Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-21
BUSTING FOR BOIL WEEVIL STILL
SUBJECT OF EXPERIMENTATION
State Entomologist Reports Results of Use of
Calcium ArSenate in Mississippi and Lou
iSiana-Wi1l Determine Value in
Georgia by Investigation

StR.e Entomologist A. c. Lewis and
assistant Entomologist D. c. Warren
sAyR Just returned from a trip to Lou
AkslazzH and Mississippi, where they
EE1z &c investigate busting with cal
tE'fEEz arsenate for the control of the
Boz Teevil. Mr.. Lewis reports that
aEaEh valuable information was 81
Snrea which will be Of great assist
Rnee 10 the department in the ex-
azuslwe experiments they are going
10 cDuduct this year on busting for
AIS centrol of the boil weevil
PraE B. R. Coad, who has charge
1E Ehis work in Louisiana and Missis-
Esppi informed them that in their plot
work conducted at Scott, Miss, in
&s4g, 3 substantial increase of seed
EBEtNa per acre was made. They also
Stated the difference between the plots
&kat we're busted and those that were
DDt Ras clearly visible to the eye.
BEnm four TO six applications were
RnpI5s,3 at intervals of one week.
At Scott, Miss they visited the
DEa.R Planting and Pine CO. Plan
as1yE- of which J. w. Fox is
gFhsEzl manager In 1918 this com
gfEng 5usted several thousand acres
mi G1tson, and they figured from the
,egaa account that the operation cost
AhBm $3.50 per acre. AS no check
ElgR we're left, Mr.. Fox could not say
AEsS what increase was secured from
EEss.5ag. He stated, however, that on
aha whole plantation last year the
ssgrage yield of cotton was 1872
puuRas of lint per acre. On one field
Ut gI acres, where the weevil infes-
sGtia1 was very heavy, they busted
Rgnr times and made % bales of cot
aEsn
Not Afraid of the WeeVil
THIS plantation will have 10 power
machines and 100 hand machines in
operation this year. They do not fig
aure on busting more than one-third
nj their acreage unless the weeyil III
gsstation becomes heavy. | asked Mr..
Frx 4 he was afraid the weevil would
lggs than out of business. He said
he did not fear the boil weevil now,
Tor be believed from their experience
.Kna from the observations he had
-Ma6a elsewhere, that the weevil could
be successfully and economically con
araHad by busting with calcium arse
RAfe
AT Rosedale, Miss, they visited the
en- ander Scott Plantation, where
Rgst year 1000 acres were busted. NO
,spa account was kept Of this work
and no checks were left so they could
rgt state exactly the increase secur-
sd from busting Mr. Scott expressed
himself as very we'll satisfied with the
reguits. and stated he would not grow
grston without busting any more than
he would conduct his business with
gut insurance. He estimated his gain
#asr year on 400 acres that were busted
aa 50 bales.
II should be remembered, however,
ahat in the Delta country of Missis-
szlpgE the conditions under which cot
gaag is grown are very different from
Rhal they are here Their land is
xsch. mas the ability to produce a high
ylal8 of cotton under normal condi-
HONS. They do not use any fertilizer,
uaa hence can afford to spend from
gsg.B8 to $1,000 per acre on busting
khR cotton for the control of the boil
wssyil and if they make yield of
ngehalf to three-fourths of bale per
xrEe. they make profit.
Il should also be remembered that
xzaigture seems to have great eff
feet an the efficiency of the dust con-
5kralling the boil weevil. In that Sec
gagu the dews are heavy at night and
lha air is calm. Heretofore the appli-
-acIuus have been applied at night,
A this year, on account of the diff
ties encountered in night work,
applications will be made very
in the morning and late in the
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