Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-08-04
E'[ITIIiTION Will KILL
THE WEE|H
Detailed Report Of Boil Wervil F>-
pert On Inspection Trip Made
To Southern Part Of County
Thursday

Extension EntOmOlOgist made an in
sprction trip over the southern part
Of Bryan county looking into the boil
wccvil situation He visited sections
around Calcra. Colbert Hendrix,
Kemp and Yalnaby and all places
between these towns, making care
ful in cpction Of the cotton in the
bottoms on the Red river. and de-
tailed rcrort Of what he found is
given below.
Field No. L. One mile south Of Ca
1cra on highway. Cotton young
fruiting and blooming some. Poor
culture. suffering from drouth A few
adult wccvils found and some pune
turcd squares lnfc-tation medium
light. by cultivatirg shalIow and Of
ten and using brush or catcher some
cotton could hc made.
Field No. 2 Three miles southwest
,of Calora on Highway. Adult wccvils
prc.cnt infr>ta'ion heavy, fourteen
infc, ted squares taken from one
bush. Culture moor. cotton Cra sy.
Field 40. 9 Largo ficld ono mile
south of Colbert. Worked we'll but
squares hargirr ON plant and infcst-
ed heavily. Thirty TO forty per cent
infc taiion. Some adult wccvils found
Need continued cultivation and the
use of brushes or catchnrs to knock
off infested .puaroe.
Field 10. Field two miles west
of llnodriN. Cotton ncarly waist
hi"h, well worked, som" fir t fruit
hlpnniug w.II and -p1a'ing, reht in
fr.'a'ion. five Ia ci"h' Nor cont.
C?,,hcr lad h'"n u-cd, will make fair
crnn Of cotton II cultivation con'in-
ucd,
F'"Id No y. Young field Just
arru-- r"ad from nh"v". Slight infcs-
tat'rn wa being worked with cult
ralor.
Fl'id ~. ! One Hnl ouc-half
mii'~ vet of Hendrix. harg" old
V"ti"n. Ca'clrr ON culilvator in field
hut neither cd for ONE time. Very
little cultivation. Very li;tlc fruit.
Inf",iati"n - to ~ per cent. Needs
cultivation h.tly. Some "ot'"u might
b" made by rul'lvating.
Field No. q or" mile w"st of Hen
d"iN. Noun~ ""''on worked we'll light
infr-tati"n win make cotton # cul
tivatl"n continued.
tl"ld No. On" haIi miI" north
"f Hendrix, Worked well and plenty
of space hr'"pcr rows and stalks
variety R"wi"n heavily frultcd
blooming ard SHuarng, suffering
Sil"htIy from drouth. Best field seen
All stalks weeds and glas- burnt
last fall. lrnd flat broke in fal
ana fence row" aud turn rows burncC
and pl"wcd. R"ddrd fled in spring anC
planted early ~ May Cultivated
S"c"ral time. Make good cotton il
cultivation continued.
Field No. Across road from
above. Young Star Cotton, wei
worked and fru'tlng. Slight infrSta
tion. This field planted two week,
later than above and owner advised
use cultivate" and catcher continually
Field No. : just south of Hendrix
Old cotton some first fruit, some
small holcs. squares and blooms shed
ding from dry weather. Catcher re
ported to have been used seven times
Badly infested but will max" some
cotton. One stalk had nine growr
holes. twenty four infested squares
twenty five good squares. som,
blooms and some small bolcs.
Field No. 9 Across road from
above, rcnortcd to be in good condi
tion but found to h" heavily infested
small bushes, few blooms and holes
Field No. 10 Two and one halt
miles south Of Old Kcmp, blooming
and fruiting. some wcevils. Infcsta'
tion medium light. needs culture and
catcher. Has catcher, don't think
do any good
Field No. II Across road north
Of above good shape. fruiting and
blooming, infcstation LIGHT. land well
worked. Second hest field seen.
Field No. " Across road west
field No. 10, fairly we'll worked few