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Controlling the Boll Weevil in Cotton Seed and at Ginneries

Description: Report discussing the role of cotton ginneries in the dissemination of the boll weevil and improvements to the ginning process which can control the boll weevil's spread.
Date: 1904
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
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The Cotton Bollworm: An Account of the insect, With Results of Experiments in 1903

Description: Report describing the cotton bollworm, an enemy of the cotton plant, especially in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Discussion includes the bollworm's consequences for both cotton and corn as well as effective and ineffective methods of controlling it.
Date: 1904
Creator: Quaintance, A. L. (Altus Lacy), 1870-1958
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The Use of Paris Green in Controlling the Cotton Boll Weevil

Description: Report advocating for the rejection of the insecticide Paris green as a suitable method for eliminating the cotton boll weevil. The rejection of Paris green is a result of a series of experiments undertaken by both the Bureau of Entomology and planters.
Date: 1904
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925
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