The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-03-06
r. II. Jeter Talks to Union County
Farmers on Boil WeeviI Problem.

Farmers on Boil Weevil Problem.
Mr.. Jeter talked very Interestingly
OF his travel and study in the weeyil-
infested territory of Georgia and other
states. His audience was struck with
the enormous damage which had been
wrought in parts of Georgia. One
county which ginned 1000 bales two
years ago, ginned less than 300 last,
year. However, Mr. letter stated that
1bs knew fsrmers who con ntinue to, grow
They accomplished this by means of
employing sane, sensible methods of
control.
According to Mr.. Jeter, the first
thing which local farmers must learn
in growings btton proftably under
boil weevil conditions is to reduce his
cotton acreage to safe acreage. An
acreage to which he can give more
attention than he has given in the
past. acreage will vary according to
the labor available which is usually
sufficient to care for six to ten acres.
The old method Of giving tenant a
side of meat, jug of molasses and a
sack of -four and calling for two bales
of cotton as rent is thing of the
past, for the cotton is not coming
The safest plan to follow is fci
every man to grow a sufticiency OF
food and fed to meet his farm require.
ments and grow his cotton and othe,
cash crops as clean SURPRISES, these
cash crops on the property managed
farm will be largely profit.
Beat the Weevil to 1t.
Fertile soil is essential tC the sue
cessful production of cotton unde
weevil conditions. Select your bes
lands which are well drained an,
which warm up quickly in the sprinl
for the growing of your Gotten crel
this year.
Your soil should be prepared hct
ter than ever before. Get it prepare
early and bed on your fertilizer ahcu
three weeks before planting time.
Use fertilizer literally but ;udic
;, iously. Phosphorus makes fruit an
= hastens maturity. Nitrogen gives ca,
. ly start and hastens blooming. Pc
tassium keeps plant in healthy cond
ton.
! An application of 400 pounds {
4 1882 with so pounds Of nitrate {
soda per acre is desirable. If yo
use any fertilizer as a side drcssin
apply it just as soon after chopin
as possible. Never make a late sic
y application to cotton from now on
y it will delay maturity and the on
u thing accomplished will be makir
o feed for boil weevil.
70 Early planting should be practice
y Ilant just as soon as danger fro
u frost is over. Plant one of the go
10 strains of Cleveland Big Boil. Pla
~ plenty of seed, delint them if pos'
BILE, but never replant. Don't pla
ut varieties like King or Simpkins. The
varieties are early maturing but tn
On are not persistent fruiters.
,g Frequent shallow cultivation is ,
sc sential Plow on both sides of RI
ce once week until cotton grows to &C
ay siderable size, plowing on one 81
once each week will be sufficient tn,
ST. Cotton can no longer be produC
in the haphazard manner employed
the past. In fact, one cannot gr
,er cotton by employing any one of
"a" bethods mentioned, but by careful
ad- practicing all Of the methods cot
,ty can be produced.
sse In closing, Mr.. Jeter urged ev'
oil farmer to get his farm on a self s.
ng. porting basis, and making cottor
cal clean srplus.