The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-14
BEST YARITIES OF COTTON
FOR BOIL WEEVI
CONDITIONS.

Consequently. some changes In tho
method Of producing eottea nsnEt b.
made to: combat t1is' pest
Among these changes win 10 tht
planting OF better ssed of eaIiiai
fruiting varieties thkn ars How gen
orally used. A variety must b. uset
that win begin to fruit early and se
q good crop Of boEls BY the frst' O
August. for after this time the weevil.
are usually abundant enough to de
stroy all squares that appear 7
should be good Hieher with a. high
percentage OF lint. A medium. siz,
plant Is desirable. 81, should have bu
or 4 vegetative branches, but Fruit
ing branches should be numHous
both sets Of branches coming OUT neal
the ground.
The cost OF growing an acre 1fcot
ton from the best seed is no creates
than the cost Of growing the SAINT
acre from inferior seed, but the differ
snce in yield will often be from 30t
to 500 pounds Of seed cotton per acr
In favor Of the good seed. At thapres
ent price of cotton this would be a.
least $4,000 per acre not counting the
seed. The above figures are conserva
tive, for I'm variety tests CONSISTING
only Of varieties, considered standa7x
eer the State, results have beeuaobtain
- -ho-fr~~ q .~rook>- AJ6orov.,o, Thar .
shove between the Highest and, loves
yielding varieties. though ina MANI
cases the yield OF tie lowest YIELDING
variety In these tests would begreates
than from gin mixsd" seed orinferios
varieties commonly used By many,
growas. Consequently, thosee wdat
- low grade ssed in the wosvH! tns
tested area win suffer . doabae to0A'
While those VITO use the vest,vAFisttea
sA.pted to their sections win!loss ooas
30 the extent 0 damage the' to- tas
weevils. That many farmers arc -
ginning to rea1fDe this fact u indioak
Cd by the many inquiries for betta
varieties and SOURCES Of iced.
There, h no such thing as . Dol
weevh proof cotton. Select a variety
that has been tried and has proved u
eek adapted to the section in which b
n to be grown. Then purchase seed
from a good reliable breeder as nsaa
home as possible; for results shov
that seed ordered from a distant state
where conditions ere entirely different
DO not produce 40 wen as native grown
seed.
Early fruiting and late &ruiting va
rleties should not be planted in the
same community, as the veevifs VIII
have had time to multiply in the fruit
formed on the early cotton and be
come numerous enough to destroy
practically all huit as fast as formed
On the late variety.
During the last two years more than
twenty Of the best varieties have been
tested in Edgefedd. Aiken, BanveA
Hampton, Beaufort, Charleston. and
Dorchester Counties. From tho -
ults 90 far obtained and from obser
vation a. to frWting and growth. there
age .sevsed that seem to be we'll adsqt
ID TO these sections.
OF the short stapla varieties that
can Be commended for South Caroline
soudittoaA Cevelana Big Bob, Cook,
ntue Triumph. and Di1te aze the prfn
<tpN ooos. Tue nRst to ere vel
sfaptsd tor all sections 0 The State
sEcspt vheTe <As isDd = Wth4a4estd
CssvolaDd II low moro generally
Rown In tho 0&ats tham any oxhsr ~
rtst/. 6evsr,l thoxsand bushsls grown
md bred h the State ere sold e~ery
ysaa In the vesvu district further
eeuEa and It b giving good results
Seed u this varisty can Be obtained
fsum reliable breeders IN the Stats,
Who have for several years been -
sscttng and breeding for sardness.
fhts Is csu1tAsreA ole Of ths best va1i
stsss yet developed for South Carosna
canditoas
Csok sa2As among tAs hieAea yas6
f16 vrSekfeE m tho 6tzte, but b not
q vsueeaily grown, ss aathrocoose q
boil rot seems TO be vorse IA thh
variety than any o<hsr But several
Sreears have strxi.s that are 10"
practically Aos from thk disease.
On wfh-infsetsd hand nothing baa
vat-fesntant varieties should Be plant
Cd. OF these Dixse Trt1mph and Dena
have given best 1esua<s- Dtde T<t
umpd Is q RsW VARSITY developed BY .
prumtreut 1rsetar q the State. It b
carly, vfrA medium she plants, largo
hoas, and Is . god yieider. Seed os
t,is var1pty cannot be obtained fos
phn.tng TIE coming season.
Mexican Big Boil and Sawyer sfs
short steple varieties that are esriJ
and have yielded we'll n the lower
esunties Of ths Stasa. Sawyer II Q
ssmi-ctuster cotton with large boAs o.
medium to small plants. It ssts fuit
early, natures quickly. but dos nos
rsnk high IN yield, and sheds hutf