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demonstrated its effectiveness. /¢ must not be thought that the 
procuring of the immediate crop is the only thing to be desired. 
Early and complete destruction of the stalks is undoubtedly the most 
important single element insuring success for the subsequent year. 
Concerted action in fall destruction is, of course, desirable. The 
ereatest benefit will only result when whole communities adopt the 
method. But no planter should hesitate on account of the indiffer- 
ence of his neighbors. The fact that weevils move about but little 
until the time when the bulk of the crop is safe will assist materially 
in saving one field though nearby ones have not been properly treated, 
and even under such circumstances the success of the method in one 
field will be a powerful stimulus toward its general adoption the 
following season. 
It is true that the recommendations contained in this circular 
involve considerable change in the practice of producing cotton. 
Nevertheless the important changes that have been brought about up 
to this time in the use of improved seed and fertilizers have also 
been revolutionary in their character. It is hoped by the Department 
that the agencies that assist in that matter—namely, organizations of 
business men—will everywhere devote the same energy toward en- 
couraging the practice of what is after all the most important step 
in maintaining the supremacy of the cotton crop in the weevil regions. 
Approved : 
JAMES WILSON, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
Wasuineton, D. C., September 12, 1907. 
[Cir. 95] 
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