The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-25
FIGHT ON BOIL WEEvlL.
'WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHING
BY THE STATE ENToMoLoGlsT.
He Goes Into the Subject and ASKS ~.
Legislature to Make a Liberal
iAppropriation.

N'''RfNh'ui NC says.
In view Of the fact that further con
slderatlon is asked FOR at the hands of Mo
Iwonty-scventh legislature IL Is f,,r 20
sueeinctly outline the distinct adyanfnrcs
eained during the past two scissors. Tbese
advantages can be hest demonstrated ~.
noting what were the existing conditions
at the beginning Of the investigation ana
what they are now. These can be dlscpssod
under two sections
firSt--Cultural methods and conditions
Second Spraying aud remedies
Cultural methods In part Involve mo
gathering of the infested squares as ono
proposition, and blowing them under as the
second. The special agents of the govern
meht ana some others. while recognizing
me effectiveness of the method Of gather
ing UP the infested squares and burning
them, dismissed the meth6T as inpracti.
cable. In addition, they called attention IN
the method Of constant cultivation and tho
consequent blowing under OF the fallen
squares
with reference TO the first our inyest,ra
tons have not only verified the effcetiye
ness of the process of gathering and burn.
ing The infested squares, but by actrnl lost
In many instances, on both hill country and
nottom land plantations, have demonstrated
tnat the method Is not only entirely nrac.
ticaple' but the most practicable and IN
expensive method OF warfare for tho senson
VI tne year TO which 1t is adapted nereip
les most Important development This
method, which was dismissed. apporentI,
without actual test or serious tonsider,t,on
mas been shown to he tho method wbt..h
every planter can apply with Tho least
Sost or special provision. Hence a unst
Important plan OF warfare at a critical tiv,c
dor, peeh developed and freely adopted.
ueSl4te lhe suggestion Of special agents
~ 10 tue second proposition of xlotcinr
49, Wy IhHeil squares, also iadorsed and
Iiu ,ss.gs,'si by the government agents, the
a'.o +, 'iHHatiohs OF this department have
bsatn uttered in results. We have shown
peyond controversy that undcr certain III
nldt ana cultural conditions the l,inv,in,,
under uer process Recommended mas been
boSi.lNHe ,auNanlage TO the pest has en-
ii ia US breeding aud has assisted in
tls capacity to do injury Only nnder cer,
ann conditions Is this method harmless
shu us advantages under any condfrious
l r%Ye aet 10 ne aScertained. Hence anofhor
illportaht result is that this process has
heen condemned by this department. tInon
our auNlce IT'S practice has been largely HIS
IIontianued ny the planters with marked
- n
mology OF the National department OF aeri-
culture TO state that the infcrnretations
gwen TO It's report on these points have
ucen rather exaggerated in thclr nnnlIcn
ton by many of the cotton rrowers A..
p1catlons were made which were not con,
templated by the division In the face Of
IN rnreasonng clamor FOR remedies aud
spraying machines IL was easy for tho
Growers to attach an entirely condcmnn.
tory Interpretation to the division report
lHai tue gathering of squares process"
Whlle eiilcient, was rather burdensome and
impractlcahle. The Same tptrii naturnIly
induced them no a liberal acceptance Of
the plOwlng under process suggested but
TO which but little real Importance was al
tached by the division II was an easy
and plausible method, and tenants and 9TH
ers accepted It to avoid more careful and,
tn item, more onerous methods These re-,
suits. while not especially foreseen by the
division, We're none the less unfortunate
and required the attention and correction
of this department. ,1a
In addition to pointing out the prime
importance of a proper understanding Of
the cultural methods designated, the value
and primary Importance of the trap row
system has been developed and fully tested.
This method greatly reduces the cost OF
labor aud the later efforts necessary to
control and eradicate the pest. Further.
more, the Importance of planting early
fruting varieties Of cotton, or seed oh
tained from northern latitude, to induce
abundant frultage before the weevil has
been pointed out. All these several steps
In the culture methods are n distinct adj
vance over our previous knowledge
Concerning the second section, that OF
remedies and spraying machines, equally
Important advances have heeu made. The
special agents Of the government advised
spraying. II was therefore portion or
the work OF this department TO test the
spraying practices, concerning when SO
many complaints were received. Almost
uniformly unsatisfactory results were oh
tained so far as related TO the boll weeyil.
| Cotton growers, generally speaking, met
with practically the same result. IL was
soon ascertained that this was due to a
| Fundamental error In the principle or the
spraying apparatus used. This mas neeIl
fully discussed In the accompanying repoI ,, =;
| but the, essence of the investigations ana
| tests along this line was that the spraying
| machines for the weevil campaign must pc
| designed upon the principle or adjusting
the spraying MOBILES to vertical OATS III W,
| stead Of horizontal opes tThen, too all
snravipq apparatus to which the planters
! mad had their attention called required m
| extra hand to do the pumping. Ihese were
| difficult problems ana ms uepgrt,ne M
| now opnarafus = In The first place large
| automatic outfit was secured ana testcd as
/ Ia it's success as nm automatic spraNer,
! r,his bov win. resulted satisfactorily the next
wi, ,vas thaf OF DESIGNING suitable attach
| menfs for upright and vertical sphayihs
| 81 ms to meet the condition onered nF ~.
! cotton plant, and which needed 70 ne ~,
In order 10 make SPRAYING against w
weeyil successful All Of these adjustment 5
| b1ve bocn made, the apparatus testen lI
tbaF omen fields and found to meet every
| earaifion Hence another perplcXlng con
stttar has hpen provided for. and constl.
49, 49," enc NJ tho most important results OF
| ~ Two wars work. Tho matter or pols'
~ ma remedies Is the least difficult once
| NJ ,,.nner opnaratns ~ at hand for their
! ,icotton II should hc remembered as
,tod IN the INTRODUCTION TO tho accom-
osn,Jng renort that these results baf'
taen obfained under The most disannolnt
INC entertainments of season ana chmal =
,,,,;cb naturally leaves mang drfa,ls rs Ne'
uraevnIoped. Thew are not .nnuPn,fh ~, !,
,n,,.o,,er br4 would greatly facilitate th'
'pp''' SOME STATISTICS.
A. has been Indicated In the accompany
H., rorort the small land owners have beer
INC most extensive practitioners OF th'
o.hode suggested by the department
They have rcsorted almost entirely to th'
a,,,trral methods discussed. II these small
,ana owners will now provide themselves
"i,b an equipment Of spraying apparatu
a,os+ suited 10 their conditions, and sprol
=, connection with their cultural practices
thoIr nrotectlon win be complete.
NJ u order 10 ascertain something, upon
~ IL ana cents basis, Of the benefit
uttained as result OF the application o
oethnds recommended, circular letter
ilethV,n ,aor sent out asking for informauoi
hnte .baee lines without going into dc
alVhI tbta connection the following state
~ I'm Indicates minimum OF benents