The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-22

familiar, they are delighted with the
results. On our own plantations we
have experimental with several mix
lures, and are now using mixture of
one-half gallon warm water in which
is thoroughly mixed one pound OF
calcium arsenate, and added to one
half gallon of black molasses. We
have found convenient way to ap-
ply is to use a quart bottle which is
filled three fourths full of the mix
ture. Cut trench out of one side OF
the cork, reverse the bottle and ap-
ply to the bud of the cotton by a
shaking or plugging motion, drop
ping two or three drops in the bud
of the plant. This method requires
less of the mixture per acre and
keeps it thoroughly agitated all the
time. We find that none of the
mixture should be carried over
night, as it is hard to mix the next
morning. No more should be mixed
than can be used during the day
and it should be thoroughly stirred
before pouring into the bottles Cor
buckets Of the mop is used.)
Randolph Gillespie applied the
mollasses mixture to three different
fields on the 18th, 18th, and 14th.
This morning (16th) he spent more
than an hour in these fields search
ing for weevils. He found no live
weevils and no recently punctured
squares. There were many weevils
in the fields before the poison was
applied.
J. L. Jordan was picking about
fifty weevils per acre from his fields
before poisoning. He poisoned on
the Sth and 9Th and ON the 18th and
18th. He sent hands into the fields
to pick weevils and the hands could
find no weevils. Mr.. Jordan and Mr..
Middleton went into the fields them
selves and looked for some time and
could find none.
On Monday, the 18th instant, we
poisoned the field near the Pedigreed
Seed company's gin and warehouses
in which numerous weevils had been
observed. On "Wednesday we sent
about twenty hands into the field, Of
fering them two cents each for live
weevils. A few quit pretty promptly
on not finding any weevils. About
fifteen, however, kept looking for
some time, but none found weevil
after going over about sew
en- acres. Mr.. Sharpe, who was in
charge of the gang, raised the price
to five cents per weevil, but still
failed to find any. Later the price
was advanced to ten cents per weevil,
and not single hand found weevil
after searching for two hours.
George J. Wilds, plant breeder
of the Pedigreed Seed company, car
ried out the following experiments
during the past week.
Test No. 1.
At 1 p. m. on the 10th instant,
nine hills of cotton were treated
with the molasses mixture. There
are two plants in each hill, and only
one of the plants in each hill was
treated. Twenty-one weevils were
placed on these nine hills, about one
half being placed on the poisoned
plants and the rest on the imprisoned
plants. At 6 p. M, the nine hills
were examined with the result that
six living and six dead weevils were
found on the treated plants. At p.
M, on the 18th the same plants were
examined and two live and eight dead
weevils were found. At 9 a. m. on
the 14th, the plants were again ex-
amined and no live weevils and ten
dead ones were found. AS weevils
move about considerably at this sea-
son it is assumed that all that re-
mained on the treated hills were de-
stroyed within the test period. The
mixture used in this test was one
half gallon water, one gallon molas-
ses and two pounds calcium arsenate.
Test No. 2.
At 1 p. M. on the 10th instant, ten
hills were treated with the following
mixture: Eight gallons of water,
three gallons molasses and ten
pounds calcium arsenate. And on the
ten hills twenty weevils were placed.
At p. m, on the same day, four liv-
ing and five dead weevils were found.
At a. M, on the 14th, one live wee
vii and eight dead ones were found.
Mixture used above is very light and
dries up quickly.
Test No. 8.