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EARLY P0186SN D. R. Coker Points Out V4 Campaign Again To the Editor: 'I notice appearing in all of th< daily and weekly papers this week al article from 'Clemson College purport Jug to give advice as to the latest an( mo:t approved methods of handlini the boll weevil. 'I am sorry to take issue with thi -weevil experts of the college on this matter but feel compelled to do so al my dwn experiments and those of man: of the lbest farmers in the state leaf me to differ from them in importan particulars. Olemson college is su:p ported princLally by the farmers o South Carolina and I submit tha where (there Is important evidence available from many of the best an4 most reliable farmers in the state, I should be given at least equal weigh 'with that of the "experimenters it Alabama, Lou'isiana, "%ississippi, Texa1 and Oklahoma". The boll weevil his been in Souti Carolina for several years during mos of which time the government and col lege experts have advocated a method of weevil conitrol which was expen sive, which required much judgmeni in its applicat'ion and which involved night iwork. 'Besides in practice lasi year -the government method .proved to be dangerous in that some crops were severely damaged by plant lice after two or three applications of the cal cium arsenate In dust -form. I have abundar t evidence that the early poison'ing c I the weevils by the molasses-calcium- hrsenate method is a success and is so cheap and simple that it can be put inito universal prac -tice. I think it a fair deduction from the results obtained that when put into universal prai.tice, it will greatly delay the rapid increase of weevils and allow the whole crop to frut for some time longer than when early con .trol methods are not applied. The ex:perimence of .ir. McDuffle, farm manager for ex-Governor R. I. Manning on his Cieredith place, is suf filient on this subject although it is confirmed by practically every other farmer who used tihe molasses treat ment in time. 'Mr. MoDuffle poisoned his iworst infested field of 10 acres on or about May -24, at which time there were no squares upon the cotton. Up to that time he -had picked weevils from this field frequently and upon the day of poisoning was getting at the .rate of about 200 weevils per acre. Mr. Mc'Duffle poisoned this field several times .between May 24 and June 27, on wbich day he told nie that he had fre quently and carefully examined this field during that interval (May,24 to June 27) and had sent hands .into it to search for weevils, also that ex-Gov ernor Manning had 'been with him on at least one occasion searching for weevils, that he had been unable to find a single live weevil in this field during 'that -period, that he had been carefully over the field during the past few days and had found but twvo small &lpots 'in -w'hich any squares were 'be ing :unctu red. (These of course he had carefully picked up.) The cotton referred to was planted in March andi was carried 'to the end of the p~eriod of wveevil emergence with practically no infestation or dlamage. About ,one week later -Mr. LioDuffle told me that he had just plowved over a 65-acre field and had offered his plowv hands Oc for each punctured sqluare. They 'had .turned in about 100 sqluares or 1 1-2 squares per acre. I could quote Messrs. W. A. and Gee. Stuckey of Lee county; .J. W. Goodson and 'R. P. Gillespie of Harts ville; A. H. Rogers of Society Hill. 