Saturday, February 4; 1922
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fflBOLL WEEVll PROBLEM
Eighteen Rules for Beating Mr.
weevu
XSTEAD of issuing one "Boll Weevil
Snccial" of The Progressive Farmer,
j.t means of handling the weevil con
stantly before our readers. To this end,
we expect to have one article nearly
every week under the heading, "The pll
Weevil Problem." -
This week we present 18 concise rules
-ror combating the weevil as set forth by
Wonomist C. B. Williams of the North
Carolina Extension Service. Cut them
out and save them. They are as follows:
1 Be calm under the -attack and do' not
become stampeded. Meet his attack with
courage and without being frightened if
you wish to win out.
2. The most effective means of com
bating the boll' weevil is by the use of
generally good methods of farming.
3. Plant cotton only on uplands. One
wili run a big risk to plant bottom lands
or lands near wooded areas. , ,
4. Use at least 600 pounds of fertilizer
to the acre, containing a larger propor
tion of phosphoric acid than is ordinarily
used, avoiding the use of fertilizers too
rich in nitrogen, especially on soils rich
in this constituent. -
5. Early breaking of the land for cot
ton in the fall or winter with a two-horse
plow and planting as early as ground in
the spring is warm enough to germinate
the seed. Cultivate well and frequently
after the crop is up to keep them grow
ing vigorously from the start.
6. Keep fields free from rubbish,
;;rass, weeds, and bushes.
7. With early spring infestation, pick
up and destroy all squares that have
been punctured. These will usually be
at end of rows near woods, hedgerows,
stumps or fodder stacks. In planting,
use a plenty of well-matured seed.
8. Secure and maintain s moderately
thick stand of the plants in the rows, not
, exceeding 8 to 12 inches between hills.
This will tend to cause the plants to
make smaller growth and to make the
cotton mature quicker.
9. Grow plenty of food and feed crops
to meet the needs of the farm to make
it as self-sustaining as possible.
10. Avoid excessive rank growth of
cotton, as this gives a place for the wee
vil to hide from the heat and get plenty
of food for their growth and multipli
cation. 11. Use for planting purposes early
fruiting and early opening varieties of
cotton like Cleveland Big Boll, Mexican
Big Boll, Express, and Edgecomb-Cook.
12. Field select seed of cotton each
year from plants that set and open the
targe st amount of bolls under boll wee
v.l conditions.
13. Grow more summer and winter
growing legumes, like soy beans; clovers,
vetches, etc., and use part of them, as
ar as it is practicable to do so, to improve
the producing power of the soil, as this
is one of the most effective means "found
of making cotton with or without the
boll weevil.
, 14. After the cotton is gathered, by
immediately destroying the cotton stalks,
weeds, etc., chopping up the stalks and
wh--r material and plowing them in five
fr Jix inches deep in the fall before frost,
'-"u putting the land into suitable cover
Unl' This jvill destroy the winter
!lnus and food plants of the weevil and
wiicr injurious insects.
1 Plant cotton only on well-drained
and lairly fertile soils, remembering that
lilose things clmnM u a-a u
na to promote too rank and late growth
0 'he cotton stalks. If land is too wet
certain times of the year, be sure to
Punt on ridges. ' ...
tJ6'iReduce the acreage of cotton to
ne piow so as to be able to prepare the
'and early and thoroughly. Get the crop
P anted early and cultivate thoroughly
at frequent intervals.
ton f ar as- possible iocate the -cot-wnr
i s ln the open, far away from the
mav k i other Places where 'the weevil
18 P harbng during the -winter.
cr ' Establish on every farm, a good
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