The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-05

is 10 acres of corn and velvet beans
Cor peas or soy beans) to be graZed
off by cattle and hogs after gath
ering corn; 10 acres of cotton and
peanuts (say acres of cotton and
4 of peanuts); and 10 acres Of
small grain and truck, sorghum,
sugar-cane, etc. WatermelonS
have proved to be a good crop for
this section where satisfactory
marketing arrangements can be
made.
III. For Upper Coastal Plain
and Sand Hill Region. The cot
ton acreage here may be reguIat
ed according to the available labor
to take care Of cultivation. weevil
control and prompt gathering. In
no case, however, should more
than so per cent be put into cot
ton and tobacco together. A lib
eral acreage should go into corn
and velvet beans. Hogs should be
carried on every farm and cattle
where possible. Sorghum, peas,
sweet potatoes and in some cases
peanuts should be planted.
". For the Piedmont Region.
Cotton production in this sec
ton is safer than in the lower sec
tions and Will continue to be profit
able on average years, provided
due care is exercised in meeting
weevil conditions. The acreage
should be strictly limited to an
amount which can be perfectly
handled by the available labor. AM
pie food stuffs including corn, peas,
velvet beans, potatoes, sorghum,
wheat, oats, etc. should be grown.
A suggested division of acreage for
a 30-acre farm has been made by
one of the most successful plant
ers in the Piedmont and may be
found useful. although Of course it
should be modified to meet individ-
Ual needs. 10 acres of cotton;
acres of corn with peas or velvet
beans; 8 acres in wheat aTG oats.
followed by pea vines, beans and
Lookout Mountain potatoes; 1 acre
of sweet potatoes; 2 acres OF allal-
IA: 8 acres of sorghum; total. SO
acres. An ample p',naber oi acys
and a few cattle should be carried
on this farm and for these perma-
nemt Bermuda pastucage should be
provided. 1t wculG be we'll to in
crease the perceEta@e ct corn on q
farm of this size unless toe lard IS
vel'-- fertile Thirty acres is usual
~ an awkward size fora farm as
it is too large for one horse and
not large enough for two. J he rel
ative proportion Of different crops,
however, may be observed no mat
ter what the size of the farm unit.
In every county t.ae farmers
should utilize fully the government
farm experts. No enc can advise
intelligently and correctly just
what each individual farmer should
do. The demonstration agent. how
ever, can tell you exactly what to
do for he knows your conditions
and has available all the necessary
information to advise you upon
each detail.
A most important factor for
success under boil wcevil conditions
is hard and intelligent work. The
slipshod farmer Will be out OF bus
mess in few years and only those
who work hard and use intelligent
methods will remain. In all
crops only varieties OF proven
adaptability to the section and
those which make a product Of the
highest money value as we'll as Of
good production per acre should be
used.
The year 1921 has been more fav-
orable for the boil weevil than any
since he entered the belt in 1892.
Consequently he has done more
damage than ever before. His
damage next year and succeeding
years will depend on weather con-
ditions and the intelligence and
industry used in fighting him.
We urge all our citizens to CO.
operate to carry this message to
every farmer and farm tenant in
the state. Unless the main features
of the above program are generally
adopted the whole state will suffer.
Last but not least call on the En-
tension Agents and Clemson Col
lege to help in every problem.
j. r. Colser
For the Committee.