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DUSTING COTTON WITH CALCIUM ARSENATE TO CONTROL BOLL WEEVIL I By W. B. JfABEE, Entomologist la Charge BoU We^^Fleld Station, work uji.s by the governmsnt sadV the experiment . station* In the various Southern ^aStote*. cotton dusting has been done ^k^ a large acreage throughout the ^rsfion belt with satisfactory result*, where It was done right and careful ly To tho grower who is Inexperi enced In fighting the weevil there na turally arises several questions—If dusting is the proper method to -use when and where ahould I begin, how ilo I use It and what machines should 1 use? Therefore, it is the purpose of thia article to give you thv experi ence and iuggwstioi.1 of the Govern ment Agricultural Worker* and the practiced growers who havr had ex perience along this Hne. Why Du.l Cotton Thr princisal reason for iluxtinc cotton U that Calcium Arsenti* sp plied in the dust form is the only form of weevil poisoning that has proven practical and stood lent under field conditions for yeas*. Showing always, when properly done, a net praftt to the mot. Poison applied in the dust form ran hr much more thoroughly done, as the dun when thrown oat from a proparly contracted dusting machine under proper atmospheric condition* will settle slowly, covering every our face of the plant and poison every droplet of dew Dusting b much the most rapid and teas costly method of thoroughly ap plying a poison. No mixing, no haul ing of water to fits fields, no undog gtog of small spray no sales, it b clean, quick and efficient. • Dotting b much more quickly done. This is esi important factor in weevil control on account of the large tore age of cotton that must be poisoned One man with a ono mule machine can cover 15 acres in a night, while with the mopping method it would take three or more men to cover the same acreage. The dust covers the plant thoroughly while mopping with bucket end stick mop woald only put a few drops om each plant. In the 1922 tests on seven farms In North Carolina there was an avoragr of 306 pounds of seed cotton per aere in favor of the dusted cotton. This gain was valued at $29.48. The complete average cost amounted to $o.40 per acre. Sub tracting the cost of 85.40 from tho value of $29.48 gives a net profit of 824.08 per acre over and above expenses. In 1922 the Virginia Caro, llna Chemical Company had 237 tests throughout the South which averaged 295 pounds In favor of dusting. Following is a letter from i. W. Fox. gvnsral manager af tho Delta and Pincland plantations of Mississ ippi, the largest cotton plantation In the world, eonoisting of 36,000 acxcs. "Scott, Miss., May 21, 1928. "Mr. W. B. Maboe, "North Carolina Dept, of Agriculture, •‘Dunn, N. C. “Dear Mr. Mgbce:— "I am mailing you the enclosed data which you are at liberty to use In any way yon think boat. 1 shall leave it to you to put this matter together In form for publication. “Ftxet, I am enclosing copy of a letter written to Prof. K. W. Henred of the Mississippi Agricultural Col lege to bo used at Use Momphis meet ing last winter. It io Important that good farming be doac, 1 think, before weevil control by Calcium Arsenate is attempted Therefore this letter would very properly accompany any thing you would want to publish la regard to the Calcium Arsonata con trol. “In ItlT the work of Mr. B. R. Coad, In charge of the Government Boll Weevil Lsboiutory, Tafltdah, Louisiana, waa called to our attention. That aeaaoa Mr. Coad had few aw peri men ta on our plantation at AeoU and the results of these experiments convinced me that If the Calcium Arsenate could bo proparly applied, that Is If the proper machinery eould be had, this method would bo feas ible. Mnee that time we have uaad SM tone ef Calcium Arsenate fat bod weevil control bore, and wa are thoroughly committed ta this meth od. “The auosomful uao of Oalctum Ar senate, in my opts lop, depends on the Intelligent supervision glean to its applies*ioa and the oareful watching ef the hell weevil damage on each par: of tjM plantation each day. Wo And that the weevil damage ia vary roach more severe on some of the place* than on other*. Soma cat* will need icvoral poison htga per season, other cute fewer, and some continuous poisoning season brii>cs on excess of possibly because the, Calcium ate kilts the enemy plfi't lice dversaaes thj 'latent and also damage* cotton \ Auefni' It It Important. to poll ^Sktls ai possible to control ^pl. The number of poisoning will before the cat will igirin, but the fact that. I would like to strea la, that no one can tell just bow often Urn poi son should be applied and mast be determined by inspection