Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-27
THE MEXICAN BOIL wEEyIL.
lis History. and Plans for Combating lis
Rayages--By Prof. Z. Dwight San.
dersOn, State EntOm0I0gist.

dAt bo7th hl'h 'Na fA''NhN A''"a-
edge of the habits aud means of
c introlling the Boil Weevil. The
methods recommended have been
tried and found effective. With
further work, others may prove
of value and will then be recon.
mended. 1t is vitality important
that the planter adopt the best
means of combating the best now
known and apply them thoroughly
and not depend on remedies Of
doubtful value or await some pos
sible easier method.
WINTER PLowING.-During the
winter, pillow the land thoroughly
and deeply. This will destroy
many Of the beetles that are hiber-
mating in the crevIces Of the soil
around old cetton stalks and Others
under clods, by burying them too
deeply for them % survive, aud
will also destroy large numbers Of
the pupae Of the boil worm. The
thorough blowing Of the ground at
the present time il therefore Of
value, but burning the stalks will
not destroy the weeyil now. To
destroy the weeviI the stalks must
be cut before frost and burned in
November or December Harrow
thoroughly before planting, and
put the ground in the best condition
possible for seeding.
VARIETIES The main object in
all the following work is to make
an early crop in spite Of the Boil
Weeyil. To 10 this the crop must
be made early before the second
brood Of the weevils commences 20
do Its worst injury during the
latter half Of July. This is also
necessary on account Of the fall
treatment Of burning or grazing the
cotton early in October and thus
destroying any possible "top crop"
The top crop, however, il agreed by
authorities TO be a very speculative
matter, being Of value only once
in seven TO ten years, and undoub.
teddy adds to market speculation.
To secure such an early crop
will necessitaie the purchase Of
seed Of early varieties, for the
seed ordinarily used is the least
adapted to make an early crop.
The follwing varieties have been
thoroughly tested aud are rec.
by this office. Shines
Kings Improved, Mascot, Bohe-
milan genuine early strain Well
born's Perfection, and Dickson's |
Improved are early varieties aud |
make a good crop but are dlsliked /
by plckers. If these early vari.
cites cannot be secured, buy seed |
from as far north az Virginia, |
Tennessee, North Carolina, In
dian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas,
or Missouri, ifpossible, as seed from
the north will mature a crop two
or three weeks earlier than local
seed. BY the use Of early varieties
or northern grown seed good crops
Of cotton have been made the past
year in districts where hardly any
cotton was made with home grown |.
seed. The most important matter
for the attention Of the planter at n
this time is TO secure the best seed /
possible, at once. Ifplanters will
secure a few bushels of seed this ]
year and keep 1t pure, they will
have sufficient seed Of these early
varieties to plan, large acreage
in 1904.
PLANrING.-Plant early. Use
plenty Of seed, take some risk of
frost, and replant partly If neces.
'ary. Make the rows as far apart
"a possible, and the plants as far
apart in the rows as will make a
good crop, according TO the nature
)f the soil. and run them east and