The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-12-22
DEFINITE PLANS
WERE ADOPTED
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED
After Three Days the Conclusion is
Reached that all the Proposed Plans
For Eliminating the Pest are I'm
practical.

For Eliminating the Pest are I'm
practical.
After a session Of three days at
Shreveport, the Cotton Boil Weevil
Convention summarized its work in
number Of resolutions Quite a lot
OF ideas were advanced, principally
among which was the idea Of throwing
out of cultivation for the term of at
least one year all infected land, but
same, after lengthy discussions we're
founc-impractical, and it was decided
that farmers must depend upon inn
proved methods of agriculture to aid
them in exterminating the pest. The
following are the very practical res
olutions adopted:
Resolved, That we extend our sin
cere thanks to the Department Of Ag-
riculture Of the United States for the
timely assistance it has afforded in en-
effort to overcome the cotton boil vice.
vii.
"That we desire the Departments
to continue their work in infected dis
tricts, as well to closely watch our
sections which might become .cndan-
gered by the boil weevil, and that we
invoke a continuance of the national
aid wherever it may be needed.
'That we heartily approve the meth
DDS already employed as being both
scientific and practical, and that we
emphasize the ideas Of thorough prep
aration Of the cotton land, a reduc-
tion of acreage, the rotation of crops,
and intensive cultivation with most
vigorous efforts to secure early matur-
ing cotton for all the boil weevil dis
tricts.
"That the cotton planters through
out the infected districts are hereby
urged to cooperate with the General
Government in the plans for overcom-
ing this devastating pest"
1t was also resolved:
"Thas it is the sense Of this con-
vention that Legislatures Of the Cot
ton States be memOrialized to enact
stringent laws for the protection Of all
insectiveorous birds, their eggs, and
young.
Resolved, That this Convention
indorses and recommends for adop-
ton by the Legislatures Of the Cotton
States a law relative to the importa-
lion Of the boil weevil in any Of its
stages Of growth" F"
1t was further resolved that q vig-
'rous campaign of public education
should be inaugurated through the
farmers and pedagogical institutes Of
he several states, the press and
through the public schools.
"Resolved, That it is the sense Of
his National Cotton Convention that
he early fall destruction Of all the cot
on stalks in the boil weevil infected {
lreas of Texas and Louisiana is an
Ibsclute necessity.
Resolved, That we recommend to {
he Legislative bodies of any infect
d area the urgent necessity Of taking
steps under the supervis-
on Of proper authorities to burn the
otton stalks Of next year systemat- {
eelly and al once behind the piekers. {
"Resolved, That it is the sense Of
his convention that the use of paris
reen is, in the opinion of many, very i
seful, and we recommend the con-
inuance Of the use Of all poisons when
dvisable."
A plan for organizing all the cotton
rowers Of the South to combat the
oil weevil, introduced by Oswald Will
on, Statistical Agent of the United e
itates Department of Agriculture, '
taticned at Fort Worth, Tex, was a
oceived and incorporated as a part b
{ the resolutions. 1t is as follows: |,
The result Of the experience of all il
&c scientists and practical farmers in s
ie boil wcevil area up to the present r
me is that cotton can be made even v
ndcr boil weeyil infestation if the f
lrmers arc properly organized. b
"This means the adoption Of what
known as the cultural method. In
der that every farmer in the South
ay have the benefit Of this cultural e
ethod, we recommend: cl
"First-That the President Of this Ii
invention shall elect five members "
ho, with himself and the Secretary, p
all constitute the general executive i
mmit;ee. d
Second That the Vice President to
each State shall select six promi- "
mt men from each state, who shall y
a State executive commit c.
g. q
''Third-The State Executive Com If
e shall organize each county in their az
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Dream Of Cotton Supremacy.