of individ ual areas. "We use for the general poison ing a three-spout two-wheel machine of the two-wheel type. Til* machine covet* four row* at a trip. 1 believe It is unnecessary to set the spouts so as to put the poieon right down ia the cotton. A dust cloud made right over the. cotton stalks, which will eventually settle all through the plant*, imru to W batter. For our new grounds, where ye have stumps, w* use the mpJs Mick duster. This carries two iv/t a time and tho operator wijj^^vrr about twelve acres per n|Rt. All poisoning la dene when the dew Is on the ground, either at night or early in tl>e rooming. "In my opinion, control by Cal cium Arsenate should be discouraged in all cases where the operator Is skeptical or care loos and is not will ing to stay with Uis proposition In an intelligent and energetic way. “1 would like to make tt clear that , all our poisoning work has been baa . cd on the recommendation and defi nite instructions of Mr. Casd, In charge of the Government Labora tory, Tallulah, Louisiana. Mr. Coad has earned the gratitude and deserves the support at the entire rotten bait for the inttftlgvnt dad* ooaasiamhAr work he has done In this matter of boll weevil control through the use of Calcium Arsenal*. I understand that i boll weevil station has been provided for In South Carolina sad is to be under Mr. Coad'e charge. The work at this hill station should be watched by tho entire belt, but particularly by the farmers in the hill sections, because there has con tinually been a question raised as to the effectiveness of the boll woewil control by Calcium Arsenate in the hai eeobona. Personally, I believe if properly done It will control there as well as here in the alluvial Miasiasy p! Delta lands. "The above is a very general state ment of the proposition, as you know, but possibly will cover the sab)oet fairly well for your purpose. If I can serve you further ia this matter or In any other way please write me WMi beat wishes for your success there 1 am, "Yours sincerely, "J. W. KOX.” Yoo will notice that this plantation hat Kama rlnatfnm eat tA>. nistaa 1A11 a period of six year*, end in satis fied with tfe results. Mr. Fox’s lot tor In Itmlf \ie euffieiWtt evidence of the value of' dusting in weevil con . ^ Why dust co^BuT Because It Is o! practical profit method end thbre is no roseon to oxporimenl further with method! that HA VC FAILED. When Te Begin Dusting Dusting should be started when 10 per cent of the square! on the cotton plants srs punctured. Tills eheuld be an average os the whole Bold. Anyone can determine the per centage of infestation if they will go into the Hold end mate a careful esanL Count 100 squares, examining them as they are counts I. Everyone that la found punctured keep In your hand er put in u pocket. When 100 have been counted so* how many there ere punctured. Thus 4 pone j tarrrl squares in your hand would indicate S par cent, ten la the hand would Indicate 10 per cent and .time ' to bogia dusting. Tbuae count* thou Id .to made In several eoetfou of the held e* that an average can bo ao eured. Do not think that this manna 10 pur sent *f the aottaa crop I* rained before you begin. IT DOM ' NOT. leweuber that gdttoe win thud about 60 pur cent of i« iquara* under normal oot.dltloni If a eattao stalk baa 60 squares sad 2 of them are penotornd that means 10 par taut in f relation but would a at iudtuutu that 16 pur rent of dm crop was ruin | ad. Thu IB par aoat hftdtiha la merely an MUM that than ore • *a dent number of we-rvO* In the 6eld to predtably apply puUon. Where To Begin DeetUg Whoa the DoU WeuuU beglat It* £ork ob the cotton aqaaraa It moves about the field only slightly. They are enfeebled by tbelr hibernation and Battle on the first cotton they come to, therefor* you will And pat ches or corner* next to woods, ate., Infrated first. With thla ia mind if a man hat studied hit fields and knotn where these worst infested places art, it U feasible to tsko s bond dust *aa and light them in theaa restricted places, putting off the time when a gen IlcaUon ia necessary for ths i. In thin way a man can tint, sav* poison ami save eot Imourteot thin* ia that dabukl know his every will have different weevil urfetta aay- assoon. In North iCarotina la I92i the average number of aecca sury complete appli rations was®fivs for the season. Of coarse If attain comes witbin 24 hours after an appli cation It Is necessary to do it over again; but even in relay seasons, six or ocean applications would bo auAlcieirl. This means Avs applica tions at r»v. pounds per application, or 26 pounds of Calcium Arsenate per acre for the seasons treatment, or better have