Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-20
THE BOIL wEEvn FIGHT.

the boil weevil that they should.
Rieht now is the critical time in the
spring fight Old wintered-over Wee
wis are coming out in numbers as
fas north as Macon. despite the dry
weather conditions Should it be-
come rainy, greater numbers would
emerge.
At this seaon the fight consists in
making a systematic search at least
once a week for the old weevils and
punctured squares. Fortunately, most
of the cottonhas already started form
ing squares, and it is not necessary
to give much time to cooking for the
old weevis until an infested spot
has been located They are hard to
End on the inside of the square. The
square almost as soon as It is pune
tured flares open and Is fairly easily
seen while On the stalk Three or
four days after the square has been
punctured it falls to the ground, and
this season of the year, if allowed TO
stay there, in week or ten DAYS a
young weevil fully grown is ready to
emerge.
1t is the young weevil that the
farmer needs to fear. If two or thre'
generations of these are allowed 70
develop. then the fight becomes almost
hopt.ess So now is the time to get
busy to prevent this condition.
Near strip of woods, a house, or
other such place nearest here cotton
was grown asst year is where the in
festedspots are most likely 10 be found
first. A close ook out should be kept
on these sections of the cotton field
AS soon as it is found that weevils
are showing up the easiest and cheap
est way to keep them under control
is to set aside this job for the first
work Monday morning and take all
hands and the bet hands and run
over the field row by row, watching on
the ground for fallen squares and on
the stalk for flared squares. Whenevr
an infested spot is found, search
closely for the old weeviI and be sure
to get all punctured or fallen squares.
If this be done thoroughly it is en-
tirely possible to prevent the spread
of the weevils until the migratory
period.
Some may be inclined 20 use MAJ
chimes or different kinds of solutions.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture
has had most of these instruments of
warfare tried out, but has never yet
seen fit to recommend the use of any.
All we have to say is that if you use
the machine or solution, be sure not
to fail to go Monday morning for the
next three or four weeks and get
every square off the ground and burn
them. We know this will grow OF
ton in spite of the boil weeyil. Re-
member though, it is not a job for
children, although they may help, if
properly supervised, and also remem-
Der that the most dangerous square
to leave is the deadest, most insignifi-
cant looking one The weevil has
emerged from this square before the
following week. If il rains be sure
not to stop the fight 1t will pay to
get a little muddy. Keep up the fight
until the first of August at least
This is no time to be a Stacker in
any form. This fight should be wag-
ed vigorously, for cotton is needed
not only as a cash crop for clothing,
but is essential in the manufacture
of munitions of war. Besides, every
! one says food will win the war Cot
ton furnishes food as well as fiber
The seed from bale of cotton, it is
claimed, will furnish as much nour-
! ishment as is given by the states aver
age yield of corn. Now is the time
to get busy then to save this import
ant crop from the invasion of its