OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams,
Precautions To Observe In Growing
Cotton This Year In Boll
Weevil Territory.
By C. B. Williams.
In many of the lower counties !
in the southern and southeastern
portions of the State, the boll
weevil has arrived in all probabil
ity in sufficient numbers to be
come an economic factor to be
dealt with. Cotton growers in
the infested section no doubt
have been, and are still thinking
over what will be the best thing
for them to do this year in the
growth of cotton. -From all the
information we have, it would
appear to be the part of wisdom
to decrease the acreage on each
farm devoted to the growth of
cotton to a point so that the pre
cautions . given below may , be
fallowed, and followed closely
"and promptly.. Of course, the
amount of reduction in acreage
is one that after all will have to
be determined by each individual
cotton farmer. There is no
question, however, but what in
these particular sections of the
State this-year, the acreage on
many farms, if not most farms,
should be a material one, espec
ially on the farms where cotton
in the past has" been the - chief
crop and has been all that could
be handled, because At will not
be possible for farmers to . grow
irotton properly and observe the
precautions necessary to be ob
served in order to reduce the
damage from boll weevil.
For those growers in the boll
weevil territory it will be advis
able, too, after good and suitable
land has been selected in the way
indicated in a previous article,
to break it now as soon as con
ditions will permit, in order to
give it time to settle fairly well
before running the rows. It has
been found in states to the south
of us that if one has fairly firm
seed-bed that the cotton will or
dinarily grow off much more
quickly from the start than when
planted on a bed, the land of
which has just been broken; the
latter plan leaving the land ' too
loose for test results under boll
weevil Conditions. It should be
clearly in mind that it is highly
necessary that the planting
should be as early as the soil and
the weather is warm enough to
germinate, the seed promptly.
Too early planting, of course,
before the ground and tempera
ture of the air are sufficiently
warm, is not best as the cotton
seed would' not germinate quick
ly and satisfactorily. At the
Proper time, the rows should be
run -and the seed Dianted in
about 4 feet rows, being sure to
use something like 50 per cent
more sped th an ia rsrrh'nnril v
Used. One cannot afford not to
get a good thick stand from the
start. As soon as the cotton is
UP and ready to chop; , no time
should be lost in .thinning to a
stand at least 50 per cent greater
than is ordinarily maintained,
fr it is found" that ' the -thicker
stand is one factor in hastening
je fruiting of the cotton. From
the time of chopping, until about
jhe first of August, the cultiva
tions should be kept up promptly
at sufficiently, close intervals to
maintain at all times Wan pari v as
Practicable, a dust mulch on the
woudiiy every weeii.w
aays and as soon as the land
7 ! Permit after rains the culti
apns should be given. These
Rations should- he given.
Anese cultivations should be con
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tinued ordinarily from ten days
to two weeks later than , the
average date for finishing up the
cultivation.
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In the fertilization of the crop
it will be well, ordinarily, to put
on -M fairly good application of
fertilizer at planting time. For
the average Coastal Plain soil,
in good average condition, an ap
plication of at least 600 pounds of
fertilizer containing 8 per cent
to 10 per cent phosphoric acid, 4
to 5 per cent nitrogen and about
3 per cent potash to the acre will
give good results.
Of course, seed of the best
varieties for boll weevil condi
tions should be used. It should
be remembered that to a larg ex
tent: so far as the cotton grower
is concerned, the effectiveness of
the methods he may use will be
based upon his prompting a rap
id, early and heavy growth and'
fruiting of of his cotton crop be
fore the boll weevil has multi
plied in sufficient numbers in his
fields to become a material fac
tor in reducing his yields. Or
dinarily, the crop of squares that
come on after the first of August
will be destroyed by the boll
weevil under complete infesta
tion. In order to reduce 1 the
number of boll weevil adults
that survive during the winter,
which of course will be the
parents o 1 tne dou w ee -
vi Is of the following
year, it will be necessary to
destroy as much of their.fall food
as possible in the early fall. For
this reason, it is very necessary
that the cotton be picked early
as it can be gotten from tHe
field, and that the green stalks
and leaves shall be turned into
the soil early. Where this plan
is followed, the boll weevils will
be starved out and otherwise
destroyed in large numbers, and
if the hedgerows and other har-
b. ring places at the end of the
rows and around the fields are
destroyed there will be a mini
mum number 01 weevils to sur
vive the winter, so far as the in
dividual farmer is concerned, to
produce weevils for the follow
ing year. Generally in many
cases, in fact in most cases on
every farm a certain portion of
this broken land should go into
cover crops 01 such a nature as
provide some for grazing, some
for, soil improving purposes, some
for, forage.
