Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

ave 10 be found. After grazing of,
cut the cotton down and leave il IN.
'il after the first frost, when il should
J." burned. II will be found that by
following this method large numbers
ot WceNil that secured shelter in the
old cotton stalks can be- burned sue.
ces~fully. Winter blowing should also
he rcsurtcd 10 upon this land so that
the Weevils that are alternating in
the soil will be exposed more thor.
ouPhly 10 winter freeing
The winter brood goes out i'm the
spring and feeds on cotton alone. II
never eats anything but cotton. Il
may, however, be found accidentally
in acorns or in nearly any place. be
cause they are so numerous. They dc
not feed ON peas and acorus. Many on
the wccvil reported as growing il
peas, beans and acorns are not bol'
Nccvil, though occasionally gcnuin,
boil wccvil are found in ncorne
Scientists have classified more thar
thousand species Of bool wecyil
During the carly spring the cottor
WccNil lives ON foliage and not or
squares. and this is the proper time 20
us" the spray This has suggested
Inc use 81 the early blooming cotton
Tor colouiziug purposes i'm order that
the vcc,il may bee located In a limiteo
district. For this purpose we find
HAT Nolborn's Perfection Is superior
90 all other varieties. as IL furnishes
food FOR the wccvil at the earliest pos.
ible date. This coioniliug cotton
-hould be planted upon the edges Of
The fields and on banks 81 bitches.
but only good land should be used
On which 90 plant cotton. Prepare
ground required for this trap system
lust as well a. for the regular field
crops The small hollis and squares
can hc picked mp from these trnr
rows much more successfully than
from general crop because Of the
small amount Of labor required. !
recommend systematic poisoning for
those trap rows.
The summer brood 81 wecyl does
not appear until about July /. and il
is fact that the winter brood does
not do any considerable amount of
damage. but they prepare for the
harmful July brood From Nav Is e
thc 2'th J have sprayed cotton sue.
rrssfullN and prevented summer crops
= wco,il 10y the use OF three spray.
.ngs The trap cotton should d.
SPRAYED one month iu advance ~ the
regular crop n the early variety men.
toned is used.
The vcc,il can Doe controlled. but
u viii never Doe cndica'cd. II IS
'clu-ion to suppose that 30 has ever
lrft q sectiunvhcrc once IL has gained
% foothold u has advanced north.
ward 40 the ratc Of 300 miles each year
though boz some eases its advance s..
FASTENED Icy the sale 81 wcc,il-infcst.
90 cotton seed from boil vccyil dis.
lricts which are shipped into northern
localities. can offer NO hope for
those who depend upon ,hc develop.
Wcut - parasite So kill the wce,il
hut call attention 10 the following
features which will permit the situa.
ti1n 60 bc controlled sufficiently 10
insure good cotton crop every year
in any 81 the holl wee,il counties.
First. begin the fan campaign against
the wccyil early. Second. practice
early planting with early maturing
varieties. Third. use wide rows with
trap rows around and outside the
fields
Spraying late In the season does not
prevent the boil Wcc,il from doing Ia,
deadly work. hut there are some four
hundred yarictic. OF insects that prey
upon cotton which singly arc less de
structivc than the wecyil but I'm the |
aggregate are often as harmful as IL |
this pest Spraying does XIII many OF |
these other varieties Of insects and IL |
often pays 20 spray late in the sea.
son ON their account even when no |
boil wcevil Is 10 bc found.
In his discussion Of the subject |
Prof. Mally threw down the gauntlet |
to those who have failed 20 secure re- /
suits by spraying. and Of those pres
emit interested in the subject, ne asked |
that they read his reports closely and |
then determine whether or not they |
had consistently followed the direc-
tions therein contained The state. |
mcuts and explanations appeared TO
meet all OF the inquiries ~ the cot
ton growers present and 10 give very |
general satisfaction.-TeXas Farm
and Ranch.
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