The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-12-06

of the department of agriculture's s
cotton council to the cotton confer
ence held in connection with the
annual convention of the Associa-
ton Of Land Grant Colleges.
Presidents, extension directors,
and deans of colleges of the va
rious cotton growing states, who
have long been active in promot-
ing the cotton industry. and ex7
perts in every line Of cotton
growing and cotton marketing
were brought together to discuss a
definite policy with regard to every
phase OF the cotton industry. The
conferences was preliminary to the
cotton states conference to be held
in Memphis early in December and
which Secretary Wallace of the de-
partment of agriculture will attend
with several government cotton eH-.
perts.
Recommendations made by the
cotton council of the department.
of agriculture, after many confer
lences in which experts in every
branch of cotton growing. or mar
ketins participa ted, were laid be-
fore tonight's conferences, which.
was developed from the ideas Of.
Dr.. H. A. Morgan, president OF
the UniversitX, OF tennessee, and
who has made several tours OF the
cotton belt on investigation for the
department of agriculture
OneSof the principal subjects
al,
the fight against the boil weevfL.
To overcome its ravases it was said
To be OF first necessity TO mature
the largest possible crop in the
shortest possible time. To ac-
complish that end the cotton coun-
ellis Recommendation Include.
Makes Recommendations.
Selection of well-draincd, fertile
soils; if possible, only land capa-
BILE of producing,, with reasonable
fertilization, at least half a bale
per acre.
Preparation Of a good seed bed
literally fertilized.
Planting OF. good seed of i'm
proved, early maturing variety.
recommended for the locality by
the state experiment station and
the department of agriculture.
Planting of seed Of single va
~riety by entire communities and
counties.
Securing and maintaining of full
stand through proper planting and
liberal use of seed, and early and
frequent thorough cultivation.
Destruction of all possible wee
wills. either by hand picking or
poisoning, IL weevils are. numerous
at. the time cotton Is Just beginning
TO square. II. ~ =.
Picking and destruction cf all
punctured squares every week or
10 days for n month, IL not equip
ped to poison by dust.ng. Then. If
weevils are still numerous, apply
calcium arsenatc dry dust poison
following directions of department
of agriculture or state college of
agriculture.
EARLY Picking.
Picking Of cotton in :he fall as
rapidly as possible and Immediate
ly killing all cotton stalks thereby
destroying the food supply and
breeding places Of the weevil be-
fore Information period.
Burning over, or cleaning D,
during the winter of woodland,
trash or rubbish, in which weevils
hibernate. especially
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and ravines.
recommendations for controll-
dng the bon weevil were formu-
Mated before the announcement OF
the Florida state plant board OF it's
new method for reducing boil.
tweevil injury to short staple cot
staN and in view of the promising
results expected for Florida condi-
tions the cotton council says it
was clearly desirable that expert
mental application of the Florida
plan should be made in each OF the
different states. ,sN,
Improvement of the quality of
cotton, the cotton council declares,
becomes more essential as the
standard OF living OF cotton pro-
ducers riscs. and as the competi-
ton Of foreign cotton producing
regions increases. Recommenda-
tions are made for the encourage
ement of production Of cotton above
rs and. up to ] IS inches, there
being no economic justification for
growing fiber less than rs OF ar
inch in length, II finds the quai-
ity OF the crop has deteiiorated in
many localities in recent years de-
spite efforts of many agencies; pri-
vate, state and national. The mos,
serious obstaelesio Improvement of
the qua NV of cotton, the council
states. hit TOO many kinds to9
cotton are planted in the same To-
cality resulting quickly in blend
ed mongrel breed of greatly in
ferior quality having reduced
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