The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18
PROFITABLE
COTTON
GROWING
y
Experience Of Nun1er-
Gus Farmers Prove
That by Use Of Cal
cium Arsenate Cot
ton Can Be Produc-
ed at a Profit
Editor Daily Item:

Editor Daily Item:
noted the write-up IN the pa
pers Thursday Of the cotton asso-
cation meeting in Columbia and
It appeared to me TO give only a
bare mention to what eonside,
tie outstanding features Of the
i meeting. The address by Mr.. Cox
er giving his experience with the
calsinm arsenate poison in the
raelasses form, the report of the
results of more than three hun
dred busting experimeRts by rep
resentatives of the southern Cot
ton Oil Company. and the address
bv III. Conrad Of the Clemson Col
lege agricultural extension service
Gnay mind we're the outstanding
features Of the meeting. These
addresses al showed conclusiyely
that Gotten can be made profitably
under boil weeyil conditions. and
laid down clearly the conditions
under which resnltas We're possible,
And in these conclusions there
we're no material differences.
Mr.. coser showed that by using
the Inolasses calcium arsenate
mixture applied by q bottle meth
Cd IN the, early stages of the cotton
and in stfe spray form, as the cot
ton got larger. he averaged near
" 4 baIeto the acre on his entire
farm and that none Of his share
croppers had made less than a
half bale per acre. He cited a
number Of other well known farm
~ers who had obtained similar re-
suits. Ma Coker, himself states
that he used 609 pounds OF an S-3-
3 equivalent ferti ilizeE and 70
pounds of soda per acre. 1t was
netahle that in all results show
ing a coed profit. 100 to 69e
pounds of quick acting fertilizer,
such as S-S-s, s-44. or equivalent
had been used. This use of a
heavy application Of quick acting
fertilizer ander the cotton was a
partsof. every sueeasa =asoduetion
record Ard failure 10 observe
this reauirement is largely resperr
sible for our nou- success IN this
county this year.
Mr.. a. e. Grant representing
the Southern Cotton Oil Company.
showed by the results Of more than
SEQ experiments cond1cted at sta.
tions scattered from Southern Ala.
bana to Eastern North Carolina.
that busting with calcium arsenate
paid IN every case and that the in
scFeased yields over adjoining plots.
simiIarfy fertiIized and situated.
ranged from $50 pounds to more
than l.e00 pounds per acre. The
report from the farm Of ar. Willie
shaw OF Sumter of 5.See pounds
on the poisoned acres and 900
pounds on the unpofseHed plot. was
typical of a great many tests.
These tests also showed that where
land was wei feTtilzsd with 400
TO 500 pounds of quick acting fer
tilszer. good Yields were obtained
ana the profits much enhanced.
These tests can leave no doubt that
3caseinzn arsenate poisoning is high
~ profitable and practically essen
tial to successful cotton raising un-
der boil weeviI conditions.
Professor Conrad advocated un-
reserredly the calcium arsenate
dusting methods of apRlicat5on. But
did not construe what he said to
pass an adverse judgment on the
molasses poisoning 1nethed advo-
Gated by Mr.. Coker but On the
contrarF to advocate the busting
method of application ag a tested
and proven method. In the absence
cf more thorough test by the
government of this method, they
certainly would not be In a posi-
ton to pass eficiaIlF on it.
Results obtained from both
methods show clearly that cali
ciusn arsenate poisoning when
properly applied IS effective. and
highly profitable. The method Sc
leeted depends upon the inclination
of the individual farmer in both
cases the object IS to have the
clacium arsenate as thoroughly
covering the cotton foliage as pos
sible. The spray method applied
by Mr.. Coker. in which he used a
barrel spray on a awagen with FIVE
nozzles and covering forty acres,
certainly appears an effective
method of putting on the poison;
and the fact that it avoids night
work. it seems would recommend
it to the large farmers.
Reports from all orer the state
showing that yief.ss from 1.2oo
pounds TO bale Of cotton per acre
had been obtained by farmers
planting early. manuring proper
u. and poisoning, where adjoining
farmers not using these methods
made practically nothing Wnoie
situation can be summed up 10y
saying that cotton can be made
prodtahly undar boil sseseil condi-
t:ons by planting early varieties of
cotton early, properly fertiiizins.
cultivating rapidly, ard Applying
calcium arsenats, Gu high yield
ins quick natufing lands. And
that unless these conditions pre-
vail. to plant cotton is Simply 10 in
vite heavy financial loss Planting
cotton under boil weeVii co7disSons
is no job for the ttsriftiess farmer
r. 3. BELSER
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