The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
THE BOIL WEEVn

IN ABOUT FOUR YEaRs IT WILL
REACH THIS STATE.
Our Farmers Should Begin to Pre-
pare tG Fight and Throttle Tbs
Great PeSs-
The Augusta Herald says the boil
xeevil IS tangible evil. terrible
pest. 1ne farmers OF Texas have
-ea!ized this years ago. The ta'-
ne-s OF Louisiana have learned it
since. and she farmers OF Mississippi
Ire learning It now. This terrible
insect doesa'; destroy all the cotton.
,u, wherever /: makes its appear
,nce rs ravases so greatly reduce
he yield that cotton growing De-
:omes improbable.
Ever since its first appearance
\ Texas a fight has been made ou
I. Individual farmers have doHe al!
hey could 20 check its spread. The
state governments OF the states AZ
'ected aided in the work. and tn:
federal government went 20 the linz
!: o. its resources aiding in the ftea-.
1ut all TO no avail No method has
,een discovered 70 exierninate these
yeeviis where they nave once ap-
,ea-ed. nor even to check their ad-
lance.
This has been steady. From the
lis,r!c: hrst infested :he boil weevll
,as moved eastward and northwaod
.eadily and almost regularly. 50
ma, IL now only appears now thai
he entire cotton belt will be afec:-
ID. ou, almost the time may be set
or its appearance in any county. o.
when there shall be no unirtested
district Left.
AS yet there are no bool weer!ls
Georgia. but unless method K
'ound FOR fighting the pest. more sue
.essful than any 60 far discovered.
ne time is near when Georgia also
Sill be the loser by It's ravages. In
nticipation OF this coming calan-
y a great convention Is to be held
the near future in Atlanta. At
-hieh the situation viii be fully dis
used ard the best protective course
mapped out.
| On this same line the Southern
.ailwsy. so greatly interested ind!-
.ec,ly.in the success OF cotton grow.
| ng. has issued circular giving ad
Ice as 70 the best course 70 pursue
.:ter the boil weeril shall have made
IS appearance. This is.
i. The destruction OF the ,Seeytls
the. fall by burning all rubbish
nd material in and aoost the feld
which might serve for hiberna''os
quarters Of the weeyils.
.. Breaking (plowins) the soil AZ
!eep as conditions will allow.
+ ;. The shallow winter culeiratio.
II the soil II no cover crop Is used
! T.. Delaying the planting Ill the
oil and temperature are warm
enough to make 1: safe.
5. The planting OF eari:-matur.
ing varieties OF cotton.
S. The use OF fertilizers.
/ I. Leaving more space between
he rows. and on ordinary upiand:
having a greater distance between
plants in the row than is usually al
owed.
| s. The uSc OF the section harro,
,,efore and after planting and OF
he young. cotton.
!. 9. Intensive shallow cultivation.
! 10. Agitation OF the stalks by
means Of brush attached 70 the cui
ivator.
Il. Picking MP and burning the
:quares that fall under the weevi
conditions. especially during the
7rst thirty or forty days OF intesta
ton.
IL. Controlling the growth o.
he, plant Il excessive BY deep an!
dose cultivation.
/ IS. Selecting -he seed
| II. The rotation OF crops and
he use Of legumes-
| As soca as cotton can be gathered
e the stalks are still green an!
rowing. kill all unmatched weevi-s
squares and immature boils. and
It the same time deprive the ad1l;
veev!ls OF food and breeding
rounds by Immediately cutting and
burning all the cotton stalks.
The earlier this can be done The
Better. Where a sufficient number
}. cattle can be turned into the fel6
eat it clean in few days this
nag be done. instead o, cutting aad
BURNING the stalks
! In heavy soils. where tho wintei
-ainsall is heavy. $; may answer &c
.us the stalks and piow them under
ou. care must be taken TO have the
stalks completely covered and turn
ID as deeply IS possible.
This section Is still remote fro1
! he infested district. and !t g to be
hoped that some method will oe
discovered for exterm!na:ing thi:
3es:. before it shall reach here.