The new South-news., 1908-11-14

The cotton ~as not killed aud came
out and made f.e cotton. Some re-
planted. did not do SO we'll. | have
sample OF IL also.
In driving through these lands
We went through lane; the cotton
on the lett was good. very good. on
the right II was a failur,. | asked
Capatn Watt to stop his buggy. an
object Lessen was before us and
wanted 10 learn II, Mr. Moody
owned the crop on the right | called
on him and asked why his crop was
so poor. and the cotton next to him
so good. lie said he did not know
asked Ar. Moody how often he
plowei h-s cotton. He said he did
not know. he p,owet his cotton all
the time. Tho Lord was against
Moody. or he lacked elbow grease
LETT East brazos, with hopes for
the Ouachita. The crop was good
and Captain Watt said he knew II
was profitable Being banker he
may have had Information that only
a banker gets
and examined his crops | met the
small farmer In his fields and ex-
amined his crops. ! associated with
the King B farmers. and went all
over their crops and have come to
the conclusion. which is unanimous
among the Texans | Lave interview
ed, that we. In Louisiana, who
have the boil wcevil. have got TO
change our method OF farming. If
we hope 70 cope with the weevil
First we must take the risk Of plant
ing early. even Ii we have to plant
over: second. We will have to abol-
ish the one mule sweep and use cul-
tivators. III our negroes do not know
how to run them they wi.l have to
take lesson from Texas and learn.
We must put our cotton to one
stalk from the first working. then
the weevil will have less cotton to
feed and breed on. Tnen we must
use intense cultivation and piow the
cotton instead of three or four times,
eight and In many instances twelve
times. as they do In Texas The av-
ernge to the hand must be increas-
ed and ne must do more plowing. II
he expects to make a living. as the
boil weeyll will certainly demand his
top crop. Indeed when rainy years
come. as they will. the weevils may
demand both middle and top crops.
For this reason we will have to prac-
tice the most rigid economy, oil
leakes on the farm will have to be
closed. all excessive advances will
have to be stopped.
II you would escape the sad expe-
rience OF the Texas farmer. | would
suggest that you 20 slow on cotton
the second and third year: after the
third year the unanimous opinion
among the Texas farmer, is. that boil
Weevils are not so ravenous. Cut and
burn your cotton and corn stalks. II
possible burn all stumps. logs and
dead trees next to your til'able lands,
thereby you destroy thousands of
~ oovils in hibarnptIon. Another idea
let me forcibly impress upon you.
Next to your timber barricade it with
your corn crops. just as far as you
can, then let your cotton intervene
between your corn and the river
front on your highest. hghtest lands
that are well drained. Give up the
idea of ever making another top crop
of cotton. did not see a single
bloom on any corn in Texas. except
the Guinea crop. near Corsicana,
and ! must have seen close to mil
lion acres In cotton.
There is absolutely no method OF
destroying the weevil; he is factor
We have to reckon with. You can
cope with him and some years win.
others you Will lose. but II possible
diversity. so that you can even up
in case OF cotton failure. As your
commissioner made a close and
scrutinizing examination of condi-
tions in Texas. trudged through the
cotton fields myself. hunted the wee
vii and in every stalk OF cotton | ex-
amined never failed to fnd him
Hundreds OF white farm tenants
have left West and Central Texas
and gone to Northwest Texas and the
Panhandle. on account OF boil wee-
wills. 1t has been a transmlGration
Of Texans more than 1t has been in
influx OF emigration. Take for in
stance Jones county. In 1900 abe
made only 7.493 bales OF cotton and
1906 she made 39,731 bales and
1907 3S.711 males. Take Haskell
county. In 1900 she made 2,510
bales, in 1907 she made 23.z4 20 bales.
Take Fisher. In 1917 she made g.
364 bales. in 1905 she made 15.609
bales. Take Hall. In 1900 she made
TIT bales. and in 1907 she made 49,
715 bales. .hus you see. gentlemen,
what boil weevils have accomplish
cd: created new counties In Texas
for cotton among her own citizens.
who emigrated rather than risk
their all against this pest.
Now let's see what has been the
general results in Texas since 1900
against boil wcevils. In 1900 Texas
raised 3.413,959 bales; in 1901. a.
1914 bales: In 1902. 2.49,, ,,102;
in 1903, 2.461.147; In 1904, 3.128,-
242; In 1905. 2.545.196; in 1906. a.
o63.91O bales; in 1907. 2.32o.s15.
II these figures are not exactly cor
rect. they are so nearly so there can
be no argument about 1t.
What is the conclusion drawn
from these figures. We must learn
from them that climatic conditions
figure results In the yield Of the
crop as we'll as boil weev.-s. For in
1906. when weather conditions were