tfrirty pounds per acre in order to hav* enough to take care □f emergencies or reapplying It after a rain. wnan la Apply TM Owe! The dusting ope ratio i. must be dsns when the air is calm, and tbs cotton plant* are thoroughly moist. This means that a majority of tha dusting mutt be don* at night. Of COUTH on a (till afternoon after a rain it could be done, and as a rule if a mai.’e acreage is not voo Urge and he has sufficient machinery be can work a while about sundown and a while early in the morning and got moot of his dusting dons by daylight. It U ussiest te try to dart on a hr*ray dry day. Remember the prise.pa! light comes when cotton is laid by and work has dackentd up a bttic. The first dust ing on the testa in North Carolina in 1922 began on July 19th How Of low Is It Nocosaaey la Dsst An application should be mad* every four or five nights. Throe ap plications can be mads in auecaasian, keeping track all thw wMls at tie 'WestMiba-by mating t - ir ■' counts. After three applications usu ally (not always) the percentage will be reduced so that you may be able to wait ae long as two weak* before following op with one of two more applications to protect the bolls. Re member, every mac, will have differ ent conditions which may necessitate a more or lea utumber of applications, and by knownig his fields, he can save very often a considerable amount at poiron and time. What Dueling HUehtio Should I U**T Cotton dusting must be dona with specially constructed machines that hove powerful fane to Mow out and break Into fin* particles the Calcium A mentis. There are several different types and makes af dusting machines. The object of this article is not to say which ia tho bast machine, but to describe only those makes which we know will do the work satisfactorily. The Too Aero Grower For the small grower who hat no more than ten acres In cotton a hand gun similar to the oae shewn la Rg. ur* one will be softeient to do hie A HAND DUST CUN IN OTUtATI ON Birey OMh IfVWl fl« IV Thaw an man) atabat of thoaa ■» .ehinaa that an aery «ood. The Paaay nado by tha Paaay Maaafaatariai Ca„ af Monctc. lad. The Doaeh atada I .'by *a Doaeh Chaatieal Co., Loaiarflla ! Ky., and tha Niagara, made by tha Niagara Ittmycr Chemical Oo, al M i.idlcport, Now York Tha FHtaan Aaaa Grower Two hand (ana wlH taka ean al kftaaa acraa. A man thooW aarei andanako U dint ante than taraaty kva acraa with hard gar* Tha Thirty Am Ora war I If a man haa man than twenty aataa la cotton, and not mom than thirty aaraa ha aaa daat Ik artUdai an wan ram ana wui Um (bra# to at* roan, depending op en tie tan they receive. A maa da haa forty to dxtr aerta in aaUan AmU hare one ef thaea machiaee, and at leant ana haad (on te aae on the tmad porta ef tha ftaU that are eaiOar Inf tale I and an the tm row* where it ie hard te pet around orrth the laager atteMn*. The (WHeahed Aero Oeewor Far Mm ana with the larger acre 0 tonly bj tfca use oflfemMla can II iilirtmted la Kljmr#II. Thaw art 10 lorrtrwlad that a am* eaa rida a mala and dual taro ^vaa a* ha adm. I-'.i.. '' This machine l* drawn by we qaulae and etradrfJea a nt u it g—* They permit the man to rid* gtMmg hem up out of the wet cotton. Three I!«ud In anUr that Um mnn W rinning rturtirv* ter the (M tUw : __ jj A JADOLE TYPE DUST CUM POP ULAK ESPECIALLY IN STUMPY CNOUMD Thl* machine la hartkalarly acetal "hare land la atotopy ar when the Add* an ee roach and uneven Oat a traction machine would ha hard to ope re l*. Than an two machine* of thU typo an the market that will do eatiafactory The Beat 8e**e Onn, made hy the Boot Maaafectartac Oo. at Clrve land, Ohio, which eella far tAl.000 i*> dadinc the eeddtok and »67.*0 with out the end die, q0g the Focny made by the Feaay Mdtafecturinc Oa., of Monde, bed., *eU* for 116.60 with oat Far the fflfc who haa forty to I'.rty arm in cotton the meat prac tical machine ia a torn tow machine, dream hy ana mala. (SBC FIOCEBE Ul) machinate of which there |ar* two ' good type on the msrtrt are well eoastroctad and da fine work. They coat from $250 to MM. Tho Ntagra. made by the Niagru Sprayer Co.,od Middleport, N. Y. The Iroa Agr, matt# by Bateman ami Compaaioa, inc^ Now York City. A mao who has m< of theae machines ahoui^^Khav* one or two hand gona tV>oieOB hie beae Uy Lnfeated apots and to poieon the tarn row and fence corner* that era unaeeoeaiM* with the larger ma chine*. Where a man ha* M or mart acre* of cotton fat open land or largo fields these are undoubtedly the hurt machine* Ducting U • partciolar piece of work and must ba done carefully and may profit by them. 1. Do net begin general iisating operation too oarly. Wait until 10 por cent of the equate* are punctur ed before bogint.ing the eparetleo a* the whole field. Poiaon patches aa they reach the 10 per cant infeetn tiea Wft and Mart the general op eration when the aenage an Cm whole field reaches 10 par cant. It ia n we'd known fact that tha weevil* emerging in the aprlng new rather feeble. Many die before square* era fur need, theee that live die coaw after laying th.