Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-10-06
PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST WEEEIL
Urges Farmers to Plow Under Stalks
, as Soon as Cotton Is
Gathered. -

otdte, oSPl. Iolh.
At campaign of business mer
held In Columbia q few weeks age
at.>which there were persent bank
ers, merchants and farmers, a com,
mittee was appointed to draft ar
agricultural program which woult
meet the conditions caused by the in.
vasion of the toll weevil. -; T..
This committee met in Columbis
yesterday and after electing D. R
Cdker, chairman, and R. B. Cunning.
ham, secretary, the committee dis.
cussed the boil weevil situation in
different parts of the state and the
proper agricultural methods to be
pursued by the farmers.
A subcommittee, consisting Of D
r. Coker, chairman, w. w. Long, J.
w! CASTOR, R. B. Cunningham and
B.. w. Seegars, was appointed to draft
the agreed on agricultural program
for the state, and to call a mass
meeting not later than October TO-
to, which the program is to be SUBJ
mitted. At this mass meeting all
problems connected :. with the boil
weevil invasion may be discussed.
1t is intended that the agricultural
program adopted by the mass meet
ing shall be presented to every far
mer in the state at the earliest possi-
BILE moment, and 1t is desired to en-
list the earnest cooperation Of the
entire people In the state in putting
this program into effect, it was said.
-. llcw Under Stalks.
One matter the committee did not
The entire committee agreed that 1t
feel could wait for future action.
is imperative for the farmers Of the
state to plow under every cotton
stalk just as soon as the cotton is
picked :. .... -. -. '.,,'
Experiments as the government
boil weefil station at Tallulah, La,
by the department Of agriculture have
definitely proven that the earlier the
cotton stalks are plowed under in the
fall the less boil weevil fnfestation
the following year. Many times as
severe damage was done in the
fields where the stalks were plowed
under in November as in those that
were plowed under before October /.
'tEvery banker, merchant, proaes-
sions man and far,', ], the state
should use all his influence 10 see
that this work Of plo~ing under cot
ton stalks is undertaken at the ear
)iest possible moment and carried
out on every farm, for some farms
are plowed and others are not, the
tremendous crop Of boil weeyils
which will hatch out on the young
growth. on the unplowed farms will,
Of course, do more or less damage to
the neighboring farms where the
stalks have been plowed UNDER" says
the committee.
Want Cover Crops
In the upper section. of the state
some cotton may not be gathered un-
til after FROST 1t tis. recommended
that cover crops be put into all
such cotton at once, It has been
proven that a. green cover crop grow
ing between the rows of cotton pro-
tects from the weevils, they attmpt
to hibernate in this crop, and all die
for the weevil can only exist when
alternating in dry place where he
is fairly well protected against cold.
1t developed in the discussions at
the committee meeting that where
persistent and intelligent efforts
have this year been used in combat
ing the boil weevil, good crops have
almost invariably been secured, ex-
cept on the lower edge of the coastal
plain.
"The purpose of the work Of this
committee is to start a movement
for the education Of the masses OF
people of South Carolina as to the
best methods of carrying on profit
able agriculture under boil weevil
conditions" it was announced.
The committee which met yester-
day consisted of the following men,
bers: f. C. Hamer, Columbia; w. W.
Long, Clemson College; Wade Drake
Anderson; J. Ross Hanahan, Char
lesion; ]. w. CASTOR, Duncan; G. W.
Duvall, Cheraw; DR.. w. c. Brown
Newberry; R. B. Cunningham, AL
lendale; B. w. Seegars, Oswego;
Richard I. Manning, Columbia; D. R
Coker, Hartsville.
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