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A great deal has been said and
written during the past few weeks in
"fcgaid to the proper methods of controlling
the boll weevil. These seems
to be a diversity of opinion in< regard
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w uw vmutj oi some 01 these raethcds.
The purpose of this article is not
to discuss the merits or demerits of
any questionable method, but to outline
the practices which have proven
their worth since the weevil first entered
Texas nearly 30 years ago.
Cultivation.
The value of frequent shallow cultivation
cannot be overly emphasized.
This will not result in the direct destruction
of many weevils, but it
causes the plants to continue unin-j
terruptedly in their growth. Under'
most conditions the old plantation
rule "once a week and one in a row"
should be applied. Great care should
be exercised from this time on to see
that the crop is not ployed so deep as
to cause shedding.
In districts which have had the weevil
for a number of years, the old
practice of laying by the crops long
before the time when the last bolls are
set, has of necessity been abandoned.
The importance of keeping the cotton
squaring long enough to protect the
bolls is of great importance, and the
best way to accomplish this result is
to cultivate at least two weeks longer
than the usual time of "laying by."
ThiB is a critical period in the boiling
of the cotton plant, and it is very
easy to bring on disaster to the crop
by improper cultivation at this time.
Great care should be exercised at this
season and the play should not be run
too deeply or too close to the plant, or
excessive shedding will result. Careful
late shallow cultivation is an excellent
practice.
Square Collection.
- The possibility of weevil control by
hand picking of the adult weevil in
the early spring before cotton begins
to square and of the infested squares
later in the season has been thoroughly
tested on numerous occasions, j
Undoubtedly this method is efficient
when practiced with sufficient thor-(
oughness. The value of thiB method
depends almost entirely on its thor.
oughness. The season for picking
weevils is past, but on those farms
which have an aboundance of cheap
labor, it will be an excellent practice
to pick both the punctured squares on
the ground and those hanging on the
stalk. In order to secure results from
this<method it is necessary to pick all
punctured squares from every stalk of
cotton at intervals of fi?e days until
the Arst of August. No farmer -should
neglect his cultivation in-, order to i
pick, squares, but there is enough child >
labor on tha.average farm to carry
on this work if! they!-are superintend-<
ed by an older person. The value of
this* method is unquestionable if it is
dona thoroughly, but no man! need
expect results, if the work is only half
done.
Poisoning.
Ill connection with poisoning the
following letter. and instructions re.
ceived by the county agent fro mths
state entomologist should be of interest
those who are thinking of poisoning:
"Ciemson College, S. C.
"Mil. W. D. Wood,
"Union, S. C.
"Dear Sir:
"Referring; to your valued favor in
reisrence to tne use of calcium arsenate
.-for boll waovil control advise that
we ?are sending under separate cover
our? letter on 'Poisoning in 1922' which
states the conditions under which poisoning
may be expeeted to be profitable.
We are also sending you under
separate, cover circular 162 which
gives specific information as to machines
and their acreage capacity together
wit? a program for poisoning
on Jast page.
"Due to the unusual, weevil abundance
at this time and. which was expected
and forecasted early in the
season we recommend that the first
dusting be given when three to five
squares have formed and after which
thei schedule, on last page of circular
162 be followed.
"It is generally not profitable to
poison before square formation begins
and the buds that weevils eat is
generally not serious. Normally there
is no profit in any poisoning until ten
per cent of the squares have been
punctured but this year the weevils
are so numerous in many fields so as
to make it impossible for the plants
to develop blooms hence the recommendation
for dusting to begin when
three to five squares have formed.
"In ably and carefully conducted
) tests during the last 20 years no additional
seed cotton was produced by
sweetened poison and the only additional
seed cotton that was profitably
produced by poisoning was produced
by dust carefully applied. We knock
nothing, we oppose nothing. We merely
state the facts and then the farmer
must do as he sees fit.
"It is easy to kill weevils early in
the season before' the cotton begins
' to form squares with many different
substances. That is not what we are
interested in. What ws are interested
in is seed cotton and so long as a
method is not capable of producing it
. profitably then we merely state the
fact ?nd leave it to the farmer to fidlow
whatever course he thinks best.