'besides my own force of experimenters FRETFUL BABIES Cheer Up Instantly When Di'. TLhonton's Easy Teetp er Removes Cause of Pain. * othert When the child becomes ~ross and peevish with feverishness sour stomach, coated tongue, bowef trouble, cold or colic give, a course of the old reliable Dr. Thornton's Easy Teether and note the quick improve ment Dr. Thornton's Easy Teether is a harmless sweet powder. omposed ha: '' ft g. Babies Ik it 'and take it more freely than stieky sfrups or iquid medicines. JH# nreds of unsolicited tpstmonials weelyo .during the past 0 ~e years frot~a doctons,.druggit -4appr~eia timot1lerb prove it *16enbe yot qeltien of doubt, I to hei yout ehild tor money bac fwth. I FGR WEEVILS alue of MolassVS Mixture foi at the Boll We vil. and a host of othr farmers in thit section to the ege t that ap'ication k of the molasses i ixture applied foi - the first time from AMay 24 to June 1 I and even later upol cotton Which wak at the time 'badly Wnfested with wee vils resulted in the prompt and prac. tically total destru ion of the weevils It is hardly reas nable to suppos( that the weevils che the particulai date of May 24 to dis ppear from the fields of ex-Governor Manning, May 3C from the fields of Mr. Goodson and June 12 from our own fields (these be ing the dates upon which these three Partles made the first application of ipoison.) It seems to me no less foolhardy to do nothing to control the boll weevil until squares have formed on the plants and of courte some of them been punctured by 4ue old weevils. It is perfectly feasible as stated by the 'liemson1 authority to kWill these early weevils by applications of arsenical poison. Why is it riot equally feasible to keel) on killing -t4en for a period of 30 days when a method which will cer talinly do this is offered at a cost of about 20c )er. acre - er application foi materials, or say $ per acre to coin .iiete the job? The xperience of many in this* section shows that it is per feetly feasible to do this very thing. We are not going to get perfect boll weevil controll anywhere this season because in no section have all the farmers poisoned their crops and pick ed up squares, nor will we probably get weevil control to the highest de gree in any season, even in sections where the molasses Polison is used in time and frequently, unless the farm ers are vigi-lant in Oinding the spots 'where the few weevils who have prob ably escaped the poison are laying in the squares. I firmly 'beldeve, however, that w-hen every farmer in the state poisons his cotton before squares are .formed and continues this .treatment often eough to keep the poison'on the cotton until the jast of June and where the con tinues vigilant in detecting and ,picking up the few -punctured squares that the occasional unpolsoned .weevil will lay, we will have a method of control which will protect the whole cotton crop until late in the season and allow normal crops of early planted early varieties to mature. In order to secure the universal adoption of an agricultural practice it is only necessary to convince all the farmers that the .practice is profitable. The use of Mlhe Wiliamson plan of cul Itivathig oorn very quickly bbcane universal in this section because its .benefits were so manifest that even the powerful opposition of many gov ernment experts and agilcultural ad isers could not stop its spread. The use of fertilizers is universal in the eastern part of the belt. The general adoption of sonme moth od of boll weevil contrdl at once cheap, simple and practical enouigh to come with'in the means and a'lppeal to the common sense of every fanmer should -be much easier than eitther -the WVil liamson planl or the use of fertilizer, because every farmer has direct and vital interest in preventing his neigh hors from raising weevls which wil destroy his awn top crop and thus will use his influence to see that his neigh 'bors use control