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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19

and found few punctured squares
on the ground and Immediately
started poisoning. Had he made an
INNEsTATIoN COUNT he would
have found that there was hardly 1
peN cent infestation. He was wasting
money because he did not go to the
trouble Of making this percentage
count. Farmers in Oconeo are likely
to make the same mistake unless
they will make this infestation count
before poisoning, as it has not been
found profitable to poison before 10
or Is per cent Of the squares have
been punctured, except under unus-
ual conditions
F. S. Holleman, Of Seneca, has a
GOOD cart-type "one-mule machine"
ready to do some poisoning, but in
counting his infestation last Friday
IL was found to average only about
s per cent, so his machine will re-
main under the shelter until an in
festation count reveals over 10 per
cent punctured over the field. Then
Circular No. 162 should be followed
verbatim.
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Watch for Mexican Bean Beetle.

The "boll weevil" Of the beans and
pea crops Is now reported on the
rampage in several mountain Sec
ttons Of Oconee. The Mexican bean
beetle Is his name, having come from
Mexico, as other great pests have
done. 1t seems that he prefers gar
den beans, then cowpeas and soy
beans, having the least appetite for
velvet beans. Both pods and leaves
are his food, leaving the stalks for
the people who planted the beans.
The great danger lies in the two
facts that the bean beetle propagates
or Increases in number very rapidly,
like the boil weevil, and worse than
that, MANY REMEDIES TRIED
AGAINST HIM so FAR HAVE NOT
HAD A GREAT ENFECT IN GET
TING RID OF THE MENACE.
Prof. Conrad, entomologist, Of
Clemson, will visit several sections
Of the county from whence speci-
mems have been sent with the county
agent and remedies showing great
est promise will be tried against the
beetle.
If the writer remembers correctly,
from the description given recently
in "The Country Gentleman" the
beetle has sixteen spots across his
back. The shape Is roundish and
rather fiat, although about the samo
size Of potato bugs. The young bee
ties hatch on the under sides Of tho
bean leaves, and when young are
yellowish in color and have spines
sticking up over the body.
A more accurate description will
he published next week.
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plication for materials. or say 81 per
acre to complete the job? The ex-
perience Of many in this section will
show that it IS perfectly feasible to
do THIS VERY THING.
We are not going to get perfect
boil weevil control anywhere this
season because in no section have
all the farmers poisoned their crops
and picked up squares, nor will we
probably get weevil control to tho
highest degree in any season, even
in sections where the molasses poi
son Is used in time and frequently,
unless the farmers are vigilant in
finding the spots where the few wee-
wills who have probably escaped the
poison are laying In the squares.
believe firmly, however, that
when every farmer in the State poi
sons his cotton before squares are
formed, and continues this treat
nlent often enough to keep the pot
son on the cotton until the last of
June, and where he continues vigil
liant in detecting and picking up the
few punctured squares that the oc-
casional imprisoned weeyil will lay,
we will have method of control
which will protect the whole cotton
crop until late in the season, and al
low normal crops Of early planted
early varieties to mature.
In order to secure Che universal
adoption of an agricultural practice
1t Is only necessary to convince all
the farmers that the practice Is pro-
fitable. The use Of the Williamson
plan Of cultivating corn very quickly
became universal in this section be-
cause its benefits were so manifest
that even tho powerful opposition Of
many government experts and ag-
ricultural advisers could not stop It's
spread. The use Of fertilizers is uni
versal in the eastern part of the belt.
The general adoption Of some
method Of boil weevil control at once
cheap, simple and practical enough
to come within the means and appeal
to the common sense Of every farmer
should be much easier than either
the Williamson plan or the use OF
fertilizer, because every farmer has
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19
Making Infcstation Counts.

