The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-16
FIGHTING THE BOIL weEWL.
Constant Warfare and intelligent Effort
Will Prevent Great DAMAGE.

Constant Warfare and intelligent Effort
VIII Prevent Great Damage.
Trinity. Texas, June 15.-Mr s. r
Barncs, prominent merchant. is SENDING
out an address to his customers as fol.
lows
1" my Customers and Friends.
The wcovll having appeared among re
on many farms foreshadows that prompr
steps must he taken to insure the safety
Of the present crop Of cotton. do NOR
know Of amy specific for them in the wov
Of a poison that can he cheaply onnIiad ~
present, but do know from observation
information and experience that II the suy.
gestions that follow are faithfully cerr,rd
Dnt mat good crop can he made even
NJ Nm,'S tue WeeNll Is much more numerous
mar mere az present. First pick IN and
puin all fallen squares. The wrcvil M hrst
WIZ ue found In spots In the field. Inf n
nv Ialen squares are not gathered and
u uuim'9 pciore the weevil matches ont of
mem 10 begin new round 1t will ONLY h.
a snort time till they will spread ali over
me held and Cndangcr the whole cron
heneYcr you can find the first SQUARE 8
I rSbnthgon On examining thcm you eau tell
me squares have small pin prlcks In them,
or ON opening them you lind small VII "a
worm s you may know YOU have the weevii,
""u 4I5ht lutA ~ inc lime To bpaiu no
work Of determination as above siSgas+ ~
NeNt keep Your cotton well cultivated M
NeeuN ana grassy crops are conductive "a
more numerous spread Of the weevil. Az
Sooh as your cotton weed gets largo enough
attach brushes to the names of your teofS,s
~ sncn way as You plow through your cot.
,"h win sweep that 1t will thorour,l-
lush INC wecvil of the cotton on thhs
ground and your sweep will bury them ami
their larvae IN the hot dirt and ssnd ,nd
klu thom. Care must be taken To nor bo,n
me brushes rigid enough to break ma
llhbs IN your cotton. The brushes can hn
mace OF broom straw or pinetons irbts
sweeping ana brushing process must IL
uohe NJ least once week and kent IN M
me cotton picking time or at least ne lam.
yyi, cotton can he plowcd through
Next after picking your cotton tI M;
~ cattle into your fields and lct
th,m clean m as much as tbev viii
i an ,nSR WIND up by cleaning up your fields
rubbish of all kinds. cotton staits ~
purn with trc), and this treatment viii gj,no
YOU = clean basis and better chance for
the next crop ""Ne i"'
We must meet and master fine han v..o..,,
problem, ana by the methods outlIned 49,.
we can M least hold them In cheek nntiI
some specific poisoning remedy is dIsrnv'
tIed, WINE the situation Is dangerous II
IN HOY helpiess by amy means II every man
VIII put his shoulder 10 the wheel lr r,u,
nv tho information | have on this suhiort
! believe II is only on those farms WHERE
tneE are not molested that they accumuiate
IN numbers sufficient TO harm tho nran
tGr Those formers who have pursued
their accustomed crops. while others noe.
lecllng TO DO so have been badly hurt and
IN many Instances failed altogether. '"N
5. +. Barnes
EXPERIENCE WITH MINERAL PAINT
La Grange Journal.
Last week tho Journal published small |
notice Of the effect oxide Of iron snrlnr,oa |
upon the cotton plant would have upon the |
DOH weeyil Through the personal exp.. |
rienee Of Captain H B. Richards the Iopr.
'sl is enabled to state that oxide ~ iron
5 the cheapest and best remedy FOR tse
! q the boil wseyn. In order
2 be thoroughly convinced. Can,.t, p,.,,
lrds placed fve weeyils In nerrcna hcn-
nsectiside c slss1l small amount Of this
ne -eevns were dead The rnan IN nours
lan6&Sa ths axids they oommsno1d