methods. I am in hearty concurrence with Clemson college and the government in their .advice to ' plant early, use early varieties, use acid phosp~hate, cult'ivate rapidly, pick upu squares and destroy the 01(1 stalks some time be -fore frostt. I must continue, howeer, to advise the use of a control method 'which has carried up to July 15 with priactically no damage to those crops to .which it had been applied before squares formed and which 'has carried our own cropis (originally badly in -fested) up to the same date with much less than 5 :per cent infestation al though the first application was not umade until many of the first squares had(1'been punctured. It should be noted that in this see tion ,we have had only one period (from June 6 to June 18) which was f-avorable for b)011 weevil control. The baiance of the growing season has -been showvery wi'th many .heavy rains, making control mbthods extremely dif ficult andl more expeOnsive than normal. The total rainfall at H-artsville from Jan.'1 to date has been 30.7. TPhe May rthinfall (which mostly fell diuring the latter half of the month) was 4.53; June, 7.79 and 'July (up to an'd in eludin'g Ilbth inst.) 3.80. I have great respect for the wvork of Clemson college. Ite; president, di rector of extenldon iand ,many: of its professors'are rversonai friends. In regard to boll,- weevil control, how ever*, I must accept 'the evidence of my own eyes and that of my own experi .mental organizatidn and -of relialyle farmers in this section who are ao' my .personal friends "IN YE OLDEN DAYS" AT THRE 00LON1AL 'BMJL GEORGE WAS'IIINGTON Ien's Unon Suits sizes 34 to 462 only 49. WO' KNElI tE'OH-ES MADE OF SA'TlIN AND DEC- ( I'gand~v, good 'iity, all i)101 ', 4 i hhes mide, at 25c ORIATFJD WPI Si1VI1R 'B1tCKijAS. MORE SERVICE- Bty Chlylle, white, pink, lue, tan, gold and laveiidai , 'Al FOR MOUNI'AlN 'H I. '' AiRE TIE ONG inhe ide lt 69c. ARUHPOR -10NUMI 111-1110i,%11Ail MI 71111, 0 j ( repe-de-Clijule, 314j inchles W; 11- alolors, at $1.39. JErNGTH KiHIAKI lANPS FOR tM+JN, WHICH COLLIN8' 'Drss Giiighais 10c, 121-2c, Luci 18c to 25c. DIPARTIMENT STOIRE .SI4I J iM TODAY 'All ONLY 95c. Dress -Clalbray at loc. Aen's Khaki Pants 95c. Men's Knit Ties at, 49c. Men'i Dress .Pant.s $2.45, $2.95, $3.45, $3.95, $4.45, $4.95, and $5.95. allee Pans and pitre A I unimii ti 20c, 25c, 29c, 49c. Boys' Pants 39c, 49c, 68c, 98c, $1.25, $1.69, $1.98, $2.48. 59c and 75c. ieni's Dress Suits $7.95, $8.95, $9.95, $11.95, $12.95, $13.95, Pure 'Aluminum Preserving Kettles foi' 95c, $1.19 and $14.95 and $18.95. $1.25. Boys' Suits $1.98, $3.98, $4.95, $5.45, $5.95, $6.45, $6.95, Syrup Pitchers illi'r Aliiin for 59c. $7.95 and $9.95. Pure A lii inii I Verolators fo' 95c and $1.75. Overalls for men 95c and 98o. Headquarters for 31ii s Pure Alumin Kettles for only $1.75. Headlight and Carhartt Overalls. Good qality E hamu I )ish pans for 98c. Boy 's Overalls 39c and 69c. A few Straws and Iaiamas left at *twiy tider price. Boys' Stra:w Hats, 'elosing out, special priee only 39c. Just received a shipment. of Men's Khaki Pants at 95c. A good 'line of Men's and Boys' Caps at. from 45c to f~l('s 'Sits $9.95 to $18.95. O~o. I.kii's Overalls at 95c and 98c. ( Ileadqulartecis for Car hai 1t t andI I leall ight, Overalls at un1der prives). Ov-eralls f'or the 'boys at -fromi 39c, 68c to 79c. 95c. hk Pns,4c DON'T SPEND YOUR MONEY Mens hhaki lt Him. 75c, 98c, $1.45, $1.50, $1.69, $1.95 and $2.45. 'for so (allied pleasures, Iblit drop yom nickles, dimes and dollars in the (O)1laJLI'N'S STOlRE SLOT .where you arecsuire to receive sound, substantial, sure, safe and 'greater returns. BRILLIANT BLACK BEAUTIES 'AMir. Burns said: 'That pleasures are like poppies spread, you seize the flower the bloom is sie(, or like the snow falls Aie the Black Taffeta. Silks at 98c. 