Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-02
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SHrN LIQUID SPRAYS FOR
POISONING BOIL NEENlI

i warning neain-t IiqJid spraycr
attachments H. cotton poisoning ma
chnuy t. isaod by u, X. Suad di-
rector of the boil wccvil laboratory
Of the Uuilcd states Department of
Agriculture. Calcium arscnatc applied
a, dl.', hr point, out. il the only
certain mean yet found for control
rr the holl wcrvil and any effort at
CONTROL hy means Of liquid sprays is
W..c.. Snraycr attachment, are.
therefore, not only unuccc. sary but
are an added burden. They increase
tie cost Of the machinery and make
/, more complicated and difficult to
operate. The liquid spray, even if
it were a. effective as the dust
method would be decidedly more cX-
pen i've. 1t would neccssitatc use of
water carts, to feed the machines,
would demand an ample and constant
water supply which is not available
on most farms, and in various ways
would increase the cost Of poisoning
operations. Orchardists and others
who have to conduct poisoning opera
tiOns regularly are constantly search
ing for poisons that can be busted
instead of sprayed. Cotton growers
are very fortunate in that the one
really effective method of controlling
the boil weevil is the dust method
and they should not waste time and
money, Mr.. Coad points out, in eX-
perimenting with the expensive spray
methods that farmers in other lines
are SO constantly trying to get away
from
In addition to the foregoing spray
ing equipment we also find on the
market many curious devices for ap-
plying some liquid preparation, US
ually containing calcium arsenate,
for the control of the boil weevil
Some of these are to be attached to
plows, others to cultivators, while still
others run independently. They are
usually provided with some exceed
ingly simple form of tank with a
gravity flow of liquid, which either
drips on the plants or is wiped on
them by some form of brushes OF
rags. Many such implements are alb
'oiutciy cumiral, and the only sad
feature is the fact that some farmers
are foolish enough to purchase them.
The literature advertising these i'm
plCmrnu promise wonderful results
and the direction given often call for
"uiy mail fraction of pound of
.pi,.a 20. acre. which l. distributed
over the plant in i very irregular
iLanurr. 10 expect boil wccvil CON
;rpl from such methods is absolutely
ab.urd. The Department specialists
have been attempting boll wcrvil con
trul with liquid applications for many
years In these to Is they use the
finest available high pressure spray
ing machinery, distributing the Ii
Gud poison over the plants in a mist
form, thus reaching absolutely every
part of the plant. Furthermore. these
applications are usually made at the
rate of 100 gallons of solution per
acre. In spite of this these spray ap'
plicatiOns do not control the boil
wccvil. and how can anyone expect
to secure benefit from the absurd
recommendation issued with some Of
the machines now offered the far
mcrS?
Farmers who desire more detailed
information on this subject may Sc
cure it free of charge by writing the
Delta Laboratory. Tallulah, Louis
lana.