Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-12-21
MUST PREPARE FOR WEEvIL
Cooperation and Organization VIII
Minimize RaVaees of Boil Weevil
in South Carolina.


Fairfax.-Co-operati and organiza-
don will be the weapons used by
South Carolina farmers and business
men in an effort to minimize the raw
ages of the Mexican cotton boil weevil.
South Carolina will be the first of
the state in the cotton belt to adopt
such methods to stabilize the agricul-
tural and economic conditions follow
ing the coming OF the pest, which has
already caused a loss in the state to
the south OF more than 81 900 .O0O. 900.
More than 200 farmers. merchants.
bankers. lawyers. doctors and other
professional mem met here in con
ference when a scheme of organization
and cooperation. broad and compre-
hensive, which was prepared by w w.
Long, representing the farm demon
stration work. Clemson college, and
the South Carolina boil weevil com
mission. was unanimously adopted.
The fight OH the boil weevil started in
earnest with the Fairfax conference.
1t was very probably the most repres-
entative gathering of men ever as
sembled in South Carolina. The seven
border counties. Beaufort Jasper.
Hampton, Barnwell Aiken, Edgefeld
and Mccormick counties sent repres-
entatives to the meeting The plans
as proposed by Nj !.cng were we'll
received by every man attending
Pest to Come Soon.
A month ago there were thousands
of farmers and business men who did
not believe that the boil weevil would
invade this state. Not on man at the
Fairfield conference did not believe
that the pest would arrive. AS a mat
ter OF fact the weevil has been found
in Richmond county seven miles
from Augusta. and the representatives
from the border counties all realize
that he will cross the river early next
year.
The campaign of preparation must
begin at once and every man at the
conference LEFT With the determine.
tion to spread the news among his
neighbors.
The plan of oNnization as pro.
posed by Mr. Lo and indorsed by
the conference cc ins the following ny
important points:
Two farm demonstration agents will
be appointed for each of the seven
border counties. one to be paid bv the
government and the other by the
county.
Seven OF the most patriotic and
In
will be appointed to constitute the
county boil weevil council.
The council will work in co.opera-
tion with the government and Glenn
son college agents.
Cooperative bool weevil clubs are
to be organized in as many communi-
ties as possible in each county.
The members OF the clubs will meet
every 60 days and submit written re-
ports as to how they are preparing
for the cotton pest.
These reports will show the pro
various clubs
The farmers are urged to begin at
once a system OF diversified agricul-
ture and the live at home move.
ment" must be truly practiced.
That the land owners furnish their
tenants with brood SOW and milk
COW with sufficient pasturage.
That the farmers begin next year
to produce certain crops. including
peanuts and soy beans for the mar
kets.
That hogs be raised as feeders for
The packing houses at Orangeburg
and Greenville
That we call upon our people to
develop a community spirit--the spir-
1t Of cooperation and unselishness for
we believe that with long pull all
together the advent o fthe boil weevil
may in time come to be looked upon
as a blessing in Disguise is the
conclusion and one OF the most i'm
portant paragraphs in the set of reso-
lutions adopted by the conference.