consider- 5 I and the amount c i )vv that there is no | J ' y' a KQ | I il o "* J 01 oa J m 4> i *i>u a f;| ley in better paper > .|I n tear out any leaf Let. Just the thing I j hen posted, leaves y j ou vvanl for writing I 9 ! or note-head size y ily of all ol these n 3H 1?I? ^Rglf |J J | ib~ z. imi?i guji??mf.? ipjw.~?-janrzzJl Hi mxt.