The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-12-08
F|gHTlne THE BOIL wEEyx
snts'Ilssnss, Courage, and optimIsso
kssdsd BY Farmsra

Clemson College, Dec. Sin spits
OF the efforts OF scientists employed
by the various Southern States and
the United States Department Of Az
riculture, and In spite Of the various
climatic conditions encountered over
the cotton growing states, the cotton
boil wseyil has annually extended it,
operations, the advance line OF this
pest having now moved entirely
across South Carolina, leaving the
state infested from the mountains to
the coast. Fortunately for the farm.
ers of South Carolina, says ". ".
Long, Director of the Axteasion SEW
Ice. We are able 10 draw, lessons iron
the experience o6 ether states over Q
period Of nearly thirty years. the boil
weevil having entered fsaas IN 1894.
This should enable N 70 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 Az
riculture have made special studies Of
the boil woevil problem. cooperating
with every agency interested along
this line. At frequent intervals relia-
bic information has been issued with
the view Of keeping our people thor
oushly informed regarding this pest
and the methods Of fighting Il. In
1915 the College was instrumental In
organising the South Carolina Boil
Weevil Commission. which went into
the infested states Of Louisiana and
Mississippi and studied tho Wsevu at
hrst hand under conditions similar to
those prevailing in this state. The
report of tho Commission issued BY
Clemson in November, 1919. a. Bull
letin No. 20. contained practically all
the reliable information of importance
that. had been developed regarding the
boil weevn problem. This report had
wide circulation and was considered
to be 80 thorough and accurate that
tho United States Senate published u
In February, 1917, a. a Senate nooH
ment. This document Is now await
able In revised form. Many ether
bulletins. reports. and special aStt
cles dealing with specific phases Of
tho problem have been issued froA
time to time. The Hxtsnsioa Ssrvio~
through the county agent System. Aes
kept this information before the ~
pie constantly. A. q result the ave-.
age farmer Of South Carolina = wiz
out doubt better informed In he
practical phases Of this subject tAAD
has been tho case In any eth6r state
at tho time Of the arrival Of the ~
weevil.
No Time fsr Depressed FssaIna.
Other states have had this problsa
to face, and while they suffered 80
yerely they have demonstrated thaS
there are ways of dealing with the
boil wsevil problem. Cotton fs being
GsowA in spite Of the boil wesvil.
Ihis Is not the time. therefore. 70 Per-
init ourselves to become deprsisSA
ghd pessimistic. Instead, We must
Stsdy the problem thoroughly ana
learn tho methods and prSotiess
which enable other farmers to prs-
fuee cotton profitably under boll
weevfl conditions.
Before relying upon boil weevil n.
formation, We must be sure that II
| comes from source that can aAl
docs disseminate reliable Information,
BY studying Information from reliable
sources and adapting It to our psrti.
oular needs We can adjust ourselves
much more quickly and economically
to the new conditions enforced b. the
BOIL wcevil. We can not rely upon in
formation based upon one years en-
perience with the boil weevi. The
best information is that based on
many years Of experience such ~ the
states west Of Alabama have had.
Those states have had time to adjust
themselves to paw conditions and -
adopt new farm practices, whereas
tho newly infested sections are stiii
Aoundering around from one thing 70
another in an effort TO find remedies
for the boil weevil.
There is no single now 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 . specific. Experiment
has shown that cotton continues to
be grown as the chief money oroD in
the cotton states already infested by
the wssvil. 1t would be we'll. thsre-
fore. for us 10 continue to grow cot
ton. usias the best boil weevil oontrsi
measures and 10 undertake the grow
ing Of new money crops only en- q
conservative scale. ~Plungins on now
unknown money crops brings on prob
lens that are a. hard. to solve az 3.
tho problem OF growing cotton unGST
boil weevtl conditions. We must
simply adapt ourselves 70 the changed
aspects OF farming and meet now con-
ditions with suitable methods.
New Publications 70 Nsip.
Extension Bulletin -, 'TarMinS "a
der Boil Weevil Conditions" has boon
publish cd By the ExteAsion Service to
etd In tho fight against the boil vssvii.
This bulletin brings together . ssa-
eise form much Of the fsSornAsasa
that has been developed by ~ eoe>si.