The Jones County news., 1913-08-07
OFFICIAL REPORT ON
THE BOIL WEEVIL
In JONES co.

Editor Jones County News. / have
read a good many articles OF late in
the newspapers on the boil weevil
and the condition of the cotton crop.
Some of the writer's picture a very
dark future, as we'll as the present,
for the farmer that is growing cotton
and intends to continue to grow cot
ton. While others give glowing
account of the condition of the cot
ton crop and the little damage being
done by the boil weeVil Now, am
pretty sure that if the writer, had
taken time to investigate more
thoroughly the actual conditions as
they exist these articles would not
have been SO badly on the extremes
either way Any one not acquainted
With the conditions would not know
which one TO believe, as they differ SO
widely from the same locality. The
| boil weevil problem is serious one
TO deal with, and the farmers wants
| facts about it, and not articles written
| from little observation and con-
clusions. | am familiar with the con
ditions of the crops and the rayages
of the boil weevil throughout the
entire first district of Jones county.
| am travelling nearly every day in
the week, the year round, visiting
sever al fields each day, making a
personal examination of the condition
of not only crops, but the ravages of
the boil weevil too. Now, | am com
PEELED to say that | can't endorse
what some writer's say in the articles,
Tor the actual conditions of the crops
won't bear cut these statements. The
condition of the crops and the damage
| by the boil weevil cannot be good
and bad at the same time, in the
same locality. AS to Mr. Boil Weevil
he is here in large numbers, and SO
far as is known he is here to stay,
and we have got to contend with him.
OF course he is doing great damage,
but,we have learned TO make cotton
with him, by following the Govern
ment's methods and instructions.
| And right here / want to say that
every farmer in the first district of
Jones county who has carefully fol-
lowed the Government instruction TO
the letter has at this writing very
good crop of cotton in spite of the
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above statement if the actual crops OF
cotton did not exist to back it up.
Facts are what we want, and especial
ly when it comes to the boil weevil.
l know there are good many fields
in the first district of Jones county
that the wsevil has damaged con-
siderably. But every time you in
vestigate one of these damaged fields
OF cotton, you will find that the owner
did not follow the Government S
instructions to the letter. Just partly
You have just simply got to knock
f, the black out to the letter. ! know it
will take some few years for all the
farmers to learn to make cotton with
the boil weevil, and | am in sypathy
and heartily endorse every honest
effort that is being made to help and
encourage the farmers to grow and
market other crops to supplement the
cotton crop. Its a good move in the
right directions. am advising
farmers to grow crops to supplement
the cotton crop for money, where
they can get market for it. We are
going to grow other crops to supple
ment the cotton crop, as fast as we
can obtain markets for it, and the
acreage will be increased from year
to year, and its right and necessary
that we do it,
l am glad to know that the other
business people of our county are
taking great hand in helping and
assisting the farmers in growing and
marketing other crops to supplement
cotton, and the press especially
should be commended for the service
it renders the farmers. 1t took the
other business interests of our country
a long time to realize to the full
extent that the strength of our Gov
eminent and the prosperity of all
other industries hinge on the farmers.
When the farmers are prosperous all
other industries prosper and flourish.
So its toeyerylones interest to help the
farmers in every way rossiable, and
especially help him get markets for
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