Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-11-03
Second, During the fall and winter

tilted with a quick acting fertilizer
containing about so lbs. of available
phosphoric acid per acre, ammonia
and potash to be used according to the
character and relative fertility of the
soil. All applications of ammonia
should be put down before the middle
Of June. Over-doses of potash have
a tendency to delay maturity and en-
courages overgrowth of stalk
Fourth, Early planting of approved
varieties of cotton with plenty of seed
The farmer should have at least bu.
of good seed for>each acre he is going
to plant. He should plant at least two
bushels before April 1st in the lower
half of the state and before April 10th
in the upper half of the state reserv-
ing a bushel per acre. If stand is
not secured by the first planting he
should plant over not later than April
1C in the lower half or April 20 in the
upper half. If large quantities of seed
are used good stands are usually Sc
cured from extra et3iy paintings and
the experience is that under boil Wee
vii conditions the greatest crops are
always made from the earliest plant
ings If stands are not secured at
comparatively early stage the land in
tended for cotton should be put into
other crops.
Fifth, Cotton should be left thick in,
the drill. This distance should vary
with the height of the natural growth
of the plant, or in. not being too
close as a minimum and or 10 as
maximum.
Sixth, The question of poisoning for
boil weevil is still in the experimental
state but your committee believe that
poisoning with calcium arsenate is
valuable, especially if done at the
proper time and under favorable con-
ditions. Heavy damage from plant
lice following busting with calcium
arsenate early last August makes
doubtful as to this treatment when
applied at that time. The weevils
should also be picked from the plant
in the early stages and as soon as
punctured squares are noticed they
should be picked up twice per week
until midsummer. In no case should
more cotton be- planted than can be
properly handled at all stages anG
promptly picked by the labor on the
farm, for it is the height of folly to
plant a crop and let the boil weevil
eat it up for lack OF attention or allow
it to become blue in the fields for
lacl; of picking force.
Everywhere il must be insisted O.
that the individual farmer and tenant
raise an abundant supply of food and
feed and that this food and feed be
properly conserved. The man with 9
crib full of corn and hay, smoke,
house full of meat and molasses, a
hundred bushels Of sweet potatoes
a storage house, and garden full OF
vegetables cannot be put out of bust
ness by the boil weevil or any other
pest.
Storage houses for keeping sweet
potatoes should be everywhere con-
structed as this is one of the greatest
crops We have and one which every
farmer can raise.
For Upper Coastal Plain and Sand
Hill Region.
The cotton acreage here may be regu
lated according to the available labor
to take care of cultivation, weevil con-
troll and prompt gathering. In no
case, however, should more than 500 |
be put into cotton and tobacco to-
gether A liberal acreage should go
into corn and velvet beans. Hogs |
should be carried on every farm and
cattle where possible. Sorghum, peas,
sweet potatoes and i'll some cases pea
nuts should be planted.
In every county the farmers should
utilize fully the Government farm eX-
perts. No one can advise intelligently
and correctly just what each indivi-
ual farmers should do. The demon
stration agent, however, can tell you
exactly what to do for he knows your
conditions and has available all the
necessary information to advise you
upon each detail.
The year 1921 has been more favor
able for the boil weevil than any since
he entered the belt in 1892. Conse-
quently he has done more damage than
ever before His damage next year
and succeeding years will depend on
weather conditions and the intelli-
gence and industry used in fighting
him.
We urge all our citizens TO cooperate
to carry this message to every farmer
and farm tenant in the state. Unless
the main features of the above pro-
gram are generallv adopted the whole