The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-26

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Using the Poison.
Mr.. Taylor gave the following in
formation in reference to using the
poison, the kinds of machines used
and other general information for
use by the farmers of this county.
Make your acreage allotment ac-
cording. to the following schedule,
and buy a surplus rather than short
age of machines, as this will save you
money.
Do not allow over acres to one
hand gun.
Do not attempt over 25 acres in
one organization with hand guns.
Do not supply individual tenants
and expect each to care for his crop
successfully Independent of the 9TH
ers.
Use hand guns only when no other
machine is suitable.
This term is used to describe the
new type of one-wheel, one-mule
machine which is just being put on
the market. It sells at medium
price and is suitable for small farm
ers.
This machine will cover from Is
to 20 acres in a night of operation.
It should not be allotted more than
60 acres for the season.
This machine has only two nozzles
butwill usually cover three rows at a
trip.
This term used to describe the two
wheel, two-mule machine which
straddles row of cotton. 1t is the
most suitable for large farmers. j
This machine will cover from 25
to 80 acres in a night of operation.
One of these machines should not
be allotted more than 100 acres of
infested cotton for the season.
This machine has three nozzles,
but will usually cover four rows at
a trip.
How to Poison.
Use only pure calcium arsenate in
the form of a dry powder. Apply
this only in the dust form.
Purchase this to conform to the
following specifications:
Not less than 40 per cent. total
arsenic pentoxid.
Not more than 0.75 per cent. wa
ter soluble arsenic pentoxid.
Density not less than 80 or more
than 100 cubic inches per pound.
Have your county agent send a
sample of your calcium arsenate' to
the Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La,
for free analysis to make sure that it
is satisfactory.
Use only busting machinery especi-
ally constructed for cotton dusting.
Poison only when the air is calm
and the plants are moist. This prac-
tically means making only night ap-
plications. y
Start poisoning when the weevils
have punctured from 10 to Is per
cent. of the squares.
Keep your cotton thoroughly dust
ed until the weevils are under con-
troll. This usually means about three
applications at the rate of one every
four days.
Then stop poisoning until the wee
wills again become abundant.
If the weevils become abundant
early enough to injure young bolls,
make one or two more applications
late in the season.
If you have heavy rain within a
day renew this application Immediate
ly.
Do not expect to eradicate the wee
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sufficiently to permit a full crop of
cotton and you can always find wee
wills in the successfully poisoned
fields.
Keep your cotton acreage low and
do everything possible to increase
your yield per acre, as it costs just
as much to poison one quarter bale
per acre cotton as bale per acre cot
ton.
Always leave an occasional por-
tion of cut imprisoned for compari-
son with the adjoining poisoned tract.
This will show how much you have
increased your yield by poisoning.
If you are considering poisoning,
write the Delta Laboratory at Tallu-
lah, La, for more detailed informa-
ton; also ask the advice of your
county agent.
Earliness of Crop.
c. A. Whittle Of the soil improve
ment committee, spoke on "Earli-
ness of the Crop"
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