The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Fitzpatrick's Farming Points Way
to Successful Cotton Growing.
(Augusta Chronicle.


to Successful Cotton Growing.
(Augusta Chronicle.
There are abundant evidences on
almost every hand of the success
farmers have met with this year
by reason of the application Of cal
cium arsenate. That application
of poison increases the yield tre-
mendously is what practically ev-
cry user of it contends. The chron-
iele wishes to call attention just at
this time to the remarkable sue
cess which has attended the eff
forts of Mr. c. r. Fitzpatrick.
prominent farmer and banker Of
Warren, Ga. Mr.. Fitzpatrick, has
been Tor years, one of the most
successful and one Of the most
prominent farmers in this entire
section of the state. He is a fine
business man. has progressive ideas
and of course his success IN COM
batting the boil weevil will do a
great deal to stimulate farmers
throughout this entire section. Mr..
Fitzpatrick this year planted be-
tween $50 and 500 acres Of cotton.
So splendid has been his success
this year, even in the face Of ad-
verse weather conditions for a
large portion Of the growing sea-
son, that the State Board of Ento-
mology has called meeting for
Friday of this week to be held on
his farm. His methods of combat
ting the boil wee"il will be studied
and the members of the board will
be given an ocular demonstration
of Mr.. Fitzpatrick's successes. Mr.
Fitzpatrick will give q barbecue
and there will probably be, sbe-
tween 800 and 400 people in at
tendance.
In Augusta yesterday, Mr.. Fitz-
patrick was questioned by the
editor of the Chronicle in regard
to his method of farming, and he
said that high fertilization. rapid
cultivation, and dLsting with eaI-
cium arsepate are the secrets Of
his success. 81 am making
around 200 bales less than I would
have made" said Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
because I did not fertilize quite so
high this year as ]. have been fer
tilizing in the past, used be-
tween five and six hundred pounds
OF commercial fertilizer per acre,
using only phosphorie acid and
ammonia. as / have never been
able to determine just what good
potash does cotton on my land. i
should have used several hundred
pounds more per Nacre and had /
done so. I am confident that
wouF have made 200 bales more.
1 planted u to 16 acres per plow,
but 1 would not advise every farm
er to do this by any means. 1 have
an organization On my place and
can get work done as it should be
done, and when it should be done,
and I would not advise that any
farmer plant more than he can
plow at least once; a week. I use
power busting machines and do not
believe in any other method Of
controlling the boil weevil than
by busting. I believe that the
government experts are wrong,
however. in telling :ou not to be-
gin until three is an infestation Co
10 to Is per cent. think it should
be started earlier than this, be-
cause it is very important to kill
the early weevils. I estimate that
it has cost me about 500 per
plow for all OF my dusting. and Of
course figure that it pays me big.
In other words, II make 600 bales
on my farm, as l expect, with poi
soning, the yield would have been
about one-half or less without it.
We have determined that cotton
can be raised successfully irr boil
weevil conditions. and I am conf
dent that our farmers are going
to grit their teeth and go out with
a determination next year to make
good crops all over this section" :"
1t will be noted from Mr.. Fitz-
patrick's statements that he is a
firm believer in the use of calcium
and. in fact, he says himself that
he would not undertake to raise
cotton without poison. He says also
that any farmer who makes half
bale per acre without poison can
make bale per acre with poison.
He believes in the use of nitrate
of soda to make cotton grow and
fruit rapidly, but he also be-
lieves in keeping up the poison
from the time the weevii appears
until late in August.
The paper is glad to point to
the success of Mr.. Fitzpatrick who
is demonstrating in big way
what can be done in raising cot
ton under boil weeyil conditions.
There are many other instances
of notable success in the use Of
poison, but on smaller farms than
the one owned by Mr.. Fitzpatrick.