The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-10-26

| up squares as fast as they fall and
plough cotton just as often as pos
sible. In using calcium arsenate, Mr..
Evans, while saying that some sue
cess had been obtained from the mo-
| lasses mixture, warned against the
danger of killing bees and stated that
the dry form can be applied even to
small cotton. He urged that the farm
ers in dusting cotton, learn from ex-
perience how to adjust and use their
dusting machines so as to have the
poison reach the stalks in a thin
cloud of dust and not pour the arsen-
ate on as it is often done. He also
stated that this should be done either
at night, late in the afternoon or very
early in the morning and should not
| be applied when there is prospects
of rain or when the wind is blowing.
However, he called attention to Prof.
Conradi's recent statement that six
hours between an application and a
rain will give good results.
Mr.. Evans told an interesting story
to prove that not just one thing must
be done to fight the weevil but that
everything that can should be done.
He told of some hunters who had
vainly tried to kill woodcock all day
and while sitting in front of the
country tavern, an old negro with a
single barrel shot gun passed with a
beautiful string of woodc0ck. When
the darky was asked it he KILLED
them on the wing replied, mo" that
''he hit them on the tail, body, wing
or wherever he could
The meeting was presided over by
County Agent H. G. Boyleston who
next introduced Congressman Byrnes
who made a short but interesting
talk. He stated that he first came in
contact with Mr.. Evans many years
ago while endeavoring to get infor-
nation for the Department of Agrl-
culture regarding the boil weevil. He
said that from the Secretary of Agri-
culture down, the authorities OF
Washington. considered Mr.. Evans
the best posted man. in the United
States on the subject of growing cot
ton under boil weevil conditions. Mr..
Bvrnes said that he had not come to
speak but to hear, but that he would
like to say a few words by way OF
preaching a gospel Of hope. He pro-
duced some interesting figures show
ing that the Bank of Western Caro-
lima on Septemb ber 6, 1912 had on de-
posit in all of it's branches in the four
or five counties of this part of the
state $73,127, that on September
6. 1921, these deposits had grown to
s2,256,095 and that on September
| IS. last had reached the figure OF
s2,666,944 and that the highest
figures reached during forty cent cot
ton was slightly under four million
dollars. He also produced figures
from the Williston banks in about
the same proportion.
Mr.. Byrnes stated that this Sec
ton of the south has to grow some
cotton and urged all farmers to work
together and follow approved scientl-
fic methods and to do all they can to
! prevent the migration of the negroes.
He said that man may be down but
| is never out as long as there is spar K
of courage in him. He got consider
able applause when he urged the
farmers not to board the other fell
lows weevils by leaving their cot
ton stalks.
A short talk was made by Henry S
Johnson, District Agent of the Ex-
tension Department. In commenting
on Mr.. Byrnes' deposit figures, Mr.
Johnson called attention to the fact
that considerable cotton in the coun-
ties mentioned had been turned over
! to the cooperative association and
not over twelve cents per pound
drawn on any of it and in some cases
nothing had been drawn, ad that had
this all bee sold, deposits would
have been larger. He urged that
stalks be destroyed and that farmers
set about to make as much cotton as
possible on a small acreage. He In
vited Williston people to attend the
Peach and Asparagus show to be
held in Aiken November 10th.
Similar meetings were held IN
Blackville and Barnwell Friday and
Saturday mornings addressed by Mr..
Evans at which there was a good at
| tendance.