The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
eoLL weEvlL MUST Be NET


Farmers q oswsh ohevid - Prepared
g osttle WIN shs Injurious
ltttls eNsssG
There b Z saying that there 10 moth
Ing certain Ia Me But death. But
W Of the southern agricultural states
might change this saying and say
There II nothing certain but death.
and the comiNg Of the boil weevii."
writes Lee M.Otts In Birmingham
Age-Heraid.
Il being certain that the boil weevii
In coming. and by the estimates made
By the government II will not be .
very great while before IL will be
with u, then. II certainly behooves
those who will be affected by its COM
ing to prepare for IL. to try TO so cir
cumstance themselves that its COM
ing will do them the least possible
harm.
In this day of scientific farming.
thanks to the efforts OF our state ana
federal governments. the farmers can
readily learn how to fix themselves so
az not to be ruined BY this pest Any
farmer can. with but little trouble. as
certain for what his lands are the best
quilted. Having found this out. II only
remains for him TO get up the courage
to get away from the cotton and go TO
that kind of farming that he Is told
can be successfully and probably
done on his land.
In many portions Of Alabama IL has
been demonstrated that alfalfa can
and IL being probably grown. Many
men have already made fortunessby
planting fields Of alfalfa that formerly
planted In cotton yielded only enough
income to keep up his family.
Hand in hand with the growing OF
this hay crop should and no doubt VIII
20 the raising OF cattle. sheep ana
hogs. When Alabama is able TO raise
It's own meat instead OF doing as IL
has done for years past, sending each
year thousands and thousands OF dol
lars out OF the state for it's supply
then IL will indeed be a garden spot.
We have mentioned alfalfa ana
stock raising. not that they are by any
means the only crops that can be
made to take the place OF cotton. but
We mention them only In an illustrative
way. The point we wish 10 impress
upon those who read this is that IL IL
necessary to find out what crop your
lands are the best adapted TO, and
then get TO work TO raise those crops
for the raising OF cotton when the
| boil wecyil IL here cannot be followed
SO as to make profit.
One OF the greatest needs OF the
4. AZ nd
II the people can but be made to see
and realize the importance OF this. sc
that they will be able TO reconcile
themselves to the expenditure Of the
money necessary to the building oi
good roads, then prosperity Will come
for with the building OF the roads
citizenship will seek homes on tho
farms that will bring from the GROUND
It's richest blessings.
AS proof that other crops thar
alfalfa can be successfully raised OF
lands heretofore worn out by eottoi
culture, let any one see the trucking
that is done In the neighborhood o
Epes and Cuba. Acres that formerly
produced nothing but mortgages afte
a cotton crop or two had been raise'
thereon, now are making for thei
owners bank accounts and happiness
In the contentment and satisfaction
that comes from owing no man.
Some may say that my theory o
using the lands for other than cottol
culture is all very good. but that tn
people are not able to undertake any
thing else insist that IT is not
question of ability, but II is a question
OF awakening. II a community knew
that an invading army was marching
on II. the people would not stop &
question the cost OF a proper and ado
quate defense against the invasion
but would Immediately summon nj
aid possible. and get ready TO repe
the invasion. While no army OF mel
is about TO invade our land. yet al
army OF invasion is coming agains
us, and II is time TO be making on
plans of defense. Wake up TO ful
realization OF the results of the invs
sion by the boil weevils-everywher
II has gone II has carried with IL al
almost complete destruction Of III
cotton crop-and caused such deprei
sions in business as 10 bring about
panic-and you will see the neces
|
sity for action.
Now I am not n pessimjst. but o
the other hand am an exceeding
hopeful optimist; but / remember
motto that was given me when
young man by learned Judge. nos
deceased: Hope for the best. prepar
for the worst and submit 20 the IN
evitabie." After reaching mature
years ] have come TO realize that thu
was a good rule OF life. but the gren
est trouble have had In life has bee
to see the worst" ahead OF time. 3
as TO be prepared for IT, In the cas-
OF the boil weevil the farmers ar
given ample time in which 10 prepar
for the coming. The government ha
sounded the note Of warning. and wo
will be the lot OF him who heeds
not.