Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-13
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Getting an Fairly Crop Of Cotton.

getting an early crop Of cotton undc,
boil weevil conditions, says Prof. c
=. Blackwell, agronomist.
I. Thorough preparation of the
seed-bed.
:. Application Of a fertilizer con.
tanning small amount of readily
available ammonia. The fertilizer
should be well mixed with the soil
before planting, so that seed will no,
come in direct contact with the fer
tilizer.
). Planting Of only varieties that
have proved their worth under hol,
weevil conditions. The following arc
recommended: (a) Short STAPLE cot
ton. on land free from wilt, Clcvc-
land Big Boil; wilt-infested land.
Dixie Triumph; (b) Long staple cot
ton, Delta Typo Webber and Wcbber
40.
4. Working the cotton we'll. so il
Is never stunted by weeds.
D. Chopping early and leaving the
plants close in drill.
6. The delin1ing Of seed where il
is convenient Delinting is especially
valuable when conditions are unfa-
vorable for seed termination. It has
tens termination from two to eight
days, depending on soil and climatic
conditions. Delinted seed can he
more evenly planted, and it requires
fewer seed to plant an acre. Below
are directions for deljnting seed with
sulphuric acid:
Delinting Cotton Seed.
Materials Needed Concentrated
sulphuric acid, about 8 pounds for
each bushel Of seed. Three wooden
or earthen tubs, one of which should
have a number Of small holes in the
center Of the bottom, with copper
wire screen over them to prevent
the seed from passing through. A
large glass or earthen funnel with
screen may be used instead. plcn-
ty Of water.
Directions for Treating Seed.
Place seed in tub a." which has
no holes in bottom, and cover with
acid five to ten minutes. Stir seed
constantly with a wooden stick until
lint is removed. Next pour seed and
acid in tub 3D." which has holes in
the bottom and witch .has been
placed over tub &C." which has nc
holes in bottom. AS soon as the acid
Is drained off, wash seed with waite,
until free from acid. If good stream
OF running water is applied this does
not take long. Spread seed on flool
or on sheets in the sun to dry. Wher
dry they are ready to plant
Cautions II left unnecessaril,
long in the acid the seed will b5
killed. Wooden tubs must be tight
Tubs which require to be tightenet
by swelling with water will not do
as the acid takes all the water out
Of the wood. Acid must be handled
with care, for it will eat holes IN
any clothing which it touches.
Beo Notes.
"Haye your bees ready when the
honey flow begins. Do not raise youl
bees on the honey flow. but raise
them for the honey flow" says "the
bee man" Of the extension service.
AS soon as the weather Is warm
enough, examine the bees and deter.
mine, first, If they have plenty OF
stores; second, whether they have
a good laying queen; third, whether
they have sufficient room.
A queenles scolony. or a colony
with failing queen that does MOI
lay sufficient number Of eggs
should be united with another col
ony having good queen. Two col
onies may be united as follows:
Place the hive containing the weak
queenless colony over the hive con,
taining colony with queen, put
ting single sheet OF newspaper be
tween the two. or course this re
QuireS the removal Of the bottom
board Of one hive and the cover Of
the other, so that nothing separates
the frames OF the two hives excen
the paper.
If the weaker colony has brood, /
Is best to shake the bees off the
brood frames into their own hive
and put the brood flames into the
hive containing the queen, before
uniting, for otherwise this brood
may become chilled. It is not neces
sary to leave the weak hive above
the other, and in case Of cold wea
ther 1T should be removed as soon az
the bees accept each other, which
should be approximately in "a to 4>