The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
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and could be carr ries gson; Id: sco opera
ftlon With the Stat "a uthorltie les M,
tordyrS to mako this work sth oroupf IN;
| leReCtiye it WI II 5sbe necessary for the,
State intereated ito enact proper lepis.
llati0n This IS Sa mat that. could,
be- handled and guild ed aby those IN;
lauthos sity,s laQ Ing 5Mnde the direc.
3tloh OF the secretary OF agricnl ture.
DemQnBtrati lion Work to 4 Show
the ValneSA OF Ss3I improved n Cultural
Met thodsS by ~ hichs Farmers Can Pro
iiduceE Fall Crops sinsS Spite OF the Wee
WILT his ia the most promising fiald,
for imme late relief /, and owing to
the fact that the !Weevif; lis 50 Tfa arscon-s
fined to Texas, the work here outlined:
would necessarily be- limited more or
less to! this Stat :, although regions ia,
adjacent territory should also IA ayesuofS,
| Investigations carried on in them IN
order that the people NAV be-
come enlightened in ad vance i of.
the Insects ravages. The 8 object
and scope : Of the work i would sbe:
to show by actual demonstration ex:
tperiments the value, OF better ,cult tural,
methods; the value Of early maturing
varieties, and the value of and neces-
Sityg for complete and Thorough de.
lstruct'on OF all Infested material. To
carry out this work thoroughly and
effectively you'd require, a corps .of
men familiar with cultural condi-
tions, and who have the knowledge
and ability to direct the necessary
specific work that might be ordered
by the secretary OF agriculture. Leg
islation would be required In this
case, also, to enforce the de estruction
ofsinfested material; butt under pro-
per organization, this could be brought
about.
| 3.Work Having for Its Object the
Production of New, Early and I'm
proved Varieties off Cotton. The
value Of early varieties has been de-
monStrated. but most of them have
serious drawbacks In that. they are
poor ylelders and the lint drops out
easily during storms. These matters
may be corrected by proper breeding
and selection and .one of. the impor-
tant problems would have for It's OBJ.
ject the taking up Of this work on a
systematic scale, to the end OF secur-
ing sorts which would not only be
early, but would be storm proof and
resistant. !. Sd; .s..
4. Studies OF Cotton Diseases.
While the boil weevil is mainly in the
public eye at present, the fact re-
mains that other. serious pests of cot
ton cause great losses annually. It
is natural i to attribute all losses
at the present time tn the in.
sect In question, whether these
losses be,from fother insects, diseases,
hoods, droughts or whatever source.
Reliable studies indicate that the loss
In Texas alone from the so-called root
rob disease Will, in all probability, ag-
gregate several millions OF dollars an
nually!i This and other diseases should
be thoroughly studied, and corrective
measures should be adopted. +
3. 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.,
ana practical experiments should be
carried on With viewito lessening
the Injury caused by them.
+. Introduction OF New Crops. .--
me urgent necessity for the intro
ductlon OF other crops which will take
the place of cotton can not be too
stroGgly emphasized. Cotton, or
course, should be grown, but the time
Is evidently at hand when concerted
effort should be made to bring about
change In southern agricultural
&C nditions In the direction OF greater
diyersification. This issrecognized
now as vital question in the south.
In many sections already the. yield Of
cotton Is barely profitable, 30 that,
when the reduction due to the boil
weevil and other pests is taken into
account, 1t VIII be necessary to aban-
oon COTTON growing altogether; while
tne decreased yield in the best dis
tricts or the cotton growing sections
renders It more important that other
crops should be grown. Such crops
as alialfa, sorghum, Kafr corn, and
cereals OF various sorts should all re-
oe,se aCoen lion, not only Tor silage,
pae osles anu winter forage generally,
pu. ioI green manures as well.
-: nouuies anu experiments IN Con-
tso..on .'aS.f VII meghoas ior Inc DeStruc:
ond o,o,aru a1,,o Con!loi = OF 1ne Boil Weevii
san,, anu G.,isl siNa, SoCtpn lnsects..1t would
n.s NY " upo, Cdao 1iiao tne gov