The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1908-01-23

successful where the weevil i
present. It's early adoption by oui
farmers will surely shorten the
period of depression and loss that
has always accompanied the ad
vent of the weevil.
Briefly, the cultural method a:
worked out by the Department OF
Agriculture consists in
I. The destruction of all cotton
stalks as early in the fall as possi-
BILE. The earlier this is done the
more effective it will be, since as
cooler weather approaches the
weevils seek alternating quar-
ters in the woods, fence rows, and
other protected places. All possi-
bic hibernating places should be
destroyed wherever practicable.
2. Early and thorough prepara-
ton of the land. This is of pri-
mary Importance, since a warm,
mellow seed bed contributes much
to the healthy, rapid growth of the
young plants.
8. Early planting. All cotton
should be planted just as soon as
the danger of frost is passed,
d. The use of early maturing
varieties of cotton. Among the
most promising early varieties are
Kings Improved, Cooks Triumph,
and Toole's Early. These are all
early and prolific and are we'll suit
ed to boil weevil conditions.
5. The judicious use of fertil-
izers as an aid to early maturity.
In general, it may be said that
nitrogenous fertilizers contribute
to the growth of stalk and lengthen
the period of maturity, while phos-
phoric acid aids fruitfulness and
hastens maturity. As a rule al
luvial lands will need only~a small
amount of nitrogen and relative
ly large percentage of phosphoric
acid, while on the thinner hill
lands a mixture containing more
nitrogen will be of value. These
fertilizers should be applied short
ly before or at the time of plant
ing.
6. Thorough cultivation, so as
to keep the Young plants thrifty
and growing.
The main object of the cultural
method is to mature profitable
crop of cotton before the weevils
become so numerous as to prevent
all further formation of squares
and bolls. In Texas this is about
the middle of August, and all
young bolls that are fairly set be-
fore that time may be counted up
on to make cotton.
This cultural method is not by
any means theory" but is the re-
suit of years of the most painstak-
ing work. It's efficiency can not
be doubted, and so far 1t is the sole
remedy for the weevil. Those who
adopt it first will feel the effects Of
the pest least. and it is only a
question of time until every man
who grows cotton must adopt it.
To every farmer who will try
one or more acres according to the
above method the Department of
offers to furnish free
of cost bulletins and other litera-
ture relating to the Mexican boil
weevil, and will cheerfully coop
crate in other ways wherever pos
sible.
If you are sufficiently interested
to give the above method fair
trial fill out the blank below and
forward TO B. L Moss, Special
Agent, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Jackson, Miss.
In consideration of receiving in
and bulletins from the
Farmers Cooperative Department
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
promie to plant and cultivate
-. acres of cotton in accordance
with such instructions from said |
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