The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

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authority Wor NO md ar the flirec-
tiof OF the score etary> or a9ricI tafe.
|s Demons stration Work to Show;
the Value ~ az fsls Improved UnlturaI
Metho DDS by .Wh hlclI Farmers Can spros
duce Fall Crops sin Spite ofsthe hefWeess
vii This is the most promising Ifleld:
for tmmediata raiiaf, s.anS1 100 md to
the fact thatFthe Weayil Is a. 7f;ir .e;.nss .se;s.1ns
fined to Texas. the work here ontllned:
would Tnecessarilv ha limited mora, ,or
less 63this State saithniIoh sregi ionai :,
adiacant tarr,tnrv eh oiIId aIsn rs 10 o,,cfs
|inyest,uattons carried IN m, them IN
order ithats the z neonle Is NAV he-
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and ah,iitv ~ aisaot - ~ tba 0Msas1 oooosso s :,
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islation !, would ha as1rac,;rad ] III G ,his
case! also ~ Sanforca,S tha1S 81 r,,ot,n,,
of'infeated mn tariaI h,,t M SIa srly, Nc
ner organiz,tinn thts cn,,,d ] % ha hrour,,t oh 4
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Z "a. Work Having fnrt Tts Oh,ectftl,a 4
-Pro1,.ctlnn lnrs NnI; -EEorI, 80 sIr,
proved Varistias nfs rottSn On 1..frh :
value Of early varfeties has .Sheen AZ IL
monstrated: hnt moatS Sof thar f. 10
serious drawhacks IN that thav are
poor yieiders and the -,iintfdrnnss soIlf +
easily during storms. 3tThese matters
NAV be corrected nv nroner hreedirn -
and selection. and one az thes i,nnor,
tant problems would have for its nh
ject the taking up of this work IN a
systematic scale, to the end of ,secur-
ing sorts which would not only be
early, but would be storm proof and
resistant. 3, si IA
a. Studies OF Cotton Diseases. -
While the boil weevll is mainly In the
public eye at present. the fact re-
mains that other serious pests OF cot.
ton cause great losses annually. r.
is natural TO attribute all losses
at the present time to the IN.
sect In question. whether these
losses be from other insects, d!sessas
floods, droughts or whatever source.
Reliable studies indicate that the loss
in Texas alone from the so.called root
rot disease will, in all probability, ap-
gregate several millions OF dollars an
nually.i This and other diseases should
be thoroughly studied, and corrective
measures should be adopted.
s.. Cotton Insects. What is said of
cotton diseases is also true of cotton
Insects Especially of the boil worm)
other than the boil Weeuil. These
should all receive careful attention.
and practical experiments should be
carried on with q view to lesseninu
the injury caused by them.
6. Introduction Of New Croos.-
The urgent necessity for the intro
duction OF other crops which will take
the place of cotton can not be too
strongly emphasized. Cotton, of
course, should be grown, but the time
Is evidently at hand when a concerted
effort should be made to bring about
a change In southern agricultural
conditions In the direction of greater
diversification. This ise recognized
now as vital question in the south.
In many sections already the yield of
cotton is barely profitable, 80 that.
when the reduction due to the boil
weevil and other pests is taken into
account, it will be necessary to aban-
don cotton growing altogether; while
the decreased yield in the best dis
tricts of the cotton growing sections
renders 1T more important that other
crops should be grown. Such crops
as alfalfa, sorghum, Kaflr corn, and
cereals OF various sorts should all re-
ceive attention, not only for silape.
pastures and winter forage generally,
but Tor green manures as we'll.
Z. Studies and Experiments in Con-
nection with Methods for the Desttuc-
tlon'and Control of the Boil Weevil
and Other Cotton Insects. 1t would
seem highly important that the gov
ernment Should take cognizance OF the