BY all means, an infestation count
should be made before attempting to
poison with calcium arsenate dust.
Make the count in this manner:
Make count of one hundred
squares in each Of the four corners
Of the field and one in the center,
thus making five hundred squares
examined. In fields Of over three or
four acres, another division may be
advisable, SO that good average
for the field is obtained.
In examining the hundred squares
for punctures, count ALL squares on
the stalk except the small, poorly
developed squares, which are found
usually near the ends of branches
and near the top Of the plant, which
squares are usually not bothered by
the weevils. Do not count bolls not
squares in good bloom. Place all the
punctured squares in the pockets,
continuing to count. After one hun
dred squares have been counted,
empty the pockets and see how many
OF the one hundred you examined
were punctured. That gives you the
percentage for that part Of the field.
In examining the roo squares it is
best not to examine more than 25
squares along together in one row,
hut after examining the squares on
two or three stalks go on few rows
further and do likewise until 100
squares have been counted.
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direct and vital interest in prevent
ing his ,neighbors from raising wee-
wills which will destroy his own top
crop and thus will use his influence
to see that his neighbors use control
methods.
l am in hearty concurrence with
Clemson College and the government
In their advice to plant early, use
early varieties, use acid phosphate,
cultivate rapidly, pick up squares
and destroy the old stalks some time
before frost. must continue, how
ever, to advise the use Of a control
method which has carried up to July
l5 with practically no damage those
crops to which it had been applied
before the squares formed and which
has carried our own crops (original-
ly badly infested) up to the same
date with much less than five per
cent infestation, although the first
application was not made until many
Of the first squares had been pune
tured.
1t should be noted that in this
sectign we have had only one period
(fr6m June 6 to June 18) which was
favorable for bolt weevil control, The
balance Of the growing season has
been showery, with many heavy
rains, making control methods ex-
tremely difficult and more expensive
than usual. The total rainfall at
Hartsville from Jan. to date has
been 39.7. The May rainfall (Which
mostly fell during the latter half OF
the month) was 4.53; June, ITO.
and July Cup to and including the
14th), $50.
I have great respect for the work
OF Clemson College. It's president,
director Of extension and many OF
Its professors are personal friends.
In regard to boil weevil control. how
ever, I must accept the evidence of
my own eyes and that Of my own ex-
perimental organization and Of reli-
able farmers in this section who are
also my personal friends.
David r. Coker.
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!. !. COUNTY AGENTS. NOTES, j.
i. i. i. i. !. i. !. i. !. !. !. i. i. !.
The Boil Weevil Problem Threshed
Out -at Meeting.

At the meeting Of county agents
last week at Clemson, the boil wee
vii situation was gone over in q
most thorough manner by the re-
view Of the experiences of the old
weevil territory, and after many dis
,cussions it all settled down to prac-
tically the same program that has
been advocated all the time, which
facts are stated in the communica-
tion sent out to the press under date
Of July sth, entitled "Boll Weevll
Situation Restated."
This article Is worthy Of the at
tention Of every intelligent farmer,
and should be carefully studied and
its conclusions followed by Oconee
farmers, in the opinion Of the county
agent. This article appears under
the above mentioned heading In this
Issue Of this paper, and deserves Sc
rious consideration at your hands,
( Testimony gathered from practi-
cal farmers through Commissioners
Of Agriculture and others who have
been in close observance Of the prac-
tices in their respective States for
years all bore practically the same
testimony, whether from Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma or
Texas. Farmers in those regions can
give authentic testimony, for they
have been through the mill by their
years Of battling the weevil in many
ways. Testimony from Georgia would
be practically as useless as from our
own State Of South Carolina, for the
, farmers are still in tlls throes of un-
certainty, and are ca Ing about like
drowning men reaching for any
straw that is in sight, and the same
things are tried, in practically all
instances, that were tried for several
years in the older territory, and then
practically discarded.
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Fruit Growers Will Tour.

Fruit growers and prospective
fruit growers Of Oconee and several
Piedmont counties will journey In
autos into the peach and apple Sec
tion around Cornelia, Ga. on Thurs
day, July 27th.
With the coming Of the boil wee
vii into the hills Of Oconee there is
bound to be more interest taken in
commercial orcharding, and the sec
ton around Cornelia is admirably
suited for a study Of the Npossibili-
ties along this line.
Persons interested should write
the county agent for more detailed
information. Geo. r. Briggs.
County Agent.
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
Of Morgan H. McJunkin, Deceased,
are hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned, and all persons
having claims against said Estate
will present the same, duly attested,
within the time prescribed by law,
or be barred
w. II. McJuNKIN and
OTTIE BURRISS,
Administrators of the Estate of
Morgan II. McJunkin, Deceased.
July S, 1922. 27.30
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted tot the Estate
Of j. e. Woolbright, Deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned, and all persons
having claims against said Estate
will present the same, duly attested,
within the time prescribed by law,
or be barred.
w. N. WOOLBRIGHT and
MRS. LUCY WOOUBRIGHT,
Administrators Of the Estate Of J. q.
Woolbright, Deceased.
June 28, 1922. 1920
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19
Boil Wcevil Situation Rcstatcd,

