The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-15
THE PRESENT DANGER AND
HOW TO REDUCE IT
Yicksburg Herald.

Vicksburg Herald
The following timely boil weevil ad-
monition is to be urged upon all cot
ton growers within the infected area:
There is danger that farmers not
familiar with the boil weevil may be
deceived by the apparent dying out"
of the weevil at this time and not
persist in their efforts against it. The
weevils that passed through the win
ter are now practically all dead; but
they have left behind them a large
crop of punctured squares which, if
not destroyed, will soon produce a
larger crop of weevils than ever. 1t
is of the greatest Importance that
fields be gone over at once and all
punctured squares picked from the
ground and from the stalk. If this
is done carefully and promptly, and
repeated at weekly intervals, it will
go far toward insuring a profitable
cotton crop. The punctured squares
should not be plowed under; if they
cannot be picked cultivation should
be with a harrow so as to pull them
out of the center of the row and
leave them lying on the surface.
When cultivating. the cotton stalks
should be brushed or shaken, as
many of the punctured squares can !
be removed in this way,
To be effective this work must be
done at once. It's object is to destroy
the first crop of weevils.
R. L. Moss.
Farmers Cooperative Dem. Work.
The boil weevil campaign skirmish
has been fought out. The advance
o6he hibernators, have come forth,
"a. T damage, provided for null
~, s posterity, and persisted. In
the encounter many cotton growers
have been discouraged, some have
abandoned the contest-ploughed up
their cotton ana planted corn. But
v..sil the majority the tale is yet to
be to1d, in the final and decisive bat
tie with the new broods of weevils.
The question to which cotton growing
may be made to pay in spite of this {
enemy, will be measured by the en-
srgy with which the abovei timely
counsel is observed-the assiduity dis |
played in gathering up and exposing
% destruction the punctured squares
If cotton, the habitat of the weevill [
germ. This is work, as District 9
Agent Moss says, that must be done I
It once. The present hot dry weather 7
$ favorable The following from, the t
rensas Gazette indicates that the s
,lanters Of that parish are alive to {
he situation: t
The. cotton crop in hits section is t
lean and growing and putting on f
ruit; blooms are increasing in num- t
er the boil weevil is still purctur- b
ig the squares but not sufficient il {
lumber to destroy more than, say il
fteen per cent of the young fruit. The
licking up of the punctured squares
still practiced on all plantations
nd every effort is being made to re- n
uce the number of the pests.
A like account is published from
lany quarters in the columns OF yes il
srday's Times-Democrat crop reports. "
me from the parish of st. Martin re- v
ties the experience of Mr.. David Rees e
no has seventy acrest without b
weevil and each plant has thirty IL
We to forty bol1s, ard a showing OF be
oubles the number Of squares and al
ossoms to dsYelops Mr.. Rees' i'm s.
4diate neighbors also followed close d.
his precepts and are grateful for re
suits. The fields of those who car pi
ed out instructions are perfect IN
,mparsion with those unfortunates Ell
no threw up their hands and plowed pl
} their cotton in despair. The result ir
, far is creditable one to Special d.
gent A. A. Morrow, who is an en- of
lusiast and makes special trips HI
nong the doubling farmers to plead til
it'll them to make an effort" ey