The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-23
Suggestions Lobkins to the Destruc-
tion Of the Boil Wecvil Based on
the Expurienur OF Planters.

the cotton. plant as their fayorite bresd,nS
srounu. ~ seems as though their only
purpose Is 70 increase their own snee,es
nov. nov any One Interested In the study 81
wnat specie does the most harm and about
wnHst ume aiter planting do they appear
ano $3.50 notice carefully what fheyliks
nest TO use Tor perpetuatine taeif own
Kind. also notice what they dr. thS
most. Now, OF the cotton Insect tbare N
lor certainty more than one Kind or
s spgs, nut ail as far as close observations
VIII warrant are injurious to the cotton
plant " course some are n,oves 50 than
olnefs. Ihere IS vast difference even
astLnong these tiny. pests. In the first place.
one or two kinds will be found THAT do
any damage worth noticing, while fin Other
nelus ana localities one will find all OF
them and. too, about the same time. There.
fore II will be for the practical farmer ~
ABOVE the average mind TO investigate thA
matter with any degree OF certainty to
va" var Keeping these Insects away from the
tpUon plani IN Its frnlting scnsnn The
book-learncd man without any practical cx-
Perience and also without hts hread and
outer at STAKE VIII never ind remedy
OF MS own thinking, and that "a a ,ef-
tainty. But take man that understands
nature, man That Is up to date In INC
ramihcnuons Of chemistry. lie Il the one
who the cotton rRisers Of today win have
TO look 70 for informa ton as to what II
best TO use as spraying solution that viii
surely nnd effectively keep these mach.
ultdueu lnhCctS away rom the tiny forms
or squares for from these lttle tender
forms after their many charges In grow
Ing season. must eventually come yoir
mccoy staple, Much has been said and writ
ten about this subject already, and much
encouragement prevails In ali counties
| INFESTED by these cotton Insects md these
same ahnrpshooters or cotton weevils are
! very much dreaded land with good reasons
| tool In other counties where they have not
so far made their appearances And moth
ing SO. far has been offered Of any value
/ toward an effective remedy, although Il
! remedy has been studied out and used with
! the very best " gratifying rcsnlts the last
! senson. This remedy consists of a spray
! Ing solution made aud compounded from
| the extracts or oils Of weeds that no IN
sect known 10 man today will stay there
| on the weevils hciug SO repusivp and ~.
| fenslve 70 insect fe and even cue raw
! Juice In It's matured state aod the most
prlmevHl way Of extracting - Juice hv
| hruising and pressing. will kn the sharA.
| shooters or boil weevils much quicker thn1
kerosene for while experimenting the anoye
| named Insect Will actually crawl GU ~
! kerosene but not with the extract from
| these most benedccpt weeds And another
! great advantage 60 be derived from th'
US OF this solution is that no harm o''N
result from eXces sive use on Tho cot i
! plant, II being composed Of vegetable ne
! tor or n certainty any rem 'dy Tor this
/ boil weevll that will not to q certain D.
! gree change the taste and sm"ll OF ~
cotton plant. VIII he u no avail. no mat
| ter what scientist may disagree on thi>
/ point in these few remarks, and strhnc'
| indeed that scientists that should he M
| to-dste rs IN the great secrets In hotAN
( and chemistry have not So Tar devised SON"
! plan whereby tho cotton plant In its tend '4
/ stage may he made 70 partake NJ tn
qualities and nature Of plants that nre yr''
well known 10 be very offensive end ~
pulsvc ia insect NE
Some one smarter than anybody will snv.
! why such rs that can mt he done NN'l
! yes most certainly Another one viii srv
! well that world he too costly 7 say NJ
70 TINT. ton. Tho cost Of tho article "a nnt
20 he considered. the effectiveness md vAlu 8
~ the article itsef arc tho main points IN