Despite the fact that both the
government and the college have
been sending out informa ton
> through the press, county agents,
specialists, bulletins and circulars
almost every day for several months,
the statements made by the experts
to the board Of trustees last Tuesday
are Of much public interest. In sub
stance these college experts made
/ the following statements:
We believe that the value of early
poisoning is greatly cxaggerate ted.
Such is the testimony by the best
eXperimentors in Alabama, Louis
lana, Mississippi, Texas and Okla
homa. which States have been long
est infested with the weevil. Reports
are now being received from farmers
from all sections Of the State to the
effect that the weevil has disappear
ed from many Of their fields. Some
Of these fields have been poisoned
with calcium arsenate dust, some
} with sweetened poison, and others
not poisoned at all. This emphasizes
our oft-repeated statements that the
carly poisoning Is not material fac
tor in boil weevil control.
The early weevils are but the skir-
mishers Of the hordes of over-win-
tered weevils that continue to come
from winter-quarters from March to
July. They keep coming out even
after the squares have begun to
form. Most Of these old weeylls die
a natural death before square for
nation begins. Therefore, little is
\ gained, and often much lost, through
neglect Of other farm operations on
account Of efforts to destroy these
early weevils. These early weevils
can be killed by applications of any
Kind Of arsenical poison, whether In
j liquid or dust form. This was DEM
cnstrated as far back as 1902.
The weevls want squares to feed
on and lay eggs in. There being no
squares early in the season, they
confne themselves to the buds Of the
young cotton plant, and are practi-
cally surface feeders, something like
the potato beetle or the cabbage
worm, only less so. Little injury IS
done to the cotton plant from this
feeding on the bud.
If all the over-wintered weevils
would come out at the same time, as
chickens come off the roost in the
morning, then we could no doubt de-
stroy them with profit by the early
poisoning. But when we kill hun
dreds Of weevils with one kind Of
poison or another In early spring,
thousands are still in their winter
quarters ready to come out later. BY
no manner OF poisoning or other
control measures yet discovered can
we kill all the weeviis that are out,
and the survivors, together with
those coming out after the squares
are formed, discontinue feeding on
the cotton buds and begin to pune
ture and eat the inside Of the squares
and lay their eggs there. From this
time on the only effective poisoning
method known Is through the use Of
calcium arsenate, properly applied,
in dust form.
General Control Methods
Again Used.
The farmer must remember that
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It'll at this point that the battle for
the crop really begins. It is now that
the following control methods, re-
peatedly published, should be dill
gently and thoroughly followed:
/. AS the bulk OF the cotton crop
in South Carolina is made by share
croppers, the women and children
should be used to pick squares. This
should be go supervised that It Is
done, with great thoroughness, other
wise it has,no value whatever. Be-
gin picking the squares as soon as
any punctured squares fall, and pick
every infested square on the ground
and on the plants every FIVE days.
Q. Practice frequent shallow cul-
tivation In order to prevent grass
and weeds, and to keep the plant in
a healthy and vigorous condition,
This is important because 1t pro-
longs the fruiting period and helps
to prevent shedding. The boil wee
yll is not inclined to attack the bolls
If he can find squares.
3. We realize that by far the great
maj ority Of cotton farmers are not
In position to use poison this year,
and 1: is to these that recommends
tions l and especially apply. Great
progress has been made in perfecting
the machinery for applying calcium
arsenate dust. We have every right
to expect that dusting machinery will
eventually be so improved as to meet
the needs Of every class Of cotton
farmers. For the benefit OF those
who are using calcium arsenate dust
the following are the conditions un.
der which profitable results may be
expected:
(a) On high yielding land.
(b) Where weevil infestation is
heavy.
(c) Under reasonably favorable
weather conditions.
(d) With proper use Of approved
busting machines.
Poison only when the air Is calm
and the plants are moist, using from
five to seven pounds per acre for
each application. Use no calcium ar
senate that does not comply with
Federal specifications. Because Of
the unusual conditions this season,
the first application should he made
when the cotton begins to fruit. The
second application should be made
when 10 per cent Of squares have
been punctured Infestation counts
should be made frequently and can
be made by any farmer who follows
the simple directions furnished upon
application. The object is to keep
the cotton thoroughly busted until
the weevils are under control. If
weevils should become sufficiently
numerous to severely injure The
young bolls, one or two moro appli-
cations late in the season should be
made. In case Of heavy rain within
"a hours after dustig, the applica-
lion should be repeated Immediately.
After all, weather conditions dur
ing July and August will have more
to do with cotton production in
South Carolina than any poisoning
program. If these months are hot
and dry, comparatively little weevil
damage will be sustained, regardless
of what method of poisoning was
used, and even If none is practiced.
On the other hand, If weather condi-
tions are adverse, poisoning with
calcium arsenate dust, in strict ac-
cordance with government specifica-
tions, will, we believe, give the larg-
est money returns.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19
Poison Right or Not at All.

