The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-02-16
BEST WAY TO FIGHT BOIL
WEEVIL TOLD BL EXPERT
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/ causese the plants to continue unin-
terruptedly in their growth. BY all
means such operations as deep cul-
tivation and cultivation too close 70
the plants, which cause shedding
should be avoided In many instances
, fair crop already set and beyond
| danger from the weevil has been lost
by running the plows so very close
that the side roots were cut and the
plants made to shed practically all
upon a number of factors as we'll as
on the severity Of the infestation. The
soil, climate and many other impor-
tant factors must be considered. In
many localities it is extremely impor-
tant to select varieties which arc re-
sistant to diseases. What is needed is
variety which will mature quickly
and set crop at the earliest possible
date. The first effect Of the boil
weevil invasion was to force the aban-
donment of the longer staple and the
adoption of small boil, early varieties
of very short staple such as King and
its derivitive Simpkins. During re-
cent years, however, numerous other
varieties have been developed to the
point where they are sufficiently early
to mature a crop in the presence Of
the weevil and these are being rapidly
adopted. The Triumph variety is one
of the best known for the western
4prtion of the infested territory.
Among the others which have been
cultivated with success in various To-
calities are Clev elsnd Big Boil, Cooks
Improved, Rowden, Toole, Brown,
Lone Star, Trico,, Columbia and Wan
namaker.
at should be thoroughly under
stood that the selection of the cot
ton variety is purely local PROPOSE
ton and farmers are warned against
the extensive planting of a new va
riety (inerely because it has done well
elsewhere) bfore he has tried it on
small scale under his own condi-
tions. Whenever possible seed should
be obtained from local planters who
have given attention to varietal sc
lection. Varieties introduced from
different sources require several sea-
sons to adjust themselves to local con-
ditions.
Plant A. Early as Climate Will Permit
Another step to be taken in OBJ
tanning an early crop, and fully as
important as those that have been
mentioned, is early planting itself
Naturally no set rule can be laid
down as to the proper date for plant
ing. There is much variation in the
seasons, and sometimes it is imressi-
BILE to place the fields in readiness as
early as is desirable. Much of the eff
feet of early planting is lost unless the
seed bed is in good condition. Rather
than plant abnormally early it would
be better to improve the seed bed. It
is not recommend that planting be
made at dangerously early dates.
Nevertheless, with proper preliminary
attention to the fields it would be
possible for farmers in most localities
to plant from 10 to 20 days earlier
than they were accustomed to before
the arrival of the weevil. This, there
fore, is the general recommendation
that is made.
IAN important step in procuring
an early crop under many conditions
Is the use of commercial fertilizers. In
! many large areas in the cotton bel.
the land Is not impoverished to the
extent that it actually needs fertiliz-
ers under normal conditions. 1t has
been demonstrated many times by the
different experiment stations in the
south that the maturity of cotton fre-
quently can be hastened materially by
the use Of fertilizers. On impover-
ished soil fertilizers containing high
percentage of nitrogen give increased
yields under bolt wesvil conditions.
I "The proper use Of fertilizers IL q
very complicated matter. In fact, in
ths light Of al present knowledge on
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