The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-10-05
PLANS ADOPTED
TO FIGHT WEEV|L
THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL OPEN
LANDS TO BE DEVOTED TO
CROPS AND PASTURE-ONE-
FOURTH TO BE PLANTED IN
COTTON.

Columbia, Sept. 30.-R. c..
Hamer, president of the South
Carolina Division of the American
Cotton Association, said yesterday
he had read with a great deal of in
terest of the action of the commit
tee which met in Columbia to con-
slider an agricultural program
which would meet the conditions
| caused by the invasion of the boil
weevil and said that the cotton as
sociation would be delighted to have
the support of the committee.
"The- American Cotton Associa-
tion," said Mr.. Hamer, "has for
some time been giving most earnest
consideration to the conditions con-
fronting the cotton belt because of
the weevil and how it could best be
met. Two plans which were thought
to be the most suitable and most
feasible were submitted to re-
ferendum of the members of the
American Cotton Association. Every
farmer was asked to vote for the
plan which he thought the most
feasible and which could most ef-
fectively be carried out. Great in
terest was taken in the referendum
and approximately $4,000 votes
were cast.
"The plan adopted by an over
whelming vote follows:
'tFirst, Three fourths of all open
lands to be devoted to food and feed
crops and to pasturage for live
stock.
Second, One-fourth of the cul-
tivated land to ibe plaHted in cotton,
we'll fertilized and worked so as to
produce the best yield under the
most economic conditions of labor
and other expenses.
"Third, Encourage the rapid orga.
nization e-wide cooperative mar.
keting association for handling cot.
ton and other. farm products.
/ Fourth" Adopt, economic re-
forms and efficiency in the future
baling, warehousing, financing ano
marketing in the cotton crop upor
the most approved and adyantageou:
modern method of orderly market
ing. ..
"The South Carolina Division Of
the American Cotton Association, o1
course, committed to this plan and
will make every effort within its
power to put it across in South
Carolina. We are already pushing
with all of the vigor at our command
the campaign for the formation OF
the South Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association. We plan tx
begin shortly a food and foodstuffs
campaign and we snail make every
effort within our power to have the
farmers plant only one-fourth OF
their cultivated lands m cotton mex
spring in order that the cotton may
be intensively cultivated and the
ravages of the boil weevil reduced tc
a minimum.
| eve propose to devote most Of
\ the time of the annual meeting Of
the South Carolina Cotton Associa
I ton in December to a discussion Of
the boil weevil and it is our hope tt
have the foremost experts of the
country with us at that time to tel
US how cotton can be best grown .un
der weevil conditions.
l "The American Cotton Associa
ton at its annual meeting in Bim-
ingham October 26-29 will discuss
plans for putting the program into
effect over the belt generally.
eve ask the united support OF
the people of the state in our cam
paign. Surely this is a time when the
people of the state must stand toge'
Their and meet the menace which
confronts u.s."