The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-17
DISCUSSES BOIL
WEEVIL PROBLEM
Or. ]. A. B. Lovett Back from
Shreveport Convention
WORK TO Be DONE IN ALA.
President of Central Alabama Agrlcul.
turaI College VIII Organize the
Farmers of This State to
Fight the Insect.

DIR T. A. B. Loyett, president of the Ag-
rieultnral college at Brownsville. talked
interestingly yesterday at the st. Nicho-
las regarding the work done by the Boil
WeeviI convention held recently at
Shreveport. He says the convention real
lied that the boil weevil cannot be ex-
terminated and that the best thing that
can be done is to check the insect
ravages.
DR.. Lovett was prominent IN the con-
vention As chairman of the committee
on resolutions and as Alabamas repre-
sentative to perfect an organization that
will direct an energetic campaign against
the boil weeyil he made a distinct and
favorable impression upon the convention.
THE convention decided" said DIR.
Lovett that cotton growers and farmers
in general In the south must adopt the
cultural method in resisting the boil
weevil. That is, they must begin to plant
as early as practicable eurtail their acre
age, cultivate rapidly, early and often and
diversity their crops as much as possible.
There is no use talking about EXTERN
stay. Even if we got rid of him his
ccuntrymen in Mexico, where he came
from will cross the Rio Grande and take
his place. Neither fire nor water can
wipe him out The best we can do is
to meet him, attack him and minimize
the evil he does. He is coming eastward
and If he gets in on schedule time he
| will arrive in Alabama in a year or
two.
1.-The convention endorsed the plan to
destroy all cotton stalks by fire as soon
as the cotton is picked and to pillow
them in promptly.
In order to encourage all farmers tc
do this the National Cotton Cooperative
association was formed. The object of the
association Is to carry on an educational
campaign. Every state in the south will
be organized. The convention delegated
me to organize Alabama. 1 am on my
way to Montgomery now to start the
work.
number of inquiries are received daily
1t is one of the handsomest advertise
ments which has been cotton out by a
railroad this year. and contains two maps
showing all the places touched by the
road.
The half tones include pictures of Mo
bile. Ocean Springs. Gulfport, Biloxi
Pass Christian, Bay st. Louis, New Or
leans, Pensacola. De Funiak Springs, Mi
ami, st. Augustine. Palm eBach and LAX,
Worth.
Superintendent A. Griggs of the A. G
S. railroad was in Chattanooga yester
| day.
| NJ M. Richey, assistant general super
intendent of the Southern railway, re
turned late Thursday night from Atlanta
and left early yesterday morning. He re
turned last night and will be In the cit!
| today.
| The Queer and Crescent Route has con
| tracted to move the Two Little Waits
| company to Cincinnati. The compan!
| 1924.
E. B. Evans, contracting agent of tn
Clyde ChdrlesloH last lielS-l INT 10 uiS
| trlbuting handsome note and memoran
dunn books to the representatives of tn
| various railroads.
The Qusen and Crescent route will rui
special train December q as first sec
ton of No. l through from Chattanooga
to Shreveport to take care of the volum
of home-seekers going to Texas
| o. II. Carpenter, who was formerly II
the Seaboard passenger office in Atlanta
ras been appointed ticket seller in tn
| union ticket office.