The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
BOIL WEEVl POISONING
PROBLEM PERSISTS
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lowed his first application with
other applications of calcium arse
nate, molasses and water after the
cotton began to show weevil dam
age.
Arsenate With Molasses
You say that you have heard lit
tel OF the results of the calcium
aarsenate molasses treatment. This
IS quite natural as there has
neen no eiganized propaganda in,
tilizer3 association, the Southern
experiment stations and the bureau
Of entomology have all seen to it
that the successes with the dusting
method have been widely and con-
stantly advertised.
There is a gentleman in Georgia
who has for years operated q
small but successful agricultural
paper. His success has been large
ly due to the fact that he spends
a, great deal Of his time travelling,
observing the methods of good
farmers and reporting their re-
suits. He is open minded ,unpre-
JUDGED and has done much good in
practice as he has observed it on the
farm. He has recently been studying
the subject of boil weevil control in
South Carolina and Georgia. Allow
me to quote from his editorial in the
Southern Cultivator Of December /:
"On our recent trip through the
state of South Carolina, going from
Anderson county down through to
Orangeburg, the chief topic of in
terest among the farmers was the
best method Of boil weevil control
by the use of calcium arsenate. We
were given many instances of ex-
perlments made with both the dust
ing method and the application of
several who have given most Of
their time this year to this subject.
We did not find one who tried the
arsenate, syrup and water mixture
that was not we'll pleased with the
results obtained. Mr.. Turner of
Denmark put 40 weevils on stalks
sprayed with this mixture and in
four hours time every weevil was
dead. Naturally he will adopt this
method exclusively on his farm for
1928. We were also told of an
experiment made by farmer in
Greenwood county. He took eight
three equal tracts. On the first he
used no poison; on No. 2 he ap-
piled the dust according to gov
ernment instructions; on No. 8 he
used the arsenate, syrup and wa
ter. On No. he gathered twice
the yield of cotton as made on No.
1, while on No. he gathered twice
from No. 2. Now, we have no axe
to grind in advocating the arsenate
and syrup mixture. Neither have
we one iota of hostility to the gov
ernment dusting method. But we
are simply giving our readers the
facts as we find them, from the
actual tests made by the practical
farmers themselves. We know
this much: many of these tests
are made by as high class farmers
as Georgia and South Carolina con-
tain"
His statement that he "did not
find one who tried the arscnate,
syrup and water mixture that was
not well pleased with the results
obtained" is completely borne out
by my own experience, for l have
yet to be told by one farmer who
gave it fair trial that he does
not think ne got profitable results
far less than that Of the dusting
method.
Illustrative Cases Cited
| refer you to your issue of July
l for the experience of j. S. Ed
munds Of Ridgeway, during the
years 1921 and 1922; also to your
issue Of October 80 for the ex-
perience of w. N. Henderson of Ep~
worth Greenwood county,.
l have letters or statements in
my files from G. M. Norris of Vance
(Orangeburg county,; j. r.. Hammer,
Lexington, Route 2; Dr.. w. C. Brown,
Newberry; H. E. Martin, Athens, Ga;
James A. Gillian, w. A. Calvert, w.
W. A. Calvert, Jr., and Toland H.
Watson Of Abbevlle county; James
w. Goodson Of Hartsvill..; r. G.. Hol-
lis of Bennettsville; A. G. Wise of
Prosperity, G. B. Hay of Sumter; l..
D. Hill of Cough, Ga; l.. J. Hamcs of
Union and B. II. Boatwright of John
ston.. l am a so privileged to report
on the conspicuous success obtained
by w. A. Stuckey and G. M. Stuckcy
of Lee county, and also refer to the
published report of the success of Dr..
w. b. Taylor Of Dexter, Ga. (se>
issue of Southern Cultivdtor of
July Is, 1929.
B. r. Boatwright says: aus ID
four applications mixed according
to your instructiins. Last appli-
cation about July 20. Cost about
$3.50 per acre Applied some at
l o'clock and at 3 o'clock found
dead wcevils under stalks, believe
95 per cent. killed with first appli-
cation. Used 400 pounds 833
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