Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-11-20
FIGHT ON BOIL WEEvIl.
Two-Stat Farmers Institute to be
Held In Natchez to Institute Sys.
tematic Crusade.

Natchez, Miss. Nov. 1.-THE coming
of the boil weevil has marked new era
in the life OF farming. And the Natchez
territory was among the first to realize
this fact. In August Secretary l.. f.
Davis, of the Natchez Chamber of Com
merce, secured farmers institute meet
ing for Natchez. 1t was the first one of
its kind ever held in this city. This in
stitute was largely attended, and from
that meeting will date the history OF COM
bined efforts against the boil weevil.
At the August meeting it was decided
to have mammoth two-State three days
farmers institute meeting here in Nc
vember. The most sanguine were con-
WINGED that the boil weevil, unlike any
of the other enemies of cotton, needed
combined efforts and cultural methods.
The Natchez Chamber of Commerce de-
cided to educate the people in the Nat
chez territory in Mississippi and Louis
lana, along these lines.
The planting Of an earlier cotton crop
along cultural methods and by diversifi-
cation are the only means to overcome
the boil weevil ravages. But ever comes
the cry, "How are We to do this?" And
We have the answer, Come to Natchez,
Miss, for the farmers institute meeting.
which will be held November %, 26 and
%. You can learn much from the speak.
ers who will address these meetings. Di-
versiiication OF subjects-with the thought
ever in view that this means subduine
the boil weevil.
The speakers who will address this
meeting are not men who have just theO'
~ to base their themes upon. The Gov
eminent men have had actual experience
in demonstrative work in Texas and 9th
err States. The State speakers from Geor-
gia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Iowa, Colo
RADIO and Washington, ID. c., are equally
| familiar with actual conditions. So this
mammoth farmers institute meeting thai
will convene in Natchez Thanksgiving
week will attract thousands Of people
Ten thousand invitations will be sem
out this week to the planters and farmers
in the Natchez territory in Mississippi
and Louisiana. This week being Thanks.
giving week We have made an attractive
program for the entire week. So when
we are not learning from the distin'
guished speakers OH farm topics, 60 to
the Merchants aud Manufacturers FIX.
hibit, which will be in full blast the en-.
tire week, beginning November %. On
Wednesday, November 25, the institute
will open and last three days. On Thurs
day-Thanksgiving Day, there will bt
horse racing in the morning and football
in the afternoon between Jefferson Col
lege and Chamberlain Hunt at Concord
Park.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25.
DR.. w. ID. Hunter, of Texas, in charg,
t Southern Field Crop, Insect and Ticl
nves.igation; subject, 1.-THE Boil Wee
Ill Problem"
| Hon. T.. f.. Piakeslee, OF Mississippi
',mmissioner al Agriculture; subject
-.ioJl Roads and How Made"
| Prof. f. Il. Lloyd. OF Mississippi, Di
,.tor Of Farmers Institutes; subject
Beef Cattle"
Prof. J. W. Fox, Of Mississippi, As
-istant Director IazOO (Nliss.) Brancl
;ta:inn; subject, Crops to Grow 70
logs"
Mr.. II. II. Kopma, Louisiana, AUDI
bon Society; subject, Birds and Thei
Usefulness.
Prof. Wilmon Newell, OF Louisiana
Secretary State Crop Pest Commission
subject, 1.-THE Most Important Factor il
Diver-ifcation.
| Mr.. A. X. Riser, "Cheap Feed 10
Dairy Cows"
THURSDAY, NOV. 26.
Prof. J. A. Evans, Washington, d. c.
State Agent; subject, "Growing Cettol
Under Boil .Weevil Conditions"
| Captain F. ]. Merry, of Iowa, Genera
Immigration Agent, Illinois Central Rail
road; subject, Diversified Farming.
Prof. W. ID. Clayton, OF Mississippi
agricultural Commissioner, Adams Co.
subject, agricultural Outlook in Nat
chez Territory"
Mr.. Bolton Smith, Of Tennessee; sub
!, ject, Drainage"
FRIDAY, NOV. p.
| Prof. w. Il. Dodson, OF Louisiana, Di
rector Of Experiment Stations; subject
"Diyersification. or the Growing OF For