The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-08


piled according to q correct schedule,
a. When weather conditions are
reasonably favorable for poisoning.
Farmers planning to poison this
season should secure a copy of Cir
cular 162, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, Poisoning the Cotton Boil
Weevil." This circular may be OBJ
tanned upon application to the Exten-
sion Division, Clemson College, S. c.;
Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La; U. s.
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, d. c. This circular contains less
than three pages of print, but the in
formation is to the point, and no
farmer should plan to undertake poi
soning before studying this circular
and making sure that he thoroughly
understands every step in the opera
ton. Farmers are cautioned that poi
soning is serious and complicated
operation, and that no one should un-
dertake it unless he has determined
to do it correctly.
No one should be disappointed at
failure the first year, because poison
ing must be learned just like he had to
learn to farm. Those having had no
experience are cautioned to 90 easy
and not undertake too much the first
season. Poisoning like most farm op-
erations, is not fool-proof. While it
has been demonstrated that the wee
vii can be poisoned profitably with
proper methods and machines, under
favorable weather conditions for poi
soning, the farmer is also cautioned
that unfavorabls conditions and i'm
proper methods will undoubtedly
cause complete failure.
Regardless of how much poisoning
you intend to do, soil building should
be kept up vigorously. Any success
full poisoning program is dependent
on high yielding land. There is no
evidence that poisoning will pay on
poor land. 1t is no more expensive
to poison an acre of high yielding
land than to poison an acre of poor
land.
To those who undertake poisoning
we recommend the calcium arsenate
powder which conforms to the govern
ment specifications and applied ac-
cording to directions given in Circular
1852, U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
above referred to.
Should our suspicious be correct
that weevil emergence in 1922 will be
early and heavy, then we may be JUS
titled in recommending an early ap-
plication.
Some Rules for Poisoning the Cotton
Boil WeeviE'
Do "itA right on fnot,, at all. Many
valuablee lessons have been gained
from the recent expansion. of com
mercial weevil poisoning. It has again
been shown that the boil weevil can
be- poisoned with profit if conditions
are favorable and if proper methods
are used, but it has been emphasized
anew that unfavorable conditions. and
improper methods can lead only to
failure. A survey of the poisoning
by farmers in 1920 shows that an un-
fortunately large proportion were not
properly informed as to the conditions
under which they should poison and
the methods they should pursue As
a result, there were manyumecessary
failures. If better results .sare to he
secured in the future, therefore, the
operation must be more thoroughly
understood. The present circular is
prpard to give, in as brief and con-
cise form as possible, the informa-
tion needed by farmer in deciding,
first, whether it will pay him to poison
and, second, the methods he should
follow.
Weevil poisoning is fully an impor-
tant an operation as cultivation and
deserves as muchsseriouss thought and
attentions Unless you are willing to
undertake it in tlrisn manner, you
should not attempt todpoisons Study
these Instructions carefully and fol-
low them as closely as your conditions
will permit.
Where will itpay you to poison?
1t will pay to, poison
If the weevils. are really injuring
your crop seriously, and
If your land is sufficiently fertile4to
yield at least one-half bale per acre
with weevil injury eliminated, and
II, your farming organization ) is
such that you feel assured that the
poison applications will be made at
the right time and in the right man.
ner, and
If you are willing to spend the full
amount necessary to provide an ade-
quate supply of dusting machinery
and poison.
The general gains from weevil poi
soning under average, fairly favorable
conditions seem to be from 200 to 4OU
pounds of seed cotton per acre, but
owing to, variations In degree. Of Wee
vii injury it is not safe to expect much
more than. the lower figure.
Consequently, you should not poi