The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-16
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE NOTES
Endorses Live at Home" Policy and
Preparation for the Coming Of the
Cotton Boil Weevil.

! The matter of diversiGcation Of
! field crops in preparation for the
! coming of the cotton boil weevil not
later than 1920 and possibly in 1919.
and the producing of sufficient food
and feed stuffs for the use of every
farm and the farms laborers and
share croppers to meet the requests
Of the United States government in
feeding the soldiers Of our country
and the people Of Europe, friend
and foes, feeding hundreds Of thou
sands of prisoners of war, and help
ing in the reconstruction Of the de-
vastated countries, and the feeding OF
the millions of poverty stricken peo-
pies of those war afflicted countries
were introduced for consideration by
Chairman Phelps at last Saturdays
Council of Defense meeting.
Messrs. J. F. Williams, Neil
O'Donnell, W. e. Kolb, C. J. Jackson,
S. A. Harvin and other representative
farmers and business men strongly
advocated Sumter county producinf
sufficient wheat, corn, oats, vegetables
hogs and poultry to supply all of the
people of this county as a patriotic
as well as an economic measure an.
in self defense.
The council went on record favor
ing this plan for every farm in the
entire county, and requested the
members Of the council to work te
the accomplishment of this plan.
Mr.. O'Donnell said that Col. Tnos
Wilson said he had planted 500 acres
of cotton on one of his Georgia
plantations this year believing tha'
he could make one more bumper
crop before the boil weevil. when
was as far away from his Georgi;
farm in question when he plantef
cotton as the boil weevil is ava!
from his Rose Hill, Lee county plan
tation.
A storm came up and blew tn
weevil seventy-fve miles in one da!
and night to his Georgia farm. IL
will now make about 105 bales Q,
cotton where he expected to MAKE
more than five hundred bales, yet the
Georgia farm cotton crop was the
equal if not superior this year to n1s
Rose Hill cotton crop. Government
boil weevil entomologists and experts
estimate that the boil weevll will n
Sumter county not later than the SUM
mer Of 1920, according to Farm Dem
onstration Agent Williams inforc1a
ton, but it is well known fact thu
a big storm will blow the weevll !:
to 100 miles in several days. Plant
ing Of peanuts in sufficient quantities
to warrant a local market was advo-
Gated for 1919 as peanuts are selling
for unheard of high prices, with great
demand for same.
Mr.. W. E. Kolb said the Counci
need not worry about the big farmer
of Sumter county not diyerslfylns
their crops or helping the govern
ment feed the armies and the people
of Europe. That when the cotto,
boil weevil hits these unpatriotic all
cotton farmers they will give no NOR
trouble about planting food and feet
stuffs, if indeed the boil weevil doe
not put out Of business many Of thi'
class who will take just one NOR
chance on making a killing" on
bumper cotton crop before the weevi
hits them. Col .Thos. Wilson's ex
perience might be the experience
some in Sumter county. Col. Wilson
however, has always been a patriotic
Give at home farmer, PRODUCING i
sufficient food and feedstuffs of ever.
kind for his farms, and to help tn
government to win the war.
Mr.. w. J. Ards, Of Privateer town
ship committee said he would 500.
move away from Manchester town
ship. That his health is feeble an
he thought he should retire from tn
County Council. of Defense. He i: