The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-12-25

We found few men who intend
to plant all cotton right on. At Daw-
son a bank cashier, who is also a
farmer, expects to plant Is acres to
the plow. He said he had learned how
to make cotton in spite Of the Weevil
and would rather risk it than pc nuts
or other crops. He told us, however,
that If he should manage his cotton
like he once did that he was satisfied
that he would make dismal failure.
We also met a large farmer at this
same city who expected to try all cot
ton again. in spite of the fact that
some Of his tenants did not make the
rent this year.
In Spite of Weevil.
We found that all the farmers we
interviewed were agreed upon the
following method of beating the Wee
vii: Turn stalks under early; plant
an early variety of cotton as soon as
danger of frost Is over; plant only
such acreage as you can cultivate ev-
cry week; pick up the first squares
and burn them; fertilize literally;
do not stake all On cotton, for in spite
of everything you can do If it is a
wet season, the weevil will "eat you
up anyway
The sweet potato curing house is
simple, in principle and in operation
1t enables the farmer to market his
potatoes any time within seven to
eight months in the year. When con-
structed according to the specification
of the department of agriculture, and
properly attended to after construc-
tion the potato curing house has
proven to be over 95 per cent. ef-
ficient in keeping potatoes. A curing
house that will take care of 5000
bushels of potatoes can be construct
ed for about $4,000. The house may
be constructed of wood and lined on
sides and ceiling with several phys of
paper roofing so as to make the house
as near air. tight as possible. Howev-
er, ventilation must be provided for.
The potatoes are graded and pack
ed in crates holding one bushel each.
After being Grated at the field the po-
tatoes are ready for the curing house.
The apartment of the curing house
contains stove, and the temperature
of the house must be kept up to IS
to 95 degrees for 10 to IA days, af-
ter which the normal temperature of
the house with proper attention will
suffice to keep the potatoes until
late in the spring.
The curing house at Dublin had
been in operation for one year, and
the manager said had made money
for the stockholders, besides furnish
ing a ready market for all the sweet
potatoes grown in that section. 1t was
operated in this manner: All the
farmers planted the same variety of
potatoes, viz: the Puerto Rico yams,
graded and Grated their potatoes in
crates furnished by the warehouse at
18 cents each. If the farmer wanted
to sell his potatoes on carrying them
to warehouse the manager bought
them on the spot for 80 cents per
bushel; if he wanted to hold till later
he agreed to pay the warehouseman
Is cents per bushel for curing, stor-
ing and selling his potatoes. This
warehouse cured 1,500 bushels last
season and sold out all the potatoes
in the spring for $3.50 per bushel f.
%. b. warehouse.
Arrayed against the damage done
to cotton in Georgia by the boil Wee
vii is the credit which must be given
this insect for the establishment Of
six packing houses, located at the fol-
lowing places, viz: Macon, Savannah,
Statesboro, Waycross, Moultrie and
Triton.
The packing plant at Moultrie,
which we visited was begun by pri-
vate capital and was success be-
fore Swift & Co., bought it out. This
company has already invested $1,000,
900 in this plant in enlargement, etc.
and contemplates further improve
ments making it one of the best in
the country. They now employ about
$50 hands daily.
The plant at Tifton had similar
experience to the packing plant at
Orangeburg. 1t was operated only a
short while before it was hopelessly
in debt. 1t was then sold out to Ar
mour Co., and this company is now
running the plant.
10 Ju6 OOulH Sdl Olilld ldl hiCi wiz
hesitates to raise hogs because the
packing house plant at Orangeburg is
not in operation we would like to
cite one instance we came across at
Dublin, Ga. At this progressive little
city we found the chamber Of COM
merce very live and awake in getting
not only markets but the best mar
kets for everything that the farmer
brings to town. The same day we
were in this city the secretary of the
chamber Of commerce, who was also
connected with the local stock yard,
told us that hogs were being ship
ped from that place through South
Carolina to Wilmington, n. c., be-
cause the market was better there on
that day.
To Beat Weevl.
The most hopeful sign we saw in
south Georgia for combating the wee
vii was the splendid cooperation be-
tween the towns and the surrounding
country in the securing markets for
every commodity that the farmers
bring to town. The live wire secre-
tary Of the chamber Of commerce at
Moultrie, Ca, told us that realizing
that this town was situated in a far
ming section that they did not spend