The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
TO KILL THE BOIL WEEVIL,
Prof F. W, MalIy Gives Some Timely
Instructions.
WHAT FORM OF POISON SHOULD BE USED
Necessary that II Be Something that
VIII Adhere to the Plant.
A Formula.

To the Editor ot The rost
College station Texas. June 2O.--In TO
days Post notice a short article headed
Another Boil weevl Poison" IL is TO
be regretted that SO many formulas for
poisoning boil weeyils are being constantly
ptrded In the puhllc Prints. II can serve
no other purpose than that OF creating con
fusion witt ont accomplishing results IL is
also surprising the number Of amateur
dtomologstS there are in the weeyl dis
trict who know more about insects and IN.
seaticides than all the exports in the coun
Try. Fortunately few people appreciate
their learning and The value Of their sug
sestions ana comparatively little harm is
done by them, especially when people take
second thought and stop to investigated
II the 'Od Timer" Who signs the article
had attended the weeyn Institute held In
Cuoro On the 10th he would have become
| informed on number of points concerning
which be is apparently uniformed Il Is
an easy matter for the weeyil to be In.
duced 90 eat poison, as the gentleman can
READILY learn from a reading OF the boil
/ weevi report, which win he sent aim upon
/ application. The real problem is to make
/ the poison adhere 60 the plant we'll SO that
! ordinary heavy deWs and rains VIII not
/ wash u on THAT difficulty, as cX.
| Ilained to thu planters of Curpo YES.
/ ttrdly. Is overcome hy the Use OF arsenatc
! o. lead. This is very adhesive and keeps
/ the poison on The plants through several
/ heavy raius The planter Therefore needs
| only to keep UP with the growth OF mis-
! cotton In his SPRAYING operations and need
! NOT incur the extra expense OF materials
1 and labor involved In spraying after each
rain.
There is 10 question but that the formula
given hy lola timer win Eil some wee
wills The important point TO the planter.
however Is not SO much to get a poison
that VIII give partial results, as one that
Will give the greatest results. last the long
est in point of efficiency ami save l8bul
OF uppymg "a rcpeatpd number of time.
as wei as the additional cost of material,
Involved. For that reason the formula
which the planters are using almost mi
vrrsally is the one | gave them and which
Is as follows
TWO ounces Of arsenic boiled in a gallon
Of water uutil dissolved. One pound at
senate of lead dissolved In a gallon of colo
water Two gallons cane or sorghum mo
lasses Mix an three well. pour into q bar
rel and add water 70 make ATTY gallons.
BY Inference Ala Is lead to believe tha
I "OId rin.er' has had difficulty i'm gctunl
boil Weeyils 20 eat the poison whcn p1ri
green or london purple are used 'rhe nm
! dcrsigucd fully agrees with the gentleman
tn certain extent and constitutes th'
prinplpal reason why he recommended tu
formula above given tin which form tn
Weeyljs have no hcstancy in eatngl il
J preference 10 FORTY others which the gen
tleman states viii DO the work VI III
Wecyll would ouly eat IL. The gentlema
, seems to start out upon the basis ina
/ paris green. etc. must hc used to KIN tn
. wecvils and that we must ind way 1
make them cal It, In opposition TO tina
/ submit that It is easier to md wha