Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-10

forts to control the weevil.
L. G. Council who has just re-
turned here from a trip to. Live
Oak, Fla, said he had been much
impressed with the statement of
County Agent Marshall, and that
farmers should use dry calcium ar
senate plentifullly in their fields.
cone of the big things to do at
this season is to keep the plows
moving, and shake the plants oft
en-" said Mr.. Council "Tie a
stick to the double-tree, and plow
the land regularly is a great aid
to poisoning the weevil-but let the
poison squad follow the GLOW. This
lets the poison stay on the plants,
and if it stays there AZ hours the
farmer gets practically all the bene-
fit possible from the poison. The
use of power machines for dusting
the plants is best, too, but there
are some farmers who are too poor
to use these, and they must be
content with using other means.
The situation is critical, though,
and farmers should work constant
ly in their fields to control the
weevil."
Mr.. Council estimated the in
crease in acreage at not more than
2 per cent, ''if that much" but
would venture no estimate as to
probable cotton production in Tia
county.
Neill A. Ray, one of the largest
cotton planters in the county,
whose broad arces are located few
miles southeast of Amerlcus, IS
thoroughly aroused by the critical
condition confronting the cotton
growers. and he advises the con-
finued and sustained use Of dry
calcium arsenate from this time on
in the fight against the weevil. IF
tbe cotton farmers fight a persist
ent and intelligent fight from this
time on, they have a good chance
to produce as much cotton as they
did last year." said Mr.. Ray tbs
-, orn;no, i"but the fight must be
Eant un continually Il the weevll
i to be controlled. Dry calcium
a. arsenate is the stuff to be used IN
the larger cotton, but molasses mix
lures, which l have been using up
10 this time, in my opinion, are
s,,;tabje for poisoning smaller
plants, even now. "
On his farm, Mr.. Ray is expert
menting with three methods OF con
trolling the weevil, and at the con-
clnsion of these experiments, his
conclusions will be given the farm
orc for their information, he told
~ Times Recorder this mornlng'
While mon the bulk of his crop ne
is now using dry calcium arsenate'
Mr. Raw has 2 acres upon which ne
is irving out the FLORIDA plan OIL
waavil control and on,2 other aNes
he. is using Hills mixture exclusive
Iv The Florida plan experiment
is baing conducted under auspices
If the Seaboard Air Line railroad,
and Mr.. Ray says the cotton there
ranks with the best on the place,
beinq full of blooms, squares and
forms from top to bottom. All OF
tho SQUARES and forms and bolls on
this cotton were stripped from the
nlants on June %, carefully gathy
erred no and burned and the plants
POISONED, and since that date moth
mo whatever has been done, except
a,,l+;vo+o +ho cotton in the usual
wav On the two acres being treat
ed with Hills mixture the poison is
being applied still, in accordance
with instructions furnished by Mr..
Hixon a representative of the
company, in cooperation with f.
! Witt. their local agent. 1t is
too early yet, Mr.. Ray says, to
state positively the extent Of sue
cess attained in this experiment.
Mr.. Ray estimates the cotton
acreage in. Sumter county this year
will show an increase of approxi-
mately 5 per cent as compared with
last wear. but that this figure may
be reduced because of the large
abandonment OF acreage due to la
Dor shortage and weak stand 1T
tanned during .he early SKINNER.
R. S. Oliver, prominent banker
and planter, of Plains, says the boil
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