"Yours very truly,
"A. F. Conradi,
"Chief Entomologist."
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Boll Weevil poisoning in 1922.
Poisoning cotton with calcium arsenate
may be expected to pay:
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| 1. When used on high yielding land.
2. When weevil infestation is heavy.
3. When the poison is properly applied
according to a correct schedule.
[ 4. When weather conditions are
reasonably favorable for poisoning.
Farmers planning to poison this
season should secure a copy of Circular
162, U. S. Department of Agriculture,
"Poisoning the Cotton Boll
Weevil." This circular may be obtained
upon application to the Extension
Division, Clemson College, S. C.;
Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La.; U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C. This circular contains less
than three pages of print, but the information
is to the point, and no
farmer should plan to undertake poisoning
before studying this circular
and making sure that he thoroughly
understands every step in the operation.
Farmers are cautioned that poisoning
is a serious and complicated
operation, and that no one should undertake
it unless he has determined
to do it correctly.
No one should be disappointed at
failure the first year, because poisoning
must be learned just like he had to
learn to farm. Those having had no
experience are cautioned to go easy
and not undertake too much the first
season. Poisoning like most farm op
erations, is not fool-proof. While it
has been demonstrated that the weevil
can be poisoned profitably with
proper methods and machines, under
favorable weather conditions for poisoning,
the farmer is also cautioned
that unfavorable conditions and improper
methods will undoubtedly
cause complete failure..
Regardless of how much poisoning
you intend to do, soil building should
b6 kept up vigorously. Any successful
poisoning program is dependent
on high yielding land. There is no
evidence that poisoning will pay on
poor land. It is no more expensive
to poison an acre of high yielding
land than to poison an acre of poor
land.
To those who undertake poisoning
we recommend the calcium arsenate
powder which conforms to the government
specifications and applied according
to directions given in Circular
162, U. S. Department of Agriculture,
above referred to.
Should our suspicions be correct
that weevil emergence in 1922 will be
early and heavy, then we may be justified
in recommending an early application.
Sotaie Rules for Poisoning the Cottdn
Boll Weenll:
Do ^it-'right or mot at all. Many
> valuable* lessens have been gained
from the recant expansion of commercial
weevil poisoning. It has again
been shown that the boll weevil can
b?- poisoned with profit if conditions
are favorable and if proper methods
are'Used, but it has been emphasized
anew that unfavorable conditions and
improper methods can lead only to
failure. A survey of the poisoning
by farmers in 1920 shows that an unfortunately
large proportion were net
properly informed as to the conditions
under which they should poison and
the- methods they should pursue. As
a result" there were many unnecessary
failures. If better result# are to he
secured. in the future, therefore, the
operation must be - mere - thoroughly
understood. The present circular -is
prpard *to give, in as brief and concise
a fbrm as possible, the information'needed
by a farmer in deciding,
first, whether it will pay him to poiBon
and, second, the methods he should
follow.
Weevil poisoning is fully as important
an operation as cultivation and
deserves as much seeious thought and
attention Unless you am willing to
undertake it in this manner, you
should net attempt to poison. Study
these instruction* carefully and follow
them as cloasiy as your conditions
will permit.
Where will it pyy you to poison ?
It will pay tcr. poison?
If the weevils are really injuring
your crop seriously, and
If your land is sufficiently fertile >to
yield at least one-half hale per aore
with weevil injury eliminated, and
If your farming organization * is
such that you feel assured that the
poison applications will be made at
the right time and in the right manner,
and
If you are willing to spend the full
amount necessary to provide an adequate
supply of dusting machinery
and poison.
The general gains from weevil poisoning
under average, fairly favorable
conditions seem to be from 200 to 40u
pounds of seed cotton per acre, but
owing to variations in degree of weevil
injury it is not safe to expect much
more than the lower figure.
Consequently, you should not poison
if the ooat of the calcium arsenate,
the cost of the labor to apply it, and
the depreciation on the dusting ma
cnines will- total more per acre than
the current value of 100 pounds of
seed cotton.
