Author : George Alford
Release : 2017-03-26
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Book Synopsis How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory by : George Alford

Download or read book How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory written by George Alford. This book was released on 2017-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cotton boll weevil is not a native of the United States. It came from Mexico in 1892. It may have flown across the Rio Grande River near Brownsville, Texas, or it is possible that it was carried across in seed cotton. Since 1892, it has extended its range annually from fifty to one hundred and twenty-five miles until it has spread over Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and a part of Alabama. This book was prepared to furnish information on farming in the boll weevil territory. Special attention has been given to the production of cotton in infested districts and to showing how to adopt a system of farming which has been found profitable by many farmers in boll weevil territories. It was written by a man who has had practical experience all his life in growing cotton in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. He later devoted a number of years to the special study of the boll weevil in the cotton fields of these states as special agent for the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstration Work. In addition to this, he is acquainted with the financial and economic conditions throughout the cotton belt. Introductory The System of Farming Necessary to Obtain Best Results Under Average Conditions in Boll Weevil Territory How to Reduce Boll Weevil Best Methods of Reducing the Number of Weevil to a Minimum--Results of Many Experiments Conducted The Cotton Boll Weevil Its History, Habits, Food Supply and Life Rate of Increase and Damage Done to Crops Rotation of Crops A Safe and Sane System of Crop Rotation in Boll Weevil Territory Absolutely Necessary The Personal Element in the Boll Weevil Fight The Boll Weevil's Influence in the Regeneration of the South Boll Weevil Literature