The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-05

pupae at right. About five times nat.
uraI size. Or. w. D. Hunters illus.
tration.
lands and l know whereof l speak
when say that it Is very difficult to
completely bury average size cotton
stalks. l have hitched three large
mules to a twelve inch steel beam
turning pillow with a log chain attach
ment and failed to completely turn un-
der average size cotton stalks on land
clear Of stumps. l have failed to turn
under large size cotton stalks with
four large mules hitched to a thirty
inch disk pillow. In fact, farmers who
have attempted to pillow under green
cotton stalks early In the fall laugh
at the advice sometimes given to plow
under the stalks at all times and under
all conditions as a means Of destroy
ing the food supply of the weevils.
However, let US use large plows and
strong teams and completely bury the
| stalks wherever 1t can be done.
There is an insufficient number OF
cattle on many farms and plantations
to thoroughly and completely denude
the cotton stalks Of every vestige OF
foliage, squares and bolls In a hort
time and it is impossible to completely
bury the cotton stalks On many farms
and plantations. hence. 1t Is absolute
ly necessary to burn the stalks as
soon as the cotton is picked out.
When the stalks are burned the food
supply of the adult weevils is de-
stroyed at once. The weevils in the
immature stages in the squares and
bolls are all destroyed at once, and
the large majority of the adult weevils
perish in the flames especially when
the stalks are burned after shutdown.
Weevils retire for the night on the
cotton stalk piles at about shutdown.
They seldom move about at night. II
the farmers are careful not to unduiy
shake the stalk piles when applying
the torch after shutdown, practically
all the weevils ON the stalk piles Will
be burned.
OF course, II the stalks are allowed
to remain until a heavy frost has come
and practically all Of the mature
weevils have gone into winter quar-
tiers. it is not advisable to burn the
stalks. 1t Is then advisable to TURF
the stalks under as deeply as possible
Surprising numbers of weevils have
been found alternating in cracks ant
holes in the ground and under grass
weeds and other trash. In January
: 1907. In one instance, the bureau o
entomology found $50 weevils pc
acre, Of which 10 per cent. were alive
Most of the many examinations tina
5 have been made by the bureau OF en-
l tomology have shown more than l,oo
live weevils per acre In the cotto'
: fields. Thousands Of weevils ar
found alternating in corn fields In Oh
sorghum and cane fields, and In ha
3 fields.
i Deep winter breaking and the turf
ing under Of trash, corn stalks and 9
on means death to thousands
w~eeyils. The thousand or NOR
weevils per acre in the cracks an
& holes in the ground and under tn
e grass. weeds and trash and corn stalk
d can practically all be killed by dee
r winter breaking Of the land. Ther
d ia enough rainfall in this section I
I. thoroughly saturate the soil man
. times and for this reason it Is not
all necessary to burn the corn stalk
grass. bat and pea stubble and othf
, vegetable matter on the tillable Ian
= Every acre in cultivation in the weev
= territory should be plowed good an
- deep during the fall and winter.
- Many weevils will escape from II
~ fields but all will not fly beyond II
!, reach Of the farmer. Many VIII l
!. found along the fence rows, hedge
!. ditch banks, and in dccayed logs al
dead trees. The cleaning and bur
y ing of the hedges. ditch banks al
y fenced rows and the burning OF S;
~ on logs, stumps and dead trees IN al
around the fields will destroy maj
ie weeyils that would live to do gre
- n~anOa