The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
FIGHT ON THE BOIL WEEVIL.
Proposed Methods of Campaign Map
ped Out AMI Approved by Score
t2ry Wilson,

Washington, January %. The Sec
retarv of Agri rllure has appro .ed
the plans for tn cotton boil weevil
investigation, 70" which a special ap-
preparation of S250.000 has been
made ava:lab q Secretary Wilson
believes hat the best methods for
meeting the caused by the
boil weevii WI !a to put into actual
practice the flcts which have been
accumulated h; Tie department dur
ing the past two Years in the south
west for WHICH Il special conditions.
the planting Of early maturing va
riettes of Gotten. substitution of 9TH
err crops, etc. The plans approved,
which were submitted by DR.. T. b.
Galloway, h chef of the bureau of
plant industry, ard DR.. Howard. the
chief of the EN.s'on of entomology,
embody The ~fc',o"ing lines of inves-
tigation:
~,'arrners cooperative demonstra-
ton work. This will involve the Or
ga lization of farmers in Texas and
adjacent states III such a way to Sc
cure the culttN sE,n of cotton under
appetite ins.ruG' ~. from the depart
melt of CricI'fu-e, thus a definite
worEing plan will be given to each
farmer, tn aIre, himself to furnish
the seed and fs,ulizers, IL such are
REQUIRED Ihes- areas Of cotton will
serve as - je. lessons and will, be
planned tt show the pIactibility of
growing C ton despite the presence
OF he weevil. similar work will be
q 'ried Oh IN louisiana, where the
waH"1l ha- no., vet advanced. II IS
pt-r nod ia n VI = nnn 70 4 n mn f~~-
ers engaged in Ills work.
pans Of brGef.ag and selection Of
work. TINS U~:l will have for its
object thu inl.r. cement of present
var cites o. c>ttGn. with a view of
m ling them rsre prolific and earl
Ter so as 20 lrr"ent the ravages of
the -eev!l.
ne worn wiz Se conducted on ex-
farms. which will be select
ed with due ,'es:,"t to climatic. soil
an J other condi;H MS.
he FOREGOING work will be looked
AFR by the bureau of plant inCus-
he div. siol of entomology will
continue its inves' cations on expert
m ant farms. Thirteen farms for the
81 wing of cotirit will be locate. in
and the - cstisarions conduct
ed will have for their object the de-
termination of numerous questions
relative to boil uC"vil which have not
we been defni,ei. settled. The .aues-
ton Of the effec: of fertilizers on the
early maturing If cotton VIII be con-
si1ered. IL is planned that th"se
farms shal! en'hJIce about one hun
drod acres each.
tnVe. tgaiion - parasites in the
original home Of he weevil will be
made, the object being to introduce
thAse parasites ito Texas with the
Sc uricg OF the destruction through
them Of the boi. weeviI.
Inspection of cotton products. treir
III nigation and general expenses at
terdins the ce-t:acation required by
laws will be another line of
work conducted bv the entomologJst.
/. investigation tito the life history
AMI habits of tn weevil and for the
general testing If persons and Eia-
chimes This work will be carried
on necessarily in the boil weevil in
districts.
Investigations CT other diseases
than the cotton boil weevil. including
the destructive cotton boil worm.
which is one Of the most serious
pects In a nuG' er Of the Southern
cotton growing states.
The reorganization of the work on
the cooperative demnstration farms
begun under the charge of DR..
s. A KNAPP, VIII Is now in TEXAS