Eight thousand pounds of calcium
arsenate were practically wasted on
q cotton field in Sumter county re-
Gently. The owner visited the field
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19
Salem School to Open July "a.

The Salem school will open Mon
day, July Gath. We hope all pupils
and as near all theN patrons as can
will be present on the opening day.
We are looking forward to q very
successful year In our school.
P. Ii. Green,
j. A. Sloan,
H. Fl. Grant, Trustees.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-19

Dolls are said to be becoming pop
ular as mascots among business men.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

CINCINNATI July S-Tnc Rods won
10Th games a. the double header with
.he lh.ll.os TODAY by score. ol e 20 I
anil io g IN the first game Douohuc.
starting his Or.t game for nearly six
weeks DISPLAYED al his skill ~ the early
season. holding th, visitors 20 Z hits snd
% single tally
lhlhdrl1hlt ........... 600 600 Olo-l
Cincinnati ............ 100 030 3OX--
Wruor-und Peters Douohuc and
King
+ Two l1s. hits Duncan Three base
'h,s. Duncan Leslie Home runs Bohne
Stolen bases Duncan Harper .. Bohnc
Is lfuplL Base ON balls III wcirrrt =.
|Suurk nHf d, Weincrt g. by Donohue g.
SECOND GAME
i'n.hd' lunl ........... NoN 0l0 n12-3
Cincinnati ...... uta a1e Oes g
Smith single and Hcnlino .C.Yrh and
WING
Two hIsc hits. Harper Three .I1,
hits Dauhett. Fletcher Base ON balls ~
Singleton o Smith L. Couch !. Struck
Jour hy Couch 4.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

BEAUMONT, July S-Houston de.
iea'ed Beaumon, In the third game Of
me series here today TO 6. hitting Lou
hrai' hard Joe Doyle. Buff third sack.
~, ii'ed out in the seventh inning after
h."ihs safely In nine consecutive times
AZ bat. Irwin Compcre. right handed
pitcher formerly with Dallas made his
INST appearance In an Exporter uni.
form
,''US'"n .''.'.......... 500 ie0 Oi0-7
Beaumont no, 90 a., 9
"'a<ier, Mils,cad. Ghccn and Ben.
nlhsho'cn' Comperc. Kraft and Ander.
son.
stolen bases. Bailey Sacrifice hits.
N''it' Clements Benninghoven. Two
'-.s' D''s. Bailey. Alcock. Anderson. DE.
neville Brennan. Dcmaggio. Mathcs.
iioine runs Blades Double PLAYS. ~.
der 10 J. Doyle 10 Brennan: Blades 10
pcnovlllc.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09
ne,r. Divide vih Browns

by Associated Press
DuST.N iuL Bost,r .nl It
LHg. Jsir 30, itl,d q dnuolc header 10.
elt EHs.m took tue uprucr Goo e..
Iutts lriulr 10 RICH, in the ninth scor.
ns benz ,,n, had singled with the
winning ru 81 Iouie hit & Grey and
an hafd n 'hc second game "a had.
,rs winning 10 to 6.
Hc'.t. ibr' gdh.,. l..
- Louis ........... pnH Upl lou-l
) ust Ntn ANA D.,f %
'"ii"lo Nan Ghdrr ami s,ce.c.d,
collin. and Eud
summary. Tvohtsr h.,e Tubin. Nc.
Menus Tu lasr hJ Pratt stolen
.r'. Sr... q. Bass ou Tails. uff ".
'..lns SlrH, ont. Ly Van Glider ..
VIII pitch W Collins.
S.orr. second game l..
'.'"f 500 81 1000
~. loH .......... 0l0 90, eeO- 6
I Batteries, K,lp. Pructt ana sever.
cd rorcy. Kari Rud and Lynch
t".HHT' Tw, .ua~, nIis. kulu. Nc.
Na'Is SEVERED Collins Dugan pit.
'engor. Throc.has, hits William. !.
l'It Home rm. Pratt Stolen baS,.s.
s.W Williams Base con a,ls. III
Suu,b ogi. by Kolp ..
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split Tu.n Ell

