The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-13

:, ,,xrss c, ORC G1lY.s re-.
eia.l ~ a.s,.s.has,a -. - manv other
sulss go 80. s.a.a chow that over
&c. 80 1.aa,,;1s eap ba lf,,ed out
W,il.sis sllI. 49, a.t -, s,,c,, an
N sns sSuAe atss, - synar,n,eerts
: ,l.s,, ,i.asa, csrr;ea on This YEAR
~ sa,,s,.s - * Z ss,an.sshat no very minute
s.ssa,,n.s assea ~ eaic;,m arsenate-as
,,t.le 80 one ounce or two ounces
ss.e : - =, !. n,ivt,,re of nao,asses
ses .,;a., a sa,e. i :r.av : eject . high de-
s...ss - S,.ea,.;7 oortre, We must
e,,r.t,a,. sex,,e,.i,,,entine how
" ~. -, ,,sfa,.a n,.lE;rey s,,is assertion
-, .,,,o,,If, also have
= ai..s, a.ta,. ,.ss,,,ts #. Ia had fol-
80 sn,,1;..a tion WitI,
49, !, = ~ caleirr, arse
sn ss. nd z,-.,te,. fte,. the
.ssss .sassaa - ,s shay,ssueevil dam
). -
a;.sen..,.. Wi,a Mn,assas
W., yo.,s I,ayt % "a. "a Iii )
: ~ ,.ss,,,,s ~ t,,a % il; M
- ! {. 81 1880 t,est n,snf This
8 z a,,;;.s Il s,,r,l AZ there has
~, : 80, - asssnigad sro,,a .san,Ia In
ts siss the sauthern
{; :o,,.. IA tl,s h,,re !,
e n,olna.y have ali seen to il
e,,as tna s,,ccesaas witI {, the 6i,stinlss.
ts,d g, haa,, 1,,;e; e,v > nd con
81 !, g.. s,dvessr4 ed ~
T1,ara :. : sentlasn,an IN Geo Georgia
~ q; : !, ! :. 80 ,,ss = o,,a,a to-,
.s,,i =, ,,,t ,;;cssssf,;1 <,r;c1, ,,,r:,
sa,s rI;s s,,cssss 10 has,, s,sr.ss.
e s. -. &c ss.+ +,s "a sney,ds
- yaa.,l sae hs:, 1;I,,a t,aveiing
s,1,sesg;ns :, t5a Methods IF good
- r,aars and reno,rfinIp 81 their i.e.. re-
s,Yi,s us on,an,,.in5ltasd IN
5,,ss;,,3;cad yas,, ana a has done much
t.oad q disseni,inatine SOUND agrii-
eI,ltrIraI practice as he has observ-
"a s. on, the farm. He has re-
Gently, been st,IIying the subject
Tof@ bo,l weeseesxil control IN South
Carolina and Georgia. Allow me
70 quote from his editorial in the
sanfhern Cultiyator Of December
{ . s.st-. 5.'es .55
aOn our recent frip through the
state of South Carolina, going from
AMI, ersou eo1nty down through to
f}raneeburg. the chief topic Of in
fer,sesf among the farmers was the
hest method Of boil weevil control
81 the use OF calcium arsenate. we
were We're. given nanS instances OF ex-
paeslrim1tents laslri made with both the dust
ing method and the application Of
the lio,,id form. we talked with
several who have given most OF
their time this year to this subject.
Ne did NOT find one who tried the
), a,.ssenate syrup and water mixture
tbaf pras not Well pleased With the
raes,,its o,,aipad Mr. Turner of
Issar,n..-,, Mi an weavi,s an sfa1ks
s,,rared u:;tb this mixtnre and in
eo,,r' q = ho,,rs, tine everv w5eeeriI was
500 s,satnr:alIy he viii ADOPT this
method eSclusive.y on his farm for
Iags We we're also told of an
~ =; ;;,,,a,. 80 by Far fsraerin "a
scres,ur,nnos conntv He took eight
), : ,eres of land ana divided il into
:thr.as coma, ,5T',.s,t tracts On the first he
,sad M na;sto3n. on No. he ap-
nl,ed fbe dust according to gov
a,.,,,s, ont ;nstr,,ct;ons. on No. 8 he
pssed tho. ar,ssenate. syrup and wa
;for On No he gathered twice
~ ,;;aid 81 cotton as made on No.
: wbIIa On No 3 he gathered twice
% ,,,,eb cotton as was obtained
80 -, s. ~ , w. 30 haye M axe
- ar;n.I - savocating tf,e arsenate
80 svrnn n,;,tnre Neither have
Me one iata p Of bostility TO the gov
an n,nant anstin,;r,f mot i,od But we
,ra s;n,nly Giving our readers the
5: ,:ae.3s;' 3ks;' as we find them, from the
actuaI tesss made by the practical
Sa,ners themse.ves We know
ss;s mncl,. many of these tests
- 80 n3as,e hv &c high class farmers
ss e.aar~;a and south carolina con-
s.t.a -
His staten,ent that he did not
sa ono, ,.l,o +riea tho arsenate.
s,.r,,n .nd wate- mist.,re that was
- .,.aII ,,ia.s.ad n.;tt tho results
~ : non,n,ata,, horne o,,.
:. ,,,,, ~ axner;ance for have
-. - ha tnld nv nne farmer whe
- 80. .,.;al tbat he docs
;.:,,l 10 .ot nrof;,a i,,e results
''ot 'ss. ~ s.,o,1,.