Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-14
OLIVER ISSUES
FINAL WARNING
ON BOIL WEEV|L

District Agricultural Agent ]. G. OH
yer, who is in charge of the boil wee.
VII campaign in south Georgia. has
Just returned from a trip through sew
eral counties along the Florida Hne,
where the weevil has already begun 20
get in some damaging work.
In statement to a representative Of
the Times-Recorder, he issues a final
warning to the farmers of Sumter
county as to the precautions to %
taken if any profitable return is to ha
secured from the cotton crop in thin
section. His statement is as follows
The high cost of living, patriotism
and the general agitation for more food
crops has certainly had it's effect on
the number and looks of the gardens
over south Georgia. Down through
Mitchell, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes,
Berrien and Colquitt counties this fact
is very much in evidence The gar
dens are about four weeks ahead in
maturity than around Americas, iudg-
ing from looks. For the most part
these counties are also doing their
part in producing other food crops.
so far these counties are ahead also
in the number of boil weevils. Tho
pesky pest has shown up in consider
able numbers. But the farmers who
took the right acreage at the begfn-
ming are right on his trail and are Civ
ing him as tiff fight. Some few in
Lowndes county who we're not long
sighted enough at the beginning to
keep themselves from planting more
acres than they could manage, have
been able to see better since the wee
Wis have shown up and they have
plowed UP portion of their cotton
and put it to food crops. Now they
are giving the weevils chase on the
remainder. Good that they saw tho
mistake of too much acreage before Il
was too late.
All the cotton seen in Lowndes was
sea island, and those fellows are going
to do their best to prove that it can
be grown with weevils.
Cotton has already begun to rnt O.
squares there, and the weevils are
right after the squares. Yet il ala
will keep in behind the weevil, like
eight or ten farmers visited near Ha-
hira, they will grow some cotton.
These men are fighting. Not every
one, though, as some few we're seen
in each of the counties who will have
to be shown still further. They say
they do not propose to pick any wee
wills nor squares. They were told again
unless they did pick the old wintered-
over weevils and later pick and hurn
the squares they need not count On
making any cotton.
Agents for boil weevil pickers,
catchers and pOisons are busy also
Let us urge that before money is spent
for any of these contrivances that the
one who is spending the money for il
see for himself its efficiency proved.
Thousands of dollars have been thrown
away on such. So far the department
and College of Agriculture have NOT
put their approval on any machine for
catching the weevils.
Sumter county farmers should keep
close watch out for the weevils, as
few have been found, but don't confuse
the boil weevil with the little black
pea-pod and cookie burr weevils that
have been found in numbers. Remem-
ber Mr.. Boyett has had two years ex-
perience with the weevils, and he can
tell you whether you have boil weevils
or not, and show you what to do when
they are found, as well as how to find
them. Call on him"
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