The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-01
PRACTICE ECONOMY
THROUGHOUT STATE.
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bacco, where the lands are adapted
to growing these crops, should be
produced. Those who have never
had any experience in growing these
crops necessarily should start on a
small scale; asa the Extension Ser
vice of Clemson College stands ready
to give detailed information. OF
course, we are going to continue to
grow some cotton, but it will be wise
to reduce our acreage to SIX or eight
acres to the plow, planting on our
lighter lands, using a high-grade fer
tilizer, selecting an early maturing
variety of seed and cultivating rapid
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Difficult Problem.
lone of the most difficult prob
lens is the handling of tenants and
keeping them contented. 1t will be
disastrous if an exodus of our labor
takes place. The best way to satisfy
man is to keep him we'll fed, but
under boil weevil conditions he must
be made to feed himself. He may
just as well recognize the fact that
our renting system has to be read
justed. This is the problem that will
have to be handled largely by the
individual farmer, as no fixed and
fast rule can be established. 1t is
the purpose of the extension service
to work out definite programme and
hold meetings in January in those
counties where the boil weevil is now
present, offering for discussion with
the farmers, bankers and merchants
a systematic and logical plan of op-
erations which they may adopt or
make such changes as they tn NIX ad-
visable for the year. We trust that
these meetings VIII be largely attend
ed. It may be we'll to mention that
the funds of the extension service
have been greatly reduced (practi-
ca1ly S3O,000) by the withdrawal of
the appropriations made by Congress
for war purposes and we are unable
to secure the necessary number of ex-
perts that we should have to do the
best work. We are sadly in need of
two experts in tobacco and peanuts,
and addit:ona beef and dairy cattle
and marketing experts. To this end
I would suggest that representatives
from those counties that will suffer
from the weevil in the very near fu-
ture meet with the Governor and di-
rector of extension and at once pro-
vide sufficient funds to employ these
experts whose entire time can be Civ
en- to the problems in those counties.
This, to my mind, is most import
ant step. Men of the caliber neces-
sary cannot be obtained for meager
salary. OF course, sufficient funds
must be provided for travelling ex-
penses. I am including statement
from Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomolo-
gist of Clemson College, giving the
list of counties that may be seriously
damaged next season.
"Prof. Conradi says:
eve are continually asked to fore
cast weevil damage for this State for
1920. This cannot be done by any
ore with any degree of dependence
owing to the fact that the weevil
damage is directly dependable on
winter minimum temperatures or
summer rainfall, or both. Further
more, in invading South Carolina the
pest appears under climatic condi-
tions which present new features and
it will be necessary to see the pest in
action for at least one year in this
State for the students of this pest to
get their bearings.
Little Damage First Year.
"'It is a general rule in the his
tory of weevil damage that little in
jury occurs during the first year after
the weevil's appearance the previous
fall. The first year after its appear
ance is called the first year of its es-
Enlistment. Serious damage may be
expected under favorable conditions
especially on low lands, during it's
second year of establishment, and if
the pest receives no backset it may
be expected to develop full strength
the third year of its establishment.
eff the winter is mild, followed by
a wet season in 1920, severe damage
may be expected also in lowlands Of
Berkeley, Williamsburg, Georgetown
and Horny counties. Furthermore,
damage may occur in spots in low
lands as far north as the latitude of
Columbia. In the coastal counties