The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-04-25
DEMONSTRATIONS In
BOIL WEEVIL CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR
WORK 800 FARMS AT FOR
TY-TWO POINTS.

Can cotton be grown prohtably I'M
der boil weevil conditions?" is a ques-
ton that is not only of vital import
ancc to the farmer but also to the
entire industrial and commercial life
of the south. In the opinion OF those
who have given the subject careful in
vestigation it is the leading problem
before this section today. The pres
ence of the boil weevil is factor that
must be reckoned with in all future
cotton production, as it in every prob
ability has come to stay. This means,
that in order to grow cotton the grow
er must adopt a new course OF pro-
cedure as respects his methods of cul-
ture, and acquaint himself with and
put into practice measures OF weevll
control if he is to make a crop.
How to grow cotton under weevil
conditions has been we'll worked out.
The bureau of entomology of the u.
S. department of agriculture has been
studying and investigating the life his
tory and habits of the boil weevil ever
since the insect crossed the Rio Grande
river from Mexico in 1892. In the
meantime careful research and expert
ments have been made with the view
of determining what methods of con-
troll, both diect and indirect, can be
used most economically and effective
ly. While no device or method has
been found to entirely exterminate the
weevil the department authorities have
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
application of calcium arsenate, prop
erly applied, will keep the insect in
check long enough to allow the cotton
plant to develop a full set of bolls.
There are those who believe that the
measures of control as recommended
and demonstrated by the department
of agriculture are the best that have
been proposed. AS an expression OF
confidence in the practicability Of
these methods of weevil control the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, George
H. McFadden & Bro. of Savannah,
S. M, Bully & Son of Savannah, cot
ton factors, Citizens and Southern
Bank of Savannah, and the Barrett
Cotton Company of Augusta, in con-
junction with the Southern Cotton Oil
Company and the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company, who initiated the
undertaking. have jointly subscribed a
fund to be used in carrying out such
demonstrations on cotton farms.
In accordance with the arranged
program it is proposed to conduct
demonstrations at approximately forty
two points adjacent to the mill and
factory points of the Southern Cotton
Oil Company and the Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Company in the states
of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Alamaba. In all, demon
STATIONS will be carried out on some
thing like three hundred farms in the
cotton belt At each of these locations
six or eight farms will be selected on
which calcium arsenate busting opera
tons will be conducted and specific
directions given the grower in regard
to the preparation of the land, fertil-
ization, planting, cultivating the crop
and the application of calcium arsenate,
each step taken to be in line with the
proved experience of the Delta Labo-
ratory of the United States department
of agriculture.
At each point where a demonstra-
ton is conducted some individual EN-
ploye of the Southern Cotton Oil CO.
or the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.
familiar with and qualified to do the
work has been selected, and. will be
detached from his regular duties to
such extent as may be necessary to
supervise and direct the demonstration
locally, and to this end an organiza-
ton as to personnel, methods and ma
chinery has been perfected.
The general direction of the work
will be under the supervision Of DR..
A., E. Grantham, director Of the agri-
cultural service bureau of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company, and DR..
T. F. Bargeron, of the Southern Cot
ton Oil Company. DR.. Grantham is
an expert agronomist, and was for
many years connected with two of the
state agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations before entering the ser
vices of the Virginia Carolina Chemi-