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4 She (truntil Srrnri W. R TOLLEY & E. C. EPPS Publishers. \ntered at the postoffice at Kings S. C. as second class matter. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES STRICTL-1 IN ADVANCE Single copy one year $1.5 Single copy, six months 7 Single copy, three months 5 TELEPHONE NO. Si Obituaries. Tributes of Respeci Resolutions# of Thanks. Card o Thanks and all other reading notices not News, will be charged for at th rate of one cent a word for each in sertion. Hot suppers notices. All communications must be sign ed by the writer, not for publicatio unless desired, but to protect thi newspaper. All unsigned communica tions are a waste of time paper an postage on the part of the writer. ADVERTISING RATES Advertisements to be run in Spe cial or "Want" column one cent word each issue, minimum price 2 cents, payable strictly in advance. Legal advertisements. Si.00 pe 1 inch first insertion, 50 cents per inc *each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term display advet tisements very reasonable. Fo rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money oi ders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 191< MUST CHANGE TACTICS /' The County Record heartily ir !"> mnvomont InQnonivstp UVI OCO 11IV. lav ? V liiviiv v.. here last week under the auspices o the South Carolina Land Owners As sociation, directed towards improve marketing .facilities for the product of our farmers and for the erectio of a large potato curing house a Kingstree. etc. Now that we have with us, an will continue to have with us in mor virulent fonn from year to year fo some time to come, the boll weevil ,: is a foregone conclusion that our pec pie, especially the farmers, must rt sort at once to combative measure in order to save themselves, many c them who seem to know nothing bi cotton, from absolute ruin. Th quicker such meausures are adopte and put on foot the better it will b for then1. Avnoi'innnnc nf ntlipp L" l\JIII bilU tApVUVIUVO V* VV14V. ^-V, tions and other states where th weevil has made himself known w cannot afford to trrow out our ches in a defiant manner and vouchsaf the impression that "the weevil won hurt me" He'll fool you as sure a satan unless you change your farm ing tactics and head him off. We dont think Mr. Weevil eve stuck his beak into a county bette able to combat him than Williamsbur tfflv right now. Our farmers have bee Hs? * *> sperous for the pas K- , and are in good shap H They can weH afford t f om cotton to a large ex I devote their time and mean ^ pursuits. tire ad y know how to grow to successfully, which is a fin y crop; no section can beat u ing sweet potatoes; our sand 1 is especially suited to peanu ilture, and no state outside of th jluegrass region is better adapted t the raising of hogs, cattle, sheep an< goats, all soil builders and bank ac count increasei-s if properly handlec Now is the time to turn vourattentioi in this direction, Mr. Farmer, and w believe there is no better way thai by cooperating in every possible wa; with the South Carolina Land Own ers Association whose business it i to assist you in the proper method of production handling, marketing etc., of such crops and commoditie " ' *1 M X_ /I.* X as Will put ine weevn u> m^ni am money in your pockets. GET BUSY Kingstree needs more electricit, and less gass. The sugar famine which prevails here the past two weeks was broke: this week upon the receipt by ou merchants of a few hundred pound each, which they promptly dispense equally to their customers. If there is one town in South Car olina wherein exists a good openinj for a fuel dealer we believe tha town to be Kingstree. A coal an wood yard, conducted as a busines proposition on business principles i a community need and would, we be lieve prove a remunerative invest raent for a live operator. \ k ! As citizens <>f a beautiful, proxies- waj ] I iie j sive little citv. let's get together ami ! j scei devise ways and means of paving - our streets Or do .you prefer eating flc], dust as you've had to do the past whi ? few weeks when you ventured out of ron gjvour front door? ^ou 1 ' to I 0! = cgg With pave<l streets Kingstree would is | 0 be the prettiest little town in South pun Carolina. Sot only that but the san- an'' itary condition would be improved ^ j one hundred per cent and merchants ^en 5, would save hundreds of dollars in sea e_ merchaandise that is annually soiled Hon by dust and filth blowing into their usu ! places of' business from the streets. ^et n the ? j es ' tj There seems to be no improvement the in the coal strike situation in a com- ^1U mercial wav. The output is so scanty pup !