The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-23
Enemy Enters New Counties i'm
Georgia Though is Checked
in Some Others.
WILD RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
Fortnightly Crop Review Saws
Also Weather Has Added to
the Trouble and Crop is Badly
in Need of Rain.

All other crop news is insigpid-
cant beside the story of weevil de-
struction and advance, says the fort
nightly review issued by the Coon
erative Crop Reporting Service, "a
union of state and federal agencies
under J, j. Brown, commissioner OF
the Georgia department and United
States Field Agent z. r. Pettet.)
On August 25th, the date of last
authenetic data, the advance posts Of
the insect pest had penetrated about
10 miles beyond the Georgia road
from Atlanta to Augusta, with the
main body at work some Is miles
south. During this two weeks the
line of destruction has crossed the
road at most points and is 20 miles
beyond at the eastern end
The outposts are still farther north.
New counties not previously aware of
this enemy, now authentically re-
porting are. Walton. Oconee, Wilkes.
on the east. while on the Atlanta
Chattanooga line, northwest of At
lanta, Gordon sends in word The
forward movement follows exactly
the Hun system of filtration of
seepage, by which "A few weeviIs work
forward unnoticed, establish a center
of infestation, increase in numbers
and prepare for the heavy and dis
astrous rush of the fall migration.
which is about due.
Just as in all invaded territory.
wild rumors of the foe occur, so sem
sational reports of infestatiop he
come current, and il is difficult to
separate the truth from the false
thousands of innocent bugs are can
tured and sent in for examination.
among which a few of the real de-
stroyers occur.
Back of the thin line of skirmish-
ers, the real destruction occurs with
the arrival of the main bodies. The
Atlanta salient, consisting OF Fulton
and DeKalb counties, previously con
sidered safe. has been overrun ana
rev top squares survive, (though tn,
main crop is preserved Rockdalo.
Morgan, Newton, Warren. McDufis
and Columbia are now fast in his grin
but will lose only part of the too
crop.
Still farther south where the wee
VII has been garrisoned for a wear n.
more the tribute eXacted is now being
accurately checked and is found To
surpass even the sensational earIv
estimates. The loss in total abandon.
ment will run large In the norm
central belt the counties now thor
oughly occupied will show increasing
loss.
Besides the weevil factor. tho
weather has added to the trouble
Hot dry weather has caused stoppage
OF growth and dropping of fruit. In
places this was relieved by welcome
showers but these do not appear in
have been state wide. Cotton plants
are taller than usual but The line 10
irnlt stops q DOT from the top OF n
some cases even lower The bolls arc
also fewer than usual
Exact figures on the cotton aban-
donment, loss in bales and value will
be published in the October report
Other crops vary greatly in differ.
ent counties and even in diverse sec
uons OF the same county. The past
weeks have had little material efYe
on the condition figures as the crops
are about made with exception or
sweet potatoes. sugar cane. pecans
and hay All OF these are on the riebt
side of the ledger, all others on the
wrong
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