The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

Insecticides and spparutun. ano
ApnSfy $1,000 .'-...4.--..-~--~-----. $50
This gives us Si2oio for :ou;cT:5 ta'y u,
Guiding laboratory and held appsratus' and
library, office expenses, travelling and ex-
2 per- neld work OF this sum sliOo
the ofnce, October 10, 1902. AS this office
has absolutely no laboratory euuipment for
tho discrimination and preservation Of in.
sects, no system of records, and no libra
~ facilities. It has seemed TO me impera
tive that We have sufficient equipment
along these Lines to render our work Of
perm sna eFIn ysl1e and 500 have therefore
sev Tor the running expenses OF the Of.
flee. This leaves about 5000 for covering
cost % AL experimental work, here and
elsewhere. travelling expenses, and any fur.
ther equipment necessary during the com
It seems necessary for Us to thoroaEhIv
tofore proposed. and By a careful study OF
the habits OF the pest both In the lahors-
tory and field. to determine the best means
Of combating the weevil and concusiveIy
demonstrate the success Of such methods
upon considerable scale.
number Of other insects are lnjurlng
the cotton 10 On unknown. but very large
extent, notably the ''sharpshooter'
thoroughly studied as TO habits and means
Of control.
The wheat growers Of North Texas
| should be aided In securing means for COM
batting the green bug cTo1optera grant
NUM-. We feel quite certain that with a
| little study we can devise means Of con
/ trolling this pest, but extensive held eI-
| periments win be necessary to perfect the
| required apparatus
Tobacco Is q promtsing industry In sew
Srsl counties. Last year, however. the
veevii CTnchoosris mucoreal and whereas
as much as 1000 acres were formally
| planted Mt that point only enough for eI
perlmenta work against this Insect viii
! very generally on one or two Of our com
mon weeds and undoubtedly viii eventually
| threaten ali tobacco growing sections Of
| the State unless checked
There Is a considerable number OF new
and little known insects affecting the trucs
| crops OF the State. with the growing In
terest In trucking we should be In po
sition 10 aid the truckers by carefully IN.
yestigating these pests so that we might
advise them As to practical remedies
Likewise, the enormous planting OF fruit
trees will necessitate careful study snc
| survey Of the worst orchard pests and I'M
mediate work against the most dangerous
The exact status Of the scale Insects In thC
Texas orchards should be ascertained al
soon as possible Otherwise our fruit
growers may be involved In the heavy ex
pense OF combating these pests which ha'
Been borne by every other fruit-growins
section
The veterinarian Of the college and sta
ton Is DESTROYS Of the cooperation Of thi'
office in Investigating the Insects affecting
domestic animals, for much Of which WORT
we are fully equipped.
| The beekeepers ask that we Investigate
the remedies for the disease foul brood
which has already destroyed several nun
dred colonies and threatens the apfarles o.
the State. Texas is the leading honey an'
wnx-producing State. the production
amounting to considerably over $4,000,
n is evident that to meet these larg
demands we must have both men nn'
equipment