Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-01-20

| sandy soils. The state for several
years has made appropriations to the
| department of entomology for fighting
this disease, and splendid results have
been obtained.
The disease can be controlled by
proper rotation and the growing OF
resistant varieties developed by the
department of entomology and United
States bureau of plant industry. AS
this disease is very serious in the
southwestern part of the state, our ef-
forts have been concentrated on that
section so as to get it under control
before the weevil becomes problem.
Many farmers in south Georgia are
i CROWN the resistant varieties; they
not only resist black root, but are pro-
life. They will produce from one to
two bales per acre where ordinary cot
ton cannot be grown. Millions of dol
lars have been saved to the state
through this work
THE department has propagated va
rieties Of cotton that are wilt resist
ant. and large quantities of seed have
been distributed throughout the south
western part of the state to aid farm
ers in the eradication Of wilt. This
work is being continued at the present
time and every farmer should eradi-
cate disease from his farm before the
boil weevil appears. Briefly. 1t Is con-
trolled by rotation witt Tton or Brab-
ham peas, velvet beans, corn, or grain
crops and growing OF wilt resistant
varieties.
when the boil weevil occurs these
two problems must be fought togeth-
er. If wilt occurs in your soil you
must plant an early maturing. variety
that is wilt resistant on such affected
areas.
THE farmers, in infested areas,
have demonstrated that cotton can be
grown successfully under boil weevil
conditions 1t will be at least two or
three years before the weevil covers
enough territory in Georgia to do
great deal of damage, and still longer
before the Carolinas are attacked. II
the farmers begin now, they can pre-
vent to large degree the usual de-
moraliza tion and depreciation Of land
values.
81 have made number of trips to
ed the problem and made study of it
from the standpoint of what 1t will
mean to Georgia. A recent trip to
Louisiana and Mississippi convinced
me more thoroughly than ever that
there is no necessity for anyone to be-
come discouraged over the situation.
II he is willing to fight. The man
who doubts that it can thrive in our
climate and doubts that it could ever
do any damage is the man who will
suffer most The man that makes up
his mind to live at home is the man
who will suffer least under weevil con-
ditions. Diversifcation and reduction
in acreage are the words.
The boil weevil is most serious
pest, but II cotton growers and bust
ness men will take hold of the situa-
ton and take advantage of the expe-
rience of those who have suffered and
recovered, there will be no necessity
for alarm. To successfully cope with
the weevil We must grow more live
stock and more foodstuffs, not SO
much to compete with other sections
in these articles, but to grow what we
need for home consumption. The boil h
weevil will undoubtedly revolutionize
our agriculture. We will have to do
better farming than we have ever done
before and have to give the farm more
active personal supervision. The
farmer must make use of the infor-
nation obtained from the study of diff
ferent types of soils, kinds of fertili-
zers for different crops, cultural meth
DDS, live stock suited COR different
sections. market situation. etc.
THE farmer who is willing to profit
by the experience of other men will
continue to grow cotton successfully.
but he must live at home, must make
his farm self-sustaining. The solution
OF the boil weevil problem is no more
nor less than good farming"