The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-02

growing cotton ai;tcI to otir lcca!
growing i cotton srited TO Our local
conditions and that that most nearly
meets the requirements for boil wee
I'll conditions ana through the aid
OF these INSTITUTIONS we are doing
great deal Of this work
If farmers are troubled with wilt or
black root we find that the best cot
ton TO grow is some wilt resistant
strain. For this purpose we recon-
mend Lewis 63 and Modeila. ?. f.
Stone is doing excellent work with
these. If all early crop is desired and
you are not troubled with root knot"
which is caused by nematoad-worms.
then Kings Improved Early is a good
cotton to grow. There are several
points i'll favor of this variety; it
grows off quickly and you have a
good crop OF matured bolls before the
Doll Weevil does SO much damage. You
get 1t picked out and are able to get
the stalks turned under before frost
and get in a good grain crop at the
proper time. The stalks are small
ana are easily turned under which is
strong point in controlling the boil
" WeeViis' II turned under before frost
- per cent of the weevils are DESTROY
ed: But 1t has one very Objectionable
point against it; that is, it is too easv
to die, 1t is susceptible to wilt, root
knot, to .Anthracnose, and what not
l nave known fully so per cent of this
variety to die On the other hand I
nave seen almost two bales per acre
picked out before the middle of Sen
TENDER I. l.. Prescott and few
0thers have grown this variety
therefore Tor the present, until some
thlng better is found, we recommend
Covngton's Improved Toole. or Col
legc No. |. These varieties are strona
prolific, medium early, and suit orr
oonuitiohs as well or better than any
variety grown. J. A. G, Ragsdale and
leW others grow this variety.
With the long staple varieties H. H
James and few others are growing
Weber's $3.50. and Dixie Fi-fae. The
Coker Pedlgreed seed are very good
seed OF this type and some of our
farmers are making good money with
the long staple varieties.
Now we have home product known
as the Garrison "Five-lock" cotton
grown and selected by D. D. Garri-
son. A great number OF our farmers
grow this variety and are getting
good results. We are having it test
cd at the different experimental Mats
where several varieties are grown for
the purpose of determining the best
cottonS to grow under boil weeyil and
local conditions. The only thing we
are prepared to say at present is that
Awe are tavorably impressed. 1t has
proved 10 be cotton that will stand
wen. 1t has little foliage, letting in
plenty OF sunshine and air, limbs we'll
ana fruits continuously until FROST
maturing bolls right up to the top. All
TINS are favorable to boil weevii con-
dltlons. The only two points | know
against the cotton is that it is rather
late and grows so large until if is
dlf1cult to plow the stalks under until
too late to destroy weevils. How
ever some of Our progressive farm
ers claim that they can grow this cot
Ton about as quickly as any other va
i iay ana II farmers will get good
large mules and the proper imple-
lnentS the stalks can be turned under.
30 1t may be that these objectionable
points may be eliminated. If so we
will be glad to give Mr.. Garrison ali
the credit he is justly due for his Sc
lection. o.
SWEET POTATOEs-We have
lost no time in trying to bring this
important crop to the attention of the
farmers. The acreage has been decid-
edly increased and a few new yaric-
tles nave been introduced to farmers
from time to time. Good marketable
potatoes and the ones Recommended
to be grown extensively are the Porto
Rica and the Nancy Hall.
= We have tried to induce some of
our good citizens to install a good
large potato curing house at some
convenient place to be loaded on cars
Wnen the farmers could store their
potatoes and cure them. By this
method we would be able to save full
~ Is per cent of the crop that is us
ually lost and the farmers would also
be able to hold the potatoes until
the rush on the market is over and
thereby get better price for the Do
tatoes. | have thought a time or two
that | had this arrangement settled
| put as often it would fall through
i
The State College of Agriculture
and the Federal Department of Agri-
culture have furnished me with prints
and specifications showing the farm
ers how to install storage houses of
any size he may want at very small
cost l am trying to induce farmers
to prepare these storage houses to
save the potato crop, it is worth con-
sidering.
The sweet potato crop has a great
future. c. M. Gay, of the Bureau of
| Markets, Athens, Ga, has visited this
section in the interest of the potato
crop and is aiding farmers to market
pro6tably.
DIPPING VATS-A continual aqi-
tation of tick eradication has resulted
IN better understanding of the ma.
turc and damage resulting from the
tick pest. The farmers generally are
awakening to the need of tick eradi-
cation and becoming more interested
in live stock. The proof OF this is in
the fact that | have been able to in
duce II farmers this year to actually
put in watts and 10 begin The practice
OF dipping cattle. Il watts in one year
is tar above the average for any coun-
Al.