The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-12-15


weevil having entered Texas in 1892.
| This should enable us to avoid many
of the costly mistakes that have been
| made over and again by the cotton
growers of the states further west.
Clemson Agricultural College and
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture have made special studies of
the boil weevil problem, cooperating
with every agency interested along
| this line At frequent intervals relia-
BILE information has been issued with
the view of keeping our people thor
oughly informed regarding this pest
and the methods Of fighting it. In
1916 the College was instrumental in
organizing the South Carolina Boil
| Weevil Commission, which went into
| the infested states of Louisiana and
Mississippi and studied the weevil at
first hand under conditions similar to
those prevailing in this state. The
| report of the Commission issued by
Clemson in November, 1916, as Bull
letin No. 20, contained practically all
the reliable information of importance
that had been developed regarding the
bou weevil problem. This report had
a wide circulation and was considered
to be 80 thorough and accurate that
the United States Senate published it
in February, 1917, as Senate Docu-
ment. This document is now avail
able in revised form. Many other
| bulletins, reports, and special arti-
cles dealing with specific phases OF
the problem have been issued from
time to time The Extension Service,
through the county agent system, has
kept this information before the peo-
pie constantly. AS result the aver
age farmer of South Carolina is with
out doubt better informed in the
practical phases of this subject than
has been the case in any other state
at the time Of the arrival Of the boil
| weevil.
No Time for Depressed Feeling.
Other states have had this problem
| to face, and while they suffered Sc
verely they have demonstrated that
there are ways of dealing with the
boil weevil problem. Cotton is being
grown in spite of the boil weev1l.
This is not the time, therefore, to per-
nit ourselves to become depressed
and pessimistic. Instead, we must
study the problem thoroughly and
learn the methods and practices
which enable other farmers to pro-
duce cotton profitably under boil
weevil conditions.
Before relying upon boil weevil in
formation, we must be sure tnat 1t
comes from source that can and
does disseminate reliable information.
BY studying information from reliable
sources and adapting it to our parti-
cular needs we can adjust ourselves
much more quickly and economically
to the new conditions enforced by the
boil weevil. We can not rely upon In
formation based upon one years e1-
perience with the boil weevil. The
Best information is that based on
many years of experience such as the
states west of Alabama have had.
These states have had time to adjust
themselves to new conditions and to
adopt new farm practices, whereas
the newly infested sections are still
floundering around from one thing to
another in an effort to find remedies
for the boil weevil.
There is no single new crop which
promises to take the place OF cotton
as our money crop. There is no COM
bination of crops which can be rec
commended as a specific. Experiment
has shown that cotton continues to
be grown as the chief money crop in
the cotton states already infested by
the weevil. It would be we'll. there
fore. for us to continue to grow cot
ton. using the best boil weevil control
measures and to undertake the grow
ing of new money crops only on a
conservative scale. Plunging on new
unknown money crops brings on prob
lens that are as hard to solve as is
the problem of growing cotton under
boil weevil conditions. We must
simply adapt ourselves to the changed
aspects Of farming and meet new con
ditions with suitable methods.
New Publications to Help.
Extension Bulletin 4S, Farming On
| der Boil Weevil Conditions" has been
published by the Extension Service to
aid in the fight against the boil weevll.
This bulletin brings together in con-
else form much of the Information
that has been developed by the expert
ence with the weevil up to the present
time in the various states infested.
C7pies may be obtained from county
a~ents or from the Extension Service,
! Clemson College. The revised edition
Of the Report Of the South Carollna
Poll Weevil Commission may be had
from the same sources.
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