-lr eggs. TSwrefore it would ba rinaaarj expense to poiaon a flahi when the majority of aid woerflo baec died and before tha yomg one* emerge from the square*. L Da net wait loo lane Be*in A POPULAE TYPE OF ONE MUL E DUSTINC MACHINE in* male dooe Ml the work, u the lan I* drive*, from the traction wboeL It takaa two rowa aa K gana, making It only neceaaary to go op ae«ry other middle. Thaae machlnee art adjuav ohlo to width of row* and keight of cottea. The amount of poieon per acre eon eleo be ruguluted. Thera are four muthinoa on the market that will do aahafartery work. Th( -ideal” made by the National Manufacturing Ca., Dei Molnot, Im, The "Wirb," mode hy the Ward Lava Pump Corporation, JDocitferd, HI ; The "Death.” made hy tha Dutch Chemical Co., Loturrilo, Ky. Thaoo maekhw all tall for about | right, or not at all. Whoa a man to willing to pot in the study and the work it will act him a nice profit for every dollar he spends. There are fail a res with dusting, the same aa there aro failaTsa in any Una of busi ness undertaking, and M to not ex pected that every man, no matter how care Ism ho may bo. will by It. It doe* seem to ter a man who has liter. In lead and and take care of making a mistake or M-00 an acre to protect his inreast ment and make a profit. Bo-arranging the farming opera dans to incladc a complete dosing program, the writer is well aware to a problem. Getting the tenants to nee the poison, seeing that it is pro perly and earefally done at the right time, all hae to be looked after and adjusted. However, it to the grower* pobtsm, every cotton grower most fit this program into his scheme, or sailor die consequences of the woovO. Meeting the weevil problem means extra work and extra money, but It is that or loose. rrr-; -— promptly when you fml • 30 par cent lufertat-ou. KNOW YOUR FIELDS, know when intonation nmehet 10 per rent and ilut prompt ly #. "to net uy U meke one me chine w»nr toe many acre*. Ma.u an abundance ef machinery rather than a ahertafe. Have tenth machinery 1e duet year cotton In Are* night* leaving one night margin fa/ brink* age er mint. 4. Do net try to improve upon the method or the recommendation* that have Worn tented oat thoroughly. ft. Do not ran the coat 9 by uaing too much pot eon, ft to 7 poaadi per mere, per application la enough. 1. Dotting ha* proven practical under field condition*. 8. Begin darting when 10 pot cent ef the aquaia* arc punctured. 8. Apply the duet when the cot ton it me’at and the ah’ to calm (am* ally at night). *■ Apply five to raven ponade el Cat dam ArranaU par aero applica tion. I. Ura only an approved machim that hat tteed the Wit* OMB TTFB OB TUBBS BOW MACMDUC THAT BOSS IOCS DUSTING STOSS B i 9 ! to to. -Airtory of Kmh __ - co»ur«d ud Mi •< j nUMMM MU ■ W0m J «nd Th. ; to Ok OttHt Rwr OK i StftBTSr __1 hsrsrJsJs’*■*"* ; Th* <W**» »f HwKltyi Ok ! rmUy Quimlj Vo4k Um Old Itw AkU>( lUbUdiK - *toK cZ B fe S3 j E~dfa« T«^ ^ ! l*rr«r cities of the state an saw air nrliHtiflf xh# i * 1 RZj la cocrcrtta? thM# which m ttta. ao m to rrada to* him toy far storks aad May 1. U UU* WMlkii » , *• noted Iktaa, 19*1. prorldos aa follows: «toy per *ho# to «*a4$ the H - - - pS certificate *r attar back aad first op .ccsritirs or prspaety. or say ftctkioM note or otter —Hiatt of Mt for deOastio* fro* kb eoi rent credit*, toe! h* pultty to mM demeanor, and upoa caartettea tool to fined not leas tHen fifty w bom : of which shall go «o to* tr*-* I both-” WM* &• MMi tow not UteraBr cover toe earn of to# who advise* this method of | takes, and while to*_ tionod (s sa dsflasd aa to ,__ _ to* most obvious attempt at tmt ovw »Vm, it I* dear that sack propaganda b against to* spirit of tha bar and to* public palley «f to* state fa tow of the collection of all team fete Aar bast*ass ham* to North Caro lina that openly oagfeaa in the on eeuragemeot *f the evasion of tesn tion is an rnn, of to* state, (mi toanld ho Moekod. If net hr fee criminal law at least hr on awaken ed public opialsa. Mow* Utter. •Mwjt dO per ant of toe drags sold ore laxative*. The bulk Hotrr rsnd mineral *yts of wy tob>* anti fmh make laxative* tm r.cfc ua . Ctw jmoil things to eat. Cmp lettuce gives rest to every mcnl -easy to grow, healthful. I Live at home.
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