~ ~ -".Ialil lft.H
f"' NnEiPiilN Jry s-Chi,ago
md Philadelphia split twin bil to.l,v
ANA the former winning ihc nrst. 3 40
ana dropping the Second. in bbfcvt
'i,i same called Boa the eighth. 9 Co ..
Tel irIau fsHyr h.id pn.ist,.ubt,
o. 'hr"r hits m the op,ncr one Il home
fnn lr c'rrnoe Walsc.. his n.uctesith
~ the season.
s'urr. nrsf grm, u
N.ts" ........... coo eco U0i-4
Ihiladoiplis ..... 90 ouD oo.,--t
hsucr!c, Fabor and Schalk. Hasty
sullivan and Perkins
Slumar Tow hasr hits Srhsik
ShcCly. Home run. Walker. Stolen
'sec Mm'irsu. Coiin- Iase np n.,ii-
or Hast, Q oi. Falicr {. 90 sullivan a
,'iurt uri Us Falcr !.
o.. sss.ud ga.u,. Il
t1irlg, .... 600 loo Ia
fltd'lunit ........ pni Uui L. -
Batteries. Robertson and Seral,
Naylur. Harris and Perkins
summary Two.nasc hits. Galloway.
Fro. hsso hits. collins HON. nun.
Na''nf r,a 80 iaiis 80 Eo'e-tsoa
'i,... co.,; D., Robertson 3. by NayIos
'y Hluis 4.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

STAMFORD. july S-Wsyn. Middle.
''h' son 81 NJ and Mrs J \ Middle.
l"h oi This city. who IL pitching hall
for tho Coffeyvillc. Kansas team. OF
M southwestern League. has won ~
games OCT 81 20 he has pitched for that
team this season. Recently he pitched
Two double headers and won both ~
hem. u h said that no other pitcher
~ a minor league has made such a
reputation this season. Young Middle.
ton belongs TO the Cleveland Ohio. In.
dams and Il relative u Iris Speaker.
lie stitched for Simmons College two
sen Jns and for the stamford independ.
cnt one season,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

Summary Rum Appleton Dusmorc
stewart Elhcridg' schmidt Hurch
White King Whitehead it1l McEl
wee Errors Dinsmur, shepard White.
Baker Two lasc hits Satin Baker
Home run. Ethordec Storfoc hits
Sniu. White Shepard BUch Baker.
ward Whitehead Dull. pln's White
10 Lva'l white sam lyull Innings
pitched hv App'otnr O. Edga q Hays
: 20. wWl . 1.3 Srg,h ol, by Ample
ton o. Edgar T. bv Ward g. HAYS .
Bascs on lalla off Appleton & ~
Ward g. Edgar Hay a stolen lnsos.
McF;lVc, Time Of samc So rmu.rcs
Thumue .ud..N uadlrr
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

Runs rocks Earnshsw .. I.angford .
Brown. woodbridge. Mcivcr Williams.
Dean Wctzci Euicson Erros Brown ..
Base hits Brown. iangfCrd Erwin 3.
bls' has Brown Home runs fansfurd.
q. Earnshaw. Melver Dean. Burloson.
WetSel SarIifoo hits Burlesou Rattle
Double piays Csnireii % Battle. 70 spec
she Inninr1 diehed hy Burlcson 2
no idrldge s o. Csnuei O. struck out
iy Buricson s o. Woodbridge Buses on
's'il, of wooldridge I. OF Burleson Z.
iit by pitcher Allen by Burleson. Tuck
.er by cantreil. Brown by Itirleson.
Passed balls Erwin. Umpire Spencer.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09

Experiments are heiag INSIDE % snl
t'Iinte ,lsy so'nug - > for he CORFU.
gated iron So largely used Tor roofing
m the tropics
Potatoes retain most - their fool
value when steamed when prepared
the usual way 30 per cent of their val.
We Is lost.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-09
RECORD BREAKING CROWD
EXPECTED TO WITNESS CLASH
HERE TODAY WITH LUBBOCK

A record breaking crowd II expected
To witness thc clash tHtsecn the Lub.
book Hnhbors and iho Gassers today al
Afnusemcnf Paris These rivals Tor tho
rennant viii open three eomc series
This Afternoon az u.Dl0ok Reports indl.
cato that fans lrom many points will be
here
TIE Caucrs took tho series from
SlWeetwater but Lubbock has been play
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EAGLES CRAB
DOUBLE MAKING
I IT STRAIGHT

ABILENE July BlH Eiheridga's
home ruu hrok' The thirteen Inning uc
lor no Engirs 100 tn SECOND game ~ the
double hepdc. The EaRles wou Tho first
and the scc0nd vas rholu',d Or only
H'vet nuugs with Tho scor, tie with
me bn~as headed a long hlt 20 left
oomeea m1 ih fence This makes four
sfraiFh, wins from stamford.