The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-09

seed cotton.
Hand guns should be figured as de-
prcciating 100 per cent in a season
and the larger machines about 25 per
cent.
What busting Machines Should You
Use?
Make your acreage allotment ac-
cording to the following schedule, and
buy Il surplus rather than shortage Of
machines, as this will save you money.
Hand Guns
Do not allot over s acres to one
hand gun.
DO not attempt over 25 acres in one
organization with hand guns.
DO not supply individual tenants
with hand guns and expect each to
care for his crop successfully mdcpcn-
| dent of the others.
Use hand guns only when no other
| rlachinc is suitable.
One Mule Machine
This term is used to describe the
| new type of c-whccl, 0nc-mule ma
chine which is Just being placed on
! the market. 1t sells at medium
price and is suitable for small farn!-
| crS.
This machine will cover from - to
20 acres in . night Of operation. IT
should not be allotted more than 50
acres for the season.
This machine has only two noZzl2s
| but will usually cover three rows at
Il rip.
Cart Machine
This term is used to describe tho
| two wheel. two-mulc machine which
straddlcS a row of cotton. 1t is tho
| .y"c most suitable Tor large farm
| Cr:;.
This machine will cover from % to
80 acres in Il night of operation.
One of those machines should be al
lottcd not more than 100 acres Of in
tested cotton for the season.
This machine has three noZZlcS, but
will usually cover four rowss at IL trip.
How to Poison
Use only pure calcium arScnatc in
the form of Il dry powder.
Apply this only in the dust form.
Purchase this to conform to the fol-
lowing specifications:
Not less than 80 per cent total ar
| S"nic pcntoXid.
Not more than 0.75 per cent water
soluble arsenic pcntoxld.
Density not less than so or more
than 100 cubic inches per pound.
Have your county agent send {;
/ SiHI PIE ol your cttlcIllll aiSclbtt lN
the Delta Laboratory, Tallulah. La
for free analysis to make sure that il
is satisfactory.
Use only dusting machinery cs-
pccially constructed for cotton dust
| ing.
Poison only when the air is calm
and the plants are moist. This prac-
tiCally means making only night ap.
plicatiOnS.
Use about to 7 pounds Of calcium
HrScnatc per acre for each application
Start poisoning when the wccvil>
have pImCturcd from 10 to - per cent
of the squares.
Keep your cotton thoroughly busted
until the wccVils are under control
This usually means about three ap.
pIicationS at the rate of one cvcrl
four days.
Then stop poisoning until tn,
WCoviIs again become abundant.
If the wccvis become abundant
early enough to iniurc your young
boolS, make ON" on two more applica.
tions late in the season.
If you have heavy rain within 2.
hours after dustlng, repeat this ap
pllcatlon immediately.
DO not expect to eradicate tho
wccVIlS Poisoning merely control.
them sufficiently to permit full croI
Of cotton and You can always hnC
WccvIlS in the successfully poisoncC
field
Keep your cotton acreage low an,
do everything possible to incrcas,
your yield per acre Jas it costs jus
as much to poison one quarter bale
per acre cotton as bale per acre cot
ton.
Always leave an occasional porto,
of cut imprisoned FOR comparison
with the adjoining poisoned tract
This will show how much you hav
9 increased your yield by poisoning.
If you are considering poisoning
write the Delta Laboratory at Tallu
Ian, La, for more detailed informa
ton; also ask the advice of your coun
ty agent. DO lT RIGHT OR NO
= AT ALL.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE FARN
why did you leave the farm, my lad
Why did you bolt and leave your dad