Hand guns should be figured as depreciating
100 per cent in a season
and the larger machines about 25 per
cent.
What dusting machine should you
use?
Make your acreage allotment according
to the following schedule, and
buy a surplus rather than shortage
| of machines, as this will save you
money.
Hand guns. Do not allot over eight
acres to one hand gun.
Do not attempt over 25 acres in one
organization with hand guns.
Do not supply individual tenants
with hand guns and expect each to
care for his crop successfully independent
of the others.
Use hand K?n* only when no other
machine is suitable.
One-mule machine. This term is
used to describe the new type of onewheel,
one-mule machjpe which is just
being placed on the market. It sells
at a medium price and is suitable for
small farmers.
This machine, will cover from 15 tc
20 acres in a night of operation. It
should not be allotted more than 60
acres for the season.
This machine has only two nozzles
but will usually cover three rows at a
trip.
How to Poison. Use only pure calcium
arsenate in the form of a dry
powder. Apply this only in the dust
form. Purchase this to conform to
the following specifications:
Not less than 40 per cent total arsenic
pentoxid.
Not more than 0.75 per cent watersoluble
arsenic pentoxid.
Density not less than 80 or more
than 100 cubic inches per pound.
Have your county agent send a sample
of your calcium arsenate to the
Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La., for
free analysis to make sure that it is
sausiactory.
Use only dusting machinery especially
constructed for cotton dusting.
Poison only when the air is calm
and the plants are moist. This practically
means making only night applications.
Use about 5 to 7 pounds of calcium i
arsenate per acre for each application.!
Start poisoning when the weevils
have punctured from 10 to 15 per cent
of the squares.
Keep your cotton thoroughly dusted
until the weevils ore under control.
This usually means about three applications
at the rate of one every four
days. ]
Then stop poisoning until the weevils
again become abundant.
If the weevils become abundant early
enough to injure your young bolls:
make one or two more applications
late in the season.
If you have a heavy rain within 24
hours after dusting, repeat this application
immediately.
Do not expect to eradicate the weevils.
Poisoning merely control them
sufficiently to permit a full crop of
cotton and you can always find weevils
In the successfully poisoned field.
Keep your cotton acreage low and
do everything possible to increase
your yield per acre, as ft costs just
as much to poison one-quarter bale
per acre cotton as bale per acre cotton.
Always leave an occasional portion
of a cut unpoisoned for comparison
with the adjoining poisoned tract.
This will show how much you have increased
your yield by poisoning.
If you are considering poisoning,,
write the Delta Laboratory at Tallulah,
La., for more detailed information;
also ask the advice of your county
agent.
Do It right or not at all.
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Some Things Not to Do.
Do not make any more side applications
of soda to cotton this year.
Do not buy any sort of boll weevil
trap until it is tested and endorsed by
^ne government agency.
Do not try to drown the weevil by
placing a lantern over a tub of water
in your field. You will be wasting
your oil and your time.
Do not top your cotton as this prac
tice generally results in more harm
than good, since it removes a portion
of the plants upon which the weevil
is most dependent for food during the
latter part of the season, and furthermore
this practice increases the shade
which greatly reduces the sun control
of the weevil stages and promotes
boll rot.
Do not listen to street corner orators
as you probably know more already
than he will ever learn.
Stinnes Enterprises
To Enter Mexico
Mexico City, July 7.?An extension
of the interests of Hugo Stinnes
to include Mexico is seen in the recent
visit here of Hugo Eversmann,
vice president and shareholder in numerous
of the Stinnes concerns.
While in Mexico City, Heir Eversmann
conferred with numerous government
officials and is also understood
to have made several commercial
agreements that will insure the
immediate entry of the Stinnes enterprises
into Mexico.
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Protection From
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London, July 7.?The movement in
England to protect the family from
the inroads of the "passionate affinity"
and the 'canker of free love"
will find expression next October in
an international conference which
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and the home as the sole basis of national
welfare. A simultaneous appeal
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Pilgrimage to Battlefields
New York, July 6.?A pilgrimage
to the battlefields on which they
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Cairo, July 7.?King Fuad I of
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Stockholm, July 7.?The Swedish
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