St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-29
MR.. PIPES TELLS ROW
TO COMBAT THE
BOIL WEEVIL

writes for the Clinton Waterman,
and the article is too good to piss
vel. He says for the main part.
Urging the destruction Of the
cotton stalks by burning in the
fall, I do not wish any one to think
for a moment the idea originated
with myself; it came from the CROP
pest commission, it is advocated BY
every entomoIogist, they have preach
ed it for the past ten years, thew
have talked to you personally, they
have sent you bulletins, done every-
thing they could do to make YOU
burn your cotton stalks and YOU
won't do it. Now my farmer friends,
if I had no interest in you, and no
interest in this parish, / guess / would
do as the etomologist, answer your
questions and send you bulletins, but
/ am deeply interested as you know.
My farms are Improbable on account
Of the boil weevil and / want your CO.
operation and assistance in killing
them. There are some farmers who
say it's no use, can't do it. To such
/ say where there is a will, there is a
way.
Some say quit planting cotton
and raise other things-I say raise
other things and cotton, for this is a
cotton country, and the price that
cotton will sell for as the weeyil ad-
vances in the cotton belt will Justify
our staying in the game. So I say
fight the weeYil by burning cotton
stalks. Don't wait, the sooner che
better. Now listen: w. D. Hun
ter says, plant early Of early variety
Of seed in the spring, and absolute
destruction of stalks in the fall as
early as possible. In report made
ii 1867 by State Crop Commission
page 10, yon will find following Early
destruction of stalks in the fall is
the only step which actually destroys
the boil weeyil. # all Of the stalks
were uprooted and burned each
year, as late as the 25fhf Qgteasrl
il IS safe to say ts bou WeeVil would
b ! pest Of Little consequence.
Ist ID hear what Nj. Wilmor
Newell says, page 1874, State GroE
Commission l908-O9: Out Of LOO
WeeyiIy Gagged as late as 18th Of o.
tober, only three lived throughout tht
winter, and this number increased, al
time passed-28 lived through tht
winter when Gagged Nov. 18th, ans
as out Of every 100 li7et
when Gagged Is Of December
BIZ leaving cotton stalks to remain
standing until 18th Of December
the farmer invites certain destruction
IA his cron. He further says: ID
not wait If you intend to grow cot
ton next year, destroy your cottol
next year year, destroy your cottoI
stalks by burning them before tn
18th Of Oct, and not later than l2t
Of November, the sooner the better
There is not one entomologist en
ployed by the federal governmen
who does not heartily advocate &c
s~truction Of cotton stalks and ruf
bish by burning as early IS possible
And now the question has been asked
how can a farmer get his hands :
cut? Feed them sand they will q
this work and you will never hay
any trouble after the first year.
"All Of my cotton stalks will }
cut and burned by the Goth Of tn
month; they viii be cut by 18th #
does not rain SO as to stop the Wor
some. My hands are SO much IN
pressed with the Importance Of ~
work that I candidly believe the
would quit nv farm if I barred thel
the privilege of cutting and burnIn
the stalks. This is the spirit yo
want to cultivate, get your people y
terested. Cut and burn your cotto
stalks and rubbish; our labor will :
satisfied and we will all be happy.
"You all know that / have mac
the best cotton crop Of any man
this parish for the past two year
and I give the credit to my manager
MIR Hanley and Mr.. Williams, Vt
have carried out my direction to q
and burn the cotton stalks. You ga
not raise tobacco without killing Il
worms, neither can you grow cote
without killing the weevil. and u
time to do this is in the fall Of Il
year, as early as possible"
West Bellevue.