The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15

| every time l THINK ABOUT MIN. can
rid any field of boil weevils for 25
cents per acre, given juts two sue.
cessive days of sunshine" He was
Immediately asked for an explana-
ton; and when he replied that he
had worked out formula for pois-
oning the weevil and was using it,
was asked for that formula.
Here it is, just as he gave it, and
itshas the endorsement of the county
demonstration agent of Laurens
county, J. B. Tyre, who was present:
Take molasses, two gallons; Sac
charine, one ounce; ice cream pow
der, two packages; calcium arsenate
ten pounds; water, eight gallons. Mix
the ice cream powder and the sac
adding to the other ingredients.
charine both in little water before
When you have it all mixed together
well, be sure it is kept agitated that
the poison does not settle to the bot
tom.
Make a mop by taking a small
stick and tying a roll of cbeescloth
around one end about two inches
wide. Get you an old tin can, fill
with the solution, keep it stirred,
and walk down the row and put q
few drops Of the solution on the un-
derside of the leaves near the bud
of the plant. Be sure the mixture is
kept well stirred while you are put
ting it on. Only small amount is
required for each plant, and with the
above amount of the mixture scien-
tifcally applied, it should cover 20
acres. Some, however, apply a little
thicker than needed and it. may not
cover more than ten acres. A few
drops to each plant is just as effec-
tive as gallon. ...,..r -.
Only one application is needed
provided two sunshiny days follow
its placing the plant. With this So
luton in use, all the squares picked
up, the cotton plant pushed just as
fast as possible, the farmer should
have full crop OF: cotton made by
August, when the migratory weevils
begin to swarm, and when it is use
less to fight any longer. If you have
made the crop by that time, however,
you are safe. g..
In explaining his formula, DR..
Taylor made the following points:
He has found by two years Of spe.
cial experimental work that the
weevils are attracted by a sweet mix.
ture, and easily fall prey to poison.
ed sweets. Syrup, calcium arsenate
and water will kill the weeyils, but
he adds the saccharine to make the
mixture sweeter than ordinary syrup
and more attractive to the weevil.
The ice cream powder is added for
'fbody," and makes its foamy and
mucllageous, therefore, hard to
wash off by rain and sticking longer
on the plant, while it requires less
agitation. Any kind of syrup, corn
syrup, molasses or any like sweeten-
ing will do.
DR.. Taylor has proved his ability
to fight the weevil by growing good
crop of cotton three years in sue
cession while Laurens county farm
ers all around him have not made
one-third of crop during that time.
He is recognized in his home county
as an expert on the weevil, and has
earned his leadership by checking
the pest.
Sure Killer of Boil Weevil
Editor C. B. Chapman, of Sanders
vile, sent, the following newspaper
clipping from his paper. describing
sure killer for the boil weeya,
which he personally recommends. It
is published in the hope of benefit
ting some Wilkes county farmer.
1t is now believed that a remedy
for the boil weevil menace to the
cotton crop has been found. In. last
weeks issue of this paper the ex-
pertinent that had been made by DIR.
j. L. Geley, one Of the biggest far
mers of the county, was mentioned,
and since then many have followed