Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-29
BUSINESS MEN BACK
PRODUCTION CONTEST
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armers in their fight.


"The prizes are offered that
more interest may be aroused among
the negro farmers Of Sumter coun-
ty, relative to the use Of calcium
arsenate.
Landlords Of Sumter county who
wish to be directly benefited by
the contest may register their rent
ers and troopers with E. Stall
worth, negro Demonstration Agent,
Americas Institute, Americas, Ca,
by or before June LIST.
Rules governing the contest are;
l. No farmer will be allowed to
compete who does not use extern
sively calcium arsenate.
SO. Each farmer competing must
keep a record of the amount of cal
CUM arsenate used, time and num-
Der Of applications.
3 Each farmer competing must
preserve ore of his best stalks of
cotton to be exhibited at the coun-
ty fair ir the fall.
a. No farmer viii be allowed
to compete who has less than s
acres of cotton.
5. All farmers competing must
also agree to pick up fallen squares
for at least 20 days after first
blooms appear.
"6. No farmer will be allowed 20
compete who does not agree to plant
sufficient food-stuff to supply his
farm. (The purpose of this contest
IS to arouse the negro farmers to
use extensively calcium arsenate
but rot to discourage in the least
the planting of plenty food-stuff by
every farmer of Sumter county,
II. While there is no rule in tae
contest governing the maximum
number of acres to the pillow, how
ever each farmer competing is
urged not to overload himself. 1t
has been proven that farmer plant
lrg too much cotton can not prop
erly treat his cotton with calcium
arsenate, hence does not make much
cotton as the farmer with less acre
age properly treating his cotton.
-. All farmers wishing to com
pete mustget their ames ana
addresses to E. Stallworth, Ameri-
Gus Institute, Americas, Ca, not
later than June LIST
20. The contest closes ore day
before the county fair in the fall.
Each farmer must present bonafide
proof relative to the number OF
bales made per piow.
That the Negro Farmers Boil
Weevil Contest may be Of the great
est benefit to the county, the land
lords, bankers and other business
interests of Americas and Sumter
county are urged to aid the negro
farmers as far as possible in secur-
ing calcium arsenate and Gusting
equipment. The success of this
class of farmers depends almost
wholly upon the aid the business
interests of the county are able and
willing to give the negro farmers
relative to securing calcium arsen-
ate.
The same provisions made in
supplying fertilizer should be made
by Landlords, banks ana merchants
IN supplying calcium arsenate to
farmers. Ore is just as essential as
the other in the producing of cot
ton since the advent Of the boil
weevil.
No farmer not willing to use cal
cum arsenate and other methods
should be furnished financial or
other aid. Some farmers who are
being aided by their landlords and
bar kers but are not putting forth
any efforts to control the boil wee.
vii are gradually bankrupting their
best friends. Both will finally 90
down together.
Boil weevil control is now mast
! the experimental stage, the tests bv
United States Bureau of Entomo-
logy last year at TaIIulah, Louisiana.
demonstrated the use Of calcium ar
se'7ate is practicable as a means Of
weevil control"