Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
CONF FERENCE TELLS
BEST METHODS Of
BATTLING WEEVL
Experts Urge Growing of
No Cotton of Less Than
7-8-Inch Staple Length,
IndorSe Florida Plan

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-By the
Associated Press.(-ThL govern.
ment's policy with regard to the cot.
ton industry was outlined last night
by members of the department OF
agriculture's cotton council to tho
cotton conference held in connec-
ticn with the annual convention OF
the Association Of Land Grant col
leges.
Presidents, extension directors
and deans Of colleges Of the cotton.
growing states, who long have been
active in promoting the cotton in
dustry, and experts in cotton grove
ing and marketing were brought to-
gether to determine on the adoption
OF definite policy with regard to
the industry. The conference was
preliminary to the cotton states con-
ference to be held in Memphis early
in December and which Secretary
Wallace, of the department of agrt.
culture will attend with several gov
eminent cotton experts.
Recommendation made by the
cotton council Of the department OF
agriculture, after many conferences
in which experts in every branch OF
cotton growing or marketing partici-
pated, were laid before tonight's
conference, which was developed
from the ideas of DR.. H. A. Nor
gan, president of the University OF
Tennessee, and who has made sever
al tours of the cotton belt on investi.
cation for the department Of agrl.
culture.
Fight on Boil WeeviI
One Of the principal subjects Gov.
cred in the recommendation is the
fight against the boil weevil. To
overcome it's ravages it was said
to be of first necessity to- mature
the largest possible crop in the
shortest pr ssible time. To accom-,
plish that end the cotton councils
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lncluQ6:
Selection Of well-drained, fertile
soils; if possible. only land capable
Of producing, with reasonable fer
tilization, at least half a bale per
acre.
Preparation Of a good seed bed
literally fortified.
Planting of good seed of improved,
early-maturing variety, recommends
ed for the locality by the state
experiment station and department.
Of agriculture.
Planting Of seed of a single va
riety by entire communities and
counties.
Securing and maintaining a full
stand through proper planting and
liberal use of seed, and early and
frequent thorough cultivation.
Destruction Of all possible adult
weevils, either by Manipulating or
poisoning, If weevils are numerous
at the time cotton is just beginning
to square.
Picking and destruction of all
punctured squares every week orr
ten days for a month If not equipped
to poison by busting. Then, IL
weevils are still numerous apply
calcium arsenate dry dust poison,
following directions Of department.
of agriculture or State College OF
Agriculture.
Picking Of cotton in the fall as
rapidly as possible and Immediately
killing all cotton stalks, thereby de-
stroying the food supply and breed
ing places of the weevil before hi
bernation period.
Burning over, or cleaning up, dur
ing winter of woodland, trash or
rubbish in which weevils success,
fully hibernate, especially in ter
races, fence rows, ditch banks and
raVineS.
Florida Plan
recommendations for controlling
the boil weeVil were formulated be-
fore the announcement Of the
Florida state plant board Of its new
method for reducing boil weevil in
jury to short staple cotton, and in
view of the promising results ex-
pected for Florida conditions the
cotton council says it was clearly
desirable that experimental applica-
ton Of the Florida plan should be
made in each of the different states.
Improvement Of the quality Of cot
ton, the cotton council declares, be-
comes more essential as the stand
ard Of living of cotton producers
rises, and as the competition Of for
eign cotton producing regions in,
Creases. recommendations are made
for the encouragement Of production
Of cotton above 7-S and up to 1-S
inches, there being no economic justi-l
fication for growing fiber less than
az inch IN lonorfh ffud0
the Quality Of the crop has deteri.
Grated in many localities in recent
years despite efforts Of many aEen-
cies; private, state and national. The
most serious obstacle to improve
ment of the quality Of cotton, ths
council states, is that too many
kinds of cotton are planted in tho
same locality resulting quickly in
a blended mongrel breed Of greatly
inferior quality having reduced
value.
The quality Of upland cotton can
be improved and the Improvement
only through production
Of adequate supplies of pure plant
ing seed of superior varieties for
which establishment of centers Of
pure seed production is essential. Re-
striction of production to a small
of varieties would be ma
terially advantageous both from the
of production and mar
keting.
Varieties Considered
recommendations of state instltu-
lions as to the best cotton varieties
for the different sections Of the belt
have been assembled by the cotton
council and Endorsed by it with the
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