Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-22
SPRING PLANTING
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TIME SOON HERE.
The Times-Recorder does not
presume to advise the farmers of
this section on when, what and
how to plant, nor have we any
| experience whatever as to the best
methods of working the crop when
it is in the market.
The cotton crop just now is Civ
ing the farmers of this section
much concern, which ON account
Of the present high price is mighty
tempting for the farmer to 20
ahead and prepare his lands for a
monster cotton crop of which in
years past we have become
famous. We have seen these big
crops planted just when it seems
that the staple has reached its
peak only to await the coming of
harvesting time, when the farmer
has raised little else on his farm
for his own sustenance, his whole
time being devoted to the prepara-
ton of the one crop, gets little in
return for the efforts he has put
forth during the year.
1t is not for the Times-Record-
er to look into the future and
speculate what the price is going
to be next fall, but we think it
advisable for the farmer not to
go too heavy on the cotton crop
and raise only that and nothing
else.
We are well aware that big
cotton crop is just now or very
soon will be in process of planting,
so we have collected some expert
ences of others who are in position
to know just how to work the cot
ton crop and methods to be used
to fight the weeyil pest, about
which so much is being said and
written about, going so far as to
call conventions, and making large
appropriations to fight him, all of
which is as it should be.
We are right in the heart of a
section of Georgia which has al
ways gone heavy on cotton, and
we do not recall that any county
has ever made complete failure
raising cotton since the advent
of the boil weevil.
The Soil Improvement Commit
tee of the Southern Fertilizer as
ISOLATION advises the farmer un-
der the present circumstances to
fight, for he cannot grow cotton
under boil weevil conditions I'M
less he is willing to fight. They
further advise that the things that
are necessary to do to successful
ly controlt he boil weevil must be
done at the time they should be
done.
Are you a fighter or a gutter?
Herewith is a brief statement of
the methods that have been sue
cessfully used:
a. Graw not more than eight
to ten acres of cotton to the plow.
l(2) Prepare the seed bed
early.
(3) Plant early fruiting varie-
ties.
(4 Plant early.
(5) Fertilize literally.
(6) Cultivate intensiveIy.
~ Kill the weevils when they
first emerge from winter quarters.
(8) Gather infested squares
and destroy them.
(9) Try poisoning with cal
cium arsenate on a small acreage
until you learn how.
(10) Destroy the weevil's food.
The Savannah Press comes for
ward and tells what Rafe Simmons
of Statesboro, one of the best in
formed men on agricultural condi-
tions in Georgia has to say, and
he summarizes, according to the
Press:
Mr.. Simmons says the boil ee-
vii can be conquered in Georgia by
work. The farmer must work
harder than the weevil ii he is to
win in the battle against him, and
everybody knows the weevii is
most industrious little pest. He
puts in long hours and he is in
action all the time he is supposed
to be on the job.
Higher fertilization, a good
mule and an active farmer is a
combination no boil weevl can
withstand, says Mr.. Simmons, He
doesn't attach much importance to
patent weevil killers, poisonous
connections nor to the theory that