The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-14

of Texas are becoming familiar with the proper system that must be fol- lowed to mitigate the damage by the pest The system recommended by the Department of Agriculture, as the re- suit of several years study of the hab- It's of the pest. and experiments upon a large scale in various parts of Tex as Is now geenrally known as the "Cul- tural system" The greatest danger to be feared from a further invasion of the cotton belt Is that this system, which has been found to work we'll in Texas. may be less applicable else- where Many conditions of climate and plantation practice show that there will be increased dificulty when the pest reaches the a1luvial lands. which produce the bulk of the crop in the eastern portion of the belt This emphasizes the continuation of the experimental work of the Department in regions that are about to become invaded.
 A telegrc21 to Dr. Howard from a friend in .shington was read to the convention. and it was received with storm of applause. It was as fol- lows: Nt eH R
 : "A bill appropriating ss25.ooo for further investigation by the Depart ment of Agriculture was considered fa- vorable yesterday by subcommittee of the House of Representatives and will today be considered by the full Committee on Agriculture. I"
 Chairman Peters was instructed to send a telegram of thanks to the sub committee expressing the appreciation of the convention for its prompt action in regard to the appropriation. A tel egram also was ordered to be sent to Secretary Wilson for his earnest ef- forts in connection with the appropri- ation. sse
 Dr. wm. c. Stubbs, Director of the Louisiana Experiment Station, read an address on Louisiana Legislation and the Work of her Crop Pest Commis. by the weevil despite all the precau- tions and liberal expenditure of money. He said in part:
 The question confronting us Is one of stupendous magnitude. This weevil has a thousand strong attributes fit- ting him for survival with only one weak one, viz: It can live only on the cotton plant. If. therefore. the culti- vation of cotton could be discontinued throughout the infested area for one year and care be taken to eradicate all stubble cotton in these areas. the wee vii would be destroyed. This is the 'Si0'Ne VI oAk ShsohtoAO~ gists." N
 Prof. J. H. Connell next addressed the convention. He spoke of the great loss to the farmers by the ravages of the pest and asked was there no rem edy. The scientific investigations of State and National entomogolists. he said, have thus far developed no spe- cific remedy.
 Professor Cornell said as a remedy: Ia% kA Gkntz 1< similar to the one now operated in Lou- isiana against the weevii and require that all formers shall burn the cotton stalks on or before a, day to be set for each county by the authorities, provid- ing a penalty for each failure to de- stroy cotton stalks early in the season. Not all the wesvils in Texas would be burned by th,Ss syst ematiealIy burn- ing the stalks although large per \ cent would be destroyed. The number entering winter quarters would be de- CT ceased materially and in Southern Texas weevils escaping the fire must starve for lack of food
 Worlds Interest in Cotton.
 Dr. Otto Gagzow. Imperial German agricultural and forestry expert, rep- resenting Baron Speck von Sternburs, the German Ambassador to the United States. opened the proceedings of the afternoon session by reading a paper or '"rhe Worlds Interest In Cotton ," He said:
 Concerning the cotton question, not only the United States but Germany and the whole world has an interest in it. Germany is a great cotton con- sumner. but we can never produce cotton in our country. A few years ago we started cotton raising in our colonies but up to the present time the growth when compared with the immense pro- duction of America is inconsiderabIe. This great production and your excel lent methods are two of the great rea- sons why Germany must learn from the United States how to cultivate cot ton I came to this convention only as a learner. not as an instructor"
 Dr. GagZow said an old enemy to cotton, the army worm. had been con- quered, and he saw no reason why the boil weevil should not be exterminated by agricultural methods.
 Several other papers were read and discussed after which the convent tion fIntiI fomorrow