The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
Worse Than
the w Weevil
Pink Bollworm Discovered in
Ellis County, Texas

Washington, Nov. 18.-An i'm
portant conference on the pink boil
worm situation in Texas, occasion
ed by the recent discovery Of new
infestations In Ellis county, one OF
the largest cotton-producing ceun-
ties in the state, has been called by
the Federal Horticultural Board Of
the United States department OF
agriculture, to be held at Dallas,
Texas, December 2 at 10 a. m. in
the assembly room Of the Texas
Chamber of. Commerce.
Notices Of the conference have
been sent by the board TO state
entomologists, commissioners Of ag-
riculture, and officials Of Cotton
Seed Crushers' Associations and the
American Cotton Association urg-
emily requesting their attendance.
The occurrence Of the pink boil Z
worm in Ellis county is looked up-
on as by far the most important
development in the spreadyo OF the
pest since it's MISUNDERSTANDING the
United States. According to Chas.
L. Marlatt, chairman Of the board.
the new situation demands early
and most serious consideration by
the authorities in Texas as we'll as
by the authorities Of all other states
that produce cotton. In the mean
time steps have been taken to. se-s
cure, by cooperation on the part OF
the state Of Texas and the Cotton
Seed Breeders Association OF that
state and others interested, ade-
quate control Of the movement OF
seed and cotton from Ellis county.
pending the determination OF ths
conference.
Text of the notice sent out by the
board is as follows:
Very recently five fields in the
vicinity of Ennis, Ellis county. Tex.
have been found infested by the
pink bollWerm. This county is one
of the largest producers Of cotton IN
Texas. Another important consfd-
Grafton. is,Jthe fact that in Elas
county are located a number OF the
largest cotfonseed. farms in the
south. h..cf
"Thte Ealis, county infestation ap-
parently originated in seed slipped
from Carlsbad, N. M, OF t4sess
of 1920, prior to the determine
ton Of the, incipient infestation at
that point January 6, 1921. All Of
the seed shipped from the Carlsbad
crop of 1874 has been adquately
disinfestedesby heating. Twenty
seven carloads Of seed produced
during the years 191S-19-20 were
shipped to Ennis. A large number
of additional carloads during this
| period went to number Of widely
separated points in Texas. A small
number Of shipments were also
made to points in Oklahoma. At
many Of these points the Carlsbad
seed was more or less subdivided
and in many cases used for planting
purposes. Alsof these points have
been under field insp ection
throughout the season. and the Ell
lis infestation is the only one so far
! discovered.
Following the infestation de-
termined in 1918 in the Pecos VAL
ley Of Texas, separated by about 80
miles of semi-desert from Car1s-
bad, the Carlsbad project has been
under intensive inspection to de-s
termine any possible infestatfon at
that point. For example, in 1913,
Ill man-days Tin other words, full
days Of cotton field inspection3
We're given this district. In 1918.
Sc man-days We're devoted to scout
ing at Carlsbad. In 1920 scouting.
was continued for 48 days
the first infestation was
standing field cotton j
1921. Subsequent to thia
216 additional days We're osS sso.s
thorough field inspection
out the Carlsbad project. sSn.
spection developed only twos
ed fields out Of 81 inspected. ans
total of 16 pink bollworns were
found
This occurrence Of the pink
bollworm in Ellis county undoubt-
edly is by far the most important
development which has occurred la
relation 20 the finding Of the pink
bollworm in the United States. II
demands early and most serious
consideration by the authorities in
Texas as well as by the authorities
Of all other states which produce
cotton. For this reason the board
has decided to hold conference
in Dallas on December 2. It viii
be called to order at 10 O'clock in
the morning in the assembly room
of the Texas Chamber of Com
merce. It is urgently requested
that you attend this conference.
In the meantime steps have
been taken to secure. by coopera-
ton on the part of the State OF Tex
as and the Cotton Seed Breeders
Association Of that state and Others
interested, adequate control Of the
movement Of seed and cotton from
Ellis county, pending the determi-
nation OF the conference.
Beer is Bad Medicine