* that manufacturing plants are forced jn 5 to shut down railroads are reducing jn train service and apparentlv confis- The r . v:i h eating coal in transit f>'* their own use, municiple plants in some sections C'^ r cant get coal and cities are in dark-1 (.on ness as a consequence, while the for- | son eign element of anarchists and Bol- hin' sheviki adherants which our lax im- str< ? migration laws have permitted to UC per ' flood the countrv, dominate the situa- _ . , _ ] tion in spite of Mr. Wilson and our tha high courts. app ful l" ava d It is earnestly hoped that the Wil- (ja ,f liamsburg delegation and others inter- wh< ested will arrange to. meet with the get delegations from sister counties in the aPP s Pee Dee section between now and the *? ami n tipie of meeting of the Genral As- upo it smbly in January. The object of the goo meeting is to consider and if possi- you d ble reach some definite conclusion on W01 e the Santee bridge question. Williamsv^llC ir burg, Dillon, Florence, Darlington and cuj( it others we understand are unalterably cull >- in favor of a bridge at Murray's Fer- you >- ry, and from a casual glance at the >s map it will readily be seen that this , r ' wh< if is the logical place for it to span the it river, as it is on a direct line from pUr e Charleston through Berkeley and on and d through the Pee Dee section, offering ^ e as it does its great benefits to a larger number of people. It is propos- t v ed that the county delegation meet i the e in Florence to consider this very im- left e portant matter before the end of the to Thi it vear. arsi e exp Heretofore The County Record has suit ,s observed onlv one holidav?that of )" i. * but Christmas Day. We are not prepar- pQv ed to say whether this practice ha; qUj, 1 | been maintained in the past as a and 1 ' business principle or merely from j tha k having fallen into an old rut and un- son n able to extricate itself. Let this be it *c,u' as it may, we are, beginning with to- juj, day, adopting a new policy, that of abo 0 closing down our plant and giving and the employes an opportunity to enjoy QU1' Thanksgiving Day outside of its walls, in hunting, fishing, frolicking, jn ( or praying as they may severally dew e elect. At any rate The Record feels Thi s that it has a great deal to be thank- ^01 * ful for and that the dav, November j? ( f due 27, A. D. 1919, was set aside for its f force as much so as for other and it p 0 intends to take it. This issue of the nex ^ paper was printed yesterday hence ^or the office is closed today. So so 1 to 1 for the time, tell your troubles to the fellow who is still in the old rut and p not trying to get out. the n wee y hog iOF INTEREST TO FARMERS, j pea Edited by T. M. Cathcart [ {oth< cot: s it, < ,j With the coming of frost the boll L weevil' has gone into winter quarters, of t ' He will hide under brush, grass, cot- pro; ton stalks, in cotton bolls that are L i* partly cracked, in fence corners and girl in edges of woods near the cotton up fioMc K'nnu-intr that he has these fan I - O j habits, what should we do? Are we a 1 going to sit idle and let him sleep in whs peace this winter? This is a question rais r that every farmer will have to decide gro s for himself. All cotton land should be you j broken up with two horse plows as the soon as possible and all stalks cover- ]an< ed up. This will kill thousands that lam probably would live through the win- Pas ter and be ready for work early next N ? spring. All ditch banks and terraces, pre: 1 straw fields, etc., should be burned off intc d thus killing many weevils. All fence deci s rows should be cleaned off as this is sto< s another hiding place for them. I com When the weather begins to warm T up in early spring the weevil will pas leave their winter quarters, fly rais straight up in the air and which ever the wiryI is blowing is the way ' goes. He flies until tired. then (leads. and if he lights in a cotton I there lie stays. If he lights in Is other than cotton he rests a le and then starts out again, and tinues this until a cotton field is nd. As soon as the squares begin form the females begin depositing ;s in them I'sually only one egg laced in each square. The weevil ictures the square, lays the egg. I then seals the puncture up. Kach lale weevil is capable of laying ut twelve eggs per day. The proy from one pair of weevils in a son is something over three mil - * li? :* i. If the seasons arc iavuiauic n. ally takes only about two ks for the eggs to hatch out into adult weevil. The egg first hatchout into a small grub; which eats contents of the square. This white b (which is the larva stage) nges into the pupa stage. In the 1a stage it doesn't take in any food, the pupa stage tl.jy are yellowish color, and have wings and legs, y next change into the adult weeand work their way out of the ares. .'ow let's see how we are going to trol the weevil so that we can raise je cotton. First we must combat i in the fall of the year by de>ying his winter quarters. Then must plant only six to eight acres plow, and plant as early in March possible. Plant cotton upon beds so t it will grow off faster. Use heavy ilications of fertilizer, being careto have your nitrogen in a readily ilable form, such as nitrate of soor sulphate of amonia. Apply this I ?n you plant your cotton so as to I a quick growth. Also make heavy dication of acid phosphate so as I make fruit mature early. The I ount of fertilizer to use will depend I >n your land. If your land makes a I d stalk without much nitrogen, i wouldn't use as much as you jld on land that requires nitrogen large quantities to make the stalk. >p out as soon as possible, then tivate every week to ten days. By tivating every week to ten days i cover the punctured squares with t, and the weevils die. The old lit weevils should be picked off ?n they first appear in the spring, this every week. Also pick up any ictured squares that you may find 1 bum them. 