'Black -MusIin, :36 in the river a moment white then gone forever. inches wide 98c. 'Black Satins, 36 inches ide 98c Today we have wagon loads of '31en's I lial f IIose itd ,ad ies 'Stoekings, and the price begins at 5c. 'Men's 'Half Rose bc, 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c. Men's Silk Ilose 45c, 60c. Ginghams at 8 1-3c. Abe M artii t inks a 'foot I Brush like (olins' epart Ladies' Seamless Ilose 5c. 'Ladies' -better iuality Hose ient Store sells for SC and 10c is worth aii ounce of lri'VCI loc. 'Ladies' Lisle Iose with seam at 'back 15c. Ladies' tioi. Tooth Past at. 8c is worth more than a pound of tooth Meiceeized Lisle Hose with sean for 25c. Ladies' Daisy Knit Silk Hose for 45o. lAdies' Fibre Silk Hose 39c. Ladies' Thiee Wise Men ol' Qothai went to sea in a bowl, if the "Gold Seal'' brand pure 'Silk Hose with seam at baek for bowl ha( been stronger this story Could have been loiger. only 98c. Ladies' Silk Hose with elocks 85c. Ladies' purie So I want to tell the little totH aiout the ladsoie pockt thread Silk Ilose "Keystone'' brand at. $1.35. Ladies' extra knives with two laes and pearl handles hich C()Il1NS <qrality "Oakbrook'' pure Silk Hose for $1.95. Ladies "i'eritas'' pure Silk Ilose with clock for $1.95. sellfr o nly Ut4 Children's good quality Hose for 1oc. 'Children's best Chles Facy Ubrellas o ly Pas quality fine ribbed hose for 18o, 19c, 20c, 23c, and 25c. 'Mile ancy colrs for t- lc . Children's Socks and' fancy colored tops for loc, 15c, 23c, r und2 for 5c. Children's Rings. assoited settings. 2 for bc. Pocket Ladies'' Silk -Gloves 39c and /45c. Ladies' long Silk Gloves Knives, two blades, handles. long chain attached in -vhie al(]-fiockfor75c l~. Badsand1 Necklaees I'ot' 5c. P-aekage of Ilair Plls for in 'white and bflack for 75c. io ed ii~ lc, Containing 16hi pins. Toilet 80111) l0. Boys' and Pillmv Cases 36x42 at 20C. Pllow Cases 36x42 at. 25c. Gis, Paley lInbbei Bathing Cal.s at 23c. ?Seaniless Sheets 69c. 'Sheets 72x90 75c. Sheets 76x90 Boys' SisJede's at 3c and loc. Meii's Suspenders at 95o. Sheets Rlx90 $1.10. '.Hemstitched Sheets. extra quality 81x90$1.e Dre Shirts at 68c, 88c and 95c. Madras Towels, good quality, red -horder Sc.. Iftick Towels loc. Shirts at $1.39. Boys' I eavy le Shirts at 55c. Turkish Bath Towels loc. illuck Towels 15c. Turkish Bat Pongee Shirts at 89c. Alei's Silk Shirts at $3.48. Mens Towels 25c. Ba Ibrigga i Shirts an )t 35c 'Baby Blankets, assorted co'lor's, fot' 75c.Me'sIesSheat$.5$39 md49.' MATTRESS TICKING ad$.5 'Rlemnain ts Sc. '"attr ess Tic kking, l'ull pieces 6c and Oi o " lri sWie('na lipr id Sos 12 1-2c. 8,ounc e Feather T-ieking at 29c. szs( o2 t4c Gimnghams at 81.3c.I 1IisWliic(i 'ISl'siiih i'elat9c P~retty Cirrtain 'lateriail, 36 'inches ait 7c. G'atize, 86 iniches $.5 'w ide for Kitcehen K(urtains Sc. Gomod hualit y Curtin Mia- - i iSairc )1nah laceIwie tSc terial in cream, wh-ite, heige for h0c. Mer'ceriz~ed Curtain Ala- 7-ihblaedwteTle)u ak9c Seirial worth 20c for 15c. "I est igutali ty Cutrtain mi iteria I in 'iipre ctc I)aisalImi,7 ihswi w~hite and heige for '29c. Eletri Irnsallat aehnem ree fo $395a ndy,2good <ieality , ll olinn, 0. ahe wide.at25. Bupty d Chye wite iknle agodadlvna, "Empt wagos mak the ost nihse."d Wedo'tmae9sc.c noseassoe f he , utwhnt Cmesedetone priches wI 'us an ost you39. I~nw ha COLIS'DEP RT EN STOREs 0c 1212s inc a8 positinc. promptlypuncturethe pricsof ean Champraysa pice.rdcrta porupe'hthupsinhen-publninm pik59c J.'uDe CLmProLI o 5 NS1.5 W.len'ILSO 'SeOLaiTANs at 9cad8.LUEhNrS for Car hatt a d ledig t Ov ral a nd r rce)