The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-01
WEEVILS ARE WARNING US.
Pee Dee Advocate.

Pee Dee Advocate.
During the past two or three
weeks, boil weevils have been found
ty. They first appeared in small
spots. and have been spreading rap
idly.
F. P. B. Pegues, who lives in
Smithville township, in the extreme
northern part of the country. says
they are plentiful in his section, and
have invaded Richmond county al
most to Rockingham. They are doing
considerable damage on the farms
of S. ]. T. Quick and Ben Brigham,
in Brightsville. They are reported at
T. l.. Breeden's in Adamsville. j. E.
Willis and s. L. McDonald's in Red
Bluff, James Jackson's in Hebron, B.
H. Covington's and Monroe Hills in
Red Hill. c. S. McCall's and R. L.
lKirkwood's in Bennettsville, and on
nearly every farm in lower Browns
Vile.
The total damage in the county
this year will not be great, as most
OF the crop was made before they
got started. They will be here in
full force next year, however, un-
less they are Killed out by very Sc
we're winter, and will do considerable
damage. if we have another wet
year.
Our people should not be alarmed,
however. We have a fertile county
and resourceful people. We have
full and fair warning OF the impend-
ing danger. and should prepare for
[. People are still living and prosper
ing where the weevil has been for
years. They still live and prosper
where no cotton has ever been, or ev-
er can be grown. They grow other
crops on land that is less productive,
and where climatic conditions are
less favorable than in Marlboro.
We do not believe that cotton
should be abandoned altogether. 1t
will still be our chief money crop.
But we must reduce the acreage. 1t
will require more labor and atten-
tion to produce it than heretofore.
That may not be an unmixed evil
We have been producing more cot
ton than we could harvest, and a
large part of the crop has been dete-
riorating and rotting in the fields.
After this we may be able to save
the cotton in good condition with the
same labor that is required to grow
1t and keep the weevils down.
We should produce all the food
stuff. milk. butter, beef, pork, etc.,
that we can use; and improve our
lands with legumes and stable ma
nure. We can live then without
spending so much money; and we
will not need 80 much cotton money
with which to pay debts
One thing we should guard
against. We should not go too ex-
tensively into new schems and new
crops that we do not know anything
about. Let's try the new things eau
tiously and .conservatively till we
learn how to grow and market them.
And do not forget this: Every
farmer has to work out his own SAL
walton. Don't depend too much on
the government. and on different or
ganizations and leaders. Do your
own thinking and planting for your
own farm; and cooperate with your
neighbors and fellow farmers and
business men wherever and when
ever you can do so advantageously.
BY working together we can often
accomplish more than by working
alone; but each man still should do
his share; and should require the
other fellow to do his share too.
If every farmer. whether land
owner or tenant. will plan for
half crop of cotton next year, we
will still be one Of the most prosper
Gus counties in the South.