The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-04-20
To the Farmers of Williamsburg.


cotton. In the boil weevil infestive
area, but with good, careful atten-
ton, proper work and management,
end the use of calcium arsenate you
can produce from a half to two-thirds
of a crop of cotton. The proper and
profitable way to control the boil Wee
vii with calcium arsenate is to apply
from five to seven pounds per acre
about once a week. Put it on ear
ly in the morning or late in the after
noon or at night while the dew is
on the leaves and the iruit of the
plant. 1t seems like the farmers
have gone to sleep in the cotton belt.
They have Lad about 25 years notice
to prepare for the boil weevil and
they have done nothing towards
helping themselves, except just wait
ing and trusting that it was only
q joke.
l guess they have learned that its
not joke but a real feet. The ex-
pertinent stations have been working
hard trying to fine something to erad-
icate the boil weevil but so far they
Eave been unsuccessful-they have
found, how ,ver, that calcium arsenate
il the only thing that is effective
against this insect, and is about the
cheapest. 1t can be bought on the
market at cents per pound, and its
we'll worth that if you gre going to
t~y to grow cotton.
Some of the few other things that
will help increase the yield Of cot
ten is planting early. Get an early
maturing variety, and by pushing
your crop forward as rapidly as pos
sible; by keeping all of the rubbish
in the field burned; keeping the hedge
rows clean, and by plowing as late
as possible. That keeps the crop
growing and prevents him from at
tacking the bolls that are almost
matured.
The boil weevil crossed the Rio
grand river into Texas in 1894, but
didn't do very much damage until
1896. From this time to the present
day the farmer in the cotton belt
has been warned continually to pre-
pare for the pest.
Since 1896 the boil weevil has been
continually on the 60, invading the
cotton belt as rapidly as possible.
He hit South Carolina an awful blow
last year. And by June 1922 he will
be invading North Carolina and as
far into Virginia as cotton grows.
It looks like it would be far better
for the farmers to get away from
cotton for while and try something
else as money crop, also raise prod
ucts for their own consumption in
stead of raising cotton and buying
their meats and flour ano other food
stuff that they can raise just as easy
ard much cheaper.
Economical conditions lcok far bet
ter now than it did a year ago, for
the reason the farmer is trying some
thing besides cotton. There is still
room for several good farm enter
prises, such as raising pure bred cat
tie.
Pure breo cattle and hogs is the
cry all over the United States; so
above all things, if you are going to
raise cattle, raise pure bred stock
for the first thing a man buying will
ask "is it registered" if not he don't
want it.
Raise your home produce at home
and then you wont need so much cot
ton. Your farming expense wont be
near so great. But cotton is the
Southern farmers hobby. Why not
try sweet potatoes? There is always
q demand and a good market for them.
Form a potato growers ASSOCIATION
and put up potato curing warehouses.
You will find that it will pay much
better profit than cotton.
Raise more corn, more hogs, more
cows and have better looking stock
on your farm, but if you are going
to raise COWS be sure and get the
types that are suitable for your To-
caIty. If you are going to raise
beef for the market get the beef
types; if you are going to raise for
dairying get the dairying types.
sincerely hope the people Of Will
will wakeup and try to
grow and raise something besides