The most favorable conditions
for the! development of the boll
weevil is a mild winter followed
by a damp, rainy season during
the time which the cotton is
fruiting most rapidly. ' There
cannot 1 be too much emphasis
placecf upon the importance of
having the crop start early m the
spring and to grow off vigorously
from the first and throughout
the season. ' Coupled with this is
the great necessity of having the
cot tonfset its fruit rapidly. In
order to do this it will be neces
sary for the cotton to set its fruit
fairly low, " thick, rapidly and
early on the stalks.
Church of the Holy Cross.
Holy C6mmunion... ..:. 11 A. M.
the first Sundays- v
Morning Prayer 11 A. M
; all other Sundays
Sunday SchcoL... -10 A. M.
1 'Friday
Liteny..l.L ...4:30 P. .M
Intercessions for the sick
' 4:50 P. M
The best residential town
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Commencement at Columbus."
Commencement ex e r cises
marking the closing of the
Stearns 'High School for the
term will begin Wednesday even
ing at seven-thirty, April 26th
and will extend I tHrouerh the
following Monday eyening.
The lower grades twill have
charge of the first evening, their
program consisting of 3short plays
songs and recitations. The next
exercise which will be Thursday
evening, will' be the recitation
and declamation contest at which
time, members of the high school
will recite and declaim in con-
test fpr & medal. 4-6riX-Mdayrtree
evening the eleven j members of
the senior class will ; read their
thesis in contest for a medal
given by County Supt. E. WJ S.
Cobb, Saturday evening. Mem
bers of the high school will give
a play 4 'Safety Fait. " This
play is a general mixup from be-
ginning to end, and at no time
does it cease to be full of fun.
Sunday at eleven o'clock Rev.
W. A. Murry, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, of 'Shelby wilt
preach our commencement ser
mon Monday afternoon at three
o'clock the seniors willlhold their
class day exercise, then at seven
o'clock of the same evening,
Rev. Mr. Beaman, pastor of the
Methodist church of Asheville,
also former principal of this
school will make our commence
ment address. Diplomas and
medals will also be delivered.
The public is cordially invited
to ... each of these 5 exercises.
There will be an admission fee
of fifteen cents for visitors for
the high school play All other-
exercises are free.
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resulting in many colleges for women installing the course. This picture shows a girl class. in the radio; rojQS?
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April 21, 1922
I The Confflressib .
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Columbus
The small children's class of
the Baptist Siinday school enjoy
ed an Easter jegg hunt Saturday
with their teacher Miss Vada
McMurry. J
Z Supt: and fcs. E. W. S. Cobb
delightfully eptertained the fac
ulty and senior's of the Stearns;
High School Monday evening at
their home.- fMusic was a feature
of the. evening. Memories of
this delightful evening will re
main with us.j ;
There was ip school Monday
at Stearns JIigh School from
eight o'clock intil noon, the ep-
which begins jApril 26th and con
tinues through May 1st, was re
hearsed. Int the afternoon a
hike to the lower- falls and re
turned with many beautiful
flowers. '
The Stearns G. G. baseball
. 5
team played a
returning game at
Saluda Friday!. The score was
very close being 8-9 in favor of
the Saluda teajn. A third game
was played on the Columbus
diamond Saturday. The score
stood 10-13 in
liimbus team.
favor of the Co-
An Easter program was given
by the Presbyterian S. S - Sun
day. The music was very much
enjoyed by all.l; A short address
was "given hy Rev. A. S. Cald
well after the program.
Miss Odessa Mills has returned
home from Mill Spring where
she has been teaching.
I . .
Ralph Green was in Ruther
fordton Wednesday.
Misses Estelle and Eva Pace
spent the week-end with Miss
Nellie Jackson J
J. ft. Shipman '.wife' and chil
dren also Roone Arledge spent
Easter, with J.I P. Arledge.
