The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-26
COTTON EXPERTS ADVISE
ON BOIL WEEVIL
Use Calcium Arsenate Thoroughly
to Save Crop.

j. beg to hand you herewith an adj
dlt1onai statement in. regard to the
cotton crop OF this State; more par
t1cularly in regard to the supreme i'm
Portance OF busting cotton with cal
cum arsenate.
have recently travelled over the
State, and note the fact that, while
the crop is late, the growers have
good chance to make fine crop, pro-
Vlded they wage a vigorous war On
the boil weevil.
In the Southern part of the State.
the time has passed for picking the
weevil and the puncturede squares.
The only thing to be done now is
thoroughly to dust the cotton plants
with calcium arsenate.
II, IN early spring, the weevils had
been picked and all the punctured
square gathered and destroyed, there
Wouldh ave been very few weevils in
the fields at the present time, not
w1thstandoing the fact that continuous
rains were highly favorable to their
development.
Throughout the entire state, the
dry weather, which prevailed during
the early stage of the development of
the cotton plants was very detrimen-
tai to the weevil, and very beneficial
to the plants.
At the Cotton Experiment Stations,
the blocks, not busted in the early
part OF the season, are showing a
comparatively high degree of infesta-
ton, Unless calcium arsenate is sup
applied very soon the weevil will do
great damage. Until now daily show
errs cease it will be practically impossi-
bic successfully to dust the plants.
We recommend that busting should
begin just as soon as the first brood
OF Weevils makes its appearance. De-
stroy them before they can deposit
eggs which will send out another gen
Grafton of weevils which will immedi-
ately begin destructive work on the
remainder OF the crop.t The weevil
can be controlled by the proper use
OF calcium arsenate.
While experiments have not shown
a notable difference between day and
night in treating the plants, we sug-
gest that the busting be done at night
or IN the early morning. Atmospheric
conditions are most favorable for the
work at the times mentioned. The
weevils. begin work early in the morn
ing. If the plants have been busted
as suggested, you will get the pest.
In the northern part of the State,
weevils have appeared in spots on a
number of farms. 1t is very important
that farmers should pick and DESTROY
every weevil possible, and gather and
destroy every punctured square, whe-
Their on the plants or on the ground.
This, will be protective work of a
high order. In applying calcium ar
senate to small areas, traction busters
will be found more satisfactory. All
these machines can now be secured
also all requisite material for the work.
Do not delay; prompt action is pre-
requisite TO success.
Full instructions as to the proper
use of calcium arsenate, and the ma
chimes available for the work, can be
obtained by writing the undersigned
care of the State Board of Entomolo-
gy, State Capitol, Atlanta, or at Thorn
asville.
Attention is directed to the fact that
there will probably 'be another gen.
Grafton of army worms soon. In
combating this pest, busting with call
ciun arsenate will be very effectie.
Use it as in case of cotton, but a small
Ter quantity will answer.
Yours very truly,
Ira w. Williams,
Cotton Specialist, Dept, Ent'gy