'he boll weevil is hard to poison to the fact that he eats the inside the squares, and there's no way of ting the poison on the inside of squares. There is only one way for us to posison him, and that is poison the water that he drinks, s water is the dew drops. Calcium pnate has been tried out in several eriments and has given fair re- I ;s. The poisoning of the boll wee- I is still in the experimental stage I I feel sure that by next spring I rder guns that will meet all re- I rements will have "been perfected I manufactured in such numbers I t farmers can secure them at rea- I able prices. These guns will prob- I ^ cost from $15.00 to $25.00. Cal- 11 n arsenate is selling for about I ty cents per pound. It requires I ut five pounds to go over an acre, I four or five applications are re- I red during the season. The poison I -der is blown over the cotton plants I : in the afternoon, and is dissolved I ;he dew. The weevils drink this I r in the morning, thus killing them. I s will not kill all of the weevils I ugh. There will be plenty left to I considerable damage, but it will re- I e them enough so that a fair crop I otton can be made. - I lant just the amount of cotton I t year that you can afford to loose, I it will take one year to convince I le and for the others to leam how I landle the new visitor. I Grow Livestock I N.Aof/vr.U- moonc snrrpss in SDl'te of I itcowvvn -r boll weevil. To succeed in boll vil territory we must have cattle, s, and poultry, and grow corn, ;, cowpeas, velvet beans, potatoes, nuts, etc., for market, f one crop fails we will have an;r to depend upon, but if we grow on alone and the boll weevil takes >ur entire work is gone, ivestock means the building up :he soil, and as the soil improves, fits increase. ivestocK will keep the boys and s on the farms. A man will put better buildings if he lives on his n than he will if it is occupied by tenant. Livestock means "raise it you feed and feed what you ;e on your own farm." When you w your crops and ship them away are shipping the fertility from soil. Don't just have a "piece of Iff _.. ? Vo linmn nn + ViO I i UI~ <X lai ill jia > v? c* livmv vn ? ?< 1 and make it worth living in. tures Must Come Before Livestock [any farmers labor under the imssion that the proper way to start ? the livestock business is, first, to ide on the kind of breed of live:k best suited to their farm and i ditions and then get the stock, he first'thing to do is to establish , tures. But the man who has never :ed stock upon the farm is usually (Continued on last page) I I II ! ! ? -?I 0ur 211otto: better (5o WW Wo^ Mi! i d | | , y ,lj , KeepYoi r 1 is N , I / | u These flu 4 s 11 // ,/v-J warm thr ^ I p f/. \ / ! A a muscle. A ? | ? /#Af ingisskii Sfjf^ ^rj- w?^en K^i Solid Car Loc JUST UNI O F PLAYER WE ALSO CARRY AN EXCEPTIONALLY G ER PIANOS. WE HANDLE THE WELL KNOWN STORE AND LET US t>LAY OVER FOR YOU SOI t WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK OF IROI EVER PLACED ON THE KINGSTREE MARKET A BIG SAVING IN PRICES ON THESE LINES. IT AND LOOK THEM OVER TO f ULLY ArrKLtiAi JUST NOW. WE INVITE YOU TO COMPARE 01 FURNITURE WITH ANY OFFERED BY ANY CC Kingstree Furnil Next Door to Postoffice c^s less 21Totie? r>ap BlapKets at. orr. " 4 ^ Cottorc T| li Warro iffy blankets keep the happy sleeper ough zero nights. No huddling into -cramped ball because the bedcovernpy. Nashua Woolnap Blankets are sizes to tuck in generously and come . round the neck. They wash to look and shrink very little. :ome in gay plaids, durable grays and ell as cream white with colored borery pair is individually wrapped and ou in perfect condition. There is a very size of bed, to harmonize with >hings of any bedroom. . , ^our choice today. L id of Organs X>ADED I HAVE JUST UNLOADED A SOLID CAR LOAD GANS AND ARE IN BETTER POSITION TO OUR NEEDS IN THIS LINE. THAN WE HAVE BEEN HERETOFORE. IN THIS SHIPMENT ESIGNS TO SUIT THE VARIOUS TASTES AND REMENTS AND WE HAVE THEM ALL PRIC1HT. IF YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING ADDN ORGAN TO THE PLEASURES -OF THE OR IF YOUR CHURCH IS IN NEED OF A NEW JMENT, BE SURE TO SEE OUR LINE BEFORE G YOUR PURCHASE. * c J ROLLS i K)OD LINE OF PLAYER ROLLS FOR PLAYQ. R. S. PLAYER ROLL. COME TO OUR HE OF THE LATEST PIANO MUSIC. ind Wood Beds ' i n 1 r> i Ded Springs f AND WOOD BEDS AND BED SPRINGS ND WE ARE IN POSITION TO GIVE YOU A WILL BE NECESSARY FQR YOU TO COME rE THE REAL VALUES WE ARE OFFERING JR PRICES AND THE QUALITY OF OUR 1NCERN ANYWHERE. ure Company, Kingstree, S. C.