Miss Ruth Byers spent the
Easter holidays with Miss May
Cantrell. "
Misses Glenna Jackson and
Mayme Morgan spent the week
end with Miss Sallie Wingo at
Inman, S. C.
Carbide - for your Coif Gener
ators. Prices are right. Drive
over with your truck and load
up. At either Tryon or! Colum
bus. E. D. Dedmond, Colum
bus, N. O.
New Comic Feature!
Laugh and the World
with You;
Laughs
---Weep and you "(But Why
Weep"?) :
The work of three of t tie most
competent and popular comic
artists has been combined in the
feature which greeted readers of
the Tryon News last week. The
feature includes. a cartoon by Mr.
Kettner, whose pictures are in
great demand from coast to
coast; a comic by Charles! Sugh
roe, creator of -'Mickie, the
Printer's Devil," and a comic by
L. F. Van Zelm, who has made
a ten-strike with his series, "Aw,
What's the Use?". :
k This is a feature which in (its
class compares with the jbest pre
sented by any newspaper, and we
are confident that readers of the
Tryon Tews will appreciate
it to the extent that its quality
justifies. ' 1
Farmers Market
WE WANT
Eggs 24c
Chickens .16 to 18
Corn per bu.. :.....U.....90
Peas per bu.. . .....:! $1.75 to $2.00
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Children's mid&: have childish wor
rlos. A little girl, on hearing that a
baby sister had Just arrived, making
six children. In the family, complained:
"Oh, dear, now one package of gum
won't so round." Boston Transcript
$2,00 a Year
am
Saluda
Horace Bomar Jr. of Spartan
burg spent the Easter ..holidays
with Bobbie Little. ; ;
Horace Nabers visited his
brother Mills in the U. S. Hos
pital in Biltmore Monday. Mills
has an attact of the appendicitis.
I will be in Saluda every Thurs
day and Friday to do your watch
and jewely repairing. Leave
orders at Saluda Pharmacy, W.
L. Tucker. 39-4w-pd
The "children of the Baptist
Sunday School enjoyed an egg
hunt near the Pace House last
Saturday afternoon.
Jas Heatherly and son James
are visiting in Bristol Tenn.
Miss Burgess of the high school
faculty was called home Tuesday
on account o the death of her
grandfather. ,
Mr. Cadoo and wife who have
been spending the winter in New
York are at the Charles" Hotel
for the summer.
The children of the Episcopal
church were given a party on
Tuesday afternoon by the Sun
day school teachers".
Rev. Thomas Johnson, Rector
of the Episcopal church at Fletch
ers held Easter Service Sunday
evening at the church of the
Transfiguration. - The special
music by the vested- choir was
enjoyed by t he large congre
gation " y y
A play called ' 'Mrs. Tubbs of
Shanty town" is to be given at
Library Hall on Monday evening
April 24th. The young , lady
teachers of the high school and
their pupils are putting a lot of
fun and pep into this play. Some
good acting will be done Be
sure not to miss this treat the
young people are offering you.
Everybody is invited.
Born to F. A. Whitaker and
wife on April 12th, a son.
for sale : White .Wyandotte
eggs from thg very best strain
in the United States. The best
layers of the Asiatic breeds, only
$1.50 a setting of 15 eggs.
A. DeVere Turner,
P. G. Box 155 Saluda, N. C.
Sunset View
James Pace from Georgia re
turned home last week for a vis
it with his parents.
David Morrison and family
had as their guests Sunday Taft
Newman and Miss Eugenia Mor
rison. A
Philemon Head from Sterns
High School spent the week-end
with home folks.
Misses Lola and Geneva Jack
son spent Saturday night and
Sunday with B. H. Morriscn and
wife; . ;
" Philemon, Clinton and Thomas
Head went to Hendersonville
Saturday. v t
The guests of Lavada and Ar
ietta Jackson Sunday afternoon
were Carrie, Reba and Philemon
Head. I
The Mt. Grove singing, choir
is progressing nicely.
G. W. Bishop ane wife went
to Hendersonville Friday on
business. -
The people of this community
are glad to see it rain again on
account of fire which has been
raging for the past few days.
The MAQtc Square.
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usually ascribed to the f Chinese as the
Tib King, an early classic, describes
it The magic square was known t
the Hindoos and te the Arabian as
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