The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-11-30
VALUE OF COMMUNITY COOPER.
ALTON IN COTTON GROWING

Clemson College, Nov Several
years ago the Agronomy Division of
Clemson College realized the value
Of community cooperation in cotton
growing and inaugrated work along
this line in several counties of the
state. The work will be further de-
veloped next season, as an aid in
fighting the boil weevil.
Community cotton growing is the
planting of one good variety chosen
by the growers of community and
further Improvement by seed selec-
tion each year.
One of the beneficial results to be
obtained from this plan is the dis
carding of inferior varities, or SO
called varities, which are being
grown in South Craloina, and which
cause q large part Of the cotton crop
to be low quality.
1t is the common belief of
many farmers that variety runs out
after having been grown for several
years; but if proper seed selection
is maintained, the variety should be
improved both in yeild and in quality
and become adapted to local condi-
tions. The so-called running out of
varieties is due chiefly to crossing
of varities in fields close together
and mixing of seed of different
varieties at public gins.
These difficulties may be overcoma
If the growers would adopt one good
variety and grow it exclusively. This
would result in the production of a
more uniform and better quality
staple that would sell at a premium,
for buyers are fast demanding great
er uniformity in length and quality
and are willing to pay for these
things.
Earliness, prolificness, uniformity
and length of staple and high per-
eentage of lint are some of the quail
ties sought in producing a desirable
cotton for growing under boil weevil
conditions.
Cooperative Growing Lessons
Weevil Damage
When many vairties are planted
in community, some are earlier
fruited than others and the weevils
will have multiplied on the earlier
fruiting cotton and immigrate to the
later fruiting varities in such unm-
bers as practically to destroy the
crop.
The variety which begins to bloom
first is not necessarily the best, for
there are three distinct factors in
earliness. These factors are %
time at which cotton begins to bloom,
(2) the rapidity with which blooms
appear after blooming starts (3)
length of time required for fruit to
develop after bloom opens.
A great many people have over
looked the second and third points
and have judged the earliness of cot
ton entirely on the basis of time it
begins to bloom. Actually, points
C"o anu IHTee are moe important
than point one and should be care
fully considered in choosing the va
riety for earliness.
In thief inal analysis high yields
and better quality at reduced cost
per acre are desired.
Varieties Recommended for Adoption
According to tests such varieties
as King, Half and Half, Simkins,
and Cooke have shown undesirable
qualities and are not to be recon-
mended.
The following varieties which have
given best results for South Carolina
conditions, are recommended for
community adoption.
1. Short staple varieties,-Cleve-
land Big Boil on wilt-free land.
Dixie Triumph on wilt-infested land.
2. Long staple neutrality-suspicious.
~, Deltatype Webber.
Lightning Express made a good
showing at Clemson College Expert
ment Station this year.