The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-29
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
The BOIL WEEVIL
is BEING WAGED BY MARSHALL
COUNTY BUSINESS MEN.
Efforts Are 6eing Made by Congress
sional Representatives to Sc
cure Additional Special
Agents.

to the fact that the Doll weeNll !
is In the field with a strong army |
to destroy the cotton crop OF this |
section and the business men OF
Madill are also awake to the fact
that the boil weevil must be fought I
and whipped If the cultivation oil
cotton is to continue in this section
If the country. and the business men
of that town have organized forces
to combat him. Special agent VIM.
Bamberge is at present in that sec
tion of the country in consultation
with the business men who have
organized an association and VIII
spend some money in securing seed
such as will be recommended Dy
Mr., Bamberge to be distributed
among the farmers and also have
the farmers of that county to use
/ the cultural methods in farming to
combat the weeyl.
The first volley in the battle
/ AGAINST the boil weyil was fired
( day or so ago when two car loads
[ of early maturing seed was ordered
which will be used to replace the
mixed. late maturing seed peculiar
to the counties bordering on Red
river.
While waiting for the two cars to
arrive, the merchants of Madill ana
of the county are securing agree
ments from the farmers TO follow
the line of work advised by Mr.. Bam-
berge to whom full instructions
will be mailed in bulletin form.
When this is done then 100000 cir
culars Ga condensed form of the
bulletin) will be printed and circu-
lated in the following manner; one
will be mailed to each farmer, renter
or hired man. or owner. a package
will be kept tackled up at each post
Office window, and every merchant
will have supply, and one Will he
enclosed in every letter mailed to
farmer and in every package wrap
J ped up.
] The Marshall county newspapers
are to have an article in every issue
calling attention to the absolute
necessity OF obeying the cultural di-
. rections II a cotton crop is expected.
and this Is to be kept up until the
Gro, has been planted and is well
grown.
This Is the most aggressive. edu-
ca.Slnal campaign, a. well as the
most thorough one ever attempted
by community, and will make a
very material difference in the bust
ness Of the community.
! One county in Texas last year
conducted campaign against the
boil weevil which was not near as
comprehensive as has been inaugu-
rated by the Madlll people. and its
projectors publicly proclaimed the
resultant increase in the business OF
the county amounted to about
100000 and was directly due to
the cooperative work.
Marshall county. to the southeast
of us. has set a pace for the entire
cotton raising area of Oklahoma to
follow, and every county in the state
should do the same thing that the
\ Marshall county business interests
are going to do.
4 Our senatorial and congressional
. representatives in Washington are
also wide awake on the question and
I cure five additional special agents
q to work in this territory under Mr.
Bamberge to assist in the work OF
exterminating the boil weevil. The
y matter has been taken up by Sena
: tors Gore of the Agricultural com
mittee, owen and Chas. d. Carter
representative from this district.
The boil weevil is prevalent
throughout this and the second and
third districts, with them threatening
to the first. In a letter on the sub
ject to Secretary Spaulding, Mr.
owen had the following to say: 81
will see Mr.. Gore and Mr.. Cartel
and cooperate with them In the way
you suggest. | regard this a very
important item that should have
prompt and vigorous attention.
Mr.. Gore writes that he will take
the matter up OF securing the addi
tional men wanted with DR.. b. l.
plant industry OF the department OF
agriculture.