The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-01-27
RAISING OF COTTON
D[SPISf the N[fyIl
How 1t Must BE Done - Delta
Soil.

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pors' -
Dear SIT peg 70 suomit en9 ioliow'
lng iet1er ~ Ane Aaislng y so'con
under Doll Meevil oonaiDions On pne
Dei'a s'ei'' anu ask paas ~ pe Puoi'sh'
ed ana dlspfiputed ~ me Mississipp'
Dei1a. fianrers, mercnants anp board
q Irade nave repeaseaiy Wripcen me
ior 1nis inlormation'
I. Ine ianor problem.
~ raise co11on prontapiy under Wee
W condi'lons requires Detter farming
40 90 petter farming requires good ~
por periectiy controiied. therefore
lne iapor propiem snouid pe tne nrst
consiaeralioh' VI
w not become demorahzed apo iet
your iapor leave. four lands are worth
pno iieDie Wlsnouc iapor Witn wnicn 20
cuicivate y. heep your iaDor and zee
tnat every man VINO is wiling p work
and maze an honest living y given an
opportunity' Help q man u ne - will
ing 90 heid himself.
n The poll weevil.
~ - necessary lot every farmer TO
understand the habits and characteris-
tics q me weeyil 10 order that ne may
inteilgentiy COMBAT MN. we Are IN
deptea to me purean q entomology for
tnis information. The average period
q me 81 the hpernated weevil isabout
seven months. a weevii developed
November !, 1917, would have lived his
average period q life by the ilrst OF
June, lsii, az which time cotton hhs not
begun forming ~ the Delta country.
We can, therefore, reasonably expect
put 2 very small per cent q weevil de-
deioped not later than November l'any
year wonld pe alive e do much damage
70 cns crop tne ensuing year. itwould
pe only necessary 20 destroy ali punc-
tured forms and prevent the raising of
new generations until tnis small per
CENT q wintered weeyils died. Then
sne neids wouia De clear q weevtls 20
Aar as materiai damage TO the yield I'M
~ 1ne migrating period about August
~ Ine wintered weevii continues TO
come to tne cotpon from early spring
Until IVY !. At this period he con-
hnes himseli % = small area not even
passing across : turnrow to another
D ~. A. Y thefeIore profitaole to| You
~ ngne tnem even u your neighbor
ooes noo AZ travelling y principally
aone' 70 me early iall' After passing
enrougn sne winter without food he is
y weakened that 10 y unable to travel
: ereae distance IN search Of cotton. u
y ene Weevil tnat winters In Or very
nesr your iarm cnat iniests your cotton.
c'eaning ana burning hedge-rows, trees
~ ssumps, you destroy many q them.
2. 1000 drainage.
vs. svou drainage y very essential 10 tho
Msalns ., III Il coS'on pronsaDly on the Delta
solis' lnere are three basic benefits
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= = s.ss s'sss ~ ~. s. wess.ials
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years have ciyen the bast